# 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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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: The Quirky Wedding Fayre OXFORDSHIRE
  - **Description**: The UK's OG alternative wedding fair! 7+ years of rule-breaking weddings - Live music, street food & epic suppliers. Book tickets now!About this Event⚡BANK HOLIDAY FLA
  - **Date**: Sun, 10 May at 11:00 am – Sun, 10 May at 03:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banbury/the-quirky-wedding-fayre-oxfordshire/100001859205607019
  - **Venue**: WedShed at Glamping Thorpe
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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**: Park Series Leicester - Aitch
  - **Description**: ⭐ Park Series Leicester  returns in June 2026. One of the UK’s biggest rap stars, Aitch has racked up multiple UK Top 10 hits, platinum-selling singles, and era-defining anthems that dominate charts, clubs, and festival stages across the country. He’s bri
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 12 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/park-series-leicester-aitch/2700029603734041
  - **Venue**: Abbey Park
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  - **Price**: GBP 45 to 80
  - **Categories**: festivals, music, live-music, food-drinks, art, entertainment, food-truck-festivals
- **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
  - **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/leicester-official-big-freshers-icebreaker-uk-largest-freshers-events-sold-out-10-years-running/3600029948499033
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester
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  - **Categories**: parties, festivals, art, entertainment, nonprofit, contests, raves
- **Event Name**: Formfest Festival 2026  10 Arenas : 100 Artist : 12hours
  - **Description**: FORMFEST 2025

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📍 Venue: 2Funky Music Complex, 23 New Park Street, Leicester, LE3 5NH�📅 Date: Saturday, 30th August  2025�🕑 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 AM�🎟️ Tickets: Available via
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  - **Date**: Sat Jul 11 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/formfest-festival-2026-10-arenas-100-artist-12hours/200028214915631
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex
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  - **Categories**: art, festivals, live-music, music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Umrao Jaan
  - **Description**: Celebrating 45 years since its original release in a stunning 4K restoration by National Film Archive of India. 

This classic period film follows Umrao Jaan's journey from abducted child to celebrated courtesan and poet in Lucknow. Rich with music, longi
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/umrao-jaan/200030023765752
  - **Venue**: Phoenix Leicester
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Festivals, Art, literary-art
- **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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- **Event Name**: Fell Out Boy & Black Charade | Emo Republic | Athena
  - **Description**: The biggest day festival dedicated to pop punk and emo music is coming to the Athena in Leicester this May!ArtistsFell Out BoyParamoreGBcourtnay reddy - AVRIL lavigneMeteora - The Linkin Park Tri
  - **Date**: Sun May 24 2026 at 04:30 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 11:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/fell-out-boy-and-black-charade-|-emo-republic-|-athena/300041927861
  - **Venue**: Athena Events Venue
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  - **Categories**: pop, festivals, art
- **Event Name**: Leicester Fake Festival 2026
  - **Description**: LEICESTER! 🎤🎶 “I BET THAT YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR!” 🤘🔥 That’s what our Arctic’s Alex said when he heard he’s headlining! 😎 We told him how mad it went last year, but he reckons he can whip you even higher this time. You up for it? 🤪 Great, ‘cause
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 11:45 am – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/leicester-fake-festival-2026/200029096493556
  - **Venue**: Victoria Park, Leicester LE1 7RY
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Clarendon Park Summer Fair
  - **Description**: Back by popular demand, the Clarendon Park Summer Fair is returning—and it’s set to be bigger and better than ever!

Join us on Queens Road, Leicester (LE2 1TT), between Howard Road and Clarendon Park Road, on Sunday 21st June 2026, from 11am to 5pm, for
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  - **Date**: Sun Jun 21 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun Jun 21 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/clarendon-park-summer-fair/200029976814838
  - **Venue**: Queens Road, Clarendon Park, Leicester
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- **Event Name**: LCF in the Park
  - **Description**: Our biggest ever summer show is here, starring the amazing Phil Ellis (Taskmaster), Tom Rosenthal (Friday Night Dinner), Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Live at the Apollo), Nabil Abdulrashid (8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown) and MORE to be announced! It's going t
  - **Date**: Sun Jun 14 2026 at 11:00 am – Mon Jun 15 2026 at 01:30 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/lcf-in-the-park/3600029959085350
  - **Venue**: Abbey Park
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit, food-truck-festivals, festivals, food-drinks, art, comedy, charities
- **Event Name**: Back 2 Festival
  - **Description**: Revisit the best in 80s, 90s, and 00s music at Thorseby Park in Nottinghamshire!ArtistsUltrabeatVengaboysAndy WhitbyDJ SammyExampleRight Said FredMicky Modelle
  - **Date**: Thu Aug 06 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun Aug 09 2026 at 11:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/back-2-festival/300041365313
  - **Venue**: Cattows Farm
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  - **Categories**: Festivals
- **Event Name**: SUMMA FEST
  - **Description**: SUMMAFEST 2026 ☀️🌴
The Ultimate Day Party Experience
This isn’t just a party… this is SUMMAFEST.
We’re bringing together the biggest DJs & MCs, the loudest crowd, and the most electric summer energy for one unforgettable day party experience.
Taki
  - **Date**: Sun May 31 2026 at 03:00 pm – Mon Jun 01 2026 at 09:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/summa-fest/3600029894639544
  - **Venue**: NEW FEST VENUE TBA
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, festivals, parties, performances, art, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: R&B Lovers - Saturday 15th August - Athena Leicester
  - **Description**: Leicester after our sellout March show, we are back by huge public demand! Get ready for a massive Indoor 90s & 00s R&B Festival coming August 2026!Music Genres :  R&B
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 15 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 10:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/randb-lovers-saturday-15th-august-athena-leicester/300042375013
  - **Venue**: Athena
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music-festivals
- **Event Name**: R&B DAY PARTY - SUMMER OUTDOOR FESTIVAL - 30/05/26
  - **Description**: LEICESTER’S BIGGEST R&B DAY PARTY RETURNS – SUMMER OUTDOOR FESTIVAL ☀️🎶

We take over Frog Island for a full outdoor experience. Expect nothing but non-stop Old School & New School R&B anthems all day.


📍 Frog Island, Leicester 
🗓
  - **Date**: Sat May 30 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat May 30 2026 at 09:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/randamp;b-day-party-summer-outdoor-festival-30-05-26/3600029914976126
  - **Venue**: FROG ISLAND
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- **Event Name**: Festival In The Den
  - **Description**: Live Bands and International Leading Tribute Acts in a one day spectacular music festival of the highest quality in South Leicestershire.ArtistsThe ModeratorsQEIICourtnay Reddy - Do It Like DuaOa
  - **Date**: Sat Jun 20 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Jun 20 2026 at 10:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/festival-in-the-den/300041487463
  - **Venue**: Leicester Lions Rugby Club
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Festivals, Music
- **Event Name**: Emergency Services Day
  - **Description**: Join us for a fun, action packed day out for all the family at the Emergency Services Day at Abbey Pumping station! With fire engines, flashing lights, police cars, ambulances and so much more! You’ll have the chance to see the majestic steam powered Beam
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  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun May 17 2026 at 04:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/emergency-services-day/200029925356120
  - **Venue**: Abbey Pumping Station
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  - **Categories**: kids

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  - **Description**: Madness are coming to Abbey Park, Leicester on Saturday 13th June as part of their Hits Parade Summer Showtime show!ArtistsMadness
  - **Venue**: Abbey Park
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  - **Venue**: Abbey Park
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  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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  - **Venue**: Mattioli Arena Leicester
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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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  - **Description**: Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints
Saturday 9th May 2026
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Oakham RFC is heading to Welford Road — and we’re taking over.

Join us for one of the biggest fixtures in the Premiership calendar as Leicester Tigers take on Northampton S
  - **Venue**: Welford Road Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Derren Brown - Only Human
  - **Description**: Prepare to be astonished!
The multi-award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, returns to De Montfort Hall with his brand new live show, Only Human.

The content of Only Human is still under wraps, but we can guarantee
  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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- **Event Name**: 0-100: SUMMER BOILER ROOM EDITION
  - **Description**: HAVE YOU MISSED US? 👀 

NO WAHALA… THE MOTIVE OF THE SUMMER IS BACK ☀️😎
2,500+ Attendees | All-Star DJ Lineup | Unmissable Attractions


Get ready for the ultimate summer shutdown 😏☀️

Bigger crowds. Bigger energy. Bigger summer vibes 🌴🌊



After bringing
  - **Venue**: Club Republic
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- [Festivals Events Today in Leicester](https://allevents.in/leicester/festivals--today)
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Park Series Leicester - Aitch (Fri Jun 12 2026 at 04:00 pm at Abbey Park), Leicester Official Big Freshers Icebreaker - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆 (Mon Sep 21 2026 at 10:00 pm at 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester), Formfest Festival 2026  10 Arenas : 100 Artist : 12hours (Sat Jul 11 2026 at 02:00 pm at 2Funky Complex), Umrao Jaan (Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm at Phoenix Leicester), Run Leicester Festival 2026 (Sun Oct 11 2026 at 09:15 am at Victoria Park, LE1 7RY Leicester, United Kingdom).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Leicester this weekend May 8–10, 2026?
  - **A:** Umrao Jaan (Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm at Phoenix Leicester), The Quirky Wedding Fayre OXFORDSHIRE (Sun, 10 May at 11:00 am at WedShed at Glamping Thorpe).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Leicester in May 2026?
  - **A:** Umrao Jaan (Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm at Phoenix Leicester), Fell Out Boy & Black Charade | Emo Republic | Athena (Sun May 24 2026 at 04:30 pm at Athena Events Venue), SUMMA FEST (Sun May 31 2026 at 03:00 pm at NEW FEST VENUE TBA), R&B DAY PARTY - SUMMER OUTDOOR FESTIVAL - 30/05/26 (Sat May 30 2026 at 02:00 pm at FROG ISLAND), Emergency Services Day (Sun May 17 2026 at 12:00 pm at Abbey Pumping Station).
- **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 Abbey Park, 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester, 2Funky Complex.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Festivals events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Prices for Festivals events in Leicester range from GBP 45 to GBP 80. 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 Feverup Events, The Pulse Hub, Formation Records.
- **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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