Supporting Leicester’s Largest Public Events and Civic Services

Showsec works with a number of departments across Leicester City Council, providing security, stewarding and crowd management services for major events, public spaces and civic buildings throughout the city.

Our teams support some of Leicester’s best-known events, including the Diwali Celebrations, Christmas Lights Switch-On, Abbey Park Bonfire, community festivals, parades and public gatherings. We have also played a key role in significant occasions such as the Reinterment of King Richard III, helping manage large crowds and ensuring public safety during a landmark moment in the city’s history.

Alongside events, Showsec provides security services across a range of council sites, including Haymarket Bus Station, St Margaret’s Bus Station, De Montfort Hall, Belgrave Hall, the Town Hall and other civic buildings. Our support extends to polling stations, resilience services and other council operations when required.

Services include crowd management, stewarding, SIA-licensed security, CCTV monitoring, control room operations, directional stewarding and traffic management support. We also provide rapid-response security for short-notice requirements, helping the council respond to changing operational needs.

One of the strengths of the partnership is its flexibility. Our teams regularly support events and locations of varying size, risk and complexity, from major city-centre celebrations attracting tens of thousands of visitors to day-to-day security operations across council facilities.

Through long-standing relationships with multiple council departments, Showsec has become a trusted delivery partner, supporting safe, well-managed events and public services across Leicester.