Rum & Reggae Fest | Elvaston Castle, Derby

About Rum & Reggae Fest

The Derby site for Rum & Reggae Fest | Elvaston Castle, Derby 2027 is Elvaston Castle Country Park, where the one-day music event runs on reggae, dub and bassline. The 2027 edition is scheduled for Saturday 12 June. The format started in 2024. Derby promotion for the Elvaston Castle move put capacity at 2,000+.

Who Is It For?

This is a family-day reggae and Caribbean-culture crowd rather than an over-18 arena. Ages 4+ can attend. Under-18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult aged 21 or over.

The wider draw is broad-age access with rum cocktails, Jamaican street food and roaming carnival entertainment on site. Carnival dancers, fire performers and stilt walkers are listed for the format.

The Venue and Site

Elvaston Castle Country Park sits on Borrowash Road in Derby, around four miles south-east of Derby city centre. The event uses the outdoor castle-grounds setting. Borrowash Road is the access point.

Food vendors and bars are listed, alongside accessibility facilities and public toilets. Craft stalls and fairground rides are also listed. Camping chairs and picnic blankets are permitted where allowed by the event rules.

Getting There

Elvaston Castle Country Park is on Borrowash Road in Derby, positioned between Derby and Nottingham in the East Midlands.

• Rail: Spondon Station is about 3,879 m away, around a 50-minute walk.
• Road: Borrowash Road (B5010) is the main access road. The A6 Derby bypass via Bridlegate Lane, Alvaston has no access to the park.
• Signage: The site is signed from Borrowash Village and Thulston.
• Parking: There is an on-site car park off Borrowash Road. Parking charges apply, pay-by-phone is available, and there are five pay-and-display machines plus coach and horse-box parking.
• Distance: Derby city centre is about four miles south-east of the country park.