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Jun 244 min read

Prepare for craft beer, live music and street food as Leicester’s Brew Beat festival returns

A fantastic lineup for this year's Brew Beat. The free Brew Beat festival is returning for its fourth year, taking place in Jubilee...

Your round-up of Leicestershire's 2024 festivals

Jun 132 min read

Lifestyle

Your round-up of Leicestershire's 2024 festivals

From rock music to opera, beer, food, drink, and Pride. This writer loves a festival, music ones predominantly, but I am moving towards...

Fools On Tour! Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors comes to Rutland

May 102 min read

Culture

Fools On Tour! Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors comes to Rutland

The Three Inch Fools will perform the Shakespearean comedy on June 14, 2024, at Lyddington Village Green. The Three Inch Fools, known for...

Opportunities for local artists to get involved as Festival2Funky returns for 11th year

Mar 163 min read

Culture

Opportunities for local artists to get involved as Festival2Funky returns for 11th year

Festival2Funky 2024 will be a three-day celebration of Black music and arts Festival2Funky is set to return for its 11th year, and is...

Our picks for Leicester Comedy Festival 2024

Feb 74 min read

Culture

Our picks for Leicester Comedy Festival 2024

It's launch day! Niche has looked through the entire festival brochure to find our highlights and recommendations. From stand up, to...

Immersive street art exhibition set to open in Leicester

Jan 252 min read

Lifestyle

Immersive street art exhibition set to open in Leicester

The Bring The Paint team is behind the virtual reality experience. A cutting-edge immersive exhibition of subway street art and graffiti...

National Space Centre sets new yearly visitor record

Jan 171 min read

Culture

National Space Centre sets new yearly visitor record

A record number of people came to learn about space in 2023. The National Space Centre has hit a record high for number of visitors in...

De Montfort Hall celebrates highest selling pantomime to date

Jan 162 min read

Culture

De Montfort Hall celebrates highest selling pantomime to date

The co-production with Imagine Theatre saw a record high for audience. De Montfort Hall (DMH) and Imagine Theatre's 2023 pantomime, Jack...

Curve's programme for Black History Month 2023 is now on sale

Sep 13, 20233 min read

Lifestyle

Curve's programme for Black History Month 2023 is now on sale

A series of shows and activities will be sponsored by Leicester-based music licensing company PPL PRS. Leicester’s Curve theatre has...

Sam Bailey, Mark Read and Jarred Christmas join Scott Mills in De Montfort Hall's panto

Sep 12, 20233 min read

Lifestyle

Sam Bailey, Mark Read and Jarred Christmas join Scott Mills in De Montfort Hall's panto

Jack and the Beanstalk will run at DMH from December 15, 2023 to January 7, 2024. De Montfort Hall and Imagine Theatre are delighted to...

Aug 2, 20233 min read

Lifestyle

The Y Theatre's autumn-winter line up

Autumn season of shows to entertain everyone at The Y Theatre This autumn and winter, The Y Theatre has an amazing array of shows to suit...

Radio 2 in the Park brings Tears for Fears and Kylie Minogue to Leicester

Jun 12, 20232 min read

Lifestyle

Radio 2 in the Park brings Tears for Fears and Kylie Minogue to Leicester

Victoria Park will play host to the BBC's annual music event. Two days of incredible live music from some of the world’s most-loved pop...

Reviewed: Bread-making experience at Brockleby’s

Feb 7, 20232 min read

Culture

Reviewed: Bread-making experience at Brockleby’s

Sally Smith went on a date night with a difference. As we approach the last days of winter and with the evenings starting to lighten,...

What’s new for visitors to Leicester and Leicestershire in 2023?

Jan 25, 20233 min read

Lifestyle

What’s new for visitors to Leicester and Leicestershire in 2023?

Top attractions for families, crafters, history buffs, rockers and more. Both Leicester and the wider county have a huge range of...

Curve Leicester to showcase LGBTQ+ Artist's Palaver Party

Jan 19, 20232 min read

Lifestyle

Curve Leicester to showcase LGBTQ+ Artist's Palaver Party

Fatt Projects to present an exciting show as part of The Spark Festival. Palaver Party, a public performance specifically designed for...

Reviewed: 9 to 5: The Musical at The Little Theatre

Nov 22, 20225 min read

Lifestyle

Reviewed: 9 to 5: The Musical at The Little Theatre

Knighton Park Amateur Operatic Society are redefining the working day. Colin Higgins' 1980 office comedy, 9 to 5, was the perfect...

Reviewed: A Country Night in Nashville at De Montfort Hall

Sep 22, 20222 min read

Lifestyle

Reviewed: A Country Night in Nashville at De Montfort Hall

The sound of country music filled the iconic concert hall. Country music is quintessentially American. It's spiritual home is the Grand...

Comedy Festival announces first shows on sale, as they celebrate their 30-year anniversary in 2023

Sep 1, 20222 min read

Lifestyle

Comedy Festival announces first shows on sale, as they celebrate their 30-year anniversary in 2023

Leicester Comedy Festival's first edition was in 1994, and it's now the largest of its kind in Europe. Big Difference - the company...

Aug 26, 20227 min read

Lifestyle

7 date ideas in Leicester

Our list of ideas for day-time hangs and romantic nights out in and around the city. No matter whether you've started seeing someone new...

The Little Theatre announces its new autumn/winter season

Aug 22, 20225 min read

Lifestyle

The Little Theatre announces its new autumn/winter season

Five in-house plays, the annual pantomime, three musicals, and some fantastic one-offs round out the new lineup for Leicester's home of...

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