What's On in Derbyshire

The Three Little Pigs

Venue: Derby Theatre

Website: derbytheatre.co.uk/festival/three-little-pigs/

Huff and puff your way into a playful world where three little pigs are building their dream homes - right on your doorstep! But with one very determined Big Bad Wolf lurking nearby, which piggy palace...

Foster for East Midlands Councils

Venue: East Midlands

Website: fosterforeastmidlands.org.uk

Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Councils urgently need more foster carers. Foster for East Midlands Councils offers comprehensive training, ongoing support and competitive payments. To...

Genius Tuition's Calm Preparation Programme

Venue: Genius Tuition

Website: www.geniustuition.co.uk/register-now

The Calm Preparation Programme supports learners preparing for SATs, 11+, KS3 and GCSEs through clear teaching, targeted revision and regular exam-style practice. Ofsted registered and delivered by DBS-checked...

National Forest Adventure Farm

Venue: National Forest Adventure Farm

Website: www.adventurefarm.co.uk

Explore everything the farm has to offer - huge indoor soft play, exciting outdoor adventure zones, and the animal barn, from 10am – 5pm! It’s the perfect day out for farm fun, fresh air, and plenty...

Outdoor Thursday Market

Venue: Pavilion Gardens

Website: paviliongardens.co.uk/events/outdoor-thursday-market-2/

A regular market set up outside along the promenade, the first and third Thursday of every month. With local stalls and great finds, April-September, 10am-3pm.

S4 Swim School

Venue: Various Locations

Website: www.s4swimschool.uk

S4 Swim School celebrates 20 years of helping children become confident, capable swimmers. S4 offers small group lessons where safety, technique and enjoyment are central to every session. New swimmers...

Soft Play Birthday Parties

Venue: Moorways Sports Village

Website: everyoneactive.com/centre/

A soft play birthday party at Moorways Sports Village will give kids memories that will last for years to come. Parties combine adventure, fantastic fun and safety, all in one go. Moorways Sports Village...

Team Super Sports Holiday Camps

Venue: Stafford Grammar School

Website: www.teamsupersports.co.uk

This Easter, their much-anticipated multi-sport camps will run across two weeks: Monday 30th March to Thursday 2nd April and Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th April. Families can join the action at their Stafford...

Wildlings at The Wolseley Centre

Venue: The Wolseley Centre

Website: www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/events/

A play group with a twist with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust! Go and try new things outdoors. You could get mucky making a mud pie to bug hunting in the woods. They play whatever the weather, so please...

Seedlings Gardening Club

Venue: Chatsworth Stickyard

Website: www.chatsworth.org/events/seedlings-gardening-club/

A monthly after-school gardening club for children aged 4 to 9. The club gives children the opportunity to explore Chatsworth's Kitchen and Cutting Garden and discover how to grow different flowers, fruits...

Easter at Chatsworth

Venue: Chatsworth Garden

Website: www.chatsworth.org/events/easter/

Enjoy the garden, farmyard and playground throughout the Easter school holidays. Explore over 105 acres of historic garden, including sculptures, a kitchen garden, maze, Victorian rock garden, arboretum...

Easter at Manor Farm Park

Venue: Manor Farm Park

Website: www.manorfarm.info

Hop along to meet the Easter Bunny and choose a treat from the sweet cart (Easter Bunny only up until Sunday 5th April). Follow the clues through the woodlands, spot surprises around every corner and solve...

Spring Spectacular

Venue: Gulliver’s Kingdom

Website: www.gulliverskingdomresort.co.uk/super-spring

Bounce along with the Easter Bunny and Candy Crew for madcap antics and eggscellent entertainment this April at Gulliver's.

Dark Skies at The Wolseley Centre

Venue: The Wolseley Centre

Website: www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/events/

Night-time stroll for the whole family! Enjoy a stroll in the dark and discover what creatures come out when the sun goes in! Start with crafts in the hub, then you'll go bat detecting. You might even...

Easter at Conkers

Venue: Conkers

Website: www.visitconkers.com

The popular attraction will be hosting a range of Easter-themed activities, including exciting egg hunts with prizes to be won, daily live entertainment and immersive ranger-led sessions. Designed to entertain...

Ministry of Science Live

Venue: Stafford Gatehouse Theatre

Website: www.gatehousetheatre.co.uk/whatson-event/ministry-of-science-live/

Join the presenters as they dive deep into the world of science and look at how science shapes the modern world we live in with a few loud bangs along the way! 100% Educational. 200% Entertaining. 300%...

Wicked: For Good (PG)

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk

Visit this half term for some kids' cinema! Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation...

Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show

Venue: Buxton Opera House

Website: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/peppa-pigs-big-family-show-2026/

Peppa Pig and friends are back in their brand-new live stage show! With a new arrival on the way, the whole family are busy getting ready. Peppa Pig's Big Family Show is packed full of music, adventure...

The Utterly Revolting Science Show

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk/bookings/webevent/RevoltingScienceShow

Brace yourselves for the Rude Science team’s hilarious, high-tech, highly-explosive new journey through the human body, packed with burp biology, fart physics and revolting edible chemistry. The spectacular,...

Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com/events/tom-gates-epic-stage-show

With catchy tunes and hilarious performances, this fantastic new stage show brings the best of the Brilliant World of Tom Gates into one live show! Based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon.

Family Sketching

Venue: Museum & Art Gallery

Website: derbymuseums.org/event/family-sketching

As part of their Year of Wright, the exhibition ‘Life on Paper’ Is the perfect place to have a go at drawing, taking inspiration from Wright’s sketches. Join the facilitators that will lead playful,...

Wildfamilies Care for Birds

Venue: The Wolseley Centre

Website: www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/events/

Visit for a bird walk around The Wolseley Centre. You'll learn how to identify some common birds and their songs, and look for their nests and new chicks. Go back to the tipi to make feeders, so that you...

Easter Bunny Trains

Venue: The Midland Railway – Butterley

Website: www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk/whats-on/easter-bunny-trains/

Hop on board the special Butterley Easter Train at Butterley Station for an egg-cellent adventure. Put your wits to the test with the Easter Egg Trail and enjoy a cracking day out for the whole family....

Easter Extravaganza

Venue: Pavilion Gardens

Website: paviliongardens.co.uk/events/easter-extravaganza-3/

Be sure not to miss out on the return of the Easter Extravaganza! With a variety of stallholders and children’s rides on the Promenade. 10am–5pm.

Lilo and Stitch (U) (2025)

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

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Website: www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk

Visit this half term for some kids' cinema! A lonely Hawaiian girl befriends a runaway alien, helping to mend her fragmented family.

Easter Eggstravaganza

Venue: The Wolseley Centre

Website: www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/events/

Enjoy a morning of Easter-based activities at The Wolseley Centre. There will be both indoor and outdoor activities available. With a campfire and forest-based fun, you'll make some Easter decorations...

Easter Family Craft Day!

Venue: Sharpe’s Pottery Museum

Website: www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk/event/easter-family-craft-day/

Enjoy a Creative Easter Craft Day, suitable for the whole family. Enjoy hands-on Easter and spring crafts, in a fun and relaxed setting. This is a free, drop-in event, so no booking is required. 10am -...

Easter at Peak Village

Venue: Peak Village

Website: www.chatsworth.org/events/easter-at-peak-village/

Get creative with Easter inspired activities. Visit for storytelling, craft sessions and a fun, Easter trail for all the family. Free entry and parking. 11am - 4pm.

Make a Recycled Bird Feeder

Venue: Pickfords’ House

Website: derbymuseums.org/event/make-a-recycled-bird-feeders

As we head into spring, join the facilitators in the garden to make your own recycled bird feeders to place on a window ledge or hang in your garden. Suitable for families. Free – drop-in.

Wildfamilies Minibeast Hunt & Pond Dipping

Venue: The Wolseley Centre

Website: www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/events/

Go and discover what creatures call The Wolseley Centre home. These two hour long activities give you and your children the chance to explore the great outdoors, with the Wildchild Team at hand to help...

Sharpe’s Studio: Clay Play!

Venue: Sharpe’s Pottery Museum

Website: www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk/event/sharpes-studio-clay-play/

A fun, hands-on family activity where children and adults alike can explore the wonderful world of clay. Guided by friendly volunteers, you’ll learn simple techniques to mould, shape, and decorate your...

Alice in Wonderland

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk

Panto time? Oh yes, it is! Hot Rock Productions is excited to be bringing to the stage its fun-filled family pantomime Alice in Wonderland, featuring stunning scenery, colourful costumes, toe-tapping songs...

Make a Thor’s Hammer Trinket

Venue: Museum & Art Gallery

Website: derbymuseums.org/event/make-a-thors-hammer-trinket

Taking inspiration from their new Unearthed gallery, join the facilitators to handle some of their replica objects and then have a go at making your own Thor’s hammer trinket. Suitable for families....

Taylormania

Venue: Derby Arena

Website: www.derbyarena.co.uk/events-and-corporate/whats-on/taylormania1/

An award-winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time. Katy Ellis, a self-confessed ‘Swiftie’ with an incredible live band and dancers, promises...

St George's Extravaganza 2026

Venue: Tamworth Castle Grounds

Website: www.tamworth.gov.uk/st-george

The annual event is back featuring knights, dragons and more! Barker's Family Fun Fair and the Community Games are also on in the castle grounds too. Free event. 11am-5pm.

Toy Fair

Venue: Pavilion Gardens

Website: paviliongardens.co.uk/events/toy-fair/

The long-running Buxton Toy Collectors Fair has 150 stalls featuring a wide range of new and old collectables for sale. 10:30am - 3pm.

Antiques and Collectors Fair

Venue: Pavilion Gardens

Website: paviliongardens.co.uk/events/antiques-and-collectors-fair/

Antiques and Collectors Fair in The Octagon Hall. Over 100 quality stalls will fill the room with a wide range of items. If you are looking to add to your home, garden, wardrobe or collection, it’s the...

Toy Bank Weekend

Venue: Gulliver’s Kingdom

Website: www.gulliverskingdomresort.co.uk/toy-bank-weekend

Enjoy discounted theme park entry from £15pp when you bring along a new and unused toy (one per booking) to donate when you arrive. In support of KidsOut, your generous donations will help support local...

The Ultimate Bubble Show

Venue: Pavilion Arts Centre

Website: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/the-ultimate-bubble-show-2026/

Ray Bubbles is on a mission to master the art of bubble-making and create the ultimate square bubble! Prepare to be amazed as Ray creates a volcano bubble, a soap bubble carousel, a bubble ghost, and even...

Little Pips Gardening Club

Venue: Chatsworth Stickyard

Website: www.chatsworth.org/events/

From sunflowers to strawberries and potatoes to pumpkins, pre-schoolers can discover how to sow and grow a range of plants at this fortnightly gardening club. At each session, children will also be able...

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Venue: Buxton Opera House

Website: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-2026/

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's multi award-winning show has become one of the world's most beloved family musicals! It has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in the...

Lamb Feeding Experience

Venue: Chatsworth Farmyard

Website: www.chatsworth.org/events/

A special opportunity to bottle feed the lambs in the farmyard. Learn more about their sheep and rare breeds, and enjoy handling and feeding the lambs in this small group experience. Suitable for children...

Princess & Pirate Weekend

Venue: Gulliver’s Kingdom

Website: www.gulliverskingdomresort.co.uk/princess-and-pirate-weekend-2

There will be treasure treats, fancy dress events, themed activities and so much more at Gulliver's Kingdom’s Princess and Pirate Bank Holiday Weekend takeover!

Statfold Goes Jurassic

Venue: Statfold Country Park

Website: statfold.com/statfold-goes-jurassic/

Statfold’s annual stomping sell-out event, Statfold Goes Jurassic, is back! Once again, the park has been taken over by dinosaurs for a roar-some family adventure! With prehistoric fun all weekend long,...

Buxton Comic Con

Venue: Pavilion Gardens

Website: paviliongardens.co.uk/events/comic-con-2/

Comic Con in the Octagon Hall on Bank Holiday Monday! Get ready for stalls, costumers and cosplay, character Meet & Greets, retro gaming, cosplay competitions and more. 10am-4pm.

Foodbank Weekend

Venue: Gulliver’s Kingdom

Website: www.gulliverskingdomresort.co.uk/foodbank-weekend

Book discounted theme park tickets from £14pp when you bring along a non-perishable food item to donate. In aid of Trussell, generous donations will help support people in crisis across the UK.

Chatsworth Family Festival

Venue: Chatsworth

Website: www.chatsworth.org/events/

The family festival in the garden returns for a third year, offering a host of entertainment and activities designed to entertain every family member. Suitable for anyone aged 1 to 101, because who says...

Justin Live - Justin Time to Rock

Venue: Regent Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com/shows/justin-live-justin-time-to-rock/regent-theatre/

Get ready to sing, dance and laugh along with BAFTA Award-winning Justin, star of Something Special, Justin’s House, Gigglebiz and Gigglequiz as he and his friends are back in a brand-new live theatre...

May Half Term

Venue: Gulliver’s Kingdom

Website: www.gulliverskingdomresort.co.uk/opening-times-and-prices

Enjoy fun-filled adventures at Gulliver’s every day during May half term. Book early to save more on your theme park tickets or extend the fun with a magical short break!

Stupidest Super Stupid Show

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com/events/stupidest-super-stupid-show

Award-winning comedian and children's author Olaf Falafel is dishing up another frying pan full of family-friendly comedy. Expect jokes, poos on pogo sticks, more jokes and truth-telling cheese...

K-pop Fever

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk

This spectacular tribute show celebrates the global K-pop explosion. Featuring live vocals and high-energy performances, the show takes you on a non-stop journey through the greatest hits of your favourite...

Staffordshire County Show

Venue: Staffordshire Showground

Website: www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk

The Staffordshire County Show will be held during the half term week. The West Lancs Dog Display Team will perform in the Country Pursuits arena, and visitors can also see birds of prey, the Ferret Roadshow,...

The Music of John Williams vs Hans Zimmer

Venue: Derby Cathedral

Website: derbycathedral.org/events/

This extraordinary touring production is more than a concert – it is a celebration of two musical legends whose work has shaped the emotional core of cinema itself. John Williams. Hans Zimmer. One orchestra....

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com/events/the-tiger-who-came-to-tea

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show, packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs...

Chatsworth Farm Shop Spring Food Fair

Venue: Chatsworth

Website: www.chatsworth.org/events/farm-shop-spring-food-fair/

Meet local suppliers and browse, buy and sample their products at Chatsworth Farm Shop. Enjoy tastings, cooking advice, and learning about the products. Free entry. 9am to 5pm (10am to 5pm on Sunday).

The Big One

Venue: Chaddesden Park

Website: www.inderby.org.uk/parks/events/the-big-1/

Chaddesden's annual summer family fun day for all to enjoy returns, with a great selection of stalls, food, dance displays, live entertainment, the return of the fantastic dog show plus a fun fair! Free...

The Sleeping Beauty

Venue: New Vic Theatre

Website: www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/ballet-cymru-presents-tchaikovskys-the-sleeping-beauty/

Journey to an enchanted world of love, magic and destiny. Celebrate Ballet Cymru’s 40th anniversary and see the breathtaking dancers take you on a journey like no other. Sleeping Beauty features innovative...

In The Night Garden Live

Venue: Buxton Opera House

Website: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/in-the-night-garden-live-2026/

Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends are back in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle's Busy Day! Join Igglepiggle as he looks for his friends in the Night Garden by following their funny...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Venue: Regent Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com/shows/stage-productions-presents-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/regent-theatre/

Step into a world of pure imagination as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical comes to life in a spectacular new production by Stage Productions. With jaw-dropping sets, vibrant costumes, and...

Derby Farmers' Market

Venue: Derby Market Hall

Website: www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/whats-on/derby-farmers-market/

A new regular Farmers' Market in Derby, in partnership with Derby Uncovered. Enjoy a relaxed, welcoming space filled with fresh local produce, artisanal foods and seasonal flavours, perfect for browsing...

K-POP All Stars

Venue: Derby Arena

Website: www.derbyarena.co.uk/events-and-corporate/whats-on/k-pop-all-stars/

K-POP All Stars transforms the stage into a vibrant explosion of sound and colour. Whether you’re a long-time fan or discovering the magic for the first time, this is your chance to experience the music,...