What's On in Leicestershire & Rutland

Swimming lessons with Everyone Active

Venue: Your local leisure centre

Address: Leicestershire

Website: https://www.everyoneactive.com/courses-lessons/swimming-lessons/

Award-winning swimming lessons at your local Everyone Active leisure centre, for children aged from just 4 months old. Available at Waterfield Lesiure Centre (Melton), Enderby Leisure and Golf Centre,...

Billy Bates Fun Fair

Venue: Humberstone Gate

Website: www.christmasinleicester.co.uk

Experience all the fun of the fair in the heart of the city this Christmas! Bright lights and thrilling rides all add to the festive fun.

Christmas Wheel of Light

Venue: Jubilee Square

Website: www.christmasinleicester.co.uk

Benefit from a bird’s eye view of Leicester’s Christmas lights from the 110-ft/35m high Ferris wheel.Tickets can be purchased from the ticket booth on site. A ride is approximately 8 to 10 minutes....

Christmas Market

Venue: Gallowtree Gate

Website: www.christmasinleicester.co.uk

Stretching from High Street to Gallowtree Gate, the market will showcase an array of beautifully crafted items. Discover exquisite handmade gifts, delightful chocolate treats, indulgent fudge sweets, cozy...

Jack and the Beanstalk

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com

With stunning sets, hilarious comedy, audience participation and breath-taking special effects, Jack and the Beanstalk promises to be our funniest and most spectacular pantomime ever! This fun-filled extravaganza...

North Pole Adventure

Venue: National Forest Adventure Farm

Website: www.adventurefarm.co.uk

Your adventure is filled with festive fun and surprises, from exploring a charming Victorian Village and decorating delicious gingerbread treats to fixing toy machines in the Elves workshop. And, of course,...

Snow White

Venue: Loughborough Town Hall

Website: www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk

LE11 3EB

The Great Santa Express 2024

Venue: Great Central Railway

Website: www.gcrailway.co.uk

Meet Santa and other beloved Christmas characters as they spread joy and festive cheer.As the Santa Express journeys past the beautifully decorated and lit-up Quorn and Rothley stations, the twinkling...

Enlightened

Venue: Abbey Park

Website: www.enlightenedmoments.co.uk/events/abbey-park-2024

LE4 5AQ

Pirates Love Underpants

Venue: Curve Theatre

Website: www.curveonline.co.uk

Dodge hungry crocs beneath Long-John Bridge, bob upon the waves of Big Knickers Bay, spot sharks in fancy underpants and trek across Three Pants Ridge. Filled with music, puppetry and glittering pants...

Illuminated Arboretum

Venue: National Memorial Arboretum

Address: www.thenma.org.uk/what's-on/events/illuminated-arboretum

Website: Tickets on sale now for Illuminated Arboretum, the National Memorial Arboretum's spectacular winter light trail.There will be something to captivate all ages from fun hands-on elements, immersive spaces and areas for personal reflection. 

Santa at the Farm

Venue: Stoughton Grange Farm

Website: www.stoughtongrange.co.uk

Step into a world of Christmas magic at Stoughton Grange Farm Park, where Santa himself is waiting to welcome you to his cosy, twinkling grotto! Gather 'round for heartwarming tales from the jolly man...

Silly Santa Hunt

Venue: Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park

Website: www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk

It’s Christmas time and Santa is getting ready to fly around the world, but he has misplaced the list of names to deliver gifts to! Can you help Santa find the gifts on his list? £2 per sheet. Pick...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: The Little Theatre

Website: www.thelittletheatre.co.uk/whats-on/sleeping-beauty

LE1 6PW

Snow White

Venue: De Montfort Hall

Website: www.demontforthall.co.uk/event/snow-white/

LE1 7RU

Beauty and the Beast

Venue: MMC Venue

Website: www.mmcvenue.co.uk/whats-on

TaleGate Theatre Productions invite you to be our guest for ‘Beauty and the Beast’, their magical pantomime for 2024. Follow the beautiful Belle as she is trapped in an enchanted castle by a fearsome...

A Christmas Carol with Gerald Dickens

Venue: Leicester Guildhall

Website: www.leicestermuseums.org

Enter the world of Charles Dickens in this ghostly tale for the festive season. Performing 26 different characters Gerald Dickens brings his great great Grandfather’s most famous book to vivid and exciting...

Illuminated Christmas Carolling

Venue: The 1620's House and Garden

Website: www.1620shouse.org.uk

Visit this December for an evening of community cheer singing well-loved Christmas Carols to herald in the festive season. Hot snacks, refreshments and free crafts will be available in the barn. Admission...

Small Space Mrs Santa Special

Venue: National Space Centre

Website: www.spacecentre.co.uk

NORAD are getting ready to track Santa as he heads off, delivering gifts to all the children around the world. Go along and enjoy a special Christmas Small Space Day, with songs, stories, games and the...

The Enderby Band presents: "The Snowman"

Venue: Melton Theatre

Website: www.meltontheatre-tickets.ticketsolve.com

Take the whole family along to watch the beloved Christmas classic The Snowman screened with a live brass band soundtrack provided by Enderby Band. The film will be surrounded by some festive favourites...

Post Christmas Family Raceday

Venue: Leicester Racecourse

Website: www.leicester-racecourse.co.uk

Please note all children under the age of 18 when accompanied by an adult can attend for FREE, no ticket needed.

Mother Goose

Venue: Concordia Theatre

Website: www.concordiatheatre.co.uk/event/mother-goose

One of the oldest stories to be turned into a pantomime, Mother Goose follows the traditional path of good versus bad. The production promises to have all the usual hallmarks of a Concordia panto with...

RBO: Wolf Witch Giant Fairy (Live Recording)

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com

Red Riding Hood is tasked with delivering bread to her Grandmother, deep in the heart of the fairy-tale forest. But en route, Red meets a cunning Wolf who tricks her into taking a different path. Join...

To Boldly Game

Venue: National Space Centre

Website: www.spacecentre.co.uk

The National Space Centre joins the UK Games Expo team for a tabletop gaming away mission. A weekend of tabletop games, RPGs and immersive STEM and space themed challenges and fun for fans and families...

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Venue: Curve Theatre

Website: www.curveonline.co.uk

Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love.Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia...