Hot House Saxophonix

The talented saxophone players return for a Christmas Show performing on the bandstand and doing walk arounds. Please support these talented young musicians and have fun enjoying them perform.

Free Entry and Parking

Kato and Jo

Acoustic Duo Kato and Joe are back after their performance at Mercia Summer Solstice, bringing easy listening and quality popular covers.

Free entry and parking

Mercia Christmas Shows

Mercia Christmas Shows

Free music and merriment at Mercia's Gold, Frankincense, and Mercia event!

Starting on Sunday 1st December 

Sunday Dec 1 Performers from The Christmas Show Noon to 3pm

Sunday Dec 1 Four Churches choir 3pm

Saturday Dec 7 Kato & Jo 1pm to 4pm

Sunday Dec 8 Saxophonix 1pm to 3.30pm

Saturday Dec 14 The Panda Suspects 1pm to 4pm

Sunday Dec 22 Clarismatic 1pm to 3.30pm

The Performers from The Christmas Show

On Sunday December 1st get ready for the first of the shows at Mercia Marina. The performers from 'The Christmas Show' are bringing the magic of Fairytale Princesses, snow queens, and snowman with performances & Christmas songs from noon until 3pm 

Then get in the Christmas mood with the local churches choir on the bandstand from 3pm 

Free entry and parking

Love Your Garden Bids Stall

Mercia Nature Society are having a Bird Stall on Sunday Nov 17th by the office/reception. All sorts of seed mixes, feeders, nest boxes etc. Why not come along and pick up some bargains. Also a lucky dip for the children. *All is of course weather dependent.

Frightful Fireworks

Only treats here at our Frightful Fireworks Night 26th and 27th October.

Bring your Halloween costumes and an empty belly and enjoy a weekend of fun, fire, food and of course fireworks. One night of silent family friendly fireworks (Saturday) and one night of ‘big bang’ fireworks (Sunday).

On both days you will find street food from around the world at the Food for Fawkes food market by StrEATfood Social where we will be burning hunger and bringing the flavour, not forgetting raising the spirits (literally) and world beers to quench a frightful thirst!

End of Season Party

Come and enjoy a great fun event, day and night with performers, delicious street food, entertainments and great vibes by the water at Mercia Marina.

Kids:

Bubble Artist
Free face painting
Finding Meemo Trail
11.45pm - 3.45pm

Adluts
Rum, gin, prosecco,
world beers and vibrant
street food market by
StrEATFood Social
12pm - 10pm

Free Entry and Parking

Hot House Music Schools present the amazing Saxophonix

What could be better on a sunny afternoon than relaxing and enjoying the
amazing Saxophonix after browsing the wonderful shops, cafes and bars at Mercia Marina?

Find them playing in the Band Stand or listen out for them on the move around the Marina.

Free entry and parking

Hot House Music School Saxophonix

What could be better on a sunny afternoon than relaxing and enjoying the
amazing Saxophonix after browsing the wonderful shops, cafes and bars at Mercia Marina? Find them playing in the Band Stand or listen out for them on the move around the Marina.

Come along to see some mega talented local musicians fundraising towards their next big tour TOKYO, HONG KONG & SINGAPORE 2020

Mercia Summer Solstice Party

This Saturday 22nd June get ready for something completely different! Summer Solstice Party at Mercia Marina from 12pm until 10pm. Free entry and parking 

As the light fades the fun begins at Mercia’s second all new event. From 3pm The Lantern Company will be dressing the marina with giant Stonehenge like stones, you will see magpies, druids and solstice characters playing into the night to celebrate the beginning of summer and enjoying the good harvest of a street food style market -

StrEATfood Social

We love street food... who doesn’t???? Bringing the best food from all over the UK representing their take on the best food from around the world! We truly do only work with the best, so to top that we have the most incredible beers, gins and prosecco to match!
A blend of themed, BBQ feel music, great vibes and a quality atmosphere

Saxophonix Play Mercia

Why not let the band entertain you while you browse, shop,
drink, eat and relax at Mercia Marina??
Find them playing in the Band Stand or listen out for them around the marina. The band will be playing from 12.30 to 3pm on May bank Holiday.

Mercia Easter Event 19th and 20th April 2019

Good Friday 19th and Easter Saturday the 20th April - Easter event by the water at Mercia Marina.

Fun for all the family with the very popular bubble artists seen at the Marina’s 10th Anniversary celebrations, and two face painters will have noses twitching with Easter fun. 2 bubble performers on each day will be filling the air with hundreds of bubbles from 11.30am.

Hunt down all 10 hand painted giant Easter eggs and pick your favourite to be in a chance of winning a prize

Santa's Floating Grotto 2018

Take a Christmas cruise on the Mercia Swan trip boat at Mercia Marina and sail away with Santa himself  himself on his special floating grotto! 

Come and meet Santa on his Floating Grotto on any of the available dates below:

December 1st - 2nd, 8th - 9th, 15th - 16th,   22nd - 23rd

Each child receives a Christmas gift. Children £7. Mums, Dads, Guardian's just £1.

Price includes a present and a short trip around the marina.**
** Subject to weather conditions

Mercia Makers Market 28th October

Visit the Makers Market next to the bandstand at the brand new Piazza building and along The Boardwalk. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water at Mercia.

Free parking and entry.

To book your stall please email or call Simon Wardle directly so that he can allocate the available stall spaces on a first come first served basis. The market is a makers market so makers, producers, crafters, and farmers market traders are all welcome.

Bandstand Busk October 21st 2018

Last busk of the year (weather permitting as it is October!)
Moore & Moore Beer present Derbyshire's popular open mike event at Mercia Marina. Join them and all the other local performers as they take to the bandstand at the new Piazza for your entertainment. 
Free Event - Live Music

Mercia Makers Market September 30th 2018

Visit the Makers Market next to the bandstand at the brand new Piazza building and along The Boardwalk. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water at Mercia.

Free parking and entry.

To book your stall please email or call Simon Wardle directly so that he can allocate the available stall spaces on a first come first served basis. The market is a makers market so makers, producers, crafters, and farmers market traders are all welcome.

Garden Bird Event

Mercia Marina’s Nature Society are having a garden bird event on September 22nd (weather permitting)
10.00 – 4.00
Lots of information on how to identify different species. The best food for them.
How to feed, when to feed and what to avoid putting out.
Reasonably priced seed, nesters, feeders and other accessories will be available.

Please come along and find out more.
As usual there will also be a raffle and children's lucky dip.

Mercia Marina 10th Anniversary Celebrations Event

Come and join the celebrations as Mercia Marina celebrates its 10th Anniversary!
A great family fun day out with street performers, stilt walkers, bubbles artists, magician, face painting, and freestyle fire dancers!

On the stage there is live music throughout the day from headline act Beatle Mania, solo artist John Rockliffe, Pocket Playhouse Performers, Lex Icon, Bird and the Badman...

Enjoy food and drinks from the eateries and stalls with the celebrations ending with a firework finale. An event not to be missed!

Free entry and free parking - New 200 space car park open September 16th

Mercia Markers Market 26th August

Visit the Makers Market next to the bandstand at the brand new Piazza building and along The Boardwalk. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water at Mercia.

Free parking and entry.

To book your stall please email or call Simon Wardle directly so that he can allocate the available stall spaces on a first come first served basis. The market is a makers market so makers, producers, crafters, and farmers market traders are all welcome.

Bandstand Busk August 19th 2018

Back on the bandstand for 2018
Moore & Moore Beer present Derbyshire's popular open mike event at Mercia Marina. Join them and all the other local performers as they take to the bandstand at the new Piazza for your entertainment.
Free Event - Live Music

Nature Society Bee Stall - Sunday Aug 19th

Visit our busy bee stall at Mercia Marina on Sunday 19th August.
lucky dip, prize raffle, wild flowers sale and featuring the buzztastic Mr Buzz

(Mr Buzz dependent to weather conditions. It gets hot in there!)

Makers Market July 29th 2018

Visit the Makers Market next to the bandstand at the brand new Piazza building and along The Boardwalk. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water at Mercia.

Free parking and entry.

To book your stall please email or call Simon Wardle directly so that he can allocate the available stall spaces on a first come first served basis. The market is a makers market so makers, producers, crafters, and farmers market traders are all welcome.

Mercia Makers Market June

Bandstand Busk June 2018

Mercia Makers Market May 27th

Visit the Makers Market next to the bandstand at the brand new Piazza building. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water at Mercia.

Free parking and entry.

Interested in trading? We are always interested in makers, producers, crafters, and farmers market traders. For details contact tony@merciamarina.co.uk

Bandstand Busk May 13th 2018

Back on the bandstand for 2018
Moore & Moore Beer present Derbyshire's popular open mike event at Mercia Marina. Join them and all the other local performers as they take to the bandstand at the new Piazza for your entertainment.
Free Event - Live Music

Mercia Makers Market 29th April

Visit the Makers Market next to the bandstand at the brand new Piazza building. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water at Mercia.

Free parking and entry, live music

Bandstand Busk April 15th 2018

Back on the bandstand for 2018

Moore & Moore Beer present Derbyshire's popular open mike event at Mercia Marina. Join them and all the other local performers as they take to the bandstand at the new Piazza for your entertainment.

Free Event - Live Music

Makers Market March 25th

Visit the Makers Market next to the bandstand at the brand new Piazza building. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water at Mercia.

Free parking and entry.

English Tourism Week - Holiday Lodges Tour

Lodges Open Day 25th March

Join us for a guided tour of the lodges for holiday let. Collect
information and holiday ideas as part of English Tourism Week 2018.

Be at the Mercia Marina Reception for 11.30am to be included for the tour
Step onto one of the day boats to get a taster for boat hire or take a trip on the Trip Boat.

Makers Market Feb 25th

Visit the Makers Market next to the bandstand at the brand new Piazza building. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water at Mercia.

Free parking and entry.

Makers Market January 2018

Make the New Year special by visiting the first of our Makers Markets for 2018. Great offers, foods, gifts, specialty bakes and hand made items. Join are traders by the water and kick start 2018 the Mercia way. Features entertainment and busking.

Free parking and entry.