Countywide

Year-round activity

Free making events, workshops and activities

These projects go beyond the Derbyshire Makes Festival and six Hub locations, taking place across the county, all year-round – read on to discover more.

Haarlem Studios, Photo Will Slater

Dare to Dream

Be a part of a monumental artwork celebrating Derbyshire’s textiles heritage.

Alex Murphy

Women Who Make

A year-round programme of activity celebrating artists, makers, designers and activists who identify as women.

Photo Sue Reddish

MAKE Room

Drop into our roaming art programme, and explore how we can reconnect with Nature.

Cora Glasser and David Ball, Glassball Studio, Launch event February 2025. Photo Richard Tymon

The Makory

Discover mini exhibitions and hands-on activities at this mobile workshop and gallery.

The Makory, Wirksworth Arts Festival 2024. Photo Richard Tymon