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Carnival themed bingo, West End rock n roll and the Comedy Festival: here's what's on this week 27 October-2 November 2025

Sun 26 Oct 2025

If you fancy starting Halloween off with clowns and digits or perhaps you're in the mood for some punk rock tickets, we've got you covered! Themed bingo or concert what will you choose, either way there's most definitely something for you.

Nottingham Carnival 2025

Sun 17 Aug 2025

Nottingham Carnival

Sun 17 Aug 2025

Art Works: Solomon Lewis Hunter, leader and costume maker at Inspire Urself carnival troupe

Wed 06 Aug 2025

For this month’s Artworks, ahead of Nottingham Carnival, we spoke to Solomon Lewis Hunter, who leads and designs costumes for the local carnival troupe Inspire Urself.

Out of Time: When David Lynch visited Nottingham’s Goose Fair Seeking Carnival Freaks

Fri 17 Jan 2025

David Lynch, the visionary American filmmaker died on 15 January 2025. A little known fact is that in the late 1970s Lynch visited Nottingham’s Goose Fair looking for inspiration and cast members for his film The Elephant Man…

Nottingham Carnival 2024

Sun 18 Aug 2024

“The UK’s first outdoor carnival was in Nottingham, not Notting Hill”... Nottingham Carnival returns this Sunday 18 August - here’s what to expect

Tue 13 Aug 2024

The annual Nottingham Carnival returns to the Victoria Embankment this coming Sunday 18 August. We take a look into its history and speak with organiser Richard Renwick MBE, and Rastarella of Cultural Vibrations who is performing at the event, about what we can look forward to...

Carnival Dance Summer School

Mon 12 Aug 2024

Carnival Craft Summer School

Mon 05 Aug 2024

We Caught up With Colin Mitchell, Owner of Nottingham’s Oldest Caribbean Supermarket on His Decision to Sell the Business

Tue 16 Jan 2024

After almost five decades of selling Caribbean food in Nottingham, family business Mitchell's Supermarket on Alfreton Road is up for sale. We spoke to owner Colin Mitchell about his decision to sell Mitchell’s Supermarket, and what this will mean for the local community...

In Photos: Nottingham Carnival 2023

Wed 23 Aug 2023

Take a scroll through this selection of photos as we join in with the fun and festivities of Nottingham Carnival...

Nottingham Carnival

Sun 20 Aug 2023

Known for Their No Compromise Patties, Yello Yard are Changing the Nottingham Caribbean Food Scene

Tue 04 Oct 2022

Specialising in ‘no compromise’ patties, Yello Yard are filling a gap in Nottingham’s food scene that has been around for far too long. Co-owner Jowayne Marks tells us how he and his partner, Mahalia Chambers, made it happen…

Coming Up in Notts This Week: Nottingham Carnival, The Book of Mormon and More

Mon 15 Aug 2022

EP launches, zine making and photography sessions are also on the cards...

We're All Black Down Here is Set to Explore the History of an African-Caribbean Miner in the East Midlands

Mon 25 Jan 2021

George White talks to writer Milly James and producer Sophia Ramcharan about We’re All Black Down Here, a short film exploring the story of an African-Caribbean miner in the East Midlands...

The When We Worked at Raleigh Project Celebrates the Lives of the Factory's Black British Caribbean Workers

Fri 10 Jul 2020

Whether it’s due to its legacy as one of Nottingham’s most quintessential institutions, or the place that Arthur Seaton so resented working, everyone knows that the Raleigh Factory is woven into the very fabric of Nottingham’s DNA. While much has been written about its iconic cultural status, often overlooked is the impact of its many Black British Caribbean workers. That’s where When We Worked at Raleigh, the archival project that has collated visual and audio histories of those workers and their relatives, comes in...