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05/09/2026

6 things to do in Derbyshire instead of sitting at home all weekend! 🤍

04/09/2026

Morning! Electric Daisy’s monthly social is on tonight with Mile Junkies leading a 5k at half six, Fomo House on the decks, and Little Vic’s Deli on sandwiches, so you can run it or stand in the garden with a drink and call yourself moral support. Saturday brings the grand opening of WEDGE, a brand new pottery studio letting you have a free go on the wheel, and Take Aim on The Strand is showing four local artists all weekend before the clay shooting simulators move in.

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 🏃- Electric Daisy Friday Social - A 5k With Mile Junkies, a DJ Set From Fomo House, and Artisan Sandwiches From Little Vic’s - ELECTRIC DAISY | DERBY | URBAN COMMUNITY GARDEN | EVENT SPACE Mile Junkies Fomo Little Vics

☕️ SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP 🍽️ - New Inns - A Country Pub Doing Ginger and Soy Ribs, a Curry Cooked in Rum, and Sunday Roasts With a Twist - New Inns

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY 🎨 - Take Aim Art Gallery Preview - A Meet the Artists Evening With W**e, Free Entry All Weekend, and a Sneak Peek at What’s Coming to The Strand! - take_aim_derby

🌟 FRESH EXPERIENCES 🏺- WEDGE Ceramic Workshop Grand Opening - Free Have-a-Go Throwing, In-House Mugs, and a Brand New Pottery Studio Opening Its Doors! - WEDGE Ceramic Workshop

31/08/2026

Morning! The summer holidays are on their very last legs, one final week before the school run comes back to save us all, so let’s send them off properly. There’s a Doctor Who convention taking over QUAD with actual celebrity guests, a jobs fair at Pride Park if September’s got you plotting a fresh start, and a gong bath in Darley Abbey for anyone who needs an hour lying on a village hall floor while their stress quietly leaves the building. Jimmy Carr’s at Vaillant Live on Friday, there’s an Allestree Scarecrow Festival too.

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK 🛸 - Whooverville 17 - A Full Day of Doctor Who, Celebrity Guests, and People Who Take Daleks Seriously! - QUAD | DERBY

☕️ SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP 🍖 - Colliery Smokehouse - Low and Slow BBQ, Flame-Finished Steaks, and a Burger Called the Ultimate Smokehouse Smash! - collierysmokehouse

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY 💼 - Derby Jobs Fair - A Room Full of Local Employers Actually Looking to Hire You! - Job Fairs by The Bridge

🌟 FRESH EXPERIENCES 🔔 - Community Gong Bath - Lie on the Floor for an Hour While Someone Sorts Your Stress Out! -

28/08/2026

Morning! It’s a three-market bank holiday, which is dangerous news for anyone with a wallet and a weakness for candles. The Design 44 Makers Market sets up outside Derbion on Saturday with twelve brilliant independent makers, the Dark Arts Blood Moon Market brings fifty gothic traders and some worryingly accurate tarot to the Wardwick all weekend. And the Farmers’ Market rolls back into the Market Hall with enough local produce to make your fridge feel deeply inadequate.

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 🛍️ - Design 44 Makers Market - Independent Traders, Handcrafted Gifts, and a Very Easy Way to Spend a Saturday! - Design 44 Meet The Makers Market

☕️ SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP ☕️ - No.10 Coffee House - Coffee, Matcha, Cake, and the Rare Chance to Sort Your Hair Out at the Same Time - No10 Coffee House

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY 🌑 - The Dark Arts Blood Moon Market - Two Days of Gothic Makers, Tarot, and Treasures You Won’t Find in a Garden Centre! - the_dark_arts_market

🌟 FRESH EXPERIENCES 🥕 - Derby Farmers’ Market - Two Days of Local Producers, Seasonal Flavours, and Ingredients That’ll Outclass Your Cooking! - Derby Market Hall

24/08/2026

Morning! The summer holidays are entering their final week, and we’ve found enough to keep everyone occupied until the school run saves us all. Derby Rugby Club has two days of unlimited inflatable bouncing, Bluebell Dairy has Moofest with sheep racing and foam parties, and the Wardwick is getting a Dark Arts Market for anyone who prefers their shopping slightly more gothic. There’s also Jane McDonald at Vaillant Live, craft workshops at Pickford’s House, Cars & Coffee at Great Northern Classics and plenty more dotted around Derby. One more week. We can do this.

💪 SPONSORED BY ONE|DZ GYM 💪 - ONE|DZ Gym in Darley Abbey - ONE|DZ

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK 🎪 - Inflatable Family Fun Day - Three Hours of Bouncing, Then Straight Home for a Lie Down! - Inflatable Family Fun Days Derby Rugby Football Club | DRFC

21/08/2026

Morning! It’s a big one at Darley Park this weekend, three days of it in fact: Billy Ocean, Marti Pellow and Katrina & the Waves on Friday, JLS, Appleton and Chesney Hawkes on Saturday, then an orchestra doing Harry Potter and Gladiator with fireworks on Sunday. ABBA by Candlelight lands at the cathedral on Saturday if you fancy Dancing Queen by candlelight, and QUAD has a Godzilla movie marathon for anyone who’d rather watch a city get flattened than sing along in one.

🤝 SPONSORED BY DERBYSHIRE LIFE MAG 🏡 - Derbyshire Life Home & Gift Show - Free Tickets, 150+ Local Traders, and a Weekend of Buying Things for the House! - Derbyshire Life Magazine

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 🕯️ - ABBA by Candlelight - Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen and a Cathedral Full of People Who Said They’d Stay Seated! - Derby Cathedral

17/08/2026

Morning! We’ve teamed up with Derbyshire Life to get you free tickets to their Home & Gift Show in September, 150-plus local makers, a Food & Drink Hall, and a whole weekend of buying things for the house you didn’t know you needed!

🤝 SPONSORED BY DERBYSHIRE LIFE MAG 🏡 - Derbyshire Life Home & Gift Show - Free Tickets, 150+ Local Traders, and a Weekend of Buying Things for the House! - Derbyshire Life Magazine

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 🎆 - The Darley Park Concert - An Orchestra, Fireworks, and Lasers to Close Out the Summer! - Derby LIVE

☕️ SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP 🥘 - Tapas @ No 2 - Slow Cooked Duck, Gambas, Chorizo, and a Very Good Reason to Book Ahead!

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY 🎸 - Bowie by Candlelight - Starman, Rebel Rebel and Enough Candles to Make It Feel Like a Very Fancy Power Cut - Derby Cathedral

🌟 FRESH EXPERIENCES 🕹️ - Retro Gaming Night (BYOB) - 60 Machines, a DJ, and Your Own Booze in a Room Full of the 80s! - Derby Computer Museum

14/08/2026

Morning! This weekend has the Markeaton Park Food Festival across both days with street food, bars and live music, the Vintage Fair back at the Market Hall for two days of antiques and vinyl, and a cocktail masterclass tonight at The Spirit Run for anyone who fancies making their own drinks and immediately taking full credit. It’s another hot weekend, so whatever you’re doing, do it with a cold drink in hand.

🗓️ WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 🕰️ - Vintage Fair - Antiques, Vinyl, and a Room Full of Things You Definitely Owned in 1994! - Derby Market Hall Vintage and Vinyl - Derby Market Hall Derby Uncovered

☕️ SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP 🇬🇷 - Yassou Greek Kitchen - Greek Food in Little Eaton That Hits The Spot! - YASSOU GREEK KITCHEN🇬🇷

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY 🍕 - Markeaton Park Food Festival - The Weekend’s Looking Very Good For Lunch! - Mad Hatters Events

🌟 FRESH EXPERIENCES 🍸 - Cocktail Masterclass - Make Three of Your Own, Drink All Three, and Blame the Gin for the Rest! - The Spirit Run - Distillery & Bar

26/07/2026

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06/07/2026

It’s going to be a busy weekend! what will you be attending? 🌟

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