There’s set to be a real summer of festival fun in Leicester and Leicestershire in 2024 with festivals for lovers of rock, classical, opera and electronic music, food and drink, beer, medieval history, the great outdoors and many more.
A few of the highlights of the festivals taking place in the city and county this year include:
Leicester Print Festival, 22-23 June 2024 @Leicester Print Workshop The annual Print Festival is back and bigger than ever, celebrating all things printmaking.
Leicester Beer Festival 2024, From 4-6 July 2024 @ Abbey Pumping Station The Leicester Beer Festival is the biggest and best celebration of real ale in the region.
Timber Festival, 5-7 July 2024 @ National Forest Step into an incredible weekend festival of celebration, debate and reflection in the National Forest. Timber invites you to stand up and be counted as we rethink our relationship with trees and forests.
Kasabian, 6 July 2024 @ Victoria Park Leicester’s own indie combo headline their own Summer Solstice event, playing tried-and-tested piledriving electro-rock anthems.
Cosby Yarn Bomb 2024, 10-31 July 2024 @Cosby Village Cosby’s annual summer yarn bomb event is celebrating its sixth year with an uplifting outdoor trail of over 50 textile art installations created by the community around the theme of ‘Fun and Games, Mischief and Mayhem’
Caribbean Carnival, 3 August 2024 This year Promises several new additions. Following the parade to Victoria Park there will be four performance areas, Soca Village, troupe’s performance area, funfair and new for 2024 will be a children’s village.
Leicester Food Festival, 10-11 August 2024 @Abbey Park Set to be the biggest food event of the year, the Leicester Food Festival will be making its debut this August, creating a paradise for food and drink lovers.
Bosworth Medieval Festival 2024, 17-18 August 2024 @Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre This two-day event attracts thousands of visitors, re-enactors and traders from across the UK featuring battle re-enactments by the combined forces of the Wars of the Roses Federation, including The Battle of Bosworth as the finale on both days.
Leicester Pride, 31 August 2024 @ Abbey Park Now the biggest free Pride festival in the UK, Leicester Pride is Leicester’s annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) festival.
For more information on the events and festivals taking place in Leicester and Leicestershire in 2024, visit www.visitleicester.info/whats-on
