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.
Museums & Galleries

Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Silk Mill Lane

Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand

Pickford's House
41 Friar Gate

Artcore
8 Albert Street, Osnabruck Square

Derby Computer Museum
Top Floor, 3 - 4 Iron Gate

Derby QUAD & Cinema
Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Kedleston Hall
near Quarndon

Banks Mill Studios
71 Bridge Street

Famous Trains Model Railway
Famous Trains Model Railway, Markeaton Park
History & Heritage

Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Silk Mill Lane

Pickford's House
41 Friar Gate

Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand

Great Northern Classics
274 – 278 Osmaston Road

Heights of Abraham
Matlock Bath

Kedleston Hall
near Quarndon

Derby Cathedral
18-19 Iron Gate

Georgian Derby and Belper Tours
Bonnie Prince Charlie Statue (outside The Museum of Making)

Derby Gaol
50 Friargate

Derby Riverboat Trips
Opposite Silk Mill

St Werburgh's Chapel
Friargate

The Smallprint Company Workshops
The Smallprint Co, 2-3 Friary Street

W.W. Winter
45 Midland Road

Derby Computer Museum
Top Floor, 3 - 4 Iron Gate

The Bridge Chapel
Sowter Road

Rolls-Royce Heritage Tours
Rolls-Royce Heritage Centre, Gate 5A, LDC, Wilmore Road

Haddon Hall
Bakewell

Hardwick Hall
Doe Lea

Crich Tramway Village

Renishaw Hall & Gardens
Renishaw Hall, Renishaw

Bolsover Castle, English Heritage
Castle Street, Bolsover

Chatsworth
Bakewell

Visit Peak District & Derbyshire

Calke Abbey
Ticknall
Theatre & Performance

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

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

Wet Wet Wet
28 Oct 2025 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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

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

Tiny Fragments of Beautiful Light
15 Feb 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny
7 Feb 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

Maria in the Stars
22 Feb 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Clinton Baptiste: Spectral Intercourse 2026
13 Mar 2026 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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

Taylormania
10 Apr 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

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

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

Björn Again
3 Oct 2025 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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

Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in ‘A Christmas Carol’
6 Dec 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Whitney - Queen of the Night
21 Mar 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

Becketwell Live
Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

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

Sinfonia Viva: Mechanical Advantage
1 Apr 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Al Murray Guv Island
3 May 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

Dracula Returns to Derby
6 Feb 2025 - 31 May 2025 Various Derby locations

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

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

Becketwell Live
Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

The Hairy Dog
1 Becket Street

Genting Club Riverlights
Derby Riverlights, Morledge

Derby QUAD & Cinema
Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Alpha Pro Creative
Creative Central, Unit 2 New Street (entrance on John Street),

BlueNote
14a Sadlergate

Glory Holes Derby
1-3 Albion Street

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

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

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

FORMAT Graduate Award 2024 - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Banks Mill & Dubrek

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

EAST MEETS WEST 24/25 - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 16 Mar 2025 Venue TBC

Young FORMAT: Schools in Residence: Horizons Sixth Form - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Dancing Through Time - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 13 Market Place

LCB Depot: Film 2025 - Part of FORMAT25
28 Feb 2025 - 17 Apr 2025 LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Stree

FORMAT25: CONFLICTED
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

W. W. Winter: Behind the Barbed Wire - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 19 Chapel Street

Lockheart & Hawkins’ Museum of Curiosities – QUAD Gallery
6 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

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

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

Alison Lambert Human Exploration: Heads and Myths
14 Mar 2025 - 4 May 2025 Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand

How Shall We Greet the Sun - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Young FORMAT Open Call - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Lishui / FORMAT Photography Festival Award: Island Ferry by Xu Jun - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 19 Chapel Street

Christopher Gregory-Rivera: EL GOBIERNO TE ODIA (The Government Hates You) - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 19 Chapel Street

OUR RIUKZAK: Maria + Yehor - FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 University of Derby, Markeaton Street

On Thorns of Evil Ages* - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 University of Derby, Markeaton Street

Francis Augusto: Ghost Notes - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 13 Market Place

Michael Ormerod - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 University of Derby, Markeaton Street

The Missing Act: An Exhibition by Max Gimson
6 Feb 2025 - 23 Feb 2025 Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand

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

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

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

Jacob Nussey: Primed at Ram Comedy Festival 2025
7 Jun 2025 The Royal Standard, 1 Derwent Street

Young FORMAT Open Call - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Derby Fake Festival 2025
23 Aug 2025 Markeaton Park, Markeaton Park

Disabled Cants - Part of Ram Comedy Festival
1 Jun 2025 Dubrek Studios, 67 Bridge Street

Harriet Dyer: HONK (work in progress) at Ram Comedy Festival 2025
8 Jun 2025 The Old Bell Hotel, 51 Sadler Gate

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

FORMAT Graduate Award 2024 - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Banks Mill & Dubrek

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

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

Jordan Baseman: Land of a Thousand Dances - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 13 Market Place

On Thorns of Evil Ages* - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 University of Derby, Markeaton Street

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

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

Young FORMAT: Schools in Residence: Horizons Sixth Form - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 15 Jun 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Kate Robb: Doghouse - Part of Ram Comedy Festival
31 May 2025 The Old Bell Hotel, 51 Sadler Gate

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

Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
9 Feb 2025 - 17 Mar 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Under The BoardDwarf - Part of Ram Comedy Festival
1 Jun 2025 The Old Bell Hotel, 51 Sadler Gate

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

LCB Depot: Film 2025 - Part of FORMAT25
28 Feb 2025 - 17 Apr 2025 LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Stree

Psychic Dancehall Festival
22 Mar 2025 The Wardwick and Dubrek Studios

How Shall We Greet the Sun - Part of FORMAT25
13 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter
Music

Derbyshire County Cricket Club
The County Ground, Nottingham Road

Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Compamigos: Eat Drink share, Mercia Marina, Findern Ln

The Princess Proms in Derby Cathedral
6 Sep 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

Sam Scherdels UK Tour ‘Meet me on the moon’
22 Feb 2025 Dubrek Studios, 67 Bridge Street

Becketwell Live
Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

Well Dressed: Exploring The Curious Folklore of the Peak District And Beyond
22 Feb 2025 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Family Welcome Day
19 Apr 2025 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

The Bon Jovi Experience
7 Nov 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

Darley Park Weekender 2025
29 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 Darley Park

Paddy's Day Carnival
15 Mar 2025 Bustler Derby, The Chocolate Factory, Siddalls Road

Derby Bach Choir presents: 'In Time of War'
29 Mar 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

The Ultimate Classic Rock Show
22 Mar 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

Taylormania
10 Apr 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

The Drifters by Candlelight
14 Jun 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

Pilgrim Cello - Meditation on the Seven Last Words of Jesus
28 May 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

The Super Duper 70s Show
1 Mar 2025 Derby Conference Centre, London Road, Alvaston

Derby Fake Festival 2025
23 Aug 2025 Markeaton Park, Markeaton Park

R. Cajun & the Zydeco Brothers
20 Mar 2025 The Flowerpot, 19 - 25 King Street , Cathedral Quarter

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
20 Mar 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane

Psychic Dancehall Festival
22 Mar 2025 The Wardwick and Dubrek Studios

TK Maxx presents Derby Summer Sessions 2025
5 Jul 2025 - 13 Jul 2025 Markeaton Park, Markeaton Park

ABBA Sensation - Tribute Act
18 Oct 2025 Derby Conference Centre, London Road, Alvaston

Wet Wet Wet
28 Oct 2025 Becketwell Live, 2 Colyear Street

Siglo de Oro: The Battle Between Carnival and Lent
1 Mar 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate