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  1. D.H. Lawrence Children’s Writing Competition 2026

    Eastwood

    Following a record year for entries in 2025, the D.H. Lawrence Children’s Prize: Writing Competition returns launching on Thursday 5 March for World Book Day 2026, with this year’s theme celebrating ‘Friendship’.

  2. 1525: Calligraphy - Tracing cultures and finding flow

    nottingham

    Join artist Feng-Ru Lee (Milee) to explore the art of calligraphy as a bridge between cultures.

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  3. Robin Hood Day

    The 29 October is Robin Hood Day, join us in celebrating Nottingham’s most famous outlaw!

  4. Foolhardy Folk Festival

    Nottingham

    Cult folk hero and festival veteran Beans on Toast curates a day of life-affirming folk music in Nottingham city centre's beautiful park.

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  5. Standard Hill (Derry Mount)

    Nottingham

    It was here on 25th August 1642 that the Royal Standard was raised by Charles I, marking the start of the Civil War. Today there is a plaque on Standard Hill to remember this historic event.

  6. Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum

    Bilsthorpe

    Bilsthorpe Heritage Society began after the mine closed and was formed by a handful of residents who had the foresight to collect artefacts and memoribilia from the local mine and surrounding area before it was lost in time.

  7. From Fleece to...?

    Sneinton, Nottingham

    Members of the Nottingham Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers return to Green's Windmill on Sunday 14th June to demonstrate their skills, including how sheep's fleece can be spun by hand into beautiful yarn and then used to create lovely craft…

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  8. Rufford Abbey Country Park

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    Rufford Abbey Country Park

    Ollerton

    Rufford Abbey Country Park is the estate and grounds of a former 12 century Cistercian Monastery and country house.

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  9. Drawn Through Time - Gallery Tours

    Nottingham

    Join Lakeside Arts for one of their Gallery Tours, offering an insightful perspective on this fascinating exhibition.

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  10. Sky Mirror at Nottingham Playhouse

    Nottingham

    Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror is a must see piece of art, located at Nottingham Playhouse within the city centre.

  11. Nottingham Cathedral

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    Nottingham Cathedral

    Nottingham

    Nottingham Cathedral (the Cathedral Church of St Barnabas) was designed and built under renowned architect A.W.N. Pugin and the foundation stone was laid by Bishop Nicholas Wiseman in 1842, who had brought with him the relics of Saint Barnbas from…

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  12. Wednesday Walkthrough of Physical Culture by Augustas Serapinas with Marta Marsicka

    Nottingham

    This Summer Nottingham Contemporary are presenting the first institutional solo exhibition in England by Lithuanian artist Augustas Serapinas featuring his large-scale sculptural installation, Physical Culture. Join Marta Marsicka, a curator,…

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  13. Dala Nasser: Cemetery of Martyrs

    Nottingham

    By using the process of frottage (the technique of taking a rubbing from an uneven surface), Nasser will transform the gallery space into a symbolic graveyard, creating a collection of charcoal rubbings collected from the graves of seminal artists,…

  14. Eric Irons Plaque

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    Eric Irons Plaque

    NOTTINGHAM

    Eric Irons OBE, Britain’s first black magistrate and well-known campaigner for social justice and workers’ rights in Nottingham’s black community. 

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  15. Nottingham Arboretum

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    Nottingham Arboretum

    Nottingham

    A historic, beautifully maintained park that is home to an important collection of over 800 trees, award winning Nottingham Arboetum is Nottingham's oldest public park and the closest park to the city centre.

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  16. Walk to School Week 2026

    Mapperley, Nottingham

    Wild Days Lodge Forest Pre-school is celebrating Walk to School Week 2026, a national event dedicated to getting little legs moving and hearts pumping. Whether children are heading to school, preschool, or nursery, the daily commute is being turned…

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  17. Inspire: Culture, Learning, Libraries

    Glaisdale Parkway , Nottingham

    Inspire is an innovative new cultural organisation delivering services on behalf of launched by Nottinghamshire County Council. We are a Community Benefit Society that is dedicated to inspiring people to grow, learn and achieve with the help of our…

  18. Highfields Park

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    Highfields Park

    Lenton, Nottingham

    Since 1921 Highfields Park has remained the home of The University of Nottingham with the original Highfields House being absorbed into the campus as a staff annexe.

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  19. Super Soapbox Challenge

    Nottingham

    Bring your family, bring your mates, it's the Nottingham Super Soapbox Challenge!  

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