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.

Here for Everyone

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What's on

There's always something on at The Forum!

Event calendar

Sat 1 Aug

9am - 3.30pm

Norwich Record Fair

One of the biggest events for record buyers in the UK presented by VIP Record Fairs.

Markets & Fairs

Under £10
Mon 6 Jul

10.30am - 3pm

Making it Real – Co Production Showcase 2026

A free and welcoming public event celebrating how people and communities are shaping adult social care across Norfolk.

Free

Learning
Thu 30 Jul

11am - 4pm

Positive Minds

Positive Minds is a free event bringing young people, families, professionals and communities together.

Free

School Holidays

Family Friendly

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Norfolk Deaf Festival 2026: What did you think?

You may have taken time to speak to the brilliant Rebecca who was making visual notes of how the festival made you feel, thank you!

It would really help if you completed our survey, questions are in signed BSL and written English.

Visit our NDF pages to complete our survey and you could win a prize

Millennium Library refurbishment from 27 April 2026

Norfolk County Council will be carrying out a major improvement project to the library until mid-July, the rest of The Forum will be open and operational as usual. The library team will be providing some services and events from The Gallery within The Forum from May.

Follow Norfolk Libraries for more info

Let us know what you thought of NGF26!

From 23-30 May 2026 we celebrated games in their many forms at Norwich Games Festival through interactive play, industry talks, inspiring workshops and more. If you visited the Festival, in any way, please let us know about your experience in our visitor survey. You could win an amazing prize of gaming goodies and experiences!

Take the survey

Your venue

Your visit to The Forum

The Forum is a public building, open to all.

There's always something going on with a mix of free exhibitions, events, activities, food, shopping and learning opportunities. And, we're home to Norfolk Heritage Open Days, Norwich Science Festival, Norwich Book Festival, Norwich Games Festival and Norfolk Deaf Festival.

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First-class venue hire

Hold your event in the centre of Norwich.

Looking for the perfect venue for your event, performance, launch, meeting, festival, fair or market? We’ve got the space for you - at an affordable price.