What to do in Leicester in December 2026?

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• 

  Dec 1 · 2 PM

  Festive Foil Decorations

  Attenborough Arts Centre

  • Move
  • Running

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Play

  Dec 1 · 6:30 PM

  Acting Workshop Beginner and Intermediate

  Little Theatre

  • Play

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Play

  Dec 1 · 8:15 PM

  Acting Workshop Advanced

  Little Theatre

  • Play

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Dec 2

  Mosaic Robins

  Attenborough Arts Centre

  • Move
  • Running

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  until Dec 11

  Cedars Martin Sixth Form Tours 2026

  The Cedars Academy

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Dec 10

  Festive Concertina Sketchbook Sessions

  Attenborough Arts Centre

  • Move
  • Running

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  Dec 2 · 7 PM

  James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly 2026

  De Montfort Hall

  • Music
  • Calypso and soca
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Comedy

  Dec 3 · 7:30 PM

  Comedy Crackers

  De Montfort Hall

  • Comedy
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Dec 3 · 7:30 PM

  Jim Smallman: The End

  Y Theatre

  • Comedy

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Dec 3

  Laugh Your Ass Off Comedy Club at the Donkey

  The Donkey

  • Comedy

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 3

  St. Andrew’s Christmas Concert 2026

  St Andrews Church

  • Music
  • Choral
  • Rock
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 4, 2026

• 

  Dec 4 · 10 AM

  Festive Card and Gift Wrap Lino Printing

  Attenborough Arts Centre

  • Move
  • Running

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Dec 4 · 2 PM

  Christmas Wreath Making

  Attenborough Arts Centre

  • Move
  • Running
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 4 · 7 PM

  Diesel

  Diesel · Sugar Sammy

  Y Theatre

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 4 · 7 PM

  Moving Pictures

  O2 Academy2

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 4 · 7:15 PM

  Catholic Schools Carol Concert in Aid of Menphys

  De Montfort Hall

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 4 · 7:30 PM

  Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems

  O2 Academy Leicester

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Sing along

  Dec 4

  Syston Brass Band Christmas Sing-Along

  Queniborough Village Hall

  • Sing along
  • Sing-along
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 4

  The Haggis Horns

  The Donkey

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• 

  Dec 5 · 10:30 AM

  Christmas Wreath Making

  Attenborough Arts Centre

  • Move
  • Running
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  Dec 5 · 11 AM

  Santa's Best Ever Christmas - the show where every child gets a present from Santa!

  Y Theatre

  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 5 · 1 PM

  Handmade Festival 2026

  And So I Watch You from Afar · Dutch Uncles · Pulled Apart By Horses · My Vitriol · Johnny Foreigner · Jamie…

  O2 Academy Leicester

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Dec 5 · 7:30 PM

  Andy Parsons: Please #@!$ off to Mars

  Y Theatre

  • Comedy

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 5 · 7:30 PM

  Bootleg Beatles

  De Montfort Hall

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 5

  Chad Harrison

  Chad Harrison · Trilla Trilloski · JTJ Productions

  440

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  Dec 5

  Christmas Afternoon Tea at King Richard III Visitor Centre

  King Richard III Visitor Centre

  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  Dec 5

  Spirit of Christmas

  Judgemeadow Community College

  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Music

  Dec 6 · 1:30 PM

  LOOMA

  The INTERNATIONAL

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 6 · 7 PM

  Foo Fighterz

  O2 Academy Leicester

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 6 · 7:30 PM

  The Aynsley Lister Band

  The INTERNATIONAL

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Dec 6 · 7:45 PM

  Bollywood Time Machine 2.0 - New Songs. New Dialogue. Same Magic

  Y Theatre

  • Comedy

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 6

  First Class

  Y Theatre

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Dec 6

  Oadby Comedy Club December

  The Royal British Legion

  • Comedy

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• 

  Dec 8 · 2 PM

  Felt Wreath Workshop

  Attenborough Arts Centre

  • Play

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  until Dec 9

  Highcliffe Primary School – Eyfs Nativity 2026

  Highcliffe Primary School

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Dec 8

  The Director and the Creative Team With Cara Nolan

  Curve Theatre

  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Music

  Dec 9 · 7:15 PM

  YMCA Carol Concert

  Y Theatre

  • Music
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 9 · 8 PM

  James Oliver Band

  The INTERNATIONAL

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Other

  Dec 10 · 7 PM

  Wonders Of Our Universe: The Next Chapter

  Y Theatre

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 11, 2026

• 

  Dec 11 · 10 AM

  Modern Christmas Calligraphy

  Attenborough Arts Centre

  • Move
  • Running
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 11 · 6:30 PM

  hard life

  O2 Academy Leicester

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 11 · 6:30 PM

  The Cureheads

  The Cureheads · Siouxsie & The Budgiees

  O2 Academy2

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 11 · 7:30 PM

  The Story Of Swing: Let It Swing - The Christmas Collection

  Y Theatre

  • Music
  • Big band
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Go dancing

  Dec 11

  Leicester Glee Club Winter Showcase

  The Sue Townsend Theatre

  • Go dancing

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  until Jan 3, 2027

  Mother Goose

  Little Theatre

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  until Dec 12

  Ms Scrooge

  Fleckney Village Hall

  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  Dec 12 · 6 PM

  Jubin nautiyal

  Mattioli Arena

  • Music
  • Indian music
  • Pop

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 12 · 7 PM

  Professor Green

  Professor Green · The Twang · Good Health Good Wealth

  O2 Academy Leicester

  • Music
  • Hip hop
  • House
  • Rap

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 12 · 7 PM

  Rites of Hadda

  Rites of Hadda · Wokerati Party · The Cars That Ate Paris (UK) · Spitting Feathers uk

  Duffy's Bar

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 12 · 7:30 PM

  The Milk Men

  The INTERNATIONAL

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  Dec 12 · 7:30 PM

  Theatre Anonymous: A Christmas Carol

  Y Theatre

  • Theatre
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  Dec 12

  A Magical Musical Christmas

  Blaby Social Centre

  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  until Jan 3, 2027

  Beauty and The Beast

  De Montfort Hall

  • Theatre
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  Dec 12

  Christmas Afternoon Tea

  The Jewry Wall Museum

  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Play

  Dec 12

  Messiah: Come and Sing Workshop

  St Michael's Church

  • Play

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Comedy

  Dec 13 · 7 PM

  Suspiciously Cheap

  Y Theatre

  • Comedy

  Sold out

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Other

  Dec 17 · 7 PM

  FTM Dance - A Tale as Old as Time

  De Montfort Hall

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 17 · 7 PM

  Heart sauce

  The Donkey

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Dec 17 · 7:30 PM

  The Britpop Show with Marc Burrows

  Y Theatre

  • Comedy

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 18, 2026

• Music

  Dec 18 · 7:30 PM

  Lindisfarne

  Y Theatre

  • Music
  • Folk
  • Folk rock
  • Rock

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

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