NN Nights is a vibrant, town-wide celebration of arts and culture.

Following the success of last year’s event, this edition promises to be bigger and bolder, featuring over 50 artists presenting exhibitions, performances, and participatory projects across Northampton.

The festivities will kick off with the Lightning Bolt Drawing World Championship by Northampton-based artist Bill Pollard at the Racecourse. In this community-focused event, participants are invited to draw chalk lightning bolts on the pavement in a celebration of collective creativity. From here, visitors are invited to explore the NN Nights art map trail, a curated series of exhibitions and performances taking place at partner venues throughout Northampton. This year’s edition features a series of artist projects commissioned through a town-wide open call, some responding to the anniversary of The Great Fire of Northampton. Among them, Michelle Woolley presents a performative walk through the town, creating a shamanic drawing from burnt materials that reflects on medieval English heritage and fire traces.

See all the events, the trail and the interactive map at https://nnights.xyz/