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Things to do in Nottingham this week including: The Ay-Up Market, cocktails, comedy, and plenty of ways to avoid a quiet night in!

Things to do in Nottingham this week including: The Ay-Up Market, cocktails, comedy, and plenty of ways to avoid a quiet night in!

March 24, 2025

Happy Monday Nottingham! ☀️ Feeling a bit flat? We’ve lined up the good stuff to perk you right up. Whether you fancy bagging indie gems at the Ay-Up Market, getting your giggle fix at a comedy night, or dancing off the week with salsa or reggaeton, we’ve got your diary covered. Fancy a spot of craft, a poetry night, or even a wellbeing walk? It’s all happening. Dive in, get stuck in, and make this week anything but boring.

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🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🛍️ - Ay-Up Market – Nottingham’s Big Weekend Bash of Indie Goodies
📍- Old Market Square
📅 - Friday 28th to Sunday 30th March
⏰ - Fri: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
⏰ - Sat: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
⏰ - Sun: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
🎟️ - Free Entry
📷 - @itsinnottingham

Over 80 independent traders slinging everything from baked treats to vintage clobber, handmade jewellery, pet bits, and homeware that’s far from boring. Live music? Sorted. Street food? Piping hot. Kid-friendly crafts? Absolutely.

It's Nottingham’s market weekend of the year. Get down there, fill your tote bag, and brag to your mates about all the one-off finds you bagged.

Friday 28th to Sunday 30th March

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MONDAY

🛋️ - Lampshade Making Workshop
📍- Sherwood
⏰ - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - More Info

TUESDAY

🌍 - Climate Cafe
📍- Malt Cross
⏰ - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - More Info

🧵 - 4 Week Sewing Machine & Dressmaking Course
📍- Hartley Business Centre
⏰ - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - More Info

🐾 - Cat Patrol Rescue Fundraiser
📍- Steve’s Bar Mapperley
⏰ - 8:00 PM - More Info

WEDNESDAY

🥐 - Nottingham Brunch Networking
📍- 635 Mansfield Road
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - More Info

🎭 - Calamity Jane
📍- Royal Concert Hall
⏰ - 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM - More Info

🖼️ - BSL Exhibition Tour with Martin Glover
📍- Weekday Cross
⏰ - 1:00 PM - More Info

🎤 - Comedy Night (NCF Comedy)
📍- Canalhouse Bar
⏰ - 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM - More Info

THURSDAY

💃 - Dance Fitness Class
📍- Todo Latino Dance Co
⏰ - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - More Info

🕵️‍♀️ - Crime Club: Murder in the Roaring 20's
📍- National Justice Museum
⏰ - 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM - More Info

🔮 - Sue Michelle Psychic Medium Event
📍- The Longbow
⏰ - 7:00 PM - More Info

🔮 - Pop Up Psychic Night in Arnold
📍- Eagles Corner
⏰ - 7:00 PM - More Info

🚗 - UKCarsScene Mini Meet Return
📍- Nottingham
⏰ - 7:00 PM - More Info

📜 - Poetry Scum
📍- Robin Hood 540 Mansfield Road
⏰ - 7:00 PM - More Info

🎹 - Live & Loud Piano Night
📍- Manahatta Nottingham
⏰ - 9:00 PM - More Info

FRIDAY

🎧 - Kid’s Silent Disco
📍- Dovecote Primary School
⏰ - 3:20 PM - 7:00 PM - More Info

📜 - Poetry Lounge
📍- Sobar
⏰ - 6:30 PM - More Info

🎾 - Beginner Tennis Course
📍- Woodthorpe Tennis Club
⏰ - 6:45 PM - More Info

🚴‍♂️ - Critical Mass Cycle Ride
📍- Old Market Square
⏰ - 6:45 PM - More Info

🎻 - Candlelight: Ed Sheeran Meets Coldplay
📍- National Justice Museum
⏰ - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - More Info

🎨 - The Fado Vadio - Night of Art, Music & Drums
📍- New Art Exchange
⏰ - 7:00 PM - More Info

🔮 - An Evening of Mediumship with Jemma Brookes
📍- Clifton Community Centre
⏰ - 7:30 PM - More Info

🎭 - Tune-In Musical Improv Workshop
📍- Nottingham Central Library
⏰ - 7:30 PM - More Info

🎶 - Reggaeton Party
📍- Rescue Rooms
⏰ - 10:30 PM - 3:00 AM - More Info

SATURDAY

🚴‍♂️ - Glorious Gravel Sherwood Pines
📍- Sherwood Pines
⏰ - 8:00 AM - More Info

🧹 - Keeping The Community Clean
📍- The Ranges
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - More Info

🎨 - Beginner’s Watercolour Class
📍- Arboretum
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - More Info

🌸 - Mother's Day Crafts
📍- Stonebridge City Farm
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - More Info

🎨 - Beginners Watercolour Art Course
📍- Create Art School
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM - More Info

☕ - Dreamboats and Petticoats Afternoon Tea
📍- Kirkby in Ashfield
⏰ - 11:00 AM - More Info

🎭 - Snow White 2025 - Pay What You Can!
📍- Savoy Nottingham
⏰ - 12:00 PM - More Info

🍺 - Beer DeBunked - Serious Beer Business Section
📍- Canal House Bar & Restaurant
⏰ - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - More Info

🎨 - Cocktails N Canvases
📍- Golf Fang Nottingham
⏰ - 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM - More Info

💃 - Day Time Clubbing for 30+
📍- Tunnel Nightclub
⏰ - 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM - More Info

🧘‍♀️ - Cacao, Yoga & Sound
📍- The Place Sherwood
⏰ - 6:30 PM - More Info

🎬 - Blue Velvet
📍- Broadway Cinema
⏰ - 7:30 PM - More Info

SUNDAY

🔧 - Bottesford Repair Cafe
📍- Bottesford VC Hall
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - More Info

🐎 - Flat/Pole/Grid Clinic
📍- Blidworth Equestrian Show Centre
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - More Info

🏓 - Pickleball New Starters Session
📍- Brendan Lawrence Sports Centre
⏰ - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - More Info

☕ - Sunday Afternoon Tea
📍- Bestwood Road Sports Club
⏰ - 2:00 PM - More Info

🖼️ - Mosaic Workshop
📍- Attenborough Village Hall
⏰ - 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM - More Info

🤼‍♂️ - HOP Wrestling
📍- Beeston Youth and Community Centre
⏰ - 2:30 PM - More Info

🌑 - New Moon Eclipse - Feminine Healing Experience
📍- Brigitte Beauty & Salt Spa
⏰ - 4:00 PM - More Info

🎶 LIVE MUSIC

MONDAY

David Gray - Royal Concert Hall - 7:30 PM

TUESDAY

Ruby Tuesday - Billy Bootleggers - 8:15 PM

WEDNESDAY

EEVAH Live - The Bodega - 7:00 PM
Matt Goss: The Hits & More - Royal Concert Hall - 8:00 PM

FRIDAY

The Goodness - Billy Bootleggers - 4:00 PM
Flint Moore, Teiger & Slab - JT Soar - 7:00 PM
Bowman Live Event - The Bowman - 8:00 PM
The Deadshots - Billy Bootleggers - 8:00 PM
The Fox and Grapes - Southwell Roads - 8:00 PM

SATURDAY

The Pleasing - Billy Bootleggers - 12:00 PM
Stuart Pearce Live - The Bodega - 7:00 PM
From The Jam ‘Setting Sons’ - Rock City - 7:00 PM
An Unforgettable Night of Jazz - Lutterell Hall - 7:00 PM

SUNDAY

Let’s 80’s Tribute Band - The Junction at Underwood - 4:00 PM
Stone Foundation Live - Rough Trade - 6:00 PM
Eba Sallah The Reggae Man - Sneinton Road - 7:00 PM
JER Reid / Raymond Macdonald - JT Soar - 7:00 PM
Bon Jovi Special - Billy Bootleggers - 10:00 PM

🌦️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

13°C 🌡️ 5°C | Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Saturday

14°C 🌡️ 6°C | Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Sunday

12°C 🌡️ 5°C | Overcast
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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