Free Santa’s Grotto at Mercia Marina. Visit Santa in his Grotto between 11am and 4pm on December weekends leading up to Christmas. Seeing Santa is free and you will receive a present from the big guy himself. Take a photo with Santa and his elves but watch out for the Grinch who will be doing his best to be, well be a Grinch. Family fun with no booking required and see Santa is free. Donations to our nominated charity on the day received with thanks. Free entry and parking.

Visit Mercia Marina to get in the spooky mood with a scary Halloween display, return of our popular Pumpkin Trail, 5 Halloween characters to get a scary selfie with, face painting, and a prize for the best Halloween costume.

Easter is a terrific time to visit the marina. There will be different characters like the Easter Bunny and Alice in Wonderland for photo opportunities and fun. Keep an eye out for Willy Wonka who will be presenting a Golden Ticket to lucky customers. You can put all your eggs in one basket with this Family Fun event as there is of course an Easter Egg Hunt.

Join us on March 13th at Mercia Marina for live music in the Compamigos restaurant from the fantastic The O’Reillys, bringing toe-tapping Irish tunes guaranteed to get you singing along.

Looking for a bottomless brunch near Derby or Burton with something a little different? Join us at Compamigos Tapas Bar & Restaurant for our Bottomless Brunch Hoedown – an afternoon of country sing-along anthems, great food, and bottomless drinks by the water at Mercia Marina.

Celebrate Chinese New Year with a Tapas night in Derbyshire. A relaxed evening of sharing, flavours, and good company at Compamigos, Mercia Marina.