Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Global Connections

Friday 23 June
Other venues

We’ll be welcoming hundreds of young musicians from 60 city schools to perform on the beautiful University Park campus.

Stone Carving Workshop

Saturday 24 June
Learning Studio, Djanogly Gallery

Learn to use the basic tools and techniques of stone carving to produce a small relief sculpture, which will be yours to keep.

Bears! Nature, culture, and beyond

Saturday 08 July - Sunday 31 December
University of Nottingham Museum

FREE EXHIBITION. This exhibition explores the surprising relationships between humans and bears in Britain.

Twelfth Night: Open Air Theatre

Sunday 09 July - Saturday 15 July
Next to DH Lawrence Pavilion

Join Lakeside and Nottingham Playhouse for outdoor Shakespearean fun this summer.

Guided Tour: Medieval and Early-Modern Bears

Saturday 15 July
University of Nottingham Museum

Dr Liam Lewis guides us through the histories of bears in the medieval cultural imagination and early modern bear baiting in England.

Splash Test Dummies

Friday 21 July
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts

Three extraordinary circus comedians promise an adventure of oceanic proportions!

Apollo Legacy: How Engineers Landed People on the Moon

Sunday 23 July
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts

This lively, family event will explore the story of the lunar landing with plenty of fun, interactive demonstrations and activities.

Festival of Archaeology 2023

Saturday 29 July
University of Nottingham Museum

Step into the creative world of Roman crafts. A fun family day for those interested in archaeology.

The Snail and the Whale

Saturday 05 August - Sunday 06 August
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts

Due to popular demand an additional performance at 4.30pm on Sunday has been added.

Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world.

Enchanted Forest: Interactive Installation

Tuesday 08 August - Sunday 03 September
Djanogly Gallery

Experience a fantastical woodland unlike one you've ever encountered
in reality!

Make a Play in a Week

Tuesday 08 August - Friday 11 August
Performing Arts Studio

Use puppetry, music and song to create the most hilarious (and dramatic) play in a week!

Guided Tour: From Ancient Bones to Bear Jugs

Thursday 10 August
University of Nottingham Museum

Hannah O’Regan, will talk about the fascinating story of ancient bear bones, and how it so happens that Nottingham has its own history of bear jugs.

What's on

What's on: From 01/04/2020

Global Connections

Stone Carving Workshop

Bears! Nature, culture, and beyond

Twelfth Night: Open Air Theatre

Guided Tour: Medieval and Early-Modern Bears

Splash Test Dummies

Apollo Legacy: How Engineers Landed People on the Moon

Festival of Archaeology 2023

The Snail and the Whale

Enchanted Forest: Interactive Installation

Make a Play in a Week

Guided Tour: From Ancient Bones to Bear Jugs

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