The Deliveroo Beach is coming!
Nottingham's city seaside returns from 22 July

The 2016 Deliveroo Beach will be bigger and better than ever, with new rides, food and drink stalls and live entertainment at the Beach Bar.

Outdoor Theatre is now on! Friday 15 July at Wollaton Park: The Importance of Being Ernest Friday 22 July at Nottingham Castle: Macbeth

Nottingham Craft Beer Week 4 - 10 July

The only one of its kind outside London, Craft Beer Week will take place at bars and bottle shops around the city including Jam Café, Crafty Crow, Ned Ludd, Kean’s Head, Trent Navigation, Poppy & Pint, The Canalhouse, Boilermaker, Junkyard Bottle Shop & Pour House, The Ocean State Tavern at Annie's Burger Shack and Brew Cavern. See programme.

Nottingham Night Market in the Lace Market - Thursday 7 July 5 - 10pm

Head into the Lace Market on Thursday evening to browse stalls with gourmet food and drink from around the world, vintage fashion, crafts, gifts and art. 

Find out more.

New Exhibition at Nottingham Castle from 9 July 
Evelyn Gibbs - In Peace and Wartime

A look at the life and work of the British painter Evelyn Gibbs (1905-1991), focusing on a series of etchings and drawings created after she was evacuated to Nottingham during WWII.  The exhibition will also include a feature of the recent restoration of a mural she painted at St. Martins Church in Bilborough, previously thought to have been destroyed in the 1970s. Find out more.

Poetry Fun Day at Newstead Abbey Sunday 10 July Head to Newstead Abbey for a fun day out, with guided tours of the abbey in poetry, children’s games, craft activities, a detective trail, ukulele music and the launch of a guide to the abbey in poems, entitled ‘Windows and Shadows’. Entry is £10 per car, including parking and entry to the Abbey. Find out more.

Life Cycle 6 Charity Bike Ride - Sunday 4 September

Get on your bike and help stop breast cancer in its tracks. Sign up for a sponsored bike ride at Nottingham Lakeside Arts on Sunday 4 September. With 10, 25, 50 and 75 mile routes available, there’s something for everyone! You can also enjoy a BBQ, live music and more for a great family day out. Find out more.

FREE Skyrides in Nottingham

Skyrides are FREE, guided bike rides that are led by a trained ride leader. They'll help you get familiar with riding routes around the city and feel confident cycling.

Sunday 10 July: Clifton to the City 8 miles

Sunday 10 July: Ride to Newstead Abbey 22 miles

 See the full timetable of rides.

Less than three weeks to go! Splendour Festival Saturday 23 July at Wollaton Park

Tickets for Splendour Festival are selling fast, with headliners including Jess Glynne, The Human League, UB40, The Darkness, Turin Brakes and The Fratellis proving popular! 

Get tickets

WiLd! at Nottingham Lakeside Arts  Sunday 10 July, 3pm A new play that unravels the story of a wayward, fragile and misunderstood boy who lives in his wits and untamed imagination. Get tickets.

Notts Healthfest - Old Market Square Friday 8 July

• FREE mini health checks
• Baby and toddler play area and crafts
• Wathwood Hospital Farm Shop - Strawberry and cream scones, jam tasting, fruit tasting and plants for sale

Find out more

Nottinghamshire Local History & Archaeology Day at Nottingham Lakeside Arts - Sat 9 July

Come along and find out about the work taking place throughout Nottinghamshire by local history and archaeology societies, archaeological units, museums and other regional archaeological organisations. Find out more.

Coming soon to Nottingham Castle - Leonardo da Vinci exhibition - from 30 July

Soon you'll have a chance to see ten of the best drawings from the Royal Collection by Leonardo da Vinci - this is a rare chance to view the drawings, not normally on public display due to their fragility. See them at Nottingham Castle 

More events in Nottingham

Daily: heritage and cave tours at The Malt Cross

Daily: cave tours at Nottingham Castle

This week: See what FREE City of Football activities are on this week

Thursday 7 July: Completathon at the National Videogame Arcade

Saturday 9 July: FREE Summer Fun Day at Bulwell Academy

Saturday 9 July: Songs in the Tunnel in the Park Tunnel

Saturday 9 July: Bath Bomb making at the Malt Cross

Saturday 9 July: Keyworth Show

9 - 16 July: Bulwell Arts Festival

Sunday 10 July: Wartime Favourites at the Wollaton Village Dovecote

Sunday 10 July: Steampunk Day at Papplewick Pumping Station

Sunday 10 July: Sunday Social Crafternoon at Debbie Bryan

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Exhibitions

On now

Until 12 July: Lovely Lace at West Bridgford Library

Until 17 July: Gordon Cheung: Here be Dragons at Nottingham Castle

Until 17 July: Chloe Langlois: I Fear no Man, no Beast, or Evil at Nottingham Castle

Until 23 July: Express Yourself at City Arts

Until 7 August: Grand Tourists and Others at Nottingham Lakeside Arts