A Makers Market, a Gothic Blood Moon Market, and a Farmers' Market That'll Bankrupt You in Cheese!

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.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND?

🛍️ - Design 44 Makers Market - Independent Traders, Handcrafted Gifts, and a Very Easy Way to Spend a Saturday!
📍- Outside Design 44, Derbion
📅 - Sat 29th Aug
⏰ - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
🎟️ - Free entry
📷 - @design44makersmarket

Twelve local businesses are setting up outside Design 44 with handmade jewellery, homeware, artwork, candles, plants and enough nice-looking things to make your bank account nervous. This month includes Bloom and Belle, The Plant Pod, Moreish Mallows and Izzoo Illustrations, with the people behind the businesses there to chat about what they make.

Free entry and right outside Derbion, so you can tell yourself you're only there for a coffee before walking away with a candle, a plant and something you definitely didn't need but “looked too nice to leave behind.”

OFFERS OF THE WEEK:

Independent Hair Studio Offering Cutting & Styling | Lived in Colour & Grey Blending | Luxury Treatments | Bridal Hair - More Info

Derbyshire Life Home & Gift Show - Use Code DERBYSHIRELIFE2026 For Tickets
26th & 27th Sept | More Info

FRIDAY

Jane McDonald Living The Dream - Vaillant Live
6:00 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

Lino Printed Lampshade Workshop - Museum of Making
10:00 AM | More Info

Machine Knitting Workshop - Museum of Making
10:30 AM | More Info

East Midlands Gospel Music Festival - Vaillant Live
4:00 PM | More Info

Salsa Classes - Market Hall
5:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY

Cars and Coffee - Great Northern Classics
10:00 AM | More Info

The Market Express Ride on Railway - Market Hall
10:00 AM | More Info

Mr Shaw Reminisce Bank Holiday - Old Blacksmith's Yard
1:00 PM | More Info

SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

☕️ - No.10 Coffee House - Coffee, Matcha, Cake, and the Rare Chance to Sort Your Hair Out at the Same Time
📍- 10 St Peter's Churchyard
📅 - Open again Thu to Sat
⏰ - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
📷 - @no10coffeederby

No.10 Coffee House is officially back open! The coffee and matcha are flowing again, the sweet treats and snacks are out, and the outdoor seating is ready for whatever's left of the summer.

It's still the coffee house and hair salon in one, so you can grab a drink, stay awhile, and get your hair done all in the same visit. Back Thursday to Saturday, and worth the trip in on its own.

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 Wardwick, 7-11 Wardwick
📅 - Sat 29th Aug to Sun 30th Aug
⏰ - 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
🎟️ - Free entry
📷 - @the_dark_arts_market

Fifty-plus gothic and alternative makers are descending on the Wardwick for the weekend, which is easily the most exciting thing to happen to a library since someone last returned a book on time. There's handmade jewellery, dark art, curious little oddities, and tarot readers ready to tell you things you half wanted to know, all run by a genuinely lovely bunch who've clearly poured their heart into their stalls.

Free to get in, fully accessible, and a warm welcome whether you own eleven black candles already or you're just nosy. You'll wander in for a browse and leave clutching a print, an ornament, and a reading that was worryingly accurate about your love life!

FRESH EXPERIENCES

🥕 - Derby Farmers' Market - Two Days of Local Producers, Seasonal Flavours, and Ingredients That'll Outclass Your Cooking!
📍 - Derby Market Hall
📅 - Sat 29th Aug 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
📅 - Sun 30th Aug 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
🎟️ - Free entry
📷 - @derbymarkethall

The Farmers' Market rolls into the Market Hall for the weekend, with local growers, producers and independent food traders bringing the best of the region and quietly making your weekly shop look tragic by comparison. Fresh produce, artisan bread, seasonal veg and treats you'll tell yourself are for a recipe, right up until you eat them in the car park.

You'll arrive with a vague plan to "grab a few bits" and leave with a chutney you'll never open, a loaf the size of a small child, and a newfound loyalty to a cheese man whose name you didn't catch. Worth every penny and every dropped good intention.

LIVE MUSIC

FRIDAY

• Ella Mai Holmes Live - Market Hall - 12:00 PM

• Open Mic Night - Market Hall - 6:00 PM

• Chris Helme Live - The Tannery - 7:00 PM

• Debbie Miller Live - Boathouse Shardlow - 8:00 PM

• Potfest - Flowerpot - 8:30 PM

• Mod Story Live - The Vine Mickleover - 8:30 PM

• The Modest Live - White Horse - 9:00 PM

SATURDAY

• Chole & Bea Live - Market Hall - 11:00 AM

• The Mechanist - Victoria Inn - 7:00 PM

SUNDAY

• Jonny Salt Duo Live - Market Hall - 1:00 PM

• James Cowley Live - Oaklands Littleover - 5:00 PM

• Kevin Goodhall Sax Live - Darleys Restaurant - 5:00 PM

• DJ Hudson - The Lamp House - 8:30 PM

WEEKEND WEATHER SPONSORED
BY DERBY ONE

Local radio is BACK in Derby! 

Derby ONE is broadcasting all day, every day. It's the new soundtrack to our city!

Friday
21°C 🌡️ 15°C | Light Showers.

Saturday
21°C 🌡️ 15°C | Light Rain.

Sunday
23°C 🌡️ 14°C | Sunny Intervals.

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