What’s On
Summer 2026
Get creative from Autumn to Spring
5 June – 30 August, Free for all
Our new season launch is the largest yet! The programme features a range of thought-provoking exhibitions, performances, and artist-led creative courses and workshops. The programme is free to browse now and will launch for sale on Monday 3 August 2026.
Featured events
Every Saturday during exhibitions, 1pm - 3pm
Your opportunity to get creative, explore art hands-on, and take inspiration from our latest exhibitions to create your own work. Open to everyone, each session is supported by our friendly Learning Team.
Saturday 15 August, 2pm - 3pm
Olivier Jamin will be leading the tour in British Sign Language (BSL) capturing the curator’s insight into the exhibitions for the participants. There will be a BSL interpreter who will provide voice-over translation from Olivier’s BSL into spoken English.
Saturday 16 September, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Festival favourite Lucy returns with a brand new show about the power of letting yourself go – in every sense. Whether that means embracing your wrinkles, or having a couple of babychams and dancing like nobody’s watching.
Recent news
27th July 2026
Attenborough Arts Centre’s new season launch is their largest yet! The programme features a range of thought-provoking exhibitions, performances, and artist-led creative courses and workshops, together delivering on the organisation’s...
15th July 2026
We are delighted to be supporting the collection of birthday messages for Sir David Attenborough’s commemorative book by the University of Leicester in celebration of his 100th birthday. The message...
13th July 2026
We welcomed over 900 visitors to the Botanic Garden, Leicester, for three showings of Romeo and Juliet at the Botanic Gardens. The Duke’s Theatre Company came back for the third...
Art for all
Based at the University of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre runs a range of arts and culture initiatives for our students and delivers the institution’s public programmes together with a range of partners, collectively engaging over 250,000 people annually.
Upcoming events
Events
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Soundbites Lunchtime Concert
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