SO Let's Celebrate

SO Let's Celebrate: Celebrating Leicester’s Culture and Special Olympics GB – 8th National Summer Games Leicester - July 2009

A two-week cultural festival, part of the East Midlands Igniting Ambition programme and the Cultural Olympiad.

Highlights include:

• LoveSport exhibition at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery (includes new later opening hours till 7.00pm from 27th July)

• The Special Olympics Opening Ceremony, Walkers Stadium, Leicester, 25th July

• Events and activities around the big screen, Humberstone Gate

• ‘Street Style, Sports Style’ Exhibition at the Richard Attenborough Centre

• The Lyric Lounge - live poetry at the Y Theatre and a range of venues in Leicester

• Caribbean Carnival, Leicester City Centre, 1st August

LoveSport
This interactive exhibition is the launch of Leicester’s cultural programme to celebrate Special Olympics GB - 8th National Summer Games - Leicester July 2009 and the East Midlands Igniting Ambition 2009 programme.
Find out more about the Love Sport Exhibition>>

Igniting Ambition
‘Igniting Ambition is a five year cultural programme of summer festival events in the East Midlands, building up to the staging of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. It is the key driver for the region's contribution to the UK Cultural Olympiad. The 2009 festival is focused in Leicester to accompany the staging of the UK Special Olympics.'

The Special Olympics
The Special Olympics GB National Summer Games will be held in Leicester between the 25th and 31st July 2009. Over 2,700 athletes, representing 18 Special Olympics regions across the UK, will visit Leicester over the seven day period along with 1200 coaches and 1500 volunteers.

The City of Leicester is proud to present a season of Cultural Programmes to accompany the Special Olympics GB - Leicester 2009. We are grateful to the many organisations who have come together to support the Special Olympics in celebrating arts and diversity in Leicester.
For further details>>www.sol2009.com