For many years, Derby Festé has brought hundreds of events and thousands of visitors to the streets of Derby each Autumn, to celebrate Life, Love, Humanity, Culture and Fun, in a spirited, communal way.  And it’s been a blast!

But… it’s now 2021, and virtually all the things that Festé has stood for are no longer things that can be delivered easily in a post-Covid world.

Friday

Born to Protest: Joseph Toonga

5:30pm at The Spot and 7:30pm at Cathedral Green

Joseph Toonga at forefront of Hip Hop visits Derby Feste 2021

Choreography for the Running Male: Egle Budvytyte

6pm and 9pm

Male, group behaviour turned into something quite harmless and unexpected.

Chorus: Ray Lee

8pm & 9pm

Music that moves

Exhibitions Launch Evening

6:30pm

Join QUAD for their first live, in-person exhibitions launch of 2021!

Neons: Tim Etchells

Anytime – until January 2022

Thought provoking Neon Signs

Museum of Making

7:30pm until 10pm open to the public

Museum of Making Celebrates the opening of Derby Feste 2021

Reckless Sleepers: A String Section

6:30pm and 8:30pm

A simple set of 5 chairs, 5 women and 5 saws.

Saturday

The Postcard Project: Casson and Friends

12:30pm and 3pm

Inspired by Derby people!

Dance, circus and movement workshops

1pm until 5:15pm

Join us at Déda for a few taster sessions of events as part of our Altered Streets project. Relax, ask…

Sib Y Osis: Toussaint To Move

1:30pm and 5pm

A trio performed by two dancers and a musician.

WTF Just Happened: Applied Live Art

10am – 4pm

Ages 16+ (children welcome with an accompanying adult) Free! Exploring socially distanced one-to-one drawing

Chorus: Ray Lee

Every hour on the hour from 2pm

Music that moves

Grafitti Workshop: Baby People

2pm – 5pm

Join Baby People and enjoy the art of expressing yourself through Graffiti, suitable for any age.

Something To Talk About

1pm – 5pm

Come along and have a chat

Neons: Tim Etchells

Anytime – until January 2022

Thought provoking Neon Signs

Choreography for the Running Male: Egle Budvytyte

2:45pm and 5:30pm

Male, group behaviour turned into something quite harmless and unexpected.

Photography Exhibition

Open all day

Camilla Greenwell

Smashed 2: Gandini

3:30pm and 5:30pm

Street acrobatics – lift, move and balance

A String Section: Reckless Sleepers

1pm at Cathedral Green and 5:30pm Chapel Street

Lifted: Mimbre

2:30pm and 4:30pm

A simple set of 5 chairs, 5 women and 5 saws.

Future Cargo

6:30pm and 8:30pm

A truck arrives from an unknown location loaded with a mystery shipment.

HENGE

7pm – 8pm

Live music show is a fusion of rave and new music that will blow your mind!

Festé Closing Party

9pm til late

Join us for the Festé Closing Party at Café Déda

Sunday

Chorus: Ray Lee

1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm

Music that moves

Neons: Tim Etchells

Anytime – until January 2022

Thought provoking Neon Signs

For more information about all the entertainment visit https://www.derbyfeste.com/whats-on/