Derbyshire Well Dressings

Well Dressing Events 2026

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April 18 (Afternoon)	April 25	Chesterfield (Market Place)
	Making: April 18, during the day Note: Dressings at the Crooked Spire Church and Spital Cemetery take place on different dates
May 2	May 10	Malvern
	Dedication: TBA Note: The Malvern Spa Well Dressing Weekend has many decorated wells in and around the Malvern Hills, just a few of which may have Derbyshire style Well Dressing boards.
May 7 (afternoon)	May 11	Duffield
	Dedication: May 7, 6:00p.m.
CANCELLED May 9		Waingroves
May 10	May 17	Ashwell (Herts)
May 14	May 20	Tissington
	Dedication: May 14, 11:00a.m. Making: May 10 to 13, 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
May 14 (afternoon)	May 21	Bisley
	Dedication: May 14, 1:00p.m. (TBC) Note: The Ascension Day Well Dressing at Bisley in Gloucestershire is a regular annual event with a long history, although the dressings do not take the typical Derbyshire form of pictorial petalled boards.
CANCELLED May 15 (evening)		Tintwistle
	Dedication: May 15, 7:00p.m.
May 16	May 18	Etwall
	Dedication: May 16, 11:30a.m. (TBC) Making: “Have-a-Go” Well Dressings will be made during the course of the opening weekend of the event.
May 20	May 29	Norbury
	Dedication: May 20, 1:30p.m. weather permitting
May 22	May 30	Bollington
	Dedication: May 22, TBA Making: May 17 to 21, various times
May 23	May 25	Brackenfield
	Dedication: May 23, 10:00a.m. (TBC)
May 23	May 25	Endon
	Dedication: May 23, 2:45p.m. (TBC) Making: May 17 to 22, various times, finishing midday Friday
May 23	May 30	Frome
	Dedication: May 23, 09:15a.m. Note: Although advertised as a Well Dressing, the display is in the form of a collage rather than traditional petalled boards.
May 23	May 30	Middleton by Youlgrave
	Dedication: May 24, 6:30p.m. Making: May 17 to 22, during the day
May 23	May 30	Monyash
	Dedication: May 23, TBA Making: May 19 to 22, evenings
May 23	May 30	Wirksworth
	Dedication: May 23, 10:30a.m. (TBC)
May 23	June 6	Greenfield
May 25	May 30	Derby (St Alkmund’s Well)
	Dedication: May 25, 1:00p.m. Note: Other Well Dressings in Derby take place on different dates.
May 30	June 7	Ashford-in-the-Water
	Dedication: May 31, 3:00p.m. (TBC) Making: May 25 to 29, various times
June 5	June 10	Belper
	Making: June 1 to 4, during the day
June 5 (afternoon)	June 15	Chester Green
	Dedication: June 5, 4:00p.m. Making: June 2 to 4, various times Note: Some of the dressings may be moved to the Vicarage Garden for display at the Fete on Saturday, 6 June, before being returned to Marcus Street.
June 6	June 14	Cressbrook
	Dedication: June 7, 2:30p.m. (TBC) Making: June 1 to 5, evenings
June 7	June 20	Derby (Market Hall)
	Making: June 6, during the day, in Osnabrück Square. 2 dressings made as part of the 50:50 event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Derby-Osnabrück twinning, after which the dressings are displayed in the Market Hall. Note: Other Well Dressings in Derby take place on different dates.
June 13	June 16	Flash
June 13	June 19	Edlaston, Wyaston
	Dedication: June 13, 2:00p.m.
June 13	June 20	Biddulph Moor
	Dedication: June 13 2:00p.m. Making: June 9 to 12, 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
June 13	June 20	Elmton
	Dedication: TBA
June 19	June 21	Holywell (Cambridgeshire)
	Dedication: June 19, 6:00p.m. Making: June 16 to 18, during the day
June 20	June 26	Youlgrave
	Dedication: June 20, 2:00p.m. Making: June 16 to 19, various times
June 20	June 27	Litton
June 20	June 27	Swanwick
June 20	June 28	Over Haddon
	Dedication: June 20, 11:00a.m. Making: June 14 to 19, various times
June 20	June 29	Tideswell
	Dedication: June 20, 3:00p.m. (TBC) Making: June 13 to 19, various times
June 26 (evening)	July 4	Crosspool
	Dedication: June 26, 6:30p.m. (TBC)
June 26 (afternoon)	July 5	Ockbrook
	Dedication: June 27, TBA Making: June 22 to 25, various times
June 27	July 4	Mellor
	Dedication: June 28, 11:00a.m.
June 27	July 4	Rowsley
	Dedication: June 28, 10:00a.m.
June 27	July 5	Bakewell
	Dedication: June 28, TBA
June 27	July 5	Hayfield
	Dedication: June 28, 2:00p.m. Making: June 22 to 26, various times Note: Dedication at Little Hayfield held separately: June 28, 5:00p.m.
June 27	July 5	Hope
	Dedication: June 28, 7:00p.m. (TBC) Making: June 24 to 26, various times
June 28	July 3	Gee Cross
	Dedication: June 28, TBC
June 28	July 4	Derby (Arboretum)
	Dedication: June 28, 2:00p.m. Making: June 22 to 26, during the day Note: Other Well Dressings in Derby take place on different dates.
July 3	July 11	Hoylandswaine
	Making: June 29 to July 2, various times
July 3	July 12	Buxton
	Dedication: July 5, 2:00p.m. Making: June 29 to July 2, 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
July 4	July 8	Aston-upon-Trent
	Dedication: July 4, 11:00a.m. Making: June 29 to July 2, various times Note: An event at the Richmond Village takes place on a different date
July 4	July 9	Coal Aston
	Dedication: July 4, TBA Making: June 28 to July 2, various times
July 4	July 10	Wadshelf
	Dedication: July 4, 11:00a.m. Making: June 29 to July 3, 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
July 4	July 11	Crich
	Dedication: July 4, 12:00 noon
July 4	July 11	Hathersage
	Dedication: July 5, 6:00p.m.
July 4	July 12	Dore
	Dedication: July 5, 3:00p.m. (TBC) Making: June 30 to July 3, various times
July 4 (afternoon)	July 12	Harthill
	Dedication: July 4, 4:00p.m.
July 5	July 12	Whaley Bridge
	Dedication: July 5, 2:15p.m. Making: June 29 to July 4, 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
July 5	July 18	Matlock
	Making: June 29 to July 4, various times
July 10 (evening)	July 19	Dronfield Woodhouse
	Dedication: July 10, 6:30p.m. Making: July 6 to 9, various times
July 11	July 17	Brown Edge
	Dedication: July 11, TBA Making: July 7 to 10, various times
July 11	July 18	Chapel-en-le-Frith
	Dedication: July 12, 12:15p.m. Making: July 7 to 10, various times
July 11	July 18	Charlesworth (Village)
	Dedication: July 12, 10:00a.m. Making: July 5 to 10, various times
July 11	July 18	Tansley
	Dedication: July 11, 11:00a.m.
July 11	July 19	Bamford
	Dedication: July 12, 11:00a.m. Making: July 6 to 10, various times
July 11	July 19	Great Longstone, Little Longstone
	Dedication: July 11, TBA Making: July 6 to 10, various times
July 11	July 19	West Hallam
	Dedication: July 11, 12:00 noon (TBC)
July 15 (evening)	July 25	Peak Forest
	Dedication: July 15, 7:00p.m.
July 16	July 19	Pilsley (near Chesterfield)
July 16	July 23	Pilsley (near Bakewell)
	Dedication: July 16, TBA
July 18	July 25	Aston-upon-Trent (Richmond Village)
	Note: A Well Dressing event in the village centre of Aston-upon-Trent takes place on a different date.
July 18	July 25	Cutthorpe
July 18	July 25	Heath
	Dedication: July 18, TBA Making: July 13 to 17, various times
July 18	July 25	Wetton
	Dedication: July 19, 10:30a.m. (TBC)
July 18	July 25	Whitwell
	Dedication: July 18, 2:00p.m. Making: July 13 to 17, from 7:00p.m.
July 18	July 26	Rowthorne
July 25	August 1	Chadkirk
	Dedication: July 25, 1:00p.m. Making: July 22 to 23, 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m.
July 25	August 1	Clowne
	Dedication: July 25, 10:00a.m.
July 25	August 2	Bonsall
July 25	August 2	Stoney Middleton
	Dedication: July 25, 2:00p.m. Making: July 20 to 24, various times
August 1	August 8	Wingerworth
	Dedication: August 1, 10:30a.m. (TBC)
August 1	August 9	Bradwell
	Dedication: August 2, TBA Making: July 27 to 31, various times
August 6 (evening)	August 15	Great Hucklow
	Dedication: August 6, 6:00p.m.
August 12	August 16	Barlow
	Dedication: August 12, 6:30p.m. (TBC) Making: August 6 to 11, various times
August 21	August 31	Delph
August 22	August 28	Taddington, Blackwell
	Dedication: August 22, 10:30a.m. (Blackwell), 11:30a.m. (Churchyard), 11:45a.m. (procession from Churchyard to High Well) Making: August 17 to 21, various times
August 27 (evening)	September 13	Holymoorside
	Dedication: August 27, 7:00p.m. (TBC) Making: August 22 to 26, 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
August 29	September 6	Chesterfield (Crooked Spire Church)
	Dedication: August 29, 10:00a.m. Note: Dressings at the Market Place and Spital Cemetery take place on different dates.
August 29	September 6	Eyam
	Dedication: August 29, 2:30p.m. Making: August 25 to 28, various times
August 29	September 6	Wormhill
	Dedication: August 29, 7:00p.m. Making: August 24 to 28, various times
August 29	September 7	Foolow
	Dedication: August 29, 1:00p.m.
September 6	September 12	Walkley
	Dedication: September 6, 10:30a.m. Making: September 2 to 5, 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
September 6	September 13	Longnor
	Dedication: September 6, 6:00p.m. (TBC) Making: September 2 to 4, 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
September 11	September 13	Whitwell Festival of Music
	Note: the dates shown are those of the Whitwell Festival of Music. A Well Dressing is made during the course of the event, and may be displayed in the village afterwards.
September 12	September 19	Hartington
	Dedication: September 7, 2:45p.m. Making: September 4 to 11, 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
September 12	September 20	Chesterfield (Spital Cemetery)
	Making: September 8 to 11, various times Note: Dressings at the Crooked Spire Church and the Market Place take place on different dates
September 13	September 20	Ulley
	Dedication: September 13, 10:30a.m. Making: September 5 to 12, various times
On September 19		Glossop
	Dedication: September 19, 12:30p.m. Note: after the first day, the dressings will be moved to other locations in the neighbourhood.
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