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 4 Jul
Sun 12 Jul

10am - 5pm

Summer Artisan Arts and Crafts Exhibition

A summer arts and crafts exhibition presented by Norfolk Creations showcasing quality handmade arts and crafts created by local artists and crafters.

Markets & Fairs

Free
Fri 10 Jul

10am - 4.30pm

Dementia Awareness Bus Tour | Norwich

Step inside the Virtual Dementia Tour Bus and experience a powerful, interactive insight into what life can feel like for someone living with dementia.

Learning

Free

School Holidays
Sat 11 Jul

10am - 4pm

Local Makers Market

Visit Local Makers Market in the centre of Norwich where they will be bringing you the best of your local craft scene.

Markets & Fairs

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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 ongoing

Norfolk County Council is carrying out a major improvement project to the library; the rest of The Forum is open and operational as usual. The library team are providing some services and events from The Gallery within The Forum, and operating a pop-up library.

Follow Norfolk Libraries for more info

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Join The Forum Film Club

Memberships for the 26/27 year are now open!

Our monthly all inclusive, not-for-profit club showcases popular movies from all decades and genres. Each month, the group suggests and votes for themes within The Film Club's private Facebook group. The first screening of the new membership year is Thursday 13 August.

More information, FAQs and sign up

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.