Literary Leicester events

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Literary Leicester 2024. You can find out more about the programme in our festival archive and catch up on events that you've missed through 'Arts Podcasts at Leicester' on SoundCloud.

Upcoming events

Tuesday 4 March 2025

The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History

• Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre 3
• 5.15pm - 6.30pm
• Book your free ticket

Literary Leicester 2025

Bookings are now open for Literary Leicester 2025! Between Wednesday 19 March and Saturday 22 March 2025, we'll host a variety of events, open to all. Book your free tickets via TicketTailor.

Wednesday 19 March

Diaspora: Caribbean-Leicester conversations and performances with John Agard and fabian m thomas

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 1.00pm - 2.00pm
• Book your free ticket

From Head and Heart to Page then Stage with fabian m thomas

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 2.30pm - 3.30pm
• Book your free ticket

Creative Writing Student Showcase

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 4.30pm - 5.45pm
• Book your free ticket

Another England: Caroline Lucas in Conversation with Corinne Fowler

• Sir Bob Burgess Building
• 6.30pm - 7.30pm
• Book your free ticket

Kit de Waal: The Best of Everything

• Sir Bob Burgess Building
• 8.00pm - 9.00pm
• Book your free ticket

Thursday 20 March

On Bullying, School and Power

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 12.30pm - 1.30pm
• Book your free ticket

"Where Are You From? No, Where Are You Really From?" with Audrey Osler

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 2.00pm - 3.00pm
• Book your free ticket

Jane Austen at 250: The Great Balloon Debate

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 3.30pm - 4.30pm
• Book your free ticket

Voices from The Other Side of Hope: Writing as Activism

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 5.00pm - 6.00pm
• Book your free ticket

An Idiom Abroad with Adam Sharp

• Sir Bob Burgess Building
• 6.30pm - 7.30pm
• Book your free ticket

Paul Muldoon: An Alphabet of Image and History

• Sir Bob Burgess Building
• 8.00pm - 9.00pm
• Book your free ticket

Friday 21 March

"The Beginner's Mind": A Wellbeing Writing Workshop

• Leicester Central Library
• 12.30pm - 1.30pm
• Book your free ticket

First Story Showcase

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 1.30pm - 2.30pm
• Book your free ticket

The Air We Breathe: How to Talk About Our Air and Our Future

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 3.00pm - 4.00pm
• Book your free ticket

LIAS presents: 10 Days that Changed the World

• Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
• 4.30pm - 5.45pm
• Book your free ticket

'The Rest is History' Podcast: Live in Leicester!

• Sir Bob Burgess Building
• 6.30pm - 7.30pm
• Join the waiting list

Saturday 22 March

Dragon Stories for Kids Aged 8 to 12

• Beaumont Hall
• 10.00am - 12.00pm
• Book your free ticket

"My Friend Monica": Remembering Philip Larkin's Partner Monica Jones

• Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre 2
• 4.00pm - 5.00pm
• Book your free ticket