Children & Families

Exhibition

A selection of inflatable monsters including a yellow mega bunny, a sad pink octopus and a large blue cat with white whiskers

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Djanogly Gallery

Monster Fun

Thu 1 Aug – Sun 8 Sep 2024

A family-friendly, fun, inflatable exhibition! Suitable for ages 3+.

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Children & Families

Workshop

Colourful masks covered in feathers

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Performing Arts Studio

Carnival Craft Summer School

Monday 5 - Friday 9 August

Join this summer school for an explosion of carnival crafts. For ages 10-16.

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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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Back What’s on

May Half-Term

Children & Families

May Half-Term

Mon 27 – Fri 31 May 2024

This May half-term, join us for an exciting array of workshops, exhibitions and events to enjoy with the whole family!

Exciting Events

Children & Families

Outdoor

A lady with her back to the camera carries a small child through a tunnel in the luminarium. The tunnel glows blue, with reds and pinks further ahead. To the right, greens, reds and golds can be seen in another section of the luminarium, with a man and child seen emerging round the corner.

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Luminarium, Highfields Park

LuminiMax: Standard Entry

Sat 25 May – Sun 2 Jun 2024

The cheapest and most flexible of our luminarium ticket options.

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Children & Families

Outdoor

A family sit, cuddle and relax in a small blue dome inside a luminarium. In the background a small child holds her mother's hand whilst exploring in a bright yellow section.

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Luminarium, Highfields Park

LuminiMax: Priority Access

Sat 25 May – Sun 2 Jun 2024

Beat the queues by booking tickets for specified timeslots. These tickets are limited and sell out fast!

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Children & Families

A man in a lab coat shows children robots in a cage for Thimgamabobas

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Djanogly Theatre

Thingamabobas

Wed 29 May – Sun 2 Jun 2024

An interactive and playful, circus inspired, walk-through family experience.

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Wonderful Workshops

Children & Families

Workshop

Two young girls cut out paper shapes

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Performing Arts Studio

Wearable Sculptures Workshop

Wed 29 May 2024

A creative workshop for ages 7-10, perfect if you're coming to Thingamabobas.

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Children & Families

Workshop

A cup attached to coloured felt tips and a motor to scribble by itself

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Performing Arts Studio

Scribble Bot Workshop

Tue 28 May 2024

A family workshop to create your own robot that scribbles by itself.

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Excellent Exhibitions

Exhibition

An old poster from Boots where two women converse over a pharmacy counter

Featured Event Device

Djanogly Gallery

Counter Culture

Fri 3 May – Sun 21 Jul 2024

A look at how Boots and shopping has evolved over the last 175 years.

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Exhibition

The inside of a cave with animal skins hung up and barrels of dyed fabrics

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University of Nottingham Museum

Fascinating Finds From Nottingham’s Caves

Fri 12 Jan – Sun 7 Jul 2024

This exhibition highlights some of the fascinating finds from Nottingham's caves.

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Exhibition

Artwork by John Newling a gold background with a grey bird

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Angear Visitor Centre

John Newling

Sat 25 May – Sun 21 Jul 2024

A selection of 'ecology works' from a local artist.

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Exhibition

A collection of feminist badges on a black table

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Weston Gallery

Dear Sisters

Thu 21 Mar – Sun 1 Sep 2024

Find out about the women who fought for personal and civil liberties in their local communities.

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