Upcoming events

Join us for a screening of Free Party: A Folk History, a major new, independently made, feature documentary following the birth of the free party movement in the late 80s and early 90s and the impact it's had on our present times.

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Join us for a screening of Lonesome Ghosts (2025) by Oxford based artist Daniel Ward, a film exploring the ramifications of undercover policing in the UK, featuring Bonington Gallery exhibitor Alan Lodge.

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Join us for a screening of Operation Solstice, a special 40th-anniversary re-edit. This updated version features recently recovered and previously unseen video testimony alongside newly added archival material. Together, these elements create the most comprehensive account yet of what became known as the Battle of the Beanfield.

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Bonington Gallery is delighted to host poets Fran Lock and Jac Common for a relaxed session of readings, with complimentary coffee and refreshments provided.

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Join NTU Arts for this free visit to Lakeside Arts to explore their latest exhibitions from English contemporary artist, writer and broadcaster Sir Grayson Perry and Portuguese-British visual artist Dame Paula Rego. Open to NTU students with advanced booking required, you'll be guided around the gallery by Lakeside's Head of Visual Arts programming Neil Walker.

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Book your free ticket to join us at Bonington Gallery for the launch of our latest exhibitions, Flash and Blur by Andy Earl. As always, our launch events will include free refreshments and music.

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Join us for a free, BSL-interpreted lunchtime tour of Bonington Gallery's latest exhibition, Flash and Blur, led by Gallery Director Tom Godfrey.

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