Opening this Saturday at Nottingham Castle - Leonardo da Vinci exhibition

From this weekend, 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 from Saturday 30 July, with FREE gallery tours with curator Martin Clayton on Saturday only.

Celebrate PRIDE this weekend - Saturday 30 July

Nottinghamshire Pride is back this weekend, for another fun filled celebration in Hockley! Enjoy the colourful parade, street party, live music, talks, arts and poetry.

Join the Facebook event or visit the website

Riverside Festival is coming!
5-7 August

Get ready for another jam-packed Riverside Festival weekend, with live music from award winning artists, FREE activities for kids, Sports Zone, funfair and the popular fireworks display, plus much more. See what's on.

Thanks to sponsor BMI The Park Hospital Nottingham for helping us to put on a great Riverside Festival!

Bigger and better - Great Food and Drink Festival
Saturday 27 - Monday 29 August

It's just four weeks to go this weekend till the Great Food and Drink Festival, at Newstead Abbey on August Bank Holiday weekend.

Top chefs like Simon Rimmer and Michael Caines will be there, as well as Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle. Plus, enjoy 100 food and drink stalls and onsite bars and live music. It's a great day out for ALL the family - dogs are welcome on the lead, and there's a free children's area too! Get tickets now.

Robin Hood Festival 1 - 7 August   The free festival is a top destination for family days out with medieval fun including outdoor theatre performances, costumed characters, medieval craft demonstrations, musicians, falconry displays, archery, jousting and much more all within the magical setting of Sherwood Forest. See what's on

British Open Wheelchair Championships 26 - 31 July

Watch the world's top wheelchair players playing at Nottingham Tennis Centre, and cheer on the paralympians who will represent the GB Paralympic tennis team in Rio.

• Get a selfie with the Davis Cup as it travels around the country on the #DCTrophyTour
• FREE access to the gym and health suite on Saturday 30 July
• FREE adult tennis sessions on Saturday 30 August at 12 or 2 - email charlie.pick@nottinghamcity.gov.uk to book

Get tickets (kids go free!)

A Greek in Egypt: The Hunter from Naukratis at Nottingham Lakeside Arts On now, until Sunday 16 October The Hunter from Naukratis is a FREE spotlight exhibition developed by The British Museum to explore the encounter between the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Greece, Cyprus, Phoenicia, Persia and Rome. Find out more

Nottingham Food Festival Wollaton Park 13 - 14 August   See chefs including Valentine Warner and Marco Pierre White, and enjoy musical acts plus and real ale tent, wine tasting and the craft marquee. Get tickets

Outdoor Theatre coming soon... Check the weather, pack a picnic and enjoy an evening of culture at one of our beautiful heritage sites.  Thursday 28 July at Nottingham Castle - The Tempest Sunday 31 July at Newstead Abbey - Ruddigore Thursday 4 August at Wollaton Park - Gulliver's Travels Sunday 7 August at Newstead Abbey - Danny the Champion of the World

Caribbean Carnival - Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August

Save the date for the Caribbean Carnival at Victoria Embankment! You'll be able to catch the tram to the carnival this year, and there's so much happening, including live music, the colourful parade, food and drink stalls, funfair, and much more. See what's on.

More events in Nottingham in the next week:

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

This week: Take part in FREE activities in your local park with Parklives, including archery, golf and yoga

Tuesday 26 July: FREE short film evening at Nottingham Contemporary

Wednesday 27 July: FREE Pond Dipping at Colwick Park

Thursday 28 July: Mini Pizza Making at Green's Windmill

Thursday 28 July: FREE Nature and butterfly walk at Victoria Embankment

Saturday 30 July: Rice Crispy Cakes at Green's Windmill

Saturday 30 July: A Boy and a Bear in a Boat at Nottingham Central Library

Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 July: Archery at Nottingham Castle

Sunday 31 July: The Snail and the Whale at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Sunday 31 July: FREE guided bike ride in Wollaton Park

Monday 1 August: FREE Orienteering Challenge at Woodthorpe Grange Park

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Exhibitions

Exhibitions showing in Nottingham now:

Until 23 July: Express Yourself at City Arts

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

Until 11 September: Dissonance Beverly Bennet in collaboration with Nottingham Collective at New Art Exchange

Until 11 September: Sumiko Eaden: Screenplay at New Art Exchange

Until 18 September: Hurvin Anderson: Dub versions at New Art Exchange

Until 25 September: After Image by Yelena Popova at Nottingham Contemporary

Until 25 September: Pump House by Michael Buetler at Nottingham Contemporary

Until 9 October: Evelynn Gibbs in Peace and Wartime at Nottingham Castle

Until 16 October: A Greek in Egypt: The Hunter from Naukratis at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Until April 2017: Painting in Broken Tones: Sir John Alfred Arnesby Brown