Derbyshire Makes Festival - Swadlincote
WHEN
Sat 26 April - Sun 27 April 2025
10:00am - 3:00pm
10:00am - 3:00pm
WHERE
AGE RESTRICTIONS
Family Friendly, all ages
A celebration of community and making
Discover hands-on, fun and accessible free workshops and demos, from pottery and wood turning to letterpress printing and more, alongside a local Makers’ Market, exhibitions, and ‘Swad’s Reet Good Art Trail’ (in partnership with Swadlincote Festival of Words). The programme also deepens the National Forest’s presence in the town centre with a special Forest Makers’ Market and ‘Treading Lightly,’ a unique workshop by artist and shoe designer Sasha Archer exploring how we can reduce our carbon footprint.
Programmed by People Express.
OTHER EVENTS NEAR SWADLINCOTE
From Earth to Art Exhibition
Take a look at this fantastic exhibition this weekend and throughout the summer
Swad’s Reet Good Art Trail
Follow the trail and unscramble the letters hidden near each piece of artwork. Windows
The Earth Our Wealth
Clay Heads exhibition