Here for Everyone

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What's on

There's always something on at The Forum!

Tue 11 Aug
Fri 14 Aug

9am - 3pm

Anglian Water's Community Hub

Pop along to this Community Hub and have a chat with the team.

Free

Learning
Thu 13 Aug

Doors 7pm

The Forum Film Club

Monthly film screenings in our film club with a difference!
Sat 15 Aug

11am - 4pm

Video Game Retro Market Norwich

The Video Game Retro Market has video games, consoles, accessories and much more.

Markets & Fairs

Exhibitions

Under £10

School Holidays

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Norwich Book Festival 2026

The programme for NBF26 (taking place 24-30 October 2026) launches on Friday 14 August at 2pm, we can’t wait for you to see it!

Norwich Book Festival is presented by The Forum, with key partners National Centre for Writing, Norfolk Library and Information Service and University of East Anglia.

NBF

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Join The Forum Film Club

Our all inclusive, not-for-profit club showcases popular movies from all decades and genres.

The group suggests and votes for themes and films within the Film Club's private Facebook group. Join now for just £20.

More info

Norfolk Heritage Open Days: 11-20 September

Booking opens for the majority of Norfolk’s pre-book events on Wednesday 26 August at 10am!

All Heritage Open Days events are FREE. Due to limited capacity, some events must be pre-booked. As well as the pre-booked events, there are lots of drop-in events to enjoy too! The online event directory is live, so you can browse the 300+ events that have registered for this year's festival.

Norfolk HODs

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.