WHAT'S ON · WED 7 OCTOBER
What's on in Nottingham today
Every family event, show and session happening in and around Nottingham today, with times, prices and ages. Checked by us, not scraped.
35 things on 11 free 10 indoors 21 venues
Wed 7 October35 things on
Free09:00
Cricketer & Stockinger: Exploring the Relationship Between Cricket & Framework Knitting
Framework Knitters Museum · Ruddington
Indoors
Free09:30-14:30
Parent & Toddler Sessions
Playmania Mansfield · Mansfield · ages 0-4
Indoors
from £510:00-16:00
Room on the Broom Corn Maze
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
Free10:00-13:00
Poppy Seeds
Poppy and Pint · Nottingham · ages 0+
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
LagosPhoto: Stories of Movement and Belonging
Lakeside Arts · Nottingham
from £42.50All day · check times with the venue
Pizza Experience
Gusto Italian Nottingham · Nottingham
Indoors
10:00
Meerkat Talk
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
All day · check times with the venue
Prehistoric Lives in the Trent Valley
Lakeside Arts · Nottingham
from £11.9510:00-12:00
Little Farmers Club
White Post Farm & Zoo · Farnsfield · ages 2-4
All day · check times with the venue
Hidden History Tours
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham
from £3.60All day · check times with the venue
Tappers (3 years+)
babyballet Nottingham · Arnold · ages 3+
Indoors
All day · check times with the venue
Blazing Halloween
Drayton Manor · Tamworth
Free10:00
Wednesday Walks at Kingsbury Water Park
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Coins of the Conquest display in the Magna Carta Vault
Lincoln Castle · Lincoln
- Free
All day · check times with the venue
Meet Hastings, Lincoln Castle's new dragon
Lincoln Castle · Lincoln
Free10:30
Places of Welcome
West Bridgford Library · West Bridgford
Indoors
10:30
Cheer Up Chuckaboo Trail
The Workhouse and Infirmary · Southwell
10:30
Amazing Adaptations Talk
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
from £111:00
Animal Cuddles
Floralands Farm Park · Lambley
11:00
How Did We Get Here? Exhibition at Kedleston Hall
Kedleston Hall · Derby
from £3.9511:00-16:00
September SpudFest
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands · East Leake
11:30-11:45
Giraffe Talk
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
11:30
Gorilla Ranger Chat
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
- Free
12:00-12:30
Kitchen Garden Tour
The Workhouse and Infirmary · Southwell
- Free
12:15-12:35
Humbolt Penguin Talk & Feed
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
12:30
Butterfly House: Meet the Keeper
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
12:40
Ape Feed - Meet the Keeper
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
12:45
Lemur Feed and Keeper Q&A
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
from £62 slots · 13:30-19:00
Public Ice Skating
National Ice Centre · Nottingham · ages 0+
Indoors14:30
Aldabra Tortoise Talk and Feed
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
15:15
Big Cat Talk & Feed
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
15:45
Lemur Talk
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone
16:00-18:00
SEND Session
Pirates Play · Nottingham · up to age 11
Indoors
from £39017:00
Deaf Youth Theatre
Derby Theatre · Derby · ages 10-18
Indoors
Free17:30-18:30
A Service of Lament for Homelessness
Leicester Cathedral · Leicester
Indoors
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT
Places to just turn up to
Farms, parks and museums that don't need booking. Check opening hours on the listing before you set off.
FreeBestwood Country Park - Mill Lakes
Nottingham
A free walk around a quiet lake with birdwatching, a Saturday morning café and no fishing or swimming to worry about.
CaféDog friendly
Luigi's Restaurant
Arnold
Smaller pasta portions for kids and baby change on site - family-run Italian evenings since 1982.
Accessible toiletBaby changeVegetarian optionsFood on site
Anatolia Restaurant Beeston
Beeston
Authentic Turkish plates and charcoal grills - High Road Beeston restaurant and bar.
Toilets
from £6.50Trent Lock Adventure Golf (Pirates Landing)
Long Eaton, Nottingham
Pirate-themed outdoor adventure golf at Trent Lock, Sawley - 12 floodlit holes from about £6.50, open year-round.
ParkingFood on siteRestaurant
FreeSt Mary Magdalene Church Newark
Newark
Pick up a free kids history trail and hunt characters from Lady Godiva to Joan Howson inside Newark's Grade I parish church - no entrance fee.
ToiletsBaby changeWheelchair accessibleCafé+2 more
Dispatch
Nottingham
A coffee and toastie stop open weekdays into the evening, useful if you need wifi and a laptop-friendly table.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
Good to know
Is anything free?
Yes, Cricketer & Stockinger: Exploring the Relationship Between Cricket & Framework Knitting, Parent & Toddler Sessions, Poppy Seeds, LagosPhoto: Stories of Movement and Belonging and 7 more are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.
What do tickets cost?
Paid events start from £1. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.
What if it rains?
Cricketer & Stockinger: Exploring the Relationship Between Cricket & Framework Knitting, Parent & Toddler Sessions, Poppy Seeds, Pizza Experience and 6 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.
How up to date is this?
The list refreshes every few minutes from the organisers' own published schedules. If an event is cancelled at short notice it may still show; the booking link on each listing goes to the organiser's live page.
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