We’ve got a wonderful round-up of the top 5 fun things to do in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire this weekend, complete with times and prices!
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1. The Nottingham Drag Pageant

Friday 30 June 2023 | From 7.30pm I Nottingham Arts Theatre, George Street, Nottingham I Tickets - Adult £15, Snr (66+) £12.50, Student £12.50

The Nottingham Drag Pageant returns in 2023, and the competition is fierce! Nottingham's finest drag talents will go heel-to-heel in an epic dragstravaganza, for their chance to be crowned Nottingham's Next Drag Superstar! Each competitor will give an original stage performance and walk the runway in their best drag eleganza, before a lip-sync smackdown for the crown will leave just one performer standing…don't miss one of the most spectacular and glamorous nights in the Nottingham Drag Pageant. 

2. Choirs together concert with Sing It Bold and Carlton Male Voice Choir 

Saturday 1 July 2023 | From 7pm I New Testament Church of God, 173-175 Carlton Road, Nottingham I Tickets - Free entry, booking required

Two Choirs Together In Concert – Carlton Male Voice Choir are pleased to forge a brand new joint venture with the brilliant Nottingham based community gospel choir Sing It Bold! The charity performance will be held at the New Testament Church Of God, and will feature this wonderful mix of uplifting and moving choir styles. The choirs will also perform two brand-new arrangements jointly. This is an event not to be missed!The event is free to attend but donations to two worthy charities on the night will be accepted. 

3. Summer Plant Hunters' Fair at Thoresby Park

Saturday 1 July 2023 | 10am - 4pm I Thoresby Park I Tickets - Free entry, normal car parking charges apply

The Summer Plant Hunters' Fair will take place at Thoresby Park on Saturday 1st July. This brilliant summer event has FREE ENTRY to the plant fair & country park. This is the place to come to find all that is best in garden plants with nurseries coming from near and far with a brilliant range and diversity of plants for every type of garden.
Thoresby Park has so much to offer, the extensive grounds cover over 1000 acres of rich unspoilt English countryside with plenty of space to enjoy a nice walk or a picnic. In the Victorian Courtyard there are working crafts people, shops, licensed restaurant and coffee shop, military museum and an acclaimed Gallery featuring regional, national and international artists.

4. Wollaton Arts Festival 2023 - Opening Weekend

Saturday 1 July  - Sunday 2 July 2023 | 10am - 4pm (approx daily times) I Wollaton Hall & Wollaton Village I Tickets - Free event, normal car parking charges apply at Wollaton Hall

Wollaton Festival includes lots of fun workshops and activities with 9 days of community events across Wollaton. From art workshops for adults and children, community events around Wollaton plus poetry, singing and dance and loads of family fun! See the full brochure of events and activities here.

5. T20 Blast Cricket - Notts Outlaws v Leicestershire Foxes 

Sunday 2 July 2023 | Start 2.30pm I Trent Bridge Cricket Ground I Tickets - From £5

The Notts Outlaws will go toe-to-toe with the country's finest in short-format cricket, with seven Vitality Blast fixtures set to take place at Trent Bridge. This weekend sees the outlaws take on the Leicestershire Foxes! With big-hitting entertainment, full-throated singalongs and a host of off-field fun, this is so much more than cricket.