Things to do in Nottingham this week including: Halloween Films, Pop-Rock Battles and Beer by the Bucketload!

Morning! This week’s shaping up like a Halloween party that got out of hand in the best way. You’ve got spooky films under the stars at Wollaton Hall, Busted and McFly battling it out on stage, and Oktoberfest at Binks Yard with enough beer and bratwurst to fuel a small army.

There’s ghost hunts, yoga, and even a Pokémon quiz if you’re more Pikachu than pint. Whatever you’re into, it’s looking like one of those weekends where you accidentally stay out far longer than planned.

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🎬🎃 - Halloween Outdoor Cinema at Wollaton Hall
📍 - Wollaton Hall
📅 - Friday 17th - Sunday 19th October
⏰ - Gates open 5:00 PM | Films from 6:30 PM
🎟️ - Tickets running low | PG - 18 ratings
📸 - @adventurecinema

Wollaton Hall’s turning spooky this October with three nights of outdoor Halloween cinema under the stars. Grab your blanket, pull on your costume and settle in for Scary Movie, Hocus Pocus and Beetlejuice with food stalls, drinks and a pre-film soundtrack full of monster anthems.

It’s the kind of weekend where you’ll laugh, jump, and probably spill your popcorn at least twice. Tickets are disappearing fast, so get yours before the witches beat you to it.

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY

🎸 - Busted vs McFly - Pop Rock Legends Face Off
📍 - Motorpoint Arena
📅 - Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th October
⏰ - Doors 6:00 PM | Show 8:00 PM
🎟️ - Tickets from £55 | 14+ with adult
📸 - @nottinghamarena

It’s the ultimate pop-rock showdown as Busted and McFly take over the Motorpoint Arena for two nights of pure throwback fun. Guitars, singalongs and hit after hit will have the whole crowd on their feet from start to finish.

Whether you’re a “Year 3000” loyal or more of an “All About You” fan, this is the kind of gig that reminds you why you loved these bands in the first place. Tickets are flying, so grab yours before they vanish.

🎭 FRESH EXPERIENCES

🍺🇩🇪 - Oktoberfest at Binks Yard - Steins, Sausages and Serious Bavarian Energy
📍 - Binks Yard
📅 - Friday 17th & Saturday 18th October
⏰ - Sessions from 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
🎟️ - Tickets from £15 | 18+ | VIP Tables Available
📸 - @binksyard

Oktoberfest is back and it’s gone supersized. Binks Yard’s rolling out a huge heated marquee, live Oompah bands, bratwursts by the bucketload and enough steins to test your wrist strength.

There’ll be singing, shouting, and the kind of dancing that definitely isn’t on the beat. It’s loud, it’s messy and it’s easily one of the funniest weekends in Nottingham. Tickets are flying, so grab one before your mate does.

MONDAY

Cosy Craft Cinema Corpse Bride 20th Anniversary - Broadway Cinema
6:00 PM | More Info

Chris McCausland Yonks! - Royal Concert Hall
8:00 PM | More Info

TUESDAY

Knit & Natter - Stonebridge City Farm
12:30 PM | More Info

WEDNESDAY

Nottingham Valuation Day - Tennis Drive
11:00 AM | More Info

Mushroom Hunting (Small Group Session) - Highfields Park
3:00 PM | More Info

Salsa Dancing - Revolucion de Cuba
6:00 PM | More Info

An Evening of Mediumship with Gary Peters - Annesley Woodhouse Working Mens Club - 6:00 PM | More Info

Paint and Sip - Pitcher and Piano
7:30 PM | More Info

THURSDAY

Simon Yates Pleasure & Pain - Squire Performing Arts Centre
7:30 PM | More Info

A Night of Swinging and Bond Age - Sherwood United Reformed Church
7:45 PM | More Info

John Bishop 25 Years of Stand Up - Motorpoint Arena
8:00 PM | More Info

FRIDAY

The New Jersey Tones Live - Bestwood Road
6:00 PM | More Info

Scary Movie Halloween Outdoor Cinema - Wollaton Hall
6:00 PM | More Info

Singles / Social / Mixer (30s and 40s) - Be at One
7:30 PM | More Info

Sound Bath - Sherwood Community Centre
7:45 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

Nottingham Novices 2025 - University Park Campus
8:45 AM | More Info

October Half Term & Halloween - Wollaton Hall
9:00 AM | More Info

2 Hour Yoga Immersion - The Place Sherwood
10:00 AM | More Info

Children’s Bread Baking - Green’s Windmill Science Centre
10:15 AM | More Info

Hidden History Tour - Wollaton Hall
11:00 AM | More Info

Discovering Dinosaurs Gallery - Wollaton Park
11:00 AM | More Info

Candlelight The Best of Hans Zimmer - Nottingham Contemporary
6:00 PM | More Info

Ghosts of The Gaol - National Justice Museum
6:00 PM | More Info

Nebula Wrestling - 326 Hucknall Road
7:00 PM | More Info

Big Fat Pokemon Quiz - The Dice Cup
7:00 PM | More Info

Ghost Hunting - Galleries of Justice
8:45 PM | More Info

SUNDAY

Sacred Flow Yoga Retreat Day - Cleaver & Wake
10:00 AM | More Info

Sunday Brunch (£5) - Sumac Centre
11:00 AM | More Info

Beetlejuice Halloween Outdoor Cinema Experience - Wollaton Hall
5:00 PM | More Info

 🎶 LIVE MUSIC

MONDAY

• Heavy Lungs Live - Bodega - 7:00 PM

WEDNESDAY

• Tanita Tikaram Live - Rough Trade - 6:00 PM

• New Found Glory - Rock City - 6:30 PM

• Brown Horse Live - The Bodega - 6:30 PM

THURSDAY

• Ally Venable Live - Bodega - 7:00 PM

FRIDAY

• Last Dinner Party (Matinee) - Rough Trade - 5:30 PM

• The Halloween Ball - Rescue Rooms - 6:00 PM

• Wytches Live - Bodega - 7:00 PM

• Darker my Horizon - Ye Old Salutation - 7:30 PM

SATURDAY

• A Buddy Holly Bottomless Special Live - Billy Bootleggers - 1:30 PM

• Bed by 10 - Unit 13 - 4:00 PM

• Panic Shack Live - Rescue Rooms - 6:30 PM

• Evening with Y&T - Rock City - 6:30 PM

• Nashville Nights - Red Dog Saloon - 9:00 PM

SUNDAY

• King King / Laura Evans - Rescue Rooms - 6:30 PM

🌦️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

13°C 🌡️ 8°C | Overcast.

Saturday

12°C 🌡️ 7°C | Overcast.

Sunday

13°C 🌡️ 8°C | Overcast.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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