Things to do in Nottingham this week including: Peter Kay’s comeback, Simply Red at 40 and a Big Mushroom Hunt!

Morning! Peter Kay’s back on stage after 12 years, Simply Red are celebrating 40 years of hits, and Highfields Park has mushrooms on the menu if you fancy a forage. Add in a flea market at St Mary’s with vintage gear, candles and enough random bits to fill a tote bag, and you’ve got a weekend that looks busy already.

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🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

😂 - Peter Kay Live – The King of Comedy Returns After 12 Years
📍 - Motorpoint Arena
📅 - Sun 5th Oct and Mon 6th Oct
⏰ - 8:00 PM prompt (doors open earlier)
🎟️ - Ticketed Entry | Ages 15+
📷 - @nottinghamarena

He’s back. After twelve years away, Peter Kay is finally returning to the stand-up stage, and Nottingham gets a piece of the action. His 2010 tour still holds the Guinness World Record as the biggest selling comedy tour of all time, with over 1.2 million tickets sold.

This time he’s set to prove why he’s still the nation’s favourite, with garlic bread gags, misheard lyrics and the kind of laugh-out-loud stories that made him a legend. If you’ve bagged a ticket, brace yourself for a night you’ll be quoting for weeks.

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY

🛍️ - Ginger’s Flea Market - Vintage Treasures in a Gothic Setting
📍 - St Mary’s Church, High Pavement
📅 - Sunday 14th September
⏰ - All Day
🎟️ - £2.50 advance | £3 on the door | Under 12s free
📷 - @gingersflea

Picture rails of vintage clobber from the 60s through to the noughties, retro home bits your nan would be jealous of, and makers selling jewellery, ceramics and candles you don’t really need but will definitely buy. Coffee and cakes keep you fuelled, and plant stalls are there if you fancy pretending you’ve got your life together.

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY

🎤 - Simply Red: 40th Anniversary Tour - All the Hits in One Night
📍 - Motorpoint Arena
📅 - Wednesday 1st October
⏰ - Doors 6:00 PM | Show 7:45 PM
🎟️ - From £46
📷 - @nottinghamarena

Mick Hucknall and Simply Red are celebrating 40 years with a setlist full of classics. Fairground, Holding Back the Years, Stars, and plenty more will be belted out to a packed Motorpoint crowd. Whether you’ve followed them since the start or just fancy a big night of singalongs, this is your chance to hear the hits live.

🎭 FRESH EXPERIENCES

🍄 - The Big Mushroom Hunt Part 2 - Fungi, Foraging and Fresh Air
📍 - Highfields Park
📅 - Sunday 5th October
⏰ - 10:30 AM (90 mins)
🎟️ - Pay As You Feel £5-10 | under 18s free)
📸 - @nottingham_forager

The Nottingham Forager is back with another Big Mushroom Hunt, this time roaming the woods of Highfields Park. You’ll learn how to spot edible fungi, understand safe identification, and hear about the dos and don’ts of foraging. Payment’s flexible too, cash, spuds, cake, or even a song if you fancy. Bring a basket, a bit of curiosity, and get ready to see the forest floor in a whole new way.

MONDAY

10th UKAPP Conference - Albert Hall Conference Centre
9:00 AM | More Info

THURSDAY

Ultimate Student Night - Victoria Centre
4:00 PM | More Info

Ladies Only Cigar Evening - Another? Wine Bar
7:00 PM | More Info

FRIDAY

Taylor Fever Tribute Concert - Motorpoint Arena
6:00 PM | More Info

Live Wrestling - The Old Cold Store
7:00 PM | More Info

Friday Fiesta - Alea Nottingham
7:45 PM | More Info

Yoga For Mums - Kingswood Methodist Church
8:00 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

Record Fair - Clifton Leisure Centre
9:00 AM | More Info

Ruddington Handmade Craft Market - St Peter’s Room
9:00 AM | More Info

Stalls Market - West Bridgford Central Avenue
9:30 AM | More Info

Autumn Fair - Stonebridge Farm
10:00 AM | More Info

Children’s Pre Loved Pop up Shop - St Leonards Community Centre
10:30 AM | More Info

Mosaic Art Workshop - Dunkirk and Old Lenton Community Centre
10:30 AM | More Info

Riverdance Live - Royal Concert Hall
1:30 PM | More Info

The Over 30’s Club - Revolucion de Cuba
3:00 PM | More Info

Ghost Walk - Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
7:00 PM | More Info

Real Deal Comedy Jam - Alea Nottingham
7:00 PM | More Info

Nashville Nights - Red Dog Saloon
9:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY

Wellbeing Session - Wollaton Park
10:00 AM | More Info

A Silicon Tea Party - Evil Scarecrow Album Launch Party - Saltbox Bar
12:00 PM | More Info

Nottingham Halloween Market - Canalhouse Bar
12:00 PM | More Info

 🎶 LIVE MUSIC

MONDAY

• Coach Party Live - Rough Trade - 6:00 PM

TUESDAY

• Beta Band - Rock City - 6:00 PM

• Tiberius - Billy Bootleggers - 6:30 PM

• Michael Cera Live - Bodega - 7:00 PM

• Good Neighbours - Saltbox Bar - 7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY

• Bad Touch + Dust Coda - Rescue Rooms - 7:00 PM

• Diggin For Diamonds - Peggys Skylight - 8:00 PM

THURSDAY

• Honkytonk Revival Show - Chapel - 7:30 PM

FRIDAY

• LYVIA Live - Rescue Rooms - 6:30 PM

• Ellur Live - Bodega - 7:00 PM

• Stealing Sheep Live - Rough Trade - 7:00 PM

SATURDAY

• Afternoon of Indie - Saltbox Bar - 3:00 PM

• Lovezoo - Unit 13 - 4:30 PM

• The Kingshakes Live - Billy Bootleggers - 5:00 PM

• EBA Sallah - Ruddington Conservative Club - 7:00 PM

• Bonniesongs - Mist Rolling Inn - 7:00 PM

• Riley Marsh + Stack Duncan - The Grove - 7:00 PM

• Epitaph - Tap n Tumbler - 8:00 PM

• Easy Thomas Blues Band - Billy Bootleggers - 9:00 PM

SUNDAY

• ByoV Live - Mist Rolling Inn - 3:00 PM

• Jev Live - Bodega - 7:00 PM

🌦️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

19°C 🌡️ 12°C | Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Saturday

19°C 🌡️ 9°C | Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Sunday

18°C 🌡️ 9°C | Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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