Black History Month

2026 LISTINGS

Leicester

Leicester Thursday 1st October – Wednesday 28th October 2026

Reel Histories 2026: Black Classics is a bold film programme for Black History Month 2026, amplifying the cinematic…

Leicester Tuesday 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th October 2026

Black History Month Cookery Course celebrates the cultures and culinary traditions of the African diaspora through a four-week…

Leicester Wednesday 21st October 2026

Book Launch – Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing explores how migration, race and minority communities…

Leicester Thursday 22 October 2026

Explore Afrofuturism, imagination and the African diaspora through Virgo Multiverse, an evening of multimedia work and performance presented…

Leicester Tuesday 27 October 2026

Spend an evening with Lemn Sissay, one of Britain’s most influential literary voices, as he brings his acclaimed…

Leicester Tuesday 27 October 2026

Discover how plants became central to colonial power in a specialist tour drawing on objects from Glasgow Museums’…

Leicester Wednesday 28 October 2026

Join writer Gerard Alfonzo Daley for a reading from The Book of Erin and an audience question-and-answer session…

Leicester Saturday 31 October 2026

Celebrate the launch of Overcome, a collaborative publication bringing together the personal stories of African Caribbean women through…