Ecology around Matlock
9 upcoming events
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Want to take action, get clued up, or just meet people who are giving it a go? Eco events around Matlock are climate talks, zero-waste workshops, screening-and-discussion nights, climate fresks, food-waste feasts and a hand lent to local groups.
No greenwashing here: just the concrete ways to learn and get involved, sorted and updated every day. Handy too if you're putting on this kind of event and looking for somewhere to get the word out.
Events — ecology around Matlock
Tue27
Tomorrow
Sat31
Saturday 31 October
Later
Tue 3 · 6 PMFree
EcologyPolitics & Economy
Derby Climate Forum
Derby Council House
Wed 4 · 4 PMFree
TalkExhibition
Home by Milestone | Intro to Retrofit
Masson Mills
Sat 7 · 1 PMFree
EcologyOutdoors
Be a Bison
Allestree Park
Thu 12 · 6 PM
TalkEcology
Find the Others: Merlin Sheldrake
Electric Daisy
Wed 25 Nov · 9:30 AMFree
EcologyVolunteering
BMC Conservation Event: Moss Planting, Eastern Moors, Peak
Roadside Layby on Ringinglow to Hathersage Road
See also around Matlock
Sat 21
Folk / AcousticBlues
Cold Flame - Folk Rock Show
The Barley Mow, Bonsall
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM£0–18
ClassicalExperimental
BAROQUE ALCHEMY
Highfields School, Matlock
Sun 1 · 7 PM
QuizConcert
Sunday Quiz
The Grapes, Amber Valley
Fri 30 · 7 PM£16.96
JazzSinger-songwriter
Decades - 70 years of the Great American Songbook
St Swithun's Church, Belper
Tue 24 Nov · 7:30 PM£35
JazzConcert
The Jess Gillam Trio
Cavendish Hall, Bakewell
Fri 30 · 7 PM£7.50
Concert
Chesterfield's 47th Festival of Remembrance
Crooked Spire, Chesterfield
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Sat 31 · 3 PM£26
PopConcert
K-pop Fantasy
Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield
Fri 6 · 5:30 PM£5.04–27.80
Street partyOutdoors
Middleton Community Primary School Bonfire and Firework Event
Middleton Community Primary School, Matlock
Fri 30 · 6 PM£6.13
DJ set
JAMhaus Halloween Monster Bash
JAMhaus Music Ltd, Market Place
Sat 31 · 7 PM£60
Parties
60 Years of the Red Lion
Peak Edge Hotel, Chesterfield
Fri 6 · 6 PM£87.38
Street partyOutdoors
Bonfire Night
We are Blok, Ashbourne
Fri 30 · 6 PM£5.50
Parties
All Hallows Eve Party at The Pattenmakers Arms
The Pattenmakers Arms, Duffield
Sat 31 · 8 PMFree
DJ set
Halloween Disco & Fancy Dress Party
Elements Live Lounge, Ripley
Thu 5 · 6 PMFree
Street partyOutdoors
Wildhive Callow Hall Fireworks Night
Wildhive Callow Hall, Ashbourne
Sat 7
Ecstatic danceWellness
Being - Ongoing Group
Being - Ongoing Group — Bakewell
Fri 30 · 2 PM£1.79–7.21
Street party
CDC Halloween Party
CDC Cosy Hub, Chesterfield
Sat 31 · 6 PM£14.25–55
Street party
Halloween Scare fest Rose Cottage
Multi Award winning DogLand - Doggy Daycare & Luxury Hotel - based at Rose Cottage Crow lane Chesterfield
Thu 12 · 7:30 PM£5
Poetry slamPoetry
Unscrolled
The Leafy Snug, Wirksworth
Fri 6 · 8 PM£11
Stand-upComedy
Manford's Comedy Club
Matlock The Loft, Derbyshire
Fri 6 · 8 PM£12.10
Stand-up
Manford's Comedy Club - Matlock
The Loft, Matlock
Wed 18
TheatrePoetry
The Doll by Isabel Footring
Quarndon Village Hall, Derby
Fri 30 · 4 PMFree
TheatreOutdoors
Trick or Trees: The Lord of the Fly Agaric
Young People's Forest, Heanor
Sat 7 · 7:30 PM£9.90
Stand-upComedy
November 28 Laughs Belper
Number 28, Belper
Sat 31 · 6 PM£54.88
FoodLiterature
Halloween Ghost Stories and Fabulous Feasting
Alderwasley Village Hall, Belper
Wed 11 · 5:30 PM£30.80
Talk
An Evening Of Mediumship with Gary Peters
The Fishpond, Matlock Bath
Sat 14 · 8:30 PM
ScienceOutdoors
Observing at Flamsteed Observatory
Flamsteed Observatory, Derby
Thu 29 · 6 PM£5.94
Literature
An audience with Moira Buffini - Flarestorm
Yew Tree Records, Ashbourne
Mon 2 · 7 PMFree
Literature
Well Read - Book Club - November 2026
The Yew Tree Inn 51 Manor Road, South Wingfield
Wed 11 · 7 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Author Event: A.J. West at Belper Library
New Belper Library
Thu 12 · 6:30 PM£5–13
LiteratureTalk
Hagtale - A Macbeth Origin Story with Sally O'Reilly
Brown Onion Books, Ashbourne
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
TalkScience
Summat x Amanda Heading
SUMMAT, Bakewell
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
HeritageGuided tour
Ilam Park: Family Guided Walk: Geology, Archaeology and Landscape
Ilam Park, Ashbourne
Thu 5 · 1:30 PM
Cinema
Afternoon Film Show – Doors open at 1.30pm for a 2pm show
The Weston Centre
Sat 7Free
MarketFood
Chatsworth Christmas Market
Edensor, Derbyshire
Mon 9 · 2 PMFree
TalkPhilosophy
Shared Light: Spiritual Experience Across and Beyond Faith
MultiFaith Centre Derby
Tue 10 · 7:30 PMFree
Talk
Baffin Island and Beyond
Medway Community Centre, Bakewell
Wed 11 · 7:30 PM
Talk
Springwatch Uncovered: Behind the Lens with Jack Baddams
Swanwick Methodist Church
At 10:30 PM£5–30
Literature
Midnight Launch: Celebrating ACOTAR 6 - Chesterfield
Waterstones, Chesterfield
Fri 30 · 8 PM
Outdoors
Chesterfield Barnett Observatory open evening (visitors welcome)
Chesterfield Barnett Observatory
Sun 1 · 2:30 PMFree
LiteraturePoetry
A Prequel to the Odyssey
Woodlands Natural Health Centre, Darley Abbey
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — ecology around Matlock
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of eco events can I find around Matlock?
Climate talks and debates, hands-on workshops (repair, zero waste, permaculture), documentary screenings, climate fresks and grassroots action.