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Make Your Own Museum in a Box Leicester Museum & Art Gallery 19/02/2025 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Free Entry!

Join us at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, in our Leicester Stories Gallery, to create your own Museum in a box. Working together as a family, or on your own, curate your own collection of things that are important to you and your family.

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Family & Kids
Frosty Fun Day The Guildhall Museum 20/02/2025 11:00 am - 3:00 pm £4

Have a go at creating a winter wonderland whether it’s frosty or not! Have fabulous fun at our annual “snowball” fight in the Great Hall, take part in frosty crafts, and make an icy crown, snowflake wand and a penguin cup and ball game. Be sure to follow the snowy safari trail to find all the animals!

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Classes & Workshops, Family & Kids
Tell Tall Tales Zine Making Workshop Leicester Museum & Art Gallery 20/02/2025 - 21/02/2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Free Entry!

Work with professional artists to create your very own ‘Leicester Legends’ zine, as part of our Tell Tall Tales heritage project.

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Comedy
Improv Comedy from Box of Frogs King Richard III Visitor Centre 22/02/2025 3:00 pm £10

Box of Frogs, Birmingham’s premier improv group, brings you a helping of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense, based entirely on your suggestions. Expect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious, spontaneous songs, sketches and scenes on the spur of the moment!

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Exhibition
A Colourful Path – Handmade ink, prints and drawings by Sumiko Eadon Leicester Print Workshop - Every Wednesday to Saturday 22/02/2025 - 22/03/2025 Free Entry!

Showcasing the outcome of Sumiko Eadon’s year-long R&D, this exhibition will consist of a range of experimental work, including series of drawings, prints and artist’s books, alongside handmade natural pigments, inks and paints that Sumiko has produced.

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Food & Drink
Bottomless Brunch @ The Frame The Frame Leicester 01/03/2025 £45 per person

The Frame offers a refined dining experience inspired by vibrant flavours from across The Mediterranean. Indulge in a selection of dishes, alongside 90 minutes of bottomless drinks, to the sounds of our resident DJ’s.

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Family & Kids
Meet the Police – Community Fun Day The Guildhall Museum 09/03/2025 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Free Entry!

Explore the history of Leicester's first police headquarters, try out our Victorian prison cells, put mum and dad in the stocks, play dress up and enjoy solving our mystery trail around the museum.

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Film & Theatre
Leicester Film Club: Coffy (1973) Firebug 09/03/2025 4:30 pm £5.50

Celebration of music, stars and impact of the Blaxploitation cycle of films and screen the Pam Grier gritty action classic Coffy (1973). Leicester Film Club is a city centre pop-up community cinema screening cult, horror and classic movies.

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Family & Kids, Festival
The Roots of our Tree: Children’s Parade King Richard III Visitor Centre 12/03/2025 11:00 am Free Entry!

Join us for a large-scale community procession to open the festival! Bringing together over 300 young people, culminating in a majestic installation that will light up the Richard III Visitor Centre.

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Dance, Family & Kids, Festival
Radiant Routes: Opening Parade Leicester City Centre 12/03/2025 6:00 pm Free Entry!

A spectacular public dance parade presented by Nupur Art, featuring dancers in luminous, light-up costumes. This vibrant procession will move through the streets of Leicester, culminating at the Leicester Cathedral with a grand performance from Nupur Arts and ending with the first chance to experience the cathedral’s projection artwork.

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Shopping & Markets
Night Market Gallowtree Gate 12/03/2025 - 15/03/2025 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Explore the vibrant Night Market, packed with local food, handmade crafts, and unique treats. It’s the perfect spot to grab a bite, shop for something special, and soak up the lively atmosphere under Leicester’s dazzling festival lights.

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Family & Kids, Festival
Illuminated Light Parade Leicester City Centre 13/03/2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Join a dazzling procession of riders as they brighten up the city on a vibrant 1.5km route, featuring stunning art installations. This event invites people of all ages to come together to experience the city in a whole new light.

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Music
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer The Guildhall Museum 14/03/2025 £19 - £36

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of live, multi-sensory music to awe-inspiring venues. Enjoy the sounds of a Hans Zimmer specially curated medley at The Guildhall Museum under the gentle glow of candlelight.

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Culture & Heritage, Dance, Festival
The Holi Experience Clocktower 14/03/2025

A joyful and colourful extravaganza inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi, the festival of colour. This event will immerse audiences in a whirlwind of high-energy dance, vivid hues, and an explosion of celebratory spirit. Performances start at 6.30pm and 7.30pm.

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Family & Kids, Festival
Festival Finale: Fiers à Cheval From New Walk to The Circle 15/03/2025 7:00 pm

In the beginning, curious and eccentric characters arrive. They wander around, meet us, and suddenly our world is turned into one of wonder: they transform into imposing ivory horses, light and flamboyant. An unmissable and magical experience led by performers from Compagnie Des Quidams.

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Culture & Heritage, Speakers & Talks
Growing up with grandma – inventing from memory Leicester Central Library 18/03/2025 6:30 pm Free Entry!

Join Hamish Whiteley as he reads from his book ‘Growing Up With Grandma’, a collection of stories telling of one year in the life of a nine year old living with his grandparents in 1960. This will be followed by a discussion and Q&A afterwards.

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Film & Theatre
Confessions of Sweeney Todd Leicester Museum & Art Gallery 21/03/2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm £14

An original one-man performance featuring an audience with the infamous Demon Barber of Fleet Street himself, Sweeney Todd! The classic penny dreadful tale is performed with gusto and swagger by Jonathan Goodwin in a show directed by Gary Archer.

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Music
Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay The Guildhall Museum 28/03/2025 £21 - £36

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of live, multi-sensory music to awe-inspiring venues. Enjoy the sounds of a Coldplay specially curated medley at The Guildhall Museum under the gentle glow of candlelight.

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