Street Art Takes Over Leicester.

BRING THE PAINT FESTIVAL IS BACK WITH A BANG.

With Summer on the horizon, the quest for vibrant atmospheres and engaging activities to do begins to be on the forefront of many. Well, in the city of Leicester, Summer looks to have arrived early as Murals, Skateboarding, Breakdancing, BMX's dominate the city. Massive street art murals will be visible throughout the city centre.

Street artists from around the globe have arrived in Leicester to transform the city's buildings with vibrant artwork.

The Bring The Paint street festival has returned for its fourth edition, renowned as one of the largest free open-air galleries in the world, running until Sunday, May 26th.

The festival features works from local and national creatives, as well as international artists from countries including Canada, Australia, and Brazil.

The festival is also expected to have workshops and talks from 'learning how to spray paint', live music performance and a community space for families and children.

Leicester City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, said: “Leicester hosted the first Bring the Paint event in 2017, and the amazing results of that can still be seen in the city centre today. I’m delighted that the city council is sponsoring Graffwerk to bring the event here once again this May and look forward to welcoming world-class street artists from around the globe to our city.”

Sean Balogun

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