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Theatre Review: The Market Deeping Model Railway Club at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 13 Jul 2026

The third of Nottingham Playhouse's new season by local playwrights is a charming production, written by William Ivory. It focuses on a group of seven men (and one woman) who bond and overcome personal traumas by exhibiting model railways...

Night Creatures Podcast #8: The Soul Buggin' crew on life as promoters, the vibrant Nottingham scene and things that wind 'em up

Mon 15 Jun 2026

Night Creatures is a LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with him two decades of experience of putting on great parties in the city...

Silent storytime: Nottingham’s new book club trend

Thu 11 Jun 2026

Nestled in the corner of a Beeston bar, surrounded by people eating or socialising over a pint, are a group of people sat silently with their heads in a book. They may look slightly out of place, but for these readers, that’s the draw of this book club with a difference. Sandish Shoker went along to find out more about the silent book clubs taking over Nottingham and their appeal.

Boo the bad guy: the wacky cinematic world of local promoter Will Bailey

Mon 04 May 2026

Will Bailey is a Nottingham film and events promoter, producing just about anything you could imagine (and a few things which only he could imagine), from Stars In Their Eyes all-dayers to so-bad-it’s-good movies screened at the Notts Bad Movie Club. His latest venture – Boo the Bad Guy – is a new multi-activity celebration of cult cinema, taking place in multiple venues which, more often than not, aren’t cinemas. He tells us more about it, while also reminiscing on past moments of movie magic he’s brought to Notts…

Night Creatures Podcast #7: Parisa East from Acoustickle on finding a young Jake Bugg, musical collaborations and juggling life as a promoter

Mon 13 Apr 2026

From Firefly club nights to Light Night 2026: Architecture Social Club on returning to Notts

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Through February 6 and 7, Old Market Square will look a little bit different as it hosts the centrepiece of this year’s Light Night: Parallels, an installation built by London studio Architecture Social Club. The project is particularly close to the heart of two studio members – Design/Project Manager Andrew Walker – who’s a Notts native – and founder Satyajit Das – who in the early 2000s made his name in Notts music when he launched mythic techno club night, Firefly. They tell us more about the installation which marks a grand return…

Born to run: the fast growing community within Embankment Run Club

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Running has been having a renaissance moment of late; Gen Zers and Millennials are flocking to run clubs, Parkrun’s popularity has been steadily growing year on year, and the 2025 Robin Hood Half Marathon was the biggest one yet with over 14,000 participants involved. Matteo D’Alesio speaks to one of the city’s most vibrant running crews, Embankment Running Club, to hear how they value inclusion, sociability and safety over performance.

Night Creatures Podcast #4: Nate Coltrane from Mimm on 14 years of parties, Nottingham Street Food Club and Our Yard

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Night Creatures is a LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with him over twenty years of experience of putting on great parties in the city.

Exhibition review: Ukranian Social Club at Backlit Gallery

Tue 25 Nov 2025

Ukrainian Social Club is a collaboration between Backlit and the Nottingham Ukrainian Cultural Centre based in Carrington, Sherwood, focusing on Ciaran Spencer’s photography alongside artefacts representing Nottingham’s Ukrainian community across 75 years. It is an intimate, emotionally layered exhibition merging portraiture, film, textiles and tradition to tell a story of resilience across generations in the face of war and displacement.

Nottingham’s universities invite local residents with life and skills experiences to apply for community-focused research PhD projects

Wed 05 Nov 2025

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the University of Nottingham (UoN) are inviting people from the local community to apply for paid, full-time PhD, and part-time Placement research projects that aim to improve the lives of communities across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire...

A new Queer club night arriving in Nottingham: The creation of 'Trancesexuals'

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Former LeftLion Screen Editor Autumn Parker and local artist & DJ Chan Hyacinth have teamed up to create a dynamic multi-genre trans powered club night collective Trancesexuals. Trancesexuals is a warm and welcoming space to showcase talented trans DJs across the UK, with an emphasis on alluring visuals, authentic vibes and a dynamic range of unique sounds. Their nights take place at trans-inclusive spaces and often hold specific themes to match the transcendental music and mood of the night. We caught up with Chan and Autumn to get more details of their club night, how Trancesexuals affirms the trans community and how the collective initially came together...

Night Creatures Podcast #2: Laurence and Steve from Smokescreen Soundsystem on thirty years of club nights, free parties, police, gangsters and more

Fri 10 Oct 2025

Night Creatures is a new LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with him over twenty years of experience of putting on great parties in the city...

Comedian Rosa Keaton shares highlights from the coming Club Wormhole Festival

Fri 10 Oct 2025

Alternate comedy is thriving in Nottingham. And among the comedians leading that boom is Club Wormhole, very much a home for non-conventional humour. And with Wormhole Weekend coming up, now is a great time find out more...

Gig review: Club Onion 5 at The OId Cold Store

Mon 06 Oct 2025

Club Onion is the brainchild of Twisted Onion promoters Steve Solbé and Steve Hardaker. The events bring a mix of live bands, electronic artists and DJs to locations across the UK with the vibe being very much 1988–1992, bringing to mind the Megadog events from back in the day. The fifth Nottingham edition took place at The Old Cold Store...

Book clubs, sing-a-longs and pride parties: Here's what's on in Nottingham this week, 21-27 July

Sun 20 Jul 2025

From pagan literature book clubs, to legendary ice rink openings for family summer fun- whether you're an art enthusiast, music lover, or just looking for a new club to join, there'll probably be something happening in Notts this week which you'll enjoy. Here are our picks for this week...

We built this city: celebrating twenty years of I'm Not From London with head promoter Will Robinson

Fri 11 Jul 2025

Man about town, creature of the night, gig aficionado, and master of mayhem Will Robinson has been keeping Nottingham’s music scene alive and kicking for twenty years with promotion company I’m Not From London. As the fifteenth Waterfront Festival draws close on Saturday 2 August at the Canalhouse, anniversary celebrations in the works and a great roster of gigs coming up, we caught up with Will to hear some highlights from two decades of gigs.

Comedy Review: XL Comedy Club at the Nottingham Playhouse

Tue 10 Jun 2025

Nottingham XL Comedy Club boasts some of the hottest names on the circuit. And here are four of them at Nottingham's Playhouse. So, are they as funny as billed....

Gig Review: George Murphy & The Rising Sons at Greyfriars Club

Wed 28 May 2025

The Craic was good in Thorneywood on Saturday evening as George Murphy and the Rising Sons made a return visit to Nottingham's ever popular Irish club on Gordon Road...

A 'Touch' of Frost - we speak to jungle legend Jumpin Jack Frost about his collaborations with Nottingham musicians and promoters

Wed 07 May 2025

Widely known as the Godfather of jungle and drum n bass, Jumpin Jack Frost talks to us about his upcoming collaboration with a dynamic collective of Nottingham musicians and promoters.

Chicago, Crime Club and War of the Worlds: Here's what's on this week in Nottingham 7 April - 13 April

Sun 06 Apr 2025

From Scottish rock icons to deadly affairs, take a look at what's on in Nottingham this week...

Gig review: The Kilkennys at The Greyfriars Club

Mon 24 Feb 2025

Irish balladeers The Kilkennys delighted the Nottingham audience, choosing the ever-popular and hospitable Greyfriars Club in the Thorneywood district for their first-ever visit to our city. The band delivered a dose of pure joy as they performed a multitude of well-known songs, sparking plenty of audience participation. It's safe to say great craic was had...

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