Things to do this week: Ginger's Flea Vintage Market, Midlands Makers May Market, Plus Queen of the Night!

Morning! Big weekend for markets and music. Ginger's Flea is at The Venue at DMU on Sunday with five hours of vintage fashion, records, indie makers, and street food for £3. The day before, Midlands Makers takes over LCB Depot on Saturday with 45+ vendors. Then Saturday night, the UK's biggest Whitney Houston tribute hits De Montfort Hall.

Also this week, Midge Ure is at De Montfort Hall on Monday, Roland Gift does 40 years of Fine Young Cannibals on Friday, and the Elder Emo Day Party is at 2Funky on Saturday afternoon.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🛍️ - Ginger's Flea Market - Vintage Fashion, Retro Homewares, and a Lamp You’ll Defend With Your Life!
📍- The Venue @ DMU
📅 - Sunday 17th May
⏰ - 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
🎟️ - £3.00, under 12s free
📷 - @gingersflea

Ginger’s Flea is back at The Venue at DMU on Sunday with vintage fashion from the 60s to the 90s, retro homewares, records, plants, indie makers, and street food all under one roof. You’ll walk in saying “just browsing” and leave holding a leather jacket, an oddly expensive candle, and a framed print you now feel emotionally attached to.

£3 entry, under 12s free. Pre-book for priority entry and first look at the suspiciously good homeware section.

MONDAY:

Pint of Science Talk - 2 Venues
6:00 PM | More Info

Knit Happens - Aylestone Black-Horse
6:00 PM | More Info

Midge Ure A Man of Two Worlds - De Montfort Hall
7:00 PM | More Info

TUESDAY

Lunch Club Mental Health Awareness - Dashwood Rd
11:00 AM | More Info

Children’s Tennis Taster Sessions - Knighton Park Courts
4:00 PM | More Info

WEDNESDAY:

Tech 4 Reuse - 51 De Montford Street
12:00 PM | More Info

Sound of The 60’s Live by Tony Blackburn - De Montfort Hall
7:30 PM | More Info

THURSDAY:

The Archaeology of Tudor and Stuart - Guildhall
2:00 PM | More Info

Paint and Sip Nite - The Cricketers Aylestone
7:00 PM | More Info

That’ll Be The Day - De Montfort Hall
7:30 PM | More Info

FRIDAY:

Collage Making Workshop Mental Health Awareness Week - Highcross
1:00 PM | More Info

Canvas Painting Workshop Mental Health Awareness Week - Highcross
6:00 PM | More Info

Roland Gift Presents 40 Years of Songs - De Montfort Hall
7:00 PM | More Info

Some-Antics Spoken - Phoenix
7:00 PM | More Info

SATURDAY:

Cars and Coffee - Mill Lane Cafe
8:30 AM | More Info

Urban Tour - LOPC Wild Women Outdoor Club
9:00 AM | More Info

Plant Sale - St Andrew’s Church Aylestone
10:00 AM | More Info

Picnic with the Pups - Western Park
12:00 PM | More Info

Immersive Sound Healing Experience - Highcross
1:00 PM | More Info

Elder Emo Day Party - 2Funky
4:00 PM | More Info

Cars & Coffee Meet - Mill Lane Cafe
4:30 PM | More Info

The Comedy Store - 02 Academy
7:00 PM | More Info

Eurovision Party - Aylestone Black-Horse
7:30 PM | More Info

SUNDAY:

A Mecca Afternoon at The Darts - Mecca Bingo
11:00 AM | More Info

Spark Festival Takeover - Leicester Gallery
11:00 AM | More Info

Emergency Services Day - Abbey Pumping Station
12:00 PM | More Info

Boxing Taster Session - Highcross
12:00 PM | More Info

On The Road Again - Guildhall
2:00 PM | More Info

Bardi Symphony Orchestra - De Montfort Hall
3:00 PM | More Info

Bhavik Haria - The Y Theatre
6:00 PM | More Info

SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

☕️ - Afternoon Tea, Tiny Cakes, and The Sudden Urge To Become More Elegant!
📍 - The Grand Hotel, Granby Place
📷 - @thegrandhotelleicester

Afternoon tea at O.W. inside The Grand Hotel turns an ordinary afternoon into the type of outing that somehow ends with everyone sitting up straighter. Freshly baked scones, handcrafted patisserie, delicate sandwiches, and Newby Teas of London arrive slowly enough that nobody feels rushed into real life again too quickly.

There’s a Prosecco option if you’re celebrating something, and a Champagne option if the group chat said “let’s be sensible” before immediately ignoring itself. Vegan and children’s menus available too.

ACTIVITY ALLEY

🛒 - Midlands Makers May Market - Independent Shopping and At Least One Houseplant You Can’t Leave Behind!
📍- LCB Depot
📅 - Saturday 16th May
⏰ - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
🎟️ - Free entry (bring a tin for the food bank)
📷 - @midlandsmakers

Midlands Makers is back at LCB Depot on Saturday with 45+ independent vendors, local food, drinks, and a live DJ keeping the whole thing moving along nicely. There’ll be modern homewares, acrylic jewellery, screen-printed clothing, handmade bits, and the inevitable moment someone convinces themselves they absolutely have space for another plant.

Free entry too, just bring a tin for the food bank on your way in. Donations go to Help the Homeless Leicester.

FRESH EXPERIENCES

🎤 - Queen of the Night - Whitney Houston Hits And A Crowd Attempting Notes They Cannot Reach!
📍- De Montfort Hall
📅 - Saturday 16th May
⏰ - 7:30 PM (doors 7:00 PM)
🎟️ - From £25.50
📷 - @demontforthall

Queen of the Night returns to De Montfort Hall with live vocals, a full band, and enough Whitney Houston hits to turn the entire room into an emotional support choir.

The show has already sold out arenas and played the Royal Albert Hall and London Palladium, and now Leicester gets a night of I Wanna Dance With Somebody, The Greatest Love of All, I Will Always Love You, and several audience members discovering they’ve been dramatically overestimating their vocal range for years.

LIVE MUSIC

FRIDAY:

• The Good Apples - The Big Difference - 7:00 PM

• Captain Accident - Firebug - 7:30 PM

• Jazz Jam - Common Room - 7:30 PM

• Transglobal Underground - International Music Venue - 7:30 PM

• Heidi Fletcher Acoustic - The Dove - 8:00 PM

• Dayflower - Duffy’s Bar - 8:00 PM

• Pogo - The Metal Monocle - 8:00 PM

• Keith Buck, Dave Jacobs - The Black Horse - 9:00 PM

SATURDAY:

• Summer Sessions - The Soundhouse - 1:00 PM

• Kings of Frog Island - Big Difference - 7:00 PM

• TRI Subversion - Duffy’s - 8:00 PM

• Rogue City/Licked - 2Funky - 9:00 PM

• Chapters of Dub - 2Funky - 9:30 PM

• Spellbound - Firebug - 10:30 PM

• Gracnophobia Vampire Clubnight - Metal Monocle - 11:30 PM

SUNDAY:

• Rhythm of Peace - International Arts Centre - 4:00 PM

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