A Great FREE Weekend out in Nottingham
Celebrate Heritage Open Days 

Celebrate Heritage Open Days with a free visit to Nottingham Castle or Newstead Abbey. Plus, there's so much else on around Nottingham and Nottinghamshire - and it's all free! 

FREE entry at Nottingham Castle and Newstead Abbey

Explore lace heritage at Debbie Bryan

Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Nottingham Central Library

Look around Bromley House Library

Learn about the history of Sneinton Market
Take a guided tour of eco houses at the University of Nottingham
Visit St Anns Allotments and take a tour
Exhibition and more to explore at Green's Windmill

Take a look around the fascinating exhibits at Nottingham Industrial Museum

Dig up some artefacts at the University of Nottingham Museum of Archaeology 

See everything on in Nottingham

Heritage Open Weekend in Beeston, Chilwell and Attenborough   There's so much on in and around Beeston too, including free guided walks, the chance to look around buildings not normally open to the public and much more.  See the fantastic Heritage Open Day programme in Beeston

FREE Grow your Own Fun Day
Saturday 10 September at Woodthorpe Park, Sherwood

With food and plant stalls, craft activities, cafe and vintage tea tent, food swap, and FREE workshops showing you how to grow your own. 

Plus, why not enter the Bake-Off? Bake a cake using fruit or veg for the chance to be crowned Star Baker. Register your cake here.

Find out more

Nottingham Mela Festival 9 - 11 Sept

Nottingham Mela Network presents the annual South Asian celebration! Over the weekend, visitors are invited to experience an unforgettable programme of spectacular performances, authentic cuisine, active games and family friendly workshops.

On Sunday 11 September, Nottingham Castle hosts Mela Festival, featuring: 

• Opening procession
• Live music in the bandstand
• Football skills sessions
• Bollywood and Bhangra dance performances
• Poetry
• Classical music recital
• and more!

See what's on 

Spiegel Tent programme announced! 

 The magnificent Spiegel Tent returns to Nottingham's Old Market Square 1 - 8 October, and the fantastic programme has now been revealed! Don't miss family theatre, live music, burlesque, comedy and much more.

See what's on for 2016

The Sound of Music at Theatre Royal Nottingham 20 - 24 September

BBC1’s The Voice runner-up and award-nominated Lucy O’Byrne continues in the role of Maria in this spectacular five-star production. Star of stage and screen Andrew Lancel joins the company as Captain Von Trapp and Jan Hartley reprises her role as Mother Abbess. 

Get tickets (£13 - £39)

D.H. Lawrence Festival of Culture 25 August - 18 September   Celebrate one of the UK’s most controversial authors with a celebration in and around his hometown of Eastwood. A programme of talks, exhibitions, readings, special events and workshops will explore the different facets of D.H. Lawrence’s works and personalities.   See the programme

FREE Archery Event at Wollaton Park - Saturday 24 September 10am - 5pm Sponsored by The Nottingham Building Society   See the best archery talent in Great Britain in action at The Nottingham Building Society Archery GB National Series Finals! Find out more.

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

Wednesday 7 September: Marvel Universe Live at Motorpoint Arena

Wednesday 7 September: FREE Film screening at the Malt Cross

Thursday 8 September: Marvel Universe Live at Motorpoint Arena

Thursday 8 September: Second Birthday Party at Vale Inspirations WI in Wollaton

Thursday 8 September: Charity Fashion Show at Bluecoat Academy
Friday 9 September: Jam of the Year Prince Celebration at Chameleon Arts Cafe
Friday 9 September: Hidden Wollaton Tour at Wollaton Hall

Saturday 10 September: Street Food Market in Beeston

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NOW ON at Nottingham Castle - Leonardo da Vinci exhibition

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.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions showing in Nottingham now:

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 9 October: Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition at Nottingham Castle

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

Until 20 October:   Making Beauty - Djanogly Gallery at Nottingham Lakeside Arts 

Until 4 December: Francis Willughby: A Natural Historian and his collections at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

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