Things to Do This Week: Riverdance, Cirque and a Cockapoo Christmas Party!

Morning! This week’s stacked with big shows, wagging tails and a touch of sparkle. Riverdance is back to shake the stage, Cirque’s pulling off gravity-defying stunts, and there’s a Cockapoo Christmas party filled with jumpers, jingles and far too many pupuccinos. Between the art fairs, comedy nights, yoga sessions and anime madness, there’s something happening every hour.

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

💃 - Riverdance 30 - The New Generation - Irish Dance, Big Energy & 30 Years of Magic
📍 - De Montfort Hall
📅 - Saturday 1st November
⏰ - 7:30 PM
🎟️ - Tickets via Ticketmaster
📷 - @demontforthall

Riverdance is back with a brand-new anniversary tour, celebrating three decades of thunderous footwork and music that grabs you right in the chest. The show’s been reimagined with new choreography, lighting and costumes, plus a whole new cast of dancers bringing fresh energy to the stage. It’s Irish dance turned up to eleven.

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY

🐶 - Cockapoo Café Christmas Party - Santa Paws, Pup Cups & Festive Jumpers
📍 - Revolution
📅 - Sun 9th November
⏰ - Various time slots
📷 - @popandbark

The Cockapoo Café is throwing a full-on Christmas pawty with pupuccinos, photo ops with Santa Paws, and a sea of wagging tails in tiny jumpers. There’ll be toys, treats and festive chaos (the cute kind), plus drinks for the humans too. Even if you don’t own a dog, you can still join in for 80 minutes of pure serotonin and gingerbread sprinkles.

🎭 FRESH EXPERIENCES

🎪 - Cirque: The Greatest Show - Reimagined - Circus Meets West End Magic
📍 - De Montfort Hall
📅 - Saturday 8th November
⏰ - 2:30 PM & 7:00 PM
🎟️ - From £33
📷 - @demontforthall

Cirque returns with a brand-new show packed with wild stunts, soaring vocals and jaw-dropping acrobatics. West End hits collide with circus spectacle, flame daggers light up the stage, and Britain’s Got Talent star Max Fox leads a cast of world-class performers. It’s loud, colourful and guaranteed to leave your jaw somewhere on the floor.

MONDAY

Introduction to Art - Pork Pie Library & Community Centre
1:00 PM | More Info

TUESDAY

Open Studios Live Body Painting - LCB Depot
12:00 PM | More Info

Sustainable Crafts Workshop - Beaumont Leys Library
1:00 PM | More Info

Searching For The Knights Hospitaller - Leicester Guildhall
2:00 PM | More Info

THURSDAY

Leicester Girl Launch Night - The Exchange Bar
7:00 PM | More Info

Women's Self Defence Launch Night - Dovelands Primary School
7:15 PM | More Info

Women's Cacao and Sound Ceremony - Manor House Community Centre
7:30 PM | More Info

FRIDAY

The Print Fair - Leicester Print Workshop
6:00 PM | More Info

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

14/48 Leicester - Y Theatre
8:00 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

Anime Con Leicester 2025 - De Montfort Students Union
10:00 AM | More Info

Sketchbook Workshop - Leicester Guildhall
10:00 AM | More Info

The Music Industry Bootcamp - HQ Recording Studio
10:30 AM | More Info

Pop-Up Art Market - Phoenix Leicester
12:00 PM | More Info

Masterclass with Jak Skelly - Active Arts
3:00 PM | More Info

The Gleeman Guild Presents - HTL Church
6:00 PM | More Info

The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - 02 Academy
7:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY

Labrador Cafe Christmas - Revolution
10:00 AM | More Info

Mum2mum Children's Market - Countesthorpe Hall
10:00 AM | More Info

Folk, Crafts & Rhythms - Leicester Guildhall
11:00 AM | More Info

Golden Retriever Cafe Christmas - Revolution
11:20 AM | More Info

Pug Cafe Christmas - Revolution
2:05 PM | More Info

Accessible Afternoon - National Space Centre
3:00 PM | More Info

The Music of Zimmer vs Williams - De Montfort Hall
3:00 PM | More Info

Dachshung Cafe Christmas - Revolution
3:25 PM | More Info

Curfew Comedy - Aylestone Black-Horse
5:00 PM | More Info

Heart Chakra Kundalini Yoga & Gong - Create Studios
5:30 PM | More Info

 🎶 LIVE MUSIC

WEDNESDAY

• John Blaylock UK Tour - International Music Venue - 7:30 PM

FRIDAY

• Tom Hingley Live - Firebug - 7:30 PM

• Govannen - Leicester Guildhall - 7:30 PM

• The Whiskey Chasers Live - Queen of Bradgate - 9:30 PM

• Unification of Dub - 2Funky - 10:00 PM

SATURDAY

• NOWT 8 - Duffy's Bar - 7:00 PM

• The Flaneurs Band - Donkey Venue - 7:00 PM

• FastLoaders - 2Funky - 7:00 PM

• The Cheeze - Horse and Trumpet - 9:00 PM

🌦️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

15°C 🌡️ 10°C | Cloudy.

Saturday

14°C 🌡️ 10°C | Overcast.

Sunday

13°C 🌡️ 10°C | Cloudy.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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