Season
Hot Goth Summer
Join us at QUAD to escape the sunshine and instead enjoy a Hot Goth Summer!
Until 5 Jul 2026
Upcoming Events in This Season
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Film
Join us as we hide from the summer sunshine with an exciting weekend presenting some of the greatest vampire movies ever made! The Hot Goth Summer Film Festival will take us on a dark and fascinating journey from the 1950s to the 1990s, with a mix of…
3 Jul 2026
Talks + Events
Witch and Empath Lee Barton leads a dive into what Psychic abilities have been historically, how they fit into the modern world and an overview of the different types of Empath. Everyone has an empathic gift, let’s work out each other’s! …
4 Jul 2026
Talks + Events
Come and join us for a 90-minute walk full of revelations, curses, deaths, superstitions, evil doers and much more!! Hosted by Derby Uncovered – find out more at https://www.derbyuncoveredcic.org/ Tickets £10 Presented as p…
5 Jul 2026
Film
Step back in time for this 60th anniversary screening of a Hammer horror classic, and one of Christopher Lee’s many performances as Dracula. When the count is resurrected, it’s not long before he terrorises the Kent family and seduces Hel…
4 Jul 2026
Talks + Events
Learn all about Derby’s most notorious murders and murderers on Derby’s murder walk, taking you through from the 1600s to the 1800s – not for the faint-hearted!! Hosted by Derby Uncovered – find out more at https://www.derb…
4 Jul 2026
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Want to make a unique piece of crystal jewellery? Have you seen wire wrapped jewellery and wondered how it was made? Learn how to make your own, cleanse the crystal, set intentions and walk away with a gorgeous piece of jewellery. All materials and s…
4 Jul 2026
Film
One of the most acclaimed vampire movies of all time, Interview with a Vampire brings Anne Rice’s novel to life with an all-star cast including Antonia Banderas, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Brad Pitt and many more. The epic story of Louis’…
3 Jul 2026
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Facilitator Benjamin Langley will lead a two part workshop. First he will demonstrate the process of lino printing, presenting the different tools which can be used to cut the lino, different printing blocks and ink types. Then in the second half, al…
4 Jul 2026
Film
Directed by horror legend Tobe Hooper, this small-screen adaptation comes to the big screen for one evening only! Based on the novel by Stephen King, the series follows Ben Mears as he returns to his Maine home town to find something strange going on…
5 Jul 2026
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Create your own gothic-inspired glass painting in this hands-on workshop. Facilitator Kelly Hudson will guide you through traditional stained-glass painting techniques, using glass paints. Choose from a curated set of designs: a bold “gothic cr…
4 Jul 2026
Talks + Events
Where does Tarot come from? Is it evil? Can it tell me the lottery numbers?
3 Jul 2026
Film
Tony Scott’s debut features takes us into a world of shadowy eroticism, a lushly made vampire movie with an exciting cast including Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon. A deep look at the cost of immortality, the movie is a much-l…
4 Jul 2026
Film
One of the 80s’ most famous and acclaimed horror films, The Lost Boys brings together some of the biggest stars of the era for the much-loved and endlessly quotable vampire classic. When two teenage brothers move to Santa Clara, they discover t…
4 Jul 2026
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Will you be strong enough to survive, or will the sunlight be so beautiful you fall to pieces?
3rd and 4th July
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Gamesmaster: Katie Walford For centuries your nest has been hunting for legendary items that would grant the ability to walk in the sun, with the latest intel leading you to a mountain trail too treacherous for your humans to traverse. Will …
4 Jul 2026
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Gamesmaster: Darran Sims As members of a secret society, you have been tasked to investigate the current lack of communication with the astronomer Hugo Gyldén, who is at his celestial observatory deep in the arctic circle. Time is of the es…
3rd and 4th July
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Gamesmaster: Peter Ray Allison Whispers abound of an intoxicating type of blood. Everyone is clamouring for a taste, but few know how to find it or even what it is. As a coterie of fledgling vampires, the players are tasked with learning all they …
3 Jul 2026
Talks + Events
Join the members of the Derby Dracula team as they take a look at some of their favourite vampires across multiple media – expect plenty of the big hits as well as a few weird and wonderful takes over an hour of discussion and clips. Tickets…
5 Jul 2026
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Horror history is replete with monsters that to this day fill us with fear – but how can we ensure that we keep the classics fresh, and how might we build our own new monstrous creations? In this session Alex Davis will be looking at some of…
3 Jul 2026