Unusual event venues in Leicester
Unusual event venues in Leicester, each profiled from the venue's own published information with a link to its official source.
The directory lists five conference and event venues in Leicester, including Curve, Leicester Cathedral and Leicester Haymarket Theatre. Profiles were last checked between 10 and 13 November 2026.
Venue profiles
Curve
You can open Curve's two theatres and stage into one space for up to 1,300 people, with five meeting rooms and a 98m Mezzanine for receptions of 660, under 10 minutes' walk from Leicester station. Up to 970 · 5 spaces
Leicester Cathedral
You can hire the nave of the cathedral that holds Richard III's tomb for a concert, dinner or exhibition, 10 to 15 minutes' walk from Leicester station.
Leicester Haymarket Theatre
You get a 901-seat tiered auditorium in central Leicester with a 24-hour car park joined to the building and Haymarket Bus Station two minutes away. Up to 901
National Space Centre
You can host up to 500 at a reception among the space galleries, seat 192 in the Planetarium and park over 400 cars on site, two miles north of Leicester city centre. Up to 500
Phoenix
Hire meeting rooms from £15 an hour plus VAT or a 220-seat cinema screen in Leicester's Cultural Quarter, about a 10-minute walk from the station, with in-house catering. Up to 220 · 5 spaces
Compare venues in Leicester at a glance
| Venue | Largest capacity |
|---|---|
| Curve | 970 people (theatre capacity, Theatre) |
| De Montfort Hall | 2,096 people (standing, Auditorium) |
| Leicester Cathedral | – |
| Leicester Haymarket Theatre | 901 people (theatre style, auditorium (Stalls and Circle)) |
| Leicester Marriott Hotel | 400 people (theatre style, Grove Suite) |
| Leicester Racecourse | 650 people (delegates, largest room (room not named by the venue)) |
| Mattioli Woods Welford Road | 1,250 people (reception (standing), Premiership Suite) |
| National Space Centre | 500 people (drinks reception, Hub of the galleries (also entire centre)) |
| Phoenix | 220 people (cinema seating, Screen 1 (217 seats + 3 wheelchair spaces)) |
| Winstanley House | 450 people (delegates, layout not stated, The Grand Ballroom (brochure gives 350 on round tables)) |
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Questions about Leicester
How many listings are there for Leicester?
You can compare 10 listings here: 10 venues.
Which sectors are most common in Leicester?
Unusual event venues (5), Historic event venues (4), Conference hotels (2), Stadium and sports venues (2), Conference and exhibition venues (1).
Which venue in Leicester has the largest stated capacity?
De Montfort Hall, at 2,096 people, among the venues here that publish a capacity.
You can check every answer against the 10 listings in this section: each one is worked out from what they publish.