Festivals in Leicester

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Milton Jones at Leicester Cathedral | Leicester Comedy Festival

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:30 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 0 to 42

Kidz World - Leicester

Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Formfest Festival 2026 10 Arenas : 100 Artist : 12hours

Sat, 11 Jul at 02:00 pm 2Funky Complex

Masti Nights Leicester - Indoor Bollywood Festival - [TICKETS ON SALE NOW!]

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 pm Athena Leicester

Shaparak Khorsandi at Leicester Cathedral | Leicester Comedy Festival

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 0 to 42

Japan Fest Leicester

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Leicester Tigers Welford Road Stadium

Up Close With The Blues In The Upstairs Room @ The Globe, Leicester

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:00 pm The Globe - Pub & Kitchen GBP 28

Leicester's Rang Holi 2026 Festival Celebration and Bollywood Night | The Donkey Garden | Live DJ | Non Stop Entertainment

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm THE DONKEY GARDEN

Festival2Funky 2026

 Fri, 01 May at 05:00 pm 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester

R&B Lovers - Saturday 7th March - Athena Leicester

 Sat, 07 Mar at 05:00 pm Athena

Leicester Rang Holi 2.0

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm The Donkey Garden Entertainment

An Asian Occasion

 Thu, 19 Feb at 08:00 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

THE SOUTH play The International, Leicester May 24 2026 Doors 4.30pm

 Sun, 24 May at 04:30 pm The International Music Venue

NOASIS ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ | LEICESTER

Fri, 03 Apr at 07:30 pm The International Music Venue

Down For Life Music Presents: Cabin Boy Jumped Ship + RXPTRS co-headline show at Duffys, Leicester

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:30 pm Duffy's Bar

The Sensational 60's Experience

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm De Montfort Hall

COMEDY NIGHT -Three Headline Comedians

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm 80 Slater Street, Frog Island, Leicester

Donae'O at The Spotlight @ Festival2Funky 2026

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester

Transglobal Underground + Sonar//Radar @ International Music Venue Fri 15 May £20 advance

Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm The International Music Venue

Proper Funny Comedy's Saturday Showcase (Leicester Comedy Festival 2026)

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:30 pm Firebug

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

 Sun, 15 Feb at 03:30 pm King Richard III Visitor Centre

GlastonBlaby Charity Music Festival 2026

 Sat, 01 Aug at 11:30 am Leicester Lions Rugby Football Club GBP 0 to 28

Red Light Comedy

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm Bike Park

Bridging The Gap

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:45 pm CURVE theatre, Leicester

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

 Wed, 18 Feb at 08:30 pm Wygston's House , LE1 5LD

Fell Out Boy & Black Charade | Revolve Festival | Athena

 Sun, 24 May at 05:30 pm Athena Events Venue

Holi Street Party

 Wed, 04 Mar at 03:00 pm Leicester College Abbey Park Campus GBP 6

The West End Day Party: Leicester 🎭

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Athena Events Venue

David Eagle’s Funny Flim Flam

 Mon, 16 Feb at 08:45 pm International Arts Centre

Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq and the Fancy Chaps

Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm 28 Southampton Street, LE1 1SJ Leicester, United Kingdom

The Same Faces: Improvised Comedy

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:30 pm Wygston's House , LE1 5LD

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:30 pm King Richard III Visitor Centre

Contrary Motion D&B: Charli Brix

 Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 pm 440 Venue

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles 2 – Another Gameshow For Awful Children (W.I.P)

 Sun, 15 Feb at 01:00 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

OVER 30's CLUB - Daytime Clubbing - Athena Leicester

 Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm Athena

Country Day Party: Leicester 🤠

 Sat, 07 Mar at 03:00 pm Fat Cat Cocktail Bar & Lounge

Leicester Comedy Festival Closing Gala Show

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:00 pm CURVE theatre, Leicester

Benny Shakes: Slugageddon!

 Tue, 17 Feb at 01:45 pm Leicester Cathedral

Leicester Comedy Festival - Stella Graham - Loyal Family

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:00 pm The King Richard III Leicester

Barry Ferns: My Seven Years as Lionel Richie

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:00 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

Alice India: In Bloom

 Fri, 20 Feb at 04:30 pm 43 Silver Street, LE1 5EU Leicester, United Kingdom

Bhajan Jam Leicester

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:30 pm Prajapati Community Hall

Bebe Cave: Christbride (Leicester)

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm Attenborough Arts Centre

Sian Davies: Watch Me (WIP)

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm Knight & Garter

Leicester Balloon Festival

 Fri, 19 Jun at 03:00 pm Victoria Park

UML Vishu Easter Calibration @Leicester -2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 am Leicester, UK

Lawless Part 2: Murphy's Law b2b George Smeddles + more

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 pm 440

Ascension 4.0

Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm The Metal Monocle

Passion X Amour @ Festival2Funky 2026

 Sun, 03 May at 08:00 pm 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester

AC/DC UK

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm Garden Street, LE1 3UA Leicester, United Kingdom

Leicesterval: Leicester Indiepop Weekender 2026

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Firebug

Festival In The Den

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am Leicester Lions Rugby Club

Side B takeover at Doppler Studio

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 pm Doppler Studio

Keith James THE SONGS OF NICK DRAKE

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Leicester Guildhall

Denzil de Cristo - Artificially Intelligent Procrastinating Pundit

 Thu, 19 Feb at 08:00 pm The Soundhouse Leicester

Grown-Up’s Story Time with Mama G

 Fri, 20 Feb at 05:30 pm James' Bistro

Country Club - Country Music Festival - Leicester

 Sat, 02 May at 05:00 pm Athena

The Totally Improvised Musical

 Sun, 15 Feb at 07:00 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

Dance Battles @ Festival2Funky 2026

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester

Adam Hopkins: Sorry, What? (Work In Progress)

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Kayal Restaurants

Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm International Arts Centre

Ed Aczel: High Plains Drifter

 Sun, 22 Feb at 05:30 pm Kayal Restaurants

Den Of Fools - The Funny / Punny Panel Show Where Improv Meets Standup - Leicester Comedy Festival

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:30 pm The Soundhouse Leicester

Joke Spot - The UK Kids' Comedy Festival

 Thu, 19 Feb at 01:00 pm New Parks Library

The Odd Bite - Alternative Compilation Show - Leicester Comedy Festival

 Thu, 19 Feb at 09:30 pm The Soundhouse Leicester

EASTER BEER FEST

 Wed, 01 Apr at 05:00 pm 65 Narrow Lane, LE2 8NA Leicester, United Kingdom

Joke Spot - The UK Kids' Comedy Festival

 Sun, 15 Feb at 01:00 pm Hamilton Library

Easter Holiday Railway Day

 Tue, 07 Apr at 11:30 am Abbey Pumping Station

Swing From Paris

 Sat, 07 Mar at 05:00 pm Dover Street, LE1 6PW Leicester, United Kingdom

ComedySportz

 Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm Soft Touch Arts

80's Day Disco: Leicester 🪩

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Fat Cat Leicester

Joke Spot - The UK Kids' Comedy Festival

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm Belgrave Library

Some-Antics: LCF Comedy & Poetry Special

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Phoenix Leicester

Leicester Comedy Festival Show - Chaos Theory: DESPERATE SKETCHWIVES

 Wed, 18 Feb at 08:00 pm The Soundhouse Leicester

Leicester Comedy Festival - Adam Larter Who Remembers the 90s

Sat, 21 Feb at 09:30 pm Duffy's Bar

Improv Wolves

 Sat, 21 Feb at 05:30 pm James' Bistro

Proper Funny Comedy's Graduation Showcase (Leicester Comedy Festival 2026)

 Wed, 18 Feb at 08:00 pm The Big Difference

Joke Spot - The UK Kids' Comedy Festival

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Leicester Central Library

ABBA Day Party: Leicester💃🕺

 Sat, 04 Apr at 03:00 pm Fat Cat Leicester

Classic groove All Dayer

 Sat, 04 Apr at 05:00 pm The Cork And Case

Festival Flavour

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:30 pm The SoundHouse Leicester

Holi Hangama 2026

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm Braunstone Civic Centre. 209 Kingsway, Braunstone Town, Leicester

Road to Nashville Festival | Athena, Leicester

 Sat, 11 Jul at 01:00 pm The Athena, Leicester

House of Twaddle

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:30 am Leicester Guildhall

The History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits & Women

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Sue Townsend Theatre GBP 14 to 32

Absolutely! One-Liner Jokes!

 Sat, 21 Feb at 02:30 pm Knight & Garter

ME Music Festival 2026 - Namadingo & MaBlacks Live in the UK

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm O2 Academy Leicester

Lady Bolognese: CLASS WAR @ Leicester Comedy Festival

 Wed, 18 Feb at 09:00 pm The Globe

Ryan Kenny: Some Words, in an Order, on a Stage

 Sat, 21 Feb at 04:00 pm Kayal Restaurants

Day Fever - Leicester

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm Athena

90s Day Party: Leicester 💿

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Fat Cat Cocktail Bar & Lounge

Leicester Made and Regions 2026: Consumer Day

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Dmu Conferences Free

Nashville Days 2026 - Leicestershire Country Music Festival

 Sat, 04 Jul at 12:00 pm Bridge House Barn

The Leicester Open 2026

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am 189 London Road, LE2 1ZE Leicester, United Kingdom

Iwade Rock 2026

 Sat, 25 Jul at 11:00 am Iwade Playing Fields, School Lane, Iwade

March of the Mods Leicester 2026

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm New Parks Social Club

Jackula's Magic Show

 Sat, 14 Feb at 05:00 am King Richard III Visitor Centre

Leicester Eid Shopping Festival 7-8 and 14-15 March 2026 - £1.00 Admission at the door

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm The Platinum Suite GBP 1

Leicester Symphony Orchestra - Dominic Piers Smith plays Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm De Montfort Hall

Donae'O at After Hours @ Festival2Funky 2026

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester