What's On in Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes

The Jolly Postman

Venue: The Postal Museum

Website: www.postalmuseum.org

Step inside the story in an immersive exhibition celebrating 40 years of the much-loved children’s book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Meet the Jolly Postman – off on his rounds with letters for some...

The Saxons

Venue: Discover Bucks Museum

Website: www.discoverbucksmuseum.org

Step back into an age of warriors, treasures, and village life. Meet the Saxons through engaging films, sounds, and immersive experiences. Hands-on interactives and digital storytelling bring history vividly...

Tulleys Tulip Fields

Venue: Coursers Rd, Shenley, St Albans

Website: www.willowsactivityfarm.com/events/tulleys-tulip-fields

Set in the fields next to Willows, the tulip fields feature over 15 stunning photo opportunities, from vibrant seas of colour to a picturesque Dutch-style windmill nestled among the blooms. It’s the...

Dogs in May

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

This May, Blenheim Palace are throwing open the gates of the Courtyards, Formal Gardens and Walled Gardens to your four-legged companions. Dogs are welcome in the Pantry Café, Shop and Pizzeria all year...

Foodie Family Fridays

Venue: Cogges Manor Farm

Website: www.cogges.org.uk

Cogges are opening their spacious Café courtyard, putting on some chilled out beats, inviting a festival style food truck courtesy of Uggy's Pizza and The Crock Pot and opening the Cogges Summer Bar.This...

Giffords Circus

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: https://giffordscircus.com/location/blenheim-palace

The circus is renowned for producing a show worthy of London’s West End but in the green fields of the Cotswolds and beyond. Step inside the tent which is situated amongst the beautiful, ancient trees...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt at Cliveden

Venue: Cliveden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

The award-winning animation, based on the much-loved picture book, will be brought to life through a series of interactive installations. Get ready to swish, splash and squelch your way through this new...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt at Cliveden

Venue: Cliveden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

The award-winning animation, based on the much-loved picture book, will be brought to life through a series of interactive installations. Get ready to swish, splash and squelch your way through this new...

Big Friendly Home Education Day

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

The Museum will be open 10am-4.30pm exclusively for home educated families and closed to the general public. You’ll be able to join in with facilitated workshops, storytelling, talks, gallery challenges...

Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Terrible Tudors: From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with...

Explore! for Home Educators: Romans

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk

Interactive learning workshops for home educators. This session we will be learning about the Romans.Tickets are only required for participating children, and children must be accompanied by an adult throughout...

Florence Nightingale at Claydon Tour

Venue: Claydon House

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claydon

A special tour to hear lesser-known details about the remarkable woman who became the pioneer of modern nursing. The tour will last approximately 1.5 hours. The tour is free but normal admission prices...

Horrible Histories - Awful Egyptians

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Are you ready to rumble with Ramesses the Great? Dare you enter...

Foodbank Weekend

Venue: Gulliver's Land

Website: https://www.gulliverslandresort.co.uk/foodbank-weekend

Book discounted theme park tickets from £14pp when you bring along a non-perishable food item to donate. In aid of MK Foodbank, generous donations will help support people in crisis across the UK.

SEND Explore Your Way Relaxed Day

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Museum sounds will be turned down and visitor numbers on this day will be reduced to help everyone experience the Museum in a more relaxed environment.SEND resources including Explorer Kits and Quiet Space...

Blenheim 7k Fun Run

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

Run, jog, or walk the spectacular grounds at this family friendly event, suitable for all ages and abilities. Blenheim Palace provides a unique backdrop making it an ideal location for a fun filled day...

Family Fun Day: Pikemen and Musketeers!

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk

Go back in time to the 1600s! See the campsite of Civil War soldiers as they complete their musket shooting drills and do hand-to-hand combat demonstrations. Try on armour and have a go. Visit the Civil...

Ride Chartridge 2026

Venue: Chartridge Combined School

Address: Cogdells Lane, Chesham, Bucks

Website: www.ridechartridge.com

Get on your bike for Ride Chartridge, the annual charity cycling event through the scenic Chiltern Hills. Catering to all abilities, the event offers five distinct routes including the16km (Blue) route...

Taylormania

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

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...

There's A Monster in Your Show

Venue: The Quarry Theatre

Website: https://quarrytheatre.ticketsolve.com

A high-energy 50-minute adventure featuring lively original music, this show is the perfect introduction to live theatre. Expect plenty of playful fun for your littlest ones as their favourite characters...

Art in Nature

Venue: Waddesdon

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/waddesdon

Land and nature-based artists from across the world will once again be encouraging everyone, young and old, to release their inner artist and get creative with foraged natural materials from around the...

Birds of Prey

Venue: Bekonscot Model Village and Railway

Website: www.bekonscot.co.uk

Over the May Bank Holiday weekend Jan from JRCS Falconry will be visiting with his amazing collection of birds of prey. Jan is immensely knowledgeable and loves to share his passion for these impressive...

Dragon and Princess Adventure

Venue: Willows Activity Farm

Website: www.willowsactivityfarm.com

For one week only Willows will be welcoming a smoke-breathing dragon! Meet him daily in The Arena – but don’t get to close! He will also be joined by The Tower Princess who will have her very own show...

Gnometastic – May Half Term

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Look carefully around the gardens to find the 8 cheeky little gnomes hiding. When you find one, write their name next to their number. Once you’ve found as many gnomes as you can, take your completed...

Half Term Hoedown

Venue: Odds Farm Park

Website: www.oddsfarm.co.uk

Visitors can watch daily sheep shearing demonstrations as the flock gets ready for summer. Families can also meet the farm’s rare breeds, including cows, pigs, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and donkeys....

May Half Term - Fun at Cogges Manor Farm

Venue: Cogges Manor Farm

Website: www.cogges.org.uk

May half term is always a lovely time to visit Cogges Manor Farm and there's lots of fun activities to keep the whole family entertained including meet Ruby the Tractor 23-30 May. Get close up to Ruby...

Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show

Venue: The Elgiva

Website: https://elgiva.com

Join Olaf Falafel for an hour of kids’ comedy which will be the stupidest he has ever let trickle from his brain. Expect jokes, poos on pogo sticks, more jokes and truth-telling cheese. There will definitely...

The Food Festival

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

Expect culinary thrills with a fantastic line-up of celebrity chefs and experts, amazing food and drink from gourmet delights to street food. Taste a range of delicious delights from the carefully selected...

Buckingham Live! 2026

Venue: Buckingham Football Club

Website: www.buckingham-live.com/about-us

Buckingham Live! is a free community music festival taking place at Buckingham Football Club ground. It’s a family-friendly affair where there is plenty of space for everyone to relax and enjoy the...

Cavalry and Cannons

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk/clash-of-steel

Experience a major living history event as the Napoleonic Association bring epic arena battles and authentic encampments to the Museum. With over 150 re-enactors on-site, visitors can witness expert displays...

May Half-Term

Venue: Gulliver's Land

Website: https://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!

Sustainability Superhero Trail

Venue: Stowe Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Join Stowe Gardens for a sustainability trail and learn more about waste and recycling at Stowe and how we can all do our bit to help.This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

“Turtle Splash” Family Painting Morning

Venue: Hughenden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

In this fun, step-by-step workshop, children and adults will paint Turtle Splash — a cheerful turtle swimming through vibrant blue water, surrounded by bubbles, splashes, and playful ocean textures....

Fun For Little Ones - A Tribute To Ms Rachel

Venue: Wycombe Swan

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

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

Discover and Make: Victorian Toys

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: www.wycombemuseum.org.uk

Discover and Make are Wycombe Museum’s regular children’s holiday activity workshops. They combine a learning ‘discover’ activity – often a trail worksheet around the museum’s galleries –...

George's Marvellous Miniature Farmyard

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Be inspired by the farmyard in George’s Marvellous Medicine and make a small-sized replica. You’ll use a mixture of natural and craft materials to create a landscape which you can fill with animals...

May Adventurous Activity Holiday Camp

Venue: Caldecotte Xperience

Address: Action4Youth Watersports Centre

Website: www.action4youth.org/holiday-adventure-days

Activities on offer include climbing and abseiling, sailing, canoeing, bushcraft, bouncy castle, zorbing, arts and crafts, team games and many more confidence-building challenges! Get an extra 10% discount...

Terrific Tuesdays: Nature

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk/terrific-tuesdays

Go pond dipping, make nature themed crafts and create claymakes. All Terrific Tuesday activities are included in your admission. Kids can dive into creative themed crafts and take their masterpieces home...

“Kingfisher” Family Painting Morning

Venue: Hughenden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

In this fun, step-by-step workshop, children and adults will paint Kingfisher — a bright, eye-catching kingfisher flying above a river, with flashes of turquoise, orange, and blue bringing the scene...

Animal Antics with Jungle Juniors

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Join Jungle Juniors for a 30-minute animal handling session. You‘ll learn about some fascinating bugs and get up close to a range of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates – maybe some of them feature...

The Addams Family young@part – Rare Productions

Venue: The Elgiva

Website: https://elgiva.com/

In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets...

"Drama Llama” Family Painting Morning

Venue: Hughenden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

In this lively, step-by-step workshop, children and adults will paint Drama Llama — a bold, expressive llama full of attitude and flair. Expect exaggerated features, playful poses, and plenty of freedom...

Awesome Animals Village Trail

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Join our expert guide, Michael, on a whistle stop tour around the Roald Dahl sights of Great Missenden, with storytelling along the way. On the way you’ll discover some of the animals in Roald Dahl books....

Wycombe Swan Community Day

Venue: Wycombe Swan

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

A day of creativity, community, and fun!  Visit Wycombe Swan's Community Day, a buzzing community event packed with arts and crafts tables, workshops, and the chance to meet local businesses showcasing...

Circus Fantasia

Venue: Watermead Circus Site Opp Best western hotel

Website: https://circusfantasia.co.uk

Experience the thrill of live performances, accompanied by a vibrant circus orchestra. From breathtaking acrobatics to mesmerising acts and an unforgettable spectacle for all ages. Join Circus Fantasia...

Games Through the Ages

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk

Play retro arcade games and have-a-go at other games played throughout history.

Milton Keynes Pretty Muddy Kids

Venue: Willen Lake, Brickhill Street

Website: https://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org

Pretty Muddy® Kids is a fun-packed muddy obstacle course for children aged 6-12 (over 1.2m tall). The young fundraisers climb, crawl and slide their way around the course at their own pace, accompanied...

The Great Big Green Week

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.greatbiggreenweek.com

Children and young people are our best advocates for climate and nature and there are plenty of ways to get your school involved. Visit the website for free resource packs available for primary and secondary...

Dino Day

Venue: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Website: https://bucksrailcentre.org/

The dinosaurs will be appearing on the grass outside the visitor centre throughout the day, offering visitors the chance to meet these amazing animals up close, and learn all about them from the friendly...

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II. Suitable for ages...

English Civil War Weekend

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk

Step back into the turbulent 1640s and experience history brought vividly to life. This immersive event recreates the sights, sounds, and stories of a nation at war, as Parliamentarian and Royalist forces...

Little Poppets Preloved Market

Venue: Broughton Pavilion

Website: www.littlepoppetsprelovedmarket.co.uk

The markets provide the parental community a dedicated audience to sell on their preloved items and make some money along the way. Knowing that your items will be re-loved, all while encouraging recycling...

Museum Makers

Venue: Amersham Museum

Website: www.amershammuseum.org

Inspired by the rich histories and fascinating collections of Amersham Museum, these hands-on sessions invite families to explore the past through art. Discover stories hidden in objects, photographs,...

Rosie's Rainbow Fund Charity Gala

Venue: Wycombe Swan

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

Rosie's Rainbow Fund is delighted to present a Charity Gala Concert in support of a very special local children’s charity. Enjoy a spectacular showcase suitable for all the family, featuring talented...

The Karate Kid The Musical

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Don’t miss the unforgettable theatrical experience of the season as this heartfelt coming-of-age story takes flight with spectacular musical numbers and dazzlingly inventive choreography. Daniel LaRusso’s...

Annie

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Set in 1930s New York, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she's chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire,...

“Flower Crown” Workshop

Venue: Hughenden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Step into the beautiful grounds of Hughenden this summer for a joyful, creative morning celebrating flowers, nature, and a little bit of floral magic. Choose from a beautiful selection of dried and faux...

Family Bushcraft Morning

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: www.wycombemuseum.org.uk

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

Father's Day: Motors and Music

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk

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...

Ridgeway Run

Venue: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Website: https://bucksrailcentre.org/

Enjoy the 42nd Annual Ridgeway Run for Historic Commercial Vehicles. The rally starts in Henley and finishes at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre arriving around 11am. Visitors and rally participants can...

Cogges Summer Fete

Venue: Cogges Manor Farm

Website: www.cogges.org.uk

A day of traditional family fete games in the farmyard, a bouncy castle and races on the Manor House Lawn, ending with the much loved Tractor Tug of War! The café will be serving a range of hot and cold...

King John vs King Richard

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk

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...

Party in the Barn

Venue: Cogges Manor Farm

Website: www.cogges.org.uk

Party in the Barn is a live music event for all the family. A line up of the best local bands belting out music to make you want boogie! Kids will love the live music and the space to dance as well as...

Othello – Outdoor Theatre

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Join The Lord Chamberlain’s Men this summer for Othello, one of the most captivating and thrilling plays ever written. See it performed how William Shakespeare first saw it, in the open air, with an...

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger! Don’t miss this stunning...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Venue: Stantonbury Theatre

Website: www.stantonburytheatre.co.uk

Featuring much loved pop and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door, There’s One More Angel In Heaven and Go, Go, Go Joseph. This is a youth theatre show produced by...

Moving the Mail

Venue: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Website: www.bucksrailcentre.org

Learn all about how the Travelling Post Office was an integral part of the railways. They will also have miniature ride-on trains which are run by sister society VAMES (there is a small £1.50 charge for...

As You Like It

Venue: The Quarry Theatre

Website: https://quarrytheatre.ticketsolve.com/

Join the troupe at the Quarry Theatre for a fantastically funny bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’. Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes...

The Princess Proms

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Prepare for a show-stopping performance with heartwarming and nostalgic songs from animations including Frozen, Wicked, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Moana, The Wizard of Oz, Beauty & The Beast, Anastasia, Pocahontas,...

Bluey's Big Play

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli are heading to Aylesbury in the live stage show, Bluey’s Big Play. Featuring brilliantly created puppets, this theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s...

Six The Musical

Venue: Wycombe Swan

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century...