The City Ground has been Nottingham Forest’s home since 1898. It sits beside the River Trent in West Bridgford, almost opposite Trent Bridge cricket ground, giving the area one of the densest sport-and-events footprints outside the biggest UK cities.
What happens here
- Nottingham Forest Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup home matches.
- Selected Nottingham Forest Women and academy fixtures.
- Corporate hospitality, conferences and private events on non-matchdays.
Who runs hospitality and catering
Sodexo Live! holds a five-year contract as Nottingham Forest’s official catering partner at the City Ground, covering matchday retail, the fan zone, premium hospitality and non-matchday events and conferences.
What’s it like to work here
The City Ground is compact by Premier League standards, but demand is intense: Forest’s return to top-flight football turned the ground back into a consistently sold-out venue. Sodexo Live! recruits permanent and casual staff across concourses, lounges and events, and the Trent-side location means workers can often combine football shifts with nearby event work around Trent Bridge and central Nottingham.
The club has long-term ambitions to expand and modernise the stadium, which would likely add more premium hospitality and event-day service roles over time.
Other operators
Event security, cleaning and traffic-management roles may be listed by specialist contractors around high-demand fixtures.
