Circus

Theatre & Dance

Multibuy

Featured Event Device

Djanogly Theatre

SAND

Thu 1 May 2025

A seamless blend of circus art and theatre to charm and surprise.

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The inside of the luminarium with purple and red lights shining on two adults

Children & Families

Outdoor

Festival Block Device

Luminarium: Myriad

Sat 24 May – Sun 1 Jun 2025

Returning to Lakeside the ever-popular Luminarium, Architects of Air present Myriad, a brand new design.

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A family walk along a park path towards Lakeside Arts

A tram travels past Lakeside Arts

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Booking Tickets

Freshly baked scones

A person in a wheelchair enjoys an accessible swing.

A vast lake with stone lion ornament

A small boy in a blue hoodie sits at a cafe table

Family Facilities

A light bright shop space with square shelves and colourful displays.

Colourful rowing boats sat at the side of the lake, with the Trent building in the background.

Two secondary school students in uniform painting in yellows, reds and oranges as part of a school trip at Lakeside Arts.

Schools & educators

A student actor on stage with red hair being led off by another student

University Students

child wearing a hand made face mask from a childrens workshop

Families & Children

Lakeside's Performing Arts Studio setup for a drinks reception.

Celebrations & Events

Lakeside's theatre with a full audience, a speaker at a lecturn and four empty chairs on stage.

Meetings & Conferences

Eleven actors on stage in orange costumes and in a jungle scene, with the moon overhead.

Artistic & rehearsal hire

A croissant filled with cheese and tomato

Catering For Your Event

Close up of microphone on stage. with audience seating in the background.

Lakeside front of house staff in blue fleeces stand smiling

Jobs & Volunteering

The backs of two people's heads wearing headphones and operating the tech for a theatre show

A black and white photograph of an outdoor swimming pool on the site where Lakeside Arts now sits

Sekou Keita, a musician, sits surrounded by an orchestra with headphones on

A woman walking through luminarium which is glowing with reds and purples.

Grass interspersed with daisies, a winding path and a small tree just coming into lead dominate the foreground. Children playing in Highfields Park, an ice cream van and Lakeside Arts' DH Lawrence Pavilion are in the background. A bright blue sky with white fluffy clouds is overhead.

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News

Lustre 2025: Applications now open

Wed 22 Jan 2025

Join the top makers, designers and craft artists for Lustre 2025.

Our ever-popular craft and design market returns in 2025, showcasing jewellery, textiles, ceramics, glass, leather, and woodwork, plus much more.

We host over 50 of the UK’s established and emerging talents across multiple spaces at Lakeside Arts, Nottingham. This year, Lustre will take place from Friday 7 – Sunday 9 November, stands will be £425 (including VAT).

For any additional information please contact lesley.beale@nottingham.ac.uk

Applications for Lustre 2025 have now closed.

A selection of domed ceramics

A selection of bright primary coloured pots sit on a mirrored surface

two gold rings with decorative stones

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