Belper's annual woollen woods returns, and this year's theme is Belper 250. Between 18th and 31st July, St Peter's Churchyard will be festooned with woollen creations celebrating Belper's heritage. Find out more here.
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| Date | Event | Venue | Description |
| July 2026 | |||
| Mon 6th Jul - Sun 13th Sep | Belper 250 Exhibition | No 28, Market Place | An exhibition reflecting 250 years of history in Belper. 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... |
| Wed 15th Jul | The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva | No 28, Market Place | Teaching by renowned Sakya master Venerable Khenpo Lekshey. 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. |
| Sat 18th Jul | The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva | No 28, Market Place | Teaching by renowned Sakya master Venerable Khenpo Lekshey. More info... |
| Sat 18th Jul | Jamie Wright | Royal British Legion, Strutt St. | More info... |
| 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: Derwent Valley Wind Band | River Gardens | More info... |
| Sun 19th Jul | Fused Glass Heart or Flowers | Dolly's, King St. | Create your own beautiful glass suncatcher. More info... |
| Sun 19th Jul | Greg Abate | No 28, Market Place | New York saxophonist Greg Abate, presented by The Belper Jazz Company. More info... |
| Tue 21st Jul | The Belper Blues Project | Royal British Legion, Strutt St. | Blues Jam with Steve NewtonMore info... |
| Sat 25th Jul | Summer Fair | Belper Views Residential Home, Holbrook Rd. | Something for everyone to enjoy. More info... |
| Sat 25th Jul | Abbalicious | St Peters, Church Lane | Abba tribute band. More info... |
| Sat 25th Jul | Phil Doleman | No 28, Market Place | Vintage blues, swing, and jug band music. More info... |
| Sat 25th Jul | Charity Fun Day | Old King's Head, Days Lane | BBQ, beer, darts and so much more in aid of the Air Ambulance. More info... |
| Sat 25th Jul | Billy Maxwell | Royal British Legion, Strutt St. | More info... |
| Sun 26th Jul | Larks in the Park: Holymoorside Band | 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... |
| Wed 29th Jul | Belper Jazz Jam | The Bottle Bank, King St, | Free entry |
| Fri 31st Jul | Soul Deep Jazz Fusion Orchestra | No 28, Market Place | Classic jazz/funk & fusion tracks. 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: Derby Hospitals Band | River Gardens | More info... |
| Fri 7th Aug | The Fabulous Moonshiners | The Grapes, High St. | Rockabilly/ Rock and Roll Band. 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: Osmaston Wind Band | 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: Belper Jazz Company | River Gardens | Featuring Jeanie Barton 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: Dalesman Male Voice Choir | 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... |
| Wed 26th Aug | Belper Jazz Jam | The Bottle Bank, King St, | Free entry |
| 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... |
| Sat 29th Aug | Made in the '80s | The Cross Keys, Market Place | Belper's '80s weekend returns, featuring live music, fancy dress and retro vibes. 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... |
| Sun 30th Aug | Soul Tracks All Dayer | The Railway, King St. | 10 hours of Northern Soul, Motown and Soul on vinyl, brought to you by some of the finest DJs from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. 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... |
| Wed 30th Sep | Belper Jazz Jam | The Bottle Bank, King St, | Free entry |
| 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... |
| Wed 28th Oct | Belper Jazz Jam | The Bottle Bank, King St, | Free entry |
| Fri 30th Oct - Sat 31st Oct | The Nightwatchmen Reports | Belper | A halloween ghost walk and outdoor performance. 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... |
| Wed 25th Nov | Belper Jazz Jam | The Bottle Bank, King St, | Free entry |
| 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. | |
| December 2026 | |||
| 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. | |
| Wed 30th Dec | Belper Jazz Jam | The Bottle Bank, King St, | Free entry |
| Thu 31st Dec | Darren Morgan | Lion Hotel, Bridge St. | Singer/guitarist and bass player, performing acoustically and all-live, classic tunes. More info... |
| April 2027 | |||
| Sat 3rd Apr | The Carpenters Experience | St Peter's Church, Church Lane | The UK's premier Carpenters Tribute show. More info... |
Whilst we make every effort to ensure the information listed here is correct, we advise that you check with individual organisers/venues to confirm details. If you have an event in Belper that you would like to see listed here, please send details to paul.farnsworth1@outlook.com