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Lestival!
The Leicester Circus Festival
Brief logo Lestival! : The first ever festival of circus and juggling to take place in Leicester.

On Saturday 21st June 2008, the summer solstice, the circus comes to Brockington College, Enderby.

Have a look at the gallery of pictures of the venue. And some more by Alby.

We will be using their splendid brand new building, boasting lots of well-lit space with extravagant headroom, a beautiful multi-purpose theatre area, a large sports hall, and plenty of outdoor space in which to play or just enjoy the summer sunshine.

Attractions and events during the day will include :-
  • Lots of space for everyone, with silly amounts of headroom for the benefit of jugglers and diabolists.
  • Workshops - covering a multitude of skills and for all levels of skill from complete beginner to world class.
  • The games - compete for prizes in a range of games both silly and skillful.
  • Beard Products - our tame traders will be selling a huge range of circus equipment throughout the day, at discount prices, bless 'em.
  • Music & games - bring your own games, chill out, and relax to our soothing choons.
  • Video - watch jaw dropping juggling videos on our giant screens.
  • Internet - for net addicts we hope to have free WiFi access throughout the day.
  • The public show - top quality juggling and circus talent brought to you at a ridiculously cheap price - Do Not Miss!!.
  • The grand raffle - your chance to win circus equipment and other prizes.

Venue atrium Brockington College is our fantastic venue. It is a brand new state of the art school which opened in October 2007, which offers :-
  • The atrium - 250 square metres of beautifully light and airy space, with over 10 metres of headroom.
  • The sports hall - a 600 square metre hall with lots of headroom.
  • The theatre space - a multi purpose space suitable for workshops, the games, the public show, etc..
  • The studio - a dedicated workshop area which will become the stage for the evening show.
  • Outside - lots and lots of space, both paved and grassed.


All content © Leicester Circus Festival, 2008. Last updated on 4th June 2008.