A Christmas Feast with John Parsons.
From 6.30pm on Saturday, 13th December.
Local chef John Parsons is back at Open House, serving up a special Christmas feast for his final kitchen takeover of the year! John will be taking us on a festive journey through a traditional Christmas dinner in a five course tasting menu.
Our pop-up bar will also be open, serving seasonal cocktails, mocktails, beer, wine and more.
Community Drum Circle with Matt Laurie.
7.45-8.45pm on Monday, 15th December
Community drumming is the most inclusive and accessible way to make joyous music with others. At heart, we are rhythmical beings and drumming is a very natural way to connect with our innate musicianship.
In this session you will have the opportunity to play African drums, Brazilian percussion and instruments made from junk as we raise the roof with our co-created beats.
All instruments are provided and there is no need for previous musical experience. Come along, meet new people, and find out just how nourishing music-making can be.
Pickle Club.
5.45-7.45pm every Tuesday.
Our much-loved preserving and making club returns to Open House, hosted by the 10 Trees team!
We’ll be cosying up in the cafe and kitchen again to create beautiful things made from nature, together - bringing what we have from home and sharing what we can.
Tuesday 2nd December - winter wreaths
Tuesday 9th December - balms and salves
Tuesday 16th December - face and body scrubs
Softness & Sparkle: A Grounding Festive Practice with Emily Kaye.
6.30-8.30pm on Friday, 19th December.
Join Emily, as the festive season gathers pace, for this special December workshop - an opportunity to pause, breathe and move into Christmas with intention.
Expect a soft but flowing candle-lit movement practice, intention setting and a spacious, grounding relaxation. Drawing on themes from yoga philosophy, we will reflect on how yoga's timeless teachings can support us in navigating the pressures and pace of this time of year.
Danny Lowndes Hot Club Quartet.
From 7pm on Saturday, 20th December.
Celebrate the end of the year at Open House with some of the regions best jazz musicians for another glorious, upbeat evening of gypsy jazz and swing dance.
Danny has played in iconic venues all over the U.K & Europe and has played with acclaimed artist in the UK including Roots Manuva, Dave berry, Daniel John Martin, Carmen Ghia and the Hot Rods.
Winter Solstice Ecstatic Rave.
6.30 - 9.30pm on Sunday, 21st December.
We will celebrate Winter Solstice at Open House with a special ‘Ecstatic Rave’ collaboration between our Ecstatic Dance facilitators DJ Reya and Opposable Drums. DJ Reya will begin the evening with a warm up set before Opposable Drums take us on a journey through tribal percussion, techno, trance, melodic breaks and ambient soundscapes before handing back to DJ Reya for a final rave set.
New Year Ceremony: Reflection & Intention Setting with Layla Abdallah.
2.00-4.00pm on Sunday, 4th January.
Begin 2026 with Presence and Purpose – a heart-centred workshop.
Step into the new year with clarity, calm, and intention. This intimate workshop blends slow, accessible yoga and grounding breathwork with journaling, reflection, offering a nurturing space to reconnect with yourself after the busyness of Christmas.
Artist Meetup.
2-3.30pm every 1st Thursday of the month.
Are you an artist in the local area and want to meet other creatives? Does the beauty of the local area fill you with a creative lust and you want to be inspired by how other artists are creating?
Join our artist meetup! This casual gathering is an opportunity for us to connect as a creative community, share ideas, collaborate and be inspired by one another.
Each meetup, we take it in turn to lead a creative class. One meetup, Pip Mactaggart shared her watercolor technique, and on other meetups we painted outside with Samuel Rignall, and explored drawing from the imagination with Shaun Friend.
Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: An Exploration of Yoga Philosophy, Movement & Breath with Emily Kaye & Ryan Spence.
6.30-8.30pm on Friday, 16th January.
Join Ryan & Emily for the first in a new series of workshops that weave together yoga philosophy with embodied practices of movement and breath.
This series is designed to offer curious students of yoga a meaningful opportunity to deepen their personal practice by exploring the rich and expansive tradition of yoga that extends far beyond the physical postures.
Jim Ghedi & Owen Spafford.
From 7pm on Saturday, 17th January 2026
Jim Ghedi stands out as a potential torch bearer for a new generation of respectful yet experimental performers who are pushing the boundaries of what folk music can be. Acclaimed fiddle player and composer, Owen Spafford, furthers this progressive approach to pushing boundaries, blazing a trail that erases genre.
Burn’s Night Ceilidh with Hathersage Community Ceilidh Band
From 7pm on Friday, 24th January.
Join the Hathersage Community Ceilidh Band for the first folk dance event at Open House. Accompanied by a host of local folk musicians, experienced caller Ella Sprung will offer a set of fabuous dances for everyone to enjoy together.
Flow Like Water, Grounded Like Earth: An Introduction to the 5 Elements with Kelly Dadd.
2 - 4pm on Sunday, 25th January.
Join Kelly for a workshop that will introduce each of the five elements and offer guidance in nurturing your body, mind, and soul.
We will explore how to enhance our overall wellbeing through subtle Dru Yoga techniques. Using the elements we’ll cultivate stability in the body, enhanced flow in our relationships, heightened creativity, deeper self-nourishment, clearer communication, and a profound sense of stillness and calm.
Philosophy Café.
1-3pm every last Thursday of the month.
With ‘Philosophy Café’ we aim to ignite our minds to deep thinking. To consider, reconsider and seed new thoughts. This is a group which offers a meeting place for those wishing to engage in deep debate, but also those who are wishing to meet others and spark up meaningful conversation.
Each month we introduce concept, thought and perception to evoke a strong dialogue , allowing all to participate or to sit, consider and enjoy. Like the great philosophers of the past, we reintroduce a small space for expansive thought.
Silent Book Club.
7-9pm every last Thursday of the month.
Come join us for a companionable reading experience at Open House. Readers bring their own book, there is no assigned reading, we read together at our own pace. The group offers an opportunity for focused, quiet reading time - an introvert friendly social meet up, no small talk required.
Over the 2 hours the first 30 minutes would be used to settle in, get a drink and find a comfortable space. An hour of silent reading would follow and then the last 30 minutes given over to chat or keep reading.
Sally Doherty & Paul Kilvington.
From 7pm on Saturday, 7th February 2026
Vocalist Sally Doherty and Pianist Paul Kilvington share a love for Latin American Music.
An evening of songs from South America performed in their original languages of Portuguese and Spanish creating a fusion of Latin, Jazz and Folk.
“A universal voice sans pareil. Sally stuns for her many afficionados”—Marlborough Jazz Festival.
Dizzy Club.
From 7pm on Saturday 7th March.
Almost no other band seems to possess the ability to perform in so many varied and diverse venues as The Dizzies. You are just as likely to find them performing for a club full of twentysomething cool cats or to an audience of trad jazz fans. With influences of Hot Club, 40's swing, Blue note Soul and Sinatra often with Latin rhythms, the Dizzies have an edge that most bands would die for.
Auka.
From 7pm on Saturday, 21st March 2026
Inspired by the melodies and rhythms of the natural world, Auka perform genre-defying original music on Irish flute & whistles, acoustic guitar and double bass. Auka comes from an Old Norse word meaning to grow or augment - a term that perfectly sums up the band’s organic and distinctive approach to music-making, where original folk melodies gradually swell from moments of delicate calm to those of frenetic energy.
“A striking homage to the natural world” - Songlines Magazine
*Fully Booked* Winter Retreat: A Day in Derwent Valley with Restore Retreats.
10am-5pm on Saturday, 13th December.
As the year draws to a close and winter invites us to slow down, join us for a day of restoration in a truly magical setting - a sanctuary nestled among the trees, with sweeping views over the Derwent Valley.
Led by Emily Sutton and Holly Benson from Restore Retreats, this carefully curated retreat brings together science, nature, movement, and sound to help you reset your mind and body before the festive season.
Guitar Meditations with Vraell.
From 6pm on Friday, 12th December.
We are delighted to welcome back to Open House for the second time the incredibly talented, London-based musician Vraell. He last visited us over summer, fresh off the back of his European tour for his debut album Once A Blue Hour.
This time he will be immersing us in sound with a meditative, one hour set of guitar improvisations, based on music from his upcoming album.
Breathwork: The Healing Power of Conscious Breathing with Sophie Kirkton.
7.15-9.15pm on Thursday, 11th December.
Join us for an intimate breathwork session at Open House, facilitated by Sophie Kirkton. This deep meditative practice honours the healing power of conscious breathing, allowing us to become truly embodied and to feel again.
Our breath is the only part of our autonomic nervous system that we can control and the effects are profound. When breathwork is done safely, it is gentle, powerful, healing and can transform our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
Stitch Club.
10-11.30am every 2nd Thursday of the month.
Join the Open House Stitch Club to create, mend and gather together in community.
Bring along clothes to repair, your sewing needles, crochet hooks, knitting needles, for a coffee, knit and chat in the Open House Cafe. Whether you are a keen knitter, have hole-y socks to repair or would like to learn to crochet - all are welcome to join and learn from each other.
Yin & Hygge with Victoria Nauen.
4-6pm on Sunday, 7th December.
Join Victoria for a deeply nourishing two-hour ‘hygge’ themed Yin Yoga practice.
Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is a Danish word that describes a cozy, warm, and comfortable feeling — like being curled up with a blanket, a hot drink, and good company.
In the spirit of Hygge, enjoy a restorative and contemplative journey into stillness - a unique opportunity to go within.
Kamalbir Singh & John Ball: Indian Classical Music.
From 7pm on Saturday, 6th December.
Be transported into the rich world of Indian music, an ancient artistic tradition brought to life through the ornate and melodic violin playing of Kamalbir Singh accompanied by profound, soulful tabla rhythms played by John Ball. An evening of contemplative improvisation and creative spontaneity.
Open House | Open Mic
Join us for a wonderful evening of local talent as we open the stage for our community to share songs, poetry, stories, jokes and other acts.
Email matt@openhousehathersage.com if you’d like to perform.
The evening will be headlined by local funk and soul band, Barefoot and Fly.
Ecstatic Dance with Opposable Drums.
7-9pm on Saturday, 29th November.
The beginning of winter is a magical time - a time to drift, dream and vision, a time for inner journeys and to connect to your innate wisdom.
The freedom of ecstatic dance offers us a way come together to dance, to reflect, to respect the cycle of changes and to bring renewal of ourselves, our cells, our understanding and our ideas.
Join live electronic music duo Opposable Drums for a deep dance journey through ambient electronica, tribal rhythms, percussive techno, melodic jazz and serene soundscapes.
Foundational Mobility: Hips & Shoulders with Sam Jenkins.
2.00-4.00pm on Saturday, 22nd November.
Join Sam for this special workshop designed to help us move with more freedom and ease. In this supportive and collaborative session we will learn and practice fundamental movements to develop greater range in our bodies.
This workshop is for anyone who wants to move better and feel better, including:
Busy people who want to learn to improve their movement capabilities in just 5–20 minutes per day
Anyone curious about moving more, who perhaps aren’t into yoga, or are turned off by yoga
Active people—runners, hikers, climbers, cyclists,—wanting to support their performance and recovery, or wanting to learn to “spin up” their bodies before doing their sport
Anyone with stiffness or aches who would like to learn to free up their movement and find more ease in daily life
*Fully Booked* Rowan Rheingans.
"Spectacularly beautiful, vivid songwriting" - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
Rowan Rheingans is an award-winning fiddle player, banjoist, songwriter and theatre-maker regarded as one of the foremost innovators in the English folk scene. Best known for her work with acclaimed bands Lady Maisery and The Rheingans Sisters, Rowan will perform a clutch of solo gigs this autumn, embracing the hibernating season with an intimate show of reimagined songs, emerging sonic adventures and musical connection in the warmth of small venues. A rare treat!
Rowan has won two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, is a six-times nominee, and her courageous one woman theatre show Dispatches on the Red Dress won a Fringe First award after a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. In 2021, Rowan was awarded the Paul Hamlyn Award for composers.
Embers & Echoes: Sound Bath with Muna Mcadie.
7.15-8.30pm on Sunday, 16th November.
As the fires of November fade and the crisp quiet of winter draws near, we invite you to sink into a full-length sound bath, holding space for rest, reflection, and gentle renewal.
Through resonant tones and soothing vibrations, we gather the warmth of the season’s embers, allowing echoes of the past month to settle, and open to the slow, comforting rhythm of approaching winter. Bring your eye masks, cosy socks and your presence - let’s cocoon together in sound.
Treason, Rebellion & Fire: Bonfire Supper with John Parsons.
From 6.30pm on Saturday, 8th November.
Join us for a fiery Bonfire Night inspired supper at Open House, in our latest kitchen takeover by local chef John Parsons! John will be serving a collection of small plates, flavours and textures, celebrating the best of local ingredients with global flavours and cooking styles.
Our pop-up cocktail and mocktail bar will also be open, serving seasonal toffee apple whiskey sour cocktails, beer, wine and more.
Latin Voices Trio: Latin Jazz Band.
From 7pm on Friday, 7th November.
Latin Voices Trio is a celebration of the music of Latin America fused together with jazz, soul and contemporary music. Latin Voices are brought together and led by Black British female jazz influenced vocalist Helen Gayle.
Inspired by artistes such as Tania Maria, Flora Purim, Airto Moria and Chick Corea, Helen uses these influences to create infectious rhythms, driving grooves and space for improvisation and interaction.
Community Drum Circle with Matt Laurie.
7.45-8.45pm on Monday, 3rd November
Community drumming is the most inclusive and accessible way to make joyous music with others. At heart, we are rhythmical beings and drumming is a very natural way to connect with our innate musicianship.
In this session you will have the opportunity to play African drums, Brazilian percussion and instruments made from junk as we raise the roof with our co-created beats.
All instruments are provided and there is no need for previous musical experience. Come along, meet new people, and find out just how nourishing music-making can be.
Rhythmic Art Healing with SENTIŌ.
5.30-7.30pm on Sunday, 2nd November.
Slow down, tune in, and let your inner world speak through all your senses. This is a space where music becomes a pathway to emotional release, sensory awareness, and connection.
During this event, we’ll blend art, mindful listening, and a gentle active meditation, guiding you through creative expression, embodied presence, and reflection.
Art materials are provided. No art skills needed! Come as you are.
Sam’s Club: Samhain Pumpkin Carving!
5-9pm every last Friday of the month.
Sam’s Club is back for Samhain! Come celebrate the end of harvest season and the beginning of winter with a cosy evening of pumpkin carving, spooky craft-making, games and music. Bring along your own pumpkins to carve together in community.
Our kitchen will be serving warming, nourishing bowl food, and our pop-up bar will also be open serving seasonal cocktails, mocktails and hot cocoa for kids.
*Fully Booked* Ecstatic Dance with Reya Caroub.
7-9pm on Saturday, 25th October.
Ecstatic Dance is a free-form movement journey and moving meditation that’s sweeping the world! Guided by live DJ Reya Caroub, we flow through an epic soundscape of all genres: fast and slow, classical to psytrance, drum and bass to dub - no style is off-limits! The music moves in waves; starting gently, building to vibrant peaks, and ending in stillness.
There are no steps, no judgment, no need to perform - just pure, free expression. We generally dance barefoot, without talking, in a sober, mindful space where respect and presence create a safe container. Ecstatic Dance is transformative, playful, and deeply liberating.
*Fully Booked* Liz Hanks: ‘Land’ Live.
From 7pm on Saturday, 18th October.
“An immersive album of depth and subtlety” - Folk Radio UK
Liz Hanks is a cellist, composer and collaborator based in Sheffield. She has worked with an impressive and varied array of high-profile artists including performing and recording with Richard Hawley, Liam Gallagher, Self Esteem, Martin Simpson, Pulp, Thea Gilmore, Cara Dillon, Jason Singh and Jasdeep Singh Degun.
Based on the local and natural history of her neighbourhood in Sheffield, Liz Hanks’ ‘Land’ album (Hudson Records) explores both the loss of nature in the urban environment and forgotten natural worlds. She discovered that the now urban area of Meersbrook was once a beautiful valley called ‘Rush Dale’. Inspired by reading written accounts of this lost valley she created ‘Land’ in remembrance of these lost times and places.
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