The Heather Music festival over Saturday and Sunday is one of the highlights of the weekend in and around Coalville.

After the success of the Heather Scarecrow Festival last week, the two-day free festival also returns following the enforced break due to the Pandemic.

A host of Leicestershire based bands have been lined up for the event, which is free to the public.

Tony Marsden, part of the organising team, says they are expecting large crowds with ideal weather forecast.

The Shed came second in the recent Coalville Has Talent event and are also part of the Heather Music Festival Line-up

He said: "The event was slightly bigger before Covid year, it was Heather in the Park which included the World Barebeque Championships which we were also hosting.

"But historically, the music festival has been something the village has taken on board for more than 20 years.

"We're calling this a bit of bounceback event and Heather St John's Football Club wanted to work with us on this.

"They do so much for the village and it will be a free event. The venue has been good for the community.

"We've had a good record of bringing decent acts in from around Leicestershire.

"And a lot of them are looking to getting back to playing live again after the last two years.

"Some of the bands are different now, their circumstances have changed.

"We will also be raising money for LOROS over the two days."

You can find more details of the event HERE.

On Sunday, Memorial Square in Coalville will be the venue for Whitwick British Legion's VJ Day Memorial Service.

As well as the service there will be old military vehicles, poppy cars and motorcycles from 10.30am.

More details are HERE.

Memorial Square in Coalville will be the setting for Sunday's VJ Day Memorial. Photo: Coalville Nub News

There is plenty of live music as well with the Victoria's Bikers' Pub staging two gigs.

On Friday, the venue will be hosting covers band Dr Spork.

The Century Theatre in Coalville will be showing its latest movie on Friday night.

Road Dance stars Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher & Mark Gatiss.

This independent UK film has won Best Film Awards at Edinburgh & Manchester International Film Festivals.

You can find more details HERE.

And Saturday, sees Stranglers tribute band, Rattus Inheritus on stage.

You can find more details of both gigs HERE and HERE.

Friday sees more live music at the Black Horse in Whitwick.

The venue is hosting duo Carter & Hartmann.

You can find more details HERE.

The Bull's Head at Abbott's Oak has a semi-finalist from The Voice in Jason Jones on Saturday night.

He will be playing outdoors and you can find more details HERE.

• If you have an event you would like us to publicise, then you can list it for FREE.

Go to the Coalville Nub News What's On page, click on the black Nub It button and fill in the details.

Or you can follow the link HERE.