Introducing Robin Hood Week! Plus, Nottingham Canal Festival, Hockley Hustle, and grab the NEW What's On guide!
Nottingham City Council sent this bulletin at 06-10-2015 02:25 PM BST
Introducing Robin Hood Week! Plus, Nottingham Canal Festival, Hockley Hustle, and grab the NEW What's On guide!
We can't wait for Robin Hood Week!
Nottingham holds its first ever Robin Hood Week from 17 October. It's great timing for half-term - there will be Robin themed fun in libraries, and a whole programme of entertainment to take part in coming to the Old Market Square, including medieval street theatre, the chance to meet Robin Hood, combat displays, and medieval justice!
The Robin Hood Pageant will end the week in style from Friday 23 October - Sunday 25 October, and we're bringing back the thrilling Night Jousts that so many of you loved last year! Find out more and get tickets for the Pageant.
Speaking of Robin Hood... if you're going to the Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival taking place from Wednesday - Sunday this week at Nottingham Castle, enjoy!
If you live in Nottingham city centre and receive the Arrow, you should already have received your copy of What's On through the post - we hope you're enjoying it!
If you live outside the city, pick up a copy from locations including Wollaton Hall, Newstead Abbey, Nottingham Tourism Centre, Nottingham Train Station and many more cultural venues and cafes around the city.
Support local charities and have fun at Hockley Hustle!
Don't miss the Hockley Hustle, taking place all day on Sunday 11 October in Hockley. As well as being a chance to have great fun listening to the best local and up-and-coming new bands live, you'll also be supporting six local charities through your £10 ticket.
We have very exciting news - Nottingham has been shortlisted as one of the finalists in Visit England's campaign to find the countries Home of Sport!
As ‘The People’s Choice’ candidate, we’re in with a fantastic chance of being crowned the winner, but we need your help. A public vote is now open, go to EnglandHomeofSport.com and cast your vote!
The winning city will be announced on 23 October - we'll keep you updated!
This October half-term, the GameCity festival returns to celebrate its TENTH anniversary! If you’ve not been before, GameCity is a videogame festival for everyone…
Over ten amazing days in October we’re going to be exploring and celebrating everything that videogames can be, and we’d love you to come along!
It doesn’t matter if you’re a parent, a developer, a student, a young person, a gamer – we think you’re going to find something amazing at GameCity.
Nottingham Playhouse’s
Conspiracy Season continues with a gripping, intelligent drama inspired by
real-life story of convicted spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
A devoted
married couple are sent to the electric chair for passing US atomic secrets to
the Russians - and the ripples of this cataclysmic event are felt down the
generations. See this "brilliantly assured drama" (The Daily
Telegraph) this October at Nottingham Playhouse.
Dallahan exploded onto the traditional music scene in 2013. Their original music and arrangements of traditional Irish tunes and songs have secured engagements in the USA, Copenhagen Irish Festival and Celtic Connections and now Lakeside welcomes them to Nottingham for the first time.
Explore the exciting new area of microfilms - very short films! If you're an aspiring filmmaker, animator or director, don't miss the chance to meet industry legends and make links with businesses and studios!
If you haven't heard of microfilms but you love film, why not come along and see some and find out more? You'll get to watch some of the best films submitted to the festival in that area, plus hear from their producers, directors and writers.
Friday 16 October 6pm - Fiction/Drama Screening and Talks at Savoy Cinema £5.50 - Book a place
Saturday 17 October 4pm - Animation Screening and Talks at National Videogame Arcade - Book a place
Sunday 18 October 7pm - Extreme Shorts Screening at Rough Trade FREE - Book a place
Tuesday 20 October 5pm - Documentary Screening and Talks at Broadway £5.50 - Book a place
Castle Wharf will be alive with working boats once more as part of this special event. 20 boats will bring colour and their history to the city.
There will also be be fun activities on and off the water including canoeing, angling, boat trips, craft stall and live music. Fun for the whole family!
FREE Mental Health Awareness Weeks events continue until 16 October - why not take a session on mindfulness or copying with stress? Find out more and book your place here.
Love Food Hate Waste - join a FREE one hour session at Basford Library on 13 October to learn about wasting less food and saving money. Book on 0115 9155797.
Young Author Extravaganza - Saturday 17 Oct - don't miss our celebration of writers for young people! Meet authors including Children's Laureate Chris Riddell and Karen McCrombie.Book now - tickets are £3.
FREE Wild Food Walks - join the park ranger for some urban foraging and see what you can find growing naturally in the wild that is good enough to eat. Take part Saturday 10 Oct at Martin's Pond or Sunday 11 Oct at Bulwell Hall Park.
FREE Fungus Foray - Saturday 17 Oct at University Park. Led by fungus expert Lee Scudder. Book on 07825 753993.
FREE Inclosure Act Celebration - Sunday 18 Oct at the Forest Recreation Ground - An afternoon of activities to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the act, and the Forest. See the procession and dancing of the Sheffield City Giants, and enjoy an exhibition in the pavilion about the history of the Forest.
