# Best Festivals Events in Leicester

- **Subtitle**: From Old Town streets to stadium takeovers, how Leicester really does festivals
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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## About

Festivals in Leicester are having a moment. You can feel it on the streets, in the group chats, even in the queue at the Highcross. The city loves any excuse to turn a regular day into a full on festival event, and right now the numbers back it up, with over a thousand people circling the latest festival listings and actually showing up.

The one locals quietly rate is Leicester's Old Town Festival. It is exactly the kind of festival that makes the city feel like a village, with the old streets doing what they do best, pulling in families, history nerds, and anyone who just wants an excuse to loiter in the Old Town without looking like a tourist. It feels homemade in the best way, and if you want to understand why people get oddly protective about the city centre, you start here.

Then you have the specialist festivals, the ones for people who live for this stuff. Japan Fest Leicester is pure catnip for anime heads, J culture fans, and anyone who thinks a good festival involves more art, merch, and food than your bank account can reasonably handle. Beat the Odds leans to the high energy crowd, the kind of festival where you do not really sit down, while Skawaddy in Leicester is basically a love letter to ska and the people who never stopped dressing for it.

Some of the biggest festivals events in Leicester sprawl into the city’s heavier hitters. Leicester Tigers Welford Road Stadium is where things scale up, with festival lineups that feel less like a day out and more like a full mission. Highcross Shopping Centre, on the other hand, keeps popping up with festival style happenings that turn a standard shopping trip into something you actually talk about later. Even the more niche stuff, like UML Vishu Easter Calibration at Leicester, pulls in tight knit communities who treat festivals less as spectacles and more as annual meet ups. If you are trying to find the best festivals in Leicester, you follow where the locals go: the Old Town streets, the stadium roars, and the slightly chaotic pop ups that everyone only seems to hear about at the last minute.

Quick picks, if you want the short list:
• Leicester's Old Town Festival, for pure city soul in the streets
• Japan Fest Leicester, for J culture obsessives and curious first timers
• Beat the Odds, for high energy festival chaos
• St. George and the Bard, a free guided tour with proper story time energy
• UML Vishu Easter Calibration at Leicester, for community focused celebration
• Skawaddy in Leicester, for ska loyalists and anyone who still loves a skank in the pit

## Festivals Events in Leicester

- **Event Name**: ABSOLUTE RAMPAGE - MIDLANDS BIGGEST FRESHERS EVENT
  - **Description**: ABSOLUTE RAMPAGE 🤯
BIRMINGHAM × NOTTINGHAM × LEICESTER
💣🔥 MIDLANDS’ BIGGEST FRESHERS EVENT 💥🎓
💥 2,000+ STUDENTS | ALL-STAR DJ LINE-UP | HUGE PRODUCTION
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After selling out our Freshers Tour across Birmin
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  - **Date**: Fri Sep 25 2026 at 09:00 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 02:00 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/absolute-rampage-midlands-biggest-freshers-event/3600030557858155
  - **Venue**: O2 Academy Leicester
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  - **Categories**: art, concerts, festivals, music, photography, entertainment, nonprofit, raves
- **Event Name**: ⚠️ SALE 20% OFF - Leicester Official Big Freshers Icebreaker - Presented by FOOTASYLUM - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆
  - **Description**: The Big Freshers Icebreaker Tour - Presented by FOOTASYLUM - Officially The UK'S Biggest Freshers Tour!!
Welcome to the biggest, craziest, most talked about event of your freshers week.SOLD OUT EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009!
Get ready for an Icebreaker experience
  - **Date**: Mon Sep 21 2026 at 10:00 pm – Tue Sep 22 2026 at 02:00 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/sale-20-off-leicester-official-big-freshers-icebreaker-presented-by-footasylum-uk-largest-freshers-e/3600030113601537
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester
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- **Event Name**: UK in Space Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Discover and celebrate what the UK is doing in space right now with hands-on activities, expert talks, and stunning shows in the UK’s largest planetarium. 🚀🇬🇧

Our keynote speaker will be Dallas Campbell. He'll be talking all about his latest book - Space
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  - **Date**: Sun Sep 20 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Sep 20 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/uk-in-space-festival-2026/200030486778122
  - **Venue**: National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, SPACE CITY, LE4 5NS Leicester, United Kingdom
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  - **Categories**: festivals, art, science-fair
- **Event Name**: GROOVEWRLD ISGHUBU SESSIONS
  - **Description**: GROOVEWRLD: ISGHUBU SESSIONS
4AM IN SOWETO & HOUSE OF NCUBE LEICESTER WE BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Welcome to GROOVEWRLD: ISGHUBU SESSIONS  a day and all-night celebration of SGHUBU sound, culture and nightlife, bringing together the best energy from acr
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun Sep 20 2026 at 03:00 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/groovewrld-isghubu-sessions/3600030574151721
  - **Venue**: 440
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Parties, performances, Art, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
  - **Description**: Experience an unforgettable evening of thrilling adventure – up on the big screen!

The Banff Mountain Film Festival features a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography!

Join the
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  - **Date**: Wed Sep 23 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/banff-mountain-film-festival-world-tour/200030306900740
  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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- **Event Name**: Abbey Pumping Station Food & Craft Fair
  - **Description**: Step into the magnificent Victorian surroundings of Leicester’s iconic Abbey Pumping Station and celebrate the very best of local food, drink, art and craftsmanship at our Food & Craft Fair.

Set against the backdrop of this heritage venue, discover a
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 04:45 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/abbey-pumping-station-food-and-craft-fair/200029789857828
  - **Venue**: Abbey Pumping Station
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  - **Categories**: art, trips-adventures, dog
- **Event Name**: Run Leicester Festival 2026
  - **Description**: The Run Leicester Festival will return on Sunday 11th October 2026 with thousands of runners taking to the streets of Leicester.

Choose your challenge:
✨ The iconic Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
✨ The much-loved Run Leicester 10K

Enjoy the entertainment on
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  - **Date**: Sun Oct 11 2026 at 09:15 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/run-leicester-festival-2026/200029244746951
  - **Venue**: Victoria Park, LE1 7RY Leicester, United Kingdom
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  - **Categories**: festivals, marathons, sports, volunteering, contests
- **Event Name**: Navratri 2026
  - **Description**: UK Navratri Tour 2026 with Rajendra Pala & his group from Mumbai. Live Garba & Dandiya at The Jungle Club Leicester.
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Oct 24 2026 at 01:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/navratri-2026/100001998126386811
  - **Venue**: The Jungle Club
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  - **Price**: GBP 9 to 109
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Oktoberfest | Athena, Leicester
  - **Description**: The biggest German celebration is coming to Leicester, Experience the ultimate Bavarian celebration in the heart of Leicester!Music Genres :  Covers Band/Tribute Act, Folk
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 05:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/oktoberfest-athena-leicester/300042623331
  - **Venue**: Athena
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  - **Categories**: oktoberfest, music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Leicester's BIGGEST Halloween Festival | Leicester Freshers 2026
  - **Description**: Leicester's BIGGEST Halloween Festival | Leicester Freshers 2026

📍 ATHENA


After TWO YEARS STRAIGHT of SOLD OUT freshers shows, we thought it would only be right to come back to Leicester for a HUGE Halloween special in 2026 🔥!




🔊 MUSIC POLICY 🔊

ROO
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 10:00 pm – Sun Nov 01 2026 at 03:00 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/leicesters-biggest-halloween-festival-leicester-freshers-2026/3600030678995256
  - **Venue**: Athena Events Venue
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  - **Categories**: Festivals, dance, Art, Entertainment, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Summer Shutdown x Euphoria - Summer Closing Party
  - **Description**: 🌴 SUMMER SHUTDOWN x EUPHORIA 🌴
Summer Closing Party 
Leicester… we’re closing out the summer in style ☀️🍹
Get ready for a festival-style outdoor day party bringing pure vibes, big energy & a stacked lineup.



The FULL LINE-UP has officially lande
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 09:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/summer-shutdown-x-euphoria-summer-closing-party/3600030389633354
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester. 23 New Park St, Leicester LE3 5NH
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  - **Categories**: Festivals, Art, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: The Jam'd Live! - The International, Leicester
  - **Description**: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐌'𝐃 are the UK's best known and most authentic tribute to the live performance and sound of 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐌, gigging up and down the UK at festivals, including the 𝐈.𝐎.𝐖. 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋, scooter rallies and most of the UK’s top music venues & events!

This au
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/the-jamd-live-the-international-leicester/200029796017931
  - **Venue**: The International Music Venue
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- **Event Name**: Leicester Diwali Shopping Festival Sunday 1st November 2026
  - **Description**: We are delighted to invite you to be part of the UK’s biggest indoor Diwali Shopping Festival taking place on Sunday 1st November 2026 at the Ramgharia Centre Leicester—close to the iconic Golden Mile renowned for its vibrant South Asian culture shoppi
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  - **Date**: Sun Nov 01 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Nov 01 2026 at 01:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/leicester-diwali-shopping-festival-sunday-1st-november-2026/80002896008838
  - **Venue**: Ramgarhia Community Centre
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  - **Price**: GBP 1
  - **Categories**: festivals, exhibitions, shopping, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: THE GIRLS CLUB FESTIVAL✨🛍️🎤
  - **Description**: ✨ THE GIRLS CLUB FESTIVAL ✨

Leicester’s ultimate feel-good festival for women 💖

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon celebrating creativity, community, wellness and female-founded business — all under one roof at LCB Depot.

Expect the ultimate girls’
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 20 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Sep 20 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/the-girls-club-festival/3600029998311635
  - **Venue**: LCB Depot
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  - **Categories**: festivals, workshops, health-wellness, kids, business, food-drinks, art, nonprofit, shopping
- **Event Name**: We Present The Residents
  - **Description**: We round off the Summer with some outside action from our Residents Ojay & Flynny 

Now in our 11th year, the We Present sound of classic re-edits, contemporary house and disco goes from strength to strength. 

Bringing together an eclectic crowd who
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/we-present-the-residents/200030231474730
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, parties, music

## Trending Events in Leicester

- **Event Name**: Leicester Business Show
  - **Description**: ✨ Join Us at the Leicester Business Show! ✨Calling all entrepreneurs and business lovers! Get ready for an inspiring day filled with networking, learning, and opportunities at the Leicester Business Show. This is your chance to conn
  - **Venue**: Leicester Tigers Rugby Club
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  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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- **Event Name**: ABSOLUTE RAMPAGE - MIDLANDS BIGGEST FRESHERS EVENT
  - **Description**: ABSOLUTE RAMPAGE 🤯
BIRMINGHAM × NOTTINGHAM × LEICESTER
💣🔥 MIDLANDS’ BIGGEST FRESHERS EVENT 💥🎓
💥 2,000+ STUDENTS | ALL-STAR DJ LINE-UP | HUGE PRODUCTION
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After selling out our Freshers Tour across Birmin
  - **Venue**: O2 Academy Leicester
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- **Event Name**: Addict Welcome Back Party - Friday 18th September
  - **Description**: 🎓 ADDICT — THE OFFICIAL WELCOME BACK PARTY 2026 🎓
📍 R/Bar Leicester
📅 Friday 18th September
DANCERS… WE’RE BACK.
Summer is over. The group chats are alive again. Everyone’s back in the city.
Which means only one thing…
ADDICT IS BACK. 🖤
Every year, our We
  - **Venue**: R/Bar
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- **Event Name**: Leicester Official Big Freshers Icebreaker - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆
  - **Description**: The Big Freshers Icebreaker Tour - Officially The UK'S Biggest Freshers Tour!!
Welcome to the biggest, craziest, most talked about event of your freshers week.SOLD OUT EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009!
Get ready for an Icebreaker experience that is bigger and better
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester
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- **Event Name**: DMU'S Freshers Moving In Party - Sunday 27th September  [Tickets Now On Sale]
  - **Description**: DMU'S Freshers Moving In Party - Sunday 20th September
Welcome to the start of your university adventure! We're kicking off the academic year with a bang with DMU'S Freshers Moving In Party. This is your chance to meet new people, make lifelong friends, a
  - **Venue**: 2 Funky Complex
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  - **Description**: Are you ready?… Join a thousand incoming students celebrating your first night in Leicester together at one of Leicester’s biggest nightclubs Quarter 25. It’s the perfect place to make new friends and dance the night away across two floors of music from h
  - **Venue**: Quarter 25
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- **Event Name**: B YOUNG LIVE | Leicester Freshers 2026 Takeover | Desi Motive x Desi Fever
  - **Description**: DESI MOTIVE & DESI FEVER PRESENT
B YOUNG – LEICESTER FRESHERS 2026 TAKEOVER 
The Official Leicester Freshers Takeover ReturnsBigger Than Ever.
📅 Monday 28 September 2026⏰ 11PM – 3AM📍 30 TEN, REPUBLIC, Leicester
Freshers Week just got a whole lot b
  - **Venue**: 30 Ten Boutique Nightclub
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- **Event Name**: Michael Ball at De Montfort Hall
  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall

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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** ABSOLUTE RAMPAGE - MIDLANDS BIGGEST FRESHERS EVENT (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 09:00 pm at O2 Academy Leicester), ⚠️ SALE 20% OFF - Leicester Official Big Freshers Icebreaker - Presented by FOOTASYLUM - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆 (Mon Sep 21 2026 at 10:00 pm at 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester), UK in Space Festival 2026 (Sun Sep 20 2026 at 10:00 am at National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, SPACE CITY, LE4 5NS Leicester, United Kingdom), GROOVEWRLD ISGHUBU SESSIONS (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 05:00 pm at 440), Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (Wed Sep 23 2026 at 07:30 pm at De Montfort Hall).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Leicester this weekend September 18–20, 2026?
  - **A:** UK in Space Festival 2026 (Sun Sep 20 2026 at 10:00 am at National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, SPACE CITY, LE4 5NS Leicester, United Kingdom), GROOVEWRLD ISGHUBU SESSIONS (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 05:00 pm at 440), Abbey Pumping Station Food & Craft Fair (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 11:00 am at Abbey Pumping Station), The Jam'd Live! - The International, Leicester (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 08:00 pm at The International Music Venue), THE GIRLS CLUB FESTIVAL✨🛍️🎤 (Sun Sep 20 2026 at 12:00 pm at LCB Depot).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Leicester in September 2026?
  - **A:** ABSOLUTE RAMPAGE - MIDLANDS BIGGEST FRESHERS EVENT (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 09:00 pm at O2 Academy Leicester), ⚠️ SALE 20% OFF - Leicester Official Big Freshers Icebreaker - Presented by FOOTASYLUM - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆 (Mon Sep 21 2026 at 10:00 pm at 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester), UK in Space Festival 2026 (Sun Sep 20 2026 at 10:00 am at National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, SPACE CITY, LE4 5NS Leicester, United Kingdom), GROOVEWRLD ISGHUBU SESSIONS (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 05:00 pm at 440), Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (Wed Sep 23 2026 at 07:30 pm at De Montfort Hall).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Leicester on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Leicester include O2 Academy Leicester, 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester, National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, SPACE CITY, LE4 5NS Leicester, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Prices for Festivals events in Leicester range from GBP 1 to GBP 109. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Leicester include The Pulse Hub, National Space Centre, De Montfort Hall.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Leicester.

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