Things to do this week: Final Splendour Festival, Nottingham Video Games Expo and Craft and Flea Market!

Morning! We've been away for the past month, but we're back with a big one. The last ever Splendour Festival is this weekend at Wollaton Park with Snow Patrol, The Wombats, Craig David and over 30 more acts across two days. Eighteen years. This is the one to go to.

Also on Saturday, the Video Games Expo is back at the Crowne Plaza with free play arcades, tournaments and the people who made Donkey Kong and Battletoads, and Craft and Flea returns to St Mary's in the Lace Market if you need something to do that doesn't involve a mosh pit.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🎪 - Splendour Festival - Nottinghamshire's Biggest Festival Is Back for Its Final Year at Wollaton Park
📍- Wollaton Hall & Deer Park
📅 - Sat 18th Jul to Sun 19th Jul
⏰ - Gates open 11:30 AM
🎟️ - 2-for-1 adult day tickets from £42 | Under 10s free
📷 - @splendourfest

After 18 years, this is the last ever Splendour. Snow Patrol and The Wombats headline across the weekend, with Craig David, Primal Scream, Editors, The Flaming Lips, EMF, The Lathums, The Pigeon Detectives, Estelle and over 30 more acts across 5 stages. Plus comedy, a funfair, a silent disco, independent market stalls, gourmet food and a dedicated kids area.

A 2-for-1 day ticket offer is currently available, which makes this the most sensible way to say goodbye. Under 10s go free.

MONDAY

Painting Party - Cock & Hoop
7:00 PM | More Info

WEDNESDAY

LoveBiz Networking Event for Women in Business - Holiday Inn Castle Marina
10:00 AM | More Info

The Content Mamas Spritz & Socialise - Pitcher & Piano
7:00 PM | More Info

Women Who Bore Through Walls - Church of Assumption
7:30 PM | More Info

THURSDAY

Wollaton Tots Secret Garden - Wollaton Park
10:30 AM | More Info

Self Defence Workshop - 6 Exchange Arcade
7:00 PM | More Info

FRIDAY

5.30 Nottingham 2026 - Middle Hill
5:30 AM | More Info

Summerween IPA Festival - Black Iris Brewery Bottle & Tap
4:00 PM | More Info

Summer Craft Fair - Nottingham Contemporary
5:00 PM | More Info

Tribute to ABBA - Binks Yard
6:30 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

The Official Red Dwarf Convention - The Level
9:30 AM | More Info

Beyond Van Gogh - Motorpoint Arena
10:00 AM | More Info

Nottingham Skills & Drills Clinic - National Ice Centre
11:00 AM | More Info

The Greensleeves Project Exhibition - Wollaton Hall
11:00 AM | More Info

Wellbeing and Gift Fair - The Old School, Montpelier Rd
12:00 PM | More Info

Summer Jumble Sale - Bramcote Lane
1:00 PM | More Info

80’s Day Disco - NG-One
3:00 PM | More Info

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

All Night Northern Soul with Nick Raine & Russell Fenby - Movers
7:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY

Nature Photography Walk - Pavilion/ Coffee Stop, Colwick Woods
10:00 AM | More Info

Artisan Street Food & Makers Market - West Bridgford Central Avenue
10:00 AM | More Info

Good Vibes Project - The Greenway Centre
10:00 AM | More Info

ACTIVITY ALLEY

🎮 - Nottingham Video Games Expo 2026 - The Gaming Expo With Free Play Arcades, Tournaments and People Who Made Your Favourite Games!
📍- Crowne Plaza Nottingham
📅 - Sat 18th Jul
⏰ - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (VIP entry from 10:00 AM | General from 11:00 AM
🎟️ - From £4.50 | VIP available
📷 - @nottsvge

The fifth anniversary of Nottingham's Video Games Expo, back at the Crowne Plaza with retro gaming, indie showcases, free play arcades, tournaments and three guests who between them created Donkey Kong Country, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, the Ocean Software Batman and Robocop titles and the Amstrad CPC line of home computers.

Mario Kart and Street Fighter II tournaments on the day, hands-on indie demos, prototype hardware from gaming history and a retro gaming corner running classic consoles across the decades.

FRESH EXPERIENCES

🛍️ - Nottingham's Craft and Flea Market - Back in the Lace Market With Makers, Designers and Your Saturday Plans!
📍- St Mary's in the Lace Market
📅 - Sat 18th Jul
⏰ - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
🎟️ - £3 entry | Under 12s free
📷 - @thecraftandflea

Craft and Flea returns to St Mary's with independent makers, artists, designers and vintage traders filling the Lace Market for the day. Ceramics, jewellery, artwork, candles, clothing and vintage pieces all under one roof, with plenty of "I've got absolutely nowhere to put this... but I'm buying it anyway" energy.

LIVE MUSIC

FRIDAY:

• Crash of Rhinos Live - Bodega - 7:00 PM

• The Slimline Shufflers - Billy Bootleggers - 8:00 PM

• Cages For Preachers - Tap n Tumbler - 8:00 PM

• Modest Live - Railway Inn - 9:00 PM

SATURDAY:

• Smoove & Turrell Live - Bodega - 6:30 PM

• Requiem - Rough Trade - 8:00 PM

• Rockin’em - Billy Bootleggers - 8:00 PM

• Big Black Eye - Tap n Tumbler - 8:00 PM

• Embers Live - Red Dog Saloon - 9:00 PM

SUNDAY:

• Snow Patrol Live - Splendour Festival - 12:00 PM

• Coyete Men - Billy Bootleggers - 1:00 PM

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