Things to do in Leicester this week: Spend Money at a Craft & Flea Market, A Yoga Festival with a Side of Cacao, and a Vinyl Record Fair!

Morning! This week is packed with everything from crafty finger painting classes to flea market treasure hunts, a wellness festival full of yoga mats and vegan brownies, and a record fair that’ll have music lovers digging for vinyl gold. Add in comedy nights, salsa dancing and a good old-fashioned town show, and you’ve got no excuse for staying in.

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🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🛍️ - Craft & Flea Makers Market - Handmade, Vintage and a Bit of “Ooh I’ll Have That”
📍 - The Venue @ DMU, 20 Western Boulevard
📅 - Sunday 7th September
⏰ - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
🎟️ - £3 Entry | Under 12s Free
📷 - @thecraftandflea

Leicester’s Craft & Flea market is back, filling The Venue with stalls stacked high with handmade ceramics, scented candles, quirky jewellery, illustrations and vintage finds you won’t see twice. It’s a Sunday mooch, the kind where you pop in “just for a look” and end up leaving with armfuls of things you definitely needed.

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY

🧘 - Leicester Wellness Festival - Crystals, Cacao and a Good Stretch
📍 - The Venue @ DMU, 20 Western Boulevard
📅 - Saturday 6th September
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
🎟️ - £15 General Admission | £10 Early Bird
📷 - @leicesterwellnessfestival

The Leicester Wellness Festival is back and bigger than ever, filling The Venue with 80 stalls, free yoga classes, creative workshops and enough positive energy to power the Curve Theatre. Get your aura cleansed, your tarot read, and your chakras stretched before grabbing a vegan brownie and a smoothie. Whether you’re here for the crystals, the cacao or just an excuse to lie on a yoga mat for an hour, this is the one-day reset you didn’t know you needed.

🎭 FRESH EXPERIENCES

🎶 - Leicester Record Fair - Vinyl, Bargains & a Bit of Crate Digging
📍 - Aylestone Leisure Centre
📅 - Sunday 7th September
⏰ - Early Bird 9:00 AM (£6) | General 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM (£3)
📷 - @viprecordfairs

One of the biggest Sunday record fairs is landing in Leicester, bringing sellers from across the country and even a few from abroad. Whether you’re hunting down rare Northern Soul, a bit of Britpop nostalgia, or just fancy flicking through crates for a bargain, this is the place. There’s free parking, snacks on site and plenty of traders ready to haggle, so sharpen your elbows and get crate digging.

MONDAY

The OZ Experience - St Nicholas Church
10:00 AM | More Info

TUESDAY

Crazy Crafters Finger Painting Class - St Barnabas Library
11:00 AM | More Info

K-Pop Dance Classes - Studio 2 Ann Oliver Stage School
6:30 PM | More Info

FRIDAY

Hearts on The Dancefloor Charity Dinner - Railway Mens Club
6:30 PM | More Info

Hotter Than Hell - Tribute to Kiss - 02 Academy
7:00 PM | More Info

Havana Salsa Party & Bachata Lessons - Fat Cat
8:00 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

Drawing for Beginners - Abbey Park Road
10:00 AM | More Info

Age UK Town Show - Earl Shilton Senior Citizens Centre
11:00 AM | More Info

Gala 2025 - Newbold Verdon School
12:00 PM | More Info

Allotments Open Day - Washbrook Allotments
1:00 PM | More Info

Art Weekender - The Common Room
6:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY

Knighton Park Show - Knighton Park
11:00 AM | More Info

Comedy Night with Lou Conran - Aylestone Black-Horse
4:00 PM | More Info

Sound Bath and Meditation Evening - Jubilee Hall
7:30 PM | More Info

 🎶 LIVE MUSIC

WEDNESDAY

• Laurence Findley / Paul J Roberts - Firebug - 7:30 PM

FRIDAY

• Live Jazz - Bottle Garden - 6:00 PM

• Elvis Returns - 2Funky Music Cafe - 8:00 PM

• Dave Taylor - Black Horse - 9:00 PM

SATURDAY

• Publicity - Soundhouse - 7:30 PM

• Moretallica Live - International Venue - 8:00 PM

• Liam & Sean Acoustic Duo - Oases Sports Bar - 8:00 PM

• Metal Fatigue - Metal Monocle - 8:30 PM

• ABBA Tribute - Clarendon Park Conservative Club - 8:45 PM

• Fishead 72nd Birthday Party - 2Funky Complex - 9:00 PM

• April Reigns - O’Neills - 9:30 PM

• Arockalypse Undercover - Metal Monocle - 11:30 PM

SUNDAY

• Rash Decision - Duffy’s Bar - 1:00 PM

• Roots and Blues - International Music Venue - 1:30 PM

• Dark Light Live - Firebug - 2:00 PM

• Hoodoo Brown - Black Horse - 4:00 PM

🌦️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

19°C 🌡️ 12°C | Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Saturday

20°C 🌡️ 14°C | Cloudy.

Sunday

20°C 🌡️ 13°C | Cloudy.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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