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Events in Nottingham — October 2026

October 2026: events in Nottingham.

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49 events are listed in Nottingham. These are the ones we'd start with.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert

Sun, Oct 18

How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

From £34

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Thu, Oct 29

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Nottingham

See ticket options

Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

Fri, Oct 16

Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

From £65

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Skindred

Rock City · Nottingham

From £44

Guests arriving in a bright glass-walled event venue foyer — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble

St Mary's Church · Nottingham

From £16

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Fri, Oct 23

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham

From £11

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Lene Lovich UK 2026 Tour

The Old Cold Store · Nottingham

From £25

People arriving at a glass-fronted event venue at night — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

VENUS GRRRLS

The Bodega, Nottingham · Nottingham

From £16

Cyclists in white kit ride up a stone alley at night while spectators lean on a wall. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

NRD goes Spooky: Roller Derby Triple Header

Lee Westwood Sports Centre · Nottingham

From £6

Drummer and bassist performing under green stage light — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 14

The Undercover Hippy

Rough Trade Nottingham · Nottingham

From £23

Mike Wozniak: The Bench

Wed, Oct 14

Mike Wozniak: The Bench

Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham

From £39

Codefendants

Thu, Oct 15

Codefendants

The Palais · Nottingham

From £27

Courtney Barnett

Fri, Oct 16

Courtney Barnett

Rock City · Nottingham

From £35

THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG

Fri, Oct 16

THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG

Nottingham Rescue Rooms · Nottingham

From £28

Audience seen from behind in a gilded opera house under a large crystal chandelier — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Lene Lovich UK 2026 Tour

The Old Cold Store · Nottingham

From £25

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Thea Gilmore

Metronome · Nottingham

From £31

Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

Fri, Oct 16

Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

From £65

Day Fever - Nottingham

Sat, Oct 17

Day Fever - Nottingham

Rock City · Nottingham

From £34

Vintage microphone in front of a dark velvet stage curtain in a candlelit cabaret room with patrons at small tables — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

ELEINE

Saltbox · Nottingham

From £28

Troy Hawke: Never Stop, Never Change!

Sat, Oct 17

Troy Hawke: Never Stop, Never Change!

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

From £13

Nigel Havers - Talking B*ll*cks

Sat, Oct 17

Nigel Havers - Talking B*ll*cks

Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham

From £17

Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

STEP INSIDE THE 60s SHOW - MADDIE COLE AND BAND

MAPPERLEY PLAINS RECREATION & SOCIAL CLUB · Nottingham

From £11

How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert

Sun, Oct 18

How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

From £34

Two spectators in coats, seen from behind, look out over a floodlit stadium. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

City Ground · Nottingham

See ticket optionsResale

Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

Pebbledash

The Chapel at The Angel · Nottingham

From £14

Brandon Flowers

Sun, Oct 18

Brandon Flowers

Rock City · Nottingham

From £62

Fat Freddy's Drop - 21st anniversary of Based on a True Story

Mon, Oct 19

Fat Freddy's Drop - 21st anniversary of Based on a True Story

Rock City · Nottingham

From £17

Performer in a top hat holding a cane on a smoky cabaret stage, with candlelit audience tables in front — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20

MT Jones

The Bodega · Nottingham

From £20

Dan Whitlam

Wed, Oct 21

Dan Whitlam

Nottingham Rescue Rooms · Nottingham

See ticket options

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Wed, Oct 21

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Metronome Nottingham · Nottingham

From £17

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds

Wed, Oct 21

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

See ticket options

Afternoon open-air concert crowd facing a stage under a canopy — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

Brown Horse

The Bodega, Nottingham · Nottingham

From £16

Steve Backshall - Deadly Live!

Thu, Oct 22

Steve Backshall - Deadly Live!

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Nottingham

See ticket options

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

SEXYTADHG

The Bodega, Nottingham · Nottingham

From £14

Josh Pugh: Ha Ha, Yeah Sound

Thu, Oct 22

Josh Pugh: Ha Ha, Yeah Sound

Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham

From £17

Alison Moyet

Fri, Oct 23

Alison Moyet

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

From £44

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Fri, Oct 23

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham

From £11

Guitarist seen from behind at a rooftop acoustic gig at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

An Evening With Chicane - Nottingham

The Palais · Nottingham

From £14

A hand pulls a teal vinyl record from a crate in warm light. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Skindred

Rock City · Nottingham

From £44

Comedy Store - Mansfield

Sat, Oct 24

Comedy Store - Mansfield

Mansfield Palace Theatre · Nottingham

See ticket options

The Mary Wallopers

Mon, Oct 26

The Mary Wallopers

Rock City · Nottingham

From £22

The Proclaimers

Tue, Oct 27

The Proclaimers

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

From £18

Wooden lectern in a bookshop with listeners on folding chairs seen from behind, warm lamp glow — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Stornoway

Rescue Rooms · Nottingham

From £28

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny

Wed, Oct 28

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny

Mansfield Palace Theatre · Nottingham

See ticket options

Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

CQ WRESTLING

The Bodega, Nottingham · Nottingham

From £18

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Thu, Oct 29

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Nottingham

See ticket options

The Shamrocks

Fri, Oct 30

The Shamrocks

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham · Nottingham

From £28

A small group of people seen mostly from behind in a brick-walled venue with strings of bulbs over a bare stage and black curtain. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble

St Mary's Church · Nottingham

From £16

Skaters in dark winter coats glide across an open-air ice rink on a European town square at blue hour under strings of warm lights. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

NRD goes Spooky: Roller Derby Triple Header

Lee Westwood Sports Centre · Nottingham

From £6

Heavy red stage curtain folds with an orchestra glowing beyond — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

Bloodworm

Rescue Rooms · Nottingham

From £17

J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour

Sat, Oct 31

J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Nottingham

From £18

A man seen from behind stands in an empty ornate ballroom with chandeliers and tall arched windows while two people talk in the distance. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

VENUS GRRRLS

The Bodega, Nottingham · Nottingham

From £16

Singer performing near candlelit dinner tables — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 1

Nottingham Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows

Right Lion · Nottingham

From £10

People in winter coats climbing snowy steps to a lamp-lit theatre entrance — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 1

Secret Society of Nottingham: A Detective City Game

Nottingham Council House · Nottingham

From £8

A violinist plays in a candlelit stone crypt while the audience watches from behind. — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jan 23, 2027

Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Nottingham Contemporary · Nottingham

From £25

Couple holding hands walking away down a red-carpeted corridor lit by brass wall lamps — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 – Sat, Dec 19 · 06:00 PM

Soul Bingo

The Mixologist · Nottingham

From £19

Cocktail being prepared at a bar — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 – Sat, Nov 21 · 06:00 PM

UKG Bingo

NG-ONE · Nottingham

From £18

Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 – Sat, Feb 20, 2027 · 06:00 PM

Candlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay

Nottingham Contemporary · Nottingham

From £26

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Autumn arts season

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