Now in its 11th year, the Nottingham Poetry Festival brings world-class talent and local voices together. Rooted in our city’s community values, we invite you to dive into a vibrant week of live performances, creative workshops, and lively debates.
Performances:
Theatre & Dance
Literature
Djanogly Theatre
ARAÁ RÍ (THE BODY SEES)
Thu 11 Jun 2026
Yomi Ṣode is a multi-award-winning Nigerian-British writer, signing off Nottingham Poetry Festival.
Theatre & Dance
Literature
Performing Arts Studio
Monster
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Naomi Wood returns with a new, funny and life-affirming one-woman spoken-word show. Part of Nottingham Poetry Festival.
For kids:
Children & Families
Djanogly Theatre
The Dinosaurs are Back!
Sun 7 Jun 2026
A one-man adventure with poetry, rap, dance... and lots of dinosaurs! Part of Nottingham Poetry Festival. For ages 5+.
Children & Families
Workshop
Performing Arts Studio
Roar-some Costume Making Workshop
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Design and build prehistoric paper costumes, from T-Rex tails to pterosaur wings, in this creative workshop. For ages 4+.
Workshop:
Workshop
Literature
Visual Arts Studio
Personalised Mythologies
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Enjoy a relaxed writing session with writer, theatre-maker and spoken-word performer Naomi Wood. For ages 12+.
Workshop
Literature
Exhibition
Djanogly Gallery
Writing Through Time
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Join writer Ben Macpherson to explore the artworks from our Drawn Through Time exhibition through a writing workshop.
