Editing Nottingham (section)

===Annual events===
[[Wollaton Park]] in Nottingham hosts an annual family-friendly music event called [[Splendour in Nottingham|Splendour]]. In 2009 it was headlined by [[Madness (band)|Madness]] and [[the Pogues]]. The following year it was headlined by [[the Pet Shop Boys]] and featured, among others, [[Calvin Harris]], [[Noisettes]], [[Athlete (band)|Athlete]] and [[OK Go]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.splendourfestival.co.uk/ |title=Splendour 2010 – Pet Shop Boys – Wollaton Park 24th July 2010 |publisher=Splendourfestival.co.uk |access-date=13 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615095440/http://www.splendourfestival.co.uk/ |archive-date=15 June 2009}}</ref> In 2011, it featured headline acts [[Scissor Sisters]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Eliza Doolittle (singer)|Eliza Doolittle]] and [[Feeder (band)|Feeder]]. In 2012, performers included [[Dizzee Rascal]], [[Razorlight]], [[Katy B]] and [[Hard-Fi]]. In 2014, Wollaton Park hosted the first-ever No Tomorrow Festival, featuring artists including [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]], [[London Grammar]] and [[Clean Bandit]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.notomorrowfestival.co.uk/lineup |title=Line Up |publisher=No Tomorrow Festival |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222110716/http://www.notomorrowfestival.co.uk/lineup |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Wollaton hall from front.jpg|thumb|[[Wollaton Hall]] in the grounds of [[Wollaton Park]]]]

Nottingham holds several multicultural events throughout the year. The city has hosted an annual Asian [[Mela]] every summer since about 1989,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nae.org.uk/page/festivals/11 |title=Festivals |work=[[New Art Exchange]] |access-date=11 January 2015 |year=2014 |quote=...the Nottingham Mela, an annual South Asian festival that was first held 25 years ago. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106025118/http://www.nae.org.uk/page/festivals/11 |archive-date=6 November 2014}}</ref> there is a parade on [[St Patrick's Day]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Nottingham St Patrick's Festival |url=http://www.stpatricksdayparadenottingham.co.uk/ |access-date=11 January 2015 |website=stpatricksdayparadenottingham.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230070038/http://www.stpatricksdayparadenottingham.co.uk/ |archive-date=30 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> fireworks for the [[Chinese New Year]], Holi in the Park to celebrate the [[Holi|Hindu spring festival]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Private Investigator Nottingham |url=https://privateinvestigator.co.uk/nottinghamshire/nottingham/ |website=privateinvestigator.co.uk |access-date=30 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612113150/https://privateinvestigator.co.uk/nottinghamshire/nottingham/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/societies/society/hindu/ |title=Hindu Society |website=su.nottingham.ac.uk |publisher=University of Nottingham |access-date=30 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618031253/https://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/societies/society/hindu/ |archive-date=18 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> a [[British African-Caribbean people|West Indian]]-style carnival which takes place in summer, and several [[Sikhism|Sikh]] events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/events |title=Events in Nottingham |publisher=Nottingham City Council |website=Nottinghamcity.gov.uk |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226114614/http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/events |archive-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The city is particularly famous for its annual [[Nottingham Goose Fair|Goose Fair]], a large travelling funfair held at the [[Forest Recreation Ground]] at the beginning of October every year. Established over 700 years ago, the fair was originally a livestock market where thousands of geese were sold in the Old Market Square, but the modern-day Goose Fair is known for its fairground rides and attractions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-24210031|title=Nottingham Goose Fair: Seven centuries of festivities|date=2 October 2013|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020141/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-24210031|archive-date=7 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Nottingham Goose fair 2019.jpg|thumb|[[Nottingham Goose Fair]]]]

Since the late 1990s, [[Nottinghamshire Pride]] has organised an annual [[pride parade]], a day-long celebration that usually takes place in the city in July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ournottinghamshire.org.uk/page_id__453.aspx|title=Nottingham's Pride festivals|first=David|last=Edgley|date=18 October 2011|website=Our Nottinghamshire|access-date=6 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072401/http://www.ournottinghamshire.org.uk/page_id__453.aspx|archive-date=7 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>