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| Date | Event | Venue | Description |
| April 2026 | |||
| Tue 14th Apr | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Tue 14th Apr | Quizzical Crafters | Royal British Legion, Strutt St. | An introduction to paper and sewing crafts. More info... |
| Wed 15th Apr | Willow Taster | Dolly's, King St. | A great opportunity to try your hand at willow weaving. More info... |
| Wed 15th Apr | The Cozy Craft Club presents a paint and sip evening | Tyler's, Campbell St. | Relax, sip and create - no experience needed. More info... |
| Wed 15th Apr | Botanical Pen and Watercolour Workshop | No 28, Market Place | Create beautiful botanicals in pen and watercolour with Kate Dawes. More info... |
| Thu 16th Apr | 75 years of Belper Town FC | Strutt's Community Centre, Derby Rd. | Talk by Mike Smith for Belper Historical Society. More info... |
| Thu 16th Apr - Sat 18th Apr | Belper Fair | Market Place | |
| Fri 17th Apr | Fund Raising Evening | St. Faith's, Dalley Lane. | Enjoy a wonderful evening Show featuring Local people performing live with a Laid-Back acoustic Vibe. More info... |
| Fri 17th Apr | Open Mic Night | Royal British Legion, Strutt St. | With your host Chris Davies. More info... |
| Sat 18th Apr | Derby Hospital Band & The Dalesmen | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sat 18th Apr | Beginners Crochet | MaD HandMade Designs, King St. | Want to learn how to crochet but not sure where to start? This course will show you the basics. More info... |
| Sat 18th Apr | Colin Stevens | Royal British Legion, Strutt St. | Instrumental and vocal act. More info... |
| Sun 19th Apr | Belper Pubs Past and Present Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Step back in time to the Inns and Taverns of the Town to discover their historic past and entertaining stories. More info... |
| Sun 19th Apr | Belper Jazz Company | No28, Market Place | Featuring one of the country's most exciting tenor saxophonists, Simon Spillett. More info... |
| Sun 19th Apr | Punch Needle Embroidery With Paola-Degio | Dolly's, King St. | Beautiful, easy embroidery technique with Paola of Kaleido Marbling Art. More info... |
| Wed 22nd Apr - Sat 25th Apr | The Vicar of Dibley | Srutt Centre, Derby Rd. | Captive Audience Theatre presents Geraldine, Alice, Frank, Jim and all the gang. More info... |
| Wed 22nd Apr | Ghost Walk with Richard Felix | Tyler's, Campbell St. | Includes light supper and talk. More info... |
| Thu 23rd Apr | Beginners Crochet | MaD HandMade Designs, King St. | Want to learn how to crochet but not sure where to start? This course will show you the basics. More info... |
| Fri 24th Apr | Pete Castle. | Queen's Head, Chesterfield Rd. | Live music. |
| Sat 25th Apr | The Lucky Rats | The Nags Head, High Pavement | A five-piece band formed by experienced musicians all moonlighting from their other bands. More info... |
| Sat 25th Apr | Familiar 2 Millions | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | The hits of Oasis. More info... |
| Sat 25th Apr | Tony Verno | Royal British Legion, Strutt St. | More info... |
| Sun 26th Apr | Belper Ghost Walk | Belper North Mill | Dare to uncover the secrets of the unseen in Belper town centre, and share your own stories as we wander the haunted streets. More info... |
| Sun 26th Apr | Sir Arthur Heywood and his Railways | No 28, Market Place | A talk by Trevor Griffin on Sir Arthur Heywood, who built at least three miniature railways in the late nineteenth century. More info... |
| Sun 26th Apr | Create a stunning leather key fob and coaster | Dolly's, King St. | You will be guided through the process of tracing your design, carving and embossing a beautiful leaf design, then dyeing and polishing the finished piece. More info... |
| Tue 28th Apr | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Tue 28th Apr | Jewel in Belper's Crown Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Join Christine for an easy one hour 1 mile stroll to discover the beauty and little known history of Belper's River Gardens. More info... |
| Tue 28th Apr | Beginner Friendly Indian Block Printing | Dolly's, King St. | Learn the basics in this beginner friendly workshop. More info... |
| Tue 28th Apr | Quizzical Crafters | Royal British Legion, Strutt St. | An introduction to paper and sewing crafts. More info... |
| May 2026 | |||
| Fri 1st May | The Workers May Day | No 28, Market Place | Talk by Adrian Perry of the Derby People's History Group. More info... |
| Sat 2nd May | River Derwent Cruise and Celebration | Belper River Gardens | Either take part in a race upstream and back or take a leisurely cruise with fellow paddlers as far as Ambergate, returning to music back at the River Gardens. |
| Sat 2nd May | Memphis Flash | The Grapes, High St. | Elvis tribute. More info... |
| Sun 3rd May | Darren Morgan | Lion Hotel, Bridge St. | Singer/guitarist and bass player, performing acoustically and all-live, classic tunes. More info... |
| Sun 3rd May - Mon 4th May | Belper Arts Trail | Belper | |
| Sun 3rd May | Create a Stunning Piece of Stained Glass with Pam Goodison | Dolly's, King St. | You will have the choice on the day to make either a dragonfly, butterfly, bee, flower or heart. More info... |
| Tue 5th May | Make your own Drum Lampshade | Dolly's, King St. | Make a lampshade that reflects your style and compliments your home. More info... |
| Thu 7th May | Belper Comedy Club | Belper Rugby Club, Derby Rd. | TV and comedy circuit stars. More info... |
| Fri 8th May | Belper Stories | Belper Unitarian Chapel, Field Row | Adrian Farmer talks about some of Belper's stories from the past 250 years. |
| Fri 8th May | Race Across the World Night | St Peter's, Church Lane. | Get ready for a fun and laid-back night in person with Brian and Melvyn Mole, the dynamic duo from BBC's Race Across The World. More info... |
| Sat 9th May | Classic Rock Revival | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sat 9th May | Belper Farmers' Market | Market Place | |
| Sat 9th May | Weathered Eye | George and Dragon, Bridge St. | Four piece band playing hits from the 70's right through to present day. More info... |
| Sun 10th May | Gsrden and Plants - Sunny Sunday Market | Market Place | More info... |
| Tue 12th May | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Thu 14th May | Peek Through a Long Row Window | Belper Unitarian Chapel, Field Row | Belper actress and performer Judith Hibbert returns with a one-woman show - a mix of music, humour and projected images from Belper's past. Booking is essential. To book a space, email belpertalks.walks@gmail.com with your name and number of places required, and the performance you wish to attend. |
| Fri 15th May | Tony Gold | The Grapes, High St. | Tom Jones tribute. More info... |
| Sat 16th May | Suffering Fools | George & Dragon, Bridge St. | More info... |
| Sat 16th May | Leftychris Band | Queen's Head, Chesterfield Rd. | Two sets of original folkish acoustic roots from the Leftychris Band. More info... |
| Sat 16th May | Peek Through a Long Row Window | No 28. Market Place | Belper actress and performer Judith Hibbert returns with a one-woman show - a mix of music, humour and projected images from Belper's past. Booking is essential. To book a space, email belpertalks.walks@gmail.com with your name and number of places required, and the performance you wish to attend. |
| Sat 16th May | Spring Market | Christ Church, Bridge St. | More info... |
| Sun 17th May | World of the Workers: Stutt Community Tour | Belper North Mill | Investigate the Short Rows, walk up Long Row hearing the stories of the Community and its residents. More info... |
| Sun 17th May | Badger Sculpting Workshop | Dolly's, King St. | Connecting through clay. More info... |
| Thu 21st May | Finding the Historic in the Folkloric | Strutt's Community Centre, Derby Rd. | Talk by Chris Lewis-Jones for Belper Historical Society. More info... |
| Thu 21st May | Creative Conversations | No28, Market Place | An opportunity to take some time out and explore your creativity. More info... |
| Thu 21st May | Parks Life 5 | Belper Parks | 7k Route with 200m of climb. More info... |
| Sat 23rd May | Peek Through a Long Row Window | Strutt's Community Centre, Derby Rd. | Belper actress and performer Judith Hibbert returns with a one-woman show - a mix of music, humour and projected images from Belper's past. Booking is essential. To book a space, email belpertalks.walks@gmail.com with your name and number of places required, and the performance you wish to attend. |
| Sat 23rd May | Discover Belper Channels Walk | Belper North Mill | Join leader John Morrissey on this 4 mile circular walk which covers the northern areas of historic Belper and circle around to Dam Side and back to the Market Place. More info... |
| Sun 24th May | The Playlist Project | The Railway, King St. | Pub/Party/Wedding band offering covers and originals. More info... |
| Tue 26th May | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Wed 27th May | Regarding the River | No 28, Market Place | Live art and spoken word performance. More info... |
| Thu 28th May - Sat 30th May | Two Queens - Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | A Derbyshire TudorTale a new play by George Gunby, directed by Rebecca Holmes.More info... |
| Sat 30th May | Louise Hannah and the Tennesse Two | The Grapes, High St. | Dust off your cowboy boots for a hoe down. More info... |
| Sun 31st May | Belper Food Festival | Belper | |
| Sun 31st May | Belper in the Frame: The Edwardian Era | No 28, Market Place | Third in a series of six talks by Adrian Farmer. More info... |
| June 2026 | |||
| Mon 1st Jun - Sat 27th Jun | The Strutts - Exhibition | Belper Library, Derwent St. | A display of portraits of the Strutt family who built and managed the Belper and Milford Mills. |
| Wed 3rd Jun - Sat 6th Jun | Murder in Play | Strutt Centre, Derby Rd. | A play by Simon Brett. More info... |
| Fri 5th Jun - Sun 7th Jun | Belper Goes Green | Belper Meadows Cricket Club | Eco info, talks and stalls, lots of live music, CAMRA real ale and cider festival and lots more! More info... |
| Fri 5th Jun | Belper 1776 Heritage Walk with Adrian Farmer | Belper North Mill | What was Belper like when the Strutts first arrived in the town? Adrian Farmer explores this small 18th century community on this 1.5 mile walk. More info... |
| Sat 6th Jun | 250 years of Belper Waterpower - Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Join experienced guide Ian Jackson for a walk around the waterways of the Belper Mill complex. More info... |
| Sun 7th Jun | On The Trail of Slater The Traitor Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | This is a Countryside Walk of around 5.25 miles, picking out some aspects of the early life of the notorious Samuel Slater. More info... |
| Sun 7th Jun | Uncover the Secrets of Medieval Belper | No 28, Market Place | Did you know that medieval Belper was home to a grand manorial complex, complete with a magnificent hall and numerous buildings? More info... |
| Sun 7th Jun | Acrylic Pouring Workshop | Dolly's, King St. | Create stunning abstract paintings. More info... |
| Tue 9th Jun | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Tue 9th Jun | Webster's Ragtime Trio | No 28, Market Place | A central Texas based throwback to a style of music that went largely unrecorded. More info... |
| Wed 10th Jun | The Hutfall Heritage Walk with Adrian Farmer | Belper North Mill | Uniquely, Belper's village field was called The Hutfall. Adrian Farmer takes an evening walk around and through this pre-enclosure space. More info... |
| Fri 12th Jun | Darren Morgan | Lion Hotel, Bridge St. | Singer/guitarist and bass player, performing acoustically and all-live, classic tunes. More info... |
| Fri 12th Jun | Belper and the Beasts | Belper North Mill | Exploring the rich history of strange animal encounters in the town. More info... |
| Sat 13th Jun | Beth's Poetry Trail | Belper River Gardens | The walk will be led by two of the founders of the trail and all profits will go towards supporting the maintenance of the trail. More info... |
| Sat 13th Jun | Belper Farmers' Market | Market Place | |
| Sat 13th Jun | Baby and Children's Market | Belper Leisure Centre | More info... |
| Sun 14th Jun | Feeding Belper Heritage Walk with Adrian Farmer | Belper North Mill | An exploration of how people have been fed in Belper over the past 1,000 years. More info... |
| Sun 14th Jun | Craft Fair | Market Place | More info... |
| Tue 16th Jun | Tales and Trickery | Belper North Mill | Visiting sites associated with characters from Belper folklore. More info... |
| Thu 18th Jun | History of Belper Market Place | Belper Market Place | A gentle stroll around this key area of the town with Christine Smith. More info... |
| Sat 20th Jun | The Fake News | Nag's Head, High Pavement | Join The Fake News for a great night of all your favourite rock songs from the '70s, '80s and '90s. More info... |
| Sat 20th Jun | Ramshackle | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | A concert of traditional and contemporary shanty and folk songs. More info... |
| Sat 20th Jun | Clothes Swap | Belper Community Hall, Bridge St. | Swap your good quality items - we all have a wardrobe full of stuff that we don't need or don't want!! - so bring it along to get a whole new wardrobe, for just £10 More info... |
| Sun 21st Jun | The Search for Belper's Lost Manor House Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Join Trevor Griffin for a one mile moderate circuit in parkland from Belper Market Place to find clues to the mystery of what happened to the manor house. More info... |
| Tue 23rd Jun | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Sat 27th Jun | The River Runs | Christ Church, Bridge St. | Lester Simpson leads Raise Your Voices choir. More info... |
| Sat 27th Jun | Belper Music Club | No 28, Market Place | Inspired by the listening bars of Tokyo, the evening brings together carefully curated playlists, a featured album played in full and three selected beers from a craft brewery. More info... |
| Sun 28th Jun | Darren Morgan | Lion Hotel, Bridge St. | Singer/guitarist and bass player, performing acoustically and all-live, classic tunes. More info... |
| Sun 28th Jun | Belper Ghost Walk | Belper North Mill | Dare to uncover the secrets of the unseen in Belper town centre, and share your own stories as we wander the haunted streets. More info... |
| Sun 28th Jun | William Strutt, FRS: A tradesman of some eminence | No 28, Market Place | Heritage Talk at No. 28 with Dr Ian Jackson. More info... |
| Sun 28th Jun | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| July 2026 | |||
| Sat 4th Jul | The 'Roots' of Labour Organising in the 19th Century | Belper Market Place | A walk through the town with Roger Tanner to explore how workers organised to improve working conditions and living standards. |
| Sat 4th Jul | The Modest | George and Dragon, Bridge St. | Two grown men playing Mod, Soul & Ska Classics and more...with less chatter more clatter! More info... |
| Sat 4th Jul | The Playlist Project | The Railway, King St. | Pop and rock covers from the decades plus some requests. More info... |
| Sun 5th Jul | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Mon 6th Jul - Sun 13th Sep | Belper 250 Exhibition | No 28, Market Place | An exhibition reflecting 250 years of history in Belper. More info... |
| Fri 10th Jul | Fund Raising Evening | St. Faith's, Dalley Lane. | Enjoy a wonderful evening Show featuring Local people performing live with a Laid-Back acoustic Vibe. More info... |
| Sat 11th Jul | Belper Farmers' Market | Market Place | |
| Sun 12th Jul | Belper in the Frame: The First World War | No 28, Market Place | This session concentrates on images from the time of the Great War, 1914-1919. More info... |
| Sun 12th Jul | Belper Pubs Past and Present Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Step back in time to the Inns and Taverns of the Town to discover their historic past and entertaining stories. More info... |
| Sun 12th Jul | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Sun 12th Jul | Young Traders' Market | Market Place | More info... |
| Tue 14th Jul | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Sat 18th Jul | Ricky and the Retros | George and Dragon, Bridge St. | Get yer dancing shoes on for Derbys top authentic 50s rock n roll band! More info... |
| Sat 18th Jul - Fri 31st Jul | Belper Woollen Woods | St Peter's Church | The trees in the churchyard will be dressed with birthday cakes, candles, heritage themes and heritage information. |
| Sat 18th Jul | Midsummer Music | Belper Unitarian Chapel, Field Row | Belper Recorder Players present a programme of 18th Century music in this beautiful and appropriate setting. |
| Sat 18th Jul | What are the Strutt links to the Pentrich Revolution? | Belper Spiritualist Church, New Road | A talk by the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group. |
| Sun 19th Jul | Walking with the Georgians Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | A walk through what made Belper the town it is today, finding out about celebrations and feuds, family life and community spirit in the early 19th century. More info... |
| Sun 19th Jul | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Sun 19th Jul | Fused Glass Heart or Flowers | Dolly's, King St. | Create your own beautiful glass suncatcher. More info... |
| Sat 25th Jul | Summer Fair | Belper Views Residential Home, Holbrook Rd. | Something for everyone to enjoy. More info... |
| Sun 26th Jul | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Sun 26th Jul | Love Belper Festival | Belper | Join us for a celebration of Belper, with stalls and events throughout the town. |
| Tue 28th Jul | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| August 2026 | |||
| Sun 2nd Aug | Harnessing the power of the Derwent - Milford and Makeney Heritage Walk | Milford and Makeney | This is an easy largely flat walk of 2.8 km (1.7 miles) alongside the river lasting about 2 hours. More info... |
| Sun 2nd Aug | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Sat 8th Aug | Belper Farmers' Market | Market Place | |
| Sat 8th Aug | Dfacto | The Railway, King St. | Modern rock and pop covers. More info... |
| Sat 8th Aug | Summer Fair | Belper Methodist Church, Chapel St. | Indoor and outdoor activities.. More info... |
| Sun 9th Aug | Bullsmoor - Its History and Songs | Coppice Car Park | Join Sarah Hinds and Adrian Farmer for a two-mile history walk around Bullsmoor. Sarah will perform unaccompanied songs about Bullsmoor. |
| Sun 9th Aug | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Sun 9th Aug | Sunny Sunday Market | Market Place | More info... |
| Sun 9th Aug | Make a Stunning Dichroic Glass Pendant or Brooch | Dolly's, King St. | Make a Dichroic glass pendant or brooch using a wide range of glass. More info... |
| Tue 11th Aug | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Fri 14th Aug | Darren Morgan | Lion Hotel, Bridge St. | Singer/guitarist and bass player, performing acoustically and all-live, classic tunes. More info... |
| Sat 15th Aug | Ballads of Belper | Belper Unitarian Chapel, Field Row | An evening of song, tunes and poems that relate to the history of Belper and the industrial revolution. |
| Sun 16th Aug | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Sun 23rd Aug | World of the Workers: Stutt Community Tour | Belper North Mill | Investigate the Short Rows, walk up Long Row hearing the stories of the Community and its residents. More info... |
| Sun 23rd Aug | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Tue 25th Aug | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Sat 29th Aug | Belper Music Club | No 28, Market Place | Inspired by the listening bars of Tokyo, the evening brings together carefully curated playlists, a featured album played in full and three selected beers from a craft brewery. More info... |
| Sat 29th Aug | Family Fun Day | The Greyhound, Whitemoor Lane | 1980s themed event featuring fancy dress, raffle and stalls. More info... |
| Sun 30th Aug | Belper Ghost Walk | Belper North Mill | Dare to uncover the secrets of the unseen in Belper town centre, and share your own stories as we wander the haunted streets. More info... |
| Sun 30th Aug | Getting Crabs, Throwing Stones and Other Offences: 19th Century Trespassers in Milford | No 28, Market Place | This talk by Jane Whitaker hows a fascinating and very detailed picture of a different side of local life. More info... |
| Sun 30th Aug | Belper Soul & Disco Festival | Multiple Venues | More info... |
| Sun 30th Aug | Larks in the Park | River Gardens | More info... |
| Mon 31st Aug | Ceroc Derby Bonus Freestyle | Belper Community Hall, Bridge St. | A fun line dance lesson to get everyone moving. More info... |
| September 2026 | |||
| Tue 1st Sep - Sat 26th Sep | The Strutts Family Global Cotton Connections | Belper Library, Derwent St. | An exhibition looking at the Strutt connection to global cotton markets, and the plantations which used enslaved workers. |
| Sat 5th Sep | Alchemy Live | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | A tribute to Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. More info... |
| Sat 5th Sep | The 1842 Strikes | Belper Market Place | A walk led by Roger Tanner. As strikes swept across the Midlands and the North in the summer of 1842, the Chartists stepped up their campaign for the Vote. |
| Sun 6th Sep | Bridge Hill Ice House Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Join Adrian Farmer for this 1 mile walk lasting approximately 90 minutes. More info... |
| Tue 8th Sep | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Sat 12th Sep | An evening of musical celebration with Karen England | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | Also performing will be The Dalesmen Male Voice Choir, A Choir D'Taste, and the Derventio Mixed Voice Choir. More info... |
| Sat 12th Sep | Belper Farmers' Market | Market Place | |
| Sat 12th Sep | SheRoKs | Nag's Head, High Pavement | Established energetic band playing various genres of rock and pop music. More info... |
| Sun 13th Sep | What are the Strutt links to the Pentrich Revolution? | Outside Ritz Cinema, King St. | A walk led by Sylvia Mason. |
| Sun 13th Sep | Mills, Music and Manufactories Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Come and find out how people worked and enjoyed themselves on this look beyond the obvious. More info... |
| Sun 13th Sep | Book Fair | Market Place | More info... |
| Sat 19th Sep | MJ Raw | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | Michael Jackson tribute. More info... |
| Sat 19th Sep | The Dark Side of Milford | Belper North Mill | Step off the beaten track and explore the dark side of Milford, where the winter sun never quite reaches over the Chevin. More info... |
| Tue 22nd Sep | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Wed 23rd Sep | History Enslavement and the Strutts of Belper | Belper Library, Derwent St. | An illustrated talk by Dr Susanne Seymour, from the School of Geography and Institute for the Study of Slavery, University of Nottingham. Places are limited so booking is essential - either by coming into the library, by ringing 01629 533192 or emailing belper.library@derbyshire.gov.uk |
| Sat 26th Sep | The Lucky Rats | The Nags Head, High Pavement | A five-piece band formed by experienced musicians all moonlighting from their other bands. More info... |
| Sat 26th Sep | Berkins Court: a community made and shaped by Strutts | Chevin View, off Bridge St. | Guided tours take place on the hour 11am-3pm |
| Sat 26th Sep | Weathered Eye | George and Dragon, Bridge St. | Four piece band playing hits from the 70's right through to present day. More info... |
| Sun 27th Sep | Belper in the Frame: The 1920s to the Second World War | No 28, Market Place | Fifth in a series of six talks by Adrian Farmer. More info... |
| October 2026 | |||
| Sat 3rd Oct | Four Charcters in Search of a Fortune | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | A new play with music directed by John Tams. Written by George Gunby & John Tams. More info... |
| Sat 3rd Oct | More Belper Channels - Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Belper has an amazing network of picturesque footways that are hidden and often overlooked and are of huge historical interest. More info... |
| Fri 9th Oct | Darren Morgan | Lion Hotel, Bridge St. | Singer/guitarist and bass player, performing acoustically and all-live, classic tunes. More info... |
| Sat 10th Oct | Cold Flame | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | Jethro Tull tribute. More info... |
| Sat 10th Oct | Destination Belper | Belper Unitarian Chapel, Field Row | Adrian Farmer explores some of the reasons people have come to Belper over the centuries. |
| Sat 10th Oct | Belper Farmers' Market | Market Place | |
| Sun 11th Oct | Belper Pubs Past and Present Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Step back in time to the Inns and Taverns of the Town to discover their historic past and entertaining stories. More info... |
| Tue 13th Oct | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Fri 16th Oct | Fund Raising Evening | St. Faith's, Dalley Lane. | Enjoy a wonderful evening Show featuring Local people performing live with a Laid-Back acoustic Vibe. More info... |
| Sat 17th Oct | Derwent Valley Wind Band | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sun 18th Oct | Shady Characters and Ne'er-do-wells - Tales from Belper's Criminal Underworld Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | A 1.5 mile stroll round the town visiting the haunts of some of Belper's notorious criminals. More info... |
| Sat 24th Oct | Led Zeppelin Tribute | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sat 24th Oct | Belper Music Club | No 28, Market Place | Inspired by the listening bars of Tokyo, the evening brings together carefully curated playlists, a featured album played in full and three selected beers from a craft brewery. More info... |
| Sun 25th Oct | Life as an 1805 Mill Worker | No 28, Market Place | Join Mary the 1805 mill worker for a light-hearted journey back in time to hear what she has to say about working at the new Cotton Spinning North Mill. More info... |
| Sun 25th Oct | Life as a Mill Worker | No 28, Market Place | Join Mary the 1805 mill worker for a light-hearted journey back in time to hear what she has to say about working at the new Cotton Spinning North Mill built and owned by the Strutt family.. More info... |
| Tue 27th Oct | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| November 2026 | |||
| Sat 7th Nov | Derwent Brass Remembrance Concert | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sat 7th Nov | Belper In Wartime Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | The world wars resulted in huge mobilisations of people and material that affected everywhere and everyone. This two hour walk looks at some of the places in Beper where this can be appreciated. More info... |
| Sat 7th Nov | The Playlist Project | The Railway, King St. | Pub/Party/Wedding band offering covers and originals. More info... |
| Sun 8th Nov | Along Green Lane and Back Again Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | A short easy half a mile walk packed with history, along one of Belper's most interesting old lanes. More info... |
| Sun 8th Nov | Remembrance Service | Memorial Gardens | |
| Tue 10th Nov | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Wed 11th Nov | Armistice Service | Memorial Gardens | |
| Sat 14th Nov | Desperados | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | Eagles tribute. More info... |
| Sat 14th Nov | Belper Farmers' Market | Market Place | |
| Mon 16th Nov - Sat 12th Dec | Exhibition: Belper and the Railway | Belper Library, Derwent St. | A series of panels tell the story of the railway in Belper, from its construction in 1838/9, to the present day. |
| Wed 18th Nov | Entertaining Belper | Belper Library, Derwent St. | Adrian Farmer looks at menageries to funfairs, cinemas to theatre productions, carnivals to water fetes - and much more. Places are limited so booking is essential - either by coming into the library, by ringing 01629 533192 or emailing belper.library@derbyshire.gov.uk |
| Sat 21st Nov | Explosive Light Orchestra | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sat 21st Nov | The Fake News | Nag's Head, High Pavement | Join The Fake News for a great night of all your favourite rock songs from the '70s, '80s and '90s. More info... |
| Sun 22nd Nov | Christmas Food and Drink Festival | Belper | |
| Tue 24th Nov | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Sat 28th Nov | Winter Market | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sun 29th Nov | Belper in the Frame: The Post-War Era | No 28, Market Place | Last in a series of six talks by Adrian Farmer. More info... |
| Sun 29th Nov | Belper Lights Switch On | King St. | |
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| Wed 2nd Dec | St Agnes Fountain - A Christmas Concert | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | Fairport Convention's Chris Leslie and multi award winning duo Chris While and Julie Matthews, bring musical invention and laughter to the star-dust atmosphere of Christmas. More info... |
| Sat 5th Dec | Verbal Warning | Nag's Head, High Pavement | Notts/Derbyshire old skool punks kickin' it '77 style, More info... |
| Sat 5th Dec | Bohemians | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Tue 8th Dec | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Thu 10th Dec | Fleetwood Bac | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Fri 11th Dec | Darren Morgan | Lion Hotel, Bridge St. | Singer/guitarist and bass player, performing acoustically and all-live, classic tunes. More info... |
| Fri 11th Dec | Fund Raising Evening | St. Faith's, Dalley Lane. | Enjoy a wonderful evening Show featuring Local people performing live with a Laid-Back acoustic Vibe. More info... |
| Sat 12th Dec | Dalesmen Christmas Matinee | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sat 12th Dec | Belper Farmers' Market | Market Place | |
| Sat 19th Dec | Derwent Brass Christmas Concert | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | More info... |
| Sun 20th Dec | Belper Pubs Past and Present Heritage Walk | Belper North Mill | Step back in time to the Inns and Taverns of the Town to discover their historic past and entertaining stories. More info... |
| Tue 22nd Dec | Belper Yarnaholics | MaD HandMade Designs | Social group for knitters and crocheters. £2.50 per session. No need to book, just drop in. More info... |
| Tue 22nd Dec | Christmas Carols | King St. | |
| Thu 31st Dec | Darren Morgan | Lion Hotel, Bridge St. | Singer/guitarist and bass player, performing acoustically and all-live, classic tunes. More info... |
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