Nottingham Contemporary

Nottingham Contemporary is delighted to present the first major exhibition of artist Daniel Lind- Ramos (b. 1953, Puerto Rico) in a European institution, showcasing five of the artists’ monumental sculptural assemblages, including a newly commissioned work, The Green Guardian (2024).

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Nottingham Contemporary

Nottingham Contemporary is excited to present the first institutional solo exhibition dedicated to Weber’s work in a major UK cultural institution. The exhibition co-curated by Pablo León de la Barra, Curator at Large, Latin America at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, will include existing works, alongside ambitious new site-specific commissions. ​

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Nottingham Central Library

Discover the captivating life and legacy of Lord George Gordon Byron at our Local Studies exhibition, marking the 200th anniversary of his death. Explore his time in Greece, his passing in 1824, and the journey to his final resting place at St Mary’s Church, Hucknall. The exhibition is free and will be on display until May 2025.

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University of Nottingham Museum, Lakeside Arts

Iron Age hillforts are few and far between in the East Midlands, and not very well understood.

However, archaeological discoveries from Burrough Hill and Breedon Hill, both in Leicestershire, are providing important clues about life and beliefs at these important fortifications.

This exhibition will feature a fascinating range of everyday objects from both hillforts, with a spotlight on a spectacular hoard of chariot fittings from Burrough Hill.

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National Justice Museum, Nottingham

Asking for It is a powerful and award-winning photographic series by Jayne Jackson that challenges the persistent culture of victim-blaming in cases of sexual and gender-based violence. Using a striking ‘mugshot’ format, historical styling, and period-specific photographic techniques, Jackson exposes the enduring narratives that shift blame onto survivors of sexual and domestic abuse.

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National Justice Museum

You find yourself in Nottingham’s Narrowmarsh, a cramped, smelly slum rife with criminal activity. The local constable has found you at the site of a Reform Bill riot where a local pub was set ablaze. You have been accused of a crime - if found guilty, the punishment is hanging.

Over the course of an hour, you and your team will move through our Grade II* listed Georgian museum, from the slums of Narrowmarsh, the exercise yard, and the gaol. Solve puzzles, and gather your evidence before deciding – will you stand trial and try to prove your innocence, or will you try to escape your fate?

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Lace Market Theatre, Nottingham

This sparkling comedy written in the 1930s is still as witty and relevant today as it was when Coward wrote it.

Elyot and Amanda were married to each other and are now divorced. By chance they meet while on holiday with their new partners. Then things go in a very unexpected direction!

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Theatre Royal, Nottingham

A truly terrifying theatrical experience created by The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson, and Andy Nyman, co-creator of Derren Brown’s television and stage shows. Ghost Stories mixes the very best of theatre with the buzz of a thrill-ride, delivering something truly unique.

When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings – as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting his first child – Goodman finds himself at the outer limits of rationality, and fast running out of explanations.

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Squire Performing Arts Centre, Nottingham

Characterised by dark, uncanny imagery and an off-beat persona, Tim Burton has cultivated a reputation as an eccentric and irreverent filmmaker. Spanning both live-action and animation, his work applies a macabre twist to everything from superhero and sci-fi films to biographical dramas and musicals. However, it is through stop-motion animation that Burton’s grotesque monsters and misfits truly come to life, allowing him to explore themes of bodily difference, disfigurement, and disassembly.

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Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH

The second in a series of four Adventures in Poetry events during 2025, with four Nottingham-based poets reading with a specially invited guest of their own choosing. The poets will read, chat, and answer questions from the audience.

Rod Mengham is Reader in Modern English Literature at the University of Cambridge.

Andrew Duncan has lived in Nottingham since 2005, and has been publishing poetry since the late ’70s. Books include Threads of Iron, Skeleton Looking at Chinese Pictures, Anxiety Before Entering a Room, The Imaginary in Geometry, Savage Survivals, and a selected poems, On the Margins of Great Empires (Shearsman, 2017).

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Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Nottingham

Norma works in a factory whilst also looking after her cantankerous bed-ridden mother who is on the verge of Alzheimer’s. She’s trying to find her ‘Mr Wonderful’ through a dating agency, but after two disastrous, hilarious blind dates Norma falls for Geoff. But on a weekend away, she discovers his true nature… prompting her to take a lasting revenge!

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Performing Arts Studio, Lakeside Arts

Aimed at emerging and established artists, this theatre workshop will focus on participants' individual spirit of play and how to integrate this into an ensemble dynamic.

Explore Kook Ensemble’s unique way to develop work that is both visually and emotionally rich, whilst serving the heart of a story. Kook Ensemble is a contemporary circus theatre company exploring the boundaries of comedy and tragedy – what makes a moment simultaneously beautiful, painful and funny.

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Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts

Kook Ensemble presents a charming and moving circus theatre production.

Dylan is living with dementia. Heather must watch the love of her life drift away and battle with the erosion of his memories…but Heather is not going to let Dylan go easily!

Instead, they fight to remember their past together, the laughter, the battles, and to rediscover a joy that keeps them connected for whatever the future holds.

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Nottinghamshire Archives, Nottingham

Join this workshop to discover the range of records relating to military personnel in Nottinghamshire Archives from the early 17th century to the Second World War. Discover the stories of local Crimean War veterans, find out who was on the militia roll for Norton Cuckney in 1788 and explore the military careers of Nottinghamshire soldiers.

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Bunker's Hill, Hockley, Nottingham

There's a poet on the stage. There's a poet on the stage chopping his life and other people's hearts into little pieces. A well built poet is chopping his life into very honest, very relatable, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, little pieces. I feel every line in me in parts I didn't know existed. I can't tell you if I want to be the poet or the poem or both. I can only tell you that there is a well built poet with tattoos (and no glasses) chopping his life and our hearts into little pieces...

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Mansfield Palace Theatre

The Ultimate Adult Panto is back – and this year it’s the turn of Sleeping Beauty to get the P*ssed Up Panto® treatment! P*ssed Up Panto® has been causing hilarious havoc around the UK since 2021 with their productions of Cinderella, Aladdin & Jack and the Beanstalk – now they’re back with a brand-new show for 2025! Selling out theatres up and down the country, P*ssed Up Panto® has developed the perfect adult panto formula, causing tears of laughter and soaked-through theatre seats nationwide! But what exactly is P*ssed Up Panto®?

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Nottingham Castle

Get ready for an extraordinary evening of laughter and entertainment as Nottingham Castle plays host to a spectacular stand-up comedy event. Join us for an evening filled with laughter, great company, and fantastic street food and drinks.

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National Justice Museum

Step back in time to the rebellious, iconic world of 70s music with Nottingham's legendary rock duo, Ledd and Stephenson. For five years, they’ve set the stage on fire with their powerhouse performances - and for two, they’ve been married, their relationship as famous as their music. But now, it’s all coming to an explosive, dramatic end.

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New Art Exchange

Join us on Saturday the 3rd of May for a celebration of our Beyond the Walls project. From 5pm we will be meeting at Corner for a brief introduction, then go guided tour through Hyson Green Market to launch the various murals and explore the stories behind them. We will also be joined by the various community groups and members that have collaborated throughout the project.

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St Mark's Church Hall, Nottingham Road, Mansfield, NG18 1BP

Wildlife Watch groups offer a fun, wild and fantastic time for kids aged 7-13, and we have groups which meet up every month across the county.

We are Mansfield & Ashfield Wildlife Watch Group and we meet on the first Saturday of the month. Come and join in the fun – remember to dress for the weather!

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Nottingham Arts Theatre

This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and inspires children to challenge the grown-ups will captivate audiences rooting for the "revolting children." Matilda, with her wit, intelligence, and special powers, is unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her kind schoolteacher, Miss Honey. Despite the mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, who loves punishing children, Matilda's courage and cleverness may save the day. Filled with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda The Musical JR. is a joyous celebration of girl power. Both children and adults will be thrilled and delighted by the tale of this extraordinary girl with a vivid imagination.

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Sharphill Wood, Peveril Drive, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7AU

Join Gordon the Warden for a guided walk for Early Purple Orchids, Bluebells and other woodland flowers.

Meet at the start of the green lane at the bottom of Wilford Hill on Loughborough Rd (A60)

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Attenborough Nature Reserve, Barton Lane, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6DY

Come and join our nature experts for a guided walk around the reserve as we listen to and learn about the beautiful sounds of our resident birds. Whether you're a beginner birder or a seasoned expert, this event is a fantastic opportunity to share experiences, develop your birdwatching skills, and immerse yourself in nature.

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Venue Address: City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
Plus online via Zoom

City Arts are pleased to host DIY Poets, who bring their eclectic style to an online/offline hybrid event from our building in Hockley, Nottingham. Poetry of all kinds, from diverse view points.

The featured act is Caroline Stancer. There will be poetry from DIY Poets.

It will make you think, it may make you cry, but it will certainty make you laugh.

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Nottingham Playhouse

Have you ever wondered what influences the design of a production? Why an actor plays a character a certain way or what prompted the writer to make the play in the first instance? Then this is the group for you!

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