What's On This Weekend In Nottingham: 8th - 10th June

Whether you want to get out into nature, see some thrilling sport, or enjoy beers with friends, there’s a great mix of events in Nottingham this weekend. We concocted a mix of our favourite events below, but there are a lot more options on our What’s On pages, or check out the Things To Do section of our website.

A special shout out goes to the Great Gatsby Ball at Muthu Clumber Park Hotel, which looks like a fabulous affair for any lovers of the swing era. Admire the pretty village of Thrumpton at their Flower & Garden Festival, which lets you tour Thrumpton Hall’s magnificent gardens. Hear about how to live sustainably at eco-community Hockerton Housing Project and check out their brilliant earth sheltered housing complex. Or, if you fancy a giggle take a tour with The Sheriff on the Nutty Notts Comedy Tour on Saturday.

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Gate to Southwell Festival

Southwell Racecourse | Thursday 7 - Sunday 10 June 2018

Four days of live music in the beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside sounds like a dream at this point in the summer. Luckily, Gate to Southwell Festival kicks off this weekend and is packed with awesome artists, delicious food and drink, and smashing activities to get involved in! Headlining the festival are veteran Geordies Lindisfarne, Grammy-nominated country singer Gretchen Peters, and award-winning folkies The Young’uns, but the diverse bill will have music to suit all tastes, with lots of new acts to discover! Tickets are still available, so why not book yourself a spontaneous break packed with music and fun!

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The Major Oak Woodland Festival 2018

Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve | Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June 2018

The most famous tree in Nottinghamshire, and quite possibly the UK, the Major Oak is thought to be between 800 and 1000 years old. This weekend the history of the great British woodland is celebrated at this small festival in the heart of Sherwood Forest. See traditional woodland skills in action along with learning about the modern techniques for managing the forest, meet bodgers, Windsor chair makers, wood colliers, wood turners, knife smiths, wooden toy and furniture makers, archaeologists, conservation organisations, Friends of Groups and charities and much more!
 

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Nature Valley Open - Nottingham Tournament

Nottingham Tennis Centre | Saturday 9 - Sunday 17 June 2018

Tennis season is here and the Nature Valley Open is gearing up for a week of on court action! A mix of tennis champs from across the world are set to compete, including the British Number 1 Johanna Konta, but who will be victorious? There’s only one way to experience the atmosphere and excitement of the match, and that’s to be there! Tickets start at just £5 so snap them up now!

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Exhibitions
 

There is a top quality range of exhibitions happening throughout the county at the moment, so we thought we’d take a moment in this week’s What’s On to highlight them. The Grand Tour: Season Three continues, but there’s just a few weeks left to make your own arty tour. Exhibitions include Her Grace Land at Chatsworth, The House of Fame at Nottingham Contemporary, Half in Shadow: Half in Light at The Harley Gallery, and fringe exhibition Scaling the Sublime at Nottingham Lakeside Arts.

Over at New Art Exchange, you can see photographic exhibition Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness, which poses multiple political questions in stunning portraits, while The Workhouse in Southwell is celebrating women’s political history with Face of Change: Votes for Women.

Tackling the history of weaponry is Cutting Edge: The Changing Tools of War at Newark’s National Civil War Centre, and the history of voting is covered at National Justice Museum’s Right to Vote exhibition.

Finally, we wish good luck to all the students graduating at Trent University and are looking forward to the ever imaginative Art and Design Degree Show, which closes on Sunday 10 June.

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Nottingham Craft Beer Week 2018

Various venues | Saturday 9 - Saturday 16 June 2018

Finally, if gallivanting through the city with friends while trying out the world of beers and ales that Nottingham has to offer is more of your thing, then get down to Craft Beer Week from Saturday! Taking place at bars and bottle shops around the city including Bunkers Hill, Canalhouse, Cock and Hoop, Crafty Crow, Embankment, Fox and Grapes, Kean’s Head, Lincolnshire Poacher, Malt Cross, Poppy and Pint, Southbank City, Stratford Haven , Yarn and more.