Here for Everyone

What's on

There's always something on at The Forum!

Sat 31 Oct
Sat 7 Nov

10am - 4pm

The Poppy Appeal

Buy your poppy and support the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal.

Charity
Wed 4 Nov
Mon 21 Dec

Times vary

Cards for Good Causes

The popular pop-up charity Christmas card and gift shop is back at The Forum raising funds for over 40 national and local charities.

Christmas

Markets & Fairs

Charity
Sat 7 Nov

10am - 4pm

Jabbawocky Crafts Christmas Markets

Jabbawocky Crafts Village returns for 2026 with their popular Christmas markets full of festive fun, food, arts, crafts and gifts.

Markets & Fairs

Christmas

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Fill in our Norwich Book Festival Survey

Did you attend Norwich Book Festival this year? Please fill in our survey and share your thoughts - you could win a National Book Token!

Share your thoughts

Get festive at The Forum

Ready to plan your seasonal celebrations? We've got markets, fairs, Santa's Grotto for Dogs, festive films, the Christmas Carousel and so much more!

Read our seasonal events blog

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.