Derbyshire Food, Drink & Gift Fair

Elvaston Castle Showground, Derby, DE72 3EN

MAY 9th & 10th 2026

Saturday 10am - 6pm // Sunday 10am - 5pm

Adults - £10 // Under 16s - £2 // Under 5s - FREE

Entry Tickets to be purchased at the event entrance, entry fee is cash only. No pre booked tickets available.

FREE EVENT PARKING

Whats on ….

  • Multiple baskets of cheese and other dairy products at a market stall, with people shopping and a person holding a bag that reads 'The Great British Cheese Company'.

    Local producers of food & drink

    Variety of food & drink producers from cheese, pies & chocolates, to preserves, rustic breads, cake, gin and lots more

  • Crowd of people gathered at an outdoor event with food stalls, including pizza and Greek food, under a clear sky with green trees.

    Street Food

    Why not stay for lunch? We have a variety of Street Food stands at the fair offering both sweet & savoury options

  • Colorful slices of agate stones with gold edges arranged on a surface

    Crafts, Gifts & Homeware

    For that little something special, look no further. From handcrafted gifts to unique homeware, you will find it here !

  • Three women singing on a stage at an outdoor event, dressed in matching green patterned dresses, wearing sunglasses and hair accessories, with musical equipment and a blackboard menu nearby.

    Live Bands

    Live bands playing throughout the weekend.

    More music announcements to come, showcasing great live bands and artists from around the region.

  • Person pouring a yellow-colored drink from a tap at a bar or brewery.

    On Site Bar

    The onsite bar, located next to our Live Music tent, is the perfect place to get a refreshing drink or two !

  • Crowd at a sunny outdoor fair with colorful inflatable slides, tents, and booths, surrounded by green trees.

    Children's Activities & Theatre Stage

    With a variety of inflatables & child’s rides you are set to have a fun day out. You could even try out your circus skills in our FREE circus skills workshop.

    Enjoy some wonderful performances at our Children’s Theatre Stage.

Dogs are welcome at Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair, so please bring them along to enjoy the fun !

To enjoy the fair they must be kept on a lead at all times.

Dog enjoying a cup of dog friendly ice cream at a food and drink fair outdoors on green grass

Display of assorted baked goods such as muffins with blueberries and almonds on a glass cake stand and other pastries at a bakery or cafe.

2026 EXHIBITOR LIST

Alvis Homemade // Andy Gilbert Caricatures // Apple Paddock Artisan Preserves // Athens Street Food // Badgers Chilli Kitchen // Bags of Style // BCB Leisure // Beanz Around the World // Becky’s Scone Mad // Belper Castles – Candy // Best Board Games Ltd // Bloom Juice Co. // Bluebell Dairy Ltd// Brockleby’s Pies // C’est Vous // Cathedral Gallery Ltd // Celtic Spirit Co. // Charles Taylor Trading // ChefStef Ltd // Cherry Tree Preserves // Chilli Guys // Costco Wholesale // Cragside Cottage Crafts // Daisy Chain Permanent Jewellery // Dog and Spoon Distillery // Double R Spirits Ltd // Engineer’s Bakehouse // English Spirit Distillery // Feather Edge // Feinkost // Firery Dough Wood Fired Pizza // Floe and Harmony // Freshly Squeezed Fruits // Friends of the Babyunit // Glastonbury Cheese // Guide Dogs // Hartleys on the Hoof // Heidi Facepainting // Holy Bagel Catering // Jaccs Coffee // James Oak & Co Ltd // Jethro’s Sauces and Artisan Camper Jewellery by Deanne // JH Trading – The Water Can // L & B Catering // Lady Vanilla Ltd // Lauren-Faye Coffee-Bar // Light Hearted // Macaron Bliss // Mackney Photography // Make a meal of it – Churros // Make a meal of it – Noodle Fusion // MGR Retail Ltd  // Mickey Sash Pet Pantry // Mighty Spice // Mr & Mrs Olive UK // Mr Crimble Crumble // Noza of Nottingham // P&S Handmade Designs // Parrots in Need // Pergola Drinks // Plantlife // Pure Pet Food // Right Stuff CaterInn // Samosafied // Samuels Catering - Coles Food Shack // Scenturion Fragrances // Secret Garden Honey // Shortee Sew’s // Sizzlers – Prime Meats // SM Toy Mania // Spirits of the Place Steve’s Cheese // The Cookie Stop // Street Dogz // Sweet Treats // Taste the Best // The Chimney Cake Co. // The Fudge Float // The Great British Cheese Co. // The Horse and Jockey Bar // The Lincolnshire Drizzle Co. // The Milkshake Shack // The Pet Super Store.co.uk // The Sacred Ape Distillery // The Tipsy Petal // The Yorkshire Crepe Co. Ltd // Toastie the Difference // Uniquely Lynsey // Untamed Cat Food // Viniak Native // White Moon Crystals // Withers Gin // Yiannis Greek Super Gyros 

A band performing on stage inside a tent, featuring a singer playing an electric guitar, a bassist, and a drummer.

2026 LIVE MUSIC STAGE LINE UP

SATURDAY 9th MAY

11.00 - Graham Solo

12.00 - TBC

13.00 - The Sugar Tree

Latin-inspired, feel-good live music. Blending latin, pop, popular anthems of all decades, they bring the sunshine to every stage!

The Sugar Tree Facebook Page

14.15 - The Herron Brothers

Brothers and musical collaborators, take their influences from pop music released between the 50’s and now.

https://www.theherronbrothers.com

15.30 - 5 Hills Out

16.45 - The Longmen

Our host band closing the show with classic and

new rock and pop songs‍ ‍

https://soundcloud.com/graham marriott/sets/the-longmen-new-for-2023

SUNDAY 10th MAY

11.00 - Carl North

12.00 - Dust Bowl Orphans

13.15 - Kootch

14.15 - Unlucky Strike

15.00 - Steven Faulkner

16.00 - Jack’s Got a Plan

Getting to us ….

For Sat Nav, please us the post code DE72 3EN

The fair entrance for visitors arriving in vehicles, is off Borrowash Road between Borrowash Village and Thulston. Please follow the yellow directional signs or brown tourist signs from either direction and they'll direct you right to us.

Event Parking

Parking for the event is FREE please follow event car parking signs when you arrive.

Public transport

There are no bus services that stop directly outside the main entrance to the park. However, bus 73 (Arriva) and the Skylink Derby (Trent Barton) both stop by Elvaston Castle Gates in Thulston.

 

Pink food truck named Project D at an outdoor event selling doughnuts, with people standing in line and green trees in the background.

Want to exhibit with us?

If you are a producer of food, drink, homemade crafts, sell homeware, gifts or are a small business wanting to showcase your stock at our events, we would love to hear from you ….