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Nottingham Carnival - This Sunday

Sun 21 August

Victoria Embankment

Head down to Victoria Embankment this Sunday 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 that include everything from Lovers Rock, Reggae, RnB, to Afrobeats.?

The? stage line ups include Winston Reedy & Band, Janet Kay - who reached Number 2 in 1979 with the worldwide hit ?Silly Games? and Serani, a Jamaican dancehall singer who collaborated with Sean Paul on the 2008's 'No Games', subsequently sampled by Eminem.?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.

Watch the parade for free with tickets for entry to the carnival site now available.?Advance tickets are available online for ?4 or ?5 on the door (free for under 12's).?

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Ibiza Orchestra Live - This Saturday

Sat 20 August

Wollaton Park

There is still time to get tickets for Ibiza Orchestra Live, this Saturday. For the first time, the Ibiza Orchestra will be performing live in the grounds of the iconic Wollaton Hall.?

Experience the sound of the Balearic Islands with the?dancefloor-filling, thumpingly-good unique collective that is the Ibiza Live Orchestra.?They bring the sunshine to any stage with infectious energy and a set list of re-imagined iconic dance anthems ? from Daft Punk and Fat Boy Slim to Basement Jaxx and Rudimental. Plus some of the UK's best DJs.

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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.

Choose from 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 tickets are still available.

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Open Air Theatre : Romeo and Juliet

Tue 23 August

Wollaton Park

This best loved story of star crossed lovers and feuding families will be performed in authentic Elizabethan costumes against the backdrop of Wollaton Hall.

This performance was originally planned for 19 July and all visitors that pre-booked tickets will simply be able to attend on Tuesday 23rd August?with their original ticket.

There is still time for Shakespeare lovers to get the last few remaining tickets for this performance

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Dinosaur World Live

Mon 22 ? Wed 24 August

Royal Concert Hall

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of?Dinosaur World Live?in this?roarsome?interactive show for all the family.

Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing dinosaurs.

Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child?s favourite flesh-eating giant, the?Tyrannosaurus Rex,?a?Triceratops,?Giraffatitan and more!

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Luna Cinema: Elvis

Thurs 25 Aug

Wollaton Park

The Luna Cinema outdoor movie season starts in the beautiful surroundings of Wollaton Park next week.

The season opens with the outdoor premiere of Elvis,?Baz Luhrmann?s latest sensation explores the life and music of Presley from child-hood to the ?King of Rock N? Roll?.

Packed with glittering outfits, stellar acting and the iconic tunes to match, the pop-biopic delivers a masterpiece of colossal measures.

The weekend program also includes:

West Side Story (Friday)

Grease (Saturday)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sunday)

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Nottinghamshire Day

Sat 27 Aug

Sherwood Forest

The first ever Nottinghamshire Day takes place this week.

You can celebrate our great county in a number of ways with details of how to get involved here.

Get involved

The main event is at Sherwood Forest next Saturday. This free event will include live music and performances along with market stalls, food
and drink from across the county.

Gandey's Circus

Sat 10 to Sun 18 September

Forest Recreation Ground

Europe?s largest touring show is back!?Gandey's returns with Roar!

An international cast of over 30 artistes, come together to wow audiences in a production staged in Gandey's 'Big Top of Dreams' equipped with the latest theatre-standard lighting and sound effects!

It is thrills, excitement and laughter for the entire family, as you?re elevated to new heights of world-class live entertainment.

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Arboretum Beer Festival

Fri 26 to Sat 27 August

Nottingham Arboretum

The Arboretum Beer Festival returns with great real ales, and craft beer alongside amazing entertainment, local street food, fun and games.

There's a great line up of over 18 breweries with more being added, including Nottingham's Blue Monkey, Castel Rock and Mardy Bum and, from further afield, Newport's Tiny Rebel and York's Brew York, plus a great selection of East Midlands' favourites.

There will be delicious street food from Buffalo Trace BBQ, The Pizza Box, The Snobby Butcher and Squeaky Beaver.?

You'll be entertained by Mariachi Tequila, an authentic mariachi sound: Dead Mans Uke, an award winning two man band playing dirt swing, hokum and old blues tunes on double bass and a resonator ukulele. Plus tributes acts, indie pop and more.

Don't miss the chance to grab tickets.

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Arboretum Folk Festival

Sun 28 August

Nottingham Arboretum

Cult folk hero and festival veteran 'Beans on Toast' curates a day of life-affirming folk music amidst the 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.

The festival features:?Beans on Toast,?She Drew The Gun,?Will Varley, Holy Moly & The Crackers,?Gaz Brookfield,?Kitty Liv,?Jack Flanaghan, and Georgie

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.

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Brian Cox: Horizons

Mon 12 September

Motorpoint Arena

Horizons takes audiences on a dazzling cinematic journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become.

Using state of the art LED screen technology, the arena will be filled with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive black holes and a time before the Big Bang.

What is the nature of space and time? Why does the Universe exist and how did life begin??The deepest of questions will be explored using the latest advances in our understanding of quantum theory, biology, planetary science, astronomy and cosmology.?

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