Derby Festé returns for its ninth year, transforming the city centre into a world-class festival site with performances for the whole family to enjoy on Friday 25 & Saturday 26 September.
Derby Festé kicks off on Friday (25 Sep) night with the Grand Tour installation, The Enlightenment Comes Alive, projected onto the Silk Mill. This will be followed by the beautiful Soul of Fado performance by Nuno Silva on Cathedral Green, before giant beasts from prehistoric times (Close Act’s Saurus) stalk through the streets. Then onto the Market Place for a traditional Céilidh where you can join in or just tap your foot to the catchy beat.
On Saturday (26 Sep) the streets will come to life from noon with entertainers for the whole family including live music, circus performances, dance, and super heroes. The headline act for this year is Les Commandos Percu, last seen at Festé in 2010. Danbor Talka (Drums Collide) is a new high energy drummer and firework show created in collaboration with Deabru Beltzak.
On Friday (25 Sep) there will be rolling road closures through Derby city centre whilst the parade takes place between 9pm-10pm, the buses listed below may be slightly delayed during this time.