Being the home to iconic venues and some of the best green spaces found anywhere in the UK, outdoor cinema and theatre are a great way to enjoy the good weather.
The team at Visit Nottinghamshire has done a round-up of all the outdoor cinema and theatre experiences you can find across the city and county to help you plan the best night out and staycation this summer.
5. Belvoir Castle
On August 13, Heart Break Productions will get you donning your detective hats with Much Ado About Murder. Before then, on July 21, they present an outdoor adaptation of David Walliams' Awful Auntie Photo: Tim Scrivener
6. Lakeside Arts
Join Lakeside and Nottingham Playhouse for more Shakespearean fun this summer with their production of A Midsummer Night's Dream Photo: Google
7. Nott's Maze
Nott’s Maze has partnered up with Owen Productions for a brilliant outdoor cinema experience from July 16 to September 10 with Freshly made food, snacks, a licensed bar and blockbusters including The Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia 2, Grease, Dirty Dancing, Hairspray and Pretty Woman Photo: Google
8. Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre
Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre hosts its first ever outdoor cinema event on Saturday, July 16 with Disney's1973 feature-length animated telling of the legend of Robin
Hood at 4pm, followed at 7pm by A Knight's Tale, starring Heath Ledger Photo: Other