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Things to do this week: Ginger's Flea Market, A Live 80's Night! Plus Seed Sowing Saturday!
Morning! This week’s a tidy mix of plans. Ginger’s Flea Market is your Sunday browse with rails, home bits and indie makers, Seed Sowing Saturday lets you get your hands dirty and take a pot home, and Thursday’s 80s Live is two hours of songs you already know the words to. Add in a few midweek bits like bake club, wine tasting, and a couple of fun Friday nights, and you’ve got plenty to pick from without overthinking it.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?
🛍️ - Ginger’s Flea Market: The Market That Turns You Into A Collector
📍- The Venue @ DMU
📅 - Sun 8th Mar
⏰ - 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
🎟️ - £2.50 advance | £3 on the door | Under 12s free
📷 - @gingersflea
If you want a Sunday plan that feels like a treasure hunt with snacks, this is the one. Rails of fashion from the 60s through to the 90s, home bits, records, plants, and indie makers selling things you did not know you needed until you held them. Tickets are arrival time only, so you can take your time once you’re in. Pre book for quicker entry, then do a full loop before you commit to your “just one thing” promise.
MONDAY
The Great Aylestone Bake Club - Aylestone Black-Horse
7:00 PM | More Info
TUESDAY
Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo - Keepers Lodge
6:00 PM | More Info
Women’s Rifles Session - LOPC Wild Women Outdoor Club
6:00 PM | More Info
Mat Pilates - Bear Fitness Oadby
6:00 PM | More Info
Gong Sound Journey Class - Narborough Parish Hall
7:00 PM | More Info
WEDNESDAY
Free Coffee Morning & Activities - Aylestone Baptist Church
10:00 AM | More Info
The Guildhall Restoration Tour - Leicester Guildhall
11:30 AM | More Info
Holi Party - Abbey Park Campus
4:30 PM | More Info
A Very Violent Valentines Unsolved True Crime Night - Firebug
7:00 PM | More Info
Classroom Comedy Club - The Real Ale Classroom
8:00 PM | More Info
THURSDAY
Unwind & Uncork - Bartropicia
6:00 PM | More Info
Learn to Meditate Free 10 Week Course - Friends Meeting House
7:30 PM | More Info
FRIDAY
Wine Tasting Evening - Phoenix
7:00 PM | More Info
Glitterbug Burlesque - Firebug
8:00 PM | More Info
SATURDAY
Peppa Pigs Big Family Show - De Montfort Hall
10:00 AM | More Info
Flower Show and Plant Fair - Humphrey Perkins School
11:00 AM | More Info
Gok Wan Presents Isolation Nation - 02 Academy
4:00 PM | More Info
International Women’s Day Mini Canvas Painting Workshop - Leicester Guildhall
4:00 PM | More Info
Country Day Party - Fat Cat
3:00 PM | More Info
SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP
☕️ - TOVE Coffee - Open Till Midnight, So Your “Quick Coffee” Can Turn Into A Whole Evening
📍- 183 Evington Road
📅 - Daily 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM
📷 - @tovecoffee
TOVE is open till midnight, which is dangerous if you like a late coffee and an even later sweet treat. It’s specialty coffee, ceremonial matcha, and a menu that makes self control feel optional. Grab a focaccia sandwich if you’re hungry, then immediately undo your good intentions with Nutella focaccia, because it’s basically dessert pretending to be bread. The space is clean and minimal, with a big indoor tree in the middle like it’s the main guest. Great for a long catch up, a laptop session, or a quiet evening stop.
ACTIVITY ALLEY
🎶- 80s Live - Two Dozen Anthems And a Very Real Risk Of Singing on The Way Home
📍- De Montfort Hall
📅 - Thu 5th Mar
⏰ - 7:30 PM
🎟️ - £34
📷 - @demontforthall
This is a full on 80s party show with a live band running through hit after hit, so it’s less “sit politely” and more “how am I suddenly shouting the lyrics to Tainted Love”. You’ll get a big spread of chart favourites from Wham!, Madonna, Culture Club, Rick Astley, A Ha, The Human League and more.
FRESH EXPERIENCES
🌱- Seed Sowing Saturday - Tomato Seeds, Tiny Pots, And Fresh Air
📍- 60 Heathcott Road
📅 - Sat 7th Mar
⏰ - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
🎟️ - Free (Ticketed, booking essential)
📷 - @saffronacresproject
A family friendly session that feels useful, not just something to fill time. You’ll make biodegradable paper pots, sow tomato seeds for the site, and you can take a pot home too if you want to grow your own. Bring your tomato questions for head gardener Nicola, plus a notebook if you like taking notes. One ticket is needed for every adult and every child over 3. Dogs are not allowed unless they are assistance dogs.
LIVE MUSIC
FRIDAY
NOWT and Concrete Car - The Big Difference - 11:00 PM - More Info
Bones Ate Arfa - Soundhouse - 7:30 PM - More Info
Swing From Paris - The Little Theatre - 7:30 PM - More Info
Noughties Night - Keepers Lodge - 8:00 PM - More Info
Tube Bar - The International - 9:00 PM - More Info
Ki2met Live - Cork & Case - 9:00 PM - More Info
Club Hollanov - Eden Venue - 9:00 PM - More Info
The Inspired - Black Horse - 9:00 PM - More Info
Contrary Motion D&B - 440 - 10:00 PM - More Info
DJB Presents Viking Night - Metal Monocle - 11:30 PM - More Info
SATURDAY
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