2:00 - 4:30pm

Cost: Free Entry

Venue: The Old Library, Leeming Street NG18 1NG

Get ready for an unforgettable showcase!

Five Incredible learning-disabled theatre companies from across the UK bring you exclusive scratch performances of their latest creative work. Be the first to witness new bold story telling and innovative performances and have a say in what you think about it.

6:30 - 8:30pm

Cost: £5

Age: 18+

The Old Library Theatre, Leeming Street, Mansfield, NG18 1NG

Hosted by Charity Shop Sue. We bring you a lineup of unforgettable surprises all wrapped in Sue’s iconic wit.

This is one night of debauchery and delight you won’t want to miss! Prepare to be mind-blown by the jaw dropping illusions of Peat Heat who will leave you questioning reality. Behold the brilliance of Midget Bardot - dazzling, daring, and devastatingly funny. With a voice that moves hearts and wit that wrecks guts, they bend emotion in the turn of a second. A master of drag and cabaret, they summon joy, rage and humanity in one breath. Come for the drag, and stay for the revolution!

10:30am - 2.30pm

Cost: Free

Venue: The Swan Garden area, Church Street NG18 1AE

Party Under the Arches is back with a jam-packed day kicking off with our annual town centre protest march, led by Back Chat Brass, we demand more for learning disabled and autistic people. All welcome!

The party continues with our outdoor stage, hosted by OneFest favourite, Liv! Come down to see Charity Shop Sue, Lizzo Live!, Bruce Airhead’s giant balloon, close up magic, circus performers and much more!

6:00 - 9:30pm

Cost: £5

Age: 14+

Venue: The Old Library, Leeming Street, Mansfield, NG18 1NG

A mega line-up with 2025 MOBO Award winners ALT BLK ERA, loud and unapologetic HEYCH, rock and roll Jude Kirk & The Regeneration and OneFest’s ‘Making a Musician’ band will be taking over the stage for an unforgettable night.

12:00 - 2:00pm

Cost: Free - no need to book

Venue: Mansfield Market Place outdoor show

Come and take a seat next to Tink and spark up a conversation. Benched confronts intersecting issues of class, gender, neurodivergence and marginalisation, expanding performance tropes and challenging compulsory neuronormativity.

2:00 -3:00pm

Cost: £5

Age: 14+

Venue: The Old Library Theatre, Leeming Street, Mansfield, NG18 1NG

Access All Areas presents A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy. Explores masking, autism, mental health and fantasy in a darkly comic tale.

5:00pm start

Cost: £5

Age: 16+

Venue: The Garrison, Leeming Street, Mansfield, NG18 1NA

The straight-talking comic’s debut hour is cheerfully rude and glowing with maternal love, as she describes parenting a son with autism.

9pm start

Cost: £5

Age: 14+

Venue: The Old Library Theatre, Leeming Street, Mansfield, NG18 1NG

A wonderfully chaotic story of a man with ADHD, a disastrous love life and a lactose intolerance.

11:00am - 12:00pm

Cost: £5

Ages: Family friendly

Venue: The Old Library Theatre, Leeming Street NG18 1NG

Ever tried drawing with your feet? Made your lunch one-handed? Had a go at audio description? It’s trickier than you think! The perfect way to spend your afternoon, whatever your abilities. Join your host Benny Shakes, as the audience battle it out in a game show where disadvantage is an advantage!

3:00 - 4:00pm

Cost: £5

Age: 14+

Venue: The Old Library Theatre, Leeming Street, Mansfield, NG18 1NG

Unearth the stories of the mining industry and the people that made it. Find a little light in the dark, in this all singing, all dancing coal mining cabaret.

7:30 - 9:30pm

Cost: £5

Age: 18+

Venue: AndWhyNot, Leeming Street, Mansfield, NG18 1NG

Wrapping up OneFest 2025 is the comedy night! Hosted by Benny Shakes and featuring a fabulous line-up of comics, and headlined by BGT’s own Alex Mitchell. The night is guaranteed to keep you laughing all night!