We're just 3 weeks away from our ever-popular Craft & Art Fair! 😍
A haven for a huge range of handmade delights - jewellery, glass, ceramics, textiles, printmaking, stationery, homewares, accessories, artisan foods and more. We can barely wait - it’s a full day of shopping and discovery!
📆 Saturday 9 May
🕚 11am–4pm
🎟️ Pay What You Can
Booking recommended:
🔗 link in bio 👆
#CraftAndArtFair
Your weekends just got more creative 🎉
Join us each weekend for a range of events tailored by our team to make getting creative and experiencing new opportunities easier than ever.
Whether you want to try something hands-on in our Saturday Gallery Art Clubs, connect more with local organisations and artists at our Community Sunday Sessions, or a joining in for one of our Art Gallery Tours to discuss our exhibitions and gain alternative insights into the artwork, there is always something happening at the centre.
Each Saturday and Sunday our Attenborough Café will also be open, offering a new range of hot food including fresh baguettes, toasted sandwiches, salads pancakes, smashed avocado, poached eggs, jacket potatoes and more. All served with a range of hot or cold drinks by our wonderful café team ✨
We will also have our regular range of creative courses, performances and exhibitions on offer to make each weekend unique.
Learn more 🔗 link-in bio
#AttenboroughWeekends #ArtsForAll #Creativity #JoinIn #Leciester
Would you like to create a Fused Glass Summer Scene?
We have a fabulous #workshop coming up!
📆 Monday 1 June
🕖 10am - 1pm
👩🏫 Tutor: @number8glass
No experience of working with glass is needed so this workshop is ideal for beginners and doesn’t involve any glass cutting, but it is also suitable for those who have completed a previous course and want to develop their skills 🧐
To find out more, please visit our website:
🔗 Link in bio 👆
#FusedGlass #GlassDesign #ArtsCentre #Leicester #AttenboroughArtsCentre
#WORKSHOP: Punch Needle Mug Rug 🧶
Create your own punch needle coaster (mug rug!) in this fun beginner’s punch needle class on Saturday 30 May, 10:30am - 2:30pm.
From transferring your design to threading the needle, punching your stitches and finishing your coaster ready for your cuppa, tutor @carolinejanecreative will take you through each step of the process 🙌
🔗 To find out more, please visit out website - link in bio 👆
#PunchNeedle #CreativeLearning #ArtsCentre
🎭 This Week's Show 🎭
The Spark Festival's signature aerial show, Take Flight hits our stage this weekend, for not one, not two but THREE showings!
Catch the stunning theatre show for 0-2 year olds (and their grown ups), but book fast - tickets are flying!! 🔥
🎫 Link in bio 👆
#TheSparkFestival #Aerial #Theatre #MultiSensory #Babies
#Volunteer #Opportunity 🤸♀️
We are looking for Gallery Assistant Volunteers for our next exhibition, Jason and the Adventure of 254 which launches on Thursday 4 June.
If you'd like to find out more or interested in applying, contact Noreen our Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] with a short paragraph explaining your interest in the Gallery Assistant role at Attenborough Arts Centre.
Good luck! ✨
📰 #NEWS: Spring Craft & Art Fair supports local artists and crafters
On Saturday 9 May, we welcomed in over 500 visitors to our bi-annual Craft & Art Fair to explore the work of local crafters and artists as they presented their incredible work.
We truly believe in supporting local crafts and arts within our communities, which is what makes hosting the Craft and Arts Fair every year such a delight.
Read our latest news post - link in bio 👆
#CraftAndArtFair #SupportCrafters #SupportArtists #Local #Leicester
We're are back with a Chikankari workshop! ✨🪡
No experience needed, just curiosity and creativity- all materials provided.
📆 Sunday 17th May 2026 10.30am-12pm
📎Limited kits available-first come, first served!
📍Attenborough Arts Centre, Studio 4, Lancaster Rd, Leicester LE1 7HA @attenboroughac
🎟️FREE, no sign-up required
🧶All skill levels welcome
🫂Open and welcoming to people of all faiths, backgrounds and communities
See you there!✨
SAVE THE DATE! 📣📣📣
📆 Friday 19 June 📆
🕖 6pm - 10pm
Our signature event...
⭐Attenborough Late⭐
...returns this June - a fun-packed after-hours art experience that takes over our whole building! 🎉👌😜
Get ready because our gallery and café will be buzzing with music, dance, performances and craft workshops all for no fee, with an array of food and drinks available for purchase. Full programme to be announced soon.
Book your tickets‼
🎫 /whats-on/attenborough-late-2/
We're only a day away from our spring Craft & Art Fair! 🤸♀️
📆 Saturday 9 May
🕖 11am - 4pm
Get ready to visit over 50 curated exhibitors at the Fair next week - book your tickets - link in bio 👆🏼
A few of the prints and cards that will be joining me at @attenboroughac Attenborough Craft & Art Fair this Saturday 9th May in Leicester.
I will have prints, framed art and greetings cards… including some newer work on the stand. Pop by and say hello!
With 50 exhibitors showcasing jewellery, glass, ceramics, textiles, printmaking, painting, wood, stationary, artisan foods and more…it’s well worth a visit. More details in the link in my bio.
#artfair #printmaker #greetingscards #collagraph #artistsupportingartists
