 This weekend: Comedy at the Castle
 Fri 2 - Sun 4 May
Nottingham Castle
Make the most of the great weather this bank holiday weekend with three evenings of fantastic open-air comedy! Round up your friends and family to enjoy side-splitting stand-up comedy from some of the UK's top comedians, support acts, and MC Barry Dodds.
Tonight
Maisie Adam headlines with support from Imran Yusuf and Kyrah Gray.
Tomorrow
Simon Brodkin and Gary Delaney headline with support from Scott Bennett and Karen Bayley.
Sunday
Tom Davis headlines with support from Thomas Green and Phil Nichol.
There'll also be a range of street food available, plus fully stocked bars to keep you hydrated!
Nottingham City residents can receive a 10% discount by entering their council tax number and postcode when booking.
This weekend: Concert for Peace
 Sun 4 May
Victoria Embankment War Memorial
A special Concert for Peace to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day will take place this Sunday from 12pm-4pm.
The family-friendly concert will feature performances from the Band of the Royal Engineers, Nottingham Military Wives Choir and the Ukrainian Community Choir, as well as sounds and songs from the wartime era, and audience participation. Bring your own picnics, chairs and blankets to enjoy the concert, and there will be food vendors too.
Admission is free and tickets are not required. Free parking is available at County Hall. The event is presented by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, in partnership with Experian, Arc Partnership and Via East Midlands.
This weekend: England Hockey League Finals
 Sat 3 & Sun 4 May
Nottingham Hockey Centre
The Athleteq.App England Hockey League Premier Division Finals take place this weekend, and will see the very best men’s and women’s clubs in England battle it out to be national champions.
Old Georgians, Wimbledon, Surbiton (Men) and East Grinstead and Hampstead and Westminster (Women) have already secured their place in Nottingham. Semi Finals will take place on Saturday with Finals and presentations happening on Sunday. There's still time to book your tickets!
Tomorrow: Vegan Market
 Sat 3 May
Sneinton Market Avenues
The popular vegan market returns to Sneinton Market Avenues tomorrow from 11am-3pm.Â
A range of traders will be selling Ethiopian cuisine, garden plants, baked goods, cheesecake, Indian street food, smoked burgers, handmade natural products and much more.
100 days to go until The Hundred
 Sun 10 - Wed 27 August
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
The exhilarating 100-ball cricket competition - The Hundred - is heading back to Trent Bridge this summer. Returning for its fifth year, Trent Rockets will face four rival teams, with each match day featuring both men’s and women’s games back-to-back.
The Hundred brings together live music, top DJs, street food, and world-class cricket - making it the ultimate day out for families who love sport and entertainment. With 100 days to go until Trent Rockets' first fixture against Northern Superchargers on Sunday 10 August, don't miss your chance to secure your tickets!
War Horse
 Wed 7 - Sun 18 May
Royal Concert Hall
The National Theatre’s acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK and Ireland tour. War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France.
Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.
Nottinghamshire County Show
 Sat 10 May
Newark Showground
Celebrating its 140th anniversary this year, the Nottinghamshire County Show showcases the best of farming, countryside and rural life. Attractions will include livestock, equine, local food producers and craft stalls, countryside competitions, trade stands and more.
The show will also commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a parade to mark Nottinghamshire agriculture’s contribution to the war effort, and how the county helped keep wartime Britain from going hungry, which saw its fields tended by the Land Girls.
A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception
 Tue 13 May
Mansfield Palace Theatre
A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception is a laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos.
When a priceless painting goes missing at a private auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock is called upon to uncover the mystery. However, when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis. Together, the pair must interrogate the many characterful suspects that reside at the manor, in order to catch the conniving culprit and solve the crime of the century!
What a Lott Notts' got!
 Hundreds of neighbours in Nottinghamshire will be celebrating tomorrow (Saturday 3 May) after scooping £12.1 million on People’s Postcode Lottery - the biggest prize of the year so far.
The Postcode Millions pot has landed in the NG5 7 area in Arnold. Winners have been told they can expect windfalls of at least £1,000 depending on how many tickets they play with. The prize amounts and the full winning postcode will be revealed during a special event at Forest Recreation Ground on Saturday morning. Anyone playing in the full postcode area will bag the biggest prizes!
Charities in Nottinghamshire postcodes received £823,850 in Postcode Lottery funding awards in 2024, including Home-Start Nottingham, Citizens Advice Centre Nottinghamshire, The Helpful Bureau, and Broxtowe Women's Project.Â
Gambling can be addictive. For advice, tools and support, visit www.gambleaware.org
New on sale: Haim
 Fri 24 October
Motorpoint Arena
Haim are setting out on their I quit UK arena tour this autumn! I quit is the first new album since the band’s 2020 album Women In Music, Pt. III, which earned them a Brit Award for International Group.
Women In Music, Pt. III received two Grammy nominations, including the prestigious Album of the Year recognition. With this nomination, Haim became the first all-female rock group to be included in the Grammy’s top category. Special guests for the tour will be announced soon.
Splendour Festival
 Sat 19 & Sun 20 July
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park
Splendour Festival is the perfect way to enjoy live outdoor music this summer! Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Travis and Jake Bugg will headline along with Clean Bandit, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Natasha Bedingfield, Echo & The Bunnymen, Seasick Steve, The Levellers, The Fratellis and many more.
There's loads more on the line-up too, spanning six stages across Wollaton Park, including the daytime disco Day Fever for the very first time. Nottingham City residents can receive a 10% discount by entering their council tax number and postcode when booking.
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