What's on
There's always something on at The Forum! Scroll down, choose a filter or click on the calendar to view events
Featured events
The Forum Film Club
Doors 7pm : The Auditorium
Heritage Open Days
9am - 5pm : Across Norfolk
Portraits of Life
10am - 4pm : The Forum
Norwich Book Festival
All day : The Forum
Santa’s Grotto for Dogs
10am - 2pm : The Forum
Norwich Science Festival
All day : The Forum
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Sat 19 SepVarious timesDriving Home
Dante or Die invites you into the passenger seat of a black cab to watch Driving Home, an intimate 20-minute documentary film projected across the windows.
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2pm - 4pmPablo Fanque: The Fabulous and Mysterious Victorian Showman
Join social historian and music journalist, Bruce Lindsay, for this free talk on Pablo Fanque, Britain's first black showbiz entrepreneur. Part of the Norfolk Heritage Open Days festival.
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11am - 12noonPeople From Our Quirky Past
In this free talk, Pete Goodrum gives us a glimpse of some of the renegades, rebels, clowns, crooks and characters who have helped define Norwich as an unusual and interesting city. Part of the Norfolk Heritage Open Days festival.
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2pm - 3pmThe Residents of Dragon Hall and King Street
This free talk with Richard Matthew tells the story of the residents of Dragon Hall based on the census data from 1841 to 1921 plus other accounts by residents of the local King Street area. Part of the Norfolk Heritage Open Days festival.
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Times varyBehind-the-Scenes at The Forum
As part of Heritage Open Days, tour members will be guided around rarely-seen areas of the Millennium building, including the Auditorium, boiler rooms and Millennium Library Stacks Room, providing an insight to the building's history and operations.
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2pm - 3pmNorfolk Archaeological Trust: Past, Present and Future
Join Fran Young for this free talk to hear about the beginnings of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust, which celebrated its centenary in 2023. Part of the Norfolk Heritage Open Days festival.
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Behind-the-Scenes at The Forum
As part of Heritage Open Days, tour members will be guided around rarely-seen areas of the Millennium building, including the Auditorium, boiler rooms and Millennium Library Stacks Room, providing an insight to the building's history and operations.
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2pm - 3pmCaroline Colman: The Creator of Wellbeing in the Workplace
Join John Osborne for a free talk on Caroline Colman, delving deeper into the famous Colman family of Norwich. Part of the Norfolk Heritage Open Days festival.
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10.30am - 12.30pmNorwich Forum Writers
Norwich Forum Writers hold fun and supportive meetings in The Gallery.
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11am - 12noonJack Roberts: The Photographer Time Forgot
A free, illustrated talk with journalist Derek James and photographer Bill Smith highlighting the photographs Jack Roberts took of his beloved home, the city of Norwich. Part of Heritage Open Days.
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