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 ….
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Local producers of food & drink
Variety of food & drink producers from cheese, pies & chocolates, to preserves, rustic breads, cake, gin and lots more
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Street Food
Why not stay for lunch? We have a variety of Street Food stands at the fair offering both sweet & savoury options
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Crafts, Gifts & Homeware
For that little something special, look no further. From handcrafted gifts to unique homeware, you will find it here !
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Live Bands
Live bands playing throughout the weekend.
More music announcements to come, showcasing great live bands and artists from around the region.
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On Site Bar
The onsite bar, located next to our Live Music tent, is the perfect place to get a refreshing drink or two !
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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.
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
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!
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.
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 ….