The Sheriff's Gauntlet, spooky Halloween fun, Home of Sport, Oktoberfest, and more!

The Sheriff's Gauntlet, spooky Halloween fun, Home of Sport, Oktoberfest, and more!



home of sport

Did you hear? Nottingham is England's official Home of Sport!

 

Nottingham has beaten London and Manchester to be crowned England's Home of Sport in a public vote! Thank you for helping us to win this honour by voting and spreading the word! 

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sheriffs gauntlet

Become Legendary! Sheriff's Gauntlet Saturday 31 October

 

Do you want to be legendary? Assemble at 12noon this Saturday 31 October in the Old Market Square for your chance to join the Council of Legends alongside Robin Hood! To see if you're worthy, you'll take part in a fun free competition that will take you all over the city of Nottingham.

 

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oktoberfest

Oktoberfest: 29 Oct - 1 Nov at the Forest Recreation Ground

Did you know that The Forest will host its very own German style beer festival, complete with traditional food, drink and music? Entrance is free every day except Saturday (£5).

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family

Half-term fun continues!

 There's so much on to entertain kids of all ages, including:

 >>Plus, visit our half-term page for more ideas


halloween

Get ready for Halloween!

   

Celebrate in style with some spooky activities:

 


Halloween fun at Hart's: Sunday 1 November

 

Can you carve an impressive pumpkin? Enter the annual pumpkin art competition at Hart's Hotel this Sunday. 


Come up with their most scary and imaginative designs for the competition and you could win a great prize! 

The Pumpkin Art competition starts at 5pm on Sunday 1st November, in the Park Bar Courtyard at Hart’s Hotel. Pumpkins must be delivered to Hart’s before midday and judging will take place at 5.45pm. 

 

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harts

olcay

Olcay Bayir at Nottingham Lakeside Arts: Wed 28 Oct

Nominated for the Songlines Best Newcomer Award earlier this year, Olcay Bayir is an exciting new artist in world music!  Don't miss the chance to see her in her Lakeside Arts debut this week.

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The Duchess of Malfi at Nottingham Playhouse

From Fri 30 Oct

Get your Halloween weekend off to a murderously good start, with a heart-stopping piece of theatrical creepiness at Nottingham Playhouse. For The Duchess of Malfi, a secret marriage behind her evil brothers’ backs can only lead to one thing: fury, torture and a high body count.

Nottingham Playhouse Associate Director Fiona Buffini directs this blood-soaked masterpiece following her critically acclaimed productions of Time and the Conways and A Skull in Connemara. 

>>Get tickets from just £10.50

malfi

sugar

Exhibition: Jamaica Hidden Histories: Sugar was king

Nottingham Art Exchange until Sunday 1 November

Don't miss your final chance to see this exhibition, which explores the impact sugar has had on domestic culture in Britain and Jamaica. Through oral testimonies of Jamaican elders and a collection of archival photographs, the resulting exhibition explores how Sugar left a legacy central to British and Jamaican heritage.

The exhibition also features the work of notable Jamaican-born artists from Nottingham - Esmel May and Lorna Holder.

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Save the date!


5 November: FREE Bonfire Night Celebration at Forest Recreation Ground
7 November: Readers' Day Celebration at County Hall, West Bridgford
7 November: Autumn Fair at Green's Windmill

14 November: Diwali Celebrations at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

20 November: Christmas Light's Switch-On