Karaoke Night

Karaoke Night returns to Derby Market Hall on Friday 22 January, with the main stage on the ground floor taking centre stage. It's a night that puts the audience in the spotlight: you take the mic and belt out your favourite tunes, with the evening built around laughter, entertainment and the kind of memorable performances that come when a room full of people are all singing along.

If you're not one for the spotlight yourself, there's just as much to get from it as a listener. The whole point is the mix of voices and the shared energy of a room where everyone's having a go, so it works whether you're the one holding the mic or the one cheering from the crowd. It's a social night by design, and the ground floor of the Market Hall gives it a proper, open space to breathe.

One thing that makes this worth noting is that it isn't a one-off. The night runs on Friday 22 January, and then continues on Friday 5 February, Friday 5 March, Friday 2 April, Friday 14 May and Friday 18 June. If you miss the first one, or if you spend the first night just watching and decide you've got a song in you for the next, there are five more dates to come through the first half of the year. It's a regular fixture rather than a single event, so you can take your time finding your footing before you step up.

Each night runs from 6pm to 9:30pm, and entry is free. That means you can drop in for a song and head home early, or stay for the full three and a half hours and hear as many people as possible take their turn. With the dates spread across January, February, March, April, May and June, it's a good way to keep a bit of music in the calendar throughout the spring.