What's on in Ashbourne on a budget?
15 upcoming events
We've rounded up 15 upcoming events in Ashbourne on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Ashbourne on a budget
Later
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM£18
🎫Concert
Halle musicians & associates
Ashbourne Link Centre
Sat 17 · 9 AM£16.96
🏊Water sports🛶Kayak & rowing
MHI & Carsington Waterside Canoe, Kayak & Paddle Board Session
Carsington Waterside
Wed 21 · 10 AM£11.55
💼Career
She's Connected Networking Event for Women in Business
Poms Ashbourne
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM£20
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Roxy Magic
Ashbourne Link Centre
Sat 24 · 9 PM£15.40
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Adored, Definitely Mightbe
Mayfield Memorial Hall
Sun 25 · 6:30 PM£5.50
🎬Cinema
Film Night - Brassed Off
St Peter's Church Alstonefield
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
Ilam Park: Family Guided Walk: Geology, Archaeology and Landscape
Ilam Park
Thu 29 · 6 PM£5.94
📚Literature
An audience with Moira Buffini - Flarestorm
Yew Tree Records
Fri 30 · 5:30 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Ilam Park: Tales at Twilight Guided Walk
Ilam Park
Thu 5 · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Wildhive Callow Hall Fireworks Night
Wildhive Callow Hall
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM£18
🎫Concert
Halle musicians & associates
Ashbourne Link Centre
Sat 7 Nov · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Ilam Park: Autumn: Needle Felted Hare with Hannah Dodd
Ilam Park
Thu 12 Nov · 6:30 PM£5–13
Hagtale - A Macbeth Origin Story with Sally O'Reilly
Brown Onion Books
Sat 14 Nov · 7:30 PM£20
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Fleetwood Mack Experience
Ashbourne Link Centre
Fri 18 Dec · 7 PM£20
🎉Parties
Staff Christmas Party 2026
Yeldersley Hall
See also in Ashbourne on a budget
At 7:30 PM£14.25
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Well Dressed presents... An Evening With Jennifer Reid and Elspeth Anne
The Red Lion Hotel, Feather Star Alehouse, Umami Restaurant & Haarlem Gallery, Wirksworth
Thu 15 · 6:30 PM£11.55
🪕Folk / Acoustic✨Pop
JJ LOVEGROVE
Haarlem of Wirksworth
Sat 17 · 7 PM£25.90
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Thea Gilmore
Alstonefield Village Hall
Sun 11 · 7 PM
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Sunday Quiz
The Grapes, Amber Valley
At 7 PM£11.55
✨Pop🌙Indie
emzae's first ever full band live show, with support from EMiDORA
Dubrek Studios, Derby
At 7 PM£8
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Ida The Young - Live
Mr Shaws House, Derby
At 7:30 PM£0–18
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
GERARD FLOTATS, cello with pianist Julian Chan
Highfields School, Matlock
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
Rust & Riffs Festival
The Hairy Dog, Nottingham
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
🎫Concert
Lord Lieutenant's Community Music Festival
St Luke's Church, Derby
Tomorrow · 7 PM£10–45
💿DJ set
DJ M.A.L BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
The Black Rhino, Derby
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£29.50
✨Pop🎫Concert
Whitney Houston by Candlelight
Derby Cathedral
Sun 11 · 4 PM£27.80
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
Gwynn Jay Allen and Alex Wilson 'I love Louis'
No28 Belper
Fri 16 · 9 PM
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
JOHN OTWAY BAND
The Flowerpot, Derby
Sat 17 · 5:15 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
Vaillant Live, Derby
Sat 17 · 2 PM
🎫Concert
Road to Nashville Indoor Rodeo Show | Ultra Warehouse
Ultra Warehouse, Derby
Sat 17 · 7 PM£11.55
🎫Concert
Downpour Plus Supports
The Victoria Inn, Derby
Sat 17 · 7 PMFree
✨Pop🎫Concert
Music from the Movies
The Salvation Army, Derby
Fri 30 · 6 PM£6.13
💿DJ set
JAMhaus Halloween Monster Bash
JAMhaus Music Ltd, Market Place
Sun 11 · 12 AM
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
Alton Towers - 1 Day Pass & Thrills Combi - Late
Alton Towers Resort Hotel, Stoke-On-Trent
At 10 PM£3–11.55
🎉Club💿DJ set
AUTUMN IN THE ENDZ
9 The Strand, Derby
At 6:45 PM£79
🎭Theatre🎪Street party
Murder Mystery Dinning - Peril on the Palatine Express
Dovecliff Hall Hotel & Restaurant, Burton upon Trent
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🧺Market🪡Crafts
Women Who Make Festival at Masson Mills
Masson Mills, Matlock
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Custom Show – Scooter Darryl
Great Northern Classics, Derby
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
💿DJ set🌍Afro
Jerk N Sip Presnt Last Summer Whine
Together, Derby
Tomorrow · 3 PM£15–25
💿DJ set
The West End Day Party: Derby
The Church Derby
Tomorrow · 7 PM£10–45
🎉Club💿DJ set
DJ M.A.L BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
AfroBest Restaurant and Bar Derby
Tomorrow · 7 PM£6.13
💿DJ set🎉Club
DJ WAXIE NORTHERN SOUL!
61 Blagreaves Ln, Littleover
Tomorrow · 11 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Ghouls Club
The BlueNote, Derby
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM£12–17
🎉Parties
Derby Speed Dating - age group: 21-40
Slug & Lettuce - Derby
Fri 16 · 11:30 AM£61.50
🎉Club
Gents Day
Uttoxeter Racecourse, Stoke-On-Trent
Sat 17 · 12:30 PM£20
🕺Disco🎪Street party
World Menopause Day FUNdraiser Party!
Number 28, Belper
Sat 17 · 7 PM
🎉Club
The Club House
Baby M
Sun 18 · 10:30 AM
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
A Class for October
A Class for October — Derby
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Tomorrow · 2:30 PM£17.75–20
🎭Theatre
The 39 Steps [2026]
Derby Theatre
Fri 16 · 8 PM£16
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Derby Laughs
Chapel Street Arts Centre, Derby
At 6:30 PM
🎭Theatre
DNA of History
Vaillant Live, Derby
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Sun 11 · 7 PM£12.50–14.50
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Saucebox! Presented by Bad Flower Burlesque [2026]
Derby Theatre
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Sun 11 · 7:30 PM£17.50
🎤Stand-up
The Comedy Store [October 2026]
Derby Theatre
Sun 11 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
The Comedy Store - Derby
Derby Theatre
Tomorrow · 8:30 PM
🔬Science🌳Outdoors
Observing at Flamsteed Observatory
Flamsteed Observatory, Derby
Mon 19 · 7 PM£7.01
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Vanishing Earth: A conversation with James Crawford
The Link Centre, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Sat 24 · 5 PM£22.38
🗣️Talk🪕Folk / Acoustic
TRINNACLE
Wirksworth Library
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
GUIDED HISTORY TOUR OF ST MARY'S RC CHURCH, DERBY
St Mary's RC Church, Derby
Sun 11 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street partyConsumer fair
THE FOLLY AT THE FARMHOUSE WEDDING FAIR X THE WEDDING ASSEMBLY
The Farmhouse at Mackworth
Mon 12 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Bones, Blocks and Balanced Anaesthesia (2)
Movement Referrals Uttoxeter: Independent Veterinary Specialists
Tue 13 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Journey to the Stars - Science/Science Fiction Workshop
Derby
Wed 14 · 2 PM
🍽️Food🎪Street party
Derby Heritage Beer Festival
Derby Market Hall
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Venues in Ashbourne on a budget
Wildhive Callow Hall
1 event
Poms Ashbourne
1 event
Brown Onion Books
1 event
Yew Tree Records
1 event
Rabbit & Stitch Cafe | Bistro
1 event
Carsington Water
3 events
Ashbourne Link Centre
6 events
Mayfield Memorial Hall
1 event
Ilam Park
4 events
Yeldersley Hall
1 event
Carsington Waterside
1 event
St Peter's Church Alstonefield
1 event