What's On
What is culture in Buxton?
Join us at the next Our Street gathering as we talk all things Buxton Town of Culture 2028.
We'll be discussing:
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What happens next in the Town of Culture journey
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How local people and organisations can get involved
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What culture really means in Buxton – and why it matters
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And yes... what if we don't get it? (But let's not dwell on that!)
If you're already excited about Buxton's Town of Culture bid, or if you need a little convincing that Buxton has a rich and vibrant cultural life, this is the perfect opportunity to join the conversation.
Come along, share your ideas, meet like-minded people and help shape the future of culture in our town.
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In Stitches
The Pump Room
Fridays Weekly
10:30-12:30
Crafternoons
The Pump Room
Fridays Monthly
1-3pm
Thursday 19th February
10:30-12:30
2-4pm
16th February
The Assembly Rooms
10:30-12:30
2-6pm
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Tuesday 14th October 2025
6pm
Sock and Buskin
Creative Social
This meeting is open to anyone interested in collaborating, sharing ideas, and getting involved. Whether you’re a creative professional, part of a local group, or simply want to find out more, come along to meet others, learn from each other, and help shape future activity that reflects the heritage and character of the area.
Our Street: Through Your Eyes
The many faces of Spring Gardens
Buxton-based artist Linda Rolland has been asking a diverse range of local people for their perspectives on Spring Gardens.
Photographs, sketches and written work will be collaged into an artwork that will show Spring Gardens from a fresh angle. There may be surprising details hidden in plain view!
Old Haunts
An interactive audio experience – part local history tour, part ghost hunt. A fun adventure into the past uses of Spring Gardens, its inhabitants and its role in shaping Buxton's future. Local writers, Tom Crawshaw and Alice de Cent, together with theatrical technology whizzes Claywell Digital, have created a trail with a difference ...
Follow your guide, Matt (Michael Grady-Hall), an aspiring local historian who has returned to his hometown to record an audio walking tour. But things don't go quite to plan with his spooky sister, Claire (Suzanne McGrail), along for the ride.
Setting off from outside The Pump Room, the tour uses smartphone location technology to autoplay each stop of the tour when you reach the correct location. Matt wants to bring some of Buxton’s lesser-known history to life, but Claire is more focused on Buxton’s ghostly goings-on. Local actors from Buxton Drama League and REC Theatre provide the voices of some of Buxton’s spectral residents, who all seem to need someone to listen to them, while Matt desperately tries to keep the spirits' silliness at bay, and everyone’s mind on the historical facts.
On your smartphone, click the link below!