Derby: Something for everyone in 2017
There are so many great reasons to get out and about to events in Derby and the surrounding area over the course of 2017. Whatever your tastes there is something for you. Check out the diary, and look forward to some exciting events in Derby.
Music and Comedy
Perhaps you want a good laugh, something to stimulate your funny bone? Acts coming to Derby Theatre in 2017 include: Ross Noble, Stewart Lee, Jasper Carrot and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
If that’s not enough, Derby has its own inaugural comedy festival coming up in May, with comedy legend Lee Hurst, the no nonsense comedian: one man and a mic, kicking it all off from the 5th at Derby Guildhall Theatre.
Then there is music. For one of the best annual festivals of music, not only in Derbyshire but nationally, you have to check out Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering 2017. The headliners will be perennial favourites Madness, who will round out the celebrations at this tenth anniversary celebration. Thursday, May 25, to Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Catton Hall.
If a film is your idea of a good night out then don’t forget that the QUAD Summer Nights Outdoor Film Festival will return in 2017, bringing the best in contemporary and classic films in various beautiful heritage locations such as Kedleston Hall and Hardwich Hall.
Toast of the Year
If sampling the latest in boutique beer and real ale is your thing then be sure to check out the coming festivities. If you need to warm up in February then, from 15th – 18th, there is the Derby CAMRA Winter Ale Festival in the beautiful and historic surroundings of Derby Roundhouse, showcasing the best from the large variety of Derby micro-breweries. And then there is the summer Beer Festival from 5 – 9 July 2017, where there will be an impressive range of over 200 draught drinks: all the varieties you can think of, and them some. Enjoy the atmosphere and the live music too.
Refined Pursuits
There are other events in Derby if a more cerebral and laid back night out is called for don’t forget to book up for an audience with the supremely popular TV scientist Professor Brian Cox, in which the world’s foremost scientific communicator will take you on a trip through space and time.
And for the cultured theatre goers amongst us Derby Theatre has a fulsome year of engaging productions to stimulate and entice. From well know favourites such as Educating Rita in February and Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey in April to more challenging offerings such as Betrayal by Lekan Lawal in March.
This list just gives a flavour of what events in Derby to expect in 2017, which is shaping up to be a really packed year for those of us who want to get out and about and have a fun time in our wonderful and exciting city.