Festivals in Leicester

Check out happening festivals events all around Leicester, EN

An Interview with Stephen Fry

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm De Montfort Hall

Proper Funny Comedy's Festival Launch Party (Leicester Comedy Festival 2026)

 Wed, 04 Feb at 08:00 pm Firebug

Milton Jones at Leicester Cathedral | Leicester Comedy Festival

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

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

UK Pun Off

 Sun, 08 Feb at 04:00 pm King Richard 111

Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath @ The Y Theatre

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:30 pm The Y Theatre

Shaparak Khorsandi at Leicester Cathedral | Leicester Comedy Festival

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

Comedy in the Dark

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:30 pm Phoenix Leicester

Japan Fest Leicester

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

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

 Sat, 07 Mar at 05:00 pm Athena

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

Punchline Bingo

 Sat, 07 Feb at 04:00 pm The King Richard III Leicester

Red Light Comedy

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:30 pm Bike Park

An Asian Occasion

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

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

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Scott Bennett - 9 O'Clock Show

 Sat, 07 Feb at 09:00 pm Hansom Hall GBP 20

Gavin Lilley at Leicester Cathedral | Leicester Comedy Festival

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:30 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 26 to 32

NOASIS ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ | LEICESTER

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

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

 Sun, 08 Feb at 03:30 pm King Richard III Visitor Centre

The Sensational 60's Experience

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

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

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

Chapters Of Dub vol5 - Entebbe / Touch Above

 Fri, 06 Feb at 09:30 pm 2Funky Complex

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

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

COMEDY NIGHT -Three Headline Comedians

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

The Lilacs

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm O2 Academy Leicester

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

The West End Day Party: Leicester 🎭

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

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

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:30 pm Firebug

Phil Ellis: Bath Mat (LCF 2026)

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm The Y Theatre

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

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:00 pm King Richard III Visitor Centre

All-New Nik Coppin

 Sat, 07 Feb at 04:00 pm James' Bistro

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

 Thu, 05 Feb at 08:30 pm James' Bistro

Farhan Solo: Going Solo WIP

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

Thank God It's Friday!: The Late Show

 Fri, 06 Feb at 09:30 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

Red Light Comedy

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:30 pm Bike Park

Crudi Dench: Someone Help Her!

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:00 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

The Same Faces: Improvised Comedy

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

Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle! - Leicester (TOUR PREVIEW)

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm Duffy's Bar

The Bazaar Presents: Arabian Nights Live!

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm Dover Street, LE1 6PW Leicester, United Kingdom

Benny Shakes: Slugageddon!

 Tue, 17 Feb at 01:45 pm Leicester Cathedral

Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq and the Fancy Chaps

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

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

 Wed, 11 Feb at 08:30 pm Wygston's House , LE1 5LD

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

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

Ask Granny- adults (Ishi’s Gran)

 Wed, 04 Feb at 08:30 pm Wygston's House , LE1 5LD

Leicester Comedy Festival Closing Gala Show

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

Julia Knight - Songs of Joy & Justice

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm King Richard III Visitor Centre

Kate Robb: Doghouse (Leicester Comedy Festival)

 Fri, 06 Feb at 09:00 pm The Globe

Country Day Party: Leicester 🤠

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

Jim Smallman: Comedy Will Never Die (But You Will)

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

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

90s and 00s Indie & Britpop Daytime Clubbing

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 pm 23A New Park Street, LE3 5NH Leicester, United Kingdom

Ascension 4.0

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

UML Vishu Easter Calibration @Leicester -2026

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

Festival In The Den

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Leicester Lions Rugby Club

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

The Hypnotist Live: Comedy Hypnosis Show

 Sat, 07 Feb at 05:00 pm Hansom Hall GBP 18

Sian Davies: Watch Me (WIP)

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

All-New Nik Coppin

 Fri, 06 Feb at 08:30 pm James' Bistro

Circuit Breakers

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

"Craig" (Work In Progress) **SOLD OUT**

 Sat, 07 Feb at 06:00 pm Aylestone Black-Horse

Grown-Up’s Story Time with Mama G

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

Alex Leam’s Absolute Scenes

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 pm Knight & Garter

Iain MacDonald: Around the World in 80 puns

 Fri, 06 Feb at 10:00 pm James' Bistro

The Totally Improvised Musical

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

Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise

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

The Little Ritual

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

Joke Spot - The UK Kids' Comedy Festival

 Sat, 07 Feb at 01:00 pm Highfields Library

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

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Kayal Restaurants

Country Club - Country Music Festival - Leicester

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm Athena

Keith James THE SONGS OF NICK DRAKE

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Leicester Guildhall

Box of Frogs Improv Comedy

 Sat, 14 Feb at 01:30 pm Leicester Guildhall

Joke Spot - The UK Kids' Comedy Festival

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

CK Nath: "A Bit of Foreign Stuff" (Work in Progress)

 Sat, 14 Feb at 09:15 pm LCB Depot Free

Leicester Comedy Festival Archive Exhibition

 Wed, 04 Feb at 05:00 pm 68 High Street, LE1 5YP Leicester, United Kingdom

Spontadeity: Improvised Mythological Mayhem! Leicester Comedy Festival

 Thu, 05 Feb at 09:30 pm The Soundhouse Leicester

Denzil de Cristo - Artificially Intelligent Procrastinating Pundit

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

Just the Tonic Comedy Club Special 4 Headliners for a Tenner - 7pm

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm Hansom Hall GBP 12

COMEDY: PAUL MACCAFFREY

 Sun, 08 Feb at 07:30 pm 65 Narrow Lane, LE2 8NA Leicester, United Kingdom

80's Day Disco: Leicester 🪩

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

David Eagle’s Funny Flim Flam

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

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

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

Some-Antics: LCF Comedy & Poetry Special

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Phoenix Leicester

Joke Spot - The UK Kids' Comedy Festival

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm Belgrave Library

Duran UK

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:30 pm Garden Street, LE1 3UA Leicester, United Kingdom

Uprising 2026

 Sat, 23 May at 12:00 pm O2 Academy Leicester

Leicester Comedy Festival - Adam Larter Who Remembers the 90s

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

ComedySportz

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

Bebe Cave: Christbride (Leicester)

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

Joke Spot - The UK Kids' Comedy Festival

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

Swing from Paris at the Little Theatre, Leicester | 7 March

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm The Little Theatre

LEIC-SKA 5

 Fri, 13 Feb at 12:00 pm New Parks Social Club

Rachel Galvo: The Shite Feminist (LCF)

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm Duffy's Bar

ABBA Day Party: Leicester💃🕺

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

Harry Jenkins - Baby Faced Killa' (WIP)

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:30 pm The Real Ale Classroom