Sponsorship
Join with Cosmopolitan Arts to bring vibrant festivals and spectacular events to Leicester and the East Midlands.
Join with Cosmopolitan Arts to bring vibrant festivals and spectacular events to Leicester and the East Midlands. Put your name front and centre in Leicester’s vibrant cultural events. For over 15 years, Cosmopolitan Arts have championed cultural diversity; breaking down barriers and uniting communities through the power of the arts. The mission is simple – to create shared cultural experiences that inspire connection, understanding, and joy. Each year, our festivals welcome more than 100,000 attendees, alongside a growing digital reach of 500,000. Through our dedicated youth programme, we empower 40+ vulnerable young people every year to build confidence, develop music and creative skills, and find their voice through artistic expression.
By partnering with Cosmopolitan Arts, you’ll not only amplify our impact but also demonstrate your brand’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social responsibility.
Amanda Leandro
Cosmopolitan Arts, Arts Council England NPO
Why partner with us?
Our festivals are a true reflection of Leicester’s vibrant and diverse communities, bringing together audiences in a celebration of unity, creativity, and cultural diversity.
Sponsoring Cosmopolitan Arts offers your organisation:
- Exceptional Brand Visibility: showcase your brand to tens of thousands of attendees and a broad digital audience in dynamic, high-profile settings.
- Meaningful Community Impact: align your brand with diversity, inclusion, and positive social change, and strengthen your CSR commitments.
- Unforgettable Experiences: be part of awe-inspiring performances and unforgettable moments that leave a lasting impression, with your brand at the heart of it all.
Partner with us
Youth Programme
Help empower Leicester’s young people by sponsoring ongoing creative workshops. We support underprivileged youth through delivering free weekly music lessons. This allows them to develop confidence, express themselves creatively, and build valuable skills for their future—both in music and beyond. We also support families in need through holiday provision, including hands-on workshops in music, filmmaking, DJing, and visual arts.
Lunar/Chinese New Year
Add your name to this unique cultural event in the heart of Leicester! Since 2017, Cosmopolitan Arts has proudly partnered with Leicester’s Chinese community to bring the vibrant tradition of the Lunar/Chinese New Year to life. It is now recognised as the East Midlands’ largest celebration of its kind, attracting over 50,000 people each year.
Cosmopolitan Arts Festival
Cosmopolitan Arts Festival stands as Leicester’s largest celebration of cultural diversity spanning the city centre hosting numerous performance areas and showcasing a vast array of cultural artforms and genres attracting tens of thousands of visitors each year.
For The Love Of Jazz
Be a part of this energetic and spectacular festival! Since 2022, For the Love of Jazz has celebrated Leicester’s growing jazz scene, presenting live performances to diverse audiences in a relaxed and inclusive atmosphere. It’s the largest free and accessible jazz festival in the region—a true celebration of community, creativity, and music.
Immersive Combined Arts
Sponsor the 2026 Environmental Art Show at Leicester Cathedral.
‘Our Mother’ is an enthralling, large-scale outdoor combined arts show about climate change and environmental responsibility.
Get in touch
We would love to talk to you about our range of sponsorship opportunities available to meet your brand’s requirements. Explore Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers for our programmes. We can also work with you to create bespoke sponsorship packages.
Book a 15-minute call to discuss your 2026 partnership.
