Great music. Great people. Great cause. That’s Oxjam. This year’s celebration kicks off with at the start of October with a plethora of exciting and varied fringe events throughout the month, culminating with the flagship Takeover Festival on October the 22nd.

The Takeover is taking place round the city's Cultural Quarter and will involve all the wonderful venues that populate the area. Each venue will host a day long programme of music, covering all styles and genres.

And the best thing about all this? All the money raised, every last penny, is donated to Oxfam to help them continue their amazing work fighting poverty and injustice across the world.

It’s you, Leicester, who makes this happen! The music is provide by the best Leicester musicians that we all know and love (with a few carefully selected hidden surprises!), and the event itself is only made possible by the kindness and dedication of our talented, colourful and diverse community. So make sure you take part and show your support.

Local Music, Global Impact!

Allen Jones
Oxjam Regional Manager, Leicester
oxjam.leicester2011@gmail.com"​.