Looking for things to do in Derby and Derbyshire this Easter? From creative workshops and storytelling sessions to theatre shows, outdoor adventures and budget-friendly days out, Derbyshire has lots of family-friendly events to keep kids of all ages entertained during the school holidays.
This guide brings together the best Easter Holidays events in Derby for kids and families, with a mix of free and paid activities across the city and surrounding areas. The page will be updated regularly as more events are announced, so make sure to bookmark it and check back for the latest ideas to help you plan your half term days out.
UPDATED MARCH 2026
- Main Events
- Derby City Centre
- Parks, Gardens, Stately Homes and National Trust
- Farms, Theme Parks and other Attractions
- Theme Parks
- Council Events and Libraries
- Indoor Play Centre Events
- Shopping Centres and In Store Events
- Museum, Galleries and Theatre Activities
- Baby and Toddler Classes and Parties
Main Events
AMBER VALLEY
‘Ay Up Me Duck’ Trail
Heanor, Ripley, Belper and Alfreton
Date: Feb- April 2026
Price: Free
Chesterfield Glow up
Light show, Entertainment and Fun Fair
Date: 27-28th March 2026, 4-8pm
Price: Free
City Centre
Derbion
Dinosaurs!
Date: 27 March – 12 April · Free, drop in
Dinos Fossil Finders Dig
Date: 30th March – 10th April · £3 booking recommended
Electric daisy
Easter Messy Play Party
Date: 2 and 9 April 2026, Time: 12-3pm Price: £8.50, Booking required.*
DERBY MARKET HALL
Art in the Park Clay Workshop
Date: Mon 6 Apr, Time: 10am – 12pm, Price: Free, drop in
BrickLab Academy – Creative Model Building Workshop
Date: Tue 7 – Thu 9 Apr , Time: 11am and 12pm each day, Price: £7.50, booking required
Debry Quad
Get Creative, Imaginary mapping for 7-11 Year Olds
Date: Thu 9 Apr , Time: 11am-4pm, Price: £20, booking required
Create and Play
Date: Thursday 2nd April – 12-5, Saturday 4th April – 12-5, Saturday 11th April – 12-5 Price: £7.50, drop in
Parks, Gardens, Stately Homes and National Trust
NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM
Arbie Eye-Spy Winter Trail
Date: 28 March – 12 April 2026 10am – 4pm · Price: £2.50 per person
Making Music Workshops
Date: 30 March – 3 April 2026 · Time: 11am, 12pm, 1.30pm & 2.30pm · Price: Free · Booking required.
Drop-in Arts & Crafts
Date: 30 March – 3 April 2026 11am – 3pm · Price: Free
Stick Man Outdoor Trail
Date: Daily, ongoing · Time: during opening hours · Price: Free · Drop in
CONKERS
Easter Egg Hunt Trail
Date: Saturday 28th March – Sunday 12th April · Price: tba Under 5 Yrs: Free
CRESWELL CRAGS
The Great Duck Escape
21 March – Mid April · during opening hours · £4 (includes an Easter Egg) · Drop-in
Elvaston Castle
Easter Egg Hunt and Mini Barrio Fiesta
Date: 4th April 2026, Time: 11 AM – 4 PM, Egg Hunt: 12 PM – 1 PM, Price £1
Easter Treasure Hunt with Children First Derby
Date: 3rd April 2026, Time: 10-1pm £2 per child
Cromford Mills
Poke-Trail – The Easter Egg-Venture
Date: 4th-6th April 2026, Time: 10am – 4pm, Price £5pp
Hicks lodge
Room on the Broom Trail (ongoing in 2026)
from 27 Jan · during opening hours · free – trail packs £4 – parking from £7.50 · Drop-in
Hardwick hall
Easter Egg Hunt at Hardwick
21 March – 12 April 2026 · 10am–4.30pm · £3.50 plus admission · Drop-in
Kedleston Hall
Easter Egg Hunt at the Kedleston Hall
2 – 6 April · 10am–3pm · £3.50 plus admission · Drop-in
Art and Design Trail
28 March – 12 April 2026 · 9am–5pm · included with admission · Drop-in
Calke abbey
Easter Adventures at Calke Abbey
21 March – 12 April 2026 · 10am–4.30pm · £3.50 plus admission · Drop-in
SUDBURY Hall
Easter Egg Hunt at the Children’s Country House
27 March – 13 April 2026 · 10am–4pm · £3.50 plus admission · Drop-in
Bolsover Castle
Easter Quest at Bolsover Castle
Sat 28 Mar – Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 10am – 5pm · £2 plus admission · Drop-in
Carsington Water
Easter Trail
Sunday 28 March -Sunday 12 April · 10am–4pm · £4 plus parking · Drop-in
Chatsworth House
Easter at Chatsworth
Saturday 28 March to Sunday 12 April · Some activities included in admission. Easter egg hunt £3 extra · booking recommended
Moira Furnace
Easter Food and Craft Fair
Sunday 5 April · 10-4pm Free Entry, Parking by donation · drop in
Farms, Theme Parks and other Attractions
Matlock Farm Park
Easter Egg-stravaganza!
Saturday 28th March – Sunday 12th April 2026, 10:00-17:00 · from £14.95 · Drop-in
BLUebell dairy
Easter Choccy Woccy Factory
28th March to 12th April · 10am–4pm · £14.50 adults, £15.95 Children · booking recommended
national forest adventure farm
Easter Eggstravaganza
30th March to 10th April · 10am–5pm · £15.95pp, under 2s free · booking recommended
OFFER: Receive a half price return visit valid until 12th July 2026
Peak Wildlife PArk
Easter at Peak
28th March to 12th April · 10am–6pm · £4 plus admission, under 2s free · booking recommended
Alton Towers*
Bluey Ride Opening*
Open from 28 March 2026 · 10am–4pm · £36, under 90cm free · booking recommended
DRAyton manor
Care Bears Takeover
28th March – 19th April · 10am–5pm · from £27.50pp · booking recommended
Heights of Abraham (Matlock Bath)
Spring Things at Easter
28th March – 12th April 2026 · 10am–5pm · booking recommended
Meet the Wombles – 4/5/6/11/12 April 2026
National Tramway Museum (CRICH)
Easter Eggstra
When: Fri 3rd April – Mon 6th April 10-4:30 pm, Admission: £2.00 per child (Plus standard ticket)
Council Events, Free Events and Libraries
Libraries
Mickleover Library, Light-It-Up Paper Craft Sessions, 4 April 2026 (10:30 am), Free
Spondon Library, Decorate a Carnival Mask, Sat 4 April 2026 (10:30 am–12:00 pm), Free
Indoor Play and Sports Events
Mini Donington
Egg-Citing Easter Adventure
3 and 4 April 2026 · 9.15am, 11.15am, 1.15pm · £14.95 kids · Booking required
Hero Town Melbourne
Easter Parties
Friday 10th April – 9am/11.15am and 1.30pm · £13 (1 adult and 1 child) · Booking required
Swadlincote Snowsports Centre
Eggcited for Easter
3-6 April 2026 · £included in entry · Booking recommended
Holiday Clubs
Tues/Wed/Fri , 9-4pm · £50 · Booking required
Little moos play barn
Animal Encounters
30/03/2026 · 9.30am, 10.20am, 12pm and 12.50pm · £16 · Booking required
Peter Rabbit Special
2nd April 2026 · 9.30am and 12.30pm · £14.95 · Booking required
My First Easter Special
3rd April 2026 · 9.30am · £9.95 · Booking required
Easter Parties
4th April 2026 · 9.30am and 1pm · £19.95 · Booking required
K-Pop Event
10th April 2026 · 9.30am · £16.95 · Booking required
Shopping Centres, In Store Events, Restaurant and Café Events
waterstones Derby
Easter Holidays at Waterstones
28th March 2026 – 12th April 2026 · during opening hours · Free · Drop in
hobbycraft Derby
Easter Bonnet Workshop
21 March 2pm · £8 · Age 3+ · Booking Required
Kids’ Corrugated Spring Characters Workshop
2 April 1pm and 4 April 12pm · £8 · Age 3+ · Booking Required
Kids’ Easter Egg Character Workshop
7 April 2pm and 11 April 2pm · £8 · Age 3+ · Booking Required
Kids’ Yarn Art Workshop
6 April 2pm and 12 April 1pm · £8 · Age 3+ · Booking Required
Lush Derby
Easter Event Workshop
30-31 March and 1-11th April 2026 · 10am and 12pm · £17 · Age 5+ · Booking Required
Dobbies Derby
Dino-mite Easter Event 2026
9-12 April | £18 per child | £14 for adults · Booking Required
Easter Bunny Breakfast 2026
3 and 6 April | £18 per child | £14 per adult· Booking Required
Little Seedlings Club – April Workshop: Hop into Spring with Gabby and Eggy the Easter Kitty Bunny
Saturday 4th April · SOLD OUT · Booking Required
Museum, Gallery and Theatre Workshops and Events
Derby museum of making
Make a Thor’s Hammer Trinket
9 April 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm · FREE – suggested donation £3
How are things made? Workshop
8 April 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm · FREE – suggested donation £3
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Family Sketching
2 April 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm, FREE – suggested donation £3
Pickford’s house
Make your own Pickfords’ House
31 March 2026 – 10.30am–12.30pm, 1.30-3.30pm · All ages · FREE, suggested donation £3
Make a Recycled Bird Feeder
7 April 2026 – 10.30am–12.30pm, 1.30-3.30pm · All ages · FREE, suggested donation £3
Erewash Museum
Tales and Trails
Wed 1st, Thu 2nd, Wed 8th, Thu 9th & Fri 10th April · Museum opening hours · All ages · FREE · Drop-in
Sharpe’s Pottery Museum
Museum Trail – Easter Egg Hunt
Throughout April 2026 · 10am – 4pm · £1 · Drop-in
Clay Play! (4+)
1 April 2026 · 10am – 12pm · £5 · booking required
Sharpe’s Studio: Paint a Pot!
3 April – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm · £5 · booking required
Easter Family Craft Day!
4 April – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm · free · booking required
Mosaic Making (5+)
7 April – 10am – 12 pm · £5 · booking required
Sea Glass Workshop
9 April – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm · £15pp · booking required
Denby Pottery Village
Easter Family Fun 2026
28 March – 12 April 2026 · 10am – 4pm · £2.50 booking (comes off the price of activity chosen) · Booking Recommended
Baby and Toddler Specials
Tiddlekicks
Good Friday Football Session at Mighty Monsters
3rd April 2026 · time tbc · £tbc · Booking Recommended
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