Events in Bakewell for 2024
Artisan Food Market
venue: Thornbridge Hall
Free entry including the gardens
A celebration of local independent producers, join us for a weekend of delicious treats and indulgence. With over 30 stalls, there will be a large range of food and drink to buy from the Peak District and surrounding areas.
P.B.F.A Book Fair
Saturday 6th April 2024
venue: Agricultural Business Centre
10am - 4pm
The largest currently being organised within the Peak District National Park - will have 30 dealers attending displaying a wide variety of books, both second hand and antiquarian, with maps, prints, ephemera, and lots of unusual and interesting items on display. All dealers attending follow a PBFA Code of Practice ensuring that all items are correctly described and fairly priced. All visitors will be most welcome.
Admission is £1.00 but a free entry ticket can be found and printed off by visiting the PBFA web site - www.pbfa.org
Further details can be obtained by contacting the PBFA organiser
Peter Allen on 07526 606908
Bakewell Food Festival
venue: Bakewell town centre
Approximately100 stalls with the focus being on food and drink, the Bakewell Food Festival will once more be celebrating the wealth of excellent local produce that the Peak District has to offer.
Peak Model Railway Exhibition
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June 2024
venue: Agricultural Business Centre
OPENING TIMES: 10am to 5pm BOTH DAYS
The 2023 Peak Model Railway Exhibition again takes place at our established venue in Bakewell, the friendly town at the heart of the Peak District. The venue has step free access with a completely flat floor and is surrounded by a large pay and display car park. On site are a cafe and bar with the town centre being a short level walk away with many shops, cafes and pubs. Bakewell is well served by frequent bus services from the surrounding cities, towns and villages.
more details: www.chesterfieldrailwaymodellers.co.uk
International Day of Dance
Saturday 29th June 2024
11.00am - 6.30pm
venue: Bakewell town centre
For one day every year, the market town of Bakewell in Derbyshire, hosts a celebration of dance and music from around the globe. Now firmly established as the highlight of Bakewell Carnival Week, this all day event, showcases a wide variety of dance styles, at a series of venues around the town. Dance Workshops are held throughout the day in the Town Hall.
Bakewell Carnival Week
Saturday 29th June to Sunday 7th July 2024
venue: Bakewell town centre
Fun for all the family, with races and competitions all week.
Carnival day itself, Saturday 6th July commencing at 3pm.
Bakewell Secret Gardens
venue: Bakewell
The gardens are located to the North of the town between the A6 Buxton Road and the A919 Baslow Road, in the Holme Lane and Milford areas.
Look out for the stalls located in the town centre by Bath Gardens, on the riverside and along Holme lane and at Holme Grange where tickets and maps will be available to allow access to the gardens.
Balloons and arrows will mark the way
One charge of £5 gives access to all gardens
Cakes, drinks, jewellery and plant stalls will be available at the Medway Centre.
All proceeds will support the work of Oxfam.
Bakewell Country Festival
Sunday 14th July 2024
venue: Bakewell Showground
Bakewell Country Festival will comprise an exciting programme of agricultural showcases, family events and live entertainment. Please keep checking back for announcements and updates.
Y Not Festival
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th August 2024
venue: Pikehall, Derbyshire
The Y Not Festival is set in the idyllic Peak District, there is not many places you can catch your favourite bands, surrounded by the green landscape that Derbyshire has to offer.
Gauge 1 North Model Railway Exhibition
Saturday 20th July 2024
venue: Agricultural Business Centre
Gauge 1 North is a live steam model railway show, run by the gauge 1 Yorkshire Group. There will be live steam (meths/gas/coal fired) on one of our tracks all day. Gauge 1 is 1/32nd scale: (think Brittains & Scalextric size).
Demonstrations throughout the day of raising steam, modelling, wagon building, pattern making etc. They hope in 2020 to have three Gauge 1 tracks on show. There is usually a wide range of trade stands covering mainly Gauge 1, but many traders also cater for smaller and larger gauges.
Entrance charge is £5, with accompanied children under 16 free of charge.
P.B.F.A Book Fair
Saturday 10th August 2024
venue: Agricultural Business Centre
10am - 4pm
The largest currently being organised within the Peak District National Park - will have 30 dealers attending displaying a wide variety of books, both second hand and antiquarian, with maps, prints, ephemera, and lots of unusual and interesting items on display. All dealers attending follow a PBFA Code of Practice ensuring that all items are correctly described and fairly priced. All visitors will be most welcome.
Admission is £1.00 but a free entry ticket can be found and printed off by visiting the PBFA web site - https://www.pbfa.org
Further details can be obtained by contacting the PBFA organiser
Peter Allen on 07526 606908
Festival of Bird Art
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September 2024
venue: Agricultural Business Centre
BDWCA Annual Show and Competition
Bakewell Wool Gathering
October 2024
The wool festival is dedicated to the best of yarn, knitting, and crochet, in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales. Whether you’re into spinning, felting, weaving, or just good old knitting, there’s something for you. All in a stunning location with some of the friendSteelliest, craftiest people around.
Bakewell Christmas Market
venue: Bakewell town centre
A traditional quintessential English Christmas market with around 80 stalls, Father Christmas and entertainment around the town.
Bakewell Christmas Sparkle
venue: Agricultural Business Centre
Santa's little helpers are busy planning this fun, FREE family day out, which will be packed with food, drink, animals, stalls, demonstrations and much more.
Christmas Tree Festival
7th to 17th December 2023
venue: All Saints Church Bakewell
An amazing display of Christmas trees supplied by businesses and community groups from around the area, held in Bakewell Parish Church.
Please note that these events may be subject to change or cancellation, please check before attending.