Things to do in Nottingham this week including Jimmy Carr Live!

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Morning Nottingham! ☀️ Monday’s here again, dragging us back to reality like a clingy ex. But don’t worry, we’ve got your week sorted with a line-up of festive fun to keep those Monday blues at bay. Let’s see what’s happening, shall we? 🎄✨

In today’s Local Scoop:

• Jimmy Carr Comes to Nottingham!

• Various activities from Monday to Sunday!

• Live Music for the week ahead

Let’s get to it.

— Local Scoop Nottingham

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

Monday

Welcome Zone Thrift Sale - Uni of Nottingham
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
With over 30 rails of vintage, you can shop sustainably for your favourite eras and brands without breaking the bank 🛍️
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Monday Night Improv Comedy Session - Bunkers Hill Hockley
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
A fun and friendly improv comedy session that takes place every Monday upstairs at Bunkers Hill.
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Tuesday

Culture Club Plus Special Guests Tony Hadley and Heaven 17 - Motorpoint Arena
6:00 PM
Music icons Boy George and Culture Club are coming to Nottingham Arena, celebrating their first two monumental albums, 'Kissing to Be Clever’ and ‘Colour by Numbers’ Culminating at London’s The O2,the prolific band will perform these landmark albums in their entirety.
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Salsa & Rueda Classes - Salsache Nottingham
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Whether you’ve danced before or not, with or without partner, they can’t wait to welcome you in the Salsaché family, a friendly bunch of students that love dancing and sharing!
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Thursday

Wellness Social Walks - Victoria Leisure Centre
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Runspire Nottingham, in collaboration with Travel Well Nottingham, is excited to announce our Wellness Social Walks, starting from Thursday, 17th October!
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Sneinton Christmas Fair - St Christopher’s Church
4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
This year's fair is back, and it's going to be bigger and better than ever before.
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Great Santa Skate - National Ice Centre
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dress up as Santa and skate to your favourite Christmas tunes. Plus all proceeds from the event will be donated to Mission Christmas, a charity dedicated to bringing joy to children in need.
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Women Do…A Christmas Craft Night - Aspley Christ Church
7:00 PM
Come and be crafty (instructions provided on the night) or come just to chill and enjoy some sweet treats. Please make sure you send them a private message to register your interest or put your name on the form at Church.
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Friday

The Emo Festival - Salt Box Nottingham
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The greatest tribute night to the music that was never just a phase
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Saturday

Breakfast with Santa - Stadium Leisure
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids will have the opportunity to meet Santa Claus himself, receive a complimentary kids breakfast and gift!
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Backbend Yoga Class - Colwick Community Centre
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
This 90 minute energising Vinyasa practice is a heart-opening sequence to open up the front side of the body: the psoas, hip flexors, quads, and more.
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Beginners Pickleball Session (Every Saturday)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Beginners Pickleball session for players who have completed the Pickleball New Starters induction course with coach Rachel Kirk.
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Angel Tree Artwork at Newstead Abbey Christmas Market
10:00 AM 
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Nottingham Young Writers Group - National Justice Museum
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Nottingham Young Writers’ Group is one of the most popular groups! Action-packed and buckets of fun, it takes place once a month at the National Justice Museum. Lead writer Leanne Moden brings enthusiasm and a genuine passion for writing to each session.
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Christmas at Brookfields
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Roll up, roll up, Santa is coming to Brookfields!The Lapland experience will fill you and your little people with festive spirit and joy! 🎄
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The Polar Express - Broadway Cinema
10:00 AM
Step aboard the magical Polar Express and experience an enchanting, immersive screening that will captivate the whole family!
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Sherwood Vegan Market - United Reformed Church
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
There is always a huge range of hot food, cakes, craft stalls, and much more.
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Santa’s Gingerbread Christmas Trail - Wollaton Park
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Take a wintry walk through the hidden corners of Wollaton Hall to explore a festive indoor 'Gingerbread Christmas', and meet Santa or his friends in Santa's Workshop!
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The Nightmare Before Christmas - Broadway Cinema
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas.
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Carols in The Millyard - Greens Windmill and Science Center
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A Yuletide treat for all the family, complete with a lantern-lit mill yard, visit from Santa Claus, mince pies and mulled wine of course! Carols will be performed by the Nottingham Ukulele Concert Band and the Salvation Army. There will also be the chance to do some last minute Christmas shopping by browsing the stalls or buying a bag of organic flour! FREE entry, small charge for refreshments.
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Christmas Walk with Festive Lights Through Barkers Wood - Bulwell Hall Park
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Toy Library would like to welcome the community to their Christmas Woodland Walk within Barkers Wood, Bulwell Hall Park.
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Sunday

Bulldog Walk for GBSR UK - Gedling Country Park
10:30 AM
This walk will be Christmas themed! Dog & human Christmas jumpers are encouraged! Mince pies & hot drinks will be available. Kate & Chloe will be at Gedling Country Park (NG4 4PE) from 10:15am to welcome you all to this beautiful location for a 30 minute walk with their Bulldogs, the walk will start at 10:30am. Everyone and all breeds are welcome 🐾
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Sunday Morning Piano Series - Royal Concert Hall
10:00 AM
Kazakh pianist Dina makes a welcome return to our series with four timeless sets of variations. Based on a simple violin theme, Bach’s epic Chaconne was transformed into this brilliant showpiece by Italian composer Feruccio Busoni in 1916.
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ACTIVITY ALLEY

Carols by Candlelight
📅 - Sunday 15th December
⏰ - 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 - St Paul’s Church, Daybrook

Get ready for a traditional Carol service by candlelight followed by mince pies & mulled wine together. Always a popular service where they look forward to being with their wider parish & community.

HOP Wrestling
📅 - Saturday 14th December
⏰ - 6:00 PM
📍 - Beeston Youth and Community Centre
📷 - @hopwrestlinguk

House of Pain Wrestling returns to BEESTON for the last time in 2024. They’ve got a 20 man over the top rope RUMBLE, title matches, grudge matches and much more.

FRESH EXPERIENCES

Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny
📅 - Wednesday 11th December
⏰ - 7:00 PM
📍 - Royal Concert Hall
🎟️ - £37.50 (Tickets are nearly sold out!)

If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy. Jimmy Carr is going back on tour with his brand-new show ‘Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’. Jimmy tells jokes, and jokes are like magnets. Jokes attract people, but they can also repel.

Some people are repelled by Jimmy’s dark brand of comedy. This show is not for them. But if it’s the kind of thing you like, then this is the kind of thing you’ll like. There will be two shows starting at 7pm and 9.30pm, why not book a table somewhere before or after and make the most of the night out.

The George Michael Experience
📅 - Friday 13th December
⏰ - 7:00 PM
📍 - The Southbank Bar
🎟️ - £16.50 (General Admission)

The George Michael Experience - live with a full seven piece band. Dining tickets £40 - includes two course dinner, stage view seating, table service and show. General Admission £15

LIVE MUSIC

Get ready to fill your weekend with great tunes and lively vibes. Here’s your guide to the best live music happening this week

Monday

• The Damned - Rock City - 6:30 PM

Tuesday

• Travis - Rock City - 7:00 PM

• Ruby Tuesday - Billy Bootleggers - 7:30 PM

• The Breaks - Billy Bootleggers - 10:00 PM

• Pressure - Rescue Rooms - 10:00 PM

Wednesday

• Vulvodynia - Saltbox Bar - 6:30 PM

• Open Jam Night - Billy Bootleggers - 7:00 PM

• Miles Kane Live - Rescue Rooms - 7:30 PM

• Colin Staples Blues Jam - Navigation Inn, Castle Lock - 9:00 PM

Thursday

• Live & Loud Piano Night - Manahatta - 8:00 PM

• The Clause Live - Rescue Rooms - 7:30 PM

• Open Mic Night - Nottingham Bierkeller - 8:00 PM

Friday

• Shed Seven - Rock City - 6:30 PM

• JT Xmas Party - 2 Aberdeen Street - 7:00 PM

• Midnight Shift - Live at Billy Bootleggers - 8:00 PM

• Paul Van Dyk - Palais Nottingham - 9:00 PM

• Christmas Nonsense Fandom - Rescue Rooms - 10:30 PM

Saturday

• R&B Brunch - Nottingham Bierkeller - 12:00 PM

• Copa de Crimbo - Wildcats Arena - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

• Dylan John Thomas - Rescue Rooms - 6:00 PM

• The Level, Rob Lamberti - The Level Nottingham - 7:00 PM

• Classy Cocktails and Classics - Lace 7, High Pavement - 7:00 PM

• Channel One Sound System - The Brickworks - 7:00 PM

• The Bootleg Beatles - Royal Concert Hall - 7:30 PM

• Firewire Live - Plough Inn Radford - 8:00 PM

• Mardy Bum - Billy Bootleggers - 8:00 PM

• Seattle Thrift Store - Tap ‘n’ Tumbler - 8:30 PM

• Live Music The Stumble Brothers - The Keyworth Tavern - 8:30 PM

• Spellbound Club - The Old Salutation Inn - 9:00 PM

• Live Music at The Lion Basford - 9:00 PM

• The Mid-Life Crisis - Inn Middle - 9:00 PM

Sunday

• Sunday Rocks - Billy Bootleggers - 10:00 PM

• Open Mic Jam - CommuniTree Clarendon Chambers - 2:00 PM

WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

5°C 🌡️ 2°C | 🌫️ Overcast

Saturday

6°C 🌡️ 2°C | 🌫️ Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

Sunday

5°C 🌡️ 2°C | 🌫️ Overcast
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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