What's on at Riverside Festival this weekend, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat, Melodica Festival and much more

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Riverside Festival is this weekend!
5-7 August at the Victoria Embankment


Get ready for another fantastic Riverside Festival weekend, with live music from award winning artists, loads of FREE activities for kids, Sports Zone, funfair and the popular fireworks display, dragon boat racing, the duck race, and so much more!


This year for the first time, you can travel to the Festival by tram - get on a Clifton bound tram and get off at the Meadows Embankment stop.


See the full programme

 

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

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NOW ON at Nottingham Castle - Leonardo da Vinci exhibition

Ten of the best drawings from the Royal Collection by Leonardo da Vinci are now on display at Nottingham Castle! This is a rare chance to view the drawings, not normally on public display due to their fragility. 

There is no cost for this specific exhibition - just the £7 admission fee to enter Nottingham Castle - but your ticket is now an annual pass allowing you to return as many times as you want in a year!


There's a whole programme of events, tours and talks running alongside the exhibition - See what's on.

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Summer Holiday fun at the National Videogame Arcade!

Whether you’re prowling for a Pikachu, mad about Mario or serious about Sonic, family-fun activities at the NVA mean you can play with all your favourite characters every week this summer! Get tickets

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At Nottingham City libraries 1- 3 Aug

Join the boy and a bear at sea with just a suitcase, a ukulele and a teapot to help them find their way. 


Adapted by Stewart Melton from the award-winning novel by Dave Shelton and featuring live music and movement, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat is a funny, thoughtful and thrilling adventure for everyone five years and older.

 

Tickets £2 per child, Accompanying adults FREE. Book online, or in libraries.

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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

Summer Tennis camps at Nottingham Tennis Centre


On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through August, pop along to one of our day long Summer Camps for 8-14 year olds - Sessions are coached in the morning with multi activities in the afternoon. 9am – 3.30pm. Each session is £20 per person. Find out more

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Manushi 20 - Sat 6 August at 7.30pm 

Nottingham Lakeside Arts

 

Local Dance School Manushi celebrate their 20th anniversary with a brand new programme involving both community-based and professional dancers.

Find out more 

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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.

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Hyson Green Culture Festival - Saturday 13 August 12 - 6pm


Head to this FREE celebration of Hyson Green, with live music performances, games and activities, food and drink stalls, arts and craft stalls, free health checks and advice, and much more!


See what's on

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Melodica Festival 13 & 14 August
Rough Trade, Jam Cafe and Forever Records

 

For the first time ever, international music festival Melodica comes to Nottingham, putting the city on the same stage as capital cities like Vienna, Berlin, New York and Paris!


Melodica is an acoustic music festival bringing together songwriters and musicians from around the world, giving them the opportunity to experience playing in different countries, meet local artists, swap ideas and form musical collaborations.

See the line-up

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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

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Outdoor Theatre coming up...

Check the weather, pack a picnic and enjoy an evening of culture at one of our beautiful heritage sites. 


Thursday 4 August at Wollaton Park - Gulliver's Travels

Saturday 6 August at Nottingham Castle - Gulliver's Travels

Sunday 7 August at Newstead Abbey - Danny the Champion of the World

Wednesday 10 August at Nottingham Castle - Wuthering Heights

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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.

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