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For classical music, there are several performing groups to choose from, including the Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra, the Harmonic Society, the Bach Choir, the Symphonic Wind Orchestra, and the Early Music group Musica Donum Dei. The government also sponsors an annual series of orchestral concerts known as the Nottingham Classics, and the Nottingham Music Society hosts chamber music performances at the Castle Gate Congregational Centre.

The city is home to several other exciting music venues, including the Royal Concert Hall and the Nottingham Arena, which feature a wide variety of modern performers. More intimate shows are played at club venues such as Junktion 7, The Old Angel, the award-winning Rock City and its sister venues, and many more. Nottingham has a very lively pub and club scene, sustained by young adults from the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University . The local music scene has produced the bands Swing Out Sister, Ten Years After, Paper Lace, Tindersticks, Stereo MCs, Pitchshifter and Consumed.

Some central entertainment areas for nightlife in the city include: o Lace Market, a historic area full of stylish 18th century factories and warehouses, now full of apartments, shops, restaurants, as well as the Galleries of Justice museum beneath the old County Gaol o Hockley Village, adjacent to the Lace Market, has shops, galleries, bars and pubs, restaurants, pavement cafes, and the world's smallest cinema with just 21 seats. o The Waterfront/Castle area features The Waterfront bar, with outside balconies; the Canal House with a canal and bridge running right through the middle, a comedy club, karaoke bar, and more pubs and restaurants. o The Corner House has bars, restaurants, a cinema and a gym, inside the old Evening Post building across from the Royal Concert Hall. o Old Market Square offers more bars, clubs, and pool halls, including the gothic club the Pit and the Pendulum.

In addition to the many year-round attractions, Nottingham also plays host to the historic Goose Fair for four or five days every October, at the Forest Recreation Ground. This gigantic attraction started as a trade fair over seven hundred years ago, in the days of King Edward I. It has been known at times for its fine cheeses, for wool and lace, and for the geese driven by the thousands to the city from Lincolnshire . Today the Goose Fair has evolved into one of the largest shows of its kind in the world, with over half a million people visiting every year, enjoying over five hundred rides and games, and hundreds more stalls for purchasing food, gifts and souvenirs. For classical music, there are several performing groups to choose from, including the Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra, the Harmonic Society, the Bach Choir, the Symphonic Wind Orchestra, and the Early Music group Musica Donum Dei. The government also sponsors an annual series of orchestral concerts known as the Nottingham Classics, and the Nottingham Music Society hosts chamber music performances at the Castle Gate Congregational Centre.

The city is home to several other exciting music venues, including the Royal Concert Hall and the Nottingham Arena, which feature a wide variety of modern performers. More intimate shows are played at club venues such as Junktion 7, The Old Angel, the award-winning Rock City and its sister venues, and many more. Nottingham has a very lively pub and club scene, sustained by young adults from the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University . The local music scene has produced the bands Swing Out Sister, Ten Years After, Paper Lace, Tindersticks, Stereo MCs, Pitchshifter and Consumed. Some central entertainment areas for nightlife in the city include: o Lace Market, a historic area full of stylish 18th century factories and warehouses, now full of apartments, shops, restaurants, as well as the Galleries of Justice museum beneath the old County Gaol o Hockley Village, adjacent to the Lace Market, has shops, galleries, bars and pubs, restaurants, pavement cafes, and the world's smallest cinema with just 21 seats. o The Waterfront/Castle area features The Waterfront bar, with outside balconies; the Canal House with a canal and bridge running right through the middle, a comedy club, karaoke bar, and more pubs and restaurants. o The Corner House has bars, restaurants, a cinema and a gym, inside the old Evening Post building across from the Royal Concert Hall. o Old Market Square offers more bars, clubs, and pool halls, including the gothic club the Pit and the Pendulum.

In addition to the many year-round attractions, Nottingham also plays host to the historic Goose Fair for four or five days every October, at the Forest Recreation Ground. This gigantic attraction started as a trade fair over seven hundred years ago, in the days of King Edward I. It has been known at times for its fine cheeses, for wool and lace, and for the geese driven by the thousands to the city from Lincolnshire . Today the Goose Fair has evolved into one of the largest shows of its kind in the world, with over half a million people visiting every year, enjoying over five hundred rides and games, and hundreds more stalls for purchasing food, gifts and souvenirs.