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Things to Do This Week: The Mega Family Funfair, A Easter Messy Play Party and a Big Easter Car Meet!
Morning! The Easter holidays have arrived, and this week is doing a solid job of filling the diary for you. There’s the Mega Family Funfair at Markeaton Park with 20 rides and enough reasons for the kids to start negotiating early.
Theres a Easter messy play party at Electric Daisy, and a big Easter car meet at Great Northern Classics for anyone more interested in engines than egg hunts!
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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?
🎡 - Mega Family Funfair - Twenty Rides and Somewhere to Point the Kids!
📍- Markeaton Park
📅 - Running until Sun 12th April
⏰ - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
⏰ - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
⏰ - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (last entry 7:30 PM)
🎟️ - From £16
📘 - @eventivefuntime
Two weeks of funfair at Markeaton Park, which is either a great shout for the Easter holidays or the reason you'll be skipping your morning coffee budget for a fortnight. Either way, twenty-plus rides and one wristband that covers everything.
Dodgems, Waltzers, a kids' roller coaster, and characters on Tuesdays and Wednesdays all included. Food, games and bungee trampolines are extra, so go in knowing that before someone spots the bungee trampolines.

OFFERS OF THE WEEK:
Advanced Health & Wellness Therapies - Kubo Wellness - More Info
MONDAY:
Family Aerial Yoga (ages 7 to 12) - Breathing Space Yoga Studio
11:00 AM | More Info
TUESDAY
Spring Clean - Alvaston Park
10:00 AM | More Info
Calm Start at The Museum - Derby Museum
10:00 AM | More Info
WEDNESDAY:
Craft Night - The Boatshouse Shardlow
6:30 PM | More Info
THURSDAY
Free Family Sketching - Derby Museum
10:30 AM | More Info
Easter Bunny Party - Spondon Liberal Club
12:00 PM | More Info
Psychic Nights One to One Readings - Broadway Pub
7:00 PM | More Info
Sly & The Family Drone - Dubrek Studios
7:00 PM | More Info
Psychic Supper - Maypole Inn
7:30 PM | More Info
Singles Social / Mixer (30s and 40s) - Carnero Lounge
7:30 PM | More Info
Funhouse Comedy Club Night - Doveside Social Club
8:00 PM | More Info
FRIDAY:
Choccy Woccy Easter Event (all week) - Bluebell Dairy
10:00 AM | More Info
Country and Western Bingo - Buzz Bingo
6:45 PM | More Info
SATURDAY
Classics Gathering - Great Northern Classics
10:00 AM | More Info
Light It Up Paper Craft Sessions - Mickleover Library
10:30 AM | More Info
Derby Repair Cafe - West End Community Centre Mackworth
1:00 PM | More Info
Childrens Easter Party - Derby Irish Centre
12:00 PM | More Info
Redline Competitions Car Night - Great Northern Classics
5:00 PM | More Info
Retro Gaming Night - Derby Computer Museum
6:00 PM | More Info
Fright Club Dolly + Intro - QUAD
8:45 PM | More Info
SUNDAY:
April Golden Meet - Elvaston Castle
10:00 AM | More Info
Easter Egg Hunt & Table Top Sale - Chaddesden Park
11:00 AM | More Info
Easter Sunday Lunch - The Engine Room
12:00 PM | More Info
Evolve Workshop and Tea Dance - Evergreen Hall
1:00 PM | More Info
Spring Alumni Event - Allestree
6:00 PM | More Info
Salsa Night - Old Bell Hotel
6:00 PM | More Info
Community Gong Bath - St Nicholas Church
6:00 PM | More Info
SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP
☕ - The Lamp House - Skip the Pub, Sack off Starbucks - This is Where You’re Going Now!
📍 - Darley Abbey Mills
⏰ - Tues - Weds: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
⏰ - Thurs - Sat: 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
⏰ - Sun: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
📷 - @atthelamphouse
By day, it’s all flat whites and traybakes. By night, it’s beer, wine, and the odd DJ spinning to your second slice of cake. The Lamp House has carved out a cosy corner in Darley Abbey Mills for caffeine heads, sweet tooths, and those who like their rosé with a river view. Just show up, grab a perch and let the world melt away. Dogs welcome.
ACTIVITY ALLEY
🚗 - Big Easter Meet - Classic Cars, Supercars, and a Breakfast Buffet Doing a Lot of Heavy Lifting!
📍- Great Northern Classics
📅 - Sun 5th April
⏰ - 10:00 AM start
🎟️ - Free entry, free parking
📷 - @greatnorthernclassics
Great Northern Classics is putting on a free Easter car and bike meet, and they've thrown everything in. There will be dads peering under bonnets and saying things like "that's a good bit of kit that" with complete confidence. You know exactly who you are.
The Tram Shed cafe is running a special menu on the day, breakfast buffet then lunch from noon. It's Easter Sunday, it's free to get in, and there's a full breakfast waiting. Genuinely nothing to argue with.

FRESH EXPERIENCES
🌿 - Easter Messy Play Party - Mud Kitchen, Crafts, and an Afternoon They’ll Love
📍- Electric Daisy
📅 - Thu 2nd Apr
⏰ - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
🎟️ - One child £8.50 | Two siblings £13.45 | Babies under 9 months free
📷 - @electricdaisyderby
Electric Daisy is putting on an Easter messy play afternoon with mud kitchen fun, crafts, and sensory stations in their garden setting. It’s a stay and play event, so the kids can get stuck in while you supervise with a drink and accept that clean clothes were never really part of the plan. A strong shout for the school holidays!
LIVE MUSIC
Friday
DWYWT's Live - O'Dwyers - 6:00 PM
Sham 69 + Menace - Hairy Dog - 7:00 PM
HorthWorld Live - Dubrek Studios - 7:00 PM
Storming Warning - White Horse - 9:00 PM
Whitesnake - Flowerpot - 9:00 PM
Saturday
Seattle Thrift Store Tribute Show - Hairy Dog - 7:00 PM
Tom Hingley Live DJ Set - Mr Shaws House - 7:00 PM
Sabbra Cadabra Live - Flowerpot - 7:00 PM
Rock It - The Boathouse Shardlow - 8:30 PM
Trace Band - Needles Pub - 9:00 PM
Sunday
Eb Sallah - The Boathouse Shardlow - 5:30 PM
Ghrul, SKUM, Neurosys Live - Hairy Dog - 6:00 PM
Bank Holiday Live - The Lodge Alvaston - 6:00 PM
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