Things to do in Nottingham this week including: salsa, street markets & serious engines!

Happy Monday Nottingham! Hope you’ve cleared your diary and ironed your fun pants, ‘cos this week’s got more going on than your aunt’s WhatsApp group. We’re talking classic motors that'll make your dad misty-eyed, reggae boat parties with more bass than sense, and flea markets where you’ll leave with a lava lamp and no idea how.

Fancy getting tipsy on gin, solving crimes over cocktails, or finding spiritual enlightenment somewhere between a mosaic workshop and a mural launch? Good. Sling on your coat, grab your mates, and give boredom the boot.

— Local Scoop Nottingham

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🚗 – Classics, Chrome & Car Chat: The Notts Motor Show That’ll Rev Your Engine
📍 - Thoresby Park Lawns
📅 - Sunday 4th & Monday 5th May
⏰ - 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎟️ - Adults from £10.50, Kids £5.50, Family £26.50
📷 - @classicshowsevents

Bank Holiday boredom? Not on our watch. Thoresby Park’s revving up for a proper two-day motor bonanza, and it’s got more shiny classics than your dad’s VHS collection. We’re talking souped-up bikes, pristine paint jobs, and enough chrome to blind a pigeon mid-flight.

Over 1,500 cars and motorcycles are rolling in – the sort of vehicles that make grown adults weep and kids ditch their Hot Wheels. Throw in greasy burgers, live music, vintage stalls, autojumbles, and blokes named Dave who’ll tell you why that model was the peak of British engineering – and you’ve got yourself a day out.

It’s family-friendly, it’s fuelled by nostalgia, and it’s loud enough to make your fillings rattle. Turn up, geek out, and don’t forget to wear something you don’t mind getting a bit oily.

MONDAY

🖼️ – Art Exhibition
📍 - Nottingham Society of Artists
⏰ - 10:30 AM – More Info

TUESDAY

🛍️ – Thrift Sale
📍 - University of Nottingham
⏰ - 11:00 AM – More Info

🎤 – Olly Murs Live
📍 - Motorpoint Arena
⏰ - 6:30 PM – More Info

WEDNESDAY

💃 – Salsa Dancing
📍 - Revolución de Cuba
⏰ - 6:00 PM – More Info

THURSDAY

☕ – Community Cafe: Italian Inspired
📍 - New Art Exchange
⏰ - 5:00 PM – More Info

🍻 – Celebration of Women in Beer
📍 - Nottingham Moderns RFC
⏰ - 7:00 PM – More Info

🍸 – Gin & Prosecco Night
📍 - Hairven Salon
⏰ - 7:00 PM – More Info

FRIDAY

🏁 – Donington Historic Festival
📍 - Donington Park Race Circuit
⏰ - 9:00 AM – More Info

💘 – Singles Night Nottingham
📍 - Be at One Nottingham
⏰ - 7:30 PM – More Info

🎸 – UK Pink Floyd Experience
📍 - Nottingham Playhouse
⏰ - 7:30 PM – More Info

SATURDAY

🌲 – Crack It: Sherwood Pines Weekender
📍 - Sherwood Pines
⏰ - 9:00 AM – More Info

🧶 – Ruddington Handmade Craft Market
📍 - St Peter's Rooms
⏰ - 9:00 AM – More Info

🛍️ – The Stalls Market
📍 - West Bridgford, Central Avenue
⏰ - 9:30 AM – More Info

🌱 – Swap and Share
📍 - Woodthorpe Park Plant Nursery
⏰ - 10:00 AM – More Info

🌾 – National Mills Weekend
📍 - Green's Windmill Science Centre
⏰ - 10:00 AM – More Info

🎨 – Mosaic Art Workshop
📍 - Dunkirk and Old Lenton Community Centre
⏰ - 10:30 AM – More Info

🛍️ – Ginger's Flea Market
📍 - St Mary's Church
⏰ - 11:00 AM – More Info

👒 – Ladies Day
📍 - Nottingham Racecourse
⏰ - 11:00 AM – More Info

☕ – May Day Gathering Pop-Up Cafe
📍 - AMC Gardens
⏰ - 12:00 PM – More Info

🎨 – Beyond The Walls: Mural Launch
📍 - New Art Exchange
⏰ - 5:00 PM – More Info

🎭 – Comedy Night at Nottingham Castle
📍 - Nottingham Castle
⏰ - 5:30 PM – More Info

🍸 – Cocktails and Crime
📍 - National Justice Museum
⏰ - 7:00 PM – More Info

SUNDAY

🌿 – Pay As You Feel Foraging Walk
📍 - Highfields Park
⏰ - 11:00 AM – More Info

🎭 – Comedy Night at Nottingham Castle
📍 - Nottingham Castle
⏰ - 5:30 PM – More Info

🚤 – Reggae Boat Party
📍 - Princess River Cruises
⏰ - 6:00 PM – More Info

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY

🖼️ – Art Exhibition Spring Showcase
📍 - 71–73 Friar Lane
⏰ - 10:00 AM – More Info

 🎶 LIVE MUSIC

MONDAY

• Chase and Status Live - Motorpoint Arena - 6:30 PM

WEDNESDAY

• Alfie Jukes - Rescue Rooms - 7:00 PM

THURSDAY

• NTU Drumming Competition - University Hall - 7:30 PM

FRIDAY

• Greentea Peng - Rock City - 6:30 PM

• Noisemakers Guild + Liight - The Old Salutation Inn - 7:00 PM

• Brown Fag - Squire Performing Arts Centre - 7:30 PM

• Weathervanes - Victory Club Beeston - 8:00 PM

• Sheroks Live - The Lion Basford - 9:00 PM

• A Night at The Musicals - Rescue Rooms - 10:30 PM

• Black Parade - Billy Bootleggers - 11:00 PM

SATURDAY

• Lil Roosters - Billy Bootleggers - 2:00 PM

• The Dualers Live - Rock City - 6:30 PM

• Riskee & The Ridicule - The Old Cold Store - 7:00 PM

• Kid Spirit - Mist Rolling Inn - 7:00 PM

• Sonic Book Six - Saltbox Bar - 7:00 PM

• Soul and Motown Night - Hucknall Constitutional Club - 7:30 PM

• Wildside - Ye Olde Salutation Inn - 9:00 PM

• Pushrods - Dixies Arms - 9:00 PM

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

• The Pleasing - Billy Bootleggers - 12:00 AM

SUNDAY

• Pots & Pints- Rough Trade Nottingham - 1:30 PM

• Reggae Special - 17 Meadow Lane - 2:00 PM

• The Kooks - Saltbox Bar - 7:00 PM

• May The Fourth Be With You - JTSOAR - 7:00 PM

• Worn Out - Mist Rolling Inn - 7:00 PM

• Weekend Edition - Billy Bootleggers - 8:00 PM

🌦️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

16°C 🌡️ 6°C | Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Saturday

17°C 🌡️ 5°C | Sunny intervals.

Sunday

16°C 🌡️ 6°C | Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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