What’s on

Join us for a spectacular summer Festival
9 - 26 July 2026
Jazz

Jazz Weekender

09-12 July 2026

09, 09, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 12 Jul 2026

Walks

Introduction to Buxton’s History and Heritage

10, 17 Jul 2026

Walks

Walk in the Footsteps of our Ancestors: 5,000 Years of Buxton History

10, 15 Jul 2026

Opera

The Merry Widow Opera Talks

10, 14, 17, 21, 24 Jul 2026

Opera

The Merry Widow

Franz Lehár

10, 14, 17, 21, 24 Jul 2026

Walks

Vera Brittain, Buxton and a Testament to Lost Youth

11, 18, 25 Jul 2026

Opera

La traviata Opera Talks

11, 15, 18, 22, 25 Jul 2026

Opera

La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

11, 15, 18, 22, 25 Jul 2026

Opera

Amadigi di Gaula Opera Talks

12, 16, 20 Jul 2026

Jazz

Fraser Fifield and the Secret Path Trio Plus Olivia Moore and Adam Fairhall

12 Jul 2026

Opera

Amadigi di Gaula

George Frideric Handel

12, 16, 20 Jul 2026

Jazz

Arun Ghosh Quintet

12 Jul 2026

Music

Mahan Esfahani

Harpsichord

12 Jul 2026

Jazz

Courtney Pine CBE

Out of the Ghetto: A Modern Day Jazz Story

12 Jul 2026

Books

Luke Barley

Ancient: Reviving the Woods That Made Britain

13 Jul 2026

Music

Louise Alder and Joseph Middleton

Soprano and Piano

13 Jul 2026

Walks

An Audience with Mary Queen of Scots

13, 17, 24 Jul 2026

Books

Sir Nick Clegg

How To Save The Internet: The Threat to Global Connection in the Age of AI and Political Conflict

13 Jul 2026

Music

Sitkovetsky Trio

Violin, Cello, Piano

13 Jul 2026

Music

Piatti Quartet and Anthony Friend

13 Jul 2026

Walks

An Exploration of Fairfield’s History

13, 16, 21 Jul 2026

Books

Victoria Bateman

Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power

13 Jul 2026

Talks

Rebecca Williams and Kathryn Ecclestone

Vera Brittain and Buxton: Shaping a Social Reformer

13 Jul 2026

Music

Song at Six

13, 15, 21, 23, 24 Jul 2026