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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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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!
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...
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...