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From Zombie Life Drawing to a Poetry Festival, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week
Mon 22 May 2023With three different festivals to choose from, you'll have to make a tough decision this week...
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Green Hustle Festival Returns with an Expansive and Inclusive Celebration
Mon 15 May 2023From Friday 2 - Sunday 4 June, Green Hustle Festival will be taking over Nottingham, celebrating life, nature, community action and creativity
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Festival Preview: Dot To Dot 2023
Sun 07 May 2023Heading to Dot To Dot at the end of this month? Here's our handy guide of artists you should check out...
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Festival Preview: Bearded Theory 2023
Thu 04 May 2023Heading to Bearded Theory at the end of this month? Here's our handy guide of artists you should check out...
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3 of the Best Events to Check Out at This Year’s Nottingham Poetry Festival
Fri 28 Apr 2023It's that time of year again: The city's finest celebration of poetry is back. Here are three events from the Festival that you'd be mad to miss...
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Everything You Need to Know About Splendour Festival 2023
Wed 12 Apr 2023Despite the current challenges facing pretty much everyone in the country bar the top 1%, DHP Family, and its stable in Nottingham, London and Bristol, continue to go from strength to strength - surviving the triple threat of the pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and pressures from major corporate organisations with extensive industry know-how. We catch up with head honcho George Akins to find out more and discuss the finer details of their annual blue ribboned event, Splendour Festival, fifteen years on from when it all began…
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Beeston Film Festival Returns to The Arc Cinema With an Exciting International Line-up
Wed 12 Apr 2023We hear from the event's organisers about everything from A Last Resort to Vicky McClure...
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From Nottingham International Film Festival to Fan Favourites Amber Run, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week
Mon 10 Apr 2023Film fans, music fans and fashion fans are all in for a treat...
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We Catch up With Mark Gallagher of Arc Cinema - Runner-Up in the National Cinema Heroes Competition
Fri 24 Feb 2023Nottingham has long had a thriving cinema scene, but there’s one man in particular who goes above and beyond - Mark Gallagher. Having worked at Arc Cinema in Hucknall for the past three years, Gallagher has recently been recognised as a UK Cinema Hero. Our writer Josephine Ruffles catches up with Mark about his love for cinema and what this achievement means to him…
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Preview: Mansfield Town Film Festival
Tue 14 Feb 2023Launching this year, Mansfield Town Film Festival is something to look forward to this summer...
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5 Events You Should Check Out at This Year's Festival of Science and Curiosity
Fri 03 Feb 2023Nottingham's Festival of Science and Curiosity returns. Here are five things you need to try out for yourself while it's here...
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Splendour Festival Announce 2023 Headliners and More
Wed 01 Feb 2023Nottingham’s own Splendour Festival has released the first line-up announcement ahead of its return at the end of July…
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Performing At Beat The Streets in Late January, Girlband Chat the Festival and Their Music
Sun 22 Jan 2023We chat with G, Jada and Kay from local indie-rock trio Girlband about their upcoming performance at Beat The Streets festival…
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Author Julie Malone Talks Us Through Middleway Words Festival
Fri 04 Nov 2022Middleway Words is a new festival with ambitions to share Midlands authors with the world. A mix of online and live events, the jewel in Middleway’s crown is a celebration at Waterstones for Nottingham’s literary talents. Ahead of the event, LeftLion talks to Julie Malone, one of the festival organisers, about her personal journey to authordom…
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The Doc'n Roll Film Festival Returns to Venues Across Nottingham This Month
Tue 01 Nov 2022The Doc'n Roll Film Festival finally arrives in Nottingham on Thursday 3 November, after two false dawns due to that pesky blighter COVID-19. LeftLion sits down with festival organisers and curators Mark McIntyre and Marcus Duffield to talk all things music, the importance of a great documentary and what we Nottingham folks can expect from this year’s event…
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Nottingham Comedy Festival Returns
Wed 19 Oct 2022Nottingham Comedy Festival is back in November, here's the lowdown...
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Review: London Film Festival 2022
Tue 18 Oct 2022Wanting to make sure it's not just those posh lot in the capital getting to see all the greatest new releases, we sent Jack Francis down south for two weeks of world premieres, incredible debuts and a surprising amount of cannibalism...
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Review: Mayhem Film Festival 2022
Mon 17 Oct 2022Four days of old-school favourites, brand-new releases and everything in between - Mayhem Film Festival was back with a bang...
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Coming to Hockley This Autumn, We Hear More About the Nottingham Coffee Festival
Sun 16 Oct 2022From 200 Degrees and Blend to Stewarts and Yolk, just walk a few metres in Nottingham and you’re sure to find yourself at another coffee shop thanks to the city’s vibrant and ever-growing community. That’s why, inspired by our very own cafe society, friends Josh Eaton and Matt Vassey decided to set up the Nottingham Coffee Festival, which will be coming to High Pavement this October. We catch up with co-creator Josh to hear about his hopes for the event…
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6 of the Best Events in Nottingham This Week: Maximo Park, Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival and More
Mon 10 Oct 2022Beer, bands and bold art exhibitions are the talk of the town...
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