JULY
Inspired by the sea DERBYSHIRE may be landlocked, but you can almost smell the ozone in the air at an exhibition of art work featuring the seaside, currently showing at Lea, near Matlock. The Summer Time Open is an exhibition of contemporary art, open to all artists inspired by the coast. Free to visit, it can be found at Studio 61 Gallery,The Coach House, Lea, near Matlock, throughout July and August. For further information,contact 01629 543532.
18th Butler and Housekeeper Tour, Lyme Park 01663 762023
18th Outdoor Theatre - The Merry Wives of Windsor, Kedleston Hall 01332 842191
18th - 27th Sleeping Beauty On Ice, Chatsworth
19th Farmers’ Market, Imperial Rooms, Matlock 01629 57488
19th Open Day, National Gardens Scheme, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
19th Open Day, National Gardens Scheme, Lyme Park 01663 762023
19th An Iron Age Life, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Buxton 01298 24658
19th - 20th Gallery for a Weekend with Dave Butcher, Rowsley 01663 733771
19th - 20th Deer Calf Walk, Lyme Park 01663 762023
19th - 20th Antique and Collectors’ Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
19th - 28th Nature Through the Lens, Ilam Park 01335 350503
20th Antique Fair, Hartington 01782 822713
20th Music in the Gardens, Renishaw Hall, Sheffield, 01246 432 310
20th Brass and Blooms, Music for a summer afternoon, Lyme Park 01663 762023
20th Bands in the Park, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
20th Record and CD Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
20th Buxton Half Marathon, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
20th Music In The Gardens - Abbeydale Singers, Renishaw Hall 01246 432310
20th Music In The Gardens - Ireland Colliery Band, Renishaw Hall 01246 432310
21st - 22nd Brilliant Bulb Sale, Lyme Park 01663 762023
21st - 2nd Sept Polish Your Own Blue John Stone, Treak Cliff Cavern, Castleton 01433 620571
22nd Bess’s Hidden Hardwick Tour, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
23rd H&H Classic Car Auction Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
24th Derbyshire Youth Orchestra Concert, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
26th Farmers’ Market, Bakewell 01629 813777
26th - 27th Plant and Gardening Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
26th - 27th Jewellery Fair Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
26th - 27th Craft Fair, Tissington 07854 426735
27th Craft and Gift Fair, Hartington 01782 822713
27th Music in the Gardens, Renishaw Hall 01246 432310
27th ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Renishaw Hall 01246 432310
27th Explore the boundaries of Hardwick Park, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
27th Bands In the Park, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
29th The Secrets of Hardwick Gardens, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
31st Costume Days Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
AUGUST
3rd Theatre, ‘The Secret Garden’, Renishaw Hall 01246 432 310
3rd Fossil Day at Winnats Pass, Castleton 01433 670368
3rd Pinocchio, Lyme Park 01663 762023
3rd Bands In the Park, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
3rd Farmers’ Market, Castleton 01433 620699
3rd Emergency Vehicles Day, Crich Tramway Village, Crich 01773 854321
4th Storytime at the Cage, Lyme Park 01663 762023
5th Gardens open at Renishaw Hall 01246 432310
5th - 6th Crafty Creations, Lyme Park 01663 762023
6th Elizabethan Family Fundays, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
6th - 7th Bakewell Show, Bakewell 01629 812736
7th Down by the Pond, Longshaw Estate 01433 631708
7th - 17th Bakewell Arts Festival 01629 813642
8th Butler and Housekeeper Tour, Lyme Park 01663 762023
9th Painted Ladies and Peacocks, Ilam Park 01335 350503
9th Farmers’ Market, Whaley Bridge 0845 129 7777
9th - 10th 1940s Celebration Weekend, Tramway Village, Crich 01773 854321
10th Craft and Gift Fair, Hartington 01782 822713
10th Music in the Garden, Renishaw Hall 01246 432 310
10th Bands In the Park, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
11th - 12th Bat walk, Lyme Park 01663 762023
12th - 13th Crafty Creations, Lyme Park 01663 762023
13th Elizabethan Family Fundays, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
13th Family Habitat Walk, Lyme Park 01663 762023
14th Summer Fun, Longshaw Estate 01433 631708
14th Bat walk, Lyme Park 01663 762023
16th Farmers Market, Imperial Rooms, Matlock 01629 57488
16th - 17th Gallery for a Weekend with photographer Dave Butcher, Rowsley 01663 733771
16th - 17th Craft Fairs, Tissington 07854 426735
17th Plant Fair, Renishaw Hall 01246 432310
17th Bands In the Park, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
17th August Plant Fair, Renishaw Hall Gardens 01246 432310
18th - 19th Bat walk, Lyme Park 01663 762023
19th - 20th Crafty Creations, Lyme Park 01663 762023
20th Bat Detectives, Longshaw Estate 01433 631708
20th Elizabethan Family Fundays, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
21st Down by the Pond, Longshaw Estate 01433 631708
21st Bat walk, Lyme Park 01663 762023
21st Farmers’ Market, Buxton 01298 23114
22nd - 31st Another View of the World, Ilam Park 01335 350503
23rd Antique and Collectors’ Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
24th Bands In the Park, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
24th Record and CD Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
24th/25th Craft and Gift Fair, Hartington 01782 822713
24th/25th Transport Extravaganza, Crich Tramway Village, Crich 01773 854321
25th Music in the Gardens, Renishaw Hall 01246 432310
25th Bands In the Park, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
25th Book Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
25th Bank Holiday Market, Glossop 0845 129 7777
26th The Secrets of Hardwick Gardens, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
26th Storytime at the Cage, Lyme Park 01663 762023
26th Tea Dance, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
27th Elizabethan Family Fundays, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
28th Summer Fun, Longshaw Estate 01433 631708
28th Costume Day, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
28th Family Habitat Walk, Lyme Park 01663 762023
29th Bangers and Bats, Ilam Park 01335 350503
29th The Park in the Dark, Lyme Park 01663 762023
29th - 31st Country Fair, Chatsworth
30th Farmers’ Market, Bakewell 01629 813777
30th/31st Craft Fairs, Tissington 07854 426735
30th - 31st Sussed out for Summer Weekends, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
31st Music in the Gardens, Renishaw Hall 01246 432310
31st Bands In the Park, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
31st Toy Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114