What's on in Bakewell

Please note that these events may be subject to change or cancellation, please check with the event organiser before attending.


Foraging and Wildflower Walk

Alsop Station Car Park

We will explore the abundant vegetation in the amazing scenery of the White Peak by the famous River Dove

Bakewell Choral Society – Summer Concert

Medway Community Centre New Street, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Bakewell Choral Society will be performing some stunning showstoppers and will present a showcase of Young Singers from Derbyshire. Tickets are £12 (students and children free). Tickets available: Online at www.bakewellchoral.co.uk From Maxwell’s Bookshop, Orme Court, Granby Road, Bakewell DE45 1ES From any choir member, or on the door.

Monyash Well Dressing

Monyash Chapel Street, Monyash

This ancient custom is unique to Derbyshire and is the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made from natural materials.

Farm Shop Spring Food Fair

Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Meet local suppliers and browse, buy and sample their products at Chatsworth Farm Shop. Free entry.

Middleton-by-Youlgrave Well Dressing

Middleton-by-Youlgrave

This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire, and is the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made from natural materials.

Chatsworth Family Festival

Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Chatsworth’s family festival in the garden returns for a second year offering a host of entertainment and activities designed to entertain every family member.

Chatsworth Garden & Plant Fair

Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Join us for our 2025 garden and plant fair, and enjoy a full day out learning from the experts, browsing specialist nurseries from around the country and enjoying live music and great food. Admission to the garden and plant fair is included with all tickets that feature the garden. For full event information, visit the …

Peak Model RailwayExhibition

Agricultural Business Centre Agricultural Way, Haddon Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

The Exhibition will host many layouts together with a selection of traders selling books and model railway items (both new and secondhand).

Dry Stone Walling for Beginners

Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

£200 per person, two-day course Restoring a dry stone wall is a positive and relaxing experience which promotes mindfulness and boosts wellbeing in an inspirational natural environment.  Join us for a fun and informal dry stone walling course building a real dry stone wall in a stunning countryside setting. Get out in the fresh air, …

Outdoor Theatre: Twelfth Night at Chatsworth

Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Join The Lord Chamberlain’s Men this summer, in their 21st year, for Shakespeare's greatest romantic comedy, Twelfth Night. With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare’s original company, they present this joyous play as he first saw it – in the open air, with an all male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance. For …

90s Silent Disco at Chatsworth Stables Courtyard

Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

For one night only, put on state-of-the-art headphones and experience the Chatsworth Stables Courtyard transformed into a feel good 80s silent disco.

Bakewell Well Dressing

Garden of Remembrance Bath Garden, The Square, Bakewell

See Bakewell's beautiful well dressings and the blessing of the wells ceremony.