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Canadian soldiers braved the worst the trenches could throw at them  ­ — but found one thing about World War One hard to take: cricket! By 1918, three large hotels and a hospital in Buxton were turned over to the rehabilitation of Canadian forces injured in the fighting, and sport played a great part in

Chatsworth’s most controversial mistress returned to the stately home in triumph for a one-night only performance – more than 200 years after her death.

A step-by-step guide showing you how to book tickets online for the Buxton International Festival.

Victoria Dawson celebrates the stories of women’s lives in our 2019 Festival programme.

Touring singers turn home into “opera house” for a day

Helpful hints for Friends of Buxton International Festival

If you would like to help to ensure that the Festival you have loved in your lifetime can be enjoyed by future generations, please support the Buxton Festival Foundation.

Pensioners were treated to a concert of Broadway show-stoppers in their own sitting room thanks to a partnership between Buxton International Festival and a local charity.

Bill Haley and the Comets weren’t the first to start a riot in a theatre – ballet got there first.

It was a case of death imitating art when Russian novelist Alexander Pushkin faced the final chapter of his life.