Things to do in Nottingham this week including: The Italian Summer Market, A Football Tournament & a Carlton Garage Sale!

Morning Nottingham! We’ve got Sicilian street food in West Bridgford, a garage sale so big it needs its own postcode, and a football tournament with more giveaways than a raffle on Red Bull. Fancy brunch with a kick? Tamasha’s serving lamb chops for breakfast. And that’s just the warm-up. There’s poetry, paint-and-sip nights, a comedy, night, and Torvill & Dean hanging up their skates.

— Local Scoop Nottingham

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🇮🇹 - Italian Summer Market – Pizza, Crafts & a Good Cause
📍 - Rushcliffe Spencer Academy, West Bridgford
📅 - Saturday 12th July
⏰ - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
🎟️ - Free Entry
📷 - @italianschoolnottingham

Freshly made pizza, Sicilian street food, Italian coffee, and bubble tea all under one roof. The Italian Summer Market is rolling into Rushcliffe School with live music, handmade crafts, jewellery, and plenty of edible excuses to stay longer than planned. It’s all for a good cause too, raising money for the paediatric ward at Queen’s Medical Centre.

🍔 - SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🍳 - Tamasha Mapperley – Brunch with Bite
📍 - 948 Woodborough Road, Mapperley
⏰ - Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
⏰ - Friday: 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM
⏰ - Saturday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM
⏰ - Sunday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
📷 - @tamashagrill

Tamasha’s not shy about flavour. It’s loud, bold, and built for mornings that need sorting out. Go Full English with chicken sausage and turkey bacon, or the Full Indian with crispy paratha, masala beans, and homemade chutney that slaps. Chuck in pancakes, steak and eggs, or dynamite chicken if you're reckless before noon. Brunch, but with serious swagger.

🎭- ACTIVITY ALLEY

⚽ - Community Kicks Football Tournament & Family Fun Day
📍 - David Ross Sports Village, University of Nottingham
📅 - Sunday 13th July
⏰ - 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM (Registration from 10:00 AM)
🎟️ - Free Entry
📷 - @nottspolice

A full day of football, music, giveaways and family-friendly chaos (the good kind). Community Kicks returns with a free seven-a-side tournament for ages 10–14, with medals, trophies, and bragging rights up for grabs. Off the pitch, there’s a graffiti wall, bubble workshops, police car selfies, DJ sets and even a helicopter-themed prize wheel. Open to all, and yes, parking is sorted.

🎭 - FRESH EXPERIENCES

🚪 - Carlton Community Garage Sale – One Day, Hundreds of Driveways
📍 - Across Carlton, Bakersfield, Netherfield & Gedling
📅 - Saturday 13th July
⏰ - From 10:00 AM

Carlton’s turning into one big open-air garage sale, with driveways across the area stacked with books, clothes, kitchen kits and forgotten treasures. Some stalls will be clearing space, others quietly becoming retail empires. Whether you’re hunting for bargains or offloading your clutter, this is your day. Grab a map and get involved.

TUESDAY

Sewing Course - The Textile Workshop
6:00 PM | More Info

WEDNESDAY

Early Universes Exhibition - Green’s Windmill and Science Centre
10:00 AM | More Info

SalsaFit with Rosa - Gedling Memorial Hall
10:00 AM | More Info

An Evening with Nottingham Forest Legends - Theatre Royal
7:00 PM | More Info

Paint & Sip Night - Pitcher & Piano
7:30 PM | More Info

Comedy Night - Canalhouse Bar
7:30 PM - More Info

THURSDAY

Torvil & Dean ‘Our Last Dance’ - Motorpoint Arena
7:30 PM | More Info

FRIDAY

Poetry & Plates - Delilah Fine Foods
6:45 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

Evening Performance - Selston Equestrian Centre
9:00 AM | More Info

Winton Cup 75th Anniversary Event - Clifton Sports Centre
9:00 AM | More Info

Vegan Market - Sherwood United Reformed Church
10:00 AM | More Info

Sneinton Festival - Green’s Mill Car Park
11:00 AM | More Info

Nottingham Skills & Drills Clinic - National Ice Centre
11:45 AM | More Info

Summer Fair - Bluecoat Beechdale
12:00 PM | More Info

Art in the Garden - Ascot Road
12:00 PM | More Info

Poetry Scum - Mansfield Road
5:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY

Flat/Pole/Grid/Clinic - Blidworth Equestrian Show Centre
10:00 AM | More Info

The Stalls Market - West Bridgford Central Avenue
10:00 AM | More Info

Picnic in The Park - Green’s Windmill & Science Centre
12:00 PM | More Info

Bulwell Arts Festival Afterparty - Bestwood Road Social Club
12:00 PM | More Info

Summer Forest Bathing Nature Immersion - Rushcliffe Country Park
1:00 PM | More Info

 🎶 LIVE MUSIC

MONDAY

• Unleash The Arches - Rescue Rooms - 7:30 PM

TUESDAY

• Catbite Live - The Bodega - 7:00 PM

• Moonlandingz - Rescue Rooms - 7:30 PM

• Radioactive Rats - Tap n Tumbler - 8:00 PM

• Bad Habit Live - Bread and Sitter - 8:00 PM

WEDNESDAY

• Rumours of Fleetwood Mac - Royal Concert Hall - 6:30 PM

THURSDAY

• Human Toys - JT Soar - 7:00 PM

• Beyond The Barricade - Royal Concert Hall - 7:30 PM

FRIDAY

• Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George - Royal Concert Hall - 7:00 PM

• Seven Wonders - Nottingham Arts Theatre - 7:00 PM

• Whisky Stain - The Bodega - 7:00 PM

• The Runawayz - Billy Bootleggers - 8:00 PM

SATURDAY

• Mangata Festival - Rescue Rooms - 12:00 PM

• Bingham BFest - Butts Field - 12:00 PM

• Barbra Streisand Tribute Show - Royal Concert Hall - 7:30 PM

• Reggae Souled Out - 190 Nottingham Road - 8:00 PM

• Stormbringer + Silence Mutant - Old Wine Vaults - 8:30 PM

• Live Music - The White Lion Sawley - 9:00 PM

• Unplugged - Jacksdale Social Club - 9:00 PM

SUNDAY

• MFC Chicken Live - Billy Bootleggers - 3:00 PM

• Bring The Noize - Old Salutation Inn - 3:00 PM

• Jess Silk + Matt Johnson - Foremans Bar - 4:00 PM

🌦️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

29°C 🌡️ 16°C | Sunny.

Saturday

29°C 🌡️ 17°C | Sunny.

Sunday

29°C 🌡️ 16°C | Sunny.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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