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Tuesday 1pm - 11pm Wednesday 1pm - 11pm Thursday 1pm - 11pm Friday 12pm - 12am Saturday 12pm - 12am Sunday 12pm - 8pm

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Friendly, cosy micropubs, run by two ex teachers. Aim: to teach, learn and have fun Order food from local businesses
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02/09/2026

OTT is back TOMORROW night from 8pm

TheBasementPresents brings you Open Turn Tables! This is your opportunity to show off your vinyl collection and become the Classroom DJ for the night!
It’s free entry, so if you have a vinyl collection you’d like to share or you’d just like to check out the event. Come to The Classroom tomorrow night!

01/09/2026

Live Music • HEIDI FLETCHER-SMITH

More live music coming your way this Friday night!
Local musician Heidi Fletcher-Smith will be performing from 8pm on Friday 4th.

31/08/2026

Hi all!

From the start of September we’re changing some of ours hours at our Rutland Street bar.
Check out our new times to know when to plan your next Classroom trip!

Our new opening hours are as follows:
MONDAY • CLOSED
TUESDAY • 16:00-22:00
WEDNESDAY • 16:00-22:00
THURSDAY • 16:00-23:00
FRIDAY • 16:00-MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY • 12:00-MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY • CLOSED (not including the first of the month when we’ll be open from midday!)

Don’t forget BREWBEAT is also this weekend on Jubilee Square where we’ll be running the bar! So we hope to see you this weekend!

Thanks 🍻

28/08/2026

Tomorrow we’ve got a bumper day of live music entertainment at Rutland Street!

To start it’s the return of JAZZ ON VINYL!! One of our favourite live music events is back at our Rutland Street Classroom hosted by TheBasementPresents .
Enjoy an afternoon of great music all played on vinyl whilst also being able to watch local creative Maya Ross be this months featured artist.

It always promises to be a chilled afternoon vibe! Hope to see some of you there from midday!

Then after that from 8pm we’ve got live music from Corner Pocket Jazz, a fantastic jazz septet you don’t want to miss! Band starts from 8pm!

A day of live jazz music for FREE

27/08/2026

ITS HERE!

Ahead of next weekends brewbeat festival we’re pouring BREWBEAT PALE at The Classrooms RIGHT NOW!

BREWBEAT PALE is a 4.3% super sessiony hazy pale ale that’s has once again been brewed by Newcastles own Two By Two Brewing for this event!

Brewbeat takes place on Jubilee Square in Leicesters city centre from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September. It’s a wicked free entry music festival that we’ve had the pleasure of doing for the past couple of years! See you there 🍻

25/08/2026

Live Music • En Route | Events | Weddings | Festivals

Cultural Quarter Lates LAST FRIDAY celebrations is this week to see out August and we’ve got live music from local duo En Route!

Bringing their acoustic soul vibes to Leicesters cultural quarter, expect a bit of soul, funk and rock this Friday from 8pm!

Free live music at The Classroom!! 🍻

22/08/2026

TheBasementPresents is performing NOW at our LUTTERWORTH Classroom.
Chill vibes for today’s sunny garden party.

Don’t miss it!

21/08/2026

It’s a doggy dog world 🐕

16/08/2026

Live Music Event • Tiny Gear Concert

This coming Wednesday TINY GEAR is back at The Classroom on Rutland Street hosted as ever by TheBasementPresents !

Can’t wait to see what miniature music equipment you have to show off this month!

Tiny Gear starts from 8pm with sign up from 7pm on Wednesday 18th August!

Address

34-38 Rutland Street
Leicester
LE11RD

Opening Hours

Tuesday	1pm - 11pm
Wednesday	1pm - 11pm
Thursday	1pm - 11pm
Friday	12pm - 12am
Saturday	12pm - 12am
Sunday	12pm - 8pm

Website

http://www.therealaleclassroom.com/

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