Art Fest Nottingham 2026

Friday 20 - Sunday 22 November 2026
Nottingham city centre
Venues: The People's Hall, Broadway Gallery, The Carousel and Montana x Newsstand.
Tickets: The festival features free exhibitions alongside ticketed workshops, creative walks and talks, all priced at £6.
Opening Night: Friday 20 November, 18:00–21:00, The People's Hall. Free entry, advance booking required.

Art Fest Nottingham is a three-day celebration of street art, visual culture and creative communities, taking place across Nottingham from 20–22 November. Under the theme Build a City for Artists, this year's festival brings together exhibitions, artist talks, workshops, film screenings and the launch of A Common Practise, a new independent publication exploring creative communities in the UK and beyond. Through a programme of local, national and international artists, we explore how creativity shapes the places we live and how we can build cities that better support artists and their communities. Delivered on a not-for-profit basis, Art Fest 2026 invites everyone to discover, connect and imagine what a city built for artists could look like.

• Venue: The People's Hall
  
  A Common Practise
  Photography Exhibition & Zine Launch by KIMU
  A photographic exhibition and zine launch exploring street art, graffiti and creative culture across the USA.
  @ki__________mu
  
  Meanwhile… Somewhere Else
  An Exhibition by Aida Wilde
  An exhibition about Hackney, bringing together artwork and stories from the people and places that shape its creative identity.
  @aida_wilde
  
  Wall Stories
  An International Group Exhibition
  A collection of photographs and personal stories from artists around the world, revealing the memories, experiences and meanings behind walls they've painted.
   
• Venue: Broadway Gallery
  
  CANvas
  An International Group Exhibition
  An exhibition transforming the humble spray can into a canvas, featuring original artworks painted, designed and created by artists from around the world.
   
• Venue: The Carousel
  
  Shallow Lagoon: Paste-Up Takeover
  A Ramp Residency Exhibition
  A paste-up takeover of The Carousel's ramp, bringing together work by Shallow Lagoon and friends.
  @shallowlagoon
   
• Venue: Montana x Newsstand
  
  Loco - Motifs
  A Collaborative Group Exhibition
  Bringing together graffiti crews from across the UK to create original artworks on mini trains.
  @mtnshop.nottingham
  @news_stand_kiosk

Workshops

• Join Pink Menace for a hands-on workshop exploring Pink Menaces work.

• Join TOKYO for a hands-on CANvas workshop exploring how the humble spray can can become an artwork in its own right.

• Print Is Our Power is a hands-on screen printing workshop exploring printmaking as a tool for expression, communication and resistance.

Walks

• PHOTOGRAPHY WALK with Sisterhood Collective

• WALK N MAKE with Meanderers

Talks

• Build a City for Artists Talks & Discussions