Music Festivals
in 2017
What festivals to look for in 2017
Music festivals take place all through the year; we will add details below as they become available.
March
11th and 12th March
Leicester’s new music festival.
April
Handmade
Friday 28th April 2017 – Sunday 30th April 2017
Early bird tickets are on sale now
See the website for Handmade Festival.
May
22 to 28th
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Glastonbudget
26th to 28th May
taking place at Wymeswold near Loughborough
Details from the Glastonbudget website
June
Download
9th to 11th June
Details are on the Download website.
Riverside
Leicester
Foxton Locks
Leicestershire
July
Noisily Festival
6th to 9th July
Leicestershire, Coney Woods
Details from the Noisily website.
Western Park
Local festival in Leicester
23rd to 24th July
Simon Says
Music festival held at De Montfort Hall and Gardens
Y Not Festival
Held over the border in Derbyshire and now one of the established top rank national events.
August
Caribbean Carnival
Usually held in early August; a parade followed by a festival on Victoria Park.
City Festival
In August a festival of arts and music takes place in Leicester that includes the Cosmopolitan carnival.
Loughborough
Two festivals – BeaconFest and PhantomFest are held each year in August.
Oxjam leicester Takeover
Takes place usually in October each year.
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