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Sunday 18 August
Victoria Embankment
12noon - 8pm
FREE PARADE 2pm
Nottingham will come together this weekend to celebrate the Caribbean Carnival and everybody is invited.
The Parade leaves the Embankment, goes up Wilford Grove and then works its way back to the Embankment at Bunbury Street. There is a judging point at the memorial which is an excellent spot to catch all the action. The parade culminates in amazing performances on the Parade Stage within the Carnival Village.
There is a small charge for entertainment and to enter the Carnival Village - Adults: £3, Children under 12: £1, with toddlers free. The parade is free to watch along the route.
The Carnival Village will comprise five music zones (charges apply) with a traditional mix of over 30 DJs and live bands alongside numerous cultural and information stalls – including a heritage zone, bars, funfair and some of the region’s best street food including Jamaican Patties and the famous jerk chicken.
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Friday 23 August
Wollaton Hall
Bohemian Rhapsody
A foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury.
Check out this and other music-themed outdoor film screenings to be shown at Wollaton this August.
22/08 - A Star is Born
23/08 - Bohemian Rhapsody
25/08 - Purple Rain
26/08 - Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October
Newstead Abbey
The Robin Hood Pageant, now in its 38th year, has been completely re-imagined for 2019, staged in a forest setting close to the historic Newstead Abbey.
This spectacular event will be themed around the power struggle between Nottingham’s best-loved outlaw and his arch-nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham
Experience dramatic medieval re-enactments, a wealth of costumed period characters, historic demonstrations, hands-on activities, theatre and much more.
Discounted early bird tickets are available until Monday 2 September.
Friday 16 and Sunday 18 August
Wollaton Hall
Delve into Wollaton’s ‘dark’ past…walk amongst the shadows that lie below the old house and revel in the atmosphere of all who have toiled amongst the ancient walls and flagstones of the Hall’s most secret places.
There are four time slots each day.
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Monday 19 to Saturday 24 August
Nottingham Tennis Centre
Play from 9am each day
Free event
Watch the highest level of domestic competition for all junior players, where previous champions include big stars such as Tim Henman, and Andy Murray.
Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 August
Vernon Park - NG6 0AP
Tennis and multi-sport holiday camps
These sessions are for ages 8-14. The days consist of tennis in the mornings followed by multi-sports in the afternoons such as quick cricket, rounders, basketball and football.
Sessions are £15 a day or £30 for three days and will run 9am-3pm.
Did you know? Free tennis at Valley Road on Saturdays is part of the 50 FREE or super cheap things to do this summer.
It includes summer holiday activities, fun days and more in your neighbourhood
Monday to Friday until 31 August
5 Parks across the city
A SUMMER OF IMAGINATION
Explore your favourite Nottingham parks this summer and find magical story dens full of books, crafts, trails and more.
There are five StoryParks across the City, so you’re bound to find one near you. With a special sculpture at each one, why not see whether you can visit them all?
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Saturday 17 to Sunday 25 August
Royal Concert Hall
Braniac Detective Academy - Join the Brainaic experts and learn real detective skills in these interactive workshops designed for 6-16 year olds. Discover how to carry out forensic Crime Scene Investigation techniques and become a Brainiac super sleuth!
Friday 16 August
Newstead Abbey
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - Young Ali Baba stumbles across an enchanted cave when he overhears the magic words that open it: “Open Sesame!”. Inside the cave he finds untold amounts of gold and jewels, and takes some of it home to show his wife. But what will he do when she chides him for stealing? Can he keep the secret from his jealous brother? And when the Robber King comes looking for the missing treasure supported by an army of 40 angry thieves – will he and his family survive?
Gates open at 5pm Performance starts at 6pm
Wednesday 4 September
Newstead Abbey - 6.45pm
This talk from Dr Richard Gaunt will coincide with the exhibition: The golden age of satire? Late-Georgian satirical prints.
Within this spotlight exhibition in the King Charles II Bedroom, Newstead Abbey presents nine late Georgian prints from the British Museum’s collection. The prints cruelly mock King George III and his dissolute sons in the period 1790–1820. Prints on display are by the most talented, prolific and vicious satirists from that time, including Gillray, Cruikshank, Rowlandson and Newton.
The talk is 45 mins and includes a viewing of the exhibition.
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