🎄Christmas weekends at Wollaton🦌

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Whats on 6 Dec

This weekend

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Steampunkalia!

Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 December
Nottingham Industrial Museum and Wollaton Hall
11am–4pm

Celebrate Christmas vintage-sci-fi-style at Steampunkalia! - 
running all weekend in the Nottingham Industrial Museum courtyard and a splendid steampunk craft fair will be taking place inside the Hall.

The museum’s Steam Gallery and Victorian machines are the perfect setting to immerse yourself in the Steampunk world!

The Gin Yard will host a variety of performances throughout both days, including:

  • Gregory O’Regan’s Fire Breathing
  • The Flying Squadron’s Bird Display
  • Dr Corvus Marconi
  • The Steam Highwayman
  • Charlie Draper’s Theremin
  • Ants Trepaneur…

Diesel and steam engines will run every day, including the Beam Engine on Sunday…

Notts Vintage Tractor and Engine Club will be exhibiting on Sunday.

Entry is £5 for adults and children are FREE! Get a ticket for both days for only £8! *

(*parking charges apply)

Read more about Steampunkalia


Wollaton stag

Christmas at Wollaton Hall

Wollaton Hall and Deer Park
Saturdays and Sundays in December


Don your most festive attire and join a family
Christmas tour to discover the Hall’s hidden
treasures during the most wonderful time of the
year (£5 per person).

Then, after warming up in the Courtyard Café,
between 11am and 3pm, meet Santa and listen
to stories from the North Pole (£6 per child).
Each child will receive a present from Santa.

See what's happening at Wollaton

Father Christmas at Wollaton

Click the image to book a visit to Father Christmas at Wollaton


Poinsettias

Woodthorpe Park Christmas

Weekends until 16 December
10am–5pm
Woodthorpe Grange Park

Have a Happy Christmas with Woodthorpe Park Plant Shop! Enjoy crafts and demonstrations, shopping with local producers, and live music as well as a chance for the kids to have a picture in Santa's sleigh. There is also face painting and a chance to take part in the Christmas trail* (*small charge applies).

Hurry to get your fresh Christmas tree as well as home grown poinsettias and cyclamens

Find out more about Woodthorpe Park Christmas

Woodthorpe Plant Shop is can be found just off the A60 with plenty of car parking (get Woodthorpe directions)


Newstead Xmas

A Storybook Christmas

Weekends until 23 December
Newstead Abbey
12–4pm - Last admission 3pm 
Grounds, café and shop open at 10am

This Christmas, rooms in the magnificent Abbey will sparkle with Christmas lights, be decorated with trees, floral displays and garlands, and some will have special storybook themes. 

Don’t forget to also visit the Christmas craft stalls in the Cloisters  - Adults: £12 (includes parking). Under-10s: FREE.

The little ones can visit Father Christmas too* (*please pre-book, small charge applies)

Visit: whatsonnottingham.com to book

Find out more about Christmas at Newstead


Next week

Wollaton Courtyard

Christmas in the Courtyard

Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 December
Wollaton Hall
12–3pm

Gather to enjoy traditional carols, brass bands, mulled wine and mince pies. You can also pick up the perfect
Christmas gift.

Feeling lucky? Have a go at one of the Christmas games. PLUS, for a minimum donation of £2, 11am–12.30pm and 2pm–3.30pm, you can treat your pooch too… with a visit to Santa Paws in his grotto! It’s all for a great cause! - all proceeds will go towards Jerry Green Dog Rescue


Ice Bar

Winter Wonderland

Until 31 December
Old Market Square

🎄Christmas isn't Christmas until you've visited Winter Wonderland Nottingham in Old Market Square!

There's so much to experience from ice skating, a visit to the Ice Bar ❄️🥂 or take the office party... maybe just a few pals to 🥂🍻🍷Sur La Piste or Bar Altitude 👉Book your Winter Wonderland tickets
(Ice bar image courtesy of Left Lion)


Coming up

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood - 10-30 December, Lakeside Arts


Overtones

The Overtones - 15 December, Royal Concert Hall


Christmas Extravaganza

Nottingham Tennis Centre Christmas Extravaganza - 22 December 10am-12noon - Click for more information


Christmas present ideas?

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Ladyboys of Bangkok

20-28 April
Tues-Thurs 7pm, Sundays 6pm
Old Market Square
Tickets from £18 (Strictly ​​​​​over 18s)

Uncork the champagne! Dress to kill! Party like there's no tomorrow!
Celebrating 20 diamante decorated years, The Ladyboys of Bangkok ‘Wonder Women Tour’ will take Britain's number one cabaret show to a new level. With some of your favourites from the last 20 glorious years re-imagined, added to new scenes of spectacular costumes, choreography and – of course – hilarious comedy!

OFFERS
Book in December and get a 20% discount on full price Platinum and Premium tickets.
Sunday 21 April - All seats £12
Tuesday 23 April - All seats 2 for the price of 1

Book tickets for Ladyboys of Bangkok


Fake Festivals

Nottingham Fake Festival

Saturday 01 June 2019
Forest Recreation Ground

Nottingham - do you like to rock and party? You do?! Great news, Fake Festivals are heading your way this June, for your FIRST ever Fake Fest!

It’s a day of live music, rocking to SIX pro-level ‘Fake Bands’... so good, they’re almost the real deal. Come party with friends till late and sing spin-tingling anthems inside our famous giant marquee. Trust us, this is a must!

Early Bird Prices - £5 off a single and £15 off a group ticket if you buy before 1 May 2019

Read more and book Fake Festival tickets


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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