Events in Loughborough From 6th April – 12th April 2026

You can find a varied programme this week across Loughborough that reflects both longstanding traditions and current community interests. At Dew Drop in Hathern, local musicians present original work with minimal production. Centro Lounge continues its weekly comedy nights, featuring emerging acts who perform material shaped by audience interaction, offering an unfiltered view of contemporary stand-up in a small-scale setting.

On Wednesdays through Saturdays, Gusti Pugliesi operates from the corner near Loughborough Market Hall, offering stone-baked pizzas cooked over wood-fired ovens using traditional recipes passed down from southern Italy. These food stalls are part of an ongoing initiative to support independent traders and promote seasonal ingredients within town centre spaces.

At Loughborough Town Hall, two creative sessions run this week: a punch needle art workshop open to all ages, focusing on textile techniques used in craft communities across the Midlands; and a nature-inspired painting session led by local artist Sarah Bower, exploring depictions of hares observed at dawn along footpaths near Thorpe Acre. These events are hosted alongside university-led forums, this week including an AI futures discussion organized by Loughborough University’s School of Computing, and workshops tailored to postgraduate researchers interested in interdisciplinary methods.

Younger residents can join youth drop-in groups held weekly on Thursday evenings, while families may attend Dinosaurs Live, an interactive exhibition combining tactile models with short films about prehistoric life, before viewing The Last Ice Age at 7pm.

Physical activity remains central: Paula Radcliffe Stadium hosts open fitness sessions every Tuesday and Friday morning; a community-run market promoting sustainable shopping operates in the car park beside the town hall on Saturday mornings, using mobile payment systems to reduce congestion.

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