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...

Brickworks

Venue: Banbury Museum and Gallery

Website: www.banburymuseum.org

Get imaginative with brick building stations, dive into thousands of LEGO® bricks and discover incredible models created by local LEGO® enthusiasts. From freestyle building and creative experiments to...

Fantastic Foxy Summer

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Families can enjoy clay feasts, junk-model excavators, daily storytelling, and an Animation Day inspired by an original Wes Anderson set on display. The programme also includes guided walks and an outdoor...

Dinosaurs are Forever

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

A major new exhibition by artist Jay Jay Burridge, created in partnership with the Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford. At the heart of the exhibition are five monumental sculptures of Megalosaurus,...

Legally Blonde

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

The iconic international West End and Broadway smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical is back in fashion with a huge new production starring Amber Davies as Elle! Suitable for ages 8+.

Zombies of Lamport Trail

Venue: Stowe Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Join Stowe Gardens this Autumn for a spooktacular zombie trail! Pick up your free zombie adventure booklet from the Visitor Centre and head out into the garden, solving puzzles along the way. Designed...

Fright Fiesta

Venue: Gulliver's Land

Website: www.gulliverslandresort.co.uk/explore/whats-on/fright-fiesta

Enjoy a festival-style Halloween celebration that’s bursting with colour, costumes and music. Theme Park rides and attractions included.

The Webber Independent School Open Morning

Venue: Soskin Drive, Milton Keynes

Website: www.webberindependentschool.com

Visit for the Whole School Open Morning on Saturday 10 October and experience the Webber Buzz for yourself. Meet the Head, staff and pupils, explore the school and discover why more families are choosing...

WiFi Wars

Venue: Norman Bragg Studio, Aylesbury

Website: www.atgtickets.com

From classic TV game shows to zen-like word puzzles, 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...

LDN Wrestling

Venue: The Elgiva

Website: www.elgiva.com

LDN Wrestling is back in town and bigger than ever! This 2026 tour brings you an all-new, action-packed show featuring the very best in British wrestling entertainment. Expect high-octane drama, jaw-dropping...

Pumpkin Hunt Trail

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: www.wycombemuseum.org.uk

Track down multicoloured pumpkins hidden around the museum and gardens. Help find them all and solve a puzzle to claim your prize. Available throughout the museum’s standard opening hours. Pre-book online...

Mamma Mia!

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA. Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the time of your life at Mamma...

100th Anniversary of Winnie the Pooh!

Venue: Bekonscot Model Railway and Village

Website: www.bekonscot.co.uk

Children can enter the village for free on this day if they bring a teddy with them. They will also be offering a special picnic box tea in the tearoom and finish the day with storytelling in the Ed Shed....

Day Out With Thomas™

Venue: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Website: www.bucksrailcentre.org

Hop onboard a train ride with Thomas, a REAL steam engine, also ride with either Percy or Mavis and say hi to Trevor the Traction Engine! Meet Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy storytime and singalongs with him...

Diwali Celebration

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk

Take part in a joyful celebration of the Diwali on 17th October with dance and music performances, dress up experiences and creative arts and crafts.

Land of Lights Lantern Festival

Venue: Gulliver’s Dinosaur and Farm Park

Website: www.miltonkeynes.landoflights.co.uk

The award-winning Land of Lights returns to Milton Keynes for a fourth season. Wander through dazzling portals into dreamworlds, explore larger-than-life lanterns, and discover why families return year...

October Snake Hunt

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Using the sheet provided, look carefully around the gardens to find the sneaky slithering snakes. Once you’ve found as many as you can, take your completed form to the Garden Shop to claim your prize....

Home Education Allotment Growing Lessons for Children

Venue: Grow Together Community Allotment

Address: Sierra Road, High Wycombe

Website: www.growtogetherbucks.co.uk

The Grow Together Team are offering eight sessions at their community allotment, with Ed MacDonald and will be teaching home educated children all about growing food and connecting them with nature, biodiversity,...

Disgusterous Clay Dinners

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Take a tip from the Twits and make a clay version of some gruesome grub! Workshops last about 45 minutes and you’ll be provided with all the resources and equipment you need. Suitable for ages 5 and...

Halloween at Blenheim Palace

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

Halloween at Blenheim Palace invites you to step into a thrilling after-dark trail set within the stunning grounds of Blenheim Palace. Expect striking light displays, immersive entertainment, and plenty...

Tricks-filled Storytelling

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Join Roald Dahl Museum for storytelling from The Twits and Revolting Rhymes.The expert storytellers will read extracts from the book with plenty of actions, noises and ways to get involved but they’ll...

Dinos After Dark

Venue: Hertfordshire Zoo

Website: www.hertfordshirezoo.com

From 5.30-8.30pm, the zoo transforms into a prehistoric world where over 40 life-size animatronic dinosaurs come to life! Visitors can enjoy a variety of entertainment, including cool UV Halloween Drummers,...

Pumpkin Patch Kitchen

Venue: Eden Shopping Centre

Website: www.edenshopping.co.uk

Create Gruesome Grub this Halloween at Pumpkin Patch Kitchen. This Halloween themed food fun is open to families with children of all ages. In each workshop you and your family will learn basic cookery...

Cbeebies House Party Live!

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Join the superstars of CBeebies – including Mr Tumble, Evie Pickerill, Joanna Adeyinka-Burford and Duggee – as they throw an epic party just for YOU! Get ready to rave… with dancing, singing, streamers,...

Haunted Half Term

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

There's a whole host of ghoulish goings on as Haunted Half Term returns to the Walled Garden this October. The popular ZooLab animal show is back in the critter corner where little ones can come face to...

Pumpkin Family Nights

Venue: Odds Farm Park

Website: www.oddsfarm.co.uk

Explore the homegrown pumpkin patch under a sunset sky to pick your own pumpkin, with a FREE pumpkin to take home for every paying child!! Plus entertainment including fire shows, LED displays, mesmerising...

Halloween Ghost Hunt

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: www.wycombemuseum.org.uk

Go dressed up and ready to scare in this after-dark Halloween experience. Join in with spooky crafts, decorate biscuits in your scariest designs and take part in more ghoulish games! Tickets £7 per child,...

Dog Man - The Musical

Venue: Wycombe Swan

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

Best friends George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re ten, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character, Dog Man, the...

Half Term Adventures at Bekonscot

Venue: Bekonscot Model Railway and Village

Website: www.bekonscot.co.uk

Explore the village, discover the tiny scenes and watch the trains whizz by as you wander around.There’s even more to enjoy throughout the week, with colourful autumn craft activities taking place on...

Halloween at Boo-letchley Park

Venue: Bletchley Park

Website: www.bletchleypark.org.uk

Spooky happenings are going on at Boo-letchley Park this Halloween. Important things are disappearing mysteriously into thin air, with cryptic notes being left behind as the only clue. Is it a ghoul taking...

Megaslam Wrestling

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Wrestling fans of all ages can rejoice at this 2 hour epic event featuring some of the biggest Wrestling stars from across the world.Team Megaslam battle it out against Team Nasty in a series of matches...

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Venue: Norman Bragg Studio, Aylesbury

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Mr Sleepybum is sad. He can’t dream. To solve this problem, he invents a machine that magically brings dreams to life, featuring dinosaurs, robots, car chases, the world's largest blanket, and much more!...

Terrific Tricks Trek

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Take a guided tour around the village with expert guide Michael. He’ll show you some of the places that inspired the books, including Matilda’s library and Sophie’s orphanage from The BFG. While...

Discover and Make - Nature Wind Chimes

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: www.wycombemuseum.org.uk

Craft a natural wind chime using pine cones, feathers, twigs and twine. Tickets £4.50 per child, pre-booking essential. Recommended ages 4–11.

Terrific Tuesday: Autumn

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk

Looking for fun things to do with the kids in Buckinghamshire or Hertfordshire during the school holidays? Go along to one of the Terrific Tuesdays which are full of themed family crafts and activities....

Matilda The Musical

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company is inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl. Buy one and get one under 16s half price on selected seats at Tue...

October Half Term at Eden Shopping Centre

Venue: Eden Shopping Centre

Website: www.edenshopping.co.uk

Try your luck in the giant ball pit (Located outside Black Sheep Coffee) for your chance to win epic prizes including Halloween putty, trick or treat bags, Halloween paint sets, Halloween key rings, a...

Twilight Tricks

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Explore the Museum’s creepy courtyard after dark, come face-to-face with a glowing juggler and play with some shape-shifting shadows. Make your own spooky mask, play with slime and enjoy some crafts...

Halloween Spectacular: An Evening of Family Friendly Spooky Fun

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk

Enjoy a spectacular fire performance, listen to spine-tingling storytelling, look out for spooky horses, dance to live music, take part in some creepy crafts, explore the spooky buildings, warm yourself...

The Witch Who Couldn't Sleep

Venue: Norman Bragg Studio, Aylesbury

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Based on a story from Steven Lee’s best selling “How the Koala Learnt to Hug and Other Australian Fairytales”, this gentle, heartwarming show is just what you need to enjoy a cosy, cuddly time together...

Halloween Magic Show

Venue: Stantonbury Theatre

Website: www.stantonburytheatre.co.uk

The Halloween Magic Show is a fully themed show featuring mind boggling magic, ventriloquism, illusion, music, singing, great fun and audience interaction. With so much variety wrapped up in one show it...

Storytime with Gruffalo Granny

Venue: Wendover Woods

Website: www.forestryengland.uk

Visit Wendover Woods for a day of family fun this October half-term and hear the ​brand-​new Gruffalo story​ from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler​. There’s also a visit from The Gruffalo!...

Olney Fireworks

Venue: Olney Recreational Ground (sports fields), off East Street

Website: www.bucksfire.gov.uk/our-events/olney-fireworks

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service will be attending the popular Olney Fireworks Display. This family-friendly event features a spectacular fireworks display, food and drink stalls, a licensed bar,...

Diwali at Stowe

Venue: Stowe Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Head to Stowe to celebrate Diwali and learn more about the festival. Take in the beautiful Rangoli in the Temple of Venus, made by volunteers using recycled materials including yarn and fabric and head...

Half Moon: Flotsam

Venue: The Stables

Website: www.stables.org

Kerry Andrew’s luminous new score and text blends music, movement and storytelling to explore curiosity, connection and the boundless power of imagination – a spellbinding adventure for audiences of...

Beaconsfield Fireworks Display

Venue: Beaconsfield Cricket Club (BCC)

Website: www.beaconsfieldcricketclubfireworks.com

Step right into the magic at Beaconsfield Cricket Club's Fireworks. They are pulling out all the stops with a show that starts with a gentle "Little Bang" just for the little ones.Then later the sky will...

Fireworks Spectacular

Venue: Gulliver's Land

Website: www.gulliverslandresort.co.uk/explore/whats-on/fireworks-spectacular

Celebrate Bonfire Night on Saturday 7 November and enjoy hours of theme park rides, attractions and entertainment, complete with a spectacular fireworks display in the evening.

The Nutcracker Performed By The Imperial Classical Ballet

Venue: Wycombe Swan

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

A tradition that begins the festive spirit early. As the nights grow crisp and anticipation for the holiday season begins to sparkle in the air, The Nutcracker remains the perfect way to welcome the warmth...

Little Poppets Preloved Market

Venue: Medbourne 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...

The Gruffalo

Venue: The Elgiva

Website: www.elgiva.com

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood… Tall Stories’ much-loved magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler returns by popular demand, celebrating...

Grounddog Day

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Because of the high standards of horticulture Waterperry Gardens aspire to they don’t normally allow dogs in their ornamental gardens, however, for just one day this year they’re allowing dogs into...

Christmas Musical Theatre Dance Workshop

Venue: Old Town Hall, High Wycombe

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com/wycombe-swan-theatre

Get into the Christmas spirit at this month's musical theatre dance workshop and learn choreography based on the iconic and Christmassy musical, ELF the musical! This dance workshop is suitable for performers...

A Magical Visit with Santa and The Snowman™

Venue: Centre MK

Website: www.centremk.com

A snowy landscape provides the perfect backdrop to view some of the most memorable and magical moments from the original animated film and all children will be given the opportunity to decorate a Christmas...

SEND Explore Your Way Relaxed Day

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Explore your way on this special relaxed day! Great for visitors with SEND and their friends and families. Museum sounds will still be turned on but visitor numbers on this day will be reduced to help...

Six

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.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...

Panto Express with Father Christmas

Venue: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Website: www.bucksrailcentre.org

See Father Christmas whilst enjoying a steam train ride, watch a pantomime and meet Mrs Claus and the Elves – all in one amazing festive Christmas experience! After the train ride, your adventure continues...

Snow White

Venue: The Elgiva

Website: www.elgiva.com

Magic returns to The Elgiva in Chesham this Christmas with the timeless story of Snow White – a sparkling professional pantomime packed with joy, laughter and high-energy family entertainment. Expect...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

A wonderfully wicked panto comes to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. The spellbinding Sleeping Beauty promises a laugh-a-minute extravaganza, bursting with dazzling sets, top musical hits, stunning costumes...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Make Sleeping Beauty the pantomime of your wildest dreams at Milton Keynes Theatre this Christmas! Chart-topping superstar Alexandra Burke wows as the wicked Carabosse, bringing her powerhouse vocals to...

Peter Pan

Venue: Wycombe Swan

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

The fabulous La Voix returns to the Wycombe panto for her fourth year, and this year she’s back with even more panto magic, glitter (and sequins!), comedy and mayhem as the mischievous Tinker Bell! Joining...

Beauty and the Beast

Venue: Stantonbury Theatre

Website: www.stantonburytheatre.co.uk

Rare Pantomimes are proud to present a traditional, fun-filled pantomime with plenty of music, laughter and audience participation, making it the perfect family festive treat! Includes a relaxed performance...