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
Midland Railway Study Centre
Kedleston Hall
Royal Crown Derby at Bamfords Auctioneers
Derby QUAD & Cinema
Derby Computer Museum
Artcore
Banks Mill Studios
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust
Famous Trains Model Railway
East Midlands Aeropark
History & Heritage
Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Great Northern Classics
Pickford's House
Heights of Abraham
National Tramway Museum
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
Victorian Photography Studio Tours
Derby Gaol
Georgian Guided Walking Tour
The Bridge Chapel
Midland Railway Study Centre
Rolls-Royce Heritage Tours
Derby Cathedral
Letterpress Workshops
St Werburgh's Chapel
Derby Heritage Centre
Derby Riverboat Trips
Kedleston Hall
Derby Computer Museum
Hardwick Hall
The Children's Country House at Sudbury
Renishaw Hall & Gardens
Belper North Mill
Theatre & Performance
04
Dec
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Snow White
05
Dec
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The Owl and the Pussycat
27
Nov
+ more
The Railway Children
29
Sep
+ more
The 39 Steps
13
May
+ more
Frankie Goes to Bollywood
03
May
Derby Unplugged
31
Jul
Rocky Horror (PG)
12
Sep
+ more
Be Like Blippi
27
May
The Music of John Williams vs Hans Zimmer
02
May
Thank You for the Music
08
Nov
ELO Again
02
May
The Music Of Ed Sheeran By Candlelight
01
Aug
Dirty Dancing (PG)
15
May
Bloom
22
May
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The Light Burns Blue
07
Jul
Hello Again – The Neil Diamond Songbook
10
Nov
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Othello
19
Nov
Jonathan Pie
20
Jun
Pizza Night featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
09
May
Sci-Fi-A-Go-Go!
10
Dec
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Help! Santa’s Missing
04
Sep
Jimmy Carr
04
Nov
Steve Steinman's Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour
23
Jul
In the Night Garden Live
Nightlife
Exhibitions
21
Apr
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Dracula Returns To Derby – 101 years and Counting
21
Apr
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Hope – Exhibition
21
Apr
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Joseph Wright of Derby: Life on Paper
Royal Crown Derby at Bamfords Auctioneers
21
Apr
+ more
A Gentle Man (Part II) (1975-2029) – A Touring Exhibition by Becky Beasley
21
Apr
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Field to Fashion Exhibition
13
Jun
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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
21
Apr
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On Screen at Calke Abbey
21
Apr
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House of Stories: Tales from the Chatsworth Library
09
May
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
21
Apr
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Exhibition: Teeth by Lucy Stevens
Festivals
29
May
The Brothers McLeod: Knight Sir Louis - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
21
May
Luke Palmer: Big Words - Part of Derby Summer Book Festival 2026
27
May
Pippa Curnick: Pocket-sized Picture Books - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
22
May
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Derby Book Festival 2026
28
May
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Ram Comedy Festival 2026
22
Aug
Derby Fake Festival 2026
22
Aug
+ more
Derby History Festival
25
May
James Macintyre: Gordon Brown: Power with Purpose - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
19
Jul
Steve Farnsworth: Painting Faces: Being a Life of that Capital Artist, Joseph Wright of Derby - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
30
May
Introduction to Dungeons and Dragons Family Workshop - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
31
May
K-Pop Fest at Elvaston Castle
24
May
Gilly McArthur: The Beauty of Cold: The Restorative Power of Cold Water for Connection and Joy - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
30
May
Patrick Gale and Joanna Cannon: Reunited - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
31
May
James Cheshire: The Library of Lost Maps - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
26
May
CivicLAB: Dr Robin Sims: The Green Man, the Ecogothic and Eric Mottram's A Book of Herne - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
28
May
Roger Moorhouse: Wolfpack: Hitler's U-Boat War - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
26
Sep
Derby Festé
23
May
Construction Workshop inspired by 'How to build a chocolate bridge' - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
26
May
Creative Comics with Laura Howell: Spondon Library - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
30
May
Jacqueline Riding: Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
24
May
Robert Verkaik: The Writer and the Traitor: Graham Greene, Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
24
May
Road to Nashville Festival
28
May
STEAM Babies - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
24
May
Bee Wilson: The Heart-Shaped Tin - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026
Music
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derby Arena
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
04
Dec
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Snow White
24
Jul
+ more
Live at Melbourne Hall
04
May
Museum Matinees: Stitch In time! A Knitting Cabaret
29
Aug
East Midlands Gospel Music Festival
31
May
That'll be the Day
26
Apr
Live Music with Toni Poulsom
03
May
Derby Unplugged
11
Jul
Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George
08
May
Union Ultra End of Year Party w/ Nathan Dawe + Friends
24
Jul
The Music of Coldplay By Candlelight
Electric Daisy
05
Jul
K Pop All Stars
10
Dec
Home Alone In Concert
16
May
Crescendo Choir
24
Apr
Bloom Sessions – Shiva Ensemble
12
May
Brahms’ Horn Trio
23
Aug
The Darley Park Concert 2026 - Part of The Darley Park Weekender
29
May
Fast Love | A George Michael Tribute
Dubrek Studios
09
Jun
Melodic Moments
27
Jun
Eagles By Candlelight
