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Welcome to a new way to experience exciting things to do in Nottingham and around Nottinghamshire Please register for free or log-in to use our interactive events map: simply click around the County viewing all the Events in Nottingham for the day.
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Save over £200 this year at Nottingham's top attractions, hotels and restaurants by simply showing your Things to do in Nottinghamshire card. Get a card, get saving money! Our Things To Do In Nottinghamshire card gives discounts to a wide range of Attractions, Events, Restaurants, Theatres, Gyms and Indoor Play Centres in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire - potentially saving you hundreds of pounds a year. A Standard card costs just £10 and is valid for a whole year! Please click here to buy your card today.
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Find out What's Happening around Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Have you ever wondered what to do for an exciting day out or just What's On in Nottingham today? There's always something exciting going on in Nottingham and we've got all the information you need to find out about local events, live entertainment, concerts, gigs and sports events : Face Off with the Nottingham Panthers, find out when our local football teams, including Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Mansfield Town Football Clubs are playing and get details about special events and watersports activities at the National Water Sports Centre. You can find out where you can play golf at some of our amazing courses, or even learn martial arts!
There's a huge variety of Theatres, Cinemas, Visitor Attractions, Comedy Clubs, Museums, Shops, Restaurants, Soft Play Centres, Hotels, Bars, Pubs and Comedy Clubs, as well as Festivals, Country Shows, Free Events, Ghost Walks with Nottingham's resident ghost - Ezekial Bone and Family Fun. If you like live performances, we can tell you Who's On at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham, The Theatre Royal,Royal Concert Hall, Albert Hall, Nottingham Arts Theatre and Lakeside Arts Centre, as well as the country's top comedy acts at Just the Tonic.
Finding exciting things to do and ways to experience Nottinghamshire is easy with our help. With our handy guides, we can give you the lowdown on Nottingham's most interesting events and activities and help you to make plans for any occasion, including the school holidays, Valentines Day, Easter, Christmas, Halloween and Bonfire Night. We've always got exciting competitions to win fantastic prizes, including tickets to sell-out shows and meals at your favourite restaurants, so please check out our competitions page to see what you can win today.
If you're looking for Days out with the Kids in Nottinghamshire, we will keep you informed about special events and free children's activities taking place in local venues, such as White Post Farm, Galleries of Justice, Nottingham Castle, Sherwood Forest, local parks and a little further afield in nearby Matlock at the Heights of Abraham.
If you're a student at one of our fantastic Universities, a Things to do in Nottinghamshire card can get you discounts at loads of your favourite restaurants - a great way to help you to save money during your stay here.
We've got some of the UK's top restaurant chains on board, including Revolution, Strada, Slug and Lettuce, Chino Latino, and Walkabout, as well as great local places to eat such as Restaurant 1877, Emilios, Yamas, Tonic, Saltwater and Cast.
Looking for a hotel in Nottingham? We have many of Nottinghamshire's best, including The Park Plaza, Harts, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, many located right in the centre of Nottingham and offering fantastic deals and special breaks for you and your family. If you need ideas for where to stay in Nottingham, we have all the information.
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