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Chapel-en-le-Frith Golf Day

Hanging Gate is putting on Chapel-en-le-Frith Golf Day and we're making sure you know about it. Job done. Details on their site.

Fri 24 JulHanging Gate(4.4mi)

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Community

Friday night comp

Filed under: Friday night comp at Buxton & High Peak Golf Club looked too good not to mention. You're very welcome.

Fri 24 Jul09:00Buxton & High Peak Golf Club(1mi)

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Community

Around £2

Explore Animals of Buxton – Past & Present

Thomas's Trail at Buxton Country Park 24th July 2026 10:00 - 17:00 Poole's Cavern and Buxton Country Park Car Park, Green Ln, Buxton SK17 9DH, UK Thomas’s Trail is a new family nature trail in Grin Low Woods, Buxton Country Park , opening in Spring 2026 . Created by Buxton Civic Association (BCA) in partnership with the Thomas Theyer Foundation , the trail explores the Animals of Buxton: Past & Present , from prehistoric creatures to the wildlife that lives in Buxton today. If you’re looking for family activities in the Peak District , things to do in Buxton , or an engaging nature trail in Derbyshire , Thomas’s Trail is the perfect outdoor adventure! Explore Animals of Buxton – Past & Present Pick up your Thomas’s Trail Booklet from Poole’s Cavern Visitor Centre and follow the woodland route to discover: 13 illustrated animal discs suspended from trees with a 14 th bonus disc to find if you wish! Tickets & Admission Free with your Poole’s Cavern Tour Entry Ticket £2 per trail booklet for trail-only access Thomas’s Trail is family-friendly and easy to find, just a short walk from the Poole’s Cavern Visitor Centre.

Fri 24 Jul11:00Buxton Peak District(0.3mi)

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Festivals & Events

Festival Walk: An Audience with Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots invites you to hear her story in the shadow of Talbot’s Tower, where she was held under house arrest. Through a seated performance and short walk, she reflects on power, confinement and life in Buxton during her captivity.Wheelchair accessible with a short walk to the baths and River Wye.

Fri 24 Jul15:30Pavilion Arts Centre(0.3mi)

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Talks & Lectures

Opera Talk - The Merry Widow

Hear from the creative teams behind The Merry Widow and get insights into the history, music and vision behind this year’s production.

Fri 24 Jul18:00Pavilion Arts Centre(0.3mi)

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Community

2026-07-24 18:00 - Heroes

Time: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:00Details: Children's group for those in school years 2-6Location: Downstairs HallPostcode: SK17 6PR

Fri 24 Jul19:00Trinity Church(0.2mi)

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2026-07-24 18:00 - Impact

Time: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:00Details: Impact is our youth group for those in school years 7-9.Location: Upstairs LoungePostcode: SK17 6PR

Fri 24 Jul19:00Trinity Church(0.2mi)

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Heroes

Time: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:00Details: Children's group for those in school years 2-6Location: Downstairs HallPostcode: SK17 6PR

Fri 24 Jul19:00Trinity Church(0.2mi)

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Impact

Time: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:00Details: Impact is our youth group for those in school years 7-9.Location: Upstairs LoungePostcode: SK17 6PR

Fri 24 Jul19:00Trinity Church(0.2mi)

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2026-07-24 18:00 - Heroes

Time: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:00Details: Children's group for those in school years 2-6Location: Downstairs HallPostcode: SK17 6PR

Fri 24 Jul19:00Stay and Play(0.2mi)

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2026-07-24 18:00 - Impact

Time: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:00Details: Impact is our youth group for those in school years 7-9.Location: Upstairs LoungePostcode: SK17 6PR

Fri 24 Jul19:00Stay and Play(0.2mi)

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Heroes

Time: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:00Details: Children's group for those in school years 2-6Location: Downstairs HallPostcode: SK17 6PR

Fri 24 Jul19:00Stay and Play(0.2mi)

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Impact

Time: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 18:00Details: Impact is our youth group for those in school years 7-9.Location: Upstairs LoungePostcode: SK17 6PR

Fri 24 Jul19:00Stay and Play(0.2mi)

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Live Music

The Merry Widow

As part of the Buxton International Festival's return with another summer of world class music and unforgettable storytelling, the Festival is thrilled to welcome to Buxton this acclaimed production of The Merry Widow: a Scottish Opera production in collaboration with Opera Holland Park and D'Oyly Carte Opera featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra.Full of charm, sparkle, and good old fashioned mischief, The Merry Widow remains one of the best loved operettas of all time, and for good reason. Set in 1950s New York, the story follows the glamorous widow Hanna Glawari, whose fortune has become the obsession of suitors, diplomats, and schemers. Don Zeta, desperate not to lose her wealth to the wrong man, enlists the charismatic but reluctant Danilo to woo her. The only problem is that Hanna and Danilo share a past full of unresolved feelings, stubborn pride, and a spark that refuses to die.Hanna and Danilo's on again, off again romance sits at the heart of this wonderfully playful story. Lehár's music bathes the whole evening in warmth, with waltzes that swirl, melodies that stay with you long after the curtain falls, and ensembles filled with colour and charm. It's a show that invited you to lean back, smile, and enjoy a world where love, laughter, and a touch of scheming keep everything delightfully unpredictable.

Fri 24 Jul19:15Pavilion Arts Centre(0.3mi)

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Children & Family

Vera Brittain, Buxton and a Testament to Lost Youth

* This walk has sold out * Meet Vera Brittain where she worked as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in 1915. Hear the story of a bright Edwardian woman caught between personal ambition and the demands of war and empire, told through a moving guided walk and performance. Meet at Devonshire Dome reception … Continued

Sat 25 JulBuxton International Festival(0.2mi)

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Live Music

Around £3

La traviata Opera Talks

Hear from the creative teams behind La traviata and get insights into the history, music and vision behind this year’s production. For evening performances at 6pm in the Opera House – £3 For the matinee performance at 12.45pm in the Opera House – £3 Saturday 11 July – 6pm – 6.25pm Wednesday 15 July … Continued

Sat 25 JulBuxton International Festival(0.2mi)

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Likely freeCommunity

La traviata

A Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre production, featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra La traviata, reimagined for Buxton International Festival in a production inspired by La Belle Époque, the golden age of Parisian elegance. A world that opens up before us in splendour and sorrow, where pleasure, love and reputation are constantly at … Continued

Sat 25 JulBuxton International Festival(0.2mi)

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Venues with events near Buxton (High Peak)

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Trinity Church0.2 miles away Stay and Play0.2 miles away Buxton International Festival0.2 miles away

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Derbyshire, England

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