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Get ready to dive into a world of eco-friendly fun at the Festival of Green Hustle! This is more than just an event—it's a movement celebrating sustainability, community, and creativity. Join us for a day packed with inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, vibrant music, and mouth-watering food. Explore our bustling market, connect with like-minded individuals, and be part of a greener future. Whether you're a seasoned eco-warrior or just starting your green journey, there's something for everyone. Don't miss out on the festival that's set to spark change and spread joy!
Rewilding Growing Learning Listening Celebrating Creating Connecting Sharing Inspiring Enjoying Exploring Crafting Volunteering Eating Dancing and Engaging
Plant up the Old Market Square Planters!
11:00 - 15:00
Get your hands dirty and help us bring some colour back to the Old Market Square!
Nottingham Growing Network
11:00-18:00
Nottingham Growing Network bring community gardening to the city centre. Showcasing Community Gardens around Nottingham and the Nottingham Growing Network, an initiative that aims to connect community growing groups in the area.
Pop-up Garden
11:00-18:00
Come enjoy University of Nottingham and Honeybee Farmacy CIC's demonstration garden full of edible plants, fruit trees, a wormery and water saving and learn about how to grow your own . Why not plant your own peas to take home?
Creating a Wilder Nottinghamshire
11:00-18:00
Get involved. Be inspired by others taking action for nature inspire others with what you are doing be part of a movement for nature across the county.
Mammoth - A Climate Action Cinema
11:00-18:00
We'll be signing people up to our mailing list, directing them to the activities at the cinema on the day, and we'll have our 6 eco-question-sticker-boards on the stall to get conversations started.
Sew Flow by Lived-In Repairs
11:00-16:30
11:00-12.30 & 13:00-14:30 & 15:00-16:30. Clothing repairs workshops using hand stitching techniques. Bring your own garment to repair or customise by hand. All equipment & materials provided.
Bike Sale & Dr Bike
11:00-15:00
As well as selling refurbished bikes we'll be providing minor repairs for FREE!
Refugee Roots: A place to belong
11:00-17:00
The Sharing Table Cookbook / Pop up Exhibition from Access Arts
Leaf It Out!
11:00-18:00
Leaf It Out! explores if and how waste autumn leaves can be made use of in sustainable applications. University of Nottingham researchers have had useful support from The Friends of Wollaton Park.
Environment Agency Sustainability Team
11:00-18:00
Through hands on activities, come learn some simple things you can do to help the environment. Find out about de-paving and how you can help the earth breathe, give wildlife a boost and support our rivers be as healthy as they can be.
Canopy 2050 CIC Forest Painting and Tree ID game
11:00-18:00
Child friendly paints for painting a forest. Small cards to match tree with picture of tree, leaf and seed.
What do we care about?
11.00-18.00
Rewired Earth are asking what each of us care about and sharing that with people who are making decisions about our future, in business and Government. Working to have impact labels on what we buy, so we can choose purchases that reflect our values.
Live Street Art
11:00-19:00
Live Murals responding to this years theme of common ground by Laura Decorum and Honey Williams.
Protest sign making activity
11:00-18:00
Protest sign making activity run by Rights For Flies.
Plastic or Not? Sorting activity from Shop Zero
11:00-18:00
Plastic is everywhere but do you really know what is plastic and what is not? Learn about surprising items that are made from different plastics and whether they can really be recycled.
Mini solar car racing with CN28
11:00 - 18:00
Harness the power of renewable energy to beat your friends in a solar car race, can yours make it across our obstacle course first? Whilst you're here, find out about Nottingham's plans to be the first carbon neutral city in the UK and how you can help.
Commoning the City Ideas Box
11:00 - 18:00
University of Nottingham researchers will provide a physical and virtual 'box' through people can share their ideas on what commoning the city would look like to them.
Nottingham Green Festival stall
11:00 - 18:00
Stall to chat with people about how we can all get involved in combatting climate change, and recruiting volunteers for our 31st Free Festival planned for 8th Sept. Plus small scale table top plant swap and seed planting activity to engage children.
Crafting Reconnection
11:00 - 18:00
Join us for a mindful drop-in plant-based craft activity. Spend some time getting to know plants by arranging them into different compositions and contribute to our evolving collective canvas artwork.
Nature Needs You!
11:00 - 18:00
XR is working with many local organisations in support of the Restore Nature Now campaign to strengthen and grow a nature recovery (including a family friendly March in London 22 June 2024) - the stall will raise awareness of issues with a survey and discussion; there will be children's activities - including making animal masks and face painting & join our XR drummers performing around the market square.
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Organic skincare + beauty
11:00-18:00
Skin solace has been helping Topical Steroid Withdrawal sufferers achieve skin freedom since 2021
Whirly Wire Creations stall
11.00-18.00
Handmade wire wrap jewellery and decorations, made using a variety of metals, beads and natural stones.
Bike Sale & Dr Bike
11:00-15:00
As well as selling refurbished bikes, Bikeworks will be providing minor repairs for FREE!
Charity shop pop up
11:00-19:00
Selling secondhand clothes to raise vital funds for local homelessness charity Emmanuel House.
Nottingham Mushroom Farm
11:00-18:00
Gourmet and Medicinal Mushroom Products
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Entangled Alignment
12:00 - 17:00
A group exhibition of paintings, sculpture and performance at the Curious Tower garden - an inner-city permaculture space with a historic portal to the underbelly of the city. The artworks delve into 'entangled alignment' - becoming enmeshed in an ecosystem, recognising the dappled interplay of light and dark as integral to our own selves, and allowing this network of aliveness to guide us. Performances at 14:00 at Curious Tower, Victoria Park, NG1 1DA.
The Curious Tower, Victoria Park, NG1 1DA
Mad Truth film screening
11:00 - 18:00
At Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St, NG1 3AP. A film and moving image piece for Mammoth: A Climate Action Cinema celebrating the healing power of nature, and our relationship with the natural world.
Mammoth Cinema, 25 Broad St, NG1 3AP
Renewal Trust Feel Good Festival
11:00 - 15:00
Join Renewal Trust on King Edward Park, NG3 2AR for a festival of good vibes with a heap of community engagement and recovery for all ages
King Edward Park, NG3 2AR
Phlexx Records Pop up Record Shop Grand Opening
12:00 - 20:00
Notts legends Phlexx Records are opening up in Cubed Cuts and Coffee, NG1 2GB to show their diverse roster of records.
Cubed Cuts and Coffee, NG1 2GB
Turning Point by Feet off the Ground
11:00 - 14:50
11:00-11:50 & 14:00-14:50 on Sneinton Market, NG1 1DS.
The world is spinning, the future is uncertain but we have power to change it.
Using a rotating stage, Feet off the Ground blend contemporary dance with poetry and an evocative soundscape to unravel women’s stories of protest, climate, community and hope.
Together the four performers journey through exhaustion, celebration and solidarity; expressing the freedom, resilience and spirit it takes to care for each other and the world we live in.
Presented by FABRIC.
FABRIC Dance, 2 Dakeyne Street, NG3 2AR
Green Hustle Fest After Party with Acoustickle
19:00 - 23:50
At Saltbox Bar, Saltbox Bar, Bolero Square, NG1 1LY. Live Music, DJs, Food & Good Vibes. Free Entry, Everyone Welcome. Fried Chicken, Seasoned Fries & Vegan Options with the MOLLIS x SALTBOX KITCHEN collab
Saltbox Bar, Bolero Square, NG1 1LY
Capoeira