A Cloud of Bats Halloween Party – part of our Halloween Weekender

This Halloween, Derby Museums, Well Dressed and Lifetime Tattoo present… A Cloud of Bats Halloween Party.

Join us for day one of our Halloween weekender with an evening of the spooky, the strange and the weird. We’ll have drinks and music at the Museum on the Wardwick (Derby’s former central library), and a whole host of entertainment.

What to expect:

• The debut of Ghilli Girl’s new audio-visual show in collaboration with the mysterious Fruiting Body
• Artists ready with Derby Museums inspired flash designs
• A Well Dressed stone circle in the dancefloor
• DJs from 8pm
• Torchlight tours of Derby Museum and Art Gallery
• Pop-up shop, including comic books on sale from Cromford Collectors’ Corner
• A meet and greet with comic-book legend Liam Sharp (DC Comics, Batman, Judge Dredd, Wonder Woman)

Co-host, Russ of Well Dressed said:

“Expect trad-folk put through a blender of techno, DnB and breakbeat, with mind-bending visuals, as Ghilli Girl and Fruiting Body debut their new AV show. We’re excited to be hosting Birmingham’s Hedge Priest for their Derby debut, fresh from supporting slots with duo Stick In The Wheel and Goblin Band, who will be playing an eclectic mix of techno and acid house, alongside some ‘folk-adjacent’ hardtek and breakcore. Rounding out the evening will be an opening set from Well Dressed DJs, laying down a suitably atmospheric Giallo-inspired opening set.”

Tattooists from Derby’s legendary Lifetime Tattoo studio on Monk Street will be unveiling their specially made flash for the 12-hour session the following day. Artists are designing unique artwork inspired by the collections housed across Derby Museums’ three sites – think nature, archaeology, Joseph Wright, industrial objects etc. We’ll give you a few teasers in the run-up! This is your only opportunity to pre-book for the flash day, so come and join us in the Wardwick and we’ll soundtrack your choice of ink.

Find out more about Tattoos at the Museum: 25 Years of Lifetime Tattoo – part of our Halloween weekender here.

Please note, this is an 18+ event

Please adhere to tattooist’s advice in advance of any planned tattoos, this includes good rest, limiting/avoiding alcohol, and eating well.