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Workshop

May Half-Term

Fri 22 – Sun 31 May 2026

Fill your week with great interactive experiences, workshops for kids, theatre and free exhibitions.

Luminarium

Children & Families
A lady and small boy hold hands as they look up in a tunnelled structure of the luminarium, bathes in blue light.

Luminarium, Highfields Park

Luminarium: Timisien

Sat 23 – Sun 31 May 2026

Architects of Air return to Highfields Park, enjoy the sensory experience of their inflatable structure, bathed in multi-coloured light.

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A mother and child, are silhouetted as the sit in front of a yellow window of a luminarium.
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Luminarium, Highfields Park

Luminarium: Timisien – Baby & Parent Session

Fri 22 May 2026

A gentle session, in the Luminarium, designed for little ones (0-18 months) to enjoy the magical light.

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A photograph from inside a tunnelled structure bathed in multi-coloured light.

Luminarium, Highfields Park

Luminarium: Timisien – Quieter & Calm SEND Session

Tue 26 May 2026

A chance to explore the Luminarium in a quieter session, for those who need it.

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Silhouettes of people as they explore a Luminaria, a tunnelled structure bathed in multi-coloured light.

Luminarium, Highfields Park

Luminarium: Timisien – Loud & Active SEND session

Wed 27 May 2026

A relaxed SEND session for those who are comfortable in a louder, more active environment.

Theatre & Workshops

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A man in a blue boiler suit is upside-down with legs spread wide, in a wheelchair, next to a cardboard box.
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Djanogly Theatre

Boxed In

Sun 31 May 2026

Through movement, visual storytelling and gentle humour, explore life's invisible rules. For ages 3-6.

Children & Families
Workshop
Black ink prints of leaves on white paper

Visual Arts Studio

Nature in Monochrome

Tue 26 May 2026

Create expressive black-and-white designs, inspired by the beautiful outdoors. For ages 8-12.

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Workshop
An image of printed leaves in bright colours
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Visual Arts Studio

Fun with Drawing

Fri 29 May 2026

A workshop to inspire young artists and ensure you go home with lots of ideas. For ages 8-12.

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Small clay sculptures sit on grass
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Performing Arts Studio

Seed Sculptures

Fri 29 May 2026

Create clay sculptures that'll dissolve into the soil and transform into flowers. For ages 4+ and their families.

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Workshop
A pair of hands holds a piece of cardboard surrounded by glue and cardboard models.
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Performing Arts Studio

Cardboard World Makers

Sun 31 May 2026

Enjoy a world of imagination and build an entire universe from the simplest of materials — cardboard! For ages 3-6.

Free Exhibitions

Exhibition
Image made from details of: How I wanted to be that sky – to hold every flying and falling at once, 2021 by Penny McCarthy and The submersion of Pharaoh’s Army in the Red Sea, c. 1549 by Titian

Djanogly Gallery

Drawn Through Time

Sat 9 May – Sun 26 Jul 2026

Drawing inspiration from Titian’s rare woodcut, four artists utilize meticulous, slow-process drawing to re-evaluate history.

Exhibition
Somewhere we are both strangers, 2026 by Fleur Patrick

Angear Visitor Centre

Fleur Patrick

Sat 9 May – Sun 19 Jul 2026

This free exhibition presents a series of oil paintings that reimagine found images in unexpected ways.

Exhibition
'The American Congress' from A General History of England by John Hampden (1784) University of Nottingham Special Collection.

Weston Gallery

We The People

Wed 1 Apr – Sun 13 Sep 2026

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this exhibition explores America's struggle for freedom.

Exhibition
Artefacts from Broughton Lodge ©Nottingham City Museums and Galleries/Alan Fletcher

University of Nottingham Museum

The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Broughton Lodge, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds

Fri 30 Jan – Sun 12 Jul 2026

Discover the pioneering 1960s archaeology of the Broughton Lodge cemetery, displayed together for the first time since excavation.

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