Are you ready for a long, relaxing weekend? If you have found the last dregs of winter to have be testing, you’ll be in need of some fun, and luckily there’s lots happening throughout Nottinghamshire to entertain you over the Easter weekend.

Read on to see our top picks, browse our What’s On calendar for many more events or check out our Things To Do section for lots more attractions and ideas. We love to see and hear what you have been up to in Nottinghamshire so don’t forget, you can use #lovenotts to share the love and connect with us via our TwitterFacebook or Instagram!

Easter Events


 

With double the chocolate and half the stress of Christmas, Easter is a lovely time for families and friends to spend a fun weekend together. Throughout Nottinghamshire you’ll find plenty of things to do, from traditional egg hunts and delicious meals to adventurous days out! Check out our Easter highlights and the full list of Easter events in our What’s On guide.

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International Market & Egg Hunt



Thursday 29 March - Monday 2 April | Old Market Square

The largest pedestrianised square in the UK and home to some fantastic pop-up events, Nottingham’s Old Market Square is truly at the heart of the city. This weekend, enjoy the sights, smells and sounds of a bustling international market, with vendors selling an array of food, drink, gifts, crafts and more. Relax with a German beer in the Bavarian Street Bar, sample some small batch delicacies from around the world, and put your money in the pocket of independent traders and local businesses.

You can also bring the kids along safe in the knowledge they won’t be bored. Among the stalls there will be hidden eggs to seek out, with Bunji the Bunny ready to provide chocolate prizes for lucky winners!

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Booklovers Walk

Sunday 1 April | 10.30am | Nottingham Tourism Centre

Are you a bibliophile who loves a spot of history? Join Gold Star Guide’s Felicity Whittle on a leisurely two-hour walk around the city celebrating Nottingham’s prestigious literary roots. An impressive number of writers and poets have called Nottingham home over the past 200 years, leading to the UNESCO City of Literature status in 2016. From the ‘mad, bad, and dangerous to know’ Romantic poet Lord Byron and the radical writings of D.H. Lawrence in the 20th century, to later authors such as crime-novelist John Harvey, you’ll come away inspired to delve further into the city’s fantastic literary roots.

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100th Anniversary of RAF Open Cockpits Day
 


Sunday 1 April 2018 | 10am - 5pm | Newark Air Museum

For the past 45 years this site in Newark has amassed and lovingly looked after retired RAF aircrafts, preserving the country’s aviation heritage. This weekend, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force (RAF) many of the cockpits will be open to view and explore, along with a variety of visiting displays at the museum also. A great chance to look more closely at these treasured flying machines and meet others who enjoy aviation history and artefacts.

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Steaming, Submarines & Spring Craft Fair



 Sunday 1 & Monday 2 April | 11am-5pm | Papplewick Pumping Station

There’s lots to do and see this weekend at this spectacular site just outside the market town of Hucknall. In the magnificent pumping room, the great Victorian engines will be in steam, giving a great opportunity to glimpse how our water system worked during the 19th century. If you’re feeling brave, you can also take a tour of the underground reservoir! Back up on the ground there will be a craft and gardening fair taking place on the lawns, along with a display of miniature submarines, making for a varied day out with something for everyone to enjoy.

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As well as being in steam on April 1st & 2nd, Papplewick Pumping Station will also be hosting a Spring & Gardening Fair and a gathering of remote controlled model submarines.

Nottingham International Market
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International Market

Nottingham will once again be hosting the award-winning International Market. An array of global treats from unusual arts and crafts to fine foods and delis, alongside some amazing mouth-watering street food.

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Easter Egg Hunt - Nottingham International Market

Head to Old Market Square and join a free Easter Egg hunt on Easter Sunday for all visiting families. Bunji the Easter Bunny will be joining in all the fun and helping the children find hidden eggs amongst the trader’s stalls for their chance to win a free chocolate Easter Egg!

Half Term Open Cockpits at Newark Air Museum
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Half Term Open Cockpits at Newark Air Museum

During the coming Half-Term holiday period Newark Air Museum will have various aircraft cockpits open for people to go in, depending on the availability of the museum's volunteer cockpit openers.

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Nottingham Booklovers Walk

This 2 hours guided walk celebrates some of the many writers associated with our UNESCO City of Literature.

Papplewick Pumping Station
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Papplewick Pumping Station is the finest working Victorian water pumping station in Britain. The site has recently undergone extensive restoration and once again stands proud as a spectacular example of Victorian craftsmanship. It boasts a range of original features including an ornate Engine House, ornamental cooling pond and a Boiler House complete with six Lancashire Boilers, all set amidst formal landscaped grounds.

Newark Air Museum
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Newark Air Museum

One of the largest volunteer run aviation museums in the U.K, Newark Air Museum holds a diverse display of aviation artefacts and a collection of more than thirty aero engines.

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