Festivals in Leicester

Check out happening festivals events all around Leicester, EN

Park Series Leicester- Madness

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Abbey Park

Park Series Leicester - Aitch

 Fri, 12 Jun at 04:00 pm Abbey Park GBP 45 to 80

Leicester Riverside Festival

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm Bede Park

Leicester Official Big Freshers Icebreaker - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆

 Mon, 21 Sep at 10:00 pm 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester

SUMMER SHOWDOWN 2026 - THE ULTIMATE ACS SUMMER DAY PARTY EXPERIENCE ☀️🔥

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm 2Funky Music Cafe

Formfest Festival 2026 8 Arenas : 100 Artist : 12hours

Sat, 15 Aug at 02:00 pm 2Funky Complex

Galactic Gathering - Festival of the Force

 Sat, 04 Jul at 10:00 am National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, SPACE CITY, LE4 5NS Leicester, United Kingdom

Back 2 Festival

 Thu, 06 Aug at 11:00 am Cattows Farm

Leicester Food & Music Festival 2026

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 am Abbey Park, LE4 5AQ Leicester, United Kingdom

Run Leicester Festival 2026

 Sun, 11 Oct at 09:15 am Victoria Park, LE1 7RY Leicester, United Kingdom

LCF in the Park

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am Abbey Park

LCF in the Park

 Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm Abbey Park Street, Leicester, LE4 5, United Kingdom

Leicester Fake Festival 2026

 Sat, 29 Aug at 11:45 am Victoria Park, Leicester LE1 7RY

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

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

R&B Lovers - Saturday 15th August - Athena Leicester

 Sat, 15 Aug at 04:00 pm Athena

R&B Lovers - Saturday 15th August - Athena Leicester [PRE-SALE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!]]

 Sat, 15 Aug at 04:00 pm Athena Events Venue

SUMMA FEST

 Sun, 31 May at 03:00 pm NEW FEST VENUE TBA

Clarendon Park Summer Fair

 Sun, 21 Jun at 11:00 am Queens Road, Clarendon Park, Leicester

Leicester Balloon Festival

 Fri, 19 Jun at 03:00 pm Victoria Park

Leicester Witch Festival

 Sat, 31 Oct at 10:00 am Guildhall Lane GBP 0 to 28

GlastonBlaby Charity Music Festival 2026

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

Fell Out Boy & Black Charade | Emo Republic | Athena

 Sun, 24 May at 04:30 pm Athena Events Venue

Bloom Creative Health @Riverside Festival 2026!

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm Castle Gardens, Leicester

Old School Bhangra Daytimer Pt 2

 Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 pm 2FunkyMusic Cafe

Monster Truck Motorfest Leicester

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Leicester Racecourse

The West End Day Party: Leicester 🎭

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

Leicester Food Festival

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 am Abbey Park

Motown Day Party: Leicester ✨

 Sat, 04 Jul at 02:00 pm Fat Cat Cocktail Bar & Lounge

Allday Indie Indoor Festival - Leicester

 Sat, 30 May at 05:00 pm Athena

ORTON SQUARE COUNTRY FEST – 4TH OF JULY TAKEOVER

 Sat, 04 Jul at 02:00 pm Baton Rouge Leicester

Summer Shutdown x Euphoria

Sat, 27 Jun at 02:00 pm Secret Location

Aba Shanti-I (full sound) - Leicester Carnival 2026

 Sat, 01 Aug at 10:00 pm 2Funky Music Cafe

Festival In The Den

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

R&B DAY PARTY - SUMMER OUTDOOR FESTIVAL - 30/05/26

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm FROG ISLAND

Leicester Wellness Festival

Sat, 05 Sep The Venue @Dmu

Abbey Pumping Station Food & Craft Fair

 Sat, 19 Sep at 11:00 am Abbey Pumping Station

Midnight In Lagos

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 pm Highfields Centre

Leicester Summer Fest

 Fri, 26 Jun at 10:00 pm Oxygen O2 Leicester

Gramps Morgan UK Tour - No Water In My Whisky

 Sat, 08 Aug at 08:00 pm 2Funky Music Cafe

Cinema in the Cathedral: The Good Dinosaur

 Sat, 25 Jul at 06:45 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 6 to 8

Country Day Party: Leicester 🤠

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

Open Play (Spark Festival 2026)

 Sun, 24 May at 11:00 am Leicester Gallery GBP 0 to 10

The Green Wave Vol.1

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm 2Funky Complex

Lawnmower Deth at Uprising Festival, Leicester

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm Leicester 02 Academy

A Night of Leicester Jazz

 Thu, 13 Aug at 07:30 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 0 to 26

Open Farm Sunday at the Allerton Project

 Sun, 14 Jun at 10:30 am Allerton Research & Educational Trust Free

Community Open Event - Summer Fun Day

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am Leicester College Abbey Park Campus GBP 0 to 4

Ska Day Party: Leicester 🎺

 Sat, 01 Aug at 02:00 pm Fat Cat Cocktail Bar & Lounge

JAZZ & BREWS

 Sun, 05 Jul at 12:00 pm 65 Narrow Lane, LE2 8NA Leicester, United Kingdom

The Student Midwife Experience Festival 2026

 Wed, 11 Nov at 09:30 am University of Leicester GBP 0 to 10

Dubs Of Rock

 Fri, 28 Aug at 11:00 am Cattows Farm

'Pock' - The Witches' Prize: A chilling tale from Weeping Bank

 Tue, 10 Nov at 06:30 pm Leicester Guildhall

Evington Village Fete and Show 2026

 Sat, 08 Aug at 12:00 pm Evington Village Green, Main Street, Evington, Leicester LE5 6FA

Trance Day Party: Leicester 🔊

 Sat, 12 Sep at 02:00 pm Fat Cat Cocktail Bar & Lounge

Leics Make Music Festival - Strings and Bands

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm De Montfort Hall

Keepersbury 2026

 Sun, 30 Aug at 10:00 am Beaumont Leys, Leicester

Downloaded - Download Festival tribute | O2 Academy Leicester

 Sat, 15 Aug at 06:00 pm O2 Academy Leicester

Midwifery Education - Educating Future Midwives 2026

 Wed, 11 Nov at 10:00 am University of Leicester GBP 0 to 433

THE GIRLS CLUB FESTIVAL✨🛍️🎤

 Sun, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm LCB Depot

Resurrection - Downloaded

 Fri, 19 Jun at 11:30 pm The Metal Monocle

AITCH LIVE - ABBEY PARK | FRIDAY 12TH JUNE 2026 [TICKETS ON SALE NOW!]

 Fri, 12 Jun at 03:00 pm Abbey Park

Road to Nashville Rodeo Show | Athena, Leicester

 Sat, 11 Jul at 02:00 pm The Athena, Leicester

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

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 pm O2 Academy Leicester

Very Beautiful South at Leicester Y Theatre

 Sat, 11 Jul at 07:30 pm The Y Theatre

DRAFT Festival of AI 2026 - AI Conference

 Fri, 16 Oct at 09:00 am St Martins House Conference Centre Leicester GBP 197 to 297

Downloaded - Download Festival tribute

 Sat, 15 Aug at 06:00 pm O2 Academy Leicester

Riverside Festival

 Sun, 07 Jun at 12:00 pm The Gateway, Leicester, United Kingdom

The Clause - Leicester

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:30 pm The Soundhouse Leicester

World Cup 2026

Thu, 11 Jun at 08:00 pm Beaumont Leys, Leicester

The Jam'd Live! - The International, Leicester

 Sat, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm The International Music Venue

INXS UK – The Definitive Tribute to INXS

 Sat, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Garden Street, LE1 3UA Leicester, United Kingdom

AN DANNSA DUB

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm 28 Southampton Street, LE1 1SJ Leicester, United Kingdom

Darker Days Festival 2026

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:00 pm The International Independent Music

Nashville Days 2026 - Leicestershire Country Music Festival

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

An evening with Jazz FM legend Tony Minvielle

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:30 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 0 to 37

Family Fun Day At The Abbey Pumping Station 2026 (Sunday)

 Sun, 28 Jun at 12:00 pm Abbey Pumping Station

Family Fun Day At The Abbey Pumping Station 2026 (Saturday)

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm Abbey Pumping Station

The Jam'd

 Sat, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm Garden Street, LE1 3UA Leicester, United Kingdom

Riverside Festival Official Afterparty

 Sat, 06 Jun at 05:00 pm 2Funky Complex

Eatgood Ital markets

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm LCB Depot GBP 55

Gypsy Pistoleros

 Sat, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm Garden Street, LE1 3UA Leicester, United Kingdom

De Montfort University: Medieval Campus Walk

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Leicester Castle Free

EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: The Clause

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:30 pm The Soundhouse

The Guildhall and the Cathedral Church of St. Martin – The Herrick Connections Tour

 Tue, 07 Jul at 11:00 am Leicester Guildhall

Cossington Open Gardens 2026

 Sun, 24 May at 12:00 pm Main Street, Cossington

Festival of Archaeology: Exploring Roman Connections walking tour

 Sat, 11 Jul at 02:00 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 9

Leicester Brick Festival September 2026

 Sun, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Braunstone Leisure Centre Car Park GBP 6 to 20

Festival of Archaeology: People of the Parish of St Martin walking tour

 Sat, 25 Jul at 02:00 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 9

Bring Your Own Loco Gala at the Forget Me Not Garden Railway 2026

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am Abbey Pumping Station

Desi Beatz Leicester : Summer Send Off | 22.05.26 | QUARTER 25 LEICESTER

 Fri, 22 May at 10:00 pm Quarter 25

ItalMarketHub Launch Event&festival!

 Sat, 25 Jul at 12:00 pm LCB Depot GBP 8 to 35

Exploring Cultural Events

 Tue, 04 Aug at 11:00 am African Caribbean Centre - Leicester Free

Zine Making with Creative Coding

 Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm LCB Depot Free

Oakfest 2026

 Mon, 31 Aug at 12:00 pm 105 Main Street

Rupert & Montrose Civil War Brothers-in-Arms by Mark Turnbull

 Tue, 02 Jun at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

SUMMA FEST

Sun, 31 May at 03:00 pm NEW FEST VENUE TBA

The Sawubona Conference 2026

 Tue, 02 Jun at 09:30 am LOROS Hospice Free

SUMMER SHOWDOWN 2026 - THE ULTIMATE SUMMER DAY PARTY EXPERIENCE ☀️🔥- GWAMZ PERFORMING LIVE

Sat, 23 May at 04:00 pm 2Funky Music Cafe

Common Folk Leicester Festival

 Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm 102 Regent Road, LE1 7DA Leicester, United Kingdom

Notsilly Weekender Leicester

Fri, 31 Jul at 09:00 am Leicester