History Events in Leicester

Check out happening history events all around Leicester, EN

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

Natural History Museum Presents Dinosaurs Live

 Sun, 07 Jun at 12:30 pm De Montfort Hall

An Evening with Leicester City Legends

 Mon, 19 Oct at 07:30 pm De Montfort Hall

Emergency Services Day

 Sun, 17 May at 12:00 pm Abbey Pumping Station

Leicester's True Crime Tales

 Sat, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

The Trial of Francois Soulés - A re-enactment

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm Leicester Guildhall

Abbey Pumping Station Open Days

 Mon, 30 Mar Abbey Pumping Station

The History of Folk Horror

 Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Sue Townsend Theatre GBP 14 to 32

The History Of Rock

 Thu, 17 Sep at 06:00 pm Athena

Park Life – The Hidden Heritage in Leicester’s Green Spaces by Mathew Morris

 Tue, 15 Sep at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

De Montfort University: Medieval Campus Walk

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

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

 Tue, 07 Jul at 11:00 am Leicester Guildhall

1645 - The Siege of Leicester by Mathew Morris.

 Tue, 26 May at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

Shakespeare and the Guildhall

 Sun, 19 Jul at 11:30 am Leicester Guildhall

'No Speak English' - a journey of migration and Resistance by Tara Mistry

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 0 to 9

Revealing the lives of the inhabitants of Leicester

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 0 to 9

Believe not Every Spirit: An Introduction to Victorian Spiritualism

 Wed, 21 Oct at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

Group Walk: Around Woodgate

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am High Cross Monument, Jubilee Square Free

Roman Monument meets Modernism

 Mon, 18 May at 03:30 pm Jewry Wall & Roman Baths GBP 6 to 12

An Invitation to Understanding by Dr Malcolm Schofield

 Sun, 04 Oct at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

Renegades, Rebels and Rogues – Outlaws in Medieval Leicestershire by Mathew Morris

 Tue, 27 Oct at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

A Life of Barbara Villiers: Charles II's most infamous mistress!

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

Leicester’s Migration Story

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 0 to 9

Goonhammer Open UK - Horus Heresy May 2026 - Those Who Die

 Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am De Montfort Students' Union GBP 60

CWGC War Graves Week Tour 2026 - Leicester (Belgrave) Cemetery

 Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm Leicester Belgrave Cemetery Free

CWGC War Graves Week Tour 2026 - Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am LE3 9QG Free

Craft Like a Viking - Living History Taster Workshop

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Braunstone West Social Centre Free

Fight like a Viking - Beginner's Course

 Wed, 13 May at 07:30 pm Braunstone West Social Centre GBP 5 to 10

LRFHS Leicester Group

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:30 pm Friends Meeting House, Queens Road, Leicester.

ROMANS 2 RAIDERS REVISITED

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm African Caribbean Centre - Leicester GBP 20 to 25

Fight like a Viking - Beginner's Course

 Wed, 05 Aug at 07:30 pm Braunstone West Social Centre GBP 5 to 10

Leicester Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! :)

 Fri, 13 Oct at 10:00 am Leicester Railway Station GBP 20 to 33

Historic Leather Armour: Crafting and Context

 Tue, 07 Jul at 10:00 am Leather Conservation Centre GBP 300

Open Studios (Free)

 Thu, 26 Mar Leather Conservation Centre Free

Gilt Leather and Leather Gilding

 Wed, 24 Jun at 10:00 am Leather Conservation Centre GBP 175

Museums in a Nutshell

 Wed, 17 Jun at 10:00 am Jewry Wall & Roman Baths Free