National Civil War Centre

Events

We are excited to have started reintroducing some fantastic events from our reopening in May. Please keep checking back for more coming soon and make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest.

Walking tours

Every Saturday at 1.30pm

Join us for two fascinating walking tours (alternating weekly) which take you to the hidden historical areas of Newark

A young child plays with light-up coloured blocks during a mini museum play session

Thursdays in term time, 10.30am to 11.30am

Mini Museum invites families with children under 5 to come along to engage, learn and play at Newark's fantastic National Civil War Centre.

Four girls line up with a female instructor wearing traditional Polish dance skirts and flowery t-shirts, they all have one hand in the air and one on their hip as if ready to dance

Saturday 5th October, 10am to 4pm

Hop, skip and jump your way to a whole day of FREE dance taster sessions at The Palace Theatre, National Civil War Centre and Newark Museum.

Male Civil War re-enactors in ornate outfits gather round a table filled with food which would have been eaten in the 17th century including sausages and bread.

Wednesday 9th October, 7.30pm

Enjoy a deeper look at the food on the tables of the elite and ordinary people of Stuart England at this talk given by Dr Mark Dawson.

 

Members of reenactment group Colonel Robert Overton's Regiment of Foote in Civil War dress

Friday 18th October, 7.30pm

Meet local historian Stuart Jennings and discover what it was like to live through Newark’s sieges.

a little girl shows off a unicorn shadow puppet created in one of our craft sessions

Saturday 2nd November, 10am to 4pm

Calling all witches and warlocks! Come and celebrate the darkness with us, enjoying shadow play and magic wand making in our learning space.

A female highwayman pointing her gun forwards

Thursday 7th November, 7.30pm

Find out more about the real renegade women who might have robbed you of your purse in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

A costumed re-enactor with black brimmed hat and red cape stands out side the National Civil War Centre pointing to its logo

Friday 8th November, 7.30pm

A comedy performance of Professor Von Goosechaser’s Halloween lecture about the strange beliefs of the seventeenth century.

A woman Civil War re-enactor helps a man in seventeenth century clothes to dress

Friday 22nd November, 3.30pm to 5pm

Join costume historian Meredith Towne find out how to blend in in the seventeenth century. Delve into our dressing up box and make sure you know your doublet from your mantua!

Saturday 30th November, 3pm

Meet our curators Glyn and Kevin and kick off the festive season with a delicious Christmas cream tea in our café and gallery tour.

The Byron Room. A cosy victorian style room with a large red chandelier in the foreground and dark mahogany chairs and tables

Tuesday 3rd December, 3.30pm to 5pm

Join Denise, our Learning Manager, as she guides you through how to get a good night’s sleep in the past.

Tuesday 10th December, 7.30pm

Come and get Christmassy with us at this joyful evening talk about historical Christmas music!