Events
Your indispensable guide to the best food and drink events in Derbyshire.
May
Wed 22: Worth Brothers Wine Tasting and Eight-Course Meal at Restaurant Zest, Derby. From 7.15pm. Eight wines. £27.50 per person. Call Derby 381101 to book.
Sat 25: Bakewell Farmers’ Market at the Agricultural Centre. 9am to 2pm. Call 01629 813777 for more details.
Sat 25 and Sun 26: Vineyard tour at Renishaw Hall and Gardens. 11am and 1pm. As part of English Wine Week. More details: www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
Sun 26: Ale Trail at Calke Abbey, Ticknall. 5pm to 7pm. Circular five-mile walk through the Calke estate with a stop at Tollgate Brewery for some ale tasting and nibbles. Booking required. More details: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke
Thu 30: Swadlincote Farmers’ Market in The Delph. 9am to 4pm. More details: www.south-derbys.gov.uk
Thu 30: Ashbourne Farmers’ Market at the town hall. 9am to 2pm. More details: Michelle on 07875 703969.
June
Sat 1: Brampton Food Market at St Thomas’s Centre, Chatsworth Road. 10am to 1.30pm. Free admission and parking. More details: www.st-thomas-brampton.org
Sat 1: Hathersage Farmers’ Market at the Methodist Church Hall, Main Road. 10am to 2pm. Free admission. More details from Gemma Facer on 07931 960770, or email gemmafacer@hotmail.com
Sat 1: Wirksworth Farmers’ Market in the Memorial Hall and Gardens. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.wirksworthfarmersmarket.com
Sat 1 and Sun 2: Belper Goes Green Weekend at Belper Rugby Club, Strutts Playing Field, off the A6, with cookery demonstrations, food stalls and lots of other attractions. More details: www.transitionbelper.org
Sun 2: Castleton Farmers’ Market in the Bull’s Head car park, Cross Street. 10am to 3pm. Call Lyn Helps on 01298 813539 for more details.
Tue 4: Pop-up Shop at Betty’s Farm Shop, Willington. 11am to 3pm. Food and drink, plus cards, jewellery and gifts. More details: www.bettysfarm.co.uk
Thu 6: Buxton Farmers’ Market at the Pavilion Gardens. 9.30am to 2pm. For more details, call 01298 23114.
Sat 8: Belper Farmers’ Market, in the Market Place. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.belpertowncouncil.co.uk
Sat 8 and Sun 9: First Bakewell Baking Festival, held in streets throughout the town. More details: www.bakewellbakingfestival.co.uk
Sun 9: Open Farm event at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall campus, in Morley. 10am to 4pm. Free entry. More details: www.derby-college.ac.uk/food-hub
Sun 9: Open Day at Betty’s Farm Shop, Willington. 10am to 4pm. See how the eggs are collected, plus plenty more. More details: www.bettysfarm.co.uk
Thu 13: Ashbourne Farmers’ Market at the town hall. 9am to 2pm. More details: Michelle on 07875 703969.
Fri 14: Informal stand-up-and-mingle tasting of English wines provided by Amber Valley Wines, hosted by Corkscrewed! Wine Tasting Events. 8pm to 11pm at Hackwood Farm, Radbourne, near Mickleover. Tickets £15 in advance to include eight wines and buffet. To book, email pauline@corkscrewed.co.uk
Sat 15: Matlock Farmers’ Market in Hall Ley’s Park. 9am to 1pm. More details: www.matlock.gov.uk
Thu 20: Derby Farmers’ Market in the Market Place. 8am to 2pm. For more details, call Touseef Hussain on 01332 287345.
Fri 21: Summer wines tasting at Worth Brothers, Kirk Langley. 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets £7.50, including nine wines. More details: www.worthbrothers.co.uk/site
Sat 22: Classic Brewery Tours at Chatsworth House. 10am and 2pm. Behind-the-scenes tours of the house focusing on how beer was brewed at Chatsworth in the 18th and 19th centuries, followed by a trip to Peak Ales. £35 per person. More details: www.chatsworth.org
Sun 23: Derbyshire County Show at the Showground, Elvaston. 8am to 5.30pm. Tickets £6 to £11. More details: www.derbyshirecountyshow.org.uk
Sun 23: Baslow Food Fair, in the Village Hall. 20 artisan food producers. Free admission and tastings. More details: www.hartingtons.com
Tue 25: Food and Drink Networking Supper and East Midlands Food and Drink Forum AGM at Kelham Hall, Newark. 5pm to 8pm. More details: www.dncc.co.uk
Thu 27: Swadlincote Farmers’ Market in The Delph. 9am to 4pm. More details: www.south-derbys.gov.uk
Sat 29: Bakewell Farmers’ Market at the Agricultural Centre. 9am to 2pm. Call 01629 813777 for more details.
July
Thu 4: Buxton Farmers’ Market at the Pavilion Gardens. 9.30am to 2pm. For more details, call 01298 23114.
Sat 6: Dronfield Food Fair, in the Civic Hall. 26 artisan food producers. Free admission and tastings. More details: www.hartingtons.com
Sat 6: Brampton Food Market at St Thomas’s Centre, Chatsworth Road. 10am to 1.30pm. Free admission and parking. More details: www.st-thomas-brampton.org
Sat 6: Wirksworth Farmers’ Market in the Memorial Hall and Gardens. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.wirksworthfarmersmarket.com
Sat 6: Hathersage Farmers’ Market at the Methodist Church Hall, Main Road. 10am to 2pm. Free admission. More details from Gemma Facer on 07931 960770, or email gemmafacer@hotmail.com
Sun 7: Fabulous Places Summer Market at Derby’s Roundhouse, Pride Park. 10am to 4pm. More than 70 food and gift stalls, plus a vintage tea room. More details: www.fabulousplaces.co.uk
Sun 7: Castleton Farmers’ Market in the Bull’s Head car park, Cross Street. 10am to 3pm. Call Lyn Helps on 01298 813539 for more details.
Wed 10 to Sun 14: Derby City Charter Summer Beer Festival at the Assembly Rooms, Market Place. More details: www.derbycamra.org.uk
Sat 13: Belper Farmers’ Market, in the Market Place. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.belpertowncouncil.co.uk
Sun 14: Belper Food and Real Ale Festival, held in streets across the town centre from 10am to 3pm. More details: www.belperfoodfestival.co.uk
Sun 14: Duffield Summer Food Festival, in the Weston Centre. 20 artisan producers. Free admission and tastings. More details: www.hartingtons.com
Thu 18: Derby Farmers’ Market in the Market Place. 8am to 2pm. For more details, call Touseef Hussain on 01332 287345.
Sat 20: Matlock Farmers’ Market in Hall Ley’s Park. 9am to 1pm. More details: www.matlock.gov.uk
Thu 25: Ashbourne Farmers’ Market at the town hall. 9am to 2pm. More details: Michelle on 07875 703969.
Thu 25: Swadlincote Farmers’ Market in The Delph. 9am to 4pm. More details: www.south-derbys.gov.uk
Sat 27: Bakewell Farmers’ Market at the Agricultural Centre. 9am to 2pm. Call 01629 813777 for more details.
Sat 27 and Sun 28: Vineyard tour at Renishaw Hall and Gardens. 11am and 1pm. More details: www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
August
Thu 1: Buxton Farmers’ Market at the Pavilion Gardens. 9.30am to 2pm. For more details, call 01298 23114.
Sat 3: Hathersage Farmers’ Market at the Methodist Church Hall, Main Road. 10am to 2pm. Free admission. More details from Gemma Facer on 07931 960770, or email gemmafacer@hotmail.com
Sat 3: Wirksworth Farmers’ Market in the Memorial Hall and Gardens. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.wirksworthfarmersmarket.com
Sun 4: Summer Food and Craft Festival at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall campus, in Morley. 10am to 4pm. More details: www.derby-college.ac.uk/food-hub
Sun 4: Castleton Farmers’ Market in the Bull’s Head car park, Cross Street. 10am to 3pm. Call Lyn Helps on 01298 813539 for more details.
Wed 7 and Thu 8: Bakewell Show, at the town’s Showground. 8.30am to 6.30pm. Tickets £12 to £15. Foodie attractions include competitions, stalls and Madam Zucchini’s vegetable show. More details: www.bakewellshow.org
Sat 10: Belper Farmers’ Market, in the Market Place. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.belpertowncouncil.co.uk
Wed 14: Ashover Show at the Rectory Fields. 9am to dusk. Tickets £3 to £9. Children under five free. Plenty of food and drink attractions, including horticulture classes. More details: www.ashovershow.co.uk
Thu 15: Derby Farmers’ Market in the Market Place. 8am to 2pm. For more details, call Touseef Hussain on 01332 287345.
Sat 17: Matlock Farmers’ Market in Hall Ley’s Park. 9am to 1pm. More details: www.matlock.gov.uk
Sat 17: Ashbourne Show, at the Polo Ground, Osmaston, from 7.45am. Tickets £4 to £10. More details: www.ashbourneshow.co.uk
Sat 17 and Sun 18: Vineyard tour at Renishaw Hall and Gardens. 11am and 1pm. As part of the hall’s food and plant fair weekend. More details: www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
Sat 24 and Sun 25: Summer Food Fair at Elvaston Castle. More details: www.allabouttourism.co.uk
Mon 26: Hope Show, from 8am. Tickets £2 to £7. Car parking free. Attractions include horticulture classes, poultry and stalls. More details: www.hopeshow.org.uk
Thu 29: Ashbourne Farmers’ Market at the town hall. 9am to 2pm. More details: Michelle on 07875 703969.
Thu 29: Swadlincote Farmers’ Market in The Delph. 9am to 4pm. More details: www.south-derbys.gov.uk
Fri 30 to Sun, Sep 1: Chatsworth Country Fair at Chatsworth House. More details: www.chatsworth.org
Sat 31: Bakewell Farmers’ Market at the Agricultural Centre. 9am to 2pm. Call 01629 813777 for more details.
September
Sun 1: Castleton Farmers’ Market in the Bull’s Head car park, Cross Street. 10am to 3pm. Call Lyn Helps on 01298 813539 for more details.
Thu 5: Buxton Farmers’ Market at the Pavilion Gardens. 9.30am to 2pm. For more details, call 01298 23114.
Sat 7: Brampton Food Market at St Thomas’s Centre, Chatsworth Road. 10am to 1.30pm. Free admission and parking. More details: www.st-thomas-brampton.org
Sat 7: Hathersage Farmers’ Market at the Methodist Church Hall, Main Road. 10am to 2pm. Free admission. More details from Gemma Facer on 07931 960770, or email gemmafacer@hotmail.com
Sat 7: Wirksworth Farmers’ Market in the Memorial Hall and Gardens. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.wirksworthfarmersmarket.com
Sat 7 and Sun 8: Vineyard tour at Renishaw Hall and Gardens. 11am and 1pm. More details: www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
Sat 14: Belper Farmers’ Market, in the Market Place. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.belpertowncouncil.co.uk
Thu 19: Derby Farmers’ Market in the Market Place. 8am to 2pm. For more details, call Touseef Hussain on 01332 287345.
Sat 21: Matlock Farmers’ Market in Hall Ley’s Park. 9am to 1pm. More details: www.matlock.gov.uk
Sat 21 and Sun 22: Vineyard tour at Renishaw Hall and Gardens. 11am and 1pm. More details: www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
Thu 26: Swadlincote Farmers’ Market in The Delph. 9am to 4pm. More details: www.south-derbys.gov.uk
Thu 26: Ashbourne Farmers’ Market at the town hall. 9am to 2pm. More details: Michelle on 07875 703969.
Sat 28: Bakewell Farmers’ Market at the Agricultural Centre. 9am to 2pm. Call 01629 813777 for more details.
Sun 29: Taste of World Heritage food-themed history walk around Belper, beginning on the Market Place at 2pm and ending at Fresh Basil, Strutt Street, for a tasting session of local produce. £3 per head. Walk led by local historian Adrian Farmer. More details: www.derwentvalleymills.org
October
Thu 3: Buxton Farmers’ Market at the Pavilion Gardens. 9.30am to 2pm. For more details, call 01298 23114.
Sat 5: Brampton Food Market at St Thomas’s Centre, Chatsworth Road. 10am to 1.30pm. Free admission and parking. More details: www.st-thomas-brampton.org
Sat 5: Wirksworth Farmers’ Market in the Memorial Hall and Gardens. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.wirksworthfarmersmarket.com
Sat 5: Hathersage Farmers’ Market at the Methodist Church Hall, Main Road. 10am to 2pm. Free admission. More details from Gemma Facer on 07931 960770, or email gemmafacer@hotmail.com
Sun 6: Castleton Farmers’ Market in the Bull’s Head car park, Cross Street. 10am to 3pm. Call Lyn Helps on 01298 813539 for more details.
Sat 12: Belper Farmers’ Market, in the Market Place. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.belpertowncouncil.co.uk
Sat 12: Dronfield Food Fair, in the Civic Hall. 26 artisan food producers. Free admission and tastings. More details: www.hartingtons.com
Sun 13: Autumn Food and Craft Festival at the Food Hub, Broomfield Hall, Derby College. 10am to 4pm. More details: www.derby-college.ac.uk
Sun 13: Baslow Food Fair, in the Village Hall. 20 artisan food producers. Free admission and tastings. More details: www.hartingtons.com
Thu 17: Derby Farmers’ Market in the Market Place. 8am to 2pm. For more details, call Touseef Hussain on 01332 287345.
Sat 19: Matlock Farmers’ Market in Hall Ley’s Park. 9am to 1pm. More details: www.matlock.gov.uk
Thu 31: Swadlincote Farmers’ Market in The Delph. 9am to 4pm. More details: www.south-derbys.gov.uk
Sat 26: Bakewell Farmers’ Market at the Agricultural Centre. 9am to 2pm. Call 01629 813777 for more details.
Thu 31: Ashbourne Farmers’ Market at the town hall. 9am to 2pm. More details: Michelle on 07875 703969.
November
Sat 2: Brampton Food Market at St Thomas’s Centre, Chatsworth Road. 10am to 1.30pm. Free admission and parking. More details: www.st-thomas-brampton.org
Sat 2: Hathersage Farmers’ Market at the Methodist Church Hall, Main Road. 10am to 2pm. Free admission. More details from Gemma Facer on 07931 960770, or email gemmafacer@hotmail.com
Sat 2: Wirksworth Farmers’ Market in the Memorial Hall and Gardens. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.wirksworthfarmersmarket.com
Sun 3: Castleton Farmers’ Market in the Bull’s Head car park, Cross Street. 10am to 3pm. Call Lyn Helps on 01298 813539 for more details.
Thu 7: Buxton Farmers’ Market at the Pavilion Gardens. 9.30am to 2pm. For more details, call 01298 23114.
Sat 9: Belper Farmers’ Market, in the Market Place. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.belpertowncouncil.co.uk
Sat 16: Matlock Farmers’ Market in Hall Ley’s Park. 9am to 1pm. More details: www.matlock.gov.uk
Thu 21: Derby Farmers’ Market in the Market Place. 8am to 2pm. For more details, call Touseef Hussain on 01332 287345.
Thu 28: Ashbourne Farmers’ Market at the town hall. 9am to 2pm. More details: Michelle on 07875 703969.
Thu 28: Swadlincote Farmers’ Market in The Delph. 9am to 4pm. More details: www.south-derbys.gov.uk
Sat 30: Bakewell Farmers’ Market at the Agricultural Centre. 9am to 2pm. Call 01629 813777 for more details.
Sat 30 and Dec Sun 1: National Trust Christmas Food Fair at Sudbury Hall. More details: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
December
Sun 1: Castleton Farmers’ Market in the Bull’s Head car park, Cross Street. 10am to 3pm. Call Lyn Helps on 01298 813539 for more details.
Sun 1: Duffield Christmas Food Festival, at the Weston Centre. 20 artisan food producers. Free admission and tastings. More details: www.hartingtons.com
Thu 5: Buxton Farmers’ Market at the Pavilion Gardens. 10am to 1.30pm. For more details, call 01298 23114.
Sat 2: Brampton Christmas Food Market at St Thomas’s Centre, Chatsworth Road. 10am to 1.30pm. Free admission and parking. More details: www.st-thomas-brampton.org
Fri 6 to Sun 8: Christmas Fair at Denby Pottery Visitors Centre. More details: www.denby.co.uk
Sat 7: Wirksworth Farmers’ Market in the Memorial Hall and Gardens. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.wirksworthfarmersmarket.com
Sat 7: Hathersage Farmers’ Market at the Methodist Church Hall, Main Road. 10am to 2pm. Free admission. More details from Gemma Facer on 07931 960770, or email gemmafacer@hotmail.com
Sat 7 and Sun 8: Christmas Food Fair at Elvaston Castle. More details: www.allabouttourism.co.uk
Sun 8: Baslow Christmas Food and Drink Fair, in the Village Hall. 20 artisan food producers. Free admission and tastings. More details: www.hartingtons.com
Sun 8: Winter Food and Craft Festival at the Food Hub, Broomfield Hall, Derby College. 10am to 4pm. More details: www.derby-college.ac.uk
Sat 14: Belper Farmers’ Market, in the Market Place. 9am to 2pm. More details: www.belpertowncouncil.co.uk
Sat 14: Dronfield Christmas Food and Drink Fair, in the Civic Hall. 26 artisan food producers. Free admission and tastings. More details: www.hartingtons.com
Thu 19: Ashbourne Farmers’ Market at the town hall. 9am to 2pm. More details: Michelle on 07875 703969.
Thu 19: Derby Farmers’ Market in the Market Place. 8am to 2pm. For more details, call Touseef Hussain on 01332 287345.
Sat 21: Matlock Farmers’ Market in Hall Ley’s Park. 9am to 1pm. More details: www.matlock.gov.uk
Sat 28: Bakewell Farmers’ Market at the Agricultural Centre. 9am to 2pm. Call 01629 813777 for more details.
Cookery Courses
Hartingtons, of Bakewell. Learn how to bake bread, make cheese, brew beer and many more. Full details: www.hartingtons.com/courses
Seasoned, of Catton Hall, Walton-upon-Trent. Courses for foodies, schools, groups, chefs and team-building exercises. Full details: www.seasonedcourses.com
The Tideswell School of Food. Courses inspired by local produce and dishes across the globe. Full details: www.tideswellschooloffood.co.uk