Discover Dragons, Dancing & St George in this free family event in Derby’s city centre.
Derby’s annual St George’s Day celebrations highlights English heritage and culture in all its eccentricities.
Watch as The Lost Boys bring the legend of St George and the Dragon to life with their tongue-in-cheek take on the myth of England’s patron saint – with lots of laughs and audience participation in a free outdoor performance.
Join in with the community ceilidh or dance the maypole and weave the magical colours in time with the music. Watch the Morris and clog dancers bring ancient traditions to the city’s streets with music and dance. Learn how the medieval knights train for their tourney’s and shoot the English longbow with trained instructors to get that bullseye!
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Market Place Performances
12noon – Civic Welcome
12:05 pm – A tongue-in-cheek re-telling of the story of ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON from The Lost Boys with audience participation and lots of laughs
12.50 pm – PECSAETAN (Peck-suh-tan) women’s Cotswold Morris side with traditional dances from the region.
1 pm – ST GEORGE CEILIDH with Community Band. Join in the ceilidh dance with experienced instructors from FOLK3D – great fun!
1:10 pm – HEART OF OAK MORRIS
1:20 pm – STONE MONKEY SWORD
1:30 pm – MAYPOLE MOVERS
1:50 pm – RYKNILD RABBLE MORRIS
2 pm – FOLK FRIENDZY
Market Place Events
11 am – 3 pm – HAVE A GO LONGBOW ARCHERY
Experience shooting the famed English Longbow, learning the skills synonymous with the legend of Robin Hood. Test your mettle with a wide range of bows suitable for all ages and abilities, under the expert tuition of our trained instructors. Do you have what it takes to strike the bullseye?
TEAM FALCHION Medieval Re-enactors
Displays of Armour and Medieval Combat from 14th-Century Medieval Combat group Team Falchion with a section to get involved yourselves.
11 am – 11:45 am Warm up and Training
11:45 am – 12noon Arming the Knight
12noon – 12:45 pm Fight Demonstrations
1:15 pm – 2 pm DO YOU WANT TO BE A KNIGHT?
For children and adults big enough to hold a plastic sword, learn a little of the art of sword fighting. Parents/Guardians need to be present to sign a disclaimer.
2 pm – 2:45 pm Tourney & Melee
Dragons
Our Dragons will roam loose in the Market Place for 20-minute slots.
Panto Dragon – 11:50 am, 12:30 pm, 1:10 pm & 1:50 pm
Derby LIVE Dragon – 11:50 am, 12:50 pm & 1:30 pm
Morris Dancing Displays
ST PETERS CROSS (supported by St Peters Quarter BID) A local folk dance and music programme with FOLK 3D.
12:05 pm – RESTLESS SOLES
12:20 pm – MAYPOLE MOVERS
12:50 pm – RYKNILD RABBLE MORRIS
1 pm – FOLK FRIENDZY
1:20 pm – RESTLESS SOLES
1:30 pm – PECSAETAN MORRIS
1:40 pm – HEART OF OAK MORRIS
1:50 pm – STONE MONKEY SWORD
2 pm – RESTLESS SOLES
*Please note all timings are approximate and may be subject to change
