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The Gin & Rum Festival
2022-03-19 12:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Northampton County Cricket Ground, The County Ground, Abington Ave, Northampton, Northants, NN14PR, United Kingdom
If you’re thirsty for knowledge or just want to party the night away, the Gin & Rum Festival is for you! Discover new favourites with samples from our hand-picked guest distillers, treat yourself at our themed Gin and Rum bars and let your hair down with friends whilst enjoying music from our award-winning DJ and live entertainment.
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New for 2022 â€“ Tequila!
You will be spoilt for choice with over 120 of the best Gins and Rums on the market, including the best of British, spirits from around the world and a huge range of flavoured products. Our hand-picked products offer customers the chance to discover the highest quality Gins and Rums, many of which are exclusive to our festival. New for 2022 is our themed Tequila bar! With a variety of up to 20 authentic Tequilas on offer, the Gin & Rum Festival can’t wait to bring a taste of Mexico to a city near you.

Northampton County Beer Festival Jubilee Weekend
2022-06-03 11:00 - 23:00 | Becketâ€™s Park, Northampton, NN1 5BB
The Northampton County Beer Festival is returning to Beckets Park on the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. Opening on Friday the 3rd of June to Sunday the 5th of July. The annual event is still boasting some of the finest cask ales, craft beers and ciders from local and national breweries.
The independent local breweries taking part this year are bringing an amazing 85 different casks of wonder and joy from the lightest mild at 3.6% to seriously strong stingo at 9.5%. The event is always proud to host the amazing independent breweries, especially following the hardship on the hospitality industry following the COVID-19 pandemic. The 3 day weekend offers a unique opportunity to sample all of the countyâ€™s wonderful independent brewerâ€™s beers.

Picnic in the Park Northampton - Lion King Screening
2022-06-18 12:30 - 16:30 | Delepre Abbey, London Rd, Northampton, Northants, NN4 8AW, United Kingdom
Picnic in the Park Northampton â€“ Lion King (PG) Screening
Join us for our brand new festival â€“ Picnic in the Park for summer 2022 at Delapre Abbey.
A socially distanced, COVID compliant mini festival that starts on the Friday evening and ends on the Sunday evening comprising of live bands and blockbuster films.
There will also be catering units onsite that will serve the hot drinks, you can of course bring your own snacks!
Limited tickets available so make sure to book yours today.

Northampton Music Festival - Town Centre
2022-06-19 11:30 - 21:00 | town centre
Six Stages, Rock to Opera, World music to Jazz. Putting shoe town on the music map 11:30am till 9pm free entry.
On different stages in town
Market Square: main stage
Northampton Museum Courtyard: Classical Stage
Guildhall Courtyard: World Music Stage
The Black Prince: New Boots Stage
Element Courtyard: Student Showcase Stage
Guildhall Hotel: Jazz Stage

48hr Film Challenge for Northampton Film Festival - V and B
2022-06-24 18:00 - 23:30 | VnB, 10 St Giles' Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DA, United Kingdom

Northampton Pride Parade
2022-06-26 11:00 - 16:00 | town centre
Northampton Pride takes place on Sunday the 26th June 2022.
Taking place between 11am and 4pm, the event is organised by Northampton’s LGBTQ and Allies Forum and aims to highlight the LGBTQ+ community, businesses and support organisations. Previous celebrations have seen organisations such as Q Space, The Lowdown, Outlaws and Kinky Boots, Northampton Leisure Trust and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust taking part by holding pop-up shops.
Local bands, performers, small businesses and community groups who would like the opportunity to take part in this year’s Northampton Pride can contact them on forums.nbc@westnorthants.gov.uk.
Sponsorship opportunities are available to anyone who wants to support the event, for details please email aimee.luck@westnorthants.gov.uk. Closing date for sponsorship applications is Sunday 10 April 2022.
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The Pride Parade will take place as part of this year’s event, starting and ending at the Market Square from 11am, where live performances will also be held.
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Held at Market Square

Northampton Town Festival
2022-07-01 16:00 - 2022-07-03 23:00 | The Racecourse, Kettering Rd, Northampton, Northants, NN1 4LG, United Kingdom
We will be back at the Northampton Town Festival this year with our mobile shop. Bringing you our best sellers along with our cheese and meats.

Twinfest
2022-07-28 | Northampton
Musicians from France and Germany will join acts from Northampton this month when Twinfest returns to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, music venues across the town will be hosting gigs across four days with acts from Northampton’s music scene joining performers from twinned towns Poitiers and Marburg.

Looking ahead to this year’s festival, which takes place from Thursday, July 28 to Sunday, July 31, Kenny Precious â€“ who has been involved in helping to organise Twinfest since 2010 â€“ said: “It feels amazing to be back, these two years away have been difficult for everyone given what we’ve all been through and having the opportunity to put on this show again now is hopefully as cathartic for us as it will be for everyone involved.

Rum Festival at The Fish
2022-07-29 | The Fish Pub, 11 Fish St, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2AA, United Kingdom
Put on your best Tropical digs and swing by to say â€œAloha.â€� Enjoy delicious rum cocktails, BBQ and great live music!
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Live Music at The Fish
2022-07-29 | The Fish Pub, 11 Fish St, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2AA, United Kingdom
Enjoy a weekend of live music at The Fish Pub
Lu Angel performing on Friday night from 9pm
Jennah performing on Saturday from 2:30pm
Cameron Grace performing on Saturday from 6:30pm
Daniel Butterworth performing on Saturday from 9pm
Adam The Greek performing on Sunday from 2pm
Enjoy!

Northampton Fake Festival 2022
2022-07-30 11:45 - 23:00 | The Racecourse, Kettering Rd, Northampton, Northants, NN1 4LG, United Kingdom
Northampton â€“ ROCK IS BACK?! ? It was awesome to meet you last summer at your first ever Fake-Fest. You guys really love your party-rocking, we like your style! ? After that ‘lil taster, we want more… so we’re back with SIX new rock-stomping Fake Bands â€“ each with anthems to get your voices singing and feet dancing, in a crazy buzzing vibe! ? Don’t miss it!

BBQ & Rum Festival
2022-07-31 12:00 - 18:00 | The Fish Pub, 11 Fish St, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2AA, United Kingdom
Have chilled Sunday at The Fish Pub with a BBQ and live music

Shambala Music Festival 2022
2022-08-25
An adventure in utopia, the Shambala Festival has been delivering creativity for over a decade. According to Shambala this festival is â€˜a space to play, to reinvent, revitalize, and return to the world fueled-up on the beauty of being alive.

Inaugural Town Takeover festival
2022-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Northampton
Dozens of musicians will play across four venues in Northampton as part of the inaugural Town Takeover festival later this year.

The event has been put together by the team behind The Scratched Record Podcast, which regularly covers the town’s music scene.

Founders Elliott Farrar and Joe Edwards have already revealed part of the line-up which will play at The Black Prince, The Lab, Phipps Albion Bar and Brooklyn Social on September 24 and more announcements are due in the coming weeks. This includes headliners The Covasettes and Second Thoughts.

Northampton Film Festival 2024
2024-03-08, 2024-03-09, 2024-03-10, 2024-03-11, 2024-03-12, 2024-03-13, 2024-03-14, 2024-03-15 and 3 more dates | town centre
Northampton Film Festival 2024 8 â€“ 16 March 2024
Check out the Film Guide to see what weâ€™re showing or the Schedule to book a screening.
And if you want to binge on local and British cinema for less, book a festival pass.
Sign up to their mailing list.
The Festival has been made possible with support from Northampton Town Council and our venues: Cineworld Northampton, Delapre Abbey, Lings Forum, University of Northampton and Northampton Filmhouse.

TREVOR NELSON SOUL NATION--SOUL RnB--CLUB CLASSICS AT THE ROADMENDER
2024-12-20 21:00 - 2024-12-21 01:00 | Roadmender, 1 Lady's Ln, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AH, United Kingdom
AFTER ANOTHER SELL OUT EVENT “TREVOR NELSON-SOUL NATION” IS JOINING US AGAIN FOR A NIGHT OF SOUL/RNB AND CLUB CLASSICS.
Trevor Nelson holds a cornerstone in UK music history with a career that spans decades and genres. London native began on then pirate radio station which we’ve come to know as Kiss FM. Nelsons took fans through his collection of Soul, R&B, Reggae and Dancehall daily with his BBC Radio 1 Extra stint. Now that he’s moved to only presenting on Sundays he’s ready to grace fans with something special.
This Xmas he’ll be taking Northampton by storm again for one night only.
Take this rare opportunity to see one UK’s soul masters spin for die-hard fans and grab a ticket before they sell out.
9pm to 1am

The Roy Orbison Experience
2025-01-18 19:00 - 21:45 | The Deco, The Deco, Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE
The Roy Orbison Experience, the UK’s newest and most authentic tribute to the music of Roy Orbison, one of America’s most famous voices.
The Roy Orbison Experience is a celebration of the music of Roy Orbison, fronted by the incredible voice of Oliver Harris, who has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe, the West End and many theatres across the UK.

Drag me to the 80s
2025-01-24 19:30 - 22:00 | The Deco, The Deco, Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE
Meet the cast of our 80’s Divas and join us on an unforgettable journey as this amazing production delivers a dazzling fusion of nostalgia, empowerment and a celebration of the extraordinary.

GOLDIE LOOKING CHAIN & GUESTS
2025-01-31 19:30 - 22:30 | Roadmender, 1 Lady's Ln, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AH, United Kingdom
STRAIGHT OUTTA NEWPORT AND BEST KNOWN FOR CLASSICS “GUNS DON’T KILL PEOPLE RAPPERS DO” AND “YOUR MOTHER’S GOT A PENIS”, THE GLC ARE OFFICIALLY BRITAIN’S BIGGEST RAP GROUP .
MAGGOT, EGGSY, DWAIN XAIN ZEDONG, MIKE BALLS, ADRIAN FANDANGO, 2HATS, THE WIBBLER, MYSTKAL AND GRAYHAM THE BEAR ARE COMING TO ROADMENDER IN NORTHAMPTON AND KEEPING IT REAL.
FUELLED BY LAMBRINI, FAGS, CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA AND WEED THEY ALL TOOK TO THE MIC AND IN 2001 THE GLC’S FIRST ALBUM “DON’T BLAME THE CHAIN” WAS BORN.
AND SO IT BEGAN, A JOURNEY WHICH HAS SEEN THE GLC TOP THE CHARTS, PERFORM AROUND THE WORLD AND AT EVERY MAJOR FESTIVAL IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE MAKING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LAUGH ALONG THE WAY.
TO DATE THE GLC HAVE RELEASED 18 ALBUMS… AND AMAZINGLY NONE OF THEM HAVE DIED YET

NFF's Youth Disability Advisory Board presents a selection of shorts for schools (12A)
2025-03-07 10:00 | Delepre Abbey, London Rd, Northampton, Northants, NN4 8AW, United Kingdom
This invitation-only event will be screening a selection of short films to secondary school and college age young people.
Weâ€™re showing two films from the NFF 2025 shortlist â€“ plus a selection of films chosen by our Youth Disability Advisory Board made by or starring people with disabilities provided by Oska Bright Film Festival, the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities or autism.
Sarah Leigh will take part in a Q&A after the screening of her film â€˜One For The Roadâ€™.
All our venues are wheelchair accessible.
