Step into the shoes of Maid Marian and dive into Nottingham's legendary past in this immersive walking tour and escape game. Visit iconic locations like Nottingham Castle, the Robin Hood statue, and three historic pubs, all while solving clues to rescue Robin Hood himself. Crafted by local storytellers, this self-guided adventure offers a perfect mix of sightseeing, storytelling, and brain-teasing fun. Get your tickets for Maid Marian's Nottingham Outdoor Quest in Weekday Cross now!

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Classics under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Movie Soundtracks under the gentle glow of candlelight. Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone. If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (. 30 people). To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card Programme All I Want for Christmas Is You from Love Actually Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from Meet Me in St. Louis Christmas Time Is Here and Skating from A Charlie Brown Christmas White Christmas from Holiday Inn You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Silver Bells from The Lemon Drop Kid Winter Wonderland and Let It Snow! Let It Snow! from While You Were Sleeping The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) from Alvin and the Chipmunks Carol of the Bells from Home Alone Jingle Bell Rock from Jingle All the Way The Nightmare Before Christmas Medley Where Are You Christmas? from Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas I Believe in You and Me from The Preacher's Wife Believe from The Polar Express Performers String Quartet - Ensemble M

This Summer we 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, researcher, and art historian for a walkthrough of the exhibition. Drawing on visual cultures from Central and Eastern Europe during the socialist and postsocialist period, Marta’s walkthrough will trace the intertwined histories of physical education, hygiene, and state-sponsored ideals of the body. From gymnasiums to studios, these contexts reveal how training, of both mind and body, has been structured, aestheticised, and politicised. Positioned in dialogue with Augustas Serapinas’ gym-like installation, the walkthrough will consider how regimes of repetition, discipline, and self-improvement have operated across both artistic and athletic training, in art histories spanning Western and Eastern Europe. The session will invite participants to think collectively about how bodies are shaped through education, and how these histories continue to resonate within contemporary artistic practice. Marta Marsicka is a curator, researcher, and art historian based in the Midlands. Their practice engages with East-Central European identity, migration, care, and the politics of representation in post-Brexit Britain. They are Artist Development Coordinator at BACKLIT, Nottingham, and a PhD candidate at the University of the Arts London, where their Techne-funded research investigates the representation of Central and Eastern European women artists in British exhibitions after 1989. Their writing has been published in ArtMargins, JAWS: Journal of Arts and Writing, British UnCanon, among others. Marta is a co-founder of The Lilac House, a queer, feminist, and working-class curatorial counter-practice.

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience. Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone. Performers String Quartet - Chaos Collective

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before in Manchester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Joe Hisaishi under the gentle glow of candlelight. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Opening Theme Laputa: Castle in the Sky - Kimi wo Nosete - Carrying You My Neighbour Totoro - Kaze no Toori Michi - Path of the Wind My Neighbour Totoro - Tonari no Totoro - Main Theme Kiki's Delivery Service - Umi no Mieru Machi - A Town with an Ocean View Kiki's Delivery Service - Tabidachi - Journey Princess Mononoke - Main Theme Spirited Away - Inochi no Namae - Name of Life Spirited Away - Chihiro's Waltz Ponyo - Gake no Ue no Ponyo - Ponyo on the Cliff Kikujiro - Summer Howl's Moving Castle - Merry Go Round of Life. Performers String Quartet- String Infusion - SQ

Join July Styles, Fitness and Wellbeing Coaching Specialist, for a walkthrough of Physical Culture by Augustas Serapinas. July will talk about their practice as a trauma informed women's coaching specialist and a certified strength and conditioning coach in relation to Physical Culture - the first institutional solo exhibition in England by Lithuanian artist Augustas Serapinas. This large scale sculptural installation invites audiences into a hybrid space of activity - performance space; drawing studio; and gym - featuring fully operational metal fitness machines with jesmonite sculptures replacing conventional weights. Regularly activated by work-out clubs and student life drawing groups throughout the duration of the exhibition, Physical Culture offers a structure in which the audience is encouraged to reread and challenge Western art history through embodied engagement, investigate the dominant theoretical and physical methodologies within arts education, and question the broader collective cultural memory that often structure Western societies.

Talking Heads is a series of live drawing sessions which invite audiences to interact with our current exhibition Physical Culture by Augustas Serapinas. Guided by The Square Gallery, participants will be invited to make drawings inside of the sculptural installation, focusing on the cast heads featured in the display as well as a live fitness group occupying and activating the gym installation. Expanding on the themes of the exhibition, the life drawing sessions aim to encourage reflection around the Western art history canon, examining where our focus has been held, and what structures continue to dominate in Western cultures. All abilities are welcome and all materials will be provided. Tickets are limited to take part in the life-drawing sessions, but visitors are welcome to watch the performative installation activation by booking general entry to the exhibition.

Experience Vivaldi’s iconic masterpiece The Four Seasons as you’ve never heard it before. A cornerstone of classical music, this vivid and revolutionary work captures the essence of nature with breathtaking virtuosity and emotional power. Its influence continues to echo through centuries of music-making, and remains one of the most beloved compositions in the classical canon.

Nottingham Contemporary will present the first international institutional solo exhibition of the Guaraní artist and ceramicist Julia Isídrez (b.1967, Paraguay), whose clay sculptures trouble and enlighten many issues that define cultural debate today – from indigeneity and identity politics to craft. Rooted in the ceramic traditions passed down through generations of women in Itá, Isídrez learned the craft from her mother Juana Marta Rodas, working with local clay and long-standing Guaraní techniques that were gradually adapted over time. These inherited processes - from shaping to firing and fumigation - underpin her practice while allowing her to expand the vocabulary of regional ceramics. In contrast to these traditional techniques, the subject matter of her works is anything but conventional: hybrid dinosaur-like figures and multi-headed spherical amphibians populate her sculptures. These fantastical creatures are chimeras, unattainable beings of Isídrez’s imagination, yet still resonant with popular traditions and folklore.

Sign up to a 1:1 training session with a Personal Trainer in our current exhibition Physical Culture by Augustas Serapinas. Organised by July Styles, a fitness and wellbeing coaching specialist, the sessions allow visitors to directly engage with Serapinas's interactive installation. Physical Culture is the first institutional solo exhibition in England by Lithuanian artist Augustas Serapinas featuring a large-scale sculptural installation which invites audiences into a hybrid space of activity - performance space; drawing studio; and gym - featuring fully operational metal fitness machines with jesmonite sculptures replacing conventional weights. Regularly activated by work-out clubs and student life drawing groups throughout the duration of the exhibition, Physical Culture offers a structure in which the audience is encouraged to reread and challenge Western art history through embodied engagement, investigate the dominant theoretical and physical methodologies within arts education, and question the broader collective cultural memory that often structure Western societies. Four personal trainers will be running 30 minute sessions at 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm and 1.30pm. This event is for visitors aged 18+ only. Slots are limited, so please do let us know if you book and can no longer attend so that we can make the session available for someone else. July Styles is a trauma informed women's coaching specialist and a certified strength and conditioning coach who works with individuals to build strength and fitness, promote longevity and overall wellbeing.

In autumn 2026 Nottingham Contemporary will present the first institutional solo exhibition, and largest presentation of works to date, of the late British artist Sarah Cunningham (1993–2024, UK). The exhibition marks a deeply meaningful homecoming: the return of the artist’s work to the city where she was born and raised. Cunningham sought out the essential and the alive through her imaginary wildernesses and fluid forestscapes, taking inspiration from the speculative landscapes of science fiction literature, art history, ecology and personal references. Part abstract experimentation, part spiritual journey, every painting at some level represents the intuitive and unspoken connection between nature and humankind. Her unusual, nocturnal practice estranged her limbs and thoughts from systematic, painterly movements, resulting in works that briefly dwell in darkness only to culminate in the arrival of the dawn chorus. Through her sweeping expressionistic gestures, Cunningham built up layers of paint that she shaped into fluid motion, creating landscapes not just as we know them, but as scenes of possibility and portals into other worlds.

Britain's Got Talent Finalist Alex Mitchell returns with a brand-new work-in-progress show. After winning Best Joke at the Nottingham Comedy Festival and earning critical acclaim for his first two shows, Alex is back to craft his third, most ambitious show yet. Expect sharp gags, and the unmistakable charm that's made him one of comedy's fastest-rising talents. A Great Comedian is Funny and Fearless, You Are Both Simon Cowell "Accomplished and intelligent" ★★★★ Neurodiverse Review

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before in Nottingham. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Oasis at Nottingham Contemporary under the gentle glow of candlelight. Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone. If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (. 30 people). To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card Programme Whatever She Is Love Supersonic Don't Look Back In Anger She's Electric Stand By Me Half Of The World Away Don't Go Away Songbird Little By Little Champagne Supernova Stop Crying Your Heart Out The Hindu Times Wonderwall Performers String quartet - Ensemble M

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before. This is a tribute concert experience. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the artist, their estate, or official representatives.

What if youve chosen the wrong partner, or the wrong job Try not to think about it. A hilarious celebration of bad decisions, stubbornness and refusing to admit that youre wrong. For anyone exhausted by inspirational mantras, Day's award winning comedy offers an alternative: Once you choose false hope, anything is possible.

One of the best improvisers on the stand-up circuit tries to make sense of the chaos of the world. Join Ben as he squeezes the comedy juice out of topics from hunter-gatherers to AI, XL bullies to board games and beyond. It'll be a bit like watching Wikipedia having a nervous breakdown. For fans of Ross Noble, Jason Byrne and heroic nonsense. An accomplished comic. TIME OUT Perfect...the audience were hysterical. HUFFINGTON POST Displays a crackling, spontaneous energy in which were swept up. FEST Uniquely funny. BROADWAY WORLD

survivor to detective to comedian: Multi-award-winning comedian Sallyann Fellowes brings her new show Birdy to the festival scene. Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2023, Sallyann Fellowes, was a police detective with a family secret. Her journey began with a crime that the police showed zero interest in solving. Birdy was the nickname that followed her throughout her police career - its a hilarious, honest, and wildly unique look at life behind the blue line.

Watch Live at the Apollo comedian Spring Kathryn Day prove that the truth is not only stranger than fiction, it's a lot funnier too. My Name is Spring Day and Other Stupid Facts is a stand up comedy show full of joke-heavy stories and loads of stupid (light, dark and rude) facts about: life, culture, love, death, family, money, and identity in apocalyptic times. If youre the kind of person that kicks back and relaxes to a harrowing Netflix documentary series or murder podcast before bed, you should probably talk to a psychologist about that as well as watch My Name is Spring Day and Other Stupid Facts. A joke heavy storytelling show It would make a very good movie -★★★★ On the Mic 2024 'A sharp set with great punchlines... It's ' -★★★★ Reviews Hub 2024 'Wow, does Spring Day have an amazing story to tell' -★★★★ Beyond The Joke 2024

This talk takes currently exhibiting artist Chico da Silva's artworks as a point of entry into his life story - and into the worldview that shaped both. Moving between formal analysis and biographical narrative, Cecilia Vilela will trace how the paintings illuminate three interconnected dimensions of the artist's practice: his rootedness in land-dependent ways of living, inherited from both Indigenous and coastal-dwelling culture; his relationship with the fantastical, shaped by both Indigenous cosmogony and his own psychological world; and the collective nature of his creative process and production, which complicates conventional notions of authorship and sits uneasily within the contemporary art system. Cecilia Vilela is an independent curator and writer working with contemporary art, focusing on participatory and socially situated practices. Her work centres on artistic explorations of ecology, language, displacement, and geopolitics. Her writing has been published internationally in Prospect, Folha de S.Paulo, ArtNexus, and Arts of the Working Class. She curates exhibitions at 92 Webster Road, an independent project space she manages in London, and serves on the curatorial team of the International Circle – Latin America at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Give What You Can Entry to our exhibitions, events, fairs and our family activities is free but we need your support. Your donations make it possible to keep doing everything we do: from our world-leading exhibitions to our activities for families, young people and schools. With your support we can continue making a difference to the cultural, educational and social life of Nottingham and the East Midlands. Please support us with a donation and register for Gift Aid to add 25% at no extra cost to you.

This Halloween you'll scream with laughter at this frightfully funny comedy show. Deep within Nottingham Contemporary lurks a mad scientist who has collected more than just art. Hidden amongst the exhibits are strange creatures, mysterious oddities and all manner of things that go bump in the night. His trusted servant Igor will welcome you into this gallery of ghouls, guide you through its haunted halls, reveal its dark secrets (and even darker jokes), and introduce you to some of its ghastly guests. Expect monstrous comedy, devilish characters and a Halloween night packed with laughs. A mixed bill Halloween character comedy show. Putting the Ho Ho in Horror!

Den of Laughs brings you a hand-picked lineup of funny acts from Nottingham Comedy Festival, so you can get a flavour of their shows. This is one taster menu you don't want to miss. Your host, the friendly, quick-witted and pun-loving Denzil de Cristo (is armed with a brain that fires off puns like a malfunctioning Nerf gun" - One4Review), will guide you through an hour of big laughs. Expect stand-up, musical comedy, puns and more, with a mix of experienced acts and exciting new talent. A great way to sample the Festival and maybe discover your new favourite act. This is one 5th of November you will Remember.

AComedyTapas is a fast paced show with up to 12 acts. You won't like them all but you will have fun finding out

This show is FILTH... Do not come if you have any problem with BLUE material

Telling Tinder Tales is a live show where a comic and the audience tell their dating and relationship stories.. What is said in the room stays in the room. No-one leaves needing therapy ... who did not arrive needing therapy. There is a podcast but this is NOT recorded

Following this year’s Pride March, we welcome all families to join us for a relaxed afternoon. Pop down for creative activities and free refreshments in our large ground floor room The Space. There will be cosy reading areas, a sensory play space and plenty of seating.

rarescale are back for our Summer season! We are delighted to continue our collaboration with East Midlands chamber ensemble rarescale, presenting a series of musical performances responding to our current exhibitions Chico da Silva: And the soul is for the birds and Augustas Serapinas: Physical Culture. Carla Rees (flutes) and guest musicians will present free improvisations and new works composed especially for the ensemble There will be three performances held in Studio 1, each lasting around 30 minutes. This event is supported by rarescale.

Activating Studio 1 as a community gallery for the first time, the Nottingham Mencap curated exhibition features artwork developed from workshops led by our Associate Artist Amelia Daiz. Exploring nature, life and our current exhibitions, members of Nottingham Mencap have produced a mixed media body of work responding to the world around them. Through their creations they demonstrate not just their individuality, but their collectivism and abundance of creativity. Curation was supported by Amelia Daiz, Communities Programmer Holly Tea and Sarah at Mencap, with the big decisions made by members of Nottingham Mencap themselves.

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before in Cardiff. Get your tickets now to discover romantic Valentine's Day music under the gentle glow of candlelight.

We are running Sensory Sessions on Wednesday afternoons, 1pm-3pm throughout the Summer Holidays as part of our Family Activities. These are lower stimulation sessions for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including neurodivergent children – and their families. These sessions are for families who feel this environment would be suited to them, with a diagnosis or not. These sessions will include: - Reduced visitor numbers - Limited drop-in spaces available - Time with our P&L Facilitators to explore the activities together - Lower Sound levels & Subdued Lighting - Additional rest spaces for regulation and downtime If there are additional requirements to support your access or engagement with this session please feel free to email [email protected] or call 0115 948 9750. Come along to create, play and explore in our large, welcoming space this Summer! Inspired by our new exhibition Chico da Silva: And the soul is for the birds, step into a world of imagination and create your own colourful creatures and wonderful landscapes. Our fantastic Play & Learn Facilitators will be on hand to guide you through the activities, with plenty of ways for you to explore and have fun! As always, we’ll have relaxed areas set up with sensory toys and books to enjoy together. The workshops are drop-in; however, we invite you to book a space for your session as spaces are limited. The sensory sessions take place on Wednesday 29 Jul, 5 Aug, 12 Aug & 19 Aug, 1pm-3pm. We also have Family Activities on Tue, Wed, Thu 10am-12pm and Tue & Thu 1pm-3pm. Book one ticket per person, including adults & children. If you are unable to make it on the day, please cancel your tickets through eventbrite. If you need support cancelling your booking, contact us by emailing info@nottinghamcontemporary and letting us know which slot you booked onto so that others on the waitlist may attend. Limited Capacity. Booking is required. Make a Day of it, by visiting the Nottingham Central Library, for lots of free fun and it’s just over the road from us! We are taking part in the Robin Hood Adventure Trail by It's in Nottingham, a wonderful free city-centre mission for you and your family.

Come along to create, play and explore in our large, welcoming space this Summer! Inspired by our new exhibition Chico da Silva: And the soul is for the birds, step into a world of imagination and create your own colourful creatures and wonderful landscapes. Our fantastic Play & Learn Facilitators will be on hand to guide you through the activities, with plenty of ways for you to explore and have fun! As always, we’ll have relaxed areas set up with sensory toys and books to enjoy together. The workshops are drop-in; however, we invite you to book a space for your session as spaces are limited. The sessions take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays at the following times: Tuesday, 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm Wednesday, 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm Thursday, 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm Please note we run Sensory Sessions on Wednesday Afternoons, 1pm-3pm. These are lower stimulation sessions for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including neurodivergent children and their families. These sessions are for families who feel this environment would be more suited to them, with a diagnosis or not. Book one ticket per person, including adults & children. If you are unable to make it on the day, please cancel your tickets through eventbrite. If you need support cancelling, contact us by emailing info@nottinghamcontemporary and letting us know which slot you booked onto so that others on the waitlist may attend. If you would like more information, or would like support in completing your booking, please call us on 0115 948 9750. Limited Capacity. Booking is required. Make a Day of it, by visiting the Nottingham Central Library, for lots of free fun and it’s just over the road from us! We are taking part in the Robin Hood Adventure Trail by It's in Nottingham, a wonderful free city-centre mission for you and your family.