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To 7 Oct
Bare Bones: The fascinating world of
animal skeletons
Museum and Art Gallery DE1 1BS
www.derbymuseums.org
Bare Bones explores the form and
function of the skeleton in animal
physiology. This family-friendly
exhibition looks at the
adaptation and the evolution of
species by examining skeletal
anatomy.Free event suitable for
families.
7 Sep
Family Forest Fun (5-9 years)
Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
10:30am-12pm Come along for a mix of
craft, games, stories and woodland skills
aimed at children aged from 5-9 years
old. Children should be accompanied by
adults and dressed for the outdoors. The
session will go ahead rain or shine, but may
be cancelled in the event of high winds.
Booking essential.
7 Sep- 23 Sep
Wirksworth Festival
Wirksworth DE4
www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk
A leading rural arts festival with art for all
appetites. Enjoy the work of more than 150
artists along with an inspiring programme
of performances and events in this historic
market town, right at the heart of the
Derbyshire Dales. For details of all events
and tickets T: 01629 824393 or visit the
website.
7 Sep – Ongoing
Little Saplings Sensory
Play
National Memorial
Arboretum DE13 7AR
www.thenma.org.uk
10:30am and 1pm Our Little
Saplings Sensory Play and
storytelling is designed to help our
youngest visitors enjoy the Arboretum and
heighten their development and enjoyment
of learning. Sounds, colours, textures,
auditory sensory activities and other handson
elements will add to the week’s chosen
story. Book online.
8 Sep – 30 Sep
Spudfest
National Forest Adventure Farm DE13 9SJ
www.adventurefarm.co.uk
Weekends Only. Dig up potatoes for FREE!
Head over to the Adventure Farm’s potato
plot, grab a fork and fill a bag of spuds
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We check
listings carefully but
event details and prices
may be subject to change.
Please always check
with the venue.
to take home and enjoy. There’s one free
bag per child aged 2 and over. Subject to
availability. The Farm will be open and
normal admission charges apply. Plus on
9 September, the Farm will once again
be hosting the start of the Thomas
Pegg Memorial Tractor & Treasured
Vehicle Run. Breakfast from
9am, run begins at 10am – all
welcome to join the run on your
pride and joy; cars, motorbikes
bike or even on foot! £5.00 per
vehicle. All proceeds will go to YES
Youth emotional support services.
For more information and to enter a
vehicle, please call Caroline on
07815 725392
8 Sep – 28 Oct
Matlock Bath Illuminations
Derwent Gardens DE4 3LX
www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk
Every Saturday and Sunday. Matlock
Bath Illuminations is a fun-packed family
event featuring a spectacular parade of
illuminated and decorated boats along the
River Derwent. Every Saturday , and the
final night 28 October, includes a fireworks
finale. Online tickets are £6.00 on Saturdays
and £5.00 on Sundays (apart from the final
Sunday 28 October when Saturday prices
apply). Accompanied under 16s continue
to be free.
9 Sep
September Open Day
Ashbourne Animal Welfare DE6 1NB
www.ashbourneanimalwelfare.org
11am-4pm The Ark has lots of cats
and dogs patiently waiting for
loving new homes so come
along and make September a
special month by offering one
of our residents a new home.
You’ll get a new best friend
and loyal companion and they
will get a new family to love.
Derby Colour Run
Markeaton Park DE22 4AA
www.derbylive.co.uk
11am-2pm Sign up, pull on one of our
Derby Hospitals Charity white t-shirts and
prepare to have the messiest fun you’ve
ever had on a Sunday morning and support
your local hospital. You can choose to run,
walk or even dance around our 5k course
where you will be ‘blasted’ with coloured
powder, and cross the finish line wearing
all the colours of the rainbow, and a huge
smile! Suitable for ages 6+, all under 16s
must be accompanied by an adult. Adults:
£20 registration fee, under 16s: £10 .
9 Sep – 30 Sep
Swadlincote Junior Parkrun
Maurice Lea Memorial Park DE11 9NW
www.south-derbys.gov.uk
9-10am 4-14 year olds can join in a fun,
friendly 2k run as part of the national
parkrun every Sunday at 9am at Maurice
Lea Park. This is a free activity but please
register online before your first run. Come
along and join in whatever your pace!
9 Sep and 14 Oct
Makers Sundays
Peak Shopping Village DE4 2JE
www.peakshoppingvillage.com
Makers Sundays will showcase a range of
stalls selling everything from handcrafted
foods to jewellery from the extraordinary
talent and diversity in Derbyshire and
its neighbouring counties. Runs on 9
September and 14 October.
11 Sep
Handling History
Museum and Art Gallery DE1 1BS
www.derbymuseums.org
10:30am-11am Handling History is our
regular object handling morning where
you can get up close to some historic
objects from our collection. Free. Donations
welcome.
12 Sep
Fostering Events
Glossop Library SK13 7DG
www.derbyshire.gov.uk
4:30-6:30pm Could you change lives and
offer a Derbyshire child a loving home?
You’ll be able to speak to local foster carers
about their experiences and our fostering
team will also be on hand to answer any
questions. Come along for an informal
chat to any of the drop-in sessions - no
appointment needed.
Grizzly bears with Carl Bedson
Riddings Park Community Centre DE55 4EW
www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
7:30-9:30pm Join our Amber Valley Local
Group to listen to Carl Bedson as he shares
his research and pictures from working on
bear projects in Cabinet Yaak in the USA.
Suitable for families. £2 per person.
14 Sep
Tots Make and Do: Sparkle and Shine
Museum and Art Gallery DE1 1BS
www.derbymuseums.org
10am-11:30am Tots Make and Do is a
weekly session where we welcome 2-5
year olds and their grown-ups for crafts,
games and stories inspired by our fabulous
collections. Free. Donations welcome.
15 Sep
Peak Magic Festival
Peak Shopping Village DE4 2JE
peakshoppingvillage.com
A truly awesome day of magical
entertainment and activity for all the
family. Close up & street magic, mind
reading & tarot, mind games and
workshops, balloons and bubbles and much
more. Free to enjoy from 11-4pm. After
that there is a ticketed stage show ‘The
Reality of Magic’ featuring some incredible
international guests as well as home grown
talent. Adults: £7 Children: £4 family
tickets: £20 ( 2 X adults and 2 children). To
book T: 01629 735 326 or via the website.
There’s something for all ages.
Meet George Stephenson
Chesterfield Museum S41 7TD
www.chesterfield.gov.uk/museum
10am-12pm and 1pm-4pm Have a chat
with this famous railway pioneer and
discover his connection with Chesterfield.
Free, donations welcome.
Costumed Tour
Cromford Mills DE4 3RQ
www.cromfordmills.org.uk
Join our Mill Manager and step back in time
to 1797. Learn what was happening locally
and nationally at the time and hear tales
of Sir Richard Arkwright and just what jobs
the Mill Manager made the workers do!
Price £5.
15 Sep – 23 Sep
Chesterfield Canal Walking Festival
Hollingwood Hub S43 2PF
www.visitpeakdistrict.com
This is a brand new event for Chesterfield
Area and its neighbours in Nottinghamshire
and South Yorkshire. Chesterfield Canal is a
beautiful place at any time of year, but early
Autumn possibly sees it at its best. There are
51 walks, all based in and around the Canal
and ranging from 2 miles to the full 46
miles of the Cuckoo Way, the Canal towpath.
Don’t worry though, we’ll take it in bite
size pieces over 3 days with celebrity walk
leader Reverend John Merrill.
15 Sep – 16 Sep
Tapton Lock Festival
Tapton Lock S41 7JB
www.artsderbyshire.org.uk
11am-4pm Come and join us for two days
of fantastic festival fun. We’ve got music
and performances in the marquee and you
can try your hands at crafts. Get close to the
water and have a go at canoeing or take a
trip aboard the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s trip
boat, John Varley II. Free entry.
15 Sep - Ongoing
Wildlife Watch
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR
www.thenma.org.uk
Each Wildlife Watch session provides a
great opportunity for you and your child
to engage with the vast variety of nature
that calls the Arboretum home. During our
September Wildlife Watch session our young
visitors will be discovering more about
hedgehogs and their habitats. £1.50 per
child, booking required. T: 01283245100.
16 Sep
Heritage Open Day
Ford Green Hall ST6 1NG
www.fordgreenhall.org.uk
11am-3pm Find out about weapons from
the Georgian era, peek at our re-opened
dovecote and handle replica period objects
and experience toys and games played 400
years ago. Free admission.
Peak Magic Festival
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