"Leicester is on one of the most ethnically diverse and fastest growing multicultural cities in the European Union."

Leicester has a large and growing ethnic minority community and is considered to be a model of successful cultural integration. The city is commonly associated with its growing black community. Over several decades the town has been transformed into a modern multicultural city.

Leicester is an attractive place to live as well as an ideal location for the most multicultural urban centre in Britain. Leicester is widely held as an outstanding example of diversity and ethnic plurality receiving accolades from The United Nations and specific reference as ‘a model of community and cohesion’ .

                                                          Leicester City Centre

The city is the centre of Asian cultural life in Britain boasting a thriving cultural community. There are several dance groups of international renown and the city has become an exciting venue for singers, writers and artists from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Leicester’s Belgrave district hosts the largest Diwali festival (the Hindu festival of light) outside of India attracting 60,000 visitors to the streets of Belgrave every year. The Belgrave Mela (Asian community fair) is the largest outside London.

                                                         Diwali in Leicester