Things to do this weekend: Christmas Markets at Calke Abbey plus Candlelight at the Cathedral!

Morning! A busy festive stretch ahead with Christmas markets at Calke Abbey for gifts you’ll pretend you planned, a retro gaming night for anyone who peaked on a Mega Drive, brass bands warming up the Market Place and a candlelit Messiah if you fancy something that feels like therapy with choirs. Plenty on, plenty to dodge, plenty to enjoy.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

🎄 - Christmas Markets at Calke Abbey - The One Where You Go for Gifts and Leave with Mince Pies
📍 - Calke Abbey
📅 - Fri 12th to Sun 14th Dec
⏰ - 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM
🎟️ - Free entry with venue admission
📷 - @curly_magpie

Calke Abbey rolls out its Christmas markets inside the Riding School and it is wall to wall handmade gifts, local food, festive drinks and enough craft talent to make you question your life skills. You can browse, wander, nibble, sip and then browse again because something always catches your eye on round two. Perfect for picking up presents that look thoughtful without you actually making anything.

FRIDAY:

Nordic Bar - Derby Market Place
12:15 PM | More Info

Retro Gaming Night - Derby Computer Museum
6:00 PM | More Info

Derwent Brass Presents - Derby Cathedral
7:00 PM | More Info

Bongo’s Bingo Christmas Cracker - Vaillant Live
8:00 PM | More Info

Stargazing - Sunnydale Park
8:00 PM | More Info

SATURDAY:

Festive Markets - Derby Market Hall
8:00 AM | More Info

Ice Rink - Market Place
9:00 AM | More Info

Santa’s Grotto - Derby Market Hall
10:00 AM | More Info

Christmas Market - Mosaic at The Mills
10:00 AM | More Info

Trees For Derby Planting - Allestree Park
10:00 AM | More Info

Brass Bands & Choirs - Market Place
10:00 AM | More Info

Cookie and Gingerbread Decorating - The Paddock Breadsall
12:00 PM | More Info

FA Trust Football Academy Coaching - Derby Moor Facilities
2:25 PM | More Info

Christmas Opening - The Winery Darley Abbey
3:30 PM | More Info

Live Wrestling - Derby Market Hall
6:30 PM | More Info

Evening of Mediumship - Charnwood Spiritualist Church
7:00 PM | More Info

BKFC Fight Night - Vaillant Live
7:00 PM | More Info

SUNDAY:

Tiny Kickers Football Classes (18 Month - Age 4) - Mickleover Community Pavilion Association - 9:00 AM | More Info

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

Festive Afternoon Tea - Milly Mays Coffee Shop
2:00 PM | More Info

Class Lines and Red Rhymes - Dubrek Studios
7:30 PM | More Info

SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🥧 - Croots Farm Shop - The Place That Turns Christmas Food Shopping Into A Main Event
📍 - Farnah House, Duffield
⏰ - Mon - Sat: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
⏰ - Sun: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📷 - @crootsfarmshop

Croots is in full festive mode and it is absolute danger for anyone with a shopping list and weak willpower. Turkeys, sausage meat, pigs in blankets, cheese, pies, veg, Christmas puddings, hampers, trees, the lot. The café is running comfort food and hot drinks and If you want your Christmas shop to feel like an outing rather than a chore, this is the spot!

ACTIVITY ALLEY

🎁 - Merlin Makers Christmas Market - The Day You Shop, Snack And Save The World A Bit
📍 - Museum of Making
📅 - Sat 13th Dec
⏰ - 10:00 AM
🎟️ - Free entry
📷 - @merlin_makers

A festive takeover inside the Wardwick Room with local makers, sweet treats, crafts and enough gift ideas to ruin your budget before lunch. You get pastries from 4eyespatisserie, journals from Arteafoxstudios, knitted bits from Loops and Layers, herbal teas, earrings and a tombola that absolutely wants your money. Children’s activities run all day, the stalls are solid and every penny raised supports The King’s Trust.

FRESH EXPERIENCES

🎼 - Handel’s Messiah by Candlelight - The Concert That Lifts You Straight Out Of December Stress
📍 - Derby Cathedral
📅 - Sat 13th Dec
⏰ - 7:00 PM
🎟️ - £15 to £20
📷 - @derbycathedral

A full candlelit performance of Messiah inside the cathedral, complete with the Cathedral Choir and Sinfonia Viva giving it everything. The sound fills the whole space, the lighting is gorgeous and the Hallelujah Chorus hits so hard you’ll briefly forgive everyone who annoyed you this week. It is stirring, atmospheric and a perfect festive evening if you want something grand without glitter or tinsel.

LIVE MUSIC

Friday

• Oobleck - Dubrek Studios - 7:30 PM

• R.E.M by Stipe - Flowerpot - 8:00 PM

• Mark Green Elvis Experience - Needles Pub - 8:45 PM

• Twoasis Live - The Broadway - 9:00 PM

• Fast Trax - Ryans Bar - 9:00 PM

• Four Muppeteers - Horse and Groom - 9:00 PM

Saturday

• Hard Dance Reloaded - The Church - 4:00 PM

• Yuletide Frolic - Dubrek Studios - 7:00 PM

• These Wicked Rivers Christmas Show - Hairy Dog - 7:00 PM

• Strange Days - Spondon Liberal Club - 8:00 PM

• Reggae Night - White Horse - 9:00 PM

Sunday

• Matt Peach Live - Derby Market Hall - 12:00 PM

• Derby Indie Collective - Victoria Inn - 2:00 PM

• Skrantinos - The Smithfield - 4:00 PM

• Peashooter Live - Flowerpot - 4:00 PM

• Driven - Spondon Liberal Club - 4:30 PM

WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday
10°C 🌡️ 4°C | Sunny.

Saturday
11°C 🌡️ 10°C | Sunny Intervals.

Sunday
13°C 🌡️ 8°C | Light Rain.
Temperature readings taken from the Met Office the night before publication

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