Things to do this week: A Christmas Artisan Market at Elvaston Castle Plus a Winter Feastival at Bustler!

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Morning! Christmas markets are multiplying, food festivals are warming up the weekend and there are enough workshops, tours and live shows to keep even the nosiest planner happy.

You can wander a castle packed with handmade gifts, drift into a wreath class, eat your bodyweight at Bustler or test your festive willpower at a second market before lunch. There is salsa, stargazing, Beethoven, pudding clubs, ghost tours and even an anime day if you fancy something different.

It is one of those weeks where you pretend you will choose one thing then end up booking three without blinking.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🎄 - Christmas Artisan Market - The Event That Has You Walking Round Saying “Go On Then” To Everything
📍 - Elvaston Castle
📅 - 22nd and 23rd November
⏰ - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
🎟️ - Free entry
📷 - @elvastonestate

Elvaston Castle is hosting an artisan market inside the castle walls and it is easily one of the most festive stops of the month. Packed with Derbyshire makers, handcrafted gifts and seasonal treats, it is the kind of place where you spot something for someone else and immediately decide it suits you better.

TUESDAY:

Benefits Support Event - Firs Primary School
3:30 PM | More Info

Big Green Week 2026 - Insomnia Coffee Shop
7:00 PM | More Info

WEDNESDAY:

Derby City Ghost Tour - Old Bell Hotel
7:00 PM | More Info

Sinfonia Viva Introduces Beethoven - Derby Cathedral
7:00 PM | More Info

Bachata Wednesdays - The Waterfall
7:00 PM | More Info

THURSDAY:

Kombucha Workshop - Hannah Fields Community Garden
10:30 AM | More Info

Free 6 Week Mindfulness Course - Streatham Road Community Room
12:00 PM | More Info

Art Group - Darley Abbey Village Hall
1:30 PM | More Info

Wreath Making Workshop - Lawn School Allestree
7:00 PM | More Info

Wine Pairing Evening - Little Darley In The Park
7:00 PM | More Info

FRIDAY:

Winter Pudding Club - Milly Mays Coffee Shop Mickleover
6:00 PM | More Info

Country by Candlelight - Derby Cathedral
7:30 PM | More Info

Haunted Through Lounge - Shakespeare House
7:30 PM | More Info

SATURDAY:

Clothing Sale - Mosaic At The Mills
10:00 AM | More Info

Lantern Making Workshop - Derby Market Hall
10:00 AM | More Info

Christmas Fayre - Enabled Centre
11:00 AM | More Info

Georgian Derby & Derbyshire - Derby Museums
2:00 PM | More Info

Free Salsa Dancing - Derby Market Hall
5:30 PM | More Info

Stargazing - Middleton Lodge Care Home
6:30 PM | More Info

Ballet Classics - Derby Cathedral
7:30 PM | More Info

SUNDAY:

Anime Otaku Link 14 - Old Bell Hotel
11:30 AM | More Info

Christmas Market - Victory Club Allenton
12:00 PM | More Info

SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🍽️ - The Stolen Fig - The Only Place Where Sharing Plates Test Your Friendships
📍 - 3-5 Town St, Duffield
📅 - Tue to Sun 5:00 PM - 10:30 PM
📷 - @thestolenfig

The Stolen Fig does Greek Cypriot meze so good it turns fully grown adults into kids guarding their plates. The lunchtime offer from Wednesday to Friday gives you two meze dishes plus salad and dips for twenty pounds which is outrageous value and absolutely the reason you will be back the week after.

ACTIVITY ALLEY

🍽️ - Bustler Winter Feastival – The Only Place You’ll Say “I’m Full” Then Keep Eating
📍 - The Chocolate Factory
📅 - Sat 22nd November
⏰ - 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🎟️ - Tickets from £1
📷 - @bustler_derby

Bustler is kicking off its Winter Feastival with a full day of comfort food, live music and enough warm drinks to keep you going long after you said you were popping in “just for a look”. If you like eating, browsing and telling yourself this counts as Christmas prep, you will fit right in.

FRESH EXPERIENCES

🎁 - Chester Green Christmas Market - The One You Can’t Leave Empty Handed
📍 - Chester Green Community Centre
📅 - Sat 22nd November
⏰ - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
🎟️ - Free entry and free parking
📷 - @chestergreenents

Chester Green is hosting a Christmas market packed with stalls selling bakes, preserves, jewellery, decorations, cards and all the little festive extras you convince yourself are essential. It has that classic community feel where you pop in for a wander and end up carrying a bag of things you definitely did not plan on buying.

LIVE MUSIC

Friday

• Songwriter Show - Derby Irish Centre - 8:00 PM

• 8Ts Live - Chaddesden Jubilee Club - 9:00 PM

• Cash - Flowerpot - 9:00 PM

Saturday

• Maybe It’s Me & Dirt Bloom - Hairy Dog - 7:00 PM

• The Derwent Singers - St John The Evangelist - 7:30 PM

• Rhianna Tribute Night - Kingsway Pub Mackworth - 8:00 PM

• Ohasis - Flowerpot - 9:00 PM

• Prorata Live - Spondon Liberal Club - 9:00 PM

• Verbal Warning - Horse and Groom - 9:00 PM

• Clampdown Live - White Horse - 9:00 PM

Sunday

• Idol Maiden - The Smithfield - 4:00 PM

• Eba Sallah - Needles Pub - 5:00 PM

WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday
6°C 🌡️ 0°C | Sunny Intervals.

Saturday
6°C 🌡️ 2°C | Cloudy.

Sunday
6°C 🌡️ 2°C | Cloudy.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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