Diwali in Leicester

Leicester, one of the UK's most diverse cities, has the largest Diwali festival outside of India. Every autumn, tens of thousands of people - including Sikh and Jain followers who also celebrate Diwali - descend to Belgrave Road in the city's Indian community to participate in the "festival of lights."

After music, dancing, and speeches (in English, Hindi, and Gujarati) by local luminaries, a boisterous countdown begins, culminating at 7.30 pm with the switch-on of about 6500 multicolored lights, an explosion of confetti, and a chorus of shouts. The mob eventually makes its way down the road, called the "Golden Mile," to the adjoining Cossington Street recreation field, where an extraordinarily loud firework show takes place.

Time: 24th October 2022
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