 The Nottingham October festival will get off to a great start on Friday 29 September with the first event in The Magnificent Spiegeltent in the Old Market Square.
The opening night in the ornate and historical venue will be The Gilded Merkin Burlesque and Cabaret, followed by a range of music, comedy, magic and other entertainment for all ages until Sunday 8 October.
Highlights include Angelo Starr and the Team Edwin Starr Band, performing Motown and Northern soul hits, and Royal Vauxhall, an Edinburgh Fringe comedy based on a true story featuring Princess Diana, Kenny Everett and Freddie Mercury. Check out the website and get booking as some shows have already sold out!
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Nottingham October festival is a series of events in the city this autumn also including Goose Fair, a Beer & Curry Weekend,
the Robin Hood Pageant, Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night.
 For four days in the first week of October, the Forest Recreation Ground becomes the place to enjoy over 500 attractions, the latest white knuckle experiences, family rides and classic
favourites, not forgetting the ever-famous mushy peas, candy floss and brandy snaps.
So make sure Goose Fair is in the diary and come and enjoy some good old-fashioned family fun!
 Join Robin Hood, his Merry Men, the Sheriff of Nottingham and a whole host of colourful characters in this immersive live experience. Be transported back in time as the Castle grounds are transformed into a Medieval village encampment with all the sights, sounds and smells of 12th century Nottingham. Try your hand at archery and watch a spectacular show of jousting knights and horseback sword fighting.
Book your tickets now and don't miss this fantastic experience!
 Nottingham Oktoberfest is about much more than German beer. It’s about getting together with colleagues, clients and friends and enjoying the unbelievable Oktoberfest atmosphere!
Over one long weekend you can experience everything that makes a real Oktoberfest, with live German music, including traditional oompah and great schlager, full Oktoberfest decoration and waitresses and waiters dressed in dirndl and lederhosen.
Experience the feeling of being in an authentic Oktoberfest tent and enjoy giant servings of delicious, specially brewed Bavarian beer and all the Oktoberfest food you love like bratwurst and schnitzel.
Book your tickets now... prost!
 The American comedy sensations behind the hit
TV Show Impractical Jokers, The Tenderloins, bring ‘Where’s Larry?’ to our
shores this October for 10 must see dates stopping off at the Motorpoint Arena
Nottingham on 11 October 2017. The Tenderloins are a New York-based comedy
troupe, whose four members – Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn and Sal
Vulcano – are the creators, executive producers, and stars of truTV’s hit
series, Impractical Jokers.
Impractical Jokers
Date: Wednesday 11 October 2017
Ticket price: from £33.60 (including admin fee)
Information & ticket link: https://goo.gl/WmMmjn
Looking further afield, Derby Festé returns this weekend (Friday 29 and Saturday 30 September) transforming Derby into a playground with performances for the whole family to enjoy.
World Circus brings a sprinkling of magic on the Friday, while there will be free entertainment for the whole family, including live music, circus performances, dance and super heroes, on the Saturday, finishing with The Colour of Time procession plus 100 dancers performing under a canopy of lanterns and a night market.
For more information head to www.derbyfeste.com.
You can save money on bus travel to World Circus, making it even easier for you to get to Derby. Find out more here.
 SMILE is a delightful musical adventure for children aged 3 to 5 years and their families and based on the book "Augustus and His Smile" written and illustrated by Catherine Rayner.
Told through magical, theatrical chamber music and performed by exceptional musicians, Smile takes the audience on a delightful musical adventure.
Showing at Central Library, Nottingham 10:30 - 11:15am, it's for children aged 3 – 5 years and their families.
Tickets: £2 Child | Accompanying adults free. Booking advised. Book in person at the library or by phone on 0115 9152828
For more information go to http://www.mishmashproductions.co.uk/smile/
 There's just over 4 weeks left to visit Dinosaurs of China, Ground Shakers to Feathered Flyers at Wollaton Hall, so if you've still not got around to booking your tickets, then don't delay! as this "once in a lifetime" exhibition will soon be heading back home to China!
 Do you have some spare time and want to give something back to your community? Nottingham City Council's Home Library Service is looking for volunteers to help deliver its free service for people who love to read but are unable to visit a library.
Register your interest here or call in to the Cecil Roberts Room at Central Library, Long Row on Tuesday 3 October between 2 and 4pm for a chat.
If you know someone who is housebound and misses visiting their local library, call the team on 0115 9152802 to find out how they can access this great service!
Introductions to iPads:
2nd Oct - Dales Centre
3rd Oct - Central Library
4th Oct - Bulwell Riverside
3rd Oct - RNIB Online Today: One to Ones – Hyson Green library
3rd Oct - Paleo Talk: Not Just Dinosaur Food - Nottingham Lakeside Arts
4th Oct - What is Autism – Central
Library
4th Oct - Roger Mayne Lecture: The Realist Position – Nottingham Lakeside Arts
5th Oct - Playground Festival: The Russian Play – Nottingham Playhouse
7th Oct - October Craft Market - Clifton Holistic and Craft Centre
13th Oct - Unspoken Words: In conversation with Amanda Whittington
1st Oct - Lou Lou’s Nottingham Vintage Fair – Albert Hall
3rd Oct - The Yoruba Women Choir – Nottingham Lakeside Arts
5th Oct - Sharad Poonam – The Atrium
5th Oct - Salsa and Modern Jive 4 Week Beginners Courses – Beeston
Youth and Community Centre
5th Oct - Izindava – Nottingham Lakeside Arts
5th Oct - Food for Thought – Nottingham Writers Studio
6th Oct - Kathy Lette's Girls' Night Out – Nottingham Lakeside Arts
DISCLAIMER:
Every effort has been made to make sure tickets for all these events are still available, but please check with the event organisers before travelling to avoid disappointment.
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