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Buxton Flowerpot Trail 2026

An annual town trail during Buxton’s summer festivals and school holidays featuring wonderful and rather silly flowerpot creations. A great way to explore the town with the family. Trail maps can be purchased from the Buxton Visitor Centre in the Pump Room and Poole’s Cavern Visitor Centre during July and August or downloaded from the Funny Wonders website . The Buxton Flowerpot Trail in 2026 will take place during July and August. The theme is Children’s Stories.

Thu 23 JulBuxton Peak District(2.9mi)

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Sit, Sip and Sketch

Buy a drink and borrow sketching and paintingmaterials to capture the moment. The cost of a drink will allow you to borrowthe materials, no need to book. https://buxtoncrescentexperience.com/tour/sitsipsketch/

Thu 23 JulBuxton Peak District(2.9mi)

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Opera in the Cavern

Join us for an unforgettable, intimate tour beneath the earth, where you’ll marvel at beautifully illuminated, rock-sculpted galleries while enjoying stunning highlights from iconic operas and musicals. The experience begins with a glass of fizz just outside the Roman Chamber of Poole’s Cavern. From there, you’ll be guided through the breathtaking underground passages, rich in … Continued

Thu 23 JulBuxton International Festival(3.1mi)

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Musicals in the Cavern

Thu 23 JulBuxton International Festival(3.1mi)

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La clemenza di Tito

A Buxton International Festival Concert Performance, featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra What is it that drives Sextus to make an attempt on the life of his dearest friend, the emperor Titus? And what brings Titus to forgive him? Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, premiered in Prague where Austria’s Emperor Leopold II was crowned … Continued

Thu 23 JulBuxton International Festival(3.1mi)

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Indoor Games

Bridge and Carpet Bowls

Thu 23 JulSt Michael & All Angels(3.5mi)

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Explore Animals of Buxton – Past & Present

Thomas's Trail at Buxton Country Park 23rd 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.

Thu 23 Jul11:00Buxton Peak District(2.9mi)

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Ewan Millar and Tomos Boyles

Ewan Millar is a leading young UK oboe soloist, a BBC Young Musician 2020 finalist, and the 2025 Royal Over-Seas League Gold Medal winner. He performs widely in recital, and as a freelancer he has performed as principal oboe with major orchestras across the UK. Welsh pianist Tomos Boyles is an emerging concert artist, performing at major venues across the UK. Prizes include first prize at the 2025 Dudley International Piano Competition and the Blue Riband at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.This event is in partnership with ROSL - Royal Over-Seas League

Thu 23 Jul11:15Pavilion Arts Centre(3.2mi)

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2026-07-23 10:30 - Thursday Fellowship

Time: Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 10:30Details: Location: Downstairs HallPostcode: SK17 6PR

Thu 23 Jul11:30Stay and Play(2.8mi)

via Stay and Play

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Thursday Fellowship

Time: Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 10:30Details: Location: Downstairs HallPostcode: SK17 6PR

Thu 23 Jul11:30Stay and Play(2.8mi)

via Stay and Play

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2026-07-23 10:30 - Thursday Fellowship

Time: Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 10:30Details: Location: Downstairs HallPostcode: SK17 6PR

Thu 23 Jul11:30Trinity Church(2.8mi)

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Thursday Fellowship

Time: Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 10:30Details: Location: Downstairs HallPostcode: SK17 6PR

Thu 23 Jul11:30Trinity Church(2.8mi)

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Indoor Games

Bridge and Carpet Bowls

Thu 23 Jul14:00Bramwell Memorial Institute(3.8mi)

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Flight: One Man's Journey

Powerful imagery, humour, poignant drama - not to be missed!Follow the journey of Maneek, raised in a remote village, shadowed by tigers, ruled by a strict father. He battles fear and persues a sense of belonging.One actor, 21 characters!Photo credit: Neil R Smith

Thu 23 Jul14:30Pavilion Arts Centre(3.2mi)

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The Hallé

Three Romantic masterpieces, led by award-winning conductor Euan Shields. The concert opens with the dazzling overture to Weber’s opera Oberon, and continues with Richard Strauss’s First Horn Concerto, written when he was just 18. Brahms’s monumental Fourth Symphony, often hailed as his greatest, grows from the simplest idea into a vast emotional journey.

Thu 23 Jul15:00Pavilion Arts Centre(3.2mi)

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Lachlan Goudie

How do you paint a masterpiece? Lachlan seeks the answer to this question by exploring how twenty of the greatest paintings in human history were created, from a blank surface to the finishing brushstroke.Beginning at the dawn of civilization with prehistoric cave paintings and ending with the arrival of AI, Goudie unveils the methods and techniques employed by individual artists, bringing their studios to life at the very moment they produced their most celebrated works.In addition to painting, Lachlan has written and presented several documentaries for the BBC including the landmark series The Story of Scottish Art for which he received a nomination from the Royal Television Society Scotland for the ‘Onscreen personality of the year’ award. Lachlan is judge of BBC1’s Big Painting Challenge, Celebrity Big Painting Challenge, and presenter of BBC4’s Life Drawing Live! This event is sponsored by No.6 The Square Tearooms.

Thu 23 Jul16:00Pavilion Arts Centre(3.2mi)

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Opera in the Cavern

Thu 23 Jul16:30Pavilion Arts Centre(3.2mi)

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Venues with events near Rock Lees, Great

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Buxton Peak District2.9 miles away Stay and Play2.8 miles away Trinity Church2.8 miles away

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Derbyshire, England

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