Nottingham has two main theatres, the Nottingham Playhouse and the Theatre Royal (which also houses the Royal Concert Hall). There are also several art galleries which often receive national attention, particularly the castle museum and the Angel Row gallery (attached to the main library). Both of the city's universities also put on a wide range of plays, concerts, and other events throughout term time.
The annual Goose Fair is always popular. More generally the city is regarded as having a good nightlife with many clubs and bars in the centre of town that are popular amongst both the local and student communities with the style of nightclub varying from the large mainstream dance club The Works through to the small and retro Cookie Club and the most famous of which is probably Rock City.
The city is home to two football teams: Nottingham Forest (currently in the Football League One) who under their most famous manager, the late Brian Clough, won the European Cup twice in succession; and Notts County (who play in the Football League Two) and who are the oldest Football League team in the UK. having been founded in 1862 (a year before the establishment of the Football Association). The Trent Bridge cricket ground, home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, winners of the 2005 County Championship, is frequently a venue for international Test matches.
