Derbyshire Food, Drink & Gift Fair

Elvaston Castle Showground, Derby, DE72 3EN

MAY 10th & 11th 2025

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 ….

  • Local producers of food & drink

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

  • Street Food

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

  • Crafts, Gifts & Homeware

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

  • Live Bands

    Live bands confirmed to play the Music Stage on Saturday 10th are Paytron Saint, Lucille and The Herron Brothers, plus guests. Sunday 11th we have Rockin Red Rocket, The Lords of Valhalla and The Longmen with support.

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

  • On Site Bar

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

  • 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.

    At the children's stage we have gone all piratey with family show 'How to be a pirate' showing at 11am, 1pm and 3pm both days, and The Legendary Busking John Gill at 12 noon and 2pm on both days.

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.


2025 EXHIBITOR LIST

Aggy's Handicrafts Ltd // Air Ambulance // Alvis Homemade // Andy Gilbert Caricatures Apple Paddock Artisan Preserves // Athens Street Food // Beanz Around the World // Belper Bouncy Castle // Belper Honey - Secret Garden // Best Board Games Ltd // Best Eleven // Bloomers of Bakewell // Bluebell Dairy // Blueberry Hill Preserves // Bonnie Yau's Food Products Ltd // Brockleby Pies // Butterwick // C'est Vous Jewellery // Caroline's Fudge & Sweets // Cathedral Gallery Candles // Celtic Spirit Co // Charles Taylor Trading // Chef Stef Ltd // Cherry Tree Preserves // Chilli Guys // Chimney Cake Co Colombo Street Ltd // Cox Cakes & Bakes // Cragside Cottage Crafts // Daisy Chain Group // Daisy Chain Permanent Jewellery // Derbyshire Life // Dog and Spoon Distillery // EMICS // English Spirit Distillery // Feinkost // Firery Dough Pizza // Freshly Squeezed Fruit // Friends of the Baby Unit // Glastonbury Cheese // Glorious Chocolate // Guide Dogs // Hampaws // Handsewn by Elizabeth // BCB Leisure Hook a duck & Tea Cups // Jaccs Coffee // Jethro's Sauces & Artisan Camper // Jewellery by Deanne // Kay Jay Clay // Kettleby Kitchen // Kevin Wood Fine Art // L&B Catering - Slush // Lauren - Faye Coffee Bar // Leifs Bar // Light Hearted // Lodge Farm Organics // Mackney Photography Marge & Mabel's // Homemade Dog Treats // Me & Thee // MGR Retail Ltd // Mighty Spice // Moorways Mr & Mrs Olive UK // Noodle Fusion // Papillon Vinyl & Resin Crafts // Pie & Peas // Plantlife // Right Stuff Catering // Ruby's Gifts // Rudders Rum // Samuels Catering // Scenturion // Shortee Sews SM Toy Mania // Soak // Spirits of the Place // Steve's Cheese // Stile & Blooms // Street Dogz // Sunny Bank Garden & The Yorkshire Ice Cream Farm // Taste the Best // That Kick Ltd // The Blush Boutique // The Bubble Waffle Bar // The Cookie Stop // The Fursty Fox Coffee // The Great British Cheese Company // The Horse & Jockey Bar // The Lazy Fox Gifts // The Lincolnshire Drizzle Company // The Sacred Ape Distillery // The Yorkshire Crepe Co // Truly Luscious Cakes // Untamed Cat Food Ltd // Viniak Native // Watering Can Plants // White Moon Burns // Withers Gin // Wood n Clay // Yiannis Greek Super Gyros

2025 LIVE MUSIC STAGE LINE UP

SATURDAY 10th MAY

10.45 - Graham Solo

11.30 - Claire Shaw

Upbeat acoustic covers from across decades and genres, and carefully crafter original work

https://www.facebook.com/clairelshaw

12.30 - Mike Hardy

An accomplished alternative acoustic musician based in Derby

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NmDnwJePmMb1mKFFv298j?si=EBZC85kPSOaQfhRAqdmXVg

14.00 - The Herron Brothers

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

https://www.theherronbrothers.com

15.00 - Paytron Saint

Alt Rock power house from the Amber Valley

https://www.instagram.com/paytronsaint

16.00 - Leah Wilcox

Superb Indie Pop female singer/songwriter, sonically dreamlike but grounded

https://www.youtube.com/c/leahwilcoxmusic

17.00 - The Band Lucille

Contemporary and stylish Soul & Blues delivered by a sultry roots brand from Derby.

https://www.facebook.com/thebandlucille/

SUNDAY 11th MAY

10.45 - Graham Solo

11.30 - Local Vocals

Derby based rock & pop choir, exploring the health

benefits of singing together, cultivating community &

sharing songs with the city.

https://www.instagram.com/localvocalsderby

13.00 - Lords of Valhalla

Derbyshire based band performing Rock, Indie & Pop covers

done their way

https://www.instagram.com/lordsofvalhalla

14.30 - Rockin Red Rocket

Band specialising in pop punk, rock & pop covers

https://www.instagram.com/rockinredrocketband

16.00 - 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

Fancy Entertainment’s

‘How to be a Pirate!’

Join our Swashbuckling pals in their interactive performances of ‘Lean to be a Pirate!

Captain Crabstick, Roxie & Scabby the pirates have been ship wrecked on a desert island and are searching for a crew to fit to sail the murky waters of the seven seas.

Captain Crabstick leads you in their 20 minute shows and teaches you how to fight like a pirate, bury treasure like a pirate and single like a pirate - can you earn your eye patch and become a brave buccanneer?

Saturday 10th May - 11am, 1pm & 3pm

Sunday 11th May - 11am, 1pm & 3pm

Busking

John Gill

John Gill first discovered the power of songwriting when he made the school bully cry with a song he had writte. Since then he has emassed an enviable catalogue of songs written for many and varied audiences.

Join Busking John Gill for 20 minute performances of feel-good tunes and foot-tapping fun for all ages!

Saturday 10th May - 12pm & 2pm

Sunday 11th May 12pm & 2pm

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 ….