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Old Town Festival

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Old Town Festival

Old Town Festival is a new event for 2025 incorporating the traditional St George's Festival with the Historic Roman Heritage of the City. 

There will be a vibrant program of re-enactments, walkabout acts and characters, street theatre, venue tours, storytelling, arts and crafts, Morris, and maypole dancing plus much more across Leicester’s Old Town district, including Leicester Cathedral, King Richard III Visitors Centre, The Guildhall and Jubilee Square.

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Key Information

Old Town, Leicester, LE1 5DB

Tel: +44 (0)116 4543600

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Event Date: (26 Apr 2025 - 27 Apr 2025)

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