Derbyshire Diary of Events
Further information is available from Peak Cottages or the local Tourist Information Centres.
| February/March | Ashbourne Shrovetide
Football Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday |
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| March | Winster Pancake
Races Shrove Tuesday Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine, Midland Railway Centre |
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| April | Flagg Point to Point to Point Races Easter Tuesday | |
| May | Bamford sheepdog
trials and county show Buxton Annual Brass Band Festival Buxton Antiques Fair Chatsworth Angling Fair Castleton Garland Ceremony County Show Elvaston Castle Derbyshire Steam Fair Hartington Moor Rowsley milling of flour at Cauldwells Mill Well Dressings in various villages |
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| June | Grindleford
carnival Tideswell music festival Well Dressings in various villages |
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| July | Ashbourne Highland
Gathering Belper Folk Festival Buxton Opera Festival Buxton Jazz Festival Chatsworth House Open air concert Rock and Blues Festival, Pentrich Well Dressings in various villages |
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| August | Ashbourne Show Bakewell Show -2 days Chatsworth Annual Flower Show Edensor Derbyshire Steam Fair Hartington Moor Hope Sheepdog trials and Agricultural Show Ilam sheepdog trials Loosehill Hall, Castleton Playdays for 3/4 year olds Matlock Carnival Matlock Bath Illuminations & Venetian Nights Rowsley milling of flour at Cauldwells Mill Transport Extravaganza,Crich Tramway Museum Well Dressings in various villages |
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| September | Chatsworth
Country Fair for the whole family Hayfield Sheepdog trials and Country Show Longshaw Sheepdog trials Rowsley milling of flour at Cauldwells Mill Well Dressings in various villages Wirksworth Church Clipping Service |
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| October | Matlock Bath
Illuminations Rowsley milling of flour at Cauldwells Mill |
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| November | Alton Towers
grand firework display Castleton Christmas lights Dovedale Dash cross country run Rowsley milling of flour at Cauldwells Mill |
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| December | Raft Race -
Matlock/Matlock Bath Boxing Day |
