The Chinese New Year celebrations have kicked off this afternoon (Sunday, February 2) with a lion dance at De Montfort ...

Leicester City Council has confirmed that 16,000 low-energy lamps will start going up this week, with about 20 city centre streets set to be decorated, as well as Town Hall Square. The process ...

Leicester's annual Christmas lights switch ... Brass bands and choirs will be performing in Town Hall Square from 5pm until 8pm, alongside the square's Christmas trees and traditional nativity ...

Red Chinese lanterns have been strung between buildings across Leicester as the city prepares ... More entertainment follows from 16:30 at Town Hall Square, with lasers, martial arts ...

A nutcracker marching band, penguins and stilt-walking angels will all feature at the Leicester big switch-on. From next Wednesday (November 20), 16,000 Christmas lights will illuminate the city.

Fireworks, music, fairs, lanterns, dragon and lion dancing will fill the city streets this weekend during a two-day free event. Millions of people across Asia and the world are celebrating the Lunar ...