Things to do this week: Rum & Reggae Festival at Elvaston Castle, America Day at GNC, Plus the Monthly Farmers Market!

Morning! Rum & Reggae takes over Elvaston Castle on Saturday with David Rodigan, General Levy, rum cocktails, Jamaican street food, and at least one bloke in a bucket hat reliving 1998 in real time. Multiple ticket tiers have already sold out.

Also this weekend: America Day returns to Great Northern Classics with American cars, bikes, music, and conversations about engines that somehow last longer than some relationships. Then Sunday brings the farmers’ market back to Derby Market Hall with local produce, artisan bakes, and bread that disappears frighteningly fast.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🌴 - Rum & Reggae 2026 - Rum Punch, Reggae Classics, And Suncream Applied With Blind Optimism
📍 - Elvaston Castle Country Park
📅 - Sat 23rd May
⏰ - 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM (last entry 5:00 PM)
🎟️ - From £18
📷 - @rumnreggaefest @elvaston.castle

Rum & Reggae lands at Elvaston Castle with David Rodigan, General Levy, Mad Professor, The Skints, Reggae Roast and Solo Banton all turning the castle grounds into one giant Caribbean day party.

Ten straight hours of reggae, dancehall, ska and dub, plus rum cocktails, Jamaican street food, carnival dancers, fire performers, and at least one bloke in a bucket hat moving like he’s still in Ibiza 1998.

Multiple ticket tiers have already sold out, family tickets are available, under 4s go free, and afterparty tickets start from £6 for anyone refusing to accept the day has ended.

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TUESDAY:

Tuesday Run Club - The Masons Mickleover
6:30 PM | More Info

WEDNESDAY:

Baby Sensory Class - St Peter's Church Littleover
10:00 AM | More Info

THURSDAY

Kombucha Workshop - Hannah Fields Community Garden
2:00 PM | More Info

Soap Making Workshop - Derby Market Hall
7:00 PM | More Info

Menopause Cafe - QUAD
7:00 PM | More Info

Singles Social / Mixer (40s and 50s) - Carnero Lounge
7:30 PM | More Info

FRIDAY

Furnace Beer Festival - Furnace Brewpub
11:00 AM | More Info

Kundalini Meditation and Conscious Dance - Little Eaton Village Hall
7:00 PM | More Info

SATURDAY

160th Anniversary Celebrations - Derby Market Hall
8:00 AM | More Info

Indie Crafters Carnival - Derby Market Hall
10:00 AM | More Info

Highland Cow Week - Brunswood Farm
10:00 AM | More Info

Fresh Air Cooled Car Show - Great Northern Classics
10:00 AM | More Info

Community Flower Festival - Melbourne Parish Church
10:00 AM | More Info

Life Drawing Workshop with Breakfast - Cosy Club
10:30 AM | More Info

The Invisible Friends Charity Choir - Derby Market Hall
12:00 PM | More Info

Great Big Green Fun Day and Picnic - Vicarage Road Park
12:00 PM | More Info

Colorful Layered Gel Printing Workshop - Derby Market Hall
2:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY:

Chakradance Freedom Activation Experience - Inside Out Pilates
11:00 AM | More Info

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

Litter Pick of Sunnydale Park - Sunnydale Park
1:00 PM | More Info

Bram Stoker’s Dracula - Derby Museum
1:30 PM | More Info

90's Day Disco - Fever
3:00 PM | More Info

Matinee Milonga & Workshop - St Nicholas Church Allestree
4:00 PM | More Info

SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🍺 - The Pattenmakers Arms - A Village Pub in Duffield Where the Beer is Brewed Four Miles Away and the Pies Win Awards!
📍 - 4 Crown Street, Duffield
⏰ - Mon to Thu 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM
⏰ - Fri to Sat 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM
⏰ - Sun 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
📷 - @shinypattenmakers

The Pattenmakers Arms is part of the Shiny Brewery family, so the pint in your hand was brewed about four miles away in Little Eaton, which feels reassuringly efficient. It’s got the feel of a classic village pub, but the food quietly overachieves. Panko king prawns, smash burgers, brie stuffed chicken, Derbyshire sirloin, and vegan options that weren’t clearly added five minutes before printing the menu.

Thursday is the main event though. Award-winning pie night from 5:30pm, two for £25, and the type of pastry that makes conversation stop briefly while everyone recalculates how often they can realistically come back.

ACTIVITY ALLEY

🇺🇸 - America Day - Chrome, V8 Engines, And Conversations That Somehow Last 45 Minutes!
📍 - Great Northern Classics
📅 - Sat 24th May
⏰ - 10:00 AM start
🎟️ - Free entry, free parking
📷 - @greatnorthernclassics

America Day rolls back into Great Northern Classics on Saturday with American cars, bikes, music, and enough polished chrome to temporarily blind somebody in direct sunlight. The Tram Shed café will be running breakfast in the morning and lunch from noon, which is helpful because these events have a habit of turning a “quick look round” into half your day disappearing completely.

You’ll spend ten minutes admiring a Mustang, twenty minutes overhearing someone explain engine specs with terrifying confidence, and another half hour debating whether you’d actually suit a Cadillac.

FRESH EXPERIENCES

🥕 - Derby Farmers' Market - Fresh Bread, Local Produce, And People Taking Tomatoes Very Seriously!
📍 - Derby Market Hall
📅 - Sun 24th May
⏰ - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
🎟️ - Free entry
📷 - @derbymarkethall

Derby Market Hall’s monthly farmers’ market is back on Sunday with local growers, independent food traders, fresh produce, artisan bakes, and the type of stalls that make you suddenly care quite deeply about chutney.

It’s a solid way to spend a Sunday morning wandering round with a coffee, pretending you always buy vegetables this fresh and definitely know what to do with them afterwards.

Worth getting there early before somebody else grabs the good bread and the brownies that were “for later”.

LIVE MUSIC

FRIDAY

• Clare Andress Live - Derby Market Hall - 6:00 PM

• Mansfield + Sunwheel - Mr Shaws House - 7:30 PM

• Saguaro - Royal British Legion Mickleover - 8:45 PM

• The Brainshakers - Furnace Brewpub - 9:00 PM

• Quo Connection - Flowerpot - 9:00 PM

SATURDAY

• Live Music with Feel Alive Concert Group - Derby Market Hall - 11:00 AM

• Northern Soul & Motown - Derby Market Hall - 5:00 PM

• Beggars Bliss - Victoria Inn - 7:00 PM

• Lucid Samsara - Hairy Dog - 7:00 PM

• The Rockin Rat Bags - Needles Pub - 9:00 PM

• Dirty Deeds - Smithfield - 9:00 PM

• Liqueur A Tribute To The Cure - Flowerpot - 9:00 PM

SUNDAY

• Laura Clinton - Derby Market Hall - 10:00 AM

• Umalaut Overload - Smithfield - 4:00 PM

• Sugartree - Wine Bar Darley Abbey - 4:00 PM

• Deviish Nights - Victoria Inn - 6:00 PM

• Burning Circus Live - Victoria Inn - 7:00 PM

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