What's On in Nottinghamshire

Kumon Free Registration

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.kumon.co.uk

Now is the perfect time for your family to discover the benefits of Kumon at one of the Kumon Study Centres now offering Free Registration to new and returning students from 1 Feb–15th March. Take this...

Cannock Chase Junior Parkrun

Venue: Cannock Chase Forest

Website: www.forestryengland.uk

A 2K run through the forest every Sunday for ages 4-14. Meet at 9am, parents can also run with their children if they like. Volunteers are all given training and they have Marshalls in high viz jackets...

Feel Good Activity Bag at Cannock Forest

Venue: Cannock Chase Forest

Website: www.forestryengland.uk

Connect with nature through sensory exploration and uncover the wellbeing benefits of forest.This activity is ideal for children aged 4-13 years and their parents/guardians. You might find this activity...

Go-Kan-Ryu Karate (GKR)

Venue: Various Venues

Website: www.gkrkarate.com

GKR Karate is taught in a non-contact environment and promotes both character and physical development. GKR is a club for all ages and promotes self-defence, fitness, coordination, discipline, confidence...

Gruffalo Orienteering at Sherwood Pines

Venue: Sherwood Pines

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/sherwood-pines/gruffalo-orienteering-sherwood-pines

Enjoy a fun, navigational challenge at Sherwood Pines by following the easy to read map and finding twelve Gruffalo markers hidden in the deep, dark wood.Before you begin, head to the Visitor Centre to...

Hocus Pocus Soft Play

Venue: 131 Queens Road Beeston

Website: www.hocuspocussoftplay.co.uk

Hocus Pocus boast a huge four tier play frame with a separate toddler area, amazing party packages with themed private party rooms and dedicated hosts, weekly toddler sessions and classes, along with monthly...

Kid's Cinema Club

Venue: Savoy Cinema

Website: www.savoyonline.co.uk

Kid’s club screenings take place on Saturday and Sunday (every day in the school holidays) at 10am. Parents and Children can enjoy a movie at the cinema for the incredible low price of just £3 each....

Mansfield Palace Junior Youth Theatre

Venue: Mansfield Palace Theatre

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

Workshops are held during term time at Mansfield Palace Theatre, and each class is carefully designed to suit the age group, ensuring a supportive and age-appropriate environment. Free taster session available!...

Newark Junior Parkrun

Venue: Sconce and Devon Park

Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/newark-juniors

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds), every Sunday at 9am. It's free to join but please register before you first go along. The aim is to have fun. Go along and join...

Performing Arts for Home Educated Students

Venue: The Attic Theatre School

Address: 11 Radcliffe Rd (entrance on Pavilion Rd), West Bridgford

Website: www.attictheatreschool.co.uk

A great opportunity for children being home educated to incorporate performing arts lessons into their education, whilst integrating and building friendships with other people their own age. Wednesdays...

Razzamataz Mansfield

Venue: Create Theatre - Vision West Notts College

Website: www.razzamataz.co.uk/school/23/Mansfield

Razzamataz unique curriculum offers classes in dance, singing and acting and covers the commercial elements of street dance, screen acting and pop singing as well as traditional Broadway and West End musical...

Razzle Dazzle Pots

Venue: 852 Woodborough Road

Website: www.razzledazzlepots.co.uk

Razzle Dazzle Pots is the perfect place for children and parents to unleash their creativity. This charming pottery painting studio offers a variety of ceramics to decorate, from mugs and plates to figurines...

Room on the Broom Trail at Hicks Lodge

Venue: Hicks Lodge

Address: Willesley Woodside, Moira Rd

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/hicks-lodge

Forestry England Hicks Lodge invites families to step into a magical forest adventure with the new Room on the Broom Trail. Each stop on the trail is packed with fun activities, fascinating forest facts...

Room on the Broom Trail at Sherwood Pines

Venue: Sherwood Pines

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/sherwood-pines

Each stop on the trail is packed with fun activities, fascinating forest facts and a sprinkling of woodland magic. Accompanied by a £4 trail pack, available to buy at site, collect your own themed lanyard,...

The Attic Theatre School

Venue: 11 Radcliffe Rd (entrance on Pavilion Rd), West Bridgford

Website: www.attictheatreschool.co.uk

Attic Theatre School run mid week classes as well as Saturday classes in acting, musical theatre, Contemporary and choir alongside 1-2-1 singing lessons and acting coaching. Visit the website for more...

Nottinghamshire Festival of Science and Curiosity 2026

Venue: Inspire Libraries

Website: www.inspireculture.org.uk

Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths with interactive, fun and free events across Nottinghamshire. Inspire Libraries are delighted to be hosting...

Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk

The theme this year is 'This is My Place' encouraging families and communities to support their children and young people feel a sense of belonging. Visit the website to sign up and be the first to know...

Cheer Up Chuckaboo Trail

Venue: The Workhouse and Infirmary

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Go back in time to the 1800s and uncover the meaning behind delightful words and phrases used in the Victorian era. A fun trail for all ages discovering the long lost words of Victorian slang. Trails are...

February Half-Term at Manor Farm Park and Woodlands

Venue: Castle Hill, East Leake, Loughborough

Website: www.manorfarm.info

Manor Farm Park and Woodlands transforms into a world of heroes, villains and family fun. Families can enjoy inflatable games, crafts, competitions and a silent disco every day, plus all the usual indoor...

Museum Explorers

Venue: Lakeside Arts

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Explore the metalwork and intricate knotwork designs of 7th to 9th-century Anglo-Saxon artefacts, using shiny craft materials. Make your own version of the famous Sutton Hoo helmet to display at home or...

Tales from The Workhouse

Venue: The Workhouse and Infirmary

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Write on a slate, help with the washing, learn to pick oakum. Meet costumed characters and find out what life was like within The Workhouse. There will be 3 storytelling sessions at 11.30am, 12.30pm and...

Tiny Planet

Venue: Djanogly Theatre

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

With breath-taking puppetry, live folk music and projection, uncover the mysteries that keep this little globe turning. Tiny Planet carries echoes of The Little Prince, inviting you on a journey to explore...

Design Your Own Tiny Planet

Venue: Lakeside Arts

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Ever dreamed of creating your own world? You are invited to design a tiny planet including its landscapes, creatures to the culture and climate.This workshop is designed for parents or carers to stay and...

YMCA Camp Williams – Half Term Sorted

Venue: YMCA Community and Activity Village

Website: https://ymcanewarksherwood.org/camp-williams

YMCA’s flagship day camp, Camp Williams runs every school holiday, and is bursting with creative activities, outdoor adventures, sports, group games, camp songs and more. Campers range from ages 4-5,...

Yoga Sessions

Venue: The Workhouse and Infirmary

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Go along to 'stretch through time' in a playful 30 minute yoga sessions for children. Taking the themes of the workhouse, come along to this interactive movement session exploring the various inhabitants...

Chinese New Year Mask-Making

Venue: Mansfield Museum

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

Join this free, family-friendly workshop and get creative making your very own Chinese New Year masks.Suitable for all ages, this is the perfect way to enjoy a morning of arts, crafts, and festive fun...

Flowers and Friendship Bracelets

Venue: Mansfield Palace Theatre

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

‘Shake it Off’ to Taylor Swift; sing along to ‘Flowers’ with Miley Cyrus; dust off all your best dance moves to ‘Vampires’ with Olivia Rodrigo, and not forgetting the unstoppable Sabrina Carpenter...

The Sooty Show

Venue: Palace Theatre Newark

Website: www.palacenewark.com

Izzy Wizzy Let's Get Busy! Join Sooty, Sweep, Soo and friends in their spectacular new show. There’s guaranteed giggles for the whole family! Expect jaw dropping juggling, singalong favourites and amazing...

Cells, Viruses and Bacteria!

Venue: Lakeside Arts

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Through drawing, painting, and mixed media, create both a hanging mobile and a petri dish-inspired artwork.Using enlarged images of these tiny life forms, explore how to represent real microscopic organisms...

Cress Head Workshop

Venue: Mansfield Museum

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

Join this free, family-friendly workshop where you can explore the special Green Heroes exhibition and make your very own cress head to take home and grow.Suitable for all ages, this is a fun and creative...

Family Fest

Venue: Nottingham Playhouse

Website: www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

This February half term, Nottingham Playhouse will be back with another Family Fest packed full of activities for kids of all ages to enjoy. And there’s plenty the grown-ups might want to join in with,...

The Storm Whale

Venue: Mansfield Palace Theatre

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

Perfect for 3 to 7 year-olds, this illustrated and narrated storybook concert is brought to life by Music in the Round. It is a wonderful introduction to a live concert experience, brimming with wonderful...

Make A Bug Workshop

Venue: Mansfield Museum

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

Get crafty at Mansfield Museum this February Half Term. Join this free, family-friendly workshop where you can create 3D bugs and design colourful habitats for them to live in. Suitable for all ages, this...

Lego Day

Venue: Mansfield Museum

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

Join Mansfield Museum for free, family-friendly LEGO fun—they’ll bring out their vast collection of LEGO bricks so you can take a seat and let your imagination run wild. Suitable for all ages, this...

Mansfield Firelight Festival

Venue: Titchfield Park

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk/events

Mansfield Light Night returns for its third year, with a whole new trail added. It’s more fierce, fiery, and fantastic than ever before and thanks to the Government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the...

Panto in a Day – Aladdin

Venue: Nottingham Playhouse

Website: www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

In just one day, children will step into the magical world of Aladdin, working together to create and perform their very own mini-panto inspired by the classic tale — complete with wishes, wonders and...

Cirque Enchantment

Venue: Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Website: www.trch.co.uk

Follow the journey of a young girl with a vivid imagination as she’s swept into a dazzling world of wonder and discovery, encountering an extraordinary cast of weird and wonderful characters along the...

Chinese Arts and Crafts for Families

Venue: Lakeside Arts

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

A great opportunity to enjoy paper cutting, calligraphy, wind chime making, and more. Part of Lunar New Year celebrations, in partnership with the Nottingham Confucius Insitute. Drop in anytime between...

Fan Painting for Kids

Venue: Lakeside Arts

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Gallop into 2026 with creativity! Guided by artist Feng-Ru Lee, children will discover the art of traditional Chinese fan painting and create their own artwork to take home.This workshop is designed for...

Lunar New Year Gala 2026

Venue: Djanogly Theatre

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Experience a vibrant blend of traditional and contemporary performances, from mesmerizing guzheng and erhu melodies to dynamic kung fu and an exhilarating lion dance. Embrace the spirit of success, adventure...

Rapunzel

Venue: Mansfield Palace Theatre

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

From the team that brought you ‘The Frog Prince’, ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ comes this hair-raising adventure. Join Rapunzel as she escapes the tower from the evil Witch...

Disney: The Sound of Magic

Venue: Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Website: www.trch.co.uk

Your favourite characters and music from across the Walt Disney Animation Studios catalog come to life on the concert hall stage and screen. Performed by a live symphony orchestra, beloved songs and scores...

The Gruffalo's Child

Venue: Mansfield Palace Theatre

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Let your imagination run wild with...

Bluey's Big Play

Venue: Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Website: www.trch.co.uk

This theatrical adaptation of the children’s television series is packed with music, laughter, and fun for the whole family. The stage show has captivated audiences of all ages, with Bluey and her family...

Home Ed Art Workshop: Recycled Puppet-Making with Michelle Reader

Venue: Mansfield Museum

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

Calling all home-educated children who love to make, create, and imagine! Join recycling artist Michelle Reader for a special Home Ed session all about creativity, sustainability, and wild inspiration....

Tidy

Venue: Djanogly Theatre

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

With beautiful puppets, original music and a touch of silliness, this playful story will delight young audiences, as it explores how everyone needs a little bit of wild chaos in their lives.Tidy is a cautionary...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Venue: Mansfield Palace Theatre

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

This spectacular stage adaptation brings to life the magical journey of young Charlie Bucket as he wins a golden ticket and embarks on an unforgettable adventure inside Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate...

World Book Day

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.worldbookday.com

Reading for fun is the single biggest indicator that a child will grow up to enjoy a happier and more successful life. The World Book Day mission is to promote reading for fun, offering every child and...

British Science Week

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.britishscienceweek.org

British Science Week is an annual ten day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. The theme for 2026 is 'Curiosity:what's your question?' This theme is all about getting you thinking...

The Greatest Showman Sing-a-long-a

Venue: Nottingham Playhouse

Website: www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

Cheer on Hugh Jackman and swoon over Zac Efron as you experience The Greatest Showman in the most spectacular way possible — with on-screen lyrics so you can sing your heart out! Your live host will...

The Sleep Show

Venue: Djanogly Theatre

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

The Sleep Show is a dreamy performance which transforms the mysteries of sleep into a playful adventure, mixing dance and imaginative storytelling to explore all the funny and frustrating parts of trying...

Great Big School Clean

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.keepbritaintidy.org

Keep Britain Tidy believe that teaching children and young people about litter is a crucial part of their environmental education journey. Join the Great Big School Clean this spring, and help your...

Wickedly Ariana

Venue: Mansfield Palace Theatre

Website: www.mansfield.gov.uk

The First Theatre production to celebrate the contemporary icon Ariana Grande. Expect to hear One Last Time, 7 Rings, Side To Side, Bang Bang, Break Free, Into You, Thank U Next, Save Your Tears, Defying...

Brave Bettie

Venue: Djanogly Theatre

Website: www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Bettie loves the forest – it’s her sanctuary. But when the council threatens to cut down her favourite tree, she must find the courage to protect it. This playful, powerful production is an adventure...

Diversity

Venue: Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Website: www.trch.co.uk

The UK’s most successful dance group will bring their new concept tour SOUL to the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham in March 2026. The tour is based around the technological advancements of artificial intelligence,...

Red Nose Day

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.comicrelief.com

Taking place every March, this unique fundraising campaign uses comedy as a means to fundraise money for great causes. Anyone and everyone can get involved. Past years have seen bake sales, 24-hour dance-a-thons...

Senior School Taster Day

Venue: Nottingham Girls High School

Website: https://nottinghamgirlshigh.gdst.net/arrange-a-visit

Experience a day in the life of the Senior School students. Open to all current Year 5 and 6, you’ll see just what makes an education at Nottingham Girls school so special. Meet the teachers, experience...

Circus Zyair

Venue: Forest Recreation Ground

Website: https://circus-zyair.co.uk/

Join Circus Zyair for an unforgettable experience filled with thrilling performances and breathtaking stunts.Featuring over thirty world-class artistes, including fearless acrobats and daring stuntmen,...

Horrible Histories - The Concert

Venue: Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Website: www.trch.co.uk

For the very first time, your favourite songs and actors from the BAFTA Award-winning CBBC TV series will be appearing live (and dead!) on stage in a very special production! Featuring a live band, led...