The Forum is OPEN during the Millennium Library refurbishment - Our car park, events, PizzaExpress, Cafe Bar Marzano, On the Stall City will all be operating as usual.

What's on

There's always something on at The Forum! Scroll down, choose a filter or click on the calendar to view events

May 2026

Hold Your Event at The Forum

With high footfall and competitive pricing (including a not-for-profit rate), The Forum can provide an ideal setting for events of any scale.

Featured events

  • A boy smiles while playing an alien inspired boardgame
    Sat 30 May

    Norwich Games Festival

    All day : The Forum

  • A man and women hold up signs saying I'm Deaf and Proud
    Sat 27 Jun

    Norfolk Deaf Festival

    All day : The Atrium

  • Sun 20 Sep

    Heritage Open Days

    9am - 5pm : Across Norfolk

    • A man with blonde hair holding a telephone to a child's ear.
      Multiple start times

      Now I am Become d/Deaf (Destroyer of Words)

      Circus performance by Tit for Tat.

      BSL
      Free
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
    • A woman with brown hair blowing smoke out of an air vortex cannon.
      Multiple start times

      Sonic Science with Cambridge Science Centre

      Ever wondered how sound travels? Discover sound and what happens when it reaches your ears in this supersonic show.

      Norfolk Deaf Festival
      BSL
      Lipspoken
      Captioned
    • A woman with blonde hair and glasses lipspeaking.
      Multiple start times

      Lip-reading practice with Lipspeaker UK

      In this interactive one hour session, Claire draws on both her lived experience as a lip-reader and her professional expertise as part of the Lipspeaker UK teaching team.

      Free
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
      BSL
      Captioned
      Lipspoken
      Under £10
    • A group of women in purple t shirts signing.
      12.10pm - 12.30pm

      Norfolk Singing Hands choir

      Enjoy entertainment by BSL community choir, Norfolk Singing Hands.

      BSL
      Free
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
    • 12.30pm - 12.50pm

      Lowestoft Signing Choir

      A performance by Lowestoft Signing Choir, an inclusive choir made up of Deaf and hearing members.

      Free
      BSL
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
    • A bearded man with glasses and a bucket hat performing on stage.
      1pm - 1.50pm

      Sign-song workshop with MC Geezer

      Join Deaf MC, MC Geezer in a high energy sign song workshop which blends classic and modern sounds to connect people of all ages.

      BSL
      Captioned
      Lipspoken
      Under £10
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
      Free
    • Two people communicating using tactile signing.
      1pm & 2.15pm

      Guided tour with Sarah: Deafblind interpretation

      Book a festival tour. Especially provided for Deafblind visitors.

      Free
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
      BSL
    • Multiple start times

      Film-screening: young people's project with The Offshoot Foundation

      The Offshoot Foundation, worked with D/deaf young people in April to create their own films exploring the history of deaf technology while imagining what the future could look like. The films make their debut at NDF26.

      Charity
      Free
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
      BSL
    • 2pm - 3pm

      Create your own comic story with Lucy Roger

      Join Lucy Rogers, a deaf illustrator, for an inspiring and creative workshop where you’ll design and draw your own comic story.

      BSL
      Lipspoken
      Captioned
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
      Free
    • 2pm - 2.50pm

      A Beginner's Guide to BSL with Signwise

      Master the BSL alphabet and some basic signs.

      Under £10
      Lipspoken
      Norfolk Deaf Festival
      Free

    Hold Your Event at The Forum

    With high footfall and competitive pricing (including a not-for-profit rate), The Forum can provide an ideal setting for events of any scale.