Fabulous fun things to do this weekend in the East Midlands (May 8 – 10)

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A glorious sustainability festival is taking over Nottingham city centre later this month

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Puppets, a roller-skating bird and four‑metre‑tall bee: Nottingham’s wildest festival is BACK

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Fabulous fun things to do this weekend in the East Midlands (May 8 – 10)

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A glorious sustainability festival is taking over Nottingham city centre later this month

Laura Wilde - May 6, 2026

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Glitter, chaos and pop perfection: Björn Again will be returning to Derby’s Vaillant Live to do what they do best

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Puppets, a roller-skating bird and four‑metre‑tall bee: Nottingham’s wildest festival is BACK

Laura Wilde - May 5, 2026

Glitter, chaos and pop perfection: Björn Again will be returning to Derby’s Vaillant Live to do what they do best

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BEAR is opening in Lincoln and honestly, your brunch plans just levelled up

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A glorious sustainability festival is taking over Nottingham city centre later this month

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Puppets, a roller-skating bird and four‑metre‑tall bee: Nottingham’s wildest festival is BACK

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New Jenno’s coffee house with live music planned for new Leicester estate

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Nottingham’s Rock City goes head-to-head with UK’s biggest venues in Music Week Awards showdown

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20 Questions: Anne Davies – East Midlands Today presenter

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20 QUESTIONS: Claire Ward – Mayor of the East Midlands

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The Beefy Boys will be opening their Nottingham restaurant in June and your diet will be officially over

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Loughborough’s Market Place is turning into a giant buffet next month – and we can’t wait

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BEAR is opening in Lincoln and honestly, your brunch plans just levelled up

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Bustler’s new Derby food yard is set to start strong with a very tasty first trader

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Flying from East Midlands Airport? There’s now an Italian restaurant before you even board

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Fabulous fun things to do this weekend in the East Midlands (May 8 – 10)

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Glitter, chaos and pop perfection: Björn Again will be returning to Derby’s Vaillant Live to do what they do best

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Ewe won’t want to miss this – Silence of the Lambs stage play to get world premiere in Leicester before shows in Buxton and...

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Leicester Museum FLOODED with 400 classic Star Wars toys for new exhibition

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Monster trucks are roaring back with a huge UK tour — and the East Midlands is on the list

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You can watch the World Cup final at Splendour Festival – and honestly, what more do you want?

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Glitter, chaos and pop perfection: Björn Again will be returning to Derby’s Vaillant Live to do what they do best

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Nottingham’s Rock City goes head-to-head with UK’s biggest venues in Music Week Awards showdown

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20 Questions: Nottingham electro-pop artist EMiDORA

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Editors unveil first new music since EBM and confirm 2027 tour with Nottingham date

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Puppets, a roller-skating bird and four‑metre‑tall bee: Nottingham’s wildest festival is BACK

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