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Jun 24, 20244 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...
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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...
May 10, 20242 min read
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...
Mar 16, 20243 min read
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...
Feb 7, 20244 min read
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...
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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...
Jan 17, 20241 min read
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...
Jan 16, 20242 min read
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...
Sep 13, 20233 min read
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...
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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
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...
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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...
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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,...
Jan 25, 20233 min read
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...
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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...
Nov 22, 20225 min read
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...
Sep 22, 20222 min read
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...
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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
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...
Aug 22, 20225 min read
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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