History Events in Leicester

Check out happening history events all around Leicester, EN

Leicester's Old Town Festival

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm Leicester Old Town

Natural History Museum Presents Dinosaurs Live

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

Leicester's True Crime Tales

 Sat, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

Richard III: Bloody Be Thine End – Mathew Morris

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Leicester Cathedral GBP 0 to 9

Leicester Guildhall - Ghost Hunt Sold Out

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

Bloody Be Thine End: A Richard III Talk by Mathew Morris

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm 7 Peacock Lane, LE1 5PZ Leicester, United Kingdom

The Trial of Francois Soulés - A re-enactment

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm Leicester Guildhall

The History Of Rock

 Thu, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm Athena

Abbey Pumping Station Open Days

 Mon, 25 May at 11:00 am Abbey Pumping Station

Abbey Pumping Station Open Days

 Mon, 06 Apr at 11:00 am Abbey Pumping Station

Medieval Music Concert: Musica Medievalis

 Sun, 12 Apr at 02:30 pm Leicester Guildhall

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

 Tue, 15 Sep at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

The History of Folk Horror

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

1645 - The Siege of Leicester by Mathew Morris.

 Tue, 26 May at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

The Archaeology of Tudor and Stuart Leicestershire and Rutland

Thu, 16 Apr at 02:00 pm 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

Group Walk: Around Woodgate

 Mon, 13 Apr at 02:00 pm Leicester Town Hall Square, off Horsefair Street (close to the Bike Park) Free

Wedding Open Weekend at Leicester’s Guildhall

Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am Leicester Guildhall

Revealing the lives of the inhabitants of Leicester

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

Leicester’s Migration Story

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

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

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm Leicester Guildhall

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

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

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

LCB Business Breakfast sponsored by Kangaroo UK

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 am LCB Depot Free

Craft Like a Viking - Living History Taster Workshop

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

LRFHS Leicester Group

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

Fight like a Viking - Beginner's Course

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

Early Medieval Textiles - Beginner's Course (Part 1)

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:45 pm Braunstone West Social Centre GBP 6 to 13

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, 30 Apr at 02:00 pm Leather Conservation Centre Free

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