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Northampton Space Trail

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Northampton Town Centre

We're challenging families to complete a trail of town centre businesses and track down eight space-themed installations to complement the Pop-Up Planetarium in the Market Square. Launching this weekend, the immersive 360-degree experience is expected to bring in thousands of children over the next month, discovering more about our solar system and the universe beyond. Sitting alongside the Planetarium GO UK experience will be a digital trail featuring eight space-themed installations housed in eight separate locations. The activity will see participants encouraged to complete the trail by answering a question at each location on their phone, with all those visiting all eight locations entered into a prize draw for the chance to win one of two £50 vouchers to spend in Northampton town centre. Trail locations include Grosvenor Shopping Northampton, Sol Northampton, Northamptonshire Central Library, Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Butterwicks, Skipton Building Society and Northampton Market Square. For more details visit https://vicinitytrails.com/c/northamptonbid.

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The Creative Place local maker takeovers

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The Creative Place Northampton Market Square

Every weekend until 6th June we have Northants makers and artists taking over our arts space The Creative Place on Northampton Market Square. Come say hi and see what they offer. 8th and 9th May SaltLightLuxe - clothing15th and 16th May Mary McGarry - ceramics and paintings22nd and 23rd May Artistic Escape - jewellery, keyrings and art29th and 30th May It's All A Bit Wooly - knitting and crochet5th and 6th June Sneaker Social - clothing

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Carboniferous Monsters: 100 million years before the Dinosaurs

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Northampton Museum And Art Gallery 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton

Step back to the Carboniferous period, 100 million years before the dinosaurs. Northampton Museum & Art Gallery Saturday 21 February - Sunday 7 June 2026 Visit tropical forests and swamps teeming with bizarre and ferocious ancient monsters, some of which had larger teeth than T. rex. Meet the dinosaurs' distant ancestors, the very first reptiles, the largest creepy-crawlies ever to live, and prehistoric animals unlike anything you've ever seen before! A must-see for prehistoric monster fans of all ages!

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From the Collection: Drawings

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Northampton Museum And Art Gallery 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton

An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. This exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt, amongst others, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line, tone, and observation to experiment, problem solve, and refine their vision. Together, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration, invention, and creative thinking.

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Art and Comics Unwrapped: Exploring the Line Between Comics and Fine Art

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Northampton Museum And Art Gallery 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton

This Exhibition explores the similarities between fine art and comics and how they are produced. It will explain the process of how comics are created and examine the common elements from fine art; the drawing, the painting and the poetry. It will also exhibit a story of epic proportions without superheroes, just ordinary people.

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Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules

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NN Contemporary Vulcan Works, northampton

Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. Featuring photographic, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture, language, ritual and atmosphere. Exhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. The exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990), God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented, including documentation of Power for the People (1972), in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. Throughout the exhibition, architecture, movement and attention shape...

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Planetarium Go! Northampton

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Northampton Market Square

Embark on immersive journeys through space, from family–friendly adventures to awe–inspiring documentaries revealing the mysteries of our universe. Pick your favourite film and prepare for a breathtaking 360° experience under our dome.

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CBeebies House Party Live

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Royal and Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP

You’re all invited to the CBeebies House Party LIVE! A family fun-packed stage show with sensational songs, stupendous surprises and mega moments. Join the superstars of CBeebies – Andy Day, Evie Pickerill, Rebecca Keatley, George Webster, Duggee with BSL interpreter Emma Jane Mansfield – as they throw an epic party just for YOU! Get ready to rave… with dancing, singing, streamers, giant jellies and bubbles galore….and of course, a CBeebies Bedtime Story. But…IT’S NOT TIME FOR BEDTIME!  IT’S TIME TO PARTY! Babes in arms – Children under 18 months can go free sitting on a paying adult’s knee.

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Magic The Gathering – Saturday Afternoon Commander – FREE

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Kingdom Gaming The Ridings, Northampton,

Join us every Saturday afternoon for our MTG Commander session! With a great group of players with all power and skill levels, it's a great opportunity to play MTG's top format! For more information and to join our community join us on Discord https://discord.gg/gZDj3z2PKV

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Comedy Crate Festival 2026 – Part One

3 Venues - The Charles Bradlaugh, The Black Prince and The Lamplighter 15 acts in total across the day. You’ll get to see a maximum of 5 shows, choosing between the 15 acts. It will be wristband entry. Collection of wristbands will be on the day, giving you access to all venues. All the shows will be Edinburgh Previews or Work in Progress shows. These are great opportunities to see acts try out some new stuff in preparation for their Edinburgh runs and upcoming tour shows. Each show will be roughly 1 hour long. There will also be half hour intervals between each show, with a 1 hour interval after the 2nd show to allow for a decent food break. Rhys James: Chop Logic Rhys made a discovery that could fix everything. It's been staring him in the face this whole time, in a mirror held behind his head. If he can somehow ignore his own problems, he might just be able to solve yours. A fast, forensic hour of big ideas and gag-dense overthinking from one of Britain's sharpest stand-ups. Star of Mock the Week, also seen furrowing his brow on QI and Live At The Apollo. 'Scintillating stand-up'...

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Mini Makers at the Central Library

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northamptonshire central library Abington Street, Northampton, United Kingdom,

Come and join us for our exciting Mini Makers children's craft or art activity at Northamptonshire Central Library! Children aged 11 and under and their carers are very welcome to join us for an afternoon of fun, crafts and arts! This is a drop-in session. There is a charge of £1 per child. New crafters are accepted up until 3 p.m.

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SOCIETY 150

Northamptonshire Natural History Society The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton

150TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT. Our anniversary lecture and the start of Great Big Green Week will be marked with a presentation by Dr. Joyce I. Nchom Humphrey, PhD., FRMetSoc who will give a talk entitled BUILDING THE ARK WHILE THE RAIN FALLS: Why Only Collective Action Can Save Us From Climate Breakdown.

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The Irish House Party

Royal and Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP

At last, an Irish music show that has come out of Ireland without the clichés that usually follow! There are no twee costumes or backing tracks here. Instead you get incredibly talented musicians and dancers who simply want to bring you the sound and fun of Ireland in an intimate and homely setting. The live music, Irish dancing and banter is infectious and enters the psyche in seconds. The show itself features All Ireland champion musicians and world champion dancers who combine a unique blend of light hearted audience interaction with fascinating stories about the music and the instruments themselves. The original show was set up in Dublin by a group of musicians who wanted visitors to the city to experience what a real Irish house party is like. It’s all presented in a fun and humorous way resulting in a fabulous theatre going experience. Don’t miss the chance to experience a true taste of an Irish House Party live on the theatre stage!

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MARMOZETS

Roadmender 1 Lady's Ln, Northampton

are back — raw, relentless and unapologetically themselves. Formed in Yorkshire by siblings Becca and Jack Bottomley alongside Sam and Josh Macintyre, the band return with brand new music and a renewed fire, ready to take on stages around the world once again. Their explosive debut album The Weird and Wonderful Marmozets stormed onto the scene in 2014, earning Kerrang!’s prestigious Album of the Year award and widespread critical acclaim, including a standout 4/5 review from The Guardian. Famed for their fearless energy, razor-sharp musicianship and massive, hook-driven melodies, Marmozets quickly built a reputation as one of the UK’s most thrilling live acts. Following the success of second album Knowing What You Know Now, the band took their ferocious live show across the globe from Download Festival to Splendour in the Grass and Summer Sonic. After stepping out of the spotlight, Marmozets have returned revitalised, channelling the intensity that first defined them into a powerful new sound. Expect heavyweight riffs, towering choruses and a band that wastes no time landing knockout blows.