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07/10/2026

🎅✨SANTA'S GROTTO AT NOTTINGHAM CASTLE!✨🎅

Bookings are now open for Santa's Grotto at Nottingham Castle! Bring your little ones along to meet Santa and his friends this December...

📅 Weekends between 5th - 20th December
⏰ 11:30am - 3:30pm
🎫 Child £9 | Adult: Included with Standard Admission or Annual Pass

Join in the festive magic at Nottingham Castle, and make sure to bring you Christmas list with you...✨

Spaces are limited - book now to secure your tickets:
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/santas-grotto/

05/10/2026

We've been loving the Autumn sunshine at the Castle! 🍂🌤️

Our grounds are slowly turning from green to gold, as we begin October! Visited Nottingham Castle recently? Share your Autumn pictures with us in the comments below! 👇

Find out what's on this October:
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/whats-on/

02/10/2026

It's the final weekend of Nottingham's iconic Goose Fair! 🪿🎪

Accompanying our temporary exhibition 'A Fair Story: A contemporary exploration of travelling Showmen', this fantastic image of Nottingham's historic fair by Whitefoot Photography sits proudly in our Terrace Café, showing Goose Fair on a sparkling Autumn evening!

Find out more about our temporary exhibition 'A Fair Story':
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/a-fair-story/

Have you ever visited Goose Fair? Let us know in the comments! 👇

01/10/2026

Today is the first day of ! We're celebrating with a day of workshops and fantastic live performances, with Bruce Ncube and CommuniTree!

📅 Sunday 11th October
⏰ 12:30pm - 4:15pm
🎫 Free for Annual Pass holders - pay once, visit all year round!

Join musician and teacher Bruce Ncube for Songs of Zimbabwe! Bruce specializes in teaching songs from his country of birth, Zimbabwe, as well as other southern African countries in three- to six-part harmonies using multiple languages.

🎵 Enjoy live music as you wander through our galleries, and join free singing workshops throughout the day - no experience needed!

Discover more and book your free workshop place:
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/songs-of-zimbabwe-with-bruce-ncube/

29/09/2026

🎉📸 2026 marks 200 years since the first photograph was produced with a camera! We're joining in on the celebrations by launching two photography exhibitions of our own...

'New Era' and 'A Fair Story' are now open at Nottingham Castle!

📷 'New Era: Collecting Art Photography since the 1980s' showcases works from Nottingham Museum's photography collection, acquired in its most focussed period between 1997 and 2004. The collection has been peer reviewed, and described by the V&A as the best outside of London!

➡️ https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/new-era/

🎪 'A Fair Story: A contemporary exploration of travelling Showmen' is the result of a decade long project by photographer Jo Metson-Scott to document the lives of Britain's Travelling Showmen, shining a light on the people, families and traditions behind one of Nottingham’s most cherished events - Goose Fair.

➡️ https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/a-fair-story/

Have you visited our newest exhibitions? Let us know in the comments! 👇

24/09/2026

🙌🎉 TOMORROW - FREE EXHIBITION PREVIEW🎉🙌

📅 Friday 25th September 2026
⏰ 6pm - 8pm
🎫 FREE - tickets must be booked in advance

Tomorrow we celebrate the opening of two exciting new exhibitions at Nottingham Castle! Join us for this exclusive first look...

🎪 'A Fair Story' - the result of a 10 year long project exploring the lives, traditions and resilience of Britain’s Travelling Showmen through photographs, poetry and personal stories. - focused on the community behind Nottingham’s historic Goose Fair!

📸 New Era: Collecting Art Photography Since the 1980s - Exploring four decades of photographic practice through works collected by Nottingham City Museums & Galleries. Organised around themes and approaches to image-making, it highlights key contemporary photographers acquired largely between 1997 and 2004, while also showcasing recent acquisitions - the photography collection has been described by the V&A as ‘best collection outside of London’.

Discover more and book your tickets today - don't miss your chance to get a first glimpse!
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/preview-night-a-fair-story-and-new-era/

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23/09/2026

It's not long until we open our latest Temporary Exhibition - New Era: Collecting Art Photography since the 1980s! Take a peek behind the scenes...📸

This exciting exhibition explores four decades of photographic practice through works collected by Nottingham City Museums & Galleries. Organised around themes and approaches to image-making, it highlights key contemporary photographers acquired largely between 1997 and 2004, while also showcasing recent acquisitions.

👏 The Art Photography collection has been peer-reviewed as the ‘best collection outside of London’ by the V&A, and this is the first time it has been shown in its entirety.

🎉CELEBRATE 'NEW ERA' AT OUR FREE PREVIEW NIGHT🎉

📅 Friday 25th September 2026
⏰ 6pm - 8pm
🎫 FREE - tickets must be booked in advance
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/preview-night-a-fair-story-and-new-era/

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22/09/2026

As the city of Nottingham prepares for the return of its historic Goose Fair this weekend, we're making preparations of our own...🍂👀

'A Fair Story' opens this week at Nottingham Castle - the result of a 10 year-long project that explores the lives, traditions and resilience of Britain’s Travelling Showmen through photographs, poetry and personal stories.

🪿 Focused on the community behind Nottingham’s historic Goose Fair, the exhibition celebrates their cultural heritage, innovation and family-centred way of life while addressing prejudice and highlighting their enduring contribution to British fairground culture.

🎉CELEBRATE 'A FAIR STORY' AT OUR FREE PREVIEW NIGHT🎉

📅 Friday 25th September 2026
⏰ 6pm - 8pm
🎫 FREE - tickets must be booked in advance
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/preview-night-a-fair-story-and-new-era/

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21/09/2026

Celebrate this weekend with a lace-making demonstration in our historic Brewhouse Yard cottages! 🎉🧵

📅 Sunday 27th September 2026
⏰ 12pm - 3pm
🎫 FREE for Annual Pass holders - buy your pay once visit all year round ticket now!

falls on the last Saturday in September, and is a day to celebrate the art of lace-making, an important skill and industry in Nottingham's history! Join us on Sunday for our monthly Bobbin Lace Demonstration with the Nottinghamshire Bobbin Lace Society to learn about making lace by hand, in the historic cottages at the foot of Castle Rock, once home to lace-makers and textile-workers...

Discover more and plan your visit:
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/bobbin-lace-demonstrations/

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20/09/2026

We're proud to be hosting a day of workshops and live music in collaboration with Bruce Ncube and CommuniTree Nottingham in celebration of ! 🎉🎶

📅 Sunday 11th October 2026
⏰ 12:30pm - 16:15pm
🎫 FREE for Annual Pass holders - buy your pay once, visit all round ticket now. Workshop tickets are free of charge but must be booked in advance

Join Zimbabwean singer Bruce Ncube for an uplifting afternoon of singing, music and shared experience in the beautiful galleries of Nottingham Castle!

🎵 Bruce Ncube is a Zimbabwean musician with more than 15 years of touring and traveling extensively in the UK, teaching, performing, and speaking in some of the world’s biggest platforms. as wellBruce will lead two relaxed and welcoming singing workshops, teaching songs in Ndebele and Shona, two of the languages spoken in Zimbabwe.

Discover more and book your free workshops place today:
https://www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk/songs-of-zimbabwe-with-bruce-ncube/

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