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Zine Fest 2025 Nottingham
Saturday 8th November 2025
Nottingham City Library, Nottingham
10:00-16:00
Join Notts Zine Fest and Dizzy Ink on Saturday the 8th of November for a full building take over with one of Nottingham’s largest celebrations of visual art!
Zines form a cross section of voices and practices, bringing together illustrators, poets, designers, photographers, graffiti artists, writers, activists and comic makers are all under one roof for this full day festival. They represent grassroots publishing at its most vibrant, offering space for creativity that is personal, political, experimental and collaborative.
The festival champions self-expression and accessibility, giving everyone the tools to share their stories and ideas. With stalls, workshops, talks, performances, live illustration, readings and exhibitions, Notts Zine Fest is both a marketplace and a meeting point for independent culture to thrive.
Creating and sharing opportunities…
The Connecting Notts Youth Board is a group of young creatives and arts organisation representatives from Nottingham. We organise events and activities to develop a network for young creatives in Nottingham to gather, share what’s happening in Nottingham and collaborate together.
We are artists, performers, writers and musicians involved in arts organisations and community groups across the city. We aim to increase opportunities for all young people (aged 14-25) to connect, collaborate and create. We influence arts programming, workshops and training sessions, and amplify youth voices through our work with ChalleNGe Nottingham and the organisations we represent.
If you’re aged 16-25, you can apply to join the Connecting Notts Youth Board if you’re interested in helping steer our activities. You can also sign up to our mailing list to receive news and opportunities and follow us on Insta @connectingnotts.
Youth Discounts
Broadway Cinema
Ticket prices for under-25s are always £5. No membership needed, you just need to provide your proof of age.
Lakeside Arts
Lakeside Arts offers discounted tickets to those aged 16-30, for most ticketed events. Plus, £5 tickets for full-time Further Education and Higher Education students, on selected shows. Just select ‘student’ at checkout.
Nottingham Playhouse
Youth Pass Membership for 18-25 year olds.
By signing up for a free membership you’ll get access to £5.50 tickets for every Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company production, as well as selected visiting performances.
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Theatre Royal Concert Hall
TRCH provide discounted tickets for under 26s and full-time students, for a wide variety of shows.
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