Leicestershire Events
Past Events In Leicestershire
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Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra Spring Concert
Sat 30 May 26
St Mary Magdalene Church
Cottingham
Market Harborough LE16 8XU
Following a sellout concert in Summer 2024, this nationally acclaimed orchestra will be returning to St Mary Magdalene Church, Cottingham with a...
Sutton Bonington Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 30 May 26
Sutton Bonington Gardens, Loughborough LE12 5PE
All 3 gardens are located at the north end of the village, near St Michael's Church and just a few minutes' walk apart...
The All England Theatre Festival Grand Final
Sat 30 May 26
The Little Theatre Dover Street Leicester LE1 6PW
The England Final for the only national competition for amateur theatre groups featuring plays from the winners of the regional heats representing...
The Drifters
Fri 29 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
The Drifters are the longest running singing group in pop history still performing live, having enjoyed over 50 hits world wide...
Troy Hawke - Never Stop, Never change!
Thu 28 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Following last year’s sellout world tour, Troy Hawke is back to his globe sweeping in 2026 with new show Never Stop, Never Change!...
A Little of What You Fancy
Wed 27 May 26
Quorn Village Hall
Leicester Road
Quorn
Loughborough LE12 8BB
A music hall celebration of the History of Loughborough.
Classic TV favourite “The Good Old Days” is back on our screens, and the New Quorndon...
K-pop All Stars
Sun 24 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Ride the K-Pop wave influencing the world live on stage!
From stadium-shaking anthems to breathtaking choreography, K-Pop All Stars celebrates the...
Westview - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 23 May 26
Westview, Leicester LE8 9EH
A small, organically managed walled cottage garden with year-round interest. Rare and unusual plants, many grown from seed...
Al Murray - All You Need is Guv
Sat 23 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Hey cool cats! Hot on the heels of a sell-out 138 date tour of these green and groovy isles, The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up...
Fairies & Pixies at May Half Term
Sat 23 May 26
Windmill Farm Park, Langton Road, Kibworth Harcourt LE8 0PR
Step into a world of fairies and pixies this May half term, as Brian’s Wood is transformed into a magical woodland filled with sparkles, stories, and...
Family Workshop: May
Sat 23 May 26
Modern Painters, New Decorators
Aumberry Gap, Loughborough LE11 1DP
Join us for our May Family Workshop - a free creative session for the whole family!
Family workshops are relaxed, creative sessions where you can...
The ELO Show
Fri 22 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
The ELO Show – The world’s greatest tribute to Jeff Lynne and ELO are back on the road with a stunning new stage production, featuring a band of...
Glastonbudget Music Festival
Thu 21 May 26
Turnpost Farm, Wymeswold LE12 6SU
Glastonbudget is the UK’s original and longest-running tribute music festival, returning over the May Bank Holiday weekend 2026 for four days of live...
LOROS Annual Lunch 2026
Wed 20 May 26
Winstanley House, Hinckley Road, Leicester LE3 1HX
We're delighted to welcome you to the prestigious Winstanley House for the LOROS Annual Lunch – a spectacular afternoon of fine dining,...
Bardi Symphony Orchestra - West End Spectacular
Sun 17 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Ben Crick conductor
Shona Lindsay soprano
Stephen John Davis baritone
Bardi Symphony Orchestra
The West End comes to Leicester!...
Queen of The Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Sat 16 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Queen Of The Night – A Tribute to Whitney Houston returns in 2026 for another show-stopping celebration, following sold-out tours across the UK,...
Midlands Textile Foruum
Fri 15 May 26
Atkins Gallery
Atkins Building
Lower Bond Street
Leicestershire LE10 1QU
Midlands Textile Forum are a group of artists who predominantly use textiles and/or mixed media in their practice...
Roland Gift Presents 40 Years of Fine Young Cannibals
Fri 15 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Roland Gift presents Fine Young Cannibals, celebrate 40 fine years.
The band’s biggest chart hit, and their first No 1 in the USA, She Drives Me...
That'll Be The Day
Thu 14 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Don't miss this unforgettable performance celebrating the 40th Anniversary of That’ll Be The Day...
That'll Be The Day
Thu 14 May 26
De Montfort Hall
Granville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU
Don't miss this unforgettable performance celebrating the 40th Anniversary of That’ll Be The Day...
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn OBE
Wed 13 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
An evening of 60s classics performed by the Sounds of The 60s All Star band and singers, hosted by Radio 2’s legendary DJ, Tony Blackburn...
Midge Ure - A Man of Two Worlds
Mon 11 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Acclaimed musician, producer, and Ultravox frontman Midge Ure brings his visionary A Man Of Two Worlds Tour to De Montfort Hall...
Supreme Queen
Sun 10 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Now undoubtedly one of the most established and successful tribute bands in the world, The Supreme Queen Production is a brilliantly designed...
Open Day, Ullesthorpe Windmill
Sun 10 May 26
The Windmill, Mill Road, Ullesthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 5DE
Ullesthorpe Windmill will be open for the day, which is one of the National Mills Days. Although this 5 storey mill does not now have its sails,...
Leicester Symphony Orchestra - A Rousing Evening With Bernstein
Sat 9 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
BERNSTEIN West Side Story
RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances
GRIEG Symphonic Dances
An orchestral celebration of dance and rhythm!...
Judi Love - All About The Love
Fri 8 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Judi Love is back with a brand-new show packed with home truths about the hustle of juggling parenting, work and everyday life...
VE day (81) Jazz evening
Fri 8 May 26
The Heathcote Arms, Hill Street, Croft Village. Leicestershire. LE9 3EG
Royal British Legion Band Night – VE Day Celebration
Join us on Friday 8th May in the Heathcote Arms alley for a special Trad-Jazz Band Night to...
Lunchtime Jazz
Thu 7 May 26
The Donkey Pub, 203 Welford Road, Leicester. LE2 6BH
Thursday lunchtime Jazz Session with The Titanic Jazz Band, (now in its nineteenth year).
Playing traditional and swing style jazz...
Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals
Thu 7 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Strictly The Professionals returns — bigger, bolder, and more breathtaking than ever.
Take 11 world-class professional dancers from the hit TV...
Philharmonia: Leonidas Kavakos and Kian Soltani
Wed 6 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Leonidas Kavakos conductor
Kian Soltani cello
DVORÁK Vanda Overture
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No...
Guys and Dolls
Tue 5 May 26
STOCKWELL HEAD LE10 1RE
A Musical Fable of Broadway
Join us for one of the greatest musical comedies of all time as Guys and Dolls bursts onto the Concordia stage...
Jethro Tull in Concert
Tue 5 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Jethro Tull - one of the most unique and groundbreaking progressive rock bands of all time - will be performing in the UK from 19 April 2026 starting...
The London Bollywood Orchestra - Sounds of Mumbai
Sun 3 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
The London Bollywood Orchestra brings you raw, live, musical magic from Mumbai’s never-ending factory of inspiration that delivers hit films and...
Tudor House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 3 May 26
Tudor House, Market Harborough LE16 7HE
One acre family garden featuring woodland, spring bulbs, lawns, greenhouse, pond, fire pit, sculptures and the owners' impulse plant purchases...
Charity Concert by the Capriccio Ensemble
Sat 2 May 26
Emmanuel Church, Forest Road, Loughborough LE11 3NW
An augmented Capriccio Ensemble are giving a charity concert in aid of Cancer Research UK and the Motor Neurone Disease Association...
Alfie Boe
Sat 2 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
One of Britain’s most celebrated and best-loved tenors Alfie Boe, OBE, has announced a brand-new UK tour celebrating his most iconic hits,...
Man in The Mirror
Fri 1 May 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Join us for a Thriller of an evening, as we celebrate the legendary music of the King of Pop.
This is the Man in the Mirror – The brand new...
Circus Extreme
Fri 1 May 26
Victoria Park
Granville Road LE1 7RY
IT'S BACK & IT'S BIGGER & BETTER THAN EVER!!! THE 'WORLD'S MOST EXCITING CIRCUS IS BACK' FOR 2026!!!...
Jen Brister - Reactive
Thu 30 Apr 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Jen Brister is Reactive - or so she's been told. Apparently you don't have to respond to every little thing around you...
Leicestershire Music School Choir of the Year - Grand Final
Tue 28 Apr 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Leicestershire Music School Choir of the Year Competition: Grand Final
The top ten primary and secondary choirs from the city and county compete...
Dairy Cottage - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 26 Apr 26
Dairy Cottage, Sapcote LE9 4JN
Peaceful garden with places to sit and enjoy the old cottage setting. The garden is over ½ an acre which inc a walled cottage garden, stumpery,...
Westbrooke House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 26 Apr 26
Westbrooke House, Market Harborough LE16 8AX
Westbrooke House is a late Victorian property built in 1887. The gardens comprise 6 acres in total and are approached through a tree lined driveway...
Markus Birdman headlines our April night at Ha Ha Harborough!
Sat 25 Apr 26
Harborough Theatre Church Square, Market Harborough LE16 7NB
We're back at Market Harborough on April 25th!
Our headline act is the wonderful
MARKUS BIRDMAN!...
In the Evening Light
Sat 25 Apr 26
Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough LE16 9HE
A choral concert of music inspired by the phrase ‘In the Evening Light’, performed by the Harborough Singers...
Professional Dance Art Training
Sat 25 Apr 26
51 Dominion Road Leicester LE3 8FD
We are dedicated to Professional Dance Art Training, focusing on systematic dance teaching and artistic literacy cultivation...
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
Fri 24 Apr 26
Charnwood Theatre
Sutton Bonington Campus
Sutton Bonington LE12 5RD
Calling all Dancing Queens and Super Troupers!
Get ready to relive the magic of ABBA as Sensation – The ABBA Tribute Band takes you back to the...
The Magic Flute
Wed 22 Apr 26
STOCKWELL HEAD LE10 1RE
Here’s a thing. This coming Spring it will be 52 years since Stanley Opera last performed The Magic Flute at the Concordia Theatre...
Derren Brown
Tue 21 Apr 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Prepare to be astonished!
The multi-award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, returns to De Montfort Hall...
An afternoon with Aggers and Tuffers
Sun 19 Apr 26
De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU
Cricket legends Aggers and Tuffers are back and ready to bowl you over as they return to the stage with their highly anticipated 2026 tour!...
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Things to do around Leicestershire
Here's a concise summary of fun and engaging activities you can enjoy during a day out in Leicestershire, a charming county in England:
1. Charnwood Forest Alpacas: Located on the Leicestershire-Derbyshire border, this alpaca farm offers a unique experience. Get up close with these adorable creatures, as well as horses, donkeys, sheep, pigs, chickens, and cats. Afterward, visit The Chilli Bean for a drink or tasty afternoon tea.
2. National Space Centre: Embark on an out-of-this-world journey at the National Space Centre. Explore themed galleries with over 150 interactive experiences. Don't miss the awe-inspiring 360° fulldome planetarium show. The centre hosts exciting events, including astronomy evenings, movie-themed events, and special weekends like Star Wars and LEGO.
3. Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park: Immerse yourself in the history of the Wars of the Roses at this multi-award-winning interactive exhibition. Learn about the Battle of Bosworth and explore the pristine country park.
These attractions offer a mix of nature, science, and history, making your day in Leicestershire both educational and enjoyable! 🌟🌿🚀
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1. Charnwood Forest Alpacas: Located on the Leicestershire-Derbyshire border, this alpaca farm offers a unique experience. Get up close with these adorable creatures, as well as horses, donkeys, sheep, pigs, chickens, and cats. Afterward, visit The Chilli Bean for a drink or tasty afternoon tea.
2. National Space Centre: Embark on an out-of-this-world journey at the National Space Centre. Explore themed galleries with over 150 interactive experiences. Don't miss the awe-inspiring 360° fulldome planetarium show. The centre hosts exciting events, including astronomy evenings, movie-themed events, and special weekends like Star Wars and LEGO.
3. Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park: Immerse yourself in the history of the Wars of the Roses at this multi-award-winning interactive exhibition. Learn about the Battle of Bosworth and explore the pristine country park.
These attractions offer a mix of nature, science, and history, making your day in Leicestershire both educational and enjoyable! 🌟🌿🚀