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Brickish Local Meet Up The Exchange Bar 21/10/2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Free!

A local meet-up for adult LEGO® fans in the Leicester area. Come along for an evening of chat and build challenges and make friends with other adult LEGO fans. Bring a MOC or show off some of your collection.

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Film & Theatre
Peut-Être Theatre presents The Sleep Show Attenborough Arts Centre 22/10/2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm £5 - £20

A heartfelt and poetic exploration of sleep, where the wonders of dreaming, soothing rhythms of lullabies, and secrets of the body clock come to life through dance.

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Family & Kids
Wands and broomsticks Leicester Guildhall 23/10/2025 11:00 am - 3:00 pm £4

Half Term Fun at The Haunted Hall! Bring your little witches and wizards for a magical day at the Guildhall. Make a mini witch or wizard, a magical window picture and broomstick sign for you bedroom door. Follow the wand and broomstick trail around the museum.

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Classes & Workshops, Family & Kids
Make a Scrapbook Family Event Leicester Museum & Art Gallery 23/10/2025 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Free!

Join us to make your own scrapbook from scratch, inspired by the artist Mary Linwood. Design your scrapbook to hold memories of your holidays, your family, or just your favourite things. This free session is aimed at the whole family, very young children are welcome, but will need to be supported with using craft materials.

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Music
Leicester Jazz House presents Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley Duo Attenborough Arts Centre 23/10/2025 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm £8 - £16

Saxophonist Trish Clowes and pianist Ross Stanley have been carefully crafting their unique sound world over a number of years, performing their own material, arrangements of music from jazz, folk and church organ traditions, and free improvisations.

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Dance, Music
Jam The Real Ale Classroom 23/10/2025 6:00 pm Free!

Calling all movers and artists! Join us in The Common Room for a night free expression, movement and music.

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Food & Drink
Wine Tasting – Bordeaux vs Burgundy Phoenix 24/10/2025 7:00 pm £29.95

Discover what makes these two French wine regions so iconic. Discover 6 wines from the two most sought after areas of France in a guided tasting.

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Family & Kids
Haymarket Halloween Haymarket Shopping Centre 24/10/2025 11:30 am - 3:30 pm Free!

Comedy from Mr Trick & Mr Treat, Meet the Witches of Oz, Stiltwalking Emerald Witches, Halloween craft workshop AND a Trick or Treat trail!

Family & Kids
Halloween Silent Disco Leicester Guildhall 24/10/2025 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm £5

Halloween silent disco in the haunted hall! Bring your little Monsters and enjoy dancing to some Halloween favourites in the supposedly Haunted Guildhall! Complete the spooky Halloween trail around the museum and get creative at the mini Halloween craft table.

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Music
Common Room Riot – Riotfest The Real Ale Classroom 24/10/2025 7:00 pm £5

Featuring bands formed as part of and inspired by the Riotous Collective, Riot Fest will take place across four fantastic local venues: The Big Difference, Firebug, Duffy’s and our very own Common Room!

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Speakers & Talks
Henry Normal: The Slide Show The Big Difference 24/10/2025 7:30 pm £19.50

A multi-MEdia spectacular with the emphasis on the ‘me’. This show celebrates my meteoric rise to z celebrity status together with my joyous and inevitable slide into physical and mental decline. Poetry, photos, jokes, music, dance, song, circus skills, costume changes, props and stories, exploring where I went wrong in life and lessons you can learn from my mistakes.

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Classes & Workshops, Health & Fitness
Meal & Meditation Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre 24/10/2025 7:00 pm £22

Try a Friday night out with a difference! The evening starts at 7 pm with 30 minutes of relaxing guided meditation to let go of all the stresses and strains of the week, followed by a delicious three-course plant-based meal and complimentary drinks. Each month a new mouth-watering plant-based menu is lovingly prepared. Gluten-free options are available.

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Film & Theatre
Henry Normal: The Slide Show The Big Difference 24/10/2025 7:30 pm £19.50

A live performed memoir with cautionary verse from poet, film and TV producer/writer Henry Normal.

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Classes & Workshops, Dance
Soca Dance Workshop with Demi Essex Curve 25/10/2025 12:00 pm Free!

Celebrate the vibrant energy of Soca in this fun, high-energy workshop! Rooted in Caribbean culture, Soca is all about joy, unity, and the spirit of carnival. Demi Essex will guide you through some of the foundations of the style, exploring a mix of “Stage” and “Road” inspired movement.

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Dance, Film & Theatre
The Butterfly Boudoir: Burlesque & Bellydance Showcase Attenborough Arts Centre 25/10/2025 7:00 pm - 9:45 pm £13

Flutter over to the Butterfly Boudoir for an evening of costumes, parody, and lots of tease. Expect a variety of group and solo performances from Doe Demure’s troupes, Chicas Locas Burlesque and Skytribe Fusion Bellydance. Both new and experienced performers will be taking to the stage.

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Music
Heather McDowall The Big Difference 25/10/2025 7:00 pm £6

Heather McDowall is our very own east-mids pop powerhouse. Don't sleep on this one!

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Shopping & Markets
GetCrafted! Halloween Market Firebug 26/10/2025 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Free Entry - Food Donations taken on the door for Help the Homeless

Join us for a day of Halloween Treats! Two Floors of Stalls, Food and Drink and spooky vibes. Raffle-Competitions-Creatives-Halloween Fun!

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Comedy, Family & Kids
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde Leicester Guildhall 26/10/2025 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm £12

Experience a delightful mix of comedy and thrills in this unique adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s enchanting story, crafted specifically for children and families. This engaging one-man show promises plenty of audience interaction and is sure to bring more than just a ghostly grin!

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