What's On in Hertfordshire

Draw With Rob

Venue: St Albans Museum + Gallery

Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/draw-rob

Enter the wonderful world of Rob Biddulph! In the exhibition you can view a wide selection of Rob’s amazing drawings, plus the original illustrations from his Guinness World Record breaking #DrawWithRob...

'Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures' Exhibition

Venue: North Hertfordshire Museum

Website: northhertsmuseum.org

This exhibition looks at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs. Visitors can also learn about the animals that lived alongside the dinosaurs and are still here today, and discover the passion...

Dragon and Princess Adventure

Venue: Willows Activity Farm

Address: Coursers Road, London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Website: www.willowsactivityfarm.com

Willows will be welcoming a smoke-breathing dragon! Meet him daily in The Arena. They will also be joined by The Tower Princess who will have her own show in The Indoor Theatre and will be holding Princess...

Marvellous LEGO® Menagerie

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org/event/marvellous-lego-menagerie/

Drop-in to the pop-up LEGO® making room and create your own marvellous animal. You can follow guides to make a chicken, fox or badger, or create your own awesome animal. This event is free with Museum...

May Half Term Wildlife Trail

Venue: Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/dunstable-downs-and-whipsnade-estate/events/

Burn off some energy and learn about the great outdoors this half term with a teddy bear wildlife activity trail. Children will complete fun, simple activities and learn about each animal and the important...

May Half Term

Venue: Gulliver’s Land

Website: www.gulliverslandresort.co.uk/opening-times-and-prices

Enjoy fun-filled adventures at Gulliver’s every day during May half term. Book early to save more on your theme park tickets or extend the fun with a magical short break!

Educational Encounters: Wildlife in May

Venue: Standalone Farm

Website: standalonefarm.com/whats-on/

Educational Encounters: Wildlife in May invites families to meet an exciting line‑up of lizards, minibeasts, and wonderfully weird creepy crawlies in a safe and interactive setting hosted by their resident...

Beginners Bikeability

Venue: Standalone Farm

Website: standalonefarm.com/whats-on/

The Beginners Bikeability course is a perfect way to get young riders (ages 4–8) started on their cycling journey! Delivered by experienced instructors from Bikeability in partnership with Hertfordshire...

Marching Orders: Scoff the Lot!

Venue: National Army Museum

Website: www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/marching-orders-scoff-lot-0

Join in with a fun, interactive family tour and travel through time to discover what soldiers have eaten throughout history. Discover how the Army has kept its soldiers fed, from past to present. Suitable...

Awesome Animals Village Trail

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org/event/animal-antics-village-trail-may/

Join their expert guide, Michael, on a whistle stop tour around the Roald Dahl sights of Great Missenden, with storytelling along the way. For age 6 and up, £5 per person plus Museum entry.

Fun For Little Ones: A Tribute to Ms Rachel

Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre

Website: www.ents24.com/potters-bar-events/wyllyotts-theatre/

Get ready for giggles, singing, dancing, and non-stop fun as the magic comes to life on stage in an interactive, high-energy live tribute performance made just just for little ones and their grown-ups!

Rude Science

Venue: The Alban Arena

Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/

Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates’ revolutionary, high-tech, highly-explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. It’s a brilliantly-constructed, curriculum-driven adventure...

Shrek Jr

Venue: The Radlett Centre

Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 8HL

Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk

Big Time Studios invites you to journey to a land far, far away with their hilarious and heartwarming youth theatre production of Shrek Jr! Follow Shrek, everyone’s favourite grumpy (but secretly lovable)...

Unicorn Live!

Venue: Watersmeet

Address: High Street, Rickmansworth

Website: www.watersmeet.co.uk

Harmony, Melody and Starlight are the best of unicorn friends… Join them as they use their magical unicorn powers to save the show and conjure up the magical fourth band member. Watch in amazement as...

WiFi Wars

Venue: South Mill Arts

Address: 1-3 South Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Website: southmillarts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/

From classic TV game shows to zen-like word puzzles, and from retro video games to modern first person shooters, WiFi Wars has something for everyone in its truly original whistlestop tour of all the ways...

Hertfordshire Steam & Country Show 2026

Venue: Standalone Farm

Address: Letchworth, Hertfordshire

Website: www.hertssteam.co.uk

Experience the smell of steam and excitement of raw steam power which helped to get Britain's haulage and agriculture where it is today. A full day's entertainment will be available for everyone. In addition...

K-POP All Stars

Venue: The Alban Arena

Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/

The explosive live celebration of the music, the artists, and the culture taking over the world. Feel the power of stadium-sized anthems, razor-sharp choreography, and a cast that delivers every beat with...

Stream Dipping at Stanborough Park

Venue: Stanborough Park

Address: Stanborough Rd, Welwyn Garden City

Website: www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events

Find out about the wildlife that call the rivers home... Kate, the Wilder Communities Officer, and their expert volunteers will be on hand to show you what to do and to help identify what you find, and...

K-Pop Live

Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre

Website: www.ents24.com/potters-bar-events/wyllyotts-theatre/

A high-energy, full-throttle tribute to the idols, the anthems, and the fandoms that turned a genre into a global movement. This is your chance to go full K-pop mode. Expect jaw-dropping choreo, stage-ready...

Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show

Venue: BEAM Hertford

Address: The Wash, Hertford

Website: beamhertford.co.uk/whats-on/

After a sell-out run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning comedian and children's author Olaf Falafel is dishing up another frying pan full of family-friendly comedy.

Baby Broadway

Venue: Watford Palace Theatre

Address: 20 Clarendon Rd, Watford

Website: watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/events/

An interactive experience where the entire family can sing and dance along to tunes from hit musicals and films, performed by West End singers. Little ones will delight in the bubbles, charming puppets,...

Cars at the Castle

Venue: Hertford Castle

Address: The Castle, Hertford, Herts

Website: www.hertford.gov.uk/events-listings/cars-at-the-castle-6/

Cars at the Castle is one of Hertfordshire’s largest free car shows, showcasing over 60 modern, classic and vintage cars and motorcycles, all set within the stunning grounds of Hertford Castle. Enjoy...

The Cat in the Hat

Venue: The Radlett Centre

Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 8HL

Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk

Experience the mischief with the acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure....

English Civil War Weekend

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Address: Newland Park Dr, Chalfont Saint Giles

Website: www.coam.org.uk/english-civil-war

Step back into the turbulent 1640s and experience history brought vividly to life at their English Civil War Weekend. This immersive event recreates the sights, sounds, and stories of a nation at war,...

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

Venue: The Radlett Centre

Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire

Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk

James has travelled the world, bringing high-quality laughter to children in thousands of schools, libraries, theatres, festivals and more. After spending time concentrating on parenting his own children,...

Bubble Rush

Venue: Gadebridge Park

Website: www.stfrancis.org.uk/events/fundraising/bubble-rush

The Fun Run with a difference... Bubbles! Start and end in a sea of bubbles. The course is family-friendly, so you can walk, run, dance, jog, or toddle through the foam, and it's suitable for pushchairs...

Nature Day for Great Big Green Week

Venue: Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/dunstable-downs-and-whipsnade-estate/events/

A family-friendly celebration of wildlife and conservation. On the day, there'll be plenty of fun, educational activities and a craft or two to keep children entertained.

Hertford Family Pride Day

Venue: Hertford Castle

Address: The Castle, Hertford, Herts

Website: www.hertford.gov.uk/events-listings/hertford-family-pride-day-1/

The Hertford Family Pride Day returns in 2026, celebrating inclusion, diversity, and community in a fun, family-friendly day at Hertford Castle. Free to attend, this event aims to bring the local community...

Taylormania

Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre

Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/

An award-winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time. Katy Ellis, a self-confessed ‘Swiftie’ with an incredible live band and dancers, promises...

Tring: Tactile Explorers

Venue: The Natural History Museum at Tring

Address: The Walter Rothschild Building, Akeman St, Tring

Website: www.nhm.ac.uk/events/tring-tactile-explorers.html

Get hands-on with real Museum specimens led by trained facilitators. They welcome blind and partially sighted children and their families to this special event. The theme for June’s workshop is British...

Family Bushcraft Morning

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/family-bushcraft-morning-2

Try your hand at whittling, fire lighting with a flint and steel, knot tying, and more. Cook on the campfire, have a go at making some woodland ‘bling’, create beautiful colours on callico with natural...

Father's Day: Motors and Music

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Address: Newland Park Dr, Chalfont Saint Giles

Website: www.coam.org.uk/fathers-day-motors-and-music

Celebrate Father’s Day with a relaxed, family-friendly day out featuring classic cars, live music and countryside fun. Join the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club as they showcase a stunning collection of Jaguar...

Marsworth Steam & Classic Vehicle Rally

Venue: Startop Farm

Address: Marsworth

Website: www.marsworthsteamrally.co.uk

Hundreds of vintage and classic vehicles will be gleaming alongside activities to keep all ages entertained. The children’s vintage fairground is always a success and steam engine rides will be running...

Medieval Jousting

Venue: Knebworth House

Address: Old Knebworth Ln, Stevenage SG1 2AX

Website: knebworthhouse.com

Whilst enjoying a visit to Knebworth House, Gardens and Park on Father’s Day, you can attend the Medieval Jousting display at 12pm and 2.30pm. The turrets and towers of Knebworth House will provide a...

Roald Dahl Ramble: Father's Day Walk

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org/event/roald-dahl-ramble-danny-the-champion-of-the-world-fathers-day-walk/

Head off into the woods that inspired so many of the stories, including Danny the Champion of the World. Listen to extracts from the book and take part in some nature-based activities. The perfect activity...

Festival of Flight Air Show

Venue: Shuttleworth

Website: www.shuttleworth.org/events/festival-of-flight-air-show

Festival of Flight returns with another spectacular weekend-long celebration. From simulators to funfair rides, stunt shows, parades, interactive Discovery Zones plus Shuttleworth House and Swiss Garden...

King John vs King Richard: Who Was the Best? You Decide!

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Address: Newland Park Dr, Chalfont Saint Giles

Website: www.coam.org.uk/king-john-vs-king-richard

History was kind to one brother, but were they both equally good or bad? Well, you decide. Meet Richard and John and speak to some of Britannia's historical interpreters, representing kings, knights, barons...

Peppa Pig's BIg Family Show

Venue: The Radlett Centre

Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire

Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk

With a new arrival on the way, the whole family are busy getting ready. There’s so much to do – will they get it all finished in time? Based on the much-loved animated preschool TV series, Peppa Pig’s...

Flowers and Friendship Bracelets

Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre

Address: Potters Bar

Website: wyllyottstheatre.co.uk/whats-on/

Get ready for the ultimate pop concert and a dazzling explosion of music, dance, and excitement as Flowers and Friendship Bracelets takes to the stage! Celebrate the hits from some of the biggest artistes...