Top Picks
10 picks around Hope (High Peak), from 6 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.
1at Buxton International Festival
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
2Free! (worth double-checking)at Buxton International Festival
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
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3at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Join us for an entertaining and enlightening show bringing together traditional dance, music and fashion from the South Asian region. You’ll see live performances representing eight countries in South Asia, each with different traditions, costumes and movements. You’ll learn about what makes each dance unique, as well as the threads that tie them together.
4at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Join us for an entertaining and enlightening show bringing together traditional dance, music and fashion from the South Asian region. You’ll see live performances representing eight countries in South Asia, each with different traditions, costumes and movements. You’ll learn about what makes each dance unique, as well as the threads that tie them together.
5Our Summer Fringe Concert Celebrating five years of vocal harmony. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of one of the Buxton Fringe Festivals best concerts
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7at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Millennium Gallery Sat 25 July 2026
8As part of the Buxton International Festival's return with another summer of world class music and unforgettable storytelling, the Festival is thrilled to present this much loved masterpiece, La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi: a Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre production featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra.Step into the glittering world of nineteenth century Paris as one of opera's most unforgettable love stories takes centre stage. La traviata is Verdi at full brilliance, weaving a tale that shimmers with glamour, passion, and heartbreak. At its heart is Violetta, a woman adored by society yet living a life defined by fragility and compromise. When the earnest and hopeful Alfredo enters her world, she dares to imagine a future shaped by love rather than expectation. Their romance is intoxicating, but the world they inhabit is quick to judge, and their happiness comes under threat from the very forces they long to escape.This new production brings together a world class creative team and exceptional cast to tell the story with freshness, colour, and emotional depth. The Buxton International Festival Orchestra brings Verdi's music to vibrant life, making this a La traviata to remember and an unmissable highlight of the season.Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
9Paula, dumped by her boyfriend Alan for being boring, is desprate to win him back.She visits Club Liscious, where she meets Luda the Drag Queen and an eccentric entourage. A sharp, hilarious musical comedy about heartbreak, reinvention, and finding family in unexpected places.
10Weekly live music at Baileys Bar & Restaurant. See who's playing with our Live Music listing . Information about the venue here.
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