Things to do in Nottingham this week including: The Arnold Summer Fair, a garden trail snoop, and barefoot raving!

Morning! This week in Nottingham: you can get your steps in wandering through posh gardens you’re normally locked out of, rave with a gong like you’ve lost the plot (in a good way), or feast at Arnold Summer Fair until your waistband files a formal complaint. There’s craft beer, ghost hunts, Greg Davies shouting on stage, and even a Windrush celebration down at Binks Yard. No excuses — go out, be weird, and make at least one memory that doesn’t involve scrolling your phone.

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🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🎪 - Arnold Summer Fair – Live Tunes, Local History & the Best Excuse to Skip Cleaning the House
📍 – Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
📅 – Saturday 21st June
⏰ – 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
🎟️ – Free Entry
📷 – @gedlingbc

The Arnold Summer Fair is back and it's packing more family-friendly chaos than a bouncy castle in a heatwave. Get ready for live music, circus tricks, a WWII heritage tent, and enough street food to make your jeans nervous.

There’s mural painting for the arty types, gospel choirs for the soul, and a Skate Jam if your teenager thinks helmets are cool again. Best part? It’s all free. Just leave the car at home, the parking is tighter than your waistband after three samosas.

💼 - BIZ BITE OF THE WEEK

🦷 - Floss Bosses of Mapperley – This Dental Studio is the Real Deal
📍 - 870 Woodborough Rd, Mapperley
⏰ - Open Mon–Fri, now also Sat 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📷 - @mapperley_dental_studio

Think private dental care is all awkward waiting room silences and clipboards of doom? Think again. Mapperley Dental Studio’s shaking things up with a relaxed environment, friendly faces, and actual conversations that don’t start with “have you been flossing?”
(yes, they can tell).

From Invisalign to composite bonding to whitening that’ll make your teeth brighter than your future, this place does it all, with clear prices and even clearer results.

Book in. Smile wider. Avoid the NHS waiting list until 2043.

🍔 - SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🍽️ - Hand & Heart – Sunday Roasts & Caves with Character
📍- Derby Road
⏰ - Monday: 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
⏰ - Tuesday - Weds: 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
⏰ - Thursday: 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
⏰ - Friday - Saturday: 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
⏰ - Sunday: 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
📷 - @handandheartnottingham

You’ve had a pint. But have you had a pint in a cave with roast potatoes on the side? The Hand & Heart’s got sandstone walls, slow-braised oxtail, and a Sunday menu that reads like your nan’s dream dinner. Think lamb, beef, belly pork, and even a beetroot wellington if you're feeling saintly.

It’s cosy, it’s cavernous, and yes, they still do chocolate tart with school custard. Dogs allowed in the bar, not the caves. Don’t blame us, blame the acoustics.

🎭- ACTIVITY ALLEY

🌿 - Nottingham Park Garden Trail – Secret Gardens, Cake Stalls & Mild Lawn Envy
📍 - The Park Estate
📅 - Sunday 23rd June
⏰ - From 1:00 PM
🎟️ - £5 for adults, kids go free
📷 - @parkgardentrail

Ever walked past those posh Park Estate gates and wondered what’s behind them? This Sunday, over 20 private gardens throw open their gates for one glorious peek. There’ll be homemade cake, a farmers market, live music, and just enough plant chat to make you feel like Monty Don.

Bring cash, comfy shoes, and a low-key competitive spirit.

🎭 - FRESH EXPERIENCES

🧘- Summer Solstice Gong Rave – Cacao, Beats & a Bit of Gong Action
📍- Sherwood Community Centre
📅 - Friday 20th June
⏰ - 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
🎟️ - £30
📷 - @livingbalanceuk

Yes, this is exactly what it sounds like. Start with a cacao ceremony, warm up with some yoga-style stretches, then launch into barefoot tribal dancing to a Goa-inspired playlist. No phones, just vibes (and kombucha). Once you’ve flailed your soul out, it all winds down with a full-blown gong bath to soothe your inner chaos.

Bring your yoga mat, blanket, mug, and a open mind. Gong hard or gong home.

MONDAY

Free Nettle Seed Workshop & Wild Space Gardening - Windmill Community Gardens
10:00 AM | More Info

Diana Ross Live - Motorpoint Arena
6:00 PM | More Info

Tim Minchin - Royal Concert Hall
7:30 PM | More Info

TUESDAY

Painting Party - Bendigo Lounge
7:00 PM | More Info

WEDNESDAY

Pints n’ Poets - The Playwright
5:00 PM | More Info

THURSDAY

Wine Tasting Night - 142 Hucknall Road
7:00 PM | More Info

An Evening of Gin Tasting - The Winchester
7:00 PM | More Info

FRIDAY

Nottingham Craft Beer Festival - Sneinton Market Avenues
5:30 PM | More Info

Comedy Night - New Bestwood Sports & Social Club
6:00 PM | More Info

Verbal Warning Party In The Park - West Park, Long Eaton
9:00 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

Art and Craft Fair - East Bridgford Garden Centre
9:00 AM | More Info

Kids Saturday Art Club - 39-41 Gregory Boulevard
10:30 AM | More Info

British Horseball Mini Camp- Arkenfield Stables
11:00 AM | More Info

Greg Davies Live - Motorpoint Arena
6:30 PM | More Info

Strelley Hall Ghost Hunt - Strelley Hall
9:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY

Positively Empowered Kids Festival - Nottingham Castle
10:00 AM | More Info

POP UP Sunday - West Bridgford
10:00 AM | More Info

From Fleece To…? - Green’s Windmill and Science Centre
11:00 AM | More Info

Nottingham Windrush Day Celebrations - Binks Yard
11:30 AM | More Info

Tate McRae Live - Motorpoint Arena
6:00 PM | More Info

 🎶 LIVE MUSIC

TUESDAY

• Natty Live - The Bodega - 7:00 PM

WEDNESDAY

• Vision Video Live - The Bodega - 7:00 PM

• Alien Nose Job - JT Soar - 7:30 PM

THURSDAY

• Doin Lunadon Live - Bodega - 7:00 PM

• Arrival Hits of ABBA - Nottingham Playhouse - 7:30 PM

FRIDAY

• Summer Reggae Session - The Angel Microbrewery - 7:00 PM

• Jo Harman 6 Piece Band Live - Peggy’s Skylight - 7:00 PM

• Beatles Special - Billy Bootleggers - 11:00 PM

SATURDAY

• An Afternoon of Indie - Saltbox Bar - 2:30 PM

• Shiraz Lane + XIII Doors - Billy Bootleggers - 7:00 PM

• Baranovich Live - Tap n Tumbler - 7:30 PM

• Sound of Springsteen - Nottingham Playhouse - 7:30 PM

• A’Bear + The Silver Field + Isis Moray - By Our Hands - 8:00 PM

• 8 Foot Under - Old Wine Vaults - 8:00 PM

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

• Hexx - Ye Old Salutation - 10:00 PM

🌦️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

21°C 🌡️ 7°C | Sunny.

Saturday

21°C 🌡️ 7°C | Sunny.

Sunday

21°C 🌡️ 6°C | Sunny.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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