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  • April 2026

  • Tue 14
    April 14 @ 17:00 - 18:30

    Culture Talk: Art as Method: Performance and Research in Conversation

    Main Hall Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    What happens when art becomes a research method? This public conversation explores how theatre and embodied practice can reshape how knowledge is made within and beyond the university. The speakers will reflect on how artistic processes allow different bodies and histories to enter research, and how performance can open space for experiences that resist straightforward […]

    Free – £20
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    Fri 17
    A white gallery hallway with different colourful artworks on the wall in varying mediums.
    April 17 - June 24

    Sacred Threads: Stories We Almost Forgot

    Balcony Gallery Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Sacred Threads: Stories We Almost Forgot is a reflective exhibition that brings together faith, art and mental health, emerging from a collaborative creative programme developed in partnership with The Lantern Initiative and Takhleeq Leicester. Rooted in community, the exhibition shares works created by participants who took part in a series of artist-led workshops exploring personal and collective stories through making. […]

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    Fri 17
    April 17 @ 17:00 - 19:00

    Exhibition Launch: Sacred Threads: Stories We Almost Forgot

    Balcony Gallery Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Join us to launch of exhibitions 'Sacred Threads: Stories We Almost Forgot'. Sacred Threads: Stories We Almost Forgot is a reflective exhibition that brings together faith, art and mental health, emerging from a collaborative creative programme developed in partnership with The Lantern Initiative and Takhleeq Leicester. Rooted in community, the exhibition shares works created by […]

    Free
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    Fri 17
    April 17 @ 19:00 - 20:00

    Fixing by Wild Open Hearts

    Main Hall Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    When Matt was little, their dad bought a classic car. A 1952 Sunbeam Talbot Mark II. Dad had ideas that he and Matt would do it up, repair, rebuild together. They never did, and the car festered in a garage. I mean, Dad had just been through a divorce. Now in their 30’s, Matt would […]

    £5 – £20
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    Sat 18
    Two canvas artworks on a wall. The left is made of fabric in a purple and pink harlequin pattern with black shapes and red outlines of African style masks. The right piece has various patterns showing the sky and a hill, with a frog-like man stood atop the hill looking at a cloud with a staff in hand.
    April 18 @ 14:00 - 15:00

    Deaf Artist-led BSL Tour of ‘Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles’

    Gallery 1 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Join Deaf artist Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq on a BSL Tour of 'Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles'. An ambitious group exhibition exploring how artists are using textiles in surprising and radical ways. Illuminating the diverse roles textiles play in contemporary artistic practice, the exhibition brings together artists who take the intimate and domestic quality of textiles […]

    Free
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    Sun 26
    Sunday-Sessions
    April 26 @ 13:00 - 15:00 View all in this series

    Sunday Sessions

    Café Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Join in fun and engaging creative activities in our café, that are open and available for all. Give yourself permission to get creative in a welcoming and engaging environment with old and new friends alike. Enjoy crafting, board games, chalkboard activities, and more with each week offering up new and exciting activities that everyone can […]

    Free
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    Thu 30
    April 30 @ 20:00 - 22:30

    Leicester Jazz House presents Andrew McCormack

    Main Hall Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    British pianist and composer Andrew McCormack has built a diverse international career with many appearances at major festivals and concert halls all over the globe. He is perhaps best known internationally as a long term member of the Kyle Eastwood Band but also has numerous projects under his own name including trio, duo with Saxophonist […]

    £7 – £16
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  • May 2026

  • Sat 2
    May 2 @ 15:00 - 17:00 View all in this series

    Film Screening: Ocean with David Attenborough

    Main Hall Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Celebrate 100 years of David Attenborough with a special screening of 'Ocean'. Join us as we honour one of the world’s most beloved storytellers and his lifelong dedication to the natural world. 'Ocean' is a breath taking and deeply moving journey beneath the waves, guided by Attenborough’s iconic narration. From vibrant coral reefs teeming with life […]

    Free
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    Sat 16
    A tiled piece with yellow and green yarns punch through the holes.
    May 16 @ 10:30 - 14:30

    Introduction to Latch Hook

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    A beginner-friendly introduction to the highly textured and traditional craft of latch hook. In this relaxed half-day workshop you will create a 12cm squared sample of hooked canvas which you can take home to display as a wall hanging or place in a frame. Tutor Caroline will guide you through the process of creating a […]

    £26 – £35
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    Sat 16
    A women in a silver outfit and yellow neck roof, flying through the air with a kick in a dark room on yellow aerial ropes.
    May 16 @ 14:30 - 15:30 View all in this series

    Rebel Sparks: Take Flight

    Main Hall Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    This event is part of The Spark Festival 2026 Take Flight is a stunning aerial theatre show for 0-2 year olds and their grown ups. The story follows a musical mother bird as their baby hatches, grows and explores, navigating the challenges of hunger, sleep and play. Culminating in a beautiful aerial moment, the mother […]

    £5 – £20
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    Sun 17
    Five pink, paper mache, cartoon heads in a line looking outward.
    May 17 @ 13:00 - 15:00

    Sunday Sessions: Give it a go!

    Salmon Gallery Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    This event is part of The Spark Festival 2026 Join our friendly learning team in the sensory Salmon Gallery to get creative with a choice of arts and crafts in response to our major exhibition: 'Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles' from Southbank Centre and Hayward Gallery Touring. Create your own wearable art from our […]

    Free
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    Wed 20
    Two punch needle scenes of flowers in wooded hops displayed on top of books.
    May 20 @ 10:00 - 13:00

    Beginners Punch Needle Embroidery: Hoop Art

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Create your own wonderfully textured piece of wall art in this beginner's punch needle embroidery workshop. You will use a slim needle and DK yarn to create a piece that can be mounted in a 4” hoop. Not only will you learn a new skill, you’ll also enjoy the wellbeing elements of this incredibly therapeutic […]

    £23 – £30
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