Dracula's Bazaar: Halloween Edition

Dracula's Bazaar is taking over Derby QUAD & Cinema from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, a three-day gothic market that runs right through Halloween weekend. It's billed as a dark, decadent celebration of all things gothic, built around a market of unique artists, makers and traders, with live performances and talks mixed in. Costumes are encouraged, so if you've been waiting for a reason to dust off your best black lace or velvet, this is it.

The bazaar is part of QUAD's All Hallows Haunts programme, a wider run of horror-themed events they're putting on across the autumn, so there's more to the horror side of things going on around the venue than just the market. The venue itself is a cinema, gallery, café bar and workshop run by Shiny Brewery, with a patron list that includes actor John Hurt CBE, actor and director Paddy Considine, local actor Jack O'Connell and actor and musician John Tams. The bar and lounge stock Shiny Brewery, and they run the KidsQUAD workshop for younger crowds.

The weekend also sits within Derby 50:50, a city-wide celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the twinning partnership between Derby and Osnabrück, as well as the anniversary of Derby being granted official city status. As part of that, the 'Voices of Friendship' archive is gathering memories of the hospitality and friendship between the two towns.

It runs across three days: Friday 30 October from 12.30pm to 9pm, Saturday 31 October from 11am to 5pm, and Sunday 1 November from 11am to 5pm. You'll find it at Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby DE1 3AS.