Exhibition Launch: ‘A Decade of Exhibitions’ and ‘Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles’
Join us to launch our upcoming exhibitions ‘A Decade of Exhibitions’ and ‘Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles’. In 2016, Attenborough Arts Centre opened its new purpose-built galleries, creating a […]
Saturday Gallery Art Club
Saturday Gallery Art Club is 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 […]
Apittame x Queer Coffee Linkups: Art for Freedom
‘Art For Freedom’ is an exciting, all-ages showcase event happening in February 2026 in Leicester. It’s a celebration of community, connection, the many ways we find our sense of belonging […]
A China Plate and Belgrade Theatre Co-Production in association with Birmingham Hippodrome: Please Do Not Touch
Written by Casey Bailey Directed by Gail Babb “They will tell you that legal and illegal are the same as right and wrong. And I’ve told you that you only have […]
WORD! International Women’s Day Special
Join WORD! – one of the longest running poetry and spoken word events in the UK – for a brand new season at Attenborough Arts Centre! With a vibrant open-mic […]
Paula Varjack: Nine Sixteenths
In 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale, 23 year old Justin Timberlake ripped off 37 year old Janet Jackson’s top. Her breast was exposed on screen for nine sixteenths […]
The Comedy Asylum: Menopausal Werewolf in Wigston
From the team of comedians, writers and people with mental health conditions behind festival hits ‘Robots Vs Zombies’ and ‘Death in Dunton Gusset’ comes a suburban horror story of great […]
14/48 Takeover Performance
The World’s Quickest Theatre Festival written by Young People. 4 brand new plays, written by young people, and brought to life by professional theatre makers for the UK Kids Comedy […]
WORD! & Renaissance One Present: Poetry, Creativity and Shaping a Voice in the Arts: A Creative Workshop with Philip Nanton
A conversational and practical space to think, connect and ask questions. This workshop is for artists and creatives who enjoy writing poetry or are keen to develop techniques in writing […]
A Decade of Exhibitions
In 2016, Attenborough Arts Centre opened its new purpose-built galleries, creating a new home for contemporary art in Leicester. Since then we have welcomed thousands of visitors and hosted a […]