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Hockley Hustle 2026

Undercover artist: Emily Giddings celebrates Hockley

This month’s cover artist Emily Giddings spoke to us about artivism, being creative with a chronic health condition, and what inspires her illustrations.

14 great music festivals in and around Nottingham for 2026

You can feel it starting... The evenings are lighter and the first warm weekends spark everybody into optimism, and suddenly someone shares a line-up in a group chat and writes, ‘We have to go!’

Across Nottinghamshire and the wider east midlands, 2026 is shaping up to be another packed one. Big-name headliners, grassroots weekends, city takeovers and quieter escapes all sit side-by-side. If you want to start planning your festival season soon, here are some suggestions. 

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Milton Jones - 7 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Milton Jones - 9 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Laura Smyth - 7 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Laura Smyth - 9 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Angelos Epithemiou - 7 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Angelos Epithemiou - 9 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Paul Sinha - 7 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Paul Sinha - 9 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Special with Scott Bennett - 9 O'Clock Show

Just The Tonic Nottingham Christmas Comedy Special - 7 O'Clock Show

Just The Tonic Nottingham Christmas Comedy Special - 9 O'Clock Show

Just The Tonic Nottingham Christmas Comedy Special - 7 O'Clock Show

Just The Tonic Nottingham Christmas Comedy Special - 9 O'Clock Show

Just The Tonic Nottingham Christmas Comedy Special - 7 O'Clock Show

Just The Tonic Nottingham Christmas Comedy Special - 9 O'Clock Show

Just The Tonic Nottingham Special with Clinton Baptiste - 7 O'Clock Show

Just The Tonic Nottingham Special with Clinton Baptiste - 9 O'Clock Show

A Comedy Tapas - Nottingham Comedy Festival

Denzil De Cristo: Artificially Intelligent Procrastinating Pundit - Nottingham Comedy Festival

A Comedy Tapas - Nottingham Comedy Festival

Telling Tinder Tales - Nottingham Comedy Festival

Den Of Laughs: Festival Flavour - Nottingham Comedy Festival