The ‘Festival Weekend’ in 2025 takes place on the 17th & 18th of May 2025

The Festival Weekend will feature:

Wonderful work created by over 90 artists, designers, makers and performers from across the East Midlands

Art in 30 venues including homes, studios, gardens, the school, the church and public spaces

A vibrant community event that offers adult guides, discovery maps for youngsters, workshops, collaborations and more

Fantastic food & drinks from cafés, pubs and pop up stalls

There is something to inspire everyone!

About Lady Bay Arts

Lady Bay Arts is a not-for-profit community organisation, committed to delivering a range of arts and creative activities across the community of Lady Bay, Nottingham and beyond, culminating with our annual ‘Festival Weekend’ which takes place in May.

Lady Bay Arts become a Community Interest Company (CIC) in 2024, this will embed a not-for-profit framework throughout all our activities, including events, creativity grants and more.

To find out more please go to the About Lady Bay Arts page

Our Activities

The annual ‘Festival Weekend’

Our ‘Festival Weekend’ takes place annually in May and is a celebration of the arts in the public buildings, houses, studios, local businesses, and gardens of Lady Bay.

The event runs from 11am - 5pm both days.

The Lady Bay Arts Creativity Fund

The Creativity Fund is designed to offer meaningful activities and opportunities that include creativity, skills development and communication of ideas,

Our annual community project

Our community project has become an annual feature thanks to members of our community who thrive on bringing people together to share experiences and engage in creativity.

Questions?

Please use the form below to get in touch with any questions you might have.

Find us

Parking in Lady Bay is limited, avoid driving if you can.

Arriving by bus

From the City Centre

The number 11 bus from the City Centre will take you to Lady Bay, for a full timetable please click here.