Arts & Culture

Immerse yourself in the rich arts and culture scene of Derby. Explore a diverse range of artistic expressions, from captivating art exhibitions to thought-provoking performances. Experience the beauty of theatre, dance, music, and visual arts in Derby's cultural venues and galleries. Discover local talents, engage with renowned artists, and witness the city's vibrant creative spirit come to life. Whether you're a lover of fine arts, theatre enthusiast, or simply seeking inspiration, Derby offers a dynamic arts and culture scene that will leave you inspired and entertained. Plan your cultural journey and experience the magic of arts and culture in Derby today.

Theatre & Performance

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Derby Theatre

Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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The Comedy Store

16 Feb 2025, 27 Apr 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Wet Wet Wet

28 Oct 2025 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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The Duke

22 Mar 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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The Elmer Adventure

22 Apr 2025 - 23 Apr 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Tiny Fragments of Beautiful Light

15 Feb 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny

7 Feb 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

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Maria in the Stars

22 Feb 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Clinton Baptiste: Spectral Intercourse 2026

13 Mar 2026 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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Of Mice and Men

6 Feb 2025 - 1 Mar 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Taylormania

10 Apr 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

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An Evening with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage - Part of the Derby Book Festival

27 May 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Bwoy Dem

8 Feb 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Björn Again

3 Oct 2025 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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From Scratch!

15 Mar 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in ‘A Christmas Carol’

6 Dec 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Whitney - Queen of the Night

21 Mar 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

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Becketwell Live

Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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The Great Gatsby

3 Oct 2025 - 25 Oct 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Sinfonia Viva: Mechanical Advantage

1 Apr 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Al Murray Guv Island

3 May 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

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Dracula Returns to Derby

6 Feb 2025 - 31 May 2025 Various Derby locations

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Kim’s Convenience

17 Mar 2025 - 22 Mar 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

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Snow White

25 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Exhibitions

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Fernanda: le foto ritrovate: Undiscovered photos of Italian rural life (1930-1950) - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 The Smallprint Company, Friary Villas, 2-3 Friary Street

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Corinne – Daisyland

6 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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FORMAT Graduate Award 2024 - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Banks Mill & Dubrek

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Lo Lai Lai Natalie: The Days Before The Silent Spring - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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EAST MEETS WEST 24/25 - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 16 Mar 2025 Venue TBC

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Young FORMAT: Schools in Residence: Horizons Sixth Form - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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Dancing Through Time - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 13 Market Place

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LCB Depot: Film 2025 - Part of FORMAT25

28 Feb 2025 - 17 Apr 2025 LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Stree

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FORMAT25: CONFLICTED

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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W. W. Winter: Behind the Barbed Wire - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 19 Chapel Street

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Lockheart & Hawkins’ Museum of Curiosities – QUAD Gallery

6 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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John Blakemore: Earthly Delights - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Thero Makepe: We didn’t choose to be born here - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Alison Lambert Human Exploration: Heads and Myths

14 Mar 2025 - 4 May 2025 Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand

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How Shall We Greet the Sun - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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Young FORMAT Open Call - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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Lishui / FORMAT Photography Festival Award: Island Ferry by Xu Jun - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 19 Chapel Street

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Christopher Gregory-Rivera: EL GOBIERNO TE ODIA (The Government Hates You) - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 19 Chapel Street

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OUR RIUKZAK: Maria + Yehor - FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 University of Derby, Markeaton Street

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On Thorns of Evil Ages* - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 University of Derby, Markeaton Street

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Francis Augusto: Ghost Notes - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 13 Market Place

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Michael Ormerod - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 University of Derby, Markeaton Street

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The Missing Act: An Exhibition by Max Gimson

6 Feb 2025 - 23 Feb 2025 Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand

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Animate X QUAD – All that is solid: the third Animate OPEN

6 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Festivals

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Julie Malone - Writing a Ghost Story: Factors to Consider - Part of UK Ghost Story Festival

23 Feb 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Charlotte Bond – How to Make a Folkloric Ghost - Part of UK Ghost Story Festival

23 Feb 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Jacob Nussey: Primed at Ram Comedy Festival 2025

7 Jun 2025 The Royal Standard, 1 Derwent Street

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Young FORMAT Open Call - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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Derby Fake Festival 2025

23 Aug 2025 Markeaton Park, Markeaton Park

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Disabled Cants - Part of Ram Comedy Festival

1 Jun 2025 Dubrek Studios, 67 Bridge Street

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Harriet Dyer: HONK (work in progress) at Ram Comedy Festival 2025

8 Jun 2025 The Old Bell Hotel, 51 Sadler Gate

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UK Ghost Story Festival Mass Signing - Part of UK Ghost Story Festival

22 Feb 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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FORMAT Graduate Award 2024 - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Banks Mill & Dubrek

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Jen Clare - Something Wicked Folk Horror Illustration Workshop - Part of UK Ghost Story Festival

23 Feb 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Rosie Andrews - Author Interview - Part of UK Ghost Story Festival

22 Feb 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Jordan Baseman: Land of a Thousand Dances - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 13 Market Place

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On Thorns of Evil Ages* - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 University of Derby, Markeaton Street

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Teika Marija Smits - Ghosted - Part of UK Ghost Story Festival

22 Feb 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Wing Fest 2025

16 May 2025 - 18 May 2025 Bustler Derby, The Chocolate Factory, Siddalls Road

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Young FORMAT: Schools in Residence: Horizons Sixth Form - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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Kate Robb: Doghouse - Part of Ram Comedy Festival

31 May 2025 The Old Bell Hotel, 51 Sadler Gate

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Sarah Elliott - Self-Publishing 101 - Part of UK Ghost Story Festival

22 Feb 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025

9 Feb 2025 - 17 Mar 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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Under The BoardDwarf - Part of Ram Comedy Festival

1 Jun 2025 The Old Bell Hotel, 51 Sadler Gate

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Darrell Buxton – Animated Apparitions - Part of UK Ghost Story Festival

21 Feb 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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LCB Depot: Film 2025 - Part of FORMAT25

28 Feb 2025 - 17 Apr 2025 LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Stree

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Psychic Dancehall Festival

22 Mar 2025 The Wardwick and Dubrek Studios

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How Shall We Greet the Sun - Part of FORMAT25

13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Music

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club

The County Ground, Nottingham Road

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Compamigos: Eat Drink share

Compamigos: Eat Drink share, Mercia Marina, Findern Ln

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The Princess Proms in Derby Cathedral

6 Sep 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

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Sam Scherdels UK Tour ‘Meet me on the moon’

22 Feb 2025 Dubrek Studios, 67 Bridge Street

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Becketwell Live

Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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Well Dressed: Exploring The Curious Folklore of the Peak District And Beyond

22 Feb 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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Family Welcome Day

19 Apr 2025 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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The Bon Jovi Experience

7 Nov 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

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Darley Park Weekender 2025

29 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 Darley Park

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Paddy's Day Carnival

15 Mar 2025 Bustler Derby, The Chocolate Factory, Siddalls Road

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Derby Bach Choir presents: 'In Time of War'

29 Mar 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

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The Ultimate Classic Rock Show

22 Mar 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

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Taylormania

10 Apr 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

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The Drifters by Candlelight

14 Jun 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

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Pilgrim Cello - Meditation on the Seven Last Words of Jesus

28 May 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

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The Super Duper 70s Show

1 Mar 2025 Derby Conference Centre, London Road, Alvaston

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Derby Fake Festival 2025

23 Aug 2025 Markeaton Park, Markeaton Park

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R. Cajun & the Zydeco Brothers

20 Mar 2025 The Flowerpot, 19 - 25 King Street , Cathedral Quarter

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Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

20 Mar 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

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Psychic Dancehall Festival

22 Mar 2025 The Wardwick and Dubrek Studios

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TK Maxx presents Derby Summer Sessions 2025

5 Jul 2025 - 13 Jul 2025 Markeaton Park, Markeaton Park

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ABBA Sensation - Tribute Act

18 Oct 2025 Derby Conference Centre, London Road, Alvaston

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Wet Wet Wet

28 Oct 2025 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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Siglo de Oro: The Battle Between Carnival and Lent

1 Mar 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate