The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will be broadcast live on a giant screen at Nottingham Castle.

Nottingham is an official BBC broadcast partner and the event will be streamed live from Liverpool Arena on Saturday 13 May on a 28-metre screen with a concert-quality sound system.

Eurovision fans will be able to bring picnics and blankets to watch the Grand Final in the beautiful surroundings of the Castle grounds. The visitor centre will also be open selling food and drink.

Due to limited capacity in the Castle grounds, people will need to pre-book for the screening and tickets will cost £1 each. This small nominal charge will cover the booking process costs (inclusive of VAT and booking fees).

Tickets will go on sale at 10am on Friday 14 April.

More details how to book here

We are hiring for several roles at Nottingham Castle, Wollaton Hall & Deer Park and Newstead Abbey.

Many of the advertised jobs are for Nottingham Castle as we work towards opening the historic site in June.

Roles across all the sites range from:

• Visitor Assistants
• Visitor Leads
• Catering jobs
• Maintenance roles
• Heritage leads
• Managerial roles
• Plus, many more.

These roles would be ideal for people with enthusiasm and interest in museums and galleries, and awareness of the tourism industry

Flexible working is required, including weekends, school holidays and evenings, with a variety of hours and days available.

Discover the jobs & apply here.

There are lots of cheap or FREE ways to celebrate Easter in Nottingham this year. These include a variety of Easter-themed activities, plus craft workshops, Easter egg hunts and games, making them the perfect family day out.

• Wollaton Hall Easter Trail, FREE Entry to the Hall and Exhibitions
• Newstead Abbey Easter Weekend Fun
• Easter Holiday Ice Skating️ Until Sunday 16 April  
• Library Easter ActivitiesUntil Saturday 15 April 
• New Art Exchange Workshops– Until Saturday 15 April  
• Nottingham Contemporary: I Spy, You Spy, We Spy      Until Thursday 13 April  
• Eggciting Easter Egg Hunt & Baking Events at Green’s Windmill  - Until Saturday 15 April  
• Active Nottingham Easter FunUntil Friday 14 April 
• Easter at Lakeside Friday 7 April – Sunday 16 April 
• Grow your own Festival Friday 7 April - Monday 10 April 

Throughout April, a number of supermarket cafes are offer super cheap meals for children. For example, Asda are offering under-16s a meal for £1, with no adult purchase.

Find out more here

City travellers will now be able to get a £2 single adult ticket on all buses in Nottingham until 30 June as the fare cap is extended.

The £2 bus fare has been in place since the New Year as part of the national Help for Households campaign. All bus operators in Nottingham are taking part in the scheme including:

• Nottingham City Transport
• Trentbarton
• Linkbus and Medilink
• CT4N
• Kinchbus
• Marshall’s
• Stagecoach

The scheme aims to help families save money during cost-of-living pressures and encourage people to swap their cars for bus journeys. During the campaign, it’s hoped that millions of cars will be taken off the road. This will reduce carbon emissions while encouraging people to uses buses more as the services try to recover from the pandemic.