Things to do this week: The Christmas Food & Gift Fair Plus Fireworks at Derby Rugby Club!

Morning! November’s kicking off in full festive mode. There’s a Christmas fair stuffed with cheese, gin and things you’ll swear are “gifts,” a book market for anyone who calls paperbacks an investment, and enough fireworks to make the dog consider moving out. Basically, it’s cosy jumpers, mulled drinks and a weekend of pretending you’re getting organised for Christmas.

📅 WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🎄 - Christmas Food & Gift Fair - Festive Shopping Without the Panic
📍 - The Conference Centre
📅 - 8th - 9th November
⏰ - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
⏰ - Sun 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
🎟️ - £5 Entry | Under 16s Free | Free Parking
📷 - @derbyshire_food_and_drink_fair

Christmas has arrived early, and it’s covered in cheese, chocolate, and mulled wine. The Christmas Food & Gift Fair is back with two days of artisan treats, festive tipples, and enough gift stalls to make you look wildly organised.

WEDNESDAY: 

Well Being Cafe - Derby Heights Care Home
10:30 AM | More Info

Craft & Chat - Alvaston Parish Church
1:00 PM | More Info

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

Prosecco and a Paintbrush - Blue Jay Pub Alvaston
7:00 PM | More Info

THURSDAY: 

1984 The Thought Police - Chapel Street Arts Centre
11:00 AM | More Info

The Derby Dracula Reading Group - Thrivemind Village
5:30 PM | More Info

Derby Whisky Club - Royal Standard
7:30 PM | More Info

A Fairytale For Christmas - Derby Arena
8:00 PM | More Info

FRIDAY: 

5 Week Wellbeing Course - Darley Abbey Village Hall
9:30 AM | More Info

Candlelight The Best of Hans Zimmer - The Silk Mill
6:00 PM | More Info

Ward Thomas - Derby Cathedral
7:30 PM | More Info

Swan Lake - Vaillant Live
7:30 PM | More Info

The Bon Jovi Experience - Derby Arena
8:00 PM | More Info

Low Bang Fireworks - Bluebell Dairy
8:30 PM | More Info

SATURDAY: 

DND Winters Cold Embrace - Elvaston Castle
9:30 AM | More Info

Draw with Rob - Derby Book Festival
3:00 PM | More Info

K Dence House Music Sessions - Kedleston Country House Hotel
3:00 PM | More Info

Fireworks & Funfair - Derbyshire Cricket Ground
5:00 PM | More Info

After Bloom - The Church
6:30 PM | More Info

Redemption at The Gaol - Friar Gate
7:00 PM | More Info

Simon & Oscar Tour - Derby Cathedral
7:30 PM | More Info

Anything For Love - Derby Arena
8:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY:

Takona X Coffee & Cars - Great Northern Classics
9:00 AM | More Info

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

Masters Inter Counties Swimming - Moorways
12:00 PM | More Info

UK Pink Floyd Experience - Derby Arena
8:00 PM | More Info

🍔 SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🍳 - Pointsix Coffee House - Bacon Rolls, Brownies & Coffee That’ll Ruin Starbucks for You
📍 - 124 Kedleston Rd
⏰ - Tuesday to Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
⏰ - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
📷 - @pointsixcoffeehouse

If you like your breakfast with a side of style, Pointsix is the place. From bacon ciabatta rolls and avo toast to iced lattes made by actual coffee nerds, it’s brunch done properly. There’s also a rotating guest roast, dreamy brownies, and a 10% discount if you bring your own reusable cup, hero behaviour!

🎭 ACTIVITY ALLEY

📚 - Autumn Book & Craft Market - For People Who Alphabetise Their Bookshelves
📍 - Market Hall
📅 - Sat 8th November
⏰ - 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
🎟️ - Free Entry
📷 - @derby_book_festival @derbymarkethall

The Derby Book Festival is setting up shop at the Market Hall with stalls packed full of handmade crafts, local creators and more books than your shelves can handle. There’s a Silent Book Club for introverts in disguise, live saxophone music, and a book trail for kids that’s basically hide and seek with stories.

🌟 FRESH EXPERIENCES

🎆 - Fireworks, Food and Forgetting Your Ears Exist
📍 - Derby Rugby Club
📅 - Friday 7th November
⏰ - Gates 5:30 PM | Fireworks 7:45 PM
🎟️ - £6.50 Adults | £3.50 Kids | £17.50 Family
📷 - @derbyrugbyclub

Derby Rugby Club’s throwing a firework night that could wake the neighbours three postcodes away. There’s hot food, a glow stall, pints that go down too easily and enough bangs to make your dog file a complaint.

🎶 LIVE MUSIC

Friday

• Sunwheel Live - Dubrek Studios - 7:00 PM

• Korma Police - Needles Pub - 9:00 PM

• Verbal Warning - White Horse - 9:00 PM

Saturday

• Derby Sax Quartet Live - Derby Market Hall - 12:00 PM

• Loaded Indie Disco - Electric Daisy - 4:00 PM

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

• Definitely Oasis - Hairy Dog - 7:00 PM

• Jim Jam - The Venue - 7:00 PM

• Jess Silk + Joe Solo - Mr Shaws House - 7:30 PM

• Taylor Swift By Kaylie - Mickleover Sports Club - 8:00 PM

• Jim Jam 25 - The Venue - 8:00 PM

• Junkyard Angels - Needles Pub - 9:00 PM

• Headshrinka Live - Horse and Groom - 9:00 PM

• Blondied - Flowerpot - 9:00 PM

Sunday

• Remembrance Sunday Choir - Derby Market Place - 10:30 AM

☁️ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday
14°C 🌡️ 8°C | Cloudy.

Saturday
13°C 🌡️ 7°C | Cloudy.

Sunday
14°C 🌡️ 6°C | Cloudy.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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