Riverside Festival set to attract huge crowds
Riverside Festival will return to Nottingham on the weekend of 5 – 7 August, and the popular family festival will once again be the biggest event of the summer. The…
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Spectacular summer of ping pong served up with Datto Ping!
On Wednesday 3 August, table tennis returns to the city as the 2016 Ping! Festival gets underway at Smithy Row between 11am and 3pm. The festival will last until 4…
Nottingham Parks named as some of the best in Britain
More of Nottingham’s parks and green spaces than ever will be flying the Green Flag Award this year. 29 parks in Nottingham have now been assessed by Keep Britain Tidy’s…
Free fitness and tennis at Nottingham Tennis Centre this weekend
The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas will be arriving at Nottingham Tennis Centre this Saturday (30 July) during the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships. The World’s top wheelchair tennis players…
Rare chance to see Renaissance drawings as Ten Leonardos come to the city
There will be a rare opportunity to see drawings by one of the world’s greatest artists as the exhibition Leonardo Da Vinci: Ten Drawings from the Royal Collection opens at…
Film industry professionals from Europe lined up for microfilm festival
Film industry professionals from the Cannes Lions festival (held in Cannes, France) and from Karlsruhe, Nottingham’s German twin city, will be attending the Nottingham International Microfilm Festival, to be held…
Family swim sessions inspired by Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory
Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington, Disney, the Amateur Swimming Association and Nottingham City Council have joined forces to encourage children to ‘Just keep moving’ this summer with interactive family swim sessions…
Record Numbers at Biggest Ever Splendour
2017 Tickets Now On Sale The music, the weather and the fantastic atmosphere made for a memorable Splendour enjoyed by the festival’s biggest ever 21,000 strong crowd in Wollaton Park…
‘Lace Unravelled’ heritage project wins Arts Council Funding
Nottingham’s ‘nationally important’ collection of artefacts from its famous lace industry has been recognised with a grant from Arts Council England’s Designation Scheme. Nottingham City Council Museums and Galleries Service…
Children invited to join The Big Friendly Read at Nottingham City Libraries
Nottingham City Libraries are calling for children to sign up to read six books this summer as part of The Big Friendly Read, Summer Reading Challenge 2016. The Summer Reading…