Gloworm - this weekend

Fri 12 Aug - Sun 14 Aug

Open Air Theatre - tonight

Fri 12 Aug

Newstead Abbey

Don your detective cap and magnifying glass for Much Ado About Murder. An original murder mystery that sets five suspects under the spotlight, and it's up to the audience to find answers.

Who was lurking in the corridor carrying a candlestick? When did the third gunshot go off??

Answers to these and other equally important questions will only be uncovered if you come to the performance held within beautiful grounds of Newstead Abbey.

Nottingham Carnival

Sun 21 August

Victoria Embankment

Head down to Victoria Embankment for the FREE annual carnival parade.

Starting at 2.00pm enjoy hundreds of spectacular costumed dancers as they parade to the pulsating beats of soca, steelband and samba drums along the 2.3km route.

The accompanying festival features four music stages with a line-up including everything from Lovers Rock, Reggae, RnB and Afrobeats.?

Stage line ups have just been announced and include Winston Reedy & Band and Janet Kay, who reached Number 2 in 1979 with the worldwide hit ?Silly Games?. Plus an array of local talent.

Sample traditional Caribbean street food as well as other international flavours and enjoy a fully licensed bar. Plus funfair and arts and craft stalls.

Tickets to the festival are ?5 on the door (free for under 12's) or can be purchased in advance for just ?4.

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Sausage and Cider Festival

Fri 19 Aug?

Wollaton Park

Join the worlds biggest sausage party as the Sausage and Cider Festival comes to Nottingham for the very first time.

Indulge in a variety of 30 ciders, and 15 incredible sausages (including vegan/vegetarian) while enjoying an amazing live music stage featuring some of UK?s best tribute acts.

The last few early bird tickets are still available.

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The Hundred: Rockets Women's Games

Wed 17 and Mon 29 Aug

Trent Bridge

With this Saturday's game against Birmingham Pheonix and the home game on Saturday 20 against London Spirit both sold out, don't delay in picking up tickets for the Rockets' remaining home games.

On Wednesday 17 Trent Rockets men's and women's teams will play Oval Invincibles and on Monday 29 they will play Welsh Fire in this exciting new cricket format.

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The Book of Mormon

Wed 17 Aug - Sat 10 Sep

Theatre Royal

This outrageous musical comedy from creators of?South Park, follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent to a place that?s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get.

With sold out productions across the globe, The Book of Mormon?has become a worldwide sensation, don't miss your chance to see it for the first time in Nottingham.

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Half Marathon - discounted entry

Sun 25 Sep

Victoria Embankment

Luminarium: Dodecalis

Sat 6 to Sun 14 August

Highfields Park

The Luminarium offers a breath-taking visual experience. Enter through an airlock, and walk through the structure to experience the bright colours generated by the day light outside.

Dodecalis cleverly draws visitors through its labyrinthine shapes and three domes where they?ll enjoy stunning, neon-like, vibrant colours.?

Following a three-year gap, and in their thirtieth anniversary year, Nottingham-based Architects of Air premiere Dodecalis, their new luminarium.

Always sensory, always magical, a truly memorable experience.?

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Ne-Yo

Wed 28 September

Motorpoint Arena

With over 10 million albums sold worldwide, three Grammy Awards and two MOBO Awards, Ne-Yo is only the second male R&B artist ever to amass six consecutive top 10 albums.

Since breaking out with his multi-platinum debut album ?In My Own Words? in 2006, Ne-Yo has continued to be a force and deliver a steady stream of hits with his albums ?Because of You? (2007), ?Year of the Gentleman? (2008), ?Libra Scale? (2010), R.E.D. (2012), ?Non-Fiction? (2016) and ?Good Man? (2018).??

In the middle of a world tour, his first for six years, don't miss Ne-Yo as he heads to Nottingham this September.

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