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.


  • Whisky Tasting with Peak Rail

    Peak Rail Harrison Way, Darley Dale, Matlock

    Enjoy a Steam Hauled Whisky Tasting Train for Fathers Day

  • Ashbourne’s Big Fashion Day Out

    Ashbourne Ashbourne, Derbyshire

    Ashbourne Fashion’s Day Out is a celebration of community, creativity and style.

  • Plant Identification Garden Walk

    Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

    Discover the hero plants of each season on this guided tour of the Chatsworth Garden. Includes all-day garden access.

  • Alcohol Ink Flowers Workshop with Millie Moth

    Thornbridge Hall Baslow road, Ashford-in-the Water

    Come and join us in the Orangery for a morning of relaxing creativity and create a colourful alcohol inks flower painting to take home with you.

  • Beatles & Beyond at Quackers Cafe

    Thornbridge Hall Baslow road, Ashford-in-the Water

    Get ready for an evening of feel-good summer vibes as Beatles & Beyond take the stage at Quackers Café!

  • Festival of Bird Art

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

    The Association promotes and develops the art of wild bird carving and supports the interests of all those who carve wild birds.

  • MAGIC: Charms, rituals and superstition in Elizabethan England

    Haddon Hall Bakewell, Derbyshire

    A fascinating look at how the supernatural was an accepted, and respected, part of life in Elizabethan England. Set in the famously unspoilt Medieval, Tudor and Elizabethan interior of Haddon Hall

  • The Peaks Tour 2025

    Bakewell Showground Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire

    Peaks Tour sportive takes riders on an adventure through the Peak District National Park. All three routes start at Bakewell Showground and head north through the National Park making their way to the Hope Valley.

  • Plant Identification Walk

    Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

    Take a closer look at some of the key plants in the Chatsworth Garden throughout the seasons, with  Chatsworth's Garden Plant Collection and Learning Manager, Faye Tuffrey.

  • Autumnal Floral Centrepiece Workshop

    Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

    Celebrate the beauty of autumn by creating a seasonal centrepiece for your home, complete with flowers and foliage from the Chatsworth Kitchen and Cutting Garden.

  • Little School of Sorcery

    Haddon Hall Bakewell, Derbyshire

    Experience real family magic this Halloween at Haddon Hall – one of the UK’s most enchanting historic houses.

  • Little School of Ecology at Halloween

    Haddon Hall Bakewell, Derbyshire

    Young witches and wizards are invited to join Haddon Hall’s famous Little School of Sorcery this autumn half term

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