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...

Bluey comes to Hertfordshire Zoo

Venue: Hertfordshire Zoo

Address: White Stubbs Lane, Broxbourne

Website: hertfordshirezoo.com/events/bluey-comes-to-hertfordshire-zoo/

Visit for a day filled with fun, laughter, and unforgettable memories with Bluey. This is a perfect opportunity for young fans to see their favourite character and enjoy a day out. It promises an unforgettable...

Dinosaurs Live!

Venue: The Alban Arena

Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/

Ever since they were first identified in the 1800s, dinosaurs have sparked the imagination of kids and adults alike. The Natural History Museum has teamed up with Mark Thompson Productions to take you...

Foodbank Weekend

Venue: Gulliver’s Land

Website: 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.

Family Fun Day: Pikemen & Musketeers!

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/family-fun-day-pikemen-musketeers

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...

The Kids Show 2: The Power of Two

Venue: BEAM Hertford

Address: The Wash, Hertford

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

Fresh from their first award-winning family-friendly sketch show, Rachel and Ruby are back. It's double the funny, double the silly, double the sketch and it's fun for children, their adults, and any ghosts...

The Sooty Show

Venue: The Alban Arena

Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/

Sooty heads into town in a magical new show to delight the whole family! Expect wonderful wizardry, thrills and spills and of course, lots and lots of laughs. Guaranteed giggles for Sooty fans old...

Sky Full of Stars: A Tribute to Coldplay

Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre

Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/

Get ready for an electrifying night of music and magic. Sky Full of Stars delivers dazzling performances, stunning visuals, and an atmosphere that truly brings Coldplay’s greatest hits to life.

Tots Tales

Venue: Verulamium Museum

Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/tots-tales-verulamium-museum-0

Tots Tales are fun sessions for the youngest museum visitors and their grown-ups to enjoy a story and craft activity as well as a museum treasure hunt linked to the story. Friday 22nd May: The Rainbow...

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...

The Hertfordshire County Show

Venue: The Showground

Address: Dunstable Road, Redbourn, Hertfordshire

Website: hertsshow.com

Get ready for an unforgettable day at the Hertfordshire County Show, packed with entertainment, activities, and excitement for the whole family. It's a celebration of everything county, country living,...

Cavalry and Cannons

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Website: www.coam.org.uk/napoleonic

With over 150 re-enactors onsite, this is a spectacular Napoleonic living history display with muskets, cavalry, artillery and an epic battle!

Cavalry and Cannons: The Napoleonic Experience

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Address: Newland Park, Chalfont St Giles

Website: www.coam.org.uk/napoleonic

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, from riflemen to cavalry, visitors...

Family Forest School

Venue: Triangle Community Garden

Address: Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Website: trianglegarden.org/event/family-forest-school-43/

Visit for some fun in the wild! Triangle Garden Family Forest School is for families with children aged 3-12 to get outdoors, have fun, learn new skills, and make new friends. Playing outdoors the Forest...

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!

SENDsational Mornings at Tring

Venue: The Natural History Museum at Tring

Address: The Walter Rothschild Building, Akeman St, Tring

Website: www.nhm.ac.uk/events/sendsational-mornings-at-tring.html

SENDsational mornings offer children with neurodiverse conditions, including autism and other sensory processing difficulties, the chance to take part in activities and enjoy the galleries with their families...

BSL Signed George's Marvellous Medicine Storytelling

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org/event/bsl-signed-georges-marvellous-medicine-storytelling/

Head to the Wondrous Woods room to experience their expert storytellers read from George’s Marvellous Medicine. Their energetic rendition will cause a stir as you discover the secret medicine George...

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...

K-Pop Live

Venue: South Mill Arts

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

Website: southmillarts.ticketsolve.com

A high-energy, full-throttle tribute to the idols, the anthems, and the fandoms that turned a genre into a global movement. Expect jaw-dropping choreo, stage-ready visuals, fan chants, and bops that hit...

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure

Venue: The Old Town Hall

Address: High Street, Hemel Hempstead

Website: oldtownhall.co.uk/events/

Step into the world of Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, where nothing is quite what it seems and a really big adventure is about to begin. Celebrating the power of children’s imagination and the importance...

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...

Colourful Clay Charm

Venue: St Albans Museum + Gallery

Address: Town Hall, St Peter's Street, St Albans

Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/colourful-clay-charm

Make a colourful polymer clay model inspired by the flowers, fruit and vegetables in their gardening exhibition A Growing City, and turn it into a bag charm, a key ring or decorative ornament. Not suitable...

Discover & Make: Victorian Toys

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/discover-make-victorian-toys

Make a string-powered Jumping Jack puppet. Learn about and play with some Victorian children’s toys. Recommended for ages 4 – 11. Pre-booking essential.

Hardtack Biscuit Workshop

Venue: National Army Museum

Website: www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/hardtack-biscuit-workshop

Hardtack biscuits have been filling soldiers’ bellies for hundreds of years. But how did they make these not-so-tasty snacks? Visit this May half term and get stuck into making your own hardtack biscuit...

Terrific Tuesday: Nature

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

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

Every Tuesday in the school holidays, they run special themed family activities that keep little ones entertained and spark big imaginations. Enjoy nature themed crafts, clay modelling and activities.

Terrific Tuesdays - Nature

Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum

Address: Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles

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

Every Tuesday in the Bucks school holidays, they run special themed family activities that keep little ones entertained and spark big imaginations. All Terrific Tuesday activities are included in your...

The Bubble Show 2 - More Bubbles!

Venue: South Mill Arts

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

Website: southmillarts.ticketsolve.com

Don't miss this mesmerising family spectacle that will leave you spellbound. Whether you’re discovering bubble theatre for the first time or returning for more, this show promises a fresh and unforgettable...

Autism Friendly Early Opening

Venue: Knebworth House

Website: knebworthhouse.com/whats-on/

The Gardens, Park, Adventure Playground and Dinosaur Trail will open early from 8:30am offering a calmer, quieter environment for families with children and adults on the autistic spectrum, as well as...

Dinosaur Live

Venue: Watersmeet

Address: High Street, Rickmansworth

Website: www.watersmeet.co.uk

Ever since they were first identified in the 1800s, dinosaurs have sparked the imagination of kids and adults alike. The Natural History Museum has teamed up with Mark Thompson Productions to take you...

River Dipping at Cassiobury Park

Venue: Cassiobury Park

Address: Gade Avenue, Watford

Website: www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/

A hands-on family session exploring the fascinating wildlife of the River Gade. With guidance from staff, you’ll step into a shallow section of the river and try river dipping, to discover the amazing...

Young Gardeners Family Craft Workshop

Venue: St Albans Museum + Gallery

Address: Town Hall, St Peter's Street, St Albans

Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/young-gardeners

Take inspiration from the exhibition A Growing Town and have a go at making seed bombs and a bug hotel to create colour and encourage biodiversity! For children aged 5-11. Must be accompanied by an adult....

Fireman Sam Live! The Lost Pirate Treasure

Venue: Watford Palace Theatre

Address: 20 Clarendon Road, Watford

Website: watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/events/

Norman Price is determined to win the Pontypandy Treasure Hunt, but when he discovers clues to a real pirate treasure, he goes exploring deep into the caves. It’s up to Fireman Sam, Elvis and Ellie to...

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...

Printing Workshop for Families

Venue: St Albans Museum + Gallery

Address: Town Hall, St Peter's Street, St Albans

Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/printing-workshop-families

Work out your design, draw it onto a polystyrene tile, then start printing. You could take ideas for your design from the exhibition A Growing Town. All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout...

Tring: Bioblitz

Venue: The Natural History Museum at Tring

Address: The Walter Rothschild Building, Akeman St, Tring

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

Help the experts record what animals and plants are living onsite in this fun day of family-friendly activities. Head to the meadow where all the action will be taking place. Pick up a sweep net to brush...

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...