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Free Craft Activity – Bunting & Badges! Leicester Guildhall 04/05/2026 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Free!

Bring the whole family along for a fun, hands-on creative session where you’ll help design and make colourful bunting to decorate this historic building for its centenary celebrations. It’s a wonderful chance to add your own artistic touch to a once-in-a-lifetime milestone!

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Film & Theatre
Mean Girls Curve 05/05/2026 - 09/05/2026 £10 - £78.50

Get in loser, we’re going to Curve! Winner of Best New Musical (WhatsOnStage Awards) and direct from the West End, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious smash-hit musical comedy from an award-winning creative team including writer Tina Fey and starring TV personality, actor & Steps star Faye Tozer, alongside Emily Lane as Cady and Vivian Panka as Regina.

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Culture & Heritage
Reimagining Tomorrow: New Work, Afrofuturism and Technology Conference Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 05/05/2026 10:00 am - 5:00 pm £70 - £80

The conference for LDIF26 Reimagining Tomorrow: New Work, Afrofuturism and Technology is inspired by the spirit of Sankofa, a reminder to look back and honour the past to build the future.

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Culture & Heritage, Exhibition, Speakers & Talks
Art History: Understanding Art Better Attenborough Arts Centre 06/05/2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm £7.50 - £10

These accessible talks with discussion time are intended for anyone interested in developing their understanding of art, whatever their existing level of knowledge. Some historical context for individual artists and schools of art will be given but the emphasis will be on appreciating individual works of art and how and why they were created. You will not be expected to like every painting, print, or piece of sculpture seen on screen but you will be able to challenge the ideas and arguments presented.

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Culture & Heritage, Dance
Dance Dialogues – Hybridity and Empowerment: Black Women Reimagining Tomorrow with Sandra Golding Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 07/05/2026 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm £15

Golding is an African Holistic Dance practitioner, workshop facilitator, community artist, choreographer and performer. Classically and contemporary trained at the London School of Classical Dance and West Street Studios, Golding specialises in African Caribbean dance with over fifteen years as Principal Dancer of Kokuma Dance Theatre Company under the artistic direction of Jackie Guy MBE.

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Music
Open Turntables The Real Ale Classroom - first Thursday of every month 07/05/2026 7:00 pm Free!

We supply the turntables, you bring the vinyl! Sign up by 7pm for your 15 minute set, any genre is invited and if you've never played before - we'll teach you!

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Culture & Heritage, Dance
Dance Dialogues – Celebrating 40 Years of Black Solidarity: People Dancing Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 09/05/2026 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm £15

People Dancing is the development organisation and membership body for community and participatory dance, driving forward inclusion and excellence through training, qualifications, resources and publications, specialist programmes and networks.

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Dance
GÀLLERTE The Real Ale Classroom 09/05/2026 6:45 pm £3, £5 or £8

A brand new contemporary dance and physical theatre performance with an original score, created collaboratively by Leicester based artists. GÀLLERTE: 'a commodity, a jelly made from ground animal bones... human labour in the abstract - boiled down to condiments.'

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Dance
GROOVE! Get Ready to Dance Big Difference 09/05/2026 7:00 pm £6

Get ready for GROOVE! An evening of funky tunes a groovy bangers. Bring your dancing shoes! Performances from Bellatones, Shoelace + Brazilian Barbers

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Shopping & Markets
Craft & Art Fair Attenborough Arts Centre 09/05/2026 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Pay what you can

Meet, browse and buy from over 50 curated exhibitors at each fair, showcasing their jewellery, glass, ceramics, textiles, printmaking, painting, wood, stationery, homewares, accessories, artisan foods and more. Our galleries, shop and café will also be open all day, 10am – 4pm.

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Shopping & Markets
Spring Craft Fair Leicester Guildhall 09/05/2026 - 10/05/2026 11:00 am - 4:00 pm £1

Visit the beautiful medieval Guildhall where you can eat, drink, shop, and browse for something truly unique. Enjoy a wonderful variety of local artists, makers, and craftspeople, plus delicious food and drinks in our courtyard.

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Health & Fitness
Monthly Sound Bath: Vibrational Healing Space to Breathe Collective 10/05/2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm £20

An evening of sound and connection with Karolina Kozera. Sound immersion is like a deep and lasting massage and works by tuning the physical body and the soul to the greatest possible resonance. The sound energy (sonic vibrations) of these instruments being played work deeply into the cells of the body... moving through the nervous system, chakras and meridians- opening, clearing and recharging the whole mind and body.

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Film & Theatre
Cinema & Cinema-going In Leicester 1900-1939 Phoenix 11/05/2026 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm £55

This 4-week course will examine these heady and formative decades of Leicester’s cinema and cinema-going in terms of the films screened, the neighbourhood and City Centre cinemas and the personalities who ran them, exploring how ultimately these provide a link to Leicester’s Phoenix Cinema today.

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Music
Leicester Jazz House presents: Dennis Rollins Quintet The Y Theatre 14/05/2026 7:30 pm £17

Co-led by two of the finest Jazz instrumentalists in the UK this group references the peerless music of the American Jazz legends Bob Brookmeyer and Gerry Mulligan. Taking influence from these masters in their various ensembles and compositions Dennis and Tony create a music that is sometimes cool, sometimes melancholy and always swinging.

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Food & Drink, Health & Fitness
Meal & Meditation Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre 15/05/2026 6:30 pm £22

Start your evening with 30 minutes of relaxing guided meditation to let go of the stresses of the week. Afterwards, enjoy a delicious three-course plant-based meal with complimentary tea and coffee. Please arrive early to register and settle into the meditation room.

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Speakers & Talks
Some-Antics Spoken Word Phoenix - every third Friday of the month 15/05/2026 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm £4

Join us at the wonderful Phoenix Cinema for a brilliant evening of poetry and music. As always we’ll have open mic, a poetry slam with cash prize, the world-famous Some-Antics raffle, guest DJ Mojo playing tunes and host Sammy Nour and an incredible feature in Pete the Temp.

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Family & Kids, Festival
The Spark Festival Various city centre locations 16/05/2026 - 24/05/2026 Varies between events

Leicester’s flagship children’s arts festival, The Spark Festival, returns in 2026 with an ambitious programme of performances, live activities and creative experiences for children and families across the city. From schools and libraries to cultural venues, Spark will transform Leicester into a vibrant playground of imagination.

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Shopping & Markets
Midlands Makers Market LCB Depot 16/05/2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Free!

Midlands Makers Market will be taking over LCB Depot Leicester for an exciting day of community, indie shopping and local food. With over 45 traders, most of which are trading with us for the first time, you’ll be in for a treat. Catch up with pals, feel that sweet community spirit and support small business. All for free!

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