Here for Everyone

The Forum building exterior against a blue sky with wispy clouds. A variety of stalls are in the foreground, as part of a marker. People are walking by on a sunny day.

What's on

There's always something on at The Forum!

Fri 24 Oct
Fri 31 Oct

All day

Norwich Book Festival

Norwich Book Festival is a celebration of stories for all kinds of readers!

Festival

Norwich Book Festival

Family Friendly

School Holidays
Sun 26 Oct
Tue 28 Oct

10am - 4pm

The Imaginarium

Head to Norwich Book Festival's Imaginarium for an amazing celebration of creativity, stories and imagination, free for everyone to enjoy!

Norwich Book Festival

Family Friendly

Free

School Holidays
Fri 31 Oct
Sat 1 Nov

9.30am - 5.30pm

UNIK Design

Stunning craft market with collections from local artists and designers.

Markets & Fairs

The celebration of stories is back!

We can't wait for Norwich Book Festival to be back 24-31 October 2025! The full NBF programme is on sale now with brilliant bookish talks, workshops, signings and interactive experiences!

Book your Norwich Book Festival tickets

Be part of the next Norwich Games Festival

NGF returns 23-30 May 2026 and applications to be part of it are now open! Whether you are an industry professional, educator, community or charity champion, hobbyist, performer or linked to games in any other way, we’d love to hear from you.

Get involved

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 and Norfolk Makers Festival.

Little girl proudly holding artwork at Norfolk MaKers Festival

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.