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
Pickford's House
Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
Craftcore - The City’s First Public Ceramic Studio
Royal Crown Derby at Bamfords Auctioneers
Banks Mill Studios
Derby QUAD & Cinema
Midland Railway Study Centre
Kedleston Hall
Derby Computer Museum
Artcore
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust
Famous Trains Model Railway
East Midlands Aeropark
Erewash Museum
History & Heritage
Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill
Great Northern Classics
Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Pickford's House
Heights of Abraham
National Tramway Museum
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
Derby Riverboat Trips
Derby Gaol
Kedleston Hall
Victorian Photography Studio Tours
Letterpress Workshops
Rolls-Royce Heritage Tours
Midland Railway Study Centre
Derby Cathedral
Georgian Guided Walking Tour
Derby Computer Museum
St Werburgh's Chapel
The Bridge Chapel
Derby Heritage Centre
Melbourne Hall & Gardens
Visit Peak District & Derbyshire
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust
Chatsworth
Theatre & Performance
27
Nov
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The Railway Children
05
Dec
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The Owl and the Pussycat
04
Dec
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Snow White
19
Mar
Björn Again
04
Nov
Steve Steinman's Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour
13
Nov
Critical Care
30
Oct
The Ultimate Classic Rock Show
26
Sep
Derby Festé
20
Jan
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The Importance of Being Oscar
21
Nov
As Night Falls: The Crimson Ball
Derby Theatre
12
Sep
Queen Idia the Musical
15
Jan
Gary Delaney: Gary On Laughing
22
Aug
Godzilla-A-Go-Go 3! Godzilla-A-Go-Go Raids Again
10
Apr
Al Murray - All You Need Is Guv
12
Dec
Aspire Wrestling LIVE!
30
Oct
Close Enough to Touch
12
Sep
Motown by Candlelight
10
Dec
Home Alone In Concert
06
Feb
Murder Trial Tonight V: Death in the Family
30
Jan
The Lost Boys - Public Speaking Workshop
14
Nov
Motherhood - Oddsocks Productions
20
Oct
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East is East
Chapel Street Arts Centre
Nightlife
Exhibitions
19
Aug
+ more
Hope – Exhibition
26
Sep
QUAD's 18th Birthday Celebration
20
Oct
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Helios by Luke Jerram
19
Aug
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Field to Fashion Exhibition
19
Aug
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Building Bridges 2026
19
Aug
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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
19
Aug
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We Feed The UK
19
Aug
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Lara Croft: 30 Years On - From Derby to Global Icon
Royal Crown Derby at Bamfords Auctioneers
26
Sep
+ more
COLLATERAL ECHOES
19
Aug
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On Screen at Calke Abbey
19
Aug
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Wearing Feelings: Childhood in Black and Bright
19
Aug
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House of Stories: Tales from the Chatsworth Library
Festivals
13
Nov
An Evening with Fergal Keane
14
Oct
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Derby Heritage Beer Festival 2026
22
Aug
Derby Fake Festival 2026
31
Oct
Talk – Nick Freeman – Hammer House of Horror - Part of All Hallows Haunts
30
Oct
Author Interview – Alison Littlewood - Part of All Hallows Haunts
01
Nov
Author Interview – Nuzo Onoh - Part of All Hallows Haunts
27
Aug
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Potfest 2026
26
Sep
Derby Festé
01
Nov
Peter Naldrett – Spooky Britain - Part of All Hallows Haunts
17
Oct
+ more
Haunted Derby Festival
19
Sep
Invention Music Festival
02
Oct
+ more
Osnabrück Oktoberfest
01
Nov
Willow Winsham – Pins and Pig Hearts: Witchcraft Protection 101 - Part of All Hallows Haunts
22
Aug
+ more
Derby History Festival
09
Oct
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Derby Folk Festival 2026
30
Oct
Talk – Bronte Schiltz The Televisual Gothic - Part of All Hallows Haunts
30
Oct
Talk – Alex Davis Incubus – The Cursed Movie? - Part of All Hallows Haunts
30
Oct
Clelia McElroy – Monsters in the Attic: The ‘Wicked’ Women of Gothic - Part of All Hallows Haunts
24
Oct
Assemble: Derby’s Making Festival 2026
26
Sep
Derby Festé at Derby Market Hall
31
Oct
Author Interview – Francesca May - Part of All Hallows Haunts
02
Oct
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Craft Beers, Wines and Spirit Festivals
11
Mar
+ more
FORMAT27
29
Aug
East Midlands Gospel Music Festival
Music
Derby Arena
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
04
Dec
+ more
Snow White
23
Aug
Live Music with Maisie Tanner
01
May
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
26
Sep
BBQ & BEATS
NINE Derby
08
Jan
Al Compas Del Querer - Flamenco
10
Dec
Home Alone In Concert
04
Dec
ABBA Christmas by Candlelight
07
Nov
Nashville at Heart
21
Nov
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
18
Oct
Live Music with Leah Wilcox
04
Sep
Live Music with Robyn Wallis Johnson
13
Nov
Live music with Sugar Rush
26
Jun
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac - 50th Anniversary
20
Dec
Showaddywaddy's Christmas Cracker
27
Nov
Queen by Candlelight
19
Sep
Invention Music Festival
08
Nov
ELO Again
28
Aug
Jane McDonald
12
Sep
Neverland: The Peter Pan Drone Light Show
09
Dec
Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight
