Love Sadler Gate

15/09/2026

🎃 HALLOWEEN IS COMING TO SADLER GATE! 👻
Join us for a spooktacular evening of family-friendly fun on Thursday 29 October, from 4pm–8pm.
🍬 Trick-or-treat trail
🧛 Fancy dress encouraged
🍽️ Eerie eats
🛍️ Market stalls
🎭 Street entertainment
🔊 Spooky sound and visual effects
👻 Ghost walks and children’s games
Best of all, it’s completely FREE!
Bring the whole family, dress to impress and get ready for a frightfully fun evening on Sadler Gate. Who’s joining us? 🦇
Please share and help us spread the spooky word!

26/06/2026

🎉 We love this! 🎉
Tomorrow is the annual Cathedral Quarter Derby Celebrate Sadler Gate Day!
The fun kicks off at 11:00am with a fun-packed day of family entertainment, activities, and lots to enjoy – and it's all FREE to attend! 🙌
It's going to be a fabulous day, so come along, soak up the atmosphere, and join us in celebrating one of Derby's favourite streets. We can't wait to see you!

FREE! History tour with Richard Felix

1pm & 2:30pm this Saturday (27th June)

Meeting point: 55 Sadler Gate DE1 3NQ
What3words: ///kite.zoom.sides 📍

10/05/2026

✨ What an amazing day yesterday at the Spring Market! ✨
A huge thank you from the Sadler Gate community to everyone who came along and supported the event.
Thank you to all our visiting artisans, our brilliant helpers, the CQ Rangers, and our fabulous business community — it truly takes everyone to make days like this so special.
It means the world that people from Derby and beyond continue to keep Sadler Gate buzzing 💛
Next event incoming… Celebrate Sadler Gate in June — more info to follow! 🎉

08/05/2026

🌸 We are so excited for the Spring Market tomorrow! 🌸
Be sure to join us from 10:30am – 4:00pm — it’s going to be a fantastic day!
Come along for great vibes, local traders, talented artisans, fab music, and a wonderful day on Sadler Gate. We can’t wait to see you there! 🌼✨

04/05/2026

!🌸 The countdown is on to our Spring Market this Saturday! 🌸

🌸 Spring has arrived in Derby!

📅 9 May (10.30am–4pm)

The Sadler Gate Spring Market is back, bringing artisan stalls, local makers, street food & independent shopping to the heart of the city.

Find out more ⬇️
https://shorturl.at/gq0X1

01/05/2026

After lots of hard work by the Sadler Gate community, tonight we officially switch on our new lighting — over seven decades since the street was first lit by festoon lights ✨
Why not join us at 9:00pm for the official switch-on and see Sadler Gate shine once again?

11/04/2026

Our first event of 2026 is just a few weeks away! 🌸
Join us for the Sadler Gate Spring Market on Saturday 9th May — it’s going to be fab and get you in the sunshine mood ☀️ expect great vibes, lovely stalls, and (hopefully!) plenty of sunshine ☀️
We can’t wait to see you there!

08/02/2026

We’ve got a fun-packed programme of events coming to Sadler Gate this year, and it’s time to get the first one in your diary! 🎉
🌸 Saturday 9th May – our Spring Market returns 🌸
We still have a few stall spaces available. If you’re an artisan or maker and would like to take part, please get in touch with us via our website.
https://lovesadlergate.co.uk/get-in-touch

04/12/2025

Did you take a walk down Sadler Gate last Thursday? 🎄✨ It was our annual festive night market and what a night!

Huge thanks to each and everyone of you for showing up and supporting local 💛

Shout‑out to our vendors & performers, your creativity lit up the street 🎶🛍️

CQ Rangers, thanks for keeping us safe 🙌 (and for sharing some great shots)

Derby Uni volunteers Lucy & Zoe — thank you for bringing the energy and supporting our Love Sadler Gate team. And a special shout‑out to Kieran, Derby Uni photography student, for capturing some brilliant shots of the night 📸

Sadler Gate community, you brought the festive spirit, thank you🎅🎁

Big thanks to Karl Shaw, your artwork makes the street’s events shine all year 🎨

AND finally…to the Love Sadler Gate Team, Emma Shaw, Kay Samson, Sean Brough & Paul Hurst, without your tireless dedication, there would be no night market, so thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤️💫

More amazing images are on the way so keep an eye on our website, you might just spot yourself! ✨📸

27/11/2025

✨ It’s today! ✨

The Love Sadler Gate Night Market runs 5pm to 9pm. A whole trail of discovery with 50+ artisans, spreading into the Strand Arcade, Blacksmiths Yard and host venues Electric Daisy, The Old Bell Hotel and Canopy Menswear.

🎶 Tonight’s Live Music 🎶

Derwent Brass 📍 Iron Gate 🕔 5.15pm - 6.15pm & 6.45pm - 7.45pm
Local Vocals Choir 📍 Sadler Gate (Strand end) 🕔 6pm - 6.30pm & 7.30pm - 8pm
Sing For Your Supper 📍 Blacksmiths Yard, 6.30pm - 7pm & Electric Daisy, 8.15pm –8.45pm

👋 Look out for our friendly marshals in their bright pink high‑viz jackets, they’ll be on hand all evening to assist visitors and share the full list of vendors and locations.

🌐 For the complete line‑up and entertainment timings, you can still head over to our website www.lovesadlergate.co.uk

🚗 £3 all‑day parking at selected Derby locations. Short stays up to 1 hour remain at the usual rates.

Surface Car Parks - Abbey Street, Abbey Street East, Darwin Place, Little City and Wilmot Street
On‑Street Parking - Cathedral Road, Derwent Street (Blue Badge), Exeter Place, Phoenix Street, Queen Street, St Mary’s Gate and Stuart Street

⚠️ Bold Lane & Chapel Street multi‑storey car parks will remain at their usual rates.

👀 And finally… keep your eyes peeled for the original Bah Humbug! Scrooge and Bob Cratchit will be roaming Sadler Gate tonight! 🎩✨ Dan Webber