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Bosworth Beasts Hunt

5th-31st July 2025

Venue: Bosworth Battlefield

Website: www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk

Rabbit wants to play a game of football with the other animals found on the Bosworth site. Can you help her assemble her team? £2 per sheet, pick one up from the Ticket Office or Shop.

Fantastic Fossils Hunt

5th-31st July 2025

Venue: 1620s House and Garden

Website: www.1620shouse.org.uk

The garden team want to write a book about fossils.Can you find ten fossils hidden around site to help them get started? £2 per sheet, pick one up from the green hut. Thurs – Sun only.

Stomp Round Leicester art trail

14th July-21st September 2025

Venue: Leicester city centre, various locations

Website: https://loros.co.uk/events/2025/07/14/stomp-round-leicester

Stomp Round Leicester is a public sculpture trail that will leave a BIG impression! For 10 weeks, 40 beautifully designed giant Elephant sculptures will stampede through Leicester’s streets to commemorate...

Summer Craft Activities

15th July-2nd August 2025

Venue: Melton Carnegie Museum

Website: www.meltonmuseum.org

Free craft activities, a free trail around the museum and a special activity for £2.50. (Selected dates).

Theatre & Cinema

The Addams Family

15th July-10th August 2025

Venue: Curve Theatre

Website: www.curveonline.co.uk

Following two hugely successful UK tours, and sold-out concerts at The London Palladium last year, everyone’s favourite kooky family are back on stage this summer. Featuring a live orchestra and extraordinary...

Theatre & Cinema

Ciquoise

18th July-10th August 2025

Venue: Gates Garden Centre

Website: www.gatesgardencentre.co.uk

The contemporary style Cirquoise family circus features all the acts we love – from laughter-filled clowns to death-defying acrobatics, breathtaking jugglers, and awesome contortionists. The dazzling...

Theatre & Cinema

Cirquoise Circus

18th July-10th August 2025

Venue: Gates Garden Centre

Website: www.gatesgardencentre.co.uk/cirquoise

Cirquoise returns to Gates Oakham with a spectacular summer show promising breathtaking acts, new for 2025, including the thrilling Wheel of Death and a mind-bending upside-down tightrope walker, performed...

Farmarama

19th July-1st September 2025

Venue: National Forest Adventure Farm

Website: www.adventurefarm.co.uk

During the summer Adventure Farm will be hosting the ultimate beach party with gigantic paddling pools and a huge sand area to make the farm a festival of fun! Each day they will be hosting seaside shows,...

Space Across the World: Summer

19th July-31st August 2025

Venue: National Space Centre

Website: www.spacecentre.co.uk

Enjoy live science talks, hands-on activities, space-themed crafts, and interactive family fun across the Centre – there's something to explore around every corner. Even better – all day passes are...

Wondrous Trees

19th July-31st August 2025

Venue: National Memorial Arboretum

Website: www.thenma.org.uk

Designed for visitors of all ages, the exciting, interactive free summer programme will spark curiosity in the great outdoors and unlock the tales behind the trees. In addition, every Wednesday throughout...

Wistow Maze

21st July-31st August 2025

Venue: Wistow Rural Centre and Wistow Maze

Website: www.wistow.com

A giant eight acre maize maze with a fun quiz trail hidden amongst three miles of pathways, with high-level bridges and towers. Includes Activity Funyard with mini mazes and games for all the family.More...

School Holiday Fun

23rd July-31st August 2025

Venue: Statfold Country Park

Website: www.statfold.com/rails-to-victory

Visit for an affordable day out with the Steam Into Summer pass for unlimited general opening visits this Summer! Enjoy unlimited train rides or visit Toby’s Barn Soft Play to let off some steam with...

Space Club LIVE

29th July-21st August 2025

Venue: National Space Centre

Website: www.spacecentre.co.uk

If your child is interested in science and looking for something to do over the school holiday period, book a session at Space Club. Sessions aim to support and enhance learning regarding space, science...

Foam Fest

1st-31st August 2025

Venue: Manor Farm Park and Woodlands

Website: www.manorfarm.info

If you're looking for things to do with kids during the school holidays, join Manor Farm Park and Woodlands for FoamFest! Expect lots of laughs and mountains of foam in this family-friendly foam zone,...

Theatre & Cinema

The Wind in the Willows – Open Air Theatre

1st August 2025

Venue: 1620s House and Garden

Website: www.1620shouse.org.uk

Multiple award-winning Illyria celebrates Kenneth Grahame’s timeless tale of friendship, laughter, the longing for home and the lure of adventure. Enjoy it all summer across the UK where the story is...

Extinct Express - Family Day

2nd-3rd August 2025

Venue: Great Central Railway

Website: www.gcrailway.co.uk

Step on-board for a terrific family journey, complete with pre-historic appearances by the wonderful mini-dinosaurs! Also 13-14 September.

Summer Fair

2nd-3rd August 2025

Venue: Beaumanor Hall

Address: Woodhouse, Loughborough

Website: www.beaumanorhall.co.uk

With an array of stalls from local makers alongside a sizzling BBQ and cooling refreshments, Beaumanor's Summer Fair is unmatched. As a hub of inspirationfor gifts, foodie treats and items for the home,...

Play in a Week Summer School

4th-15th August 2025

Venue: The Little Theatre

Website: www.thelittletheatre.co.uk

Two separate and self contained Play in a Week summer school weeks.Make new friends while making new theatre. Summer Schools give you the chance to brush up on your acting skills or learn new techniques...

Theatre & Cinema

Alice Through The Looking Glass - Outdoor Theatre

6th August 2025

Venue: Bradgate Park

Website: www.bradgatepark.org

Join Alice on her magical journey through the looking-glass world, where nothing is quite as it seems. With live music, comedy, and Carroll’s unforgettable characters, this lively production is a perfect...

Leicester Food Festival 2025

9th-10th August 2025

Venue: Abbey Park

Website: www.leicesterfoodfestival.co.uk

With over 50 global food vendors offering everything from Greek street food to viral smashed burgers and Dubai chocolate ice cream, your taste buds are in for a treat. . Music lovers can see live bands...

Play in a Week

11th-22nd August 2025

Venue: MMC Venue

Website: www.mmcvenue.co.uk

These week-long workshops are led by working professional performers giving young people the chance to develop their skills in ensemble work, movement, script reading, monologues, puppetry and script analysis,...

Theatre & Cinema

The Wind in the Willows

15th August 2025

Venue: De Montfort Hall

Website: www.demontforthall.co.uk

Multiple award-winning Illyria celebrates Kenneth Grahame’s timeless tale of friendship, laughter, the longing for home and the lure of adventure. Enjoy it all summer across the UK where the story is...

Day Out With Thomas: The Party Tour

16th-17th August 2025

Venue: Statfold Country Park

Website: www.statfold.com/day-out-with-thomas-the-party-tour

Time to Party with Thomas the Tank Engine at Statfold! Spend the day creating family memories and celebrating 80 years of Thomas.There will be so much to do from rides behind steam engines Thomas, James...

DragonFest

16th-17th August 2025

Venue: Bosworth Battlefield

Website: www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk

Dragon themed family event centred around the symbol of a Dragon found on Henry Tudor’s flag. There will be Re-enactments, Dragon themed crafts, Author talks and lots more! More details coming soon,...

Theatre & Cinema

Pride and Prejudice

16th August 2025

Venue: De Montfort Hall

Website: www.demontforthall.co.uk

Following seven sell-out seasons of this sparkling adaptation, award-winning Illyria returns to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in style. Take a picnic and enjoy her at her vibrant, forthright,...

Summer Family Fun Day

17th August 2025

Venue: Abbey Pumping Station

Website: www.leicestermuseums.org

A fun family event with games to play, plenty to see with more exciting activities to be announced! An array of historic vehicles will be on display in the grounds including Leicester Museum’s collection...

Theatre & Cinema

The Merry Wives of Windsor

17th August 2025

Venue: De Montfort Hall

Website: www.demontforthall.co.uk

Performed in the great outdoors by five phenomenal professional actors, this fast-paced production has been created using only the First Folio text - the most authoritative edition of Shakespeare’s plays....

Pirate Day!

21st August 2025

Venue: 1620s House and Garden

Website: www.1620shouse.org.uk

Join in with the best dressed pirate competition, sea shanty singing, cutlass training, treasure hunt, join a captain’s crew and man the guns for a great pirate battle! Normal admission applies, plus...

Theatre & Cinema

Zippos Circus

21st-26th August 2025

Venue: Victoria Park

Website: www.zippos.co.uk

Zippos Circus is back with an all-new 2025 show and have no price increases so you pay the same as in 2024! The show is packed with edge-of-your-seat thrills. From Italy, we have the very funny Mr Lorenz...

The Big Statfold Weekender

22nd-24th August 2025

Venue: Statfold Country Park

Website: www.bigweekender.statfold.com

With performances starting at noon each day and tribute acts playing into the night, The Big Statfold Weekender offers non-stop entertainment. Your ticket also includes access to the facilities at Statfold...

The Ferrers Household – Living History Weekend

23rd-25th August 2025

Venue: Bosworth Battlefield

Website: www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk

Visit the 15th Century campsite of the Household of Sir Walter Devereux, The Lord Ferrers, loyal supporters of the House of York. They’ll be portraying military and civilian life through out the period...

Meet The Gruffalo

24th August 2025

Venue: Great Central Railway

Website: www.gcrailway.co.uk

Steam trains and the chance to see The Gruffalo at intervals and much more!

Theatre & Cinema

The Koala Who Could

28th-30th August 2025

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com

An empowering and chuckle-out-loud story about embracing change — whether we like it or not. Join Kevin, King of the staying-still-kings, and his friends kangaroo and wombat in an Australian Outback...

Theatre & Cinema

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Open Air Theatre

30th August 2025

Venue: 1620s House and Garden

Website: www.1620shouse.org.uk

Quantum Theatre presents a brand new production of Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular play of love and intrigue, magic and celebration set on that most dangerous of nights when fairies are abroad...

Balloons and Tunes

5th-7th September 2025

Venue: Market Harborough Showground

Website: www.balloonsandtunesuk.com/events/market-harborough

Get ready for an unforgettable day of family fun and excitement! The event features a fantastic lineup of activities and entertainment, including Tribute Acts performing all your favourite hits, The dazzling,...

Leicester High School for Girls Open Morning

27th September 2025

Venue: Leicester High School for Girls

Website: www.leicesterhigh.co.uk

As an all-girls school for ages 3-18, Leicester High offers a unique environment where girls are free to be themselves, take the lead, and grow in confidence. Visitors can tour the school, meet staff and...

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