What's on in Hinckley?
Your one-stop guide to everything happening in Hinckley Town Centre - BID Events for the year followed by ‘What else is on this month’.
Hinckley BID Events
Hinckley BID organises a whole range of exciting events in Hinckley Town Centre, and thanks to your support they continue to grow in popularity every year! Please visit often to see the very latest information about our events. We look forward to seeing you!
What else is on in the coming months?
Are you a Hinckley BID Member Business with an upcoming event to promote? If so we'd love to share it on our website and email campaigns. Simply email our team with all of the details.
Hinckley BID's Easter Adventure - Bunny Hunt
at The Crescent, Station Road.Grab your pens for Hinckley BID's Easter Bunny Hunt.
Just pick up a clue guide and follow the trail, starting from Cineworld, to find the bunnies in 10 business windows throughout the town centre. At the end, submit your completed form to enter the FREE Prize Draw to WIN one of the following great prizes:
- £50 town centre gift voucher!
- A LARGE Milk Chocolate Easter Egg!
- Family Cinema Passes for 4 at Cineworld!
- A round of Mini Golf at The Birdie Bunker!
Our Easter Adventure is fun and free of charge and brought to you by Hinckley BID on behalf of our town centre businesses.
DOWNLOAD the Bunny Hunt Clue Guide to PRINT at home on the link below, or collect a copy on the day from any of the following locations:
- Cineworld in The Crescent
- Hinckley Library, Lancaster Road
- Clarks, 8 Castle Street
- MCC Model Shop, 47 Castle Street
...and don't forget to bring a pen!
Hinckley & District Museum, Garden and Tearoom
at 30 Lower Bond Street.OPEN in 2025 from Easter Saturday, 19th April, to Monday 27th October, on Saturdays and Mondays (including Bank Holiday Mondays),
Times: 10am to 4pm (last admission 3.30pm).
Admission:
Adults £4 / Children 5+ £1 (Summer event days £2)
Free to Friends of the Museum on production of a 2025 membership card
Minimum charge for group visits by prior arrangement is £30.00
This iconic building is managed and staffed entirely by volunteers, and is operated by Hinckley and District Museum which is a registered charity (no. 1015922).
The museum cottages are the most complete example of half-timbered buildings remaining in Hinckley and date from the seventeenth century, being originally built as a farmhouse. They are of box-frame construction with a tie-beam roof, with brick infill panels of the late 1700s which replaced the original wattle and daub. By the nineteenth century there were three cottages, and these were bought by Colonel Clive Atkins in 1919 and restored and altered to their present appearance between 1927-8. The Hinckley and District Museum has been housed in the cottages since 1996.
Contact for all events and public open days: hinckleymuseum@hotmail.co.uk
Easter Bunny Hunt at Hinckley & District Museum
at 30 Lower Bond Street.Come along and join in the fun at your wonderful local museum. An opportunity to explore this remarkable venue, and take part in an Easter bunny hunt too!
10am to 3.30pm daily.
Museum admission including Bunny Hunt: Adults £4, children £1 (under 5s free).
Contact for all events and public open days: hinckleymuseum@hotmail.co.uk
The History of Hinckley Cottage Hospital
7:30pm to 9:00pm at Hinckley Great Meeting Chapel, Baines Lane.Join Hinckley & District Museum's knowledgeable speaker, Hugh Beavin, as he provides insight into the origins of our Hinckley Cottage Hospital.
Admission: Friends of Hinckley & District Museum £1 / Non-members £5 at the door.
Contact for all events and public open days: hinckleymuseum@hotmail.co.uk
Lunchtime Talk with author Christine M Cluley
12:00pm to 1:00pm at Hinckley Library, Lancaster Road.Hinckley Library is delighted to be joined by award-winning author Christine M Cluley, who will be discussing her latest book "Lady Dorothie Feilding at War: Right at the Heart and Pulse of Things". (Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the end of the talk).
The event is limited to 20 tickets and the cost is £3 for library members or £4.50 for non-library members. Joining the library is quick and free, so it's a great opportunity to become a member and enjoy all the benefits.
The ticket price includes tea/coffee, and you are welcome to bring your lunch along with you.
Tickets are available now from the library, but pre-booking is essential. You can visit the library during staffed hours or call 0116 305 2500 to secure your spot.
VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration
2:30pm to 5:30pm at St Mary's Church, Church Walk.Come celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day and enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with lots of entertainment on offer.
- Songs That Won The War sang by Sing Loud Be Proud Community Choir.
- Story of The Last Evacuee in Hinckley
- 1940's Memorabilia Exhibition
- Jive Demonstrations with an option to try it yourself
-1940's Afternoon Tea
- Fancy Dress Optional - Prizes for the best dressed
- Children's Activities
Tickets Available from St Mary's Coffee Bar: Adults £5 / Children £2 / Under 3's Free
The Tale of Two Kates - Catherine of Aragon and Katherine Parr
7:30pm to 9:00pm at Hinckley Great Meeting Chapel, Baines Lane.A real treat for history lovers as Eddie Smallwood provides some perspective on these two remarkable women.
Admission: Friends of Hinckley & District Museum £1 / Non-members £5 at the door.
Contact for all events and public open days: hinckleymuseum@hotmail.co.uk
Song Contest - Almost Eurovision Experience
at Concordia Theatre, Stockwell Head.Song Contest Almost Eurovision is a loving, hilarious homage that intuitively celebrates everything we love or loath about the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s like being at the Eurovision Finals, with eleven countries competing and the audience deciding the winner. The main difference between our show and the real Eurovision? We squeeze in so much more – in less time and our version is deliberately funny!
Eurovision has given us unforgettable and possibly cringe-worthy songs over the year and we aim to do exactly the same, only with extra cheese on top!
Book early through the Concordia Theatre website.
Tickets: £17
Hinckley BID's Classic Vehicle Meet
5:00pm to 8:00pm at Market Place.The first Hinckley BID Classic Vehicle Meet of 2025, returning this year by popular demand.
Anyone with a classic vehicle of any kind who would like to pop along would be most welcome.
Entrance will be from Station Road. Free to enter and visit. Please spread the word to any enthusiast you may know!
Richard III - The Facts over Fiction
7:30pm to 9:00pm at Hinckley Great Meeting Chapel, Baines Lane.Chairman of the Leicestershire branch of the Richard III Society, Richard Smith, will be in Hinckley to share his insight into this period of history which has huge local relevance.
Admission: Friends of Hinckley & District Museum £1 / Non-members £5 at the door.
Contact for all events and public open days: hinckleymuseum@hotmail.co.uk
Hinckley's 14th Soapbox Derby
11:00am to 2:30pm at Castle Street.Hinckley BID and Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council's Soapbox Derby is back again for a 14th year!
This is a tremendously fun, family event for the teams and spectators alike. Comprising both a jump or a chicane, it is the driver’s choice as they steam down the 200m Castle Street hill cheered on by the crowds!
Why not Build a Soap Box and compete? Trophies will be awarded for both Senior and Junior categories including Fastest Time, Best Turned Out, Best Novelty, Best Amateur and Most Enthusiastic Junior.
The minimum age of a Junior Team Driver is 12 years. The minimum age of a Senior Team Driver is 18 years.
£30 fee to enter a soapbox - further details can be found on the entry form below.
FREE to spectate. All welcome!
Past Hinckley BID Events
The following Hinckley BID events have already taken place this year. Visit back often to find out when they will return!
