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Mecca Leisure Group (also known as Mecca Leisure Ltd, Mecca Ltd, and Mecca Dance Ltd) was a British business that ran nightclubs, hotels, theme parks, bingo parlours and Hard Rock Cafes. During the 1960s, Mecca was a centre of entertainment with numerous nightclubs throughout major United Kingdom towns and cities. Mecca ballrooms were used for the BBC TV show Come Dancing. Eric Morley was a general manager of dancing at Mecca Leisure Group and was involved in the Miss World competitions.
Notable disc jockey performing at Mecca nightclubs include Jimmy Savile from 1960 and Pete Waterman.
The Coventry Locarno is the subject of the Specials song "Friday Night, Saturday Morning", B-side to Ghost Town. Chuck Berry's live version of "My Ding-a-Ling" was also recorded there.
In 1989, the company acquired Pleasurama plc.
In 1990, the Rank Organisation made an offer of £512m to acquire Mecca Leisure Group, which was initially rejected, and then accepted two months later.
| Locarno Ballroom | Basildon | 1961 | ||
| Blackpool Mecca | Blackpool | 1965 | ||
| Locarno Ballroom | Burnley | 1962 | Cat's Whiskers, Ritzy | 1996 |
| Mecca Locarno | Coventry | |||
| Ilford Palais | London | |||
| Locarno Ballroom Evening Times (March 30, 2015). "Memories: it was strictly for dancing at the Locarno Ballroom in 1962". Evening Times. Retrieved June 26, 2017. | Glasgow | 1926 | ||
| Mecca Locarno Ballroom | Leeds | 1938 | 1969 | |
| Locarno | Liverpool | 1948 | ||
| Lyceum Theatre | London | 1834 | ||
| Southampton Royal Pier | Southampton | 1963 | 1979 | |
| Stockport Plaza | Stockport | 1965 | ||
| Locarno Ballroom | Swindon | 1952 | 1969 | |
| Mecca Dance Hall Tottenham | London | 1910 | 2004 | |
| Hammersmith Palais | London | 1919 | 2007 | |
| Sherwood Rooms | Nottingham | 1957 | 1984 | |
| Locarno | Bristol | 1966 | 1991 |
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