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Lyceum Youth Theatre: Mini Company

13th January-30th March 2024

Venue: Crewe Lyceum Theatre

Website: www.crewelyceum.co.uk

As a member of the Youth Theatre, children have the opportunity to work with professional artists and learn all about drama and performance in a fun, creative and friendly environment. Suitable for ages...

LEGO® Lake District

26th January-14th April 2024

Venue: Museum of Making

Website: www.derbymuseums.org/event/lego-lake-district

Artist Jon Tordoff has been on a mission to recreate England’s Lake District out of LEGO® bricks. During the exhibition, Jon will be on-site on set days working on the model and this is your opportunity...

Museum of Making LEGO® Trail

26th January-14th April 2024

Venue: Museum of Making

Website: www.derbymuseums.org/event/trail-lego-trail-2

Can you find the LEGO® mini figures hidden throughout the Museum of Making? Inspired by the LEGO® Lakes exhibition, see if you can find each mini figure hidden in the displays around the museum! Suitable...

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Gandeys Circus Hollywood 2024

9th-25th February 2025

Venue: Trentham Gardens

Website: www.enjoystaffordshire.com

Step onto the red carpet and into the Big Top as Gandeys Circus, the unparalleled maestro of spectacular circus entertainment, unveils the 2024 Hollywood Spectacular! Brace yourselves for a seamless blend...

The Great Big School Clean

15th-31st March 2024

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.keepbritaintidy.org

Join the Great Big School Clean this spring and be part of the #BigBagChallenge - make a big difference to care for the places and the planet we love.  Once you’ve made your pledge, you’ll...

Easter Egg Hunt

22nd March-1st April 2024

Venue: The Children's House at Sudbury

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/the-childrens-country-house-at-sudbury

Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. The trail is based on Lewis Carroll's classic, Alice in Wonderland. Prices are £3 per trail which includes an Easter...

Dragon Egg Hunt

23rd March-7th April 2024

Venue: Tamworth Castle

Website: www.tamworthcastle.co.uk

Visitors are invited to help Ruby find her eggs and earn a reward for their hard work. All in all a fun event and egg-citing way to explore the Castle. Please note there is no live interaction during this...

Easter Egg Hunt

23rd March-14th April 2024

Venue: Biddulph Grange Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shropshire-staffordshire/biddulph-grange-garden

Follow the fun family friendly activity trail through the garden filled with activities for young and older. Once you complete the trail collect your chocolate reward at the Easter tent. Normal admission...

Easter egg hunts at Calke Abbey

23rd March-7th April 2024

Venue: Calke Abbey

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/calke-abbey

Treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Calke Abbey on an Easter trail. There's a choice of two main trails - the long trail takes you around the parkland and Calke Explore or the shorter, accessible...

Easter Eggstravaganza

23rd March-7th April 2024

Venue: National Forest Adventure Farm

Website: www.adventurefarm.co.uk/events

Take the tractor and trailer ride up to the Woodland Trail and meet the Easter Bunny, take part in magic shows and circus workshops, lamb feeding and visiting the ewe maternity ward! Plus enjoy the Mega...

The Stick Man Easter Activities

25th-29th March 2024

Venue: National Memorial Arboretum

Website: www.thenma.org.uk

Spring into life this Easter with seasonal family activities, walks and trails. Includes The Stick Man Indoor Screening (free but advance booking recommended), Seasons of The Stick Man sessions (11am,...

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Oliver!

27th-30th March 2024

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

Tamworth Musical Theatre Company bring Charles Dicken’s beloved novel to the stage, with Oliver!, which takes audiences on a wild adventure through Victorian England. With spirited, timeless songs like...

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Claytime

28th-29th March 2024

Venue: Gatehouse Theatre

Website: www.gatehousetheatre.co.uk

The award-winning Indefinite Articles present: Claytime, a play with clay, where the audience are invited to participate. Go to a place where the earth’s natural material meets with children’s imaginations:...

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Dear Zoo

29th-30th March 2024

Venue: Gatehouse Theatre

Website: www.gatehousetheatre.co.uk

Rod Campbell’s much-loved lift the flap book has been a firm favourite with children and parents for nearly forty years. Lovingly adapted for the stage, his distinctive illustrations leap from the page...

Easter Weekend at The Heights

30th March-1st April 2024

Venue: Heights of Abraham

Website: www.heightsofabraham.com

Go along in fancy dress for a special Easter gift and a chance to win a golden Easter egg!

Family Ponds Walk

30th March 2024

Venue: Hardwick

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/hardwick

This relaxed walk is perfect to build friendships and socialise with other families. Children can discover nature's treasures along route by building journey sticks and they have the chance to stop for...

Meet Peter Rabbit

30th March 2024

Venue: Vicar Lane Shopping Centre

Website: www.vicarlaneshoppingcentre.co.uk

At intervals throughout the day between 11am and 3.30pm, you can get up close to the loveable bunny and take pictures with him for a truly wonderful experience. Plus, take advantage of lots of other free...

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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

1st April 2024

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

With a captivating combination of live action, animation and puppetry, this magical re-telling of There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly is sure to surprise and delight children and nostalgic adults...

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Robin Hood

3rd April 2024

Venue: Winding Wheel Theatre

Website: www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk

Anton Benson Productions are proud to bring the fun and frolics of panto to Sherwood Forest. Will Robin seize the day and win the hand of his fair Maid Marion? All will be revealed in this all-singing,...

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The Amazing Bubble Man

3rd April 2024

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

Back by Popular Demand, Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see the Amazing...

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The Little Mix Show

3rd April 2024

Venue: Gatehouse Theatre

Website: www.gatehousetheatre.co.uk

This iconic 5-star rated show has live vocals and is full of commercial pop- video choreography. Suitable for kids, tweens, teens and adults alike, The Little Mix Show brings the full pop concert experience...

Dinosaur Party with the Lower Ranger

4th April 2024

Venue: Blagreaves Library

Website: www.inderby.org.uk

Dance, play, and listen to stories, and borrow brilliant dinosaur books to take home. To book call 01332 255403. Recommended age range 4 - 11.

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Spot's Birthday Party

4th-7th April 2024

Venue: Derby Theatre

Website: www.derbytheatre.co.uk

Based on the beloved Eric Hill classic Happy Birthday Spot and with words and songs by Guy Unsworth, this brand-new adaptation brings your favourite pup and his friends to life in an interactive and accessible...

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Dreamcoat Stars

10th-11th April 2024

Venue: Derby Theatre

Website: www.derbytheatre.co.uk

The concert includes everyone’s favourite West End and Broadway classics, Les Misérables, We Will Rock You, Dirty Dancing, Hairspray, West Side Story, and the toe-tapping Jersey Boys. Relive all your...

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The Greatest Magician

10th April 2024

Venue: Brewhouse Arts Centre

Website: www.brewhouse.co.uk

A critically acclaimed, intimate glance at the world’s most engaging artforms. Presented by the magician most infamous for jamming the BBC switchboard after he correctly predicted the lottery, this dazzling,...

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English Youth Ballet - Sleeping Beauty

12th-13th April 2024

Venue: Regent Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

English Youth Ballet (EYB) presents a sumptuous production of Sleeping Beauty that promises tradition alongside innovation.

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Milkshake! Live : On Holiday

12th April 2024

Venue: Derby Theatre

Website: www.derbytheatre.co.uk/event/milkshake

Milkshake! Live is back with a brand-new show! Join your favourite Milkshake! friends on Holiday with Dora, Pip and Posey, Blue from Blues Clues and You!, Milo, Milkshake! Monkey plus two of your Milkshake!...

What if? Machine

12th April 2024

Venue: The Museum of Making

Website: www.derbymuseums.org

Returning for 2024, the What If? Machine is a celebration of making, creating, designing and building! Go and marvel at the ingenious contraptions being created on the day with the chance to get involved...

Model Railway Exhibition

13th-14th April 2024

Venue: Statfold Country Park

Website: www.statfold.com/schoolholidays

Alongside over 25 visiting model layouts and over 25 traders, Statfold will also be operating their award-winning railway with over 5 locomotives in steam. Little ones can enjoy children's activities from...

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Cirque: The Greatest Show

14th April 2024

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com

Let the music lift you on a truly wondrous journey bursting with kaleidoscopic colour. Stars of the West End combine with incredible circus performers as the biggest hits from your favourite theatre...

Lamb Feeding Experience

15th April-20th May 2024

Venue: Chatsworth

Website: www.chatsworth.org

Help bottle feed the lambs in the farmyard with a member of the team – this is a great chance for you to get up close with the lambs. You'll then be able to spend the rest of the afternoon exploring...

Summer Term at Déda

15th April 2024

Venue: Déda

Address: 19 Chapel Street

Website: www.deda.uk.com

They've got a sizzling line-up of dance classes waiting for you, with Musical Theatre, Aerial, Ballet, Contemporary, Street Jazz, and more! First session starts 15 April 2024, suitable for ages 0 to 11....

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Dear Zoo

20th-21st April 2024

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com

Rod Campbell’s best-selling lift the flap book has delighted generations of young readers since it was first published in 1982. This production will delight all those who have read the book (both young...

St George's Day Celebrations

20th April 2024

Venue: Derby City Centre

Website: www.inderby.org.uk

Discover Dragons, Dancing and St George in this free family event in Derby’s city centre. Derby’s annual St George’s Day celebrations highlights English heritage and culture in all its eccentricities....

St Georges Day Extravaganza

20th April 2024

Venue: Tamworth Caste Grounds

Website: www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk

Tamworth’s popular St George’s Day extravaganza is back for 2024 with an exciting line-up of entertainment set to take over the Castle Grounds. The Free annual festival is one of the highlights of...

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Dreamcoat Stars

25th April 2024

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

A concert like no other, with everyone’s favourite West End and Broadway classics, including Les Misérables, We Will Rock You, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, and the toe-tapping Jersey Boys. Draw back...

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LDN Wrestling

26th April 2024

Venue: Brewhouse Arts Centre

Website: www.brewhouse.co.uk

This evening promises to be a night of non-stop action when all of your favourite heroes and villains of LDN Wrestling meet again in Burton.Anything goes as the wrestlers battle for supremacy. The only...

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Jurassic Earth

28th April 2024

Venue: Derby Arena

Website: www.derbylive.co.uk

Come face-to-face with the World’s largest walking T Rex, a Brontosaurus, Triceratops, Carnotaurus, Velociraptors, Spinosaurus plus Ankylosaurus and Pterodactyl Hatchlings in a fun-filled 75 minute family...

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Rockschool Live in Concert

28th April 2024

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

Be prepared to be taken on a journey of laughter, love and magic, in this twist of Tim Burton’s Smash Hit, portrayed through amazing Street and Hip Hop dance scenes. A show all the family would enjoy...

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There's A Monster in Your Show

3rd-4th May 2024

Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Website: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show. A high-energy adventure...

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There's a Monster in Your Show

11th-12th May 2024

Venue: Derby Theatre

Website: www.derbytheatre.co.uk

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show. A high-energy adventure...

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The Greatest Magician

13th May 2024

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com

Following a completely sell out run in 2022 - James Phelan, the magician most infamous for jamming the BBC switchboard after correctly predicted the lottery presents with an all new show for 2023. This...

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Madagascar The Musical

16th-19th May 2024

Venue: Regent Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Join all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s...

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Charlie Cook's Favourite Book

17th-19th May 2024

Venue: Lyceum Theatre

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com/lyceum-theatre-crewe

Go and delve into a range of books with Charlie Cook, brought to life with puppetry and enchanting songs, and perhaps you will be able to help his sister discover the wonderful world inside a book…Based...

Dino Family Fun Raceday

26th May 2024

Venue: Uttoxeter Racecourse

Website: www.uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk

As well as the live horse racing, there's plenty of entertainment to keep the kids busy. Enjoy FREE animatronic roaming dinosaurs as well as fun inflatable ones. Plus, there will be face painting and a...

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The Tiger Who Came To Tea

28th-30th May 2024

Venue: Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com

Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos. Don’t miss this stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime mayhem......

Staffordshire County Show 2024

29th-30th May 2024

Venue: Staffordshire County Showground

Website: www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk

The main attraction is the world-famous, performing, JCB Dancing Diggers. There is much to see and do with a children’s farm, fairground, miniature railway, Punch and Judy and donkey rides. Visitors...

Additional Special Needs Riding

Venue: Scropton Horse Centre

Website: www.scropton.com

Riding activities are accessible to a wide range of disabilities; physical, learning and sensory. Sessions are typically 30 or 45 minutes in length, and can be in groups or 1:1 depending on need. Where...

Bakewell Museum Tours

Venue: Bakewell Old House Museum

Website: www.oldhousemuseum.org.uk

Use ready made worksheets to explore The Tudors, The Victorians and The Rat Pack Trail. £3/£5 per child, with accompanying adults free. The Museum also offers groups of home-schooled pupils educational...

Breakdance

Venue: Baby People

Address: 3 Forman Street, Derby

Website: www.babypeople.co.uk/education

UK Breakdance champions ‘The Trinity Warriors’ deliver Street dance and Breakdance sessions to young people regardless of experience. All the dancers work professionally in their field and bring the...

Cromford Treasure Hunt Trails

Venue: Derbyshire, Cromford

Website: www.treasuretrails.co.uk

Explore Cromford on this self-guided treasure hunt themed Treasure Trail. Ideal for discovering more about where you live or exploring somewhere new. Trails are done in your own time at your own pace,...

Horse Care

Venue: Scropton Horse Centre

Website: www.scropton.com

If you want to be around horses, learning how to care for them is an essential skill. Taking part in Horse Care sessions will teach you handling and care skills, allowing better understanding of horses...

Marketon Junior Parkrun

Venue: Markeaton Park

Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/markeaton-juniors/

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds).​ Free but please register before you first go along. The aim is to have fun, go along and join in whatever your pace! Every...

Musical Theatre Classes

Venue: Chesterfield Studios

Website: www.chesterfieldstudios.co.uk

Classes meet weekly during term time and are taught by qualified industry professionals and teachers. Children experience fun drama games, get their bodies moving to exciting dance routines and learn...

Open Farm Sunday Scavenger Hunt

Venue: LEAF

Address: Stonebridge Park, Warwickshire

Website: www.farmsunday.org/visit-a-farm/celebrate-countryside

This family friendly scavenger hunt and map stick ideas should keep everyone engaged and happy. Find the time to stop, look, listen and connect with nature. Relax and enjoy all the health and well being...

Orienteering at Kedleston

Venue: Kedleston Hall

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/kedleston-hall/kedleston-for-families

Explore the parkland at Kedleston with their orienteering course available daily (no booking needed.) Suitable for families, friends, dog walkers and ideal for complete beginners. Buy the orienteering...

Xpress U (Youth Radio Podcast)

Venue: Churchside Walk Community Room

Website: www.communityactionderby.org.uk/events/xpress-u-youth-radiopodcast-sessions

Xpress U is a youth radio/podcast activity for young people. In person sessions and online sessions to learn new skills and to express your feelings and experience, whilst meeting other young people. Every...

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