Art Under The Trees at the Swadlincote Festival of Leisure

Makers from the recent Derbyshire Makes Swadlincote festival weekend are back again on Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June 2025 in Maurice Lea Park for the Swadlincote Festival of Leisure. Aptly named ‘Art Under The Trees’, People Express will be hosting the Makers in their marquee with free have a go sessions & workshops. Throughout the two days Alyson Horton from Alycraft Book Folds will be folding books to make hedgehogs, Jo Stevenson from Elements by Jo will be weaving using looms and embossing copper while Kathrine Brunt from Teasel Tales will be weaving willow to make stars (or fish) on Saturday only and ceramicist Derek Harbinson from The Great Pottery Throwdown will be throwing pots on Sunday only.

Everyone is welcome to pop in from 11.30am-5pm daily. Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult.

The Swadlincote Festival of Leisure is organised by South Derbyshire District Council. You can find more information on what else is happening in this flipbook.