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Overheard in Notts: June 2026
Mon 29 Jun 2026Cheese sandwiches and Big Tall Dave From Bulwell feature in this month's Overheard in Notts
Nottingham Puppet Festival Events, film quiz, and history made fun : Here's what's on in Nottingham this week, 29 June - 5 July
Sun 28 Jun 2026This week is centred around the Nottingham Puppet Festival, which takes place from 27 June to 5 July and includes a variety of events tailored to all demographics. On our list of things to look out for we've highlighted the return of a classic, Little Shop of Horrors, to the cinema, an enchanting children's musical, and a more comedic (and decidedly adult) sex-related show. Beyond the puppet festival, there's a walk down memory lane with events for music, film, and the sewing history in prisons.
LeftLion at Download 2026
Sun 21 Jun 2026LeftLion's Kieran Lister spills the tea on his first time experience at the legendary Download Festival, which last weekend - despite the crowds - once again turned Donington Park into a place of mass catharsis, self-expression and freedom...
International movements, queer events, and classic film & music : Here's what's on in Nottingham this week, 22 - 28 June
Sun 21 Jun 2026The next week in Nottingham is jam-packed with events catering to all - including a play uplifitng hidden voices in our community, two documentary screenings about critical movements, and a night of gothic drag bingo at Rough Trade. Here's our full list of things we'd recommend getting involved in.
Historian CJ DeBarra on their book Queer Nottingham 1991-2020
Thu 18 Jun 2026Journalist, author, historian, and LeftLion history editor CJ De Barra takes us back to Nottingham’s resilient queer scene from the 90s all the way through to surviving 2020, in their second archival history book Queer Nottingham.
Book reviews: Nottingham City of Literature's Big City Reads giveaway 2026
Wed 17 Jun 2026Big City Reads is a free book giveaway campaign run by Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature to encourage reading for pleasure among young people in Notts. Returning for its fourth year, they’ll be giving away 2250 books this summer. Here, members of Nottingham City of Literature’s Youth Selection Panel have reviewed some of their favourites from the shortlist.