There's so much to do on Light Night!

Friday 5 February 4pm till late

Robin Hood Energy sponsors Light Night, an annual night of fun and entertainment in Nottingham city centre with over 50 FREE events to choose from!

• FREE entry and activities at Nottingham Castle and Brewhouse Yard, including the chance to see the latest exhibitions and illuminated grounds
• The Galleries of Justice will be illuminated, with FREE Sheriff's walking tours and a Light Night market with food, drink, crafts and live entertainment
• FREE live music from local choirs and bands
• Star Wars fighting with lightsabers
• Food and craft markets, including the Light Night market on Smithy Row
• and so much more

Thanks to Robin Hood Energy for powering Light Night through their sponsorship.

>>See the Light Night programme online or pick one up at Nottingham Tourism Centre (opposite Primark)

See the Lacock Cup at Nottingham Castle Dating from the 15th Century, the Lacock Cup is an extremely rare silver feasting cup. The cup will be shown with a small collection of related items.  Pop in to Nottingham Castle for Light Night (5 February from 6pm) for your chance to see the cup with FREE entry while it's on loan from the British Museum.    See the cup at Nottingham Castle

Celebrate our libraries on National Libraries Day!  Visit one of our brilliant libraries on Saturday 6 February and help us celebrate National Libraries Day. Libraries are a vital, loved resource, and this is your chance to show your support. Use the hashtag #librariesday if you post about your visit on Twitter or Instagram.

Cheer on Team GB at the European Archery Championship

Nottingham will host the European Archery Championship, which comes to the city 28-29 May. 

The event, in association with The Nottingham Building Society, will see over 300 elite archers compete, some for a place at the Rio Olympics 2016! Action will take place in a purpose-built archery arena in the Old Market Square with a European Food and Drink Market to visit along Smithy Row/Long Row too.

Come along and cheer on Team GB – tickets for each match start from just £10. 

Any Means Necessary at Nottingham Playhouse  When Mel meets Dave at a protest, she believes she has met her kindred spirit. But is he who he appears to be?  As the Pitchford enquiry begins this year, Any Means Necessary, by Kefi Chadwick, will bring events inspired by one of the worst examples of undercover policing to the stage. This compelling drama explores the emotional costs of betrayal and a woman’s drive to find out the truth about the man she thought she knew.       Get tickets from £10.50

Simon Barraclough – Sunspots - 26 January 7.30pm at Nottingham Lakeside Arts Is the Sun a god, a man, a woman, or simply a giant ball of hydrogen? Why does it tell fibs about its favourite painters? Is the Sun afraid of dying? Does it get depressed? And what does it really think about us, and the solar system it is bound to care for? Sunspots is a poetic, musical and visual journey from the birth of the Sun, through its long and eventful life, towards its ultimate death.  Simon Barraclough (Poet in Residence at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory) is your guide on a journey that mixes fact, fiction, horror, humour and joy, together with music and film. Tickets £10

Turn your Trash into Treasure! Save. Create. Don’t Waste. Nottingham is proud to host Trash to Treasure, a series of innovative exhibitions, workshops and talks to celebrate creative upcycling (running February - March). You can visit five innovative exhibitions which feature pieces made right here in Nottingham by artists and students from several colleges. FREE talks and workshops will run alongside the exhibitions to provide people with advice and support on how to be more creative with household waste and keep it out of landfills.  Find out more

Are you a budding photographer or artist?

Capture our beautiful city in a photograph or artwork, and you could win!  Keen young artists, along with photographers of all ages, are invited to take inspiration from the city’s abundance of parks, gardens, local landmarks, flowers, trees and nature through the seasons.

Find out more and enter

What's coming up in Parks 

All these events are FREE!

Big Garden Birdwatch at Highfields Park: Sunday 31 Jan from 11am
Take part in the world's biggest bird survey and help provide the RSPB with a vital snapshot of Nottingham's birds in winter. Find out more.

Roots of the Forest at Forest Recreation Ground: Saturday 6 Feb from 10am
Learn how to grow your own fruits and vegetables. Meet at the community garden.

A Force for Nature at Highfields Park: Sunday 7 Feb and Friday 26 Feb from 10.30am

Love your local park? Then help us do vital conservation work to take care of it. Two sessions run 10.30am - 12noon and 1pm - 2.30pm with free tea and coffee. You could be helping us to plant bulbs, restore benches, manage invasive species,  and even look after the islands in the lake. Booking helpful but not essential, call 0115 8467777.

FREE event - Miaohui at Highfields Park Sunday 31 January 1.30pm - 3.30pm Celebrate Chinese New Year at Highfields Park with Chinese culture workshops, professional performances including lion and dragon dances, and games. It's easy to get to Highfields Park on the tram - get off at the University of Nottingham stop.

More events in Nottingham 

This week

• Wednesday 27 January from Victoria Leisure Centre: FREE guided health walk
• Wednesday 27 January at Nottingham Central Library: FREE talk - The Company of Comedians
• Wednesday 27 January at Green's Windmill: Candlelit Memorial for Holocaust Memorial Day
• Thursday 28 January from Mary Potter Health Centre: FREE guided health walk
• Saturday 30 January at Green's Windmill: Children's Bread Baking
• Saturday 30 January at Debbie Bryan: Lampshade Making Crafternoon

Next few weeks

• Sunday 14 February: Chinese New Year at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
• 15-19 February: Half Term

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