Site search

From Art Exhibition Launches to Beat The Streets Festival: Here's What's on in Notts 22 - 28 January 2024

This week in Nottingham, enjoy live music in aid of a great cause at Beat The Streets, celebrate the opening of new exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary, or join the National Holocaust Museum for Holocaust Memorial Day...

Art, Poetry, Music, and the Being Human Festival: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 6 - 12 November

Head down to the Being Human Festival, and enjoy some art, poetry or music in between...

Festival Review: Hockley Hustle 2023

350 stellar acts were lined up to deliver a fantastic showcase of Nottingham’s thriving music scene at the biggest ever Hockley Hustle on Sunday 22 October. Here's LeftLion's verdict...

Nottingham Comedy Festival, Doc’n Roll Film Festival, and More: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 30 October - 5 November

Celebrate comedy, film and music here in Nottingham this week... 

Queer East Festival 2023 comes to Nottingham

The event aims to "foster a space for more diverse narratives and facilitate a better cultural understanding of queer Asian communities".

Film Review: Raging Grace at Mayhem Film Festival

Nottingham’s beloved Mayhem Film Festival kicked off last night, with a packed out crowd of horror, sci-fi and cult cinema fanatics. Paris Zarcilla’s debut, Raging Grace opened the event, prefaced with a contextual video introduction from the director.

Festivals of Music, Art and Film, plus Halloween Season Kicks Off: Here's What's In Nottingham 16 - 22 October

Dance at Hockley Hustle, hear the stories of the Windrush generation, hobnob with artists or get a taste for the city's dark history this week in Nottingham.

A Day In The Life: Hockley Hustle

So much work goes into Hockley Hustle each year, with so many different roles and duties to be completed both ahead of and on the big day - it's a true collaboration. So, to give a sense of the energy that goes into the organisation of the festival, we rounded up Alfie Sharp (artist), Tommy Farmyard (director), Parisa East (promoter), and LJ (head of the decor team) to tell you a bit more about what the Hockley Hustle experience is like for them...

Down to the Bare Bones: An interview with Mayhem Film Festival

October is in full swing, so that can only mean one thing for Nottingham’s film fanatics: Mayhem! Founded in 2005, Mayhem Film Festival commences on 12 October, and brings you four days of some of the best contemporary horror in the game. LeftLion HQ caught up with the organisers: Steven Shiel, Chris Cooke, and Film Programmer Melissa Gueneau ahead of the festival...

Nottingham Family Festival Young Hustlers Aims to Ignite The Flames of Creativity

Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Live Music, A Beer And Cider Festival, And A Spooky Writing Workshop. Here's What’s On 9 October – 15 October…

Get into the spirit of Halloween early with some spooky writing, enjoy some beer or cider (responsibly) in the name of Notts legend Robin Hood, or go and see a variety of live music...

Festival Review: A Night With Silent at The Chapel

Taking place in The Chapel just above The Angel Microbrewery in the Lace Market, Silent Confidant’s day festival ‘A Night With Silent’ absolutely rocked the venue...

We Chat To Silent Confidant Ahead Of Their 'A Night With Silent' Day Festival At The Angel Microbrewery

Silent Confidant are putting on a day festival at The Angel Microbrewery on 22 September 2023. Ahead of the event, they tell us all about it...

Poetry Festival, Rollerdiscoing, Bat Walks, LGBTQ+ Comedy and More: Here's What's On This Week in Nottingham 17-24 September

Get your skates on and get planning - there's a roller-disco, poetry, comedy, music and nature events all happening in Nottingham this week!

In Photos: Nottingham Jazz Festival

With Peggy's Skylight situated in the heart of Hockley, Nottingham is a great city to be a fan of jazz music. And now the Nottingham Jazz Festival has been added to the city's festival circuit, it's become an even better place for fans of the genre...

In Photos: Foolhardy Folk Festival

Honorary Notts legend Beans on Toast curated this day of folk fun at the Arboretum at the end of August...

We Discover the Roots of Nottingham Green Festival as They Celebrate Their 30th Birthday

Nottingham Green Festival are celebrating their thirtieth outing this year (they started in 1991, but it’s a big birthday of sorts). Patrick Smith AKA VeggiesPat and Moby Farrands have been involved respectively since before, and near to its 1991 beginnings. We find out the roots of this pioneering fiesta, and why it’s so perennially popular.

Festival Review: Foolhardy Folk Festival 2023

Honorary Notts legend Beans on Toast curated this day of folk fun at the Arboretum...

Cultural Festivals, Music Gigs and Going Back to Nature, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week: 4 - 10 September

This week you could be at a psychedelic party, having spicy South-Asian food or planting a sapling. Here is a list of our hot picks for the week…

In Photos: Arboretum Beer Festival 2023

Beer aplenty + a great line-up of local musicians = a perfect day sat out in the sunshine at the Arboretum...

Inspire Poetry Festival Returns for 2023

The annual Inspire Poetry Festival is back for another year, bringing acclaimed poets to local libraries across Nottinghamshire. This year, the festival brings audiences an array of reasons to enjoy poetry, and especially invites those who may have shied away from the genre previously to delve in and discover a love of literature.

We Chat to Jeffrey Lewis Ahead of His Appearance at the Foolhardy Folk Festival

The Foolhardy Folk Festival is back for the third year at Nottingham Arboretum for its all day affair on Bank Holiday Sunday, with a lineup curated by Beans on Toast. Joining him will be native New Yorker comic book illustrator and cult sensation Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, who we caught up with ahead of the festival…

Outdoor Cinema, Beer and Music Festivals, and Singles Night - Here’s What’s On In Nottingham This Week: 21 - 28 August

This week, you can drink some beer, listen to some live music, watch a film, or find your perfect love match...

In Photos: Mangata Festival 2023

If you're a metal fan, Mangata is the place to go...

Festival Review: Mangata 2023

Mangata Festival made a triumphant return to Nottingham in July, bringing three stages of thrilling rock and metal to the masses...