Derby Festé

Name: Derby Festé
Start: 2025-09-27T11:00:00+0000
Location: Derby City Centre

Sat 27 Sep

Derby City Centre

Arts Council grant funding

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About the Event

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Derby Festé 2025: Where the Streets Come Alive!

Expect the unexpected as the streets burst into life with a spectacular mix of dance, theatre, circus, parkour, and aerial performance. It’s a full-on sensory adventure designed to spark your imagination and stir your soul.

This year’s programme is a tale for our times—celebrating the wonder of nature, confronting the challenges it faces, and exploring how we can come together to create change. From the magical and moving to the bold and hilarious, Derby Feste will once again captivate and delight audiences of all ages.

See it. Feel it. Be part of it. Join artist and cartoonist Scott Walker in a giant street-style doodle art piece, or take a trip to the beach under a giant spinning parasol! Keep an eye out for the mischievous Slinkies as Big Mob rolls through—audience participation optional (but encouraged!).

Cathedral Green and Derby Market Place will host most of the activities, with others at Cathedral Square, Derby Museums, Derby Market Hall, Osnabruck Square and QUAD – there will even be some roving around the Cathedral Quarter!

With plenty of family-friendly performances, many of which are non-verbal, Derby Feste is accessible to deaf audiences and those who don’t use English as a first language. A city transformed. A day to remember.

You can view the full Line Up and timings at Home of Festé - Derby Festé

This vibrant event is proudly presented by Derby City Council with project grant support from Arts Council England National Lottery funding. Feste is delivered in partnership with Fabric, the Midlands strategic dance development organisation with additional support from Derby Museums and QUAD.

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