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The Festivals Online Toolkit

Are you a festivals organiser?  Check out our Online Toolkit for pointers, tips and help with common challenges that face festivals' organisers.

Derbyshire County Council, on behalf of Derbyshire Arts Partnership, commissioned this Online Festival Toolkit, which provides a wide range of information and guidance for all festivals for effectively managing an event.

Derbyshire Festivals

Looking for a festival to go to?  Find out more about Derbyshire's vibrant festival scene.

We've pulled together a list of all the festivals in the County so you can browse the breadth and depth of what's going on in Derbyshire.  You may already know of established festivals like Wirksworth and Buxton Festivals, but exciting new festivals spring up every year.