Bringing Festivity To Life: We’re Helping Arts Derbyshire Champion A Countywide Arts Campaign

We’re excited to shine a spotlight on one of our latest projects; working with Arts Derbyshire to support the rollout of Festivity, a vibrant new arts programme celebrating creativity across the county this summer.

Festivity is a bold and inclusive initiative produced by Arts Derbyshire in partnership with a local arts organisation, The Tent People. The programme takes the form of a touring tented village that will pop up at various locations across Derbyshire from May to September 2025, showcasing local talent through live music, spoken word, storytelling, visual arts, and interactive workshops.

At Destination Digital, we’re proud to be leading the digital marketing and content strategy for the campaign, helping Arts Derbyshire raise awareness, engage new audiences, and tell the story of this ambitious celebration of creativity.

“Festivity is exactly the kind of project we love to get behind—it’s community-led, full of heart, and has the potential to bring people together in really meaningful ways,” said Debbie Porter, Managing Director at Destination Digital.

“Our goal has been to create digital content that captures the energy and inclusivity of the programme while supporting the brilliant team at Arts Derbyshire in building reach and visibility across platforms.”

We’ve worked with Arts Derbyshire for many years, through various shifts in organisational structure and economic climates as background to this organisation’s work as a strategic arts development body.  We’ve been hands-on-deck for a range of services across the digital realm including:

• Social media strategy and management
• Content creation for web, blogs, and press
• Campaign branding support
• Audience development insights and engagement tracking
• Collaborative announcements with partner organisations
• Web development, website build and migration (four times in 18 years!)
• Training and support for staff and members of the public
• …amongst many, many other duties as part of keeping a vibrant organisation like Arts Derbyshire’s engines rolling.

The Festivity programme will run across five key locations: Bolsover Castle, Staveley, Erewash Museum, Tapton Lock, and as part of Melbourne Festival. Each event features a bespoke line-up of local artists and organisations, creating unique experiences that reflect the communities they serve.

Find out more about the Festivity events to be held this summer across Derbyshire on the Arts Derbyshire website:

• Bolsover Castle, 31 May to 1 June
• King George V Park, Staveley, 21 to 22 June
• Erewash Museum, 5 to 6 July
• Tapton Lock, 6 to 7 September
• Melbourne Festival, 20 to 21 September

“It’s been a pleasure to work alongside Arts Derbyshire’s passionate team and see this programme come to life,” added Debbie Porter. “We’re looking forward to continuing our work as Festivity rolls out an exciting, countywide artistic programme across the summer.”

Follow Arts Derbyshire on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with our work behind the scenes of Derbyshire’s biggest celebration of creativity in 2025.

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