davieG Posted 19 August 2016 Posted 19 August 2016 Music, colour, entertainment, and sport will fill Leicester's streets from Saturday and for the next 10 days as the City Festival gets underway. The festival, which is in its fourth year, takes place in the heart of the city and celebrates Leicester – and let's face it, we're good at throwing a party. And you'll be happy to hear most events are free. City Festival will launch on Friday with the outdoor cinema showing the Jungle Book in Jubilee Square and will finish on Monday, August 29. On the penultimate day, you can enjoy Myoptik's Closing Ceremonyat Brewdog - a 12-hour extravaganza of live music, DJs, visuals, spoken word, comedy and art. To join in the fun, check out our guide below, where we have picked out a few things to look out for, including new events and some of the regular highlights: Read more: An Indian Summer and City Festival to host outdoor cinema screening of The Jungle Book New events image: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276308/binaries/31200981.JPG An outdoor cinema showing the Jungle Book in Jubilee Square will kickstart the festival Clash of Drums: Finish your day on Saturday by enjoying an explosive drum and firework show. Two internationally renowned companies, Les Commandos Percu, from France and Deabru Beltzak, from the Basque region of Spain, are battling in a thrilling spectacular of music, drumming and fireworks. It will start at 9pm with a parade from The Oval, in New Walk and proceed towards Victoria Park for the finale. image: http://tag-dyn.omnitagjs.com/fo-dyn/native/preview/image?key=b1cf152d07b6237487b265e79c9b4249&ztop=0.2972564781991143&zleft=0.5281861111111111&zwidth=0.29100964240102173&zheight=0.5439432568243396&width=80&height=80&kind=INTERNAL 10 reasons to take the kids to the Tower of London From the Kray twins to traitors and polar bears, the Tower of London has seen it all. Discover 10 reasons from TimeOut why you should take the kids there for an unforgettable day out this summer. Sponsored by Historic Royal Palaces image: http://fo-static.omnitagjs.com/fo-static/native/images/info-blue.png Trolleys: A spell binding piece of street theatre about five supermarket trolleys. It's an outdoor spectacle involving dance and ballet. You will be able to see the trolleys spin, glide and slide in this physical and funny performance which includes electro acoustic music, acrobatics and street dance. Shaun Parker in collaboration with London's C-12 Dance Theatre will appear on Friday and Saturday next week (AUG 26 and 27) at 2pm & 4pm in Humberstone Gate West. Light House Keeping: This new and unique show will incorporate music, projected images, and pyrotechnics. It is based on themes of destruction, upheaval, survival and healing. To experience this premiere go to Cathedral Gardens at 8.30pm on Friday (26 AUG). Returning favourites image: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276308/binaries/31236884.JPG Leicester Belgrave Mela Festival 2015 Journeys Festival International: Saturday and Sunday at Jubilee Square enjoy the creative work of refugee and asylum seeker artists. There will be visual arts, music, and performance. It's from 11am to 4pm both days. Leicester Belgrave Mela Festival: Sunday sees Leicester alive with live music, dance, food, fashion, entertainment, arts and Indian culture. There will be a host of free South Asian arts and cultural experiences, with live entertainment, and the UK's biggest shopping Bazaar. There are performances by The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band, from Jaipur, India and international Rangoli street artist Janak Chauhan will create a live Rangoli artwork. Find the fun from 11am to 6pm in Gallowtree Gate, Clock Tower, Humberstone Gate and Leicester Market. Get Active! (which used to be SportsFest) will provide advice and tips on how to build activity into your daily routine. It features more than 20 physical activity and sport taster sessions, exercise demonstrations from the experts, talks from leading fitness professionals and free health checks. This is an annual event and organised by Leicester City Council's Sports Regeneration team in partnership with sporting and community groups in the city. To take part, find the event in Humberstone Gate West, Gallowtree Gate and the Clock Tower next Sunday (AUG 28) 11am until 4pm. Cosmopolitan Carnival: This event will bring a party atmosphere to the city with live music, dance, comedy and more. It takes place one week on Saturday (SAT 27) from 2pm until 9pm in Jubilee Square, Clock Tower, High Street, Humberstone Gate and at BBC Radio Leicester. The main stage in Jubilee Square will host a range of musical genres including ska infused punk rock band The Brandy Thieves. On the acoustic stage at the Clock Tower there will be cultural music, comedy and spoken word. High Street will see a number of different activities, including a dance performance area. There will also be a funky open top bus stage with live music and a range of activities on Humberstone Gate. And in BBC Radio Leicester there will be an art gallery and lots of free arts workshops. The grand finale will take place from 8.30pm in Jubilee Square – an illuminated large-scale film projection and pyrotechnic show, with lanterns and giant puppets. The City Festival is organised by Leicester City Council. We don't have the space here to tell you about all the events, so for more information, visit: www.visitleicester.info Read more at http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/city-festival-2016-everything-you-need-to-know/story-29634011-detail/story.html#c39DLOMfKUpjIvWg.99
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