| June |
| 1st-5th |
Leek Arts Festival. Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 483741 |
| 1st, 3rd |
Experience Ashbourne-Free Guided Walks. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 343666 |
| 1st, 2nd |
Noddy. Assembly Rooms, Derby. 01332 255800 |
| 1st |
Textile Workshops-Home Accessories. Chatsworth House, Nr Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 1st-15th |
Derbyshire Literature Festival. www.derbyshire.gov.uk/festival |
| 1st-6th |
Lead Miners Trail. The Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. 01629 582365 |
| 1st-6th |
Down in the Forest, Deep in the Jungle. Sudbury Hall & Museum of Childhood NT. Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01283 585337 |
| 2nd |
Cathedral Windows in Silk-workshop. The Threshing Barn, Bradnop, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.threshingbarn.com |
| 2nd |
Here Come the Boys! Buxton Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire. 0845 12 72190 |
| 3rd |
Looking for the Rainbow - theatre for young children. The Assembly Rooms, Derby. 01332 255800 |
| 2nd, 3rd |
Aircraft Art. Derby s Museum of Industry and History. Silk Mill, Derby. 01332 255308 |
| 2nd-12th |
Blood Brothers. Buxton Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire. 0845 12 72190 |
| 29th-3rd June |
Well-dressing. Middleton by Youlgreave, Derbyshire. 01629 636037 |
| 31st-4th June |
Tissington Hall Open Day, Tissington, Derbyshire. 01335 352200 |
| 4th |
Collectors Market (every Friday). Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, 01538 483741 |
| 29th-6th June |
Well-Dressing. Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire. 01629 813464 |
| 29th-6th July |
Well-Dressing. Monyash, Derbyshire 01629 812778 |
| 7th |
Shriek in Leek-ghost walk (regular Fridays). Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 382966 |
| 7th-19th |
Blood Brothers. Buxton Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire. 0845 12 72190 |
| 12th, 13th |
Barlow Show. Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01629 812736 |
| 12th, 13th |
Victorian Weekend. Churnet Valley Railway, Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| 13th |
Family Walk - Dimmingsdale, The Ramblers Retreat, Dimmingsdale, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 395577 |
| 13th-18th |
Well-Dressing under Construction. Over Haddon, Derbyshire. 01433 814177aHaH |
| 13th |
RSPB Make your Nature Count Week. Carsington Water Visitor Centre. Carsington, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01629 540696 |
| 15th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 29th |
Experience Ashbourne Free-Guided Walks. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 343666 |
| 16th |
Guided Tour-Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01629 810910 |
| 16th-20th |
Herb Week-Sudbury Hall and Museum of Childhood NT, Sudbury, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01283 585337 |
| 16th |
Ramble and Reflection-Tittesworth Water Visitor Centre, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 395577 |
| 17th |
Bugs, Bees and Butterflies-workshop. The Threshing Barn, Bradnop, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.threshingbarn.com |
| 18th,19th, 20th |
Antiques in the Park. Kedleston Hall, Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 18th,19th |
Scarecrow Festival. Doveridge, Derbyshire. 01889 563005 |
| 18th |
World Cup Football. Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire. 01298 23114 |
| 19th |
Art Exhibition. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 348707 |
| 19th |
Book Fair. Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire. 01782 542258 |
| 19th |
Cookery Classes. University of Derby, Buxton, Derbyshire. 01332 594444 |
| 19th |
Flash T-Pot Parade and Flower Festival. Flash, Nr Buxton, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01298 24854 |
| 19th,29th |
Flash Well-Dressing. Flash, Nr Buxton, Staffordshire Moorlands. |
| 19th,20th |
Hidden Gardens and Courtyards, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. 01629 823408 |
| 19th |
International Streetfest. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 348707 |
| 19th |
Leek Fine Food Market. Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 483741 |
| 19th-25th |
Well-Dressing. Mayfield, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 342538 |
| 19th |
National Outdoor Tug-o -War Championships, Warslow, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01494 783057 |
| 19th, 20th |
Open Gardens at 37 Brookfields Road, Ipstones. Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 266224 |
| 19th-26th |
Well-Dressing. Over-Haddon, Derbyshire. 01629 814177 |
| 19th |
Ranger Walk-Teapot Parade. Gradbach, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01629 816290 |
| 19th, 20th |
Tissington Village Hall Craft Fairs, Tissington, Derbyshire. 07854 426735 |
| 20th |
Ashbourne Singers Night at the Opera. St John s Church, Ashbourne. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 20th |
Bakewell Showground Car Boot Sales. Bakewell, Derbyhire. 01246 520712 |
| 20th |
Fathers Day Lunch Train. Midland Railway-Butterley, Ripley, Derbyshire. 01773 570140 |
| 20th |
Leek Embroidery. The Threshing Barn, Bradnop, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.threshingbarn.com |
| 20th |
Leek s Number One Boot Sale (most Sundays). Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 398566 |
| 21st |
Taste of Summer-Food Glorious Food. Sudbury Hall and Museum of Childhood NT. Sudbury, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01283 585337 |
| 21st |
The Caretaker. Buxton Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire. 0845 12 72190 |
| 21st-4th July |
Wimbledon on the Big Screen. City centre, Derby. |
| 22nd, 24th, 30th |
Lunchtime Concerts, St Oswald s Church, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 22nd, 24th |
Textile Workshop-Cushion Making. Chatsworth House and Garden, Nr Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 23rd-25th |
Bamfords Three Day Fine Art and Antique Sale. Derby. 01332 210000 |
| 23rd-26th |
Cranford the Musical. Derby Theatre, 01332 255800 |
| 23rd-26th |
Midsummer Magic. River Gardens. Belper, Derbyshire. 08456 058058 |
| 23rd-27th |
National Trust Great Picnic Week. Hardwick Estate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. 01246 850430 |
| 23rd |
Wirksworth Community Orchestra in Concert. St John s Church, Ashbourne Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 24th |
Frankenstein-At Ex-serviceman s Club. Ashbourne. Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 24th |
High Sheriff s Midsummer s Day Evening Walk. Chatsworth House and Garden, Nr Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 26th, 27th |
1950s Weekend. Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Derbyshire. www.tramway.co.uk |
| 26th |
Antiques in the Garden. Brailsford, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 360745 |
| 26th |
Art Exhibition. Town Hall, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 26th-1st Aug |
Biddulph Festival. Biddulph Staffordshire Moorlands. 01782 517238 |
| 26th |
Africa! Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01782 517238 |
| 26th |
Charity Fun Day. Carsington Water Visitors Centre, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01629 540209 |
| 26th |
Endilion String Quartet. St Oswald s Church, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 26th |
Poetry in the Garden. Clifton, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 26th-2nd Jul |
Summer Food Fair. Chatsworth House and Gardens. Nr Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 27th |
Photography Lesson with Dave and Doreen Graham. Dove Valley Activity Centre, Sheen, Longnor, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01298 83282 |
| 28th |
Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Tour. Derby. 01332 258421 |
| 29th |
Supercharged Harpsichord and Electric Fiddle. St Oswald s Church. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
|
| July |
| 1st |
Ashbourne Festival Sinfonia Concert. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 2nd |
Chatsworth Gardens - lecture. Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 3rd |
American Independence Day Jazz Festival. Derby Cathedral, Derby. 01332 341201 |
| 3rd |
Derby Bach Choir-Merrie England. St John s Church, Ashbourne. Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 3rd-24th |
Bleak House. New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire. 01782 717962 |
| 3rd, 4th |
Food and Drink Fair. Chatsworth House, Nr Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 3rd-31st Oct |
Like Love-Part Three. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. 01782 232323 |
| 3rd |
Heart of Oak Morris Men. Ashbourne Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 3rd |
Jenny Eclair Live! Ashbourne Town Hall, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. www.ashbournefestival.org |
| 3rd, 4th |
Leawood Pumphouse.Cromford Canal, Cromford, Derbyshire. 01629 823204 |
| 3rd |
Rock on the Rocks. Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands. O1782 523573 |
| 3rd, 4th |
Summer Plant Fair. Kedleston Hall NT, Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 3rd |
Under the Waves-craft workshop. The Threshing Barn, Bradnop, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.threshingbarn.com |
| 3rd |
Wool Experience. Blaze Farm, Wildboarclough, Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire. 01260 227 229 |
| 4th |
Birdwatching for Beginners. Carsington Water Visitor Centre, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01629 540696 |
| 4th |
Cider Folk. Cromford, Derbyshire. 07980 600 009 |
| 4th |
Picnic in the Park. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 348707 |
| 5th-7th |
Herb Week. Kedleston Hall NT, Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 7th-25th |
Buxton Festival. Buxton, Derbyshire. www.buxtonfestival.co.uk |
| 7th-25th |
Buxton Festival Fringe. Buxton, Derbyshire. www.buxtonfringe.org |
| 7th |
Chatsworth Uncovered. Chatsworth House. Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 7th |
Summer Evening Scenic Passenger Service. Churnet Valley Railway, Nr Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| 7th |
Independent Ballet Wales. New Vic Theatre, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire. 01782 717962 |
| 7th |
What is it? The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. 01782 232323 |
| 8th |
Antiques Roadshow at Chatsworth. Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 8th-10th |
The Country Wife. Haddon Hall, Nr Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01629 810910 |
| 9th |
Outdoor Theatre-Romeo and Juliet. Kedleston Hall NT, Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 10th, 11th |
Anything Goes Weekend. Peak Rail, Rowsley Station South, Darley Dale, Derbyshire. 01629 580381 |
| 10th |
Buxon Military Tattoo. Buxton, Derbyshire. 01298 25568 |
| 10th, 11th |
Edwardian Weekend. Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Derbyshire. www.tramway.co.uk |
| 10th |
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 . St John s Church, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 342547 |
| 11th |
In the Loop-craft workshop. The Threshing Barn, Bradnop, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.threshingbarn.com |
| 11th |
Renaissance Voices. Haddon Hall. Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01629 812855 |
| 11th |
RSPB Family Fun Day. Carsington Water Visitor Centre, Carsington, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01629 540696 |
| 11th |
The 10th National Railway Velocipede Rally. Churnet Valley Railway, Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| 12th, 30th Aug |
The Burrows Garden-Open Garden NGS. Brailsford, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 360745 |
| 12th-17th |
Well-Dressing under construction. Grindon, Staffordshire Moorlands. |
| 17th |
Buxton Carnival. Buxton, Derbyshire. 01298 71352 |
| 17th |
Leek Fine Food Market. Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 483741 |
| 17th |
NGS Open Gardens. Biddulph Grange Gardens NT, Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01782 517999 |
| 17th |
Little Moreton Hall-Open Garden NGS. Congleton, Cheshire. 01260 272018 |
| 17th,18th |
Secret Gardens of Winster. Open Gardens, Winster, Derbyshire. 0845 0580629 |
| 17th-31st |
Summer Safari. Chatsworth House. Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 17th |
Willow Craft Basket-workshop. The Threshing Barn, Bradnop, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.threshingbarn.co.uk |
| 17th, 18th |
Steam Gala, Foxfield Railway, Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire. 01782 396210 |
| 18th |
Hedgehog Rolling. Grindon, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 304155 |
| 18th-26th |
Well-dressing. Grindon, Staffordshire Moorlands. |
| 18th |
Highland Gathering. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 345 076 |
| 21st |
Royal Horticultural Society Garden Tours. The Trentham Estate, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. 01782 646646 |
| 22nd |
Behind the Scenes Evening. Chatsworth Farm Shop and Restaurant, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01246 565300 |
| 23rd, 24th |
Hartington Hall, Beer and Music Festival. Hartington, Derbyshire. 01298 84223 |
| 24th, 25th |
3rd Great Dome Annual Art Fair, University of Derby, Buxton, Derbyshire. 01298 22117 |
| 24th, 25th , 31st, 1st Aug |
Pets Corner. Heights of Abraham, Matlock, Derbyshire. 01629 582 365 |
| 27th-30th |
Tissington Hall Open Day. Tissington, Derbyshire. 01335 352200 |
| 28th-2nd |
Buxton Puppet Festival. Buxton, Derbyshire. 0845 12 72190 |
| 28th |
Summer Evening Scenic Passenger Service. Churnet Valley Railway. Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| 30th |
Family Activity Fridays. Kedleston Hall NT. Kedleston, Derbyshire. 01332 842191 |
| 31st |
Leek Show. Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 07969 990380 |
| 31st-1st Aug |
Ghost Hunting at Alton Towers. Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.UKGhostnights.com |
|
| August |
| 1st-31st |
Summer Safari. Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 1st, 2nd |
Buxton Puppet Festival. Buxton Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire. 0845 12 72190 |
| 1st |
Birdwatching for Beginners. Carsington Water Visitor Centre, Carsington, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01629 540696 |
| 1st |
Emergency Vehicles Day. Crich Tramway Village. Crich, Derbyshire. www.tramway.co.uk |
| 1st |
Goodluck Mine Open Day. Goodluck Lead Mine, Via Gellia, Derbyshire 07808 326469 |
| 1st |
Nab End Farm Open Day. Hollinsclough, Nr Longnor, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01298 83225 |
| 2nd |
Bat Walks. Kedleston Hall NT, Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 2nd |
Building Skills Day. Kedleston Hall, Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 3rd |
Ranger Walk-Introduction to the Roaches. The Roaches, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01629 816290 |
| 3rd-6th |
Tissington Hall Open Day. Tissington, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 352200 |
| 4th, 5th |
Bakewell Show. Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01629 812736 |
| 5th |
Make your own Millworkers. Derby s Museum of Industry and History. Silk Mill Lane, Derby. 01332 255308 |
| 6th |
Eerie Evenings. Alton Towers Resort. Alton, Staffordshire. 0845 201 3994 |
| 6th |
RSPB Wildlife Detectives. Carsington Water Visitor Centre, Carsington, Nr Asbhourne, Derbyshire. 01629 540696 |
| 6th, 12th, 19th, 26th |
Wildlife Wander. Kedleston Hall NT. Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 7th, 8th |
Leawood Pump. Cromford Canal, Cromford, Derbyshire. 01629 823204 |
| 7th, 8th 11th, 14th |
Ride the Toyland Express with Barney Buffers. Churnet Valley Railway, Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands. www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| 7th, 8th |
Northern Hackney Show. Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01629 812736 |
| 7th, 8th, 14th,15th, 21st, 22nd |
Pets Corner. Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. 01629 582365 |
| 10th-13th, 17th-20th , 24th-27th , 30th |
Tissington Hall Open Day. Tissington, Nr Asbhourne, Derbyshire. 01335 352200 |
| 13th-15th |
Acoustic Music Festival. Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01629 www.bamf.co.uk |
| 14th, 15th |
1940s Weekend. Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Derbyshire www.tramway.co.uk |
| 14th |
Manifold Valley Agricultural Show. Ilam, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 308362 |
| 14th, 15th |
Summer Jam-music festival. Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 07902596576 |
| 18th |
Family Garden Discovery Day. Chatsworth House, Nr Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 20th |
Pride and Prejudice-outdoor theatre. Kedleston Hall NT. Kedleston, Derby. 01332842191 |
| 21st |
Ashbourne Show. Osmaston, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01889 507497 |
| 21st, 22nd |
Just So Festival at Barnswood, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 07877905388 |
| 23rd |
Bat Safari. Carsington Water Visitor Centre, Carsington, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01629 540696 |
| 24th, 25th |
Dovedale Sheepdog Trials, Ilam, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01335 372889 |
| 28th-30th |
Craft Gift and Food Show. Gawsworth Hall, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire. 01260 223456 |
| 28th-30th |
Victorian Fete. Foxfield Railway. Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire. 01782 396210 |
| 29th, 30th |
Blackpool Bank Holiday Extravaganza. Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Derbyshire. www.tramway.co.uk |
| 30th |
August Food and Gift Fayre. Denby Pottery Visitor Centre. Denby, Derbyshie. 01773 740799 |
|
| September |
| 3rd-5th |
Chatsworth Country Fair. Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th |
Matlock Illuminations. Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. 01629 583388 |
| 4th-8th |
My Favourite Things. Kedleston Hall, Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 4th, 5th |
Story Telling. The Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. 01629 582365 |
| 5th |
Antiques in the Street. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 01335 342824 |
| 5th |
Birdwatching for Beginners. Carsington Water Visitor Centre, Carsington, Nr Asbhourne, Derbyshire. 01629 540696 |
| 5th |
Open Day - Goodluck Mine. Via Gellia, Derbyshire. 07808 326469 |
| 10th, 11th, 12th |
Antiques in the Park. Kedleston Hall, Kedleston, Derby. 01332 842191 |
| 10th-25th |
Onassis. Derby Theatre, Derby. 01332 255800 |
| 10th-26th |
Wirksworth Festival. Wirksworth, Derbyshire. 01629 8246003 |
| 11th, 12th |
Art and Architecture Trail. Wirksworth, Derbyshire. 01629 824003 |
| 11th, 12th |
Garden Festival Weekend. The Trentham Estate, Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire. 01782 646646 |
| 11th-19th |
Well-Dressing. Hartington, Derbyshire. 01298 84380 |
| 12th |
Dovedale Approaches-Guided Walk. Ilam, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 395577 |
| 12th |
Plant Sales at Chatsworth. Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 12th, 13th |
World Heritage Open Day Weekend. Strutt s North Mill, Derwent Valley Visitor Centre. Belper, Derbyshire. 01773 880474 |
| 15th |
Behind the Scenes Day. Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire. www.chatsworth.org |
| 18th, 19th |
Railway at War. Foxfield Steam Railway, Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire. 01782 396210 |
| 18th |
Leek Fine Food Market. Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01538 483741 |
| 18th, 19th |
Melbourne Festival Art and Architecture Trail. Melbourne, South Derbyshire. 07765 819428 |
| 18th |
Open Gardens NSG-Biddulph Grange Gardens NT. Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands. 01782 517999 |
| 18th, 19th |
Science, Folklore and Magic. Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 01629 810910 |
| 25th, 26th |
Antique and Collectors Fair. University of Derby. Kedleston Road, Derby. 01332 830444 |
| 26th |
Steam on the Roads-Traction Steam Party. Foxfield Steam Railway, Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire. 01782 396210 |
| 26th |
Blue John Mining Tours. Casteton, Derbyshire. 01433 621487 |
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