Things to do this weekend including: Derby Market Hall’s big return, alongside open art studios and Melbourne’s flower takeover!

Morning Derby!

We know we mentioned it already… but when your city centre gets a £35 million glow-up, you shout about it twice. Derby Market Hall’s big reopening is this weekend – live music, street food, workshops, and enough energy to pull the whole town out.

And that’s just the start. There's an art trail across Banks Mill, a big birthday bash at Bustler, and a flower festival that’s giving serious ‘Nan’s garden on steroids’ energy in Melbourne.

Clear your weekend. You’ve got plans now.

— Local Scoop Derby

📅 WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND?

🎉 - Derby Market Hall Reopening (Yes, we have to mention it again – It’s that big!)
📍 – Derby Market Hall
📅 – Saturday 24th May
⏰ – 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
🎟️ – Free Entry
📷 – @derbymarkethall

We mentioned it earlier in the week, but come on – it’s not every day your town gets a £35 million facelift. The grand reopening of Derby Market Hall is the event this weekend, and it’s only right we bang on about it one more time.

Live music, street food, art, workshops, brass bands, and a serious mix of local talent filling every corner of the building. Whether you're there for the VR art or just the Jamaican soul food, this one's too big to skip.

Come for the ribbon cutting, stay for the food coma. This is Derby making noise – don’t miss it.

FRIDAY:

🧘 - Personal Development Retreat Day
📍- Darley Abbey Mills
⏰ - 10:00 AM – More Info

🍺 - Bank Holiday Beer Festival
📍- Masons Arms, Mickleover
⏰ - 11:30 AM – More Info

🌿 - Forage with Mycosia
📍- Darley Park
⏰ - 4:30 PM – More Info

🧠 - Bustler's Big Fat Pub Quiz
📍- The Chocolate Factory
⏰ - 5:00 PM – More Info

🧠 - Women’s Neurodivergent Living Room
📍- St Almund's
⏰ - 6:30 PM – More Info

SATURDAY:

🍳 - Flat Caps & Fry Ups
📍- Great Northern Classics
⏰ - 9:00 AM – More Info

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 - Big Derby SEND Family Event
📍- Museum of Making
⏰ - 10:00 AM – More Info

🎉 – Bustler’s Big Birthday Weekender
📍 – The Chocolate Factory
⏰ - 11:00 AM – More Info

SUNDAY:

🕺 - 90's Disco Pop & Dance Day Party
📍- The Old Bell Hotel
⏰ - 1:00 PM – More Info

🐮 – Highland Cow Week
📍 – Bluebell Dairy
⏰ – 10:00 AM - More Info

🍔 SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🍖 - Meat Sweats Incoming – Anthony Andrews Butchers Have Landed
📍 – 10 King St, Duffield & now at Derby Market Hall
⏰ – Tues to Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Sat: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📷 – @anthonyandrewsbutchers

If you like your meat with a side of great chat, Anthony Andrews Butchers are the crew you need to meet. These lads are now slicing and sizzling from their brand-new spot at Derby Market Hall, and they’re not holding back.

BBQ on the brain? Their £30 BBQ Pack is doing the rounds for a reason – you get 4 beefburgers, 8 pork sausages, 4 BBQ pork steaks, 2 chicken fillets, and 4 BBQ grillsticks. It’s practically a garden party in a bag.

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY

🎨 - Derbyshire Open Arts – Banks Mill Goes Full Bob Ross (Without the Perm)
📍 – Banks Mill Studios
📅 – 24th - 26th May
⏰ – 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📷 – @banksmillstudios

Pop your art critic hat on and have a good mooch around Derbyshire Open Arts this bank holiday. Banks Mill is opening its doors to 8 resident artists plus more in nearby home studios – perfect if you’re after something unique for your wall, or just fancy being nosy.

There’s a kids art trail too, so the little ones won’t kick off. Free parking at the Enterprise Centre, and a map that'll take you from Bedford Street to Ilkeston if you fancy going full art crawl.

🌟 FRESH EXPERIENCES

🌸 - Melbourne Flower Festival – Blooms, Brass & a Bit of Church Hall Magic
📍 – Melbourne Parish Church
📅 – 24th - 26th May
⏰ – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

As part of Melbourne’s 900th birthday bash, the parish church is bursting with floral displays that could make a Chelsea judge cry with joy. Expect blooming brilliance, pop-up performances, crafty stalls and workshops tucked between the pews. It’s like your nan’s garden went to art school – and brought a brass band. Free to enter and guaranteed to smell nicer than your average weekend plan.

🎶 LIVE MUSIC

Friday

• Idolvein Mines Sinuous - The Victoria Inn - 7:00 PM

• Karaoke Night - The Prince of Wales - 8:00 PM

Saturday

• The Sound of Joy Division - Hairy Dog - 7:00 PM

• Stagefright - The Smithfield - 8:00 PM

• Ohasis - Flowerpot - 9:00 PM

• Ding n John - The Half Moon Inn - 9:30 PM

Sunday

• Reaper - Victoria Inn - 4:00 PM

• Headshrinka Live - The Smithfield - 4:00 PM

• Michael Jackson Tribute - The King’s Highway Pub - 8:00 PM

• Silent Disco - Hairy Dog - 9:00 PM

• Reminisce Bank Holiday Event - Old Blacksmith’s Yard - 1:00 PM

Bank Holiday Monday

• Seven Sisters & Intranced - Victoria Inn - 7:00 PM

☁️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday
21°C 🌡️ 11°C | Sunny changing to light rain by nighttime.

Saturday
20°C 🌡️ 11°C | Overcast changing to light rain by early evening.

Sunday
18°C 🌡️ 8°C | Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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