What’s on

Join us for a spectacular summer Festival
9 - 26 July 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

Opera

Amadigi di Gaula

George Frideric Handel

12, 16, 20 Jul 2026

Walks

An Audience with Mary Queen of Scots

13, 17, 24 Jul 2026

Walks

An Exploration of Fairfield’s History

13, 16, 21 Jul 2026

Music

Song at Six

13, 15, 21, 23, 24 Jul 2026

Opera

Le dernier sorcier

Pauline Viardot

13, 16, 20, 25 Jul 2026

Books

Klaus Dodds

Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic

14 Jul 2026

Music

Nicky Spence and Joseph Middleton

Tenor and Piano

14 Jul 2026

Books

Lady Hale

With the Law on Our Side

14 Jul 2026

Music

Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih

Cello and Piano

14 Jul 2026

Walks

Through the Heritage Lens: A Road Reveals its Secrets

14, 20, 22 Jul 2026

Books

James Fox

Craftland: A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades

14 Jul 2026

Music

Opera in the Cavern

14, 23 Jul 2026

Music

Musicals in the Cavern

14, 23 Jul 2026

Music

Ryan Corbett

Accordion

15 Jul 2026

Books

Robert Verkaik

The Writer and the Traitor: Graham Greene, Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

15 Jul 2026

Music

Dame Sarah Connolly and Joseph Middleton

Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

15 Jul 2026