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Derby Roundhouse Tour Gift Voucher - 04/12/2012 - 31/12/2013
WE ARE NOW SELLING DERBY ROUNDHOUSE TOUR GIFT VOUCHERS
For a gift that's a little bit different why not purchase a Derby Roundhouse Tour Gift Voucher?
Join us on a journey to explore the oldest turning shed in the WORLD where the golden age of steam once ruled the world!The crumbling remains of The Roundhouse has been restored into a truly unique learning centre for Derby College and this special tour reveals how the impressive new buildings complement the character of this historical site.
The vouchers are £6 each and can be redeemed against one scheduled Derby Roundhouse Tour.
TO PURCHASE A GIFT VOUCHER: Visit in person the Derby Tourist Information Centre, Assembley Rooms, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AH
Terms & Conditions:
- One voucher per person
- Voucher can be redeemed againgst one scheduled Derby Roundhouse Tour >> UPCOMING TOUR DATES
- Voucher must be used within 6 months of the issue date
- Voucher cannot be exchanged for cash
- Voucher cannot be refunded or replaced if lost or stolen
Farmer's Market - 24/01/2013, 21/02/2013, 21/03/2013, 18/04/2013, 16/05/2013, 20/06/2013, 18/07/2013, 15/08/2013, 19/09/2013, 17/10/2013, 21/11/2013, 19/12/2013
Date: Every third Thursday in each month
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Venue: Market Place, Derby
Tickets: Free entry.
Description: A range of local products from ostrich burgers to poacher's cheese. The market also stocks freshly baked bread and for the gardeners, a selection of plants. Be sure to get there early as produce goes quickly!
Absolute Salsa Party - 12/04/2013, 10/05/2013, 15/06/2013, 12/07/2013
Date: 12th April, 10th May, 15th June & 12th July 2013
Time: 20:00
Venue: Déda, Chapel Street, Derby, DE1 3GU
Tickets: £8.
Description: Show us your moves and spice up your social life with a night of Absolute Salsa, the East Midlands' biggest and most popular salsa promoter. Absolute Salsa parties are the perfect addition to your salsa schedule alongside weekly classes at Déda. Hosted by Lee Hunter UKA (voted UK Top Teacher) and the Absolute Salsa team, the evening kicks-off with fun 45-minute Salsa and Latin American dance classes for everyone from complete beginners to intermediates. Then dance the night away to either Hot Salsa Dura in the CUBE café|bar or chill-out with a great R&B salsa vibe in the theatre 'til 1am.
Bearded Theory 2013 - 17/05/2013 - 19/05/2013
Date: Friday 17th May - Sunday 19th May 2013
Time: All day
Venue: Kedleston Hall, Near Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 5JH
Tickets: From £10 - £250. To book tickets please visit the Derby Tourist Information Centre in person.
Description: Live at Bearded Theory in 2013:
- Reverend & The Makers
- Levellers
- Asian Dub Foundation
- Seth Lakeman
- The Farm
- The Quireboys
- Goldblade
- Citizen Fish
- Maroon Town
- The Beekeepers
- Ezio
- Gallon Drunk
- Zombie Met Girl
- AHAB
- Macka B
- Frenzy
- The Life & Times of Brothers Hogg
- Tankus the Henge
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Ey Up Mi Duck Race - 08/06/2013
Date: Saturday 8th June 2013
Time: The family fun day starts at 11:00 and finishes at 15:00 with the duck race taking place at 13:30. The winner of the duck race will be announced at 14:45.
Venue: Cathedral Green, Derby
Tickets: FREE entry.
Description: Sight Support Derbyshire's biggest annual event the Ey up mi duck race sponsored by Western Power Distribution is back again for 2013. This year promises to be the biggest and best yet.
There will be rides, bouncy castle and slide, stalls, games and much more.
Each ticket you purchase sponsors a rubber duck that will race down the River Derwent and the winning duck wins £250 in cash.
There will be 2 races taking place - the raffle ticket duck race and corporate ducks - companies can buy a giant duck to dress up and race.
There will be a prize for the best dressed duck and the winner of the giant duck race.
36th Derby City Charter Summer Beer Festival - 10/07/2013 - 14/07/2013
Date: Wednesday 10th - Sunday 14th July 2013
Time: To be confirmed.
Venue: Assembly Rooms & Market Place, Derby
Tickets: To be confirmed.
Description: Preparations are now continuing for the 36th Derby City Charter Summer Beer Festival. The theme for the festival will be John Whitehurst FRS, an eminent clockmaker and scientist who was born 300 years ago and lived in Derby. We will be teaming up with the Derby Museum on this theme. .
The festival will feature an outside 40m by 20m marquee in the market place and we hope to be able to offer an outside seating area to complement this. Beers will also be available from the Darwin suite inside the Assembly Rooms. A Derby City bar will again feature in the Darwin foyee, where we will show case the amazing variety of breweries we are lucky enough to have in the city of Derby.
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EDGE-Lit 2013 - 13/07/2013
Date: Saturday 13th July 2013
Time: 10:00 - 00:00
Venue: Derby QUAD, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby, DE1 3AS
Tickets: £20 - £25.
Description: QUAD brings together a host of leading science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing for Edge-Lit, an exciting day event for one of the city's leading venues. The ideal day out for fans, readers and aspiring writers of genre fiction, Edge-Lit gathers together over thirty authors, agents and speakers for a wide range of workshops, panels, readings and much more.
Caribbean Carnival - 20/07/2013 - 21/07/2013
Date: Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st July 2013
Time: See main information for all timings
Venue: Derby locations
Tickets: FREE
Description: A weekend of celebration with the Caribbean Carnival. The Carnival Parade leaves Peartree Junior School on Saturday at 13:00 arriving in the Market Place at 15:00 until 18:00.
On Sunday the action moves to Osmaston Park from 12:00 onwards.
FANTASTIQ - 09/08/2013 - 11/08/2013
Date: Friday 9th August - Sunday 11th August 2013
Time: All day
Venue: Derby QUAD, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby, DE1 3AS
Tickets: To be confirmed.
Description: QUAD and Reel Solutions are proud to announce FANTASTIQ, a new three-day film and TV festival focusing on fantasy, sci-fi and horror. Fans of the genre will be thrilled and chilled to learn that this exciting new venture is born of a dynamic partnership between QUAD, one of the best independent cinemas in the country, and Reel Solutions, the respected Yorkshire-based film bureau known for its work on an array of festivals across the UK.
FANTASTIQ will be heavily rooted in "films fantastique". Fantasy film fans can look forward to the best of the gory, glory days of Universal, AIP, Hammer and Amicus as well as European shockers, forgotten gems from the vaults and an array of cult figures on the guest list. Plans for 2013 include a 50th anniversary celebration of Doctor Who and centenary screenings dedicated to the late, great master of fantastic cinema Peter Cushing (1913-1994).
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The Darley Park Concert - 01/09/2013
Date: Sunday 1st September 2013
Time: From 18:00
Venue: Darley Park, Derby, DE22 1EN
Tickets: FREE
Description: Come along and be part of the 30,000 strong crowd at the UK's biggest free outdoor classical concert, in the stunning natural amphitheatre that is Darley Park. An evening of classic music and fireworks - don't forget your picnic!
With Sinfonia Viva - a full programme for the evening will be released in due course.
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