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Until Weds 16 February
Various venues
This annual festival takes Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths out of the lab and into our everyday lives. Itâs all about celebrating curiosity, asking questions, and finding out the answers. We've included highlights below, or check out the full festival listings...
There is a full programme of workshops for all ages with interactive experiments for kids and a great after-dark scene for adults. There is also a great festival magazine that contains event listings as well as fun facts and activities to keep children busy this half term.
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Sat 12 February
Wollaton Hall
Many living things that shared the planet with dinosaurs are still around with us today. Come and meet 'our mutual friends'.
A team of scientist will tell you all about fungi, snails, horseshoe crabs, and other contemporaries of Titus the T. Rex, currently on display.
You can also have the opportunity to explore the Hall, its Natural History Museum, and meet Titus.
Entry is free but please reserve a space using the link below.
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Mon 14 to Sat 19 February
Broadway Cinema
This free, interactive installation is a place where fairy rings and science meet.
Young visitors will experience a space where sculptural mushroom forms tower above them.
Artist Roma Patel will lead you through the installation and you can create your very own clay fungi sculptures to take away.
50 minute workshops run between 10-4pm each day
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Mon 14 to Sun 20 February
Various venues
Thereâs plenty of science-based fun for kids of all ages this half term with workshops across the county. Why not build your own rocket and blast off, or drive into the future in your very own rocket car?
Budding scientists can make their very own virus, investigate the 3D world of COVID-19 tests, or create a Lava Lamp.
There's loads of science-based fun designed to entertain budding scientists of all ages.
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Sat 12 - Sun 13 February
Nottingham Lakeside Arts
This half term - there are some great kids' activities at Lakeside, themed around the Chinese New Year - Year of the Tiger.
Learn the ancient traditional art of brush painting with Feng-Ru Lee, or try Chinese calligraphy (To 30 March).
Discover how to tie a Chinese knot to encourage good fortune! or perhaps enjoy a session of Chinese lantern making, or join a childrenâs Lion and Dragon Dance workshop.
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Fri 11 until Sun 20 February
National Ice Centre
If you are inspired by the performances at the Beijing Winter Olympics then maybe try an Olympic Taster Session on the ice where the Team GB speed skaters train.
If you've never skated before, take intensive skating lessons to be flying around the rink in no time.
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 Tues 15 â Sat 19 February
Theatre Royal
When happily married New York attorney Dan Gallagher, meets charming editor Alex (Kym Marsh) on a night out in the city, they both commit to a night of passion they canât take back.
Dan returns home to his family and tries to forget the mistake he has made, but Alex has different ideas.
Danâs about to discover that love is a dangerous game, and Alex has only one rule; you play fair with her, and sheâll play fair with you.
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Sat 19 February
Nottingham Contemporary
Looking for an unusual music experience? Post rock pairing Loki and Rôka are Nordic Giants. The band, formed in 2010 are an impressive live and recording act that has been described as akin to a religious experience
Visuals, powerful strobes and exquisitely timed accompaniment create a unique show unlike anything you will have seen before.
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Thurs 17 February
Motorpoint Arena
The first artist to ever play at the Arena, Simply Red is back as part of their Blue Eyed Soul tour!
Hailed as one of the most successful live acts ever to come out of the UK, they will be firing on all cylinders delivering their all-time classic hits from a stellar career than spans over 30 years, including âStarsâ, âHolding Back The Yearsâ, âFairgroundâ and âMoneyâs Too Tight To Mentionâ, as well as some raw and soulful new grooves.
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Friday 11 March
Motorpoint Arena
Reunited after a seven year hiatus, donât miss Max George, Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuinness, Siva Kaneswaran, and Tom Parker who are back together to perform new music alongside songs from their new Greatest Hits album.
Featuring UK Top 10 singles such as number ones âGlad You Cameâ and âAll Time Lowâ, this is going to be one unmissable night of pop!
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Fri 25 February - Sun 6 March
Forest Recreation Ground
Looking for a post half term midwinter treat? Circus Zyair is back for 2022 with a brand new show, full of colour, action, and high energy acts from all over the world in a two hour spectacle.
The exciting line up includes a team of stunt bike riders from Colombia who defy the laws of gravity on the sensational and dangerous wheel of death, riding motorbikes in a 4m steel globe at over 70mph missing each other by inches!Â
The show takes place in a climate controlled theatre-style big top.
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Fri 22 to Saturday 30 April
Sneinton Market Square
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back in Nottingham with their most sensational show yet.
The Summer of Fun tour includes 16 of the worldâs most glamorous and beautiful showgirls... That just happen to be men!
A must-see all new production for 2022 is filled with plenty of fun-filled comedy, and outrageous cheekiness, with over 400 incredible costumes.
The Ladyboys is now officially the largest and longest running cabaret show in the UK, if not the world, after continuously selling out at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for over 21 years...
Ages 18+
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