Derbyshire Food, Drink & Gift Fair
Elvaston Castle Showground, Derby, DE72 3EN
MAY 11th & 12th 2024
Saturday 10am - 6pm // Sunday 10am - 5pm
Adults - £10 // Under 16s - £2 // Under 5s - FREE
Entry Tickets to be purchased at the event entrance, entry fee is cash only. No pre booked tickets available.
FREE EVENT PARKING
Whats on ….
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Local producers of food & drink
Variety of food & drink producers from cheese, pies & chocolates, to preserves, rustic breads, cake, gin and lots more
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Street Food
Why not stay for lunch? We have a variety of Street Food stands at the fair offering both sweet & savoury options
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Crafts, Gifts & Homeware
For that little something special, look no further. From handcrafted gifts to unique homeware, you will find it here !
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Live Music Stage
Live Bands, Artists & Musicans performing on our Music Stage throughout the weekend. Pull up a deck chair & chill a while !
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On Site Bar
The onsite bar, located next to our Live Music tent, is the perfect place to get a refreshing drink or two !
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Activities for Kid's
With a variety of inflatables & child’s rides, you are set to have a fun day out. You could even try your circus skills in our FREE circus skills workshop or check out our Children’s Theatre Stage - NEW for 2024.
Dogs are welcome at Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair, so please bring them along to enjoy the fun !
To enjoy the fair they must be kept on a lead at all times.
2024 EXHIBITOR LIST - TBC
2024 LIVE MUSIC STAGE LINE UP
SATURDAY 11th MAY
10.30 - Masquerade
Simply beautiful acoustic covers
https://www.facebook.com/MasqueradeTrio
11.30 - Unlucky Strike
Story driven lyrics and epic rockabilly foot stompers
https://youtu.be/F1hIoOHsnMU?si=ZgYP8BcgRwpxml1P
12.30 - Double Standards
Smooth jazz classics and hits with a twist
https://www.facebook.com/JazzStandardsEvents/
14.00 - The Cut Diamond Band
Hits from across the decades celebrating the music of Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, the Beatles and more
https://www.facebook.com/cutdiamondband
15.00 - Paul Tabor
Popular solo acoustic artist playing famous tunes and original compositions
https://www.youtube.com/@PaulTaborMusic/videos
16.00 - Simpson and Lacey
A duet made in heaven plus they do songs
https://www.last.fm/music/David+Lacey
17.00 - The Hard Stuff
Cracklin' good honest rock and roll to close the day's knockout music with a bang
SUNDAY 12th MAY
11.00 - DaleDiva
A vibrant, entertaining and vivacious group of women hitting the mark with their high quality choral singing, fabulous mixed repertoire, their infectious joy of singing and a wonderful sense of fun
12.00 - Lucille
Contemporary and stylish Soul & Blues delivered by a sultry roots band from Derby
https://www.facebook.com/thebandlucille/
13.00 - Leah Wilcox
Superb Indie Pop female singer/songwriter, sonically dreamlike but grounded
https://www.youtube.com/c/leahwilcoxmusic
14.00 - Dorothy Ella
Sparkly, upbeat funk and soul to get you boogying with Dorothy Ella and her band; a disco princess on a mission to spread musical sunshine
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC91-QtT28Ah9SmK1NhDF_qg/videos?view=0&sort=da
15.00 - Mike Hardy
An accomplished alternative acoustic musician based out of Derby
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NmDnwJePmMb1mKFFv298j?si=EBZC85kPSOaQfhRAqdmXVg
16.00 - The Longmen
Our host band closing the show with classic and new rock and pop songs
https://soundcloud.com/graham marriott/sets/the-longmen-new-for-2023
Getting to us ….
For Sat Nav, please us the post code DE72 3EN
The fair entrance for visitors arriving in vehicles, is off Borrowash Road between Borrowash Village and Thulston. Please follow the yellow directional signs or brown tourist signs from either direction and they'll direct you right to us.
Event Parking
Parking for the event is FREE please follow event car parking signs when you arrive.
Public transport
There are no bus services that stop directly outside the main entrance to the park. However, bus 73 (Arriva) and the Skylink Derby (Trent Barton) both stop by Elvaston Castle Gates in Thulston.
Want to exhibit with us?
If you are a producer of food, drink, homemade crafts, sell homeware, gifts or are a small business wanting to showcase your stock at our events, we would love to hear from you ….
