Tour of Britain – Pre-Tour Party!
Newark Market Place Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomOn Tuesday 5 September, the pre-tour party takes place in Newark Market Place from 4pm. Celebrating our Festival of Cycling - an exciting junior Go Ride will take place around the centre of Newark with accompanying music and entertainment in the market square. The event is shaping up to include live music until 9pm, a [...]
OVO Tour of Britain Stage 4 – Mansfield to Newark
Newark Newark-on-Trent, NottinghamshireNottinghamshire will host an entire stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain, the UK’s premier road cycling race, this September as the event visits Mansfield and Newark-on-Trent for the first time. Wednesday 6 September will see 120 of the world’s top cyclists racing a 175-kilometre stage from Mansfield to Newark-on-Trent! The stage itself will [...]
Inflatable 5K (Newark Showground)
Newark Showground Newark Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomNewark here we come! Get ready to experience the ultimate 5k inflatable obstacle run. The course is packed with the some of the largest and most extreme inflatable obstacles ever created. 10 Gigantic Inflatable Obstacles Pit your wits against ten giant inflatable obstacles that will let you flip, bounce and boing your way around an [...]
Major Oak Woodland Festival
Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest Natural Nature Reserve, Edwinstowe, NottinghamshireThe Major Oak Woodland Festival in the heart of Sherwood Forest is a celebration of woodland and trees. Demonstrations and displays throughout the weekend. You will see traditional and modern management techniques that have shaped the Sherwood Forest we love today. This year you can sign up to the 2017 Charter for Trees, Woods and [...]
Music in the Great Hall – Amy Finch – Violin (Archbishop’s Palace)
Southwell Minster Church Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomSUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER | AMY FINCH (VIOLIN) For our first concert back in the new academic year, we welcome the talented Violinist Amy Finch along with her accompanist Edward Davies. Her programme of impressionist music will include Debussy’s Sonata for Violin and Piano
Living History – American Civil War Society (Kelham Hall & Country Park)
The American Civil War Society presents a full artillery battle and infantry weekend with a living history display. Listen for the boom of the cannons and the crackle of muzzle fire! 2 Skirmishes Daily, 11:30 & 14:00 | Cavalry | Muskets | Cannons | Pyrotechnics | Confederate & Union Camps | Children’s Activities
Outlaw Obstacle Course
Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest Natural Nature Reserve, Edwinstowe, NottinghamshireIf you want to join Robin Hood and his outlaws in Sherwood, you will need to prove that you can survive. Navigate yourself round the family-friendly obstacle course and complete tasks along the way. 50p per go.
Ravenshadow
Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest Natural Nature Reserve, Edwinstowe, NottinghamshireMeet some of the colourful costumed characters from the Ravenshadow Group as they demonstrate their medieval combat skills under the Major Oak! FREE Showtimes at 12 noon, 2pm and 3.30pm
Runway Monday – One Day Antiques & Collectors Fair (Newark Showground)
Newark Showground Newark Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomThe short, sharp format has continued to prove popular in it's new home adjacent to the Newark Air Museum and the Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground. Tickets £10 before 10am - £5 after 10am
On the Home Front – 1940s Weekend
Rufford Abbey Rufford Abbey Country Park, Ollerton, NottinghamshireIt’s back – by popular demand! Experience the sights and sounds of wartime Britain with a fantastic weekend of living history – set in and around the picturesque remains of Rufford Abbey. Take a walk down Memory Lane, dress up in your vintage finery, chat to knowledgeable re-enactors, or just stroll around and enjoy that [...]