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.
St George's Day and Scout Parade
10:00am to 2:00pm at Market Place.Event by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council.
Head to Hinckley's Market Place for some patriotic fun for the whole family, including tales from Tom the Tale Teller, St George on stilts and armour experience.
The Scout parade will leave St Mary's Primary School at 1.15pm and finish at St Peter's Church.
This is The Greatest Show
7:00pm to 11:00pm at St Mary's Church, Church Walk.A show not to be missed! Sensational vocals and slick dance routines.
Tickets: £15 - Available from St Mary's Church Coffee Bar or Online by clicking here.
Elbow Room Jam Night
8:30pm to 11:00pm at Elbow Room Alehouse, 26 Station Road.Open Jam session at Elbow Room Alehouse! Amps, mics and drums provided. Bring your own instruments and jam with the house band and other attending musicians. All instruments and vocalists welcome!
This event takes place on the 4th April, 2nd May, 6th June, 4th July, 1st August, 5th September, 3rd October, 7th November, 5th December.
Elizabeth 1st with Lesley Smith - Hinckley Museum Building Fundraiser
7:30pm to 9:00pm at The Mary Forryan Centre, St Peter's Church.There is no doubt that Gloriana had one of the most profound effects on English and European politics. Here is a chance to meet Her Majesty at her political zenith and already an icon in an English psyche.
This glittering presentation will transport the audience back to the time of Drake, Raleigh and Shakespeare on England's voyage into the Renaissance.
Tickets: £10 each (from the museum on an Open Day, or by email to hinckleymuseum@hotmail.com)
This event is in aid of the Museum's Building Appeal Fund. Hinckley and District Museum is a Registered Charity No.1015922
Music in the Mead
1:00pm to 3:00pm at Argents Mead.Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council event. Music in the Mead returns for 2024, starting with Take it From the Top - a ten-piece band who will be playing a lively programme, with some 1940s classics and some more modern numbers from Elton John and Tina Turner.
Music in the Mead
1:00pm to 3:00pm at Argents Mead.Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council event. Pack a picnic and enjoy the latest Music in the Mead, with four-piece instrumental band click performing well-known hits from the 1960s through to the 2000s.
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council's 50th Anniversary Celebration
12:00pm to 8:00pm at Hollycroft Park.Come and celebrate 50 years of HBBC with a day of family fun, live music and food stalls. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council event.
Elbow Room Jam Night
8:30pm to 11:00pm at Elbow Room Alehouse, 26 Station Road.Open Jam session at Elbow Room Alehouse! Amps, mics and drums provided. Bring your own instruments and jam with the house band and other attending musicians. All instruments and vocalists welcome!
This event takes place on the 4th April, 2nd May, 6th June, 4th July, 1st August, 5th September, 3rd October, 7th November, 5th December.
Proms in the Park
5:00pm to 8:30pm at Hollycroft Park.Hinckley & Bosworth Borough council event.
The evening concert will feature the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Wind Orchestra. Gates open at 5pm, concert begins at 6opm and finishes at 8.30pm.
There will be a half hour interval where refreshments or an ice cream can be purchased. Local business, Bond Street Distillery, will also be in the park from 5pm with an outdoor bar.
You are welcome to bring your own drinks and picnic. The event is free to attend and no booking is necessary. However, capacity in the auditorium area will be on a first-come-first-served basis.
Music in the mead
1:00pm to 3:00pm at Argents Mead.Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council event. Enjoy a performance from Steve and Vinny Picker, a classy acoustic duo performing songs from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Hinckley BID's Classic Vehicle Meet
5:00pm to 8:00pm at Market Place.The first Hinckley BID Classic Vehicle Meet of 2024, 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!
Music in the Mead
1:00pm to 3:00pm at Argents Mead.Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council event. Julie Sings will be performing in the mead with a variety of pop covers.
Armed Forces Day
10:00am to 2:00pm at Argents Mead.Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council event, in partnership with the Hinckley Combined Armed Forces and Veterans Community. The annual service of celebration will be held by Churches Together.
The outdoor service will start at 11am at the Bandstand, with everyone welcome. Please arrive at 10.45am.
The first parade will leave outside Jasper's on Castle Street at 10:45am, marching into Argents Mead. The second will leave after the service, marching down Castle Street and past the saluting base on Station Road.
A range if military vehicles and memorabilia will be on display in the Mead from 10am-2pm.
Hinckley BID's 13th Annual Soapbox Derby
11:00am to 3:00pm at Castle Street.The famous Hinckley BID Soapbox Derby is back again for a 13th 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.
£25 fee to enter a soapbox - further details can be found on the entry form below!
FREE to spectate. All welcome!
Elbow Room Jam Night
8:30pm to 11:00pm at Elbow Room Alehouse, 26 Station Road.Open Jam session at Elbow Room Alehouse! Amps, mics and drums provided. Bring your own instruments and jam with the house band and other attending musicians. All instruments and vocalists welcome!
This event takes place on the 4th April, 2nd May, 6th June, 4th July, 1st August, 5th September, 3rd October, 7th November, 5th December.
Music in the Mead
1:00pm to 3:00pm at Argents Mead.Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council event. Enjoy a performance by Jazzology, a 10-member jazz band.
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!
