St George's Day Celebrations

St George's Day Celebrations take over Derby City Centre on Saturday 24 April 2027, bringing the city's patron saint out into the streets for the day. It's a free family event, so you can just turn up with the kids and wander through without having to book anything in advance.

The whole thing is built around the legend of St George, and the celebrations lean into that with a bit of theatre on the streets. You'll find dragons and medieval knights throughout the city centre, with St George himself making an appearance. It's the kind of thing that works best when you're walking around rather than watching from one spot, so it's worth giving yourself a bit of time to see what's happening across the different parts of the centre.

It's part of the wider Derby LIVE line-up for the first four months of 2027, which means it's one of several things they've got running across the city in the early part of the year. If you're already keeping an eye on their programme, this is one of the bigger, more open days on the calendar, and since it's free, it's an easy one to drop into on a Saturday afternoon.

So, if you're in town on 24 April, you'll find the knights and dragons scattered across Derby City Centre for the day. It's free for all ages, so you can just bring the family along and see St George in the flesh.