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Sat 4 June
Colwick Park
Detonate Festival brings together some of the biggest DJs and live acts in electronic music to Nottingham for one day only.
Taking place just outside the city centre, Detonate Festival will be surrounded by the lakes and woodlands of Colwick Country Park.
The festival has sold out in advance for the past 3 years, and this year looks to be no different with pre-sale tickets already selling out. General release tickets are available now, get one while you can!
The line up includes a homecoming performance from Nottingham's Bru-C as well as performances by Wilkinson, Prospa, and Gorgon City.
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Fri 19 August
Wollaton Park
The Sausage and Cider Festival comes to Nottingham for the very first time, to the iconic Wollaton Park.
Take your pick from over 30 ciders, and 15 incredible types of sausages while enjoying the amazing live music stage with a combination of local acts, plus some of the UK’s best tribute acts.
Take advantage of a great launch ticket offer - 50% off the ticket price for a limited period. That's just £16.50 inc. booking fee. Ages 18+ only.
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Dates between Sat 11 June and Sun 4 September
Wollaton Hall and Deer Park
Newstead Abbey
The fantastic season of open air theatre performances returns this summer to the manicured gardens and beautiful ruins of Newstead Abbey, and the spectacular Elizabethan mansion and park at Wollaton.
The first performance of the year is David Walliams' Awful Auntie (Sat 11 June) at Newstead Abbey, adapted for the outdoor stage by Heartbreak Productions. It's a truly thrilling tale of owls, ghosts, chases, escapes, motorcycle rides, and umm...tiddlywinks as Stella evades her menacing Aunt and saves the family home.
The Wollaton season starts a little bit later with The Gunpowder Plot (Thurs 16 June), also offering a mix of performances to delight children and adults alike such as Cinderella, and Shakespeare classics including A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Until Sun 6 March
Forest Recreation Ground
Don't miss the amazing Circus Zyair show as it wraps up in Nottingham this weekend.
This colourful, action-packed hour and a half show boasts high energy acts from all over the world.
Family favourites - clowns, acrobats, and trapeze; blend in with the adrenalin thrills of watching the stunt motorbike riders on the dangerous wheel of death.
Many of the performances have sold out. There is good availability for Friday (tonight), Saturday evening, and Sunday shows. Get your tickets fast, though!
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Sat 5 March
Newstead Abbey
Haunted Heritage has the perfect venue for a Ghost Hunt… are you brave enough?
12th century Newstead Abbey has over 800 years of monastic history. It retains its original medieval characteristics and is a beautiful place to visit.
Discover whose ghosts still reside including the 'White Lady' who has been seen walking the gardens and the 'Rose Lady'. Why do their spirits remain here?
Use paranormal equipment, glass divination, table tipping, and Ouija boards. See for yourself what phenomena you can capture!
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Sun 6 March
Newstead Abbey
This weekend, to mark International Women's Day, Newstead Abbey celebrates the women that lived there over the last 200 years.
From 1861, two of the most inspiring female residents were Geraldine and Ethel Webb, who travelled to Japan with their father and came home to Newstead inspired by Japanese art and culture.
You can see the inspiration for yourself in the beautiful Japanese Room, and Japanese Garden.
Booking tour tickets in advance is recommended.
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Wed 9 – Sun 13 March
Theatre Royal
It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying with Granny!
There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows it’s going to be sooooooooo boring! But Granny has a secret...Visits to Granny are about to get more exciting.
Don't miss the award-winning West End production of this amazing story by David Walliams, the UK’s best-selling author for children.
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Until Sun 29 May
Nottingham Castle
Social movements can reshape the world we know.
Looking back to the global and local uprisings of 1968, you can examine these acts of rebellion that took place across the world through visual artworks, interviews with people who were there and student research.
The Lab explores how 1968 inspired a generation to act for a better world and how their legacy continues...
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Thurs 17 March
Old Market Square
Nottingham's St Patrick’s Day Festival returns to the city centre after a 2-year hiatus, celebrating our region’s vibrant Irish community and descendants.
Head to Old Market Square to enjoy a range of Irish and Irish-inspired live music and culture on stage including the John McNicholl Band.
County Cork is the lead county for the 21st year of the event in Nottingham.
The Council House will also be going green for the day.
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Weds 30 March
Motorpoint Arena
Stereophonics' new album ‘Oochya!’ is released today as the band celebrate their 25th year, with single ‘Hanging On Your Hinges’.
With distorted question-and-answer vocals and scuzzed up guitars, it’s a song that harks back to some of the band’s loudest moments, drawing on Kelly Jones’ love of garage rock.
Plus, the band will also be playing their back catalogue of hits. Support from KT Tunstall.
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Tues 29 March
Motorpoint Arena
From ‘Trouble’s Coming’ to ‘Boilermaker’, Royal Blood’s recent releases are making a phenomenal impact.
After three consecutive Radio 1 Hottest Record accolades, and 50 million streams; the release of the band's third album ‘Typhoons’ is set to make the duo bigger than ever.
The band's much-awaited return to Nottingham sees them joined by special guests, The Amazons.
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Thurs 2 to Sun 5 June
UK-wide
Nottingham celebrates Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee this June.
Now is the time to plan a street party with your neighbours.
If you'd like to have one and live in the City of Nottingham, you can apply for free residential road closures up to six weeks before your event.
Get together with your neighbours and start planning.
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