The Spiegel Tent – a beautiful and unique historical travelling dance hall, which made its first appearance in Nottingham in 2015 - will once again be taking up residence in the city's Old Market Square as part of this year's October Festival, which makes Nottingham the biggest festival city in the UK that month. Between 1 – 8 October, the hugely popular attraction will offer eight days of family panto, theatre, music, dance, comedy, burlesque and more – with Russell Howard headlining at the Just the Tonic Comedy Night on Sunday 2 October.

Howard will be performing in preparation for his 2017 world tour, which takes in ten separate dates in London alone, as well as stops in New York, Helsinki and Sydney. Tickets are just £15 and, with a venue capacity of 250, it offers an amazing opportunity to see Russell Howard's new material first in an intimate setting.

The magnificent Spiegel Tent is just one of the amazing events coming to Nottingham this October, as the city celebrates its biggest ever October Festival month. BBC Radio Nottingham is on board as the official festival Radio Station, broadcasting from events each Friday during the month of October.

Other highlights include Goose Fair, Hockley Hustle, Nottingham Comic-Con, the Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival, Robin Hood Pageant and International Robin Hood Day, plus so much more. For the full line up visit www.octoberinnottingham.co.uk

Darrell Martin from Just the Tonic, said: “Just the Tonic are very pleased to be part of the 2016 season at the Spiegel Tent. Having brought comedy to Nottingham for over 20 years, and having worked in Spiegel tents during the Edinburgh Festival, we are delighted to be part of the team showcasing this beautiful structure and filling it with outstanding events. We have one or two more shows in the pipeline, so keep your eyes peeled!”

Councillor Dave Trimble, Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture at Nottingham City Council, said: “We're so proud to be bringing the Spiegel Tent back for what I'm sure will be an even more successful second year. The Spiegel Tent is the perfect complement to our already fantastic October Festival line-up, offering visitors a compelling reason to choose Nottingham for a city break this autumn and helping us to shine a national spotlight on our great city.”

David Wallace, interim Chief Executive from Marketing Nottingham & Nottinghamshire, said: “With such a diverse array of events for this year's October Festival, we can expect to attract a record number of visitors to Nottingham. We are particularly impressed with the fantastic line-up of events within the Spiegel Tent, which offers something to suit everyone, and will no doubt prove to be extremely popular once again this year.”

The Spiegel Tent will be surrounded by the Spiegel Tent village, a collection of artisan and vintage food and drink outlets. Spiegel Tent print sponsor John E Wright will dress the outside of the tent with an Art Nouveau inspired scrim.

Last year the magnificent Spiegel Tent attracted over 7000 visitors, selling out all of the events and prompting enthusiastic feedback from city residents and visitors.