Arts & Culture
Discover Derby’s vibrant arts and culture, from galleries and theatre to music and dance, showcasing local and renowned talent.
Museums & Galleries
Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Pickford's House
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
Derby QUAD & Cinema
Kedleston Hall
Midland Railway Study Centre
Banks Mill Studios
Derby Computer Museum
Royal Crown Derby at Bamfords Auctioneers
Artcore
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust
East Midlands Aeropark
Famous Trains Model Railway
History & Heritage
Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Pickford's House
Great Northern Classics
Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Heights of Abraham
National Tramway Museum
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
Victorian Photography Studio Tours
Midland Railway Study Centre
Letterpress Workshops
Georgian Guided Walking Tour
Rolls-Royce Heritage Tours
St Werburgh's Chapel
The Bridge Chapel
Derby Riverboat Trips
Derby Computer Museum
Derby Heritage Centre
Derby Cathedral
Derby Gaol
Kedleston Hall
Renishaw Hall & Gardens
Chatsworth
Visit Peak District & Derbyshire
The Children's Country House at Sudbury
Theatre & Performance
04
Dec
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Snow White
05
Dec
+ more
The Owl and the Pussycat
27
Nov
+ more
The Railway Children
22
Apr
Pam Ayres – Doggedly Onward
03
May
+ more
QUAD Essentials - Marilyn Monroe
22
May
+ more
The Light Burns Blue
15
Jan
Gary Delaney: Gary On Laughing
07
Jul
Hello Again – The Neil Diamond Songbook
04
Sep
Jimmy Carr
12
Sep
Motown by Candlelight
05
May
+ more
Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty
31
Jul
Rocky Horror (PG)
23
Jul
In the Night Garden Live
23
Apr
+ more
NT Connections Festival 2026
02
May
Dream Fest 2026
04
May
Museum Matinees: Stitch In time! A Knitting Cabaret
22
Jul
+ more
Romeo and Juliet
10
Dec
+ more
Help! Santa’s Missing
04
Nov
Steve Steinman's Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour
25
Oct
Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You
26
Sep
Derby Festé
17
Sep
+ more
Shrek the Musical
03
May
Derby Unplugged
08
Nov
ELO Again
Nightlife
Exhibitions
17
Apr
+ more
Hope – Exhibition
17
Apr
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Dracula Returns To Derby – 101 years and Counting
13
Jun
+ more
Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
Royal Crown Derby at Bamfords Auctioneers
17
Apr
+ more
A Gentle Man (Part II) (1975-2029) – A Touring Exhibition by Becky Beasley
17
Apr
+ more
Joseph Wright of Derby: Life on Paper
17
Apr
+ more
Field to Fashion Exhibition
17
Apr
+ more
On Screen at Calke Abbey
17
Apr
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Exhibition: Teeth by Lucy Stevens
17
Apr
+ more
House of Stories: Tales from the Chatsworth Library
09
May
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Festivals
31
May
Madeleine Pownall: Absent Minds: The untold story of the women who changed psychology forever - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
21
May
Luke Palmer: Big Words - Part of Derby Summer Book Festival 2026
29
May
Cream Tea with Clare Hunter: Making Matters - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
11
Jul
Japan Fest 2026
30
May
Patrick Gale and Joanna Cannon: Reunited - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
24
May
Writing Workshop: Tracy Bloom: When Writing is Murder! - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
22
Aug
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Derby History Festival
26
May
Morning Coffee with Gail Crowther: Marilyn And Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
27
May
Frances Stickley: Capybara Disco Dreams - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
24
May
Writing Workshop: Lisa Greener: World Building workshop - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
29
May
Chris Bryant: A Life and a Half: The Unexpected Making of a Politician - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
26
May
Ashley Giles: The King of Spain and I - Surviving cricket, depression and the greatest ever Ashes - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
13
Jun
Derby Craft Brew Festival
31
May
James Cheshire: The Library of Lost Maps - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
24
May
Takeover Day Pass: 2026 - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
27
May
Marcia Hutchinson: The Mercy Step - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
23
May
Construction Workshop inspired by 'How to build a chocolate bridge' - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
26
Jul
Derby MotorFeast
29
May
Arthur Snell: Elemental: How We Will Live on a Warming Planet - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
23
May
Lucy Steeds: The Artist - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
28
May
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Ram Comedy Festival 2026
24
May
Sally Coulthard: A Brief History of the Coast in 100 Objects - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
28
May
Cream Tea with Kate Strasdin: Dressing the Queen - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
29
Aug
East Midlands Gospel Music Festival
Music
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derby Arena
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
04
Dec
+ more
Snow White
29
May
Bongo's Bingo: 90s vs 00s
22
May
The Bootleg Beatles
11
Jul
Derby Concert Orchestra presents: A Night at the Proms
19
Jun
David Gray
09
Jun
Melodic Moments
22
Aug
JLS - Part of The Darley Park Weekender
02
May
Antarctic Monkeys
24
Jul
The Music of Coldplay By Candlelight
16
May
Crescendo Choir
09
May
Joe Solo & Calum Baird live at Mr Shaws House
27
Nov
+ more
White Christmas Ball at the Italian Mill
05
Jul
K Pop All Stars
08
Nov
ELO Again
07
Nov
Nashville at Heart
31
May
K-Pop Fest at Elvaston Castle
29
May
Fast Love | A George Michael Tribute
Vaillant Live
12
Sep
Motown by Candlelight
02
May
The Music Of Ed Sheeran By Candlelight
30
May
Show me love x Electric Daisy present SHADES OF RHYTHM
