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Sun 28 August
Nottingham Arboretum
Cult folk hero and festival veteran 'Beans on Toast' curates a day of life-affirming folk music in Nottingham city centre's beautiful Arboretum park. Music, trees and revelry are promised, with some of the UK's most exciting acts playing stripped back sets from the Arboretum's bandstand.
It'll be a family-friendly event filled with brilliant music, good company, tasty food, cold drinks and warm sunshine in a truly beautiful setting.
The festival features: Beans on Toast, She Drew The Gun, Will Varley, Holy Moly & The Crackers, Gaz Brookfield, Kitty Liv, Jack Flanaghan, and Georgie
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Until Sat 30Â April
Sneinton Market Square
Don't miss the chance to see 16 of the worldâs most glamorous and beautiful showgirls. They will only be at Sneinton Market Square this weekend and tickets are selling fast with limited availability on some shows.
From Hollywood to Bollywood, West End to Las Vegas these diamante dripping divas perform all your favourite hits from the worldâs most famous pop icons. Ages 18+
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Sat 30 April
Weekly, from Cross Keys
The multi award winning Robin Hood Town Tour is the definitive way to learn all about the world famous legend and to find out the best that Nottingham has to offer.Â
Follow a trail of historical facts to discover how simple ballads over 700 years old grew into one of the greatest stories ever told. Visit places associated with Robin Hood, and see the town's key sites of interest and learn about its past, present and future.
The tour ends at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem â the oldest pub in England - where people are invited to stop a while, refresh themselves and quaff fine ales with Robin Hood.
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Fri 29 April to Mon 2 May
City-wide
400+ cities around the world will be taking part in this epic challenge to try and collect as many wildlife recordings as possible. From a garden to a park to a river - every record taken helps conservation efforts across the country and informs plans for tackling the ecological emergency nationwide.
The Nottingham entry is led by the Wildlife in the City Team - focussing on 'Hidden Nature' this year.
You donât have to be an expert to take part - simply download the free iNaturalist app, take a photo of the nature you find, whether thatâs a tree, plant or animal, and upload.Â
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Until Weds 31Â August
Wollaton Hall and Deer Park
Don't miss the chance to see the only real T-rex on display in the UK and, across most of Europe... Only a couple of months left to meet Titus.Â
Titus: T. rex is King is an extraordinary exhibition, showcasing the first real Tyrannosaurus rex to be displayed in England for over a century.
An absolute must-see, this is an epic, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come face to face with a real T. rex up-close and personal in the UK. Donât miss the Titus: T. rex is King, only at Wollaton Hall.
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Weds 4 May
Nottingham Trent University Hall
The final performance of the University Concert Series is Chineke! Chamber Ensemble in their University Hall debut.
The Ensemble comprises the principal players of the Chineke! Orchestra â Europe's first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra â and has performed extensively across the UK.
The evening's programme features works by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Florence Price and Franz Schubert.
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Thurs 12 May
Metronome
For the child in all of us, an hour in the company of Michael Rosen, as he shares some of his well-loved poetry as part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival (6-15 May)
Rosen has published in the region of 200 books for children and adults, including collaborations with Quentin Blake; âWeâre Going on a Bear Huntâ with Helen Oxenbury, and âA Great Big Cuddleâ with Chris Riddell.âŻâŻHis poetry for adults includes âDonât Mention the Childrenâ.âŻâŻMichael will also be available for book signing before and after the show.
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Fri 20 May
Royal Concert Hall
Prepare for a night of electrifying choreography as Strictly Come Dancing and The Greatest Dancer reigning champion Oti Mabuse is joined by some of the worldâs greatest dancers and the West Endâs finest singers and musicians.
Oti Mabuse â I Am Here is a whirlwind celebration of the influences and inspirations that took her on a journey from growing up in South Africa to following her dream. From mesmerising Jives and pumping Sambas to South Africaâs exhilarating Kwaito, this is an explosive night of dance and music that will set your heart racing.
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Sat 4 June
Motorpoint Arena
A gala concert performance celebrating The Queen's Platinum Jubilee which is shared with James Bond's diamond anniversary. Enjoy iconic "007" anthems from six decades of cinematic blockbusters with Limelight's 70 piece orchestra, singers and guest dancers.
This is guaranteed to be a sensational evening of entertainment, so dress to impress!
Proceeds support the YMCA Robin Hood Group on its 150 anniversary.
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Sat 2 July
Canal House
Nottingham's best live band benefit festival in one venue!
Having first opened its doors in 2011,the festival has proved to be a hotbed for discovering new blood with pretty much anyone and everyone from the East Midlands having played over the course of its short lifespan.
Essentially the brainchild of Nottingham based promotions-cum-record-label-and-publishing company I'm Not From London, it's gone from being an ambitious attempt at bringing as many of the city's musicians together for a day to one of the region's most prestigious gatherings of the summer festival season'.
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Sat 1 OctoberÂ
Motorpoint Arena
BRIT Award-winning, multi-platinum selling musician, George Ezra returns to the Arena this autumn.
His huge nationwide UK tour comes alongside the debut of the hugely infectious new single âGreen Green Grass,â the second song to be lifted from his forthcoming new album Gold Rush Kid,Â
Tickets are on sale from 10am today.
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