Saturday 02 August (37)

🌻 The Fun Fields at The Patch, Milton Keynes - 2025


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🌻 The Patch MK is home to The Last Footprint, The Flower Fields and The Fun Fields this Summer. If you’re looking for things to do over the summer holidays, we have a whole host of activities for children and adults of all ages. Open Friday 25th July – Saturday 30th August 2025

🗓 2025 OPENING DAYS & TIMES
(closed Mondays except Bank Holidays)
▪️Tuesday - Sunday: 10am – 5pm

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT

🦖 The Lost World Corn Maze

Our Dinosaur Maze is roarsome fun!
Enter through the Lost World Gateway to enjoy a walk on the wild side as you hunt for the dinosaurs in our Jurassic Corn Maze.

PLAY AT THE PATCH
🌼 Roller Bowler
🌼 Wall Ball
🌼 The Slide Hive
🌼 Cornboy Lassoing
🌼 Cornholing (but don’t google this, it is not what you find on the internet!!)
🌼 The Duck Flight
🌼 9-Hole Family Mini Golf
🌼 Climbing Wall
🌼 Mini Beach Area
🌼 Bale Mountain
🌼 Duck Racing
🌼 Bale Cart Slide Trailer
🌼 Barrel Train Rides

👀 The Labyrinth of Illusions

The UK’s largest optical illusion and quite possibly the largest optical illusion in the world!
A living, growing labyrinth, planted to grow into a giant optical illusion for visitors to lose themselves in!

🤏 THE SHRINKING ROOM
Experience the magic from the original “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” film!
As you stroll down this captivating corridor, you’ll seem to grow bigger with every step. Get ready to be amazed by this iconic illusion and make sure someone is ready to capture it on camera.

🏐 THE ANTI - GRAVITY ROOM
The ‘Anti-Gravity Room’ offers an exciting adventure into the fascinating world of sensory illusions. In this room, balls appear to roll uphill, and everyone seems to stand at impossible slants, effortlessly leaning into space without falling over.

🌀 THE VORTEX TUNNEL
This bizarre and exciting contraption works by tricking your mind and body into thinking and feeling like the ground beneath you is moving when in fact it is completely still.

🪞 DISTORTING MIRRORS
These mirrors are sure to give you, your friends, and your family plenty to laugh about.

📍 GIANT PIN ART BOARD
Step up and experience the fun of the giant human pin art board! This supersized interactive installation takes the classic pin art toy and makes it big enough for you!

🎟 ONLINE TICKET COST FOR COMBINED FUN & FLOWER:
▪️Adult entry: £14.95
▪️Child entry: £14.95
▪️Group ticket - Admits 4 people: £55.00
▪️Child under 18 months: £0.00
▪️Concession - 65 years and above: £12.95
▪️Carer & disabled Ticket. Admits two.
Access card required: £22.50

ℹ️ FOR BOOKING & MORE INFORMATION:
Click via the event link. 

🦆 The Taskmaster Half Term 2025 - Wrest Park, Silsoe


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🏐 Launching at 17 historic sites, join us at Wrest Park from 19 July - 31 August 2025, for some fun and silliness for all the family to get stuck into.

Enjoy a wide range of hilarious tasks and side-splitting shenanigans. Collect your Taskmaster score card and complete your tasks. Celebrate your silliness with some selfie shots when you reach the finishing zone. 


Wrest Park


🌞 EVENT DETAILS
It’s all fun and games at Wrest Park this summer, with loads of activities for the whole family to get stuck into.

We’ve partnered with TV’s Taskmaster to set you silly challenges as you explore. Collect your Taskmaster score card and complete your tasks. There might be a rubber duck or two to spot on the way too. Celebrate your silliness with some selfie shots when you reach the finishing zone.

Please note: Alex and the Taskmaster team sadly won’t be doing the tasks with you … which does mean you’re in charge. Questionable. But exciting.

Plus, aim for a hole in one with mini golf, and use your imagination to build your own nature themed play structure.

🎟 BOOKING
Book early and save 15%.This event is included in the standard entry price.
Your admission price will depend on the day you want to visit.
Find out more about our pricing.

▪️Adult: From £17.20
▪️Children (5 - 17): From £10.90
▪️Under 5: Free entry
▪️Senior 65+: From £15.90
▪️Student: From £15.90
▪️Family with 1 adult & upto to 3 children: From £28.60
▪️Family with 2 adults & upto to 3 children: From £46.30
▪️Essential Companion: Free

✨️ MEMBERS - FREE
Members get free entry.
If you’re a member, you’ll also need to bring your membership card. You can only use the member rate for people included in your membership.
 
FAQ❓️
Got any questions? Check out our Taskmaster FAQs

☕️ THE CAFE & SHOP
Feeling peckish? Head to the Wrest Park café with its selection of delicious hot and cold meals and snacks, including a homemade soup of the day and freshly made sandwiches.

Take inspiration from history at the shop where you can pick up jams and chutneys, wines, beers, books, garden gifts and more.

🌹 Pizza & Burgers in the garden at Lussmanns Woburn


Time: 12:00 - 21:00

🌹 Lussmanns new walled garden in Woburn is the perfect place to spend a sunny Friday evening or a lazy Saturday.

🍕 WHAT FOOD?
Choose from three pizzas – all thin and crisp and cooked in our wood-fired oven. All are made with the very best San Marzano tomato sauce and mozzarella made up the road in Bedford. The charcuterie is of course organic, from our friends at Haye Farm in Devon who also supply the delicious lamb and beef for our burgers. The veggie burger is a stunning stack of halloumi, mushroom and pepper. It’s time for a slice of summer.

🗓 DAYS & TIMES
Weather permitting, join us from 4pm on Fridays and from 12pm on Saturdays in the Walled Garden in Woburn. Please check our socials for updates, the garden will be walk-in only unless reserved for a private event.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01525 659999
📧 Email: kelly@lussmanns.com
📧 Email: reservations@lussmanns.com
📘 Facebook: Click here 

🎡 Willen Lake Summer Funfair 2025


Time: 12:00 - 22:00

🎠 Milton Keynes, Willen lake summer funfair is returning this Summer 2025. Free Entry.

🗓 2025 SUMMER DATES
All the fun of the fair will be returning to Willen lake from the 24th July everyday until 17th August 2025.

🕐 TIMES
▪️Weekdays 1pm - 9pm
▪️Weekends 12pm - 10pm

🎡 WHAT TO EXPECT
With new rides for 2025 there’s something for the whole family to enjoy so fetch your family to Milton Keynes favourite park for some summer fun!
✨️ Waltzer
✨️ Superstar
✨️ Miami
✨️ Dodgems
✨️ Twister
✨️ Orbiter
✨️ Giant Wheel
✨️ High Flyer
✨️ Midnight Express
✨️ Apple Coaster
✨️ LOADS Of Childrens Rides
✨️ Games & Stalls

🅿️ PARKING
Plenty Of Onsite Parking (Fee's Apply). 
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🎉 Kempston Family Day 2025


Time: 11:00 - 18:00

🎉 The Bedford Borough Council Events team is excited to announce a new Kempston Family Day, a free community event taking place on Saturday 2 August 2025, 11am-6pm, at Addison Howard Park, Kempston.

🤩 EVENT DETAILS
This new event will offer a full day of family-friendly entertainment including:
✨️ Live music,
✨️ Children’s activities,
✨️ Food and drink stalls,
✨️ An animal farm and petting zoo,
✨️.... and much more.

💖 OUR AIM
The event aims to bring the community together for a day of fun and celebration.

🙋‍♀️ YOU ARE INVITED....
Bedford Borough Council invites local performers-singers, DJs, dancers, comedians, and others-to showcase their talents on the community stage.

ℹ️ WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
Additionally, craft traders, caterers, and local businesses interested in promoting themselves at the event are encouraged to get involved. For more information or to get involved, please email events@bedford.gov.uk
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🪁 Kite Fest 2025 - Dunstable


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🪁 On 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 2025 the skies above Dunstable Downs will come alive with extraordinary displays of kites flying.

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Feast your eyes on a sky filled with professional and local amateur, choreographed kite displays as well as a jaw-dropping 50-foot-long inflatable Chinese dragon – an aerial spectacle not to be missed.

And the excitement doesn’t stop in the sky. There will be plenty going on at ground level too:

🎨 Hands-on arts and crafts
🎯 Classic sideshow games
🪁 A “make your own kite” station
🎪 A circus skills area
📖 Magical storytime sessions for kids
🍜 Delicious food and drink stalls from around the globe

There’s something for the entire family to enjoy, so plan your visit to 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 and get ready to let your imagination fly.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 500920
📧 Email: dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk

🎉 FanFest 2025 - Fancott Arms, Toddington


Time: 12:00 - 22:00

🍻 Get ready for epic vibes, live music, cold pints, Circus acts, good times & more!!

🤩 FOR KIDS
✨️
Circus All Stars – Circus skills workshop
2 pm – 6 pm
✨️ Temporary tattoos & coloured hairspray
for kids
✨️ Bouncy castle  – Outdoor bar, barbecue
& garden games!

🚂 FANCOTT MINIATURE RAILWAY
Our little trains will be running throughout the afternoon - just £3 per person per ride, under 2s free!

🎶 LIVE MUSIC LINE-UP
🎤 Steve Young –
Well-known country artist – 12 pm – 2 pm
🎤 Laurence Hill – Top 40 hits from the '70s
to '90s – 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm
🎤 Dave Foster Duo – Acoustic vibes
5 pm – 7 pm
🎤 DJ Richelle – Spinning tunes into the night!
7 pm – 10.30 pm

🎟 TICKETS COST:
▪️
Adult ticket £10 - includes free drink (wine or beer)
▪️Children go free

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01525 872366

🎡 Bidwell West Funfair 2025


Time: 12:00 - 20:00

🎡 Smiths Funfair opens at Bidwell West Recreation Ground, Houghton Regis on Friday 1st August until Sunday 3rd August 2025.

🗓 2025 OPENING
⭐️ Friday 1st August: 12pm - 8pm
⭐️ Saturday 2nd August 12pm - 8pm
⭐️ Sunday 3rd August: 12pm - 8pm

🎟 TOKENS - £1 each
▪️Buy 20 tokens get 5 free
▪️Buy 40 tokens get 15 free

✅️ KEEP UPDATED
Click the event link to take you to Smiths Fun Fair Facebook page.

🏴‍☠️ Rogues & Highwaymen - Chiltern Open Air Museum


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🏴‍☠️ Step into the world of 1716, where the reign of George I brings peace to England, but all is not as calm as it seems. The Old Pretender’s bid for the throne has failed, but danger lurks in every corner of the kingdom! Coffee houses in London buzz with tales of piracy on the high seas, while England’s roads are plagued by ruthless highwaymen, footpads, and smugglers. Amidst it all, the forces of Law and Order are struggling to keep control.

⚔️ Meet The Crew of the Phoenix and discover the dangerous and thrilling world of 18th century outlaws. Watch daring sword fights, from gentlemanly duels to fierce cutlass battles. Feel the heat of battle as you witness the firepower of Redcoats and highwaymen. Want to get hands-on? Join our militia Sergeant and take part in an exciting musket drill!

ℹ️ Explore our Living History Camp and get a firsthand look at daily life in the early 1700s. Meet the highwaymen, poachers, and smugglers who shaped this turbulent time, and discover how they survived in a land where law and disorder were often one and the same.

📖 Don’t miss out on this unique, immersive experience! Immerse yourself in the stories and struggles of early 18th century England, and experience the thrill of history in action.

😌 SENSORY BACKPACK HIRE - FREE
Sensory backpacks that include ear defenders are available to borrow from our ticket office. We only have a limited number, so please book one ahead of time or ask a member of staff about availability on the day. You will be asked to leave a small security deposit while you are using the backpack. Book here.

The museum also has a sensory trail and you can pick up a map from our ticket office.

❓️FACTS & QUESTIONS, DOGS & ACCESSIBILITY
https://coam.digitickets.co.uk/faqs

🎟 TICKETS COST:
(You can book tickets via the event link)
▪️
Adult: £14.54/£16.00
▪️Concession: £13.64/£15.00
▪️Child (4-17): £11.00
▪️Under 4: Free
▪️Disabled person & Essential Companion: £14.54/£16.00
▪️COAM Member: Free

CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01494 871117
📧 Email: enquiries@coam.org.uk 

🤩 G Smallz - The Crown, Flitwick


Time: 18:00 - 21:00

🤩 We are very very excited to have the privilege of welcoming TIkTok Legends G Smallz to The Crown in Flitwick on Saturday August 2nd 2025 from 6pm!

Give them a follow and get excited! They are a blast!!

📘 FACEBOOK PAGE: The Crown 

Sunday 03 August (33)

🚦Reggae Land Festival 2025 - Milton Keynes


🚦Reggae Land returns to The Milton Keynes National Bowl on Saturday 2nd August & Sunday 3rd August, 2025 for what is set to be the biggest Reggae Land yet!

ÐATES: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd August 2025

🎶 PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gyptian / Chronixx / Capleton

🎟TICKETS ARE ALREADY BEING BOOKED!
You can book tickets via the event link.

🚘 Indoor Car Boot Sale at The Emporium in Woburn Sands 2025


- 14:00

🛍 Come and take a look inside both inside the car boot sale and the Garden centre between 10am and 2pm at The Woburn Sands Emporium. FREE ENTRY!

🎟 STALL HOLDERS - BOOKING REQUIRED HERE:
https://wsemporium.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/55451?catID=54200&

▪️Book a space for our indoor car boot sale, held on the first Sunday of the month.
▪️£10 Bring your own table (2 chairs provided)
▪️Space is big enough for one 5ft table.
▪️Set up time 9am - 10am.
▪️Selling time 10am - 2pm.
NB. The garden centre and restaurant opens at 10am, so the hour set up is just for the stall holder to set up.
We can not change any money so bring some change with you.


2025 CAR BOOT SALE DATES:
▪️
Sunday 2nd February
▪️Sunday 2nd March
▪️Sunday 6th April
▪️Sunday 4th May
▪️Sunday 1st June
▪️Sunday 6th July
▪️Sunday 3rd August
▪️Sunday 7th September
▪️Sunday 5th October

😋 THE RESTAURANT
Onsite is a restaurant serving breakfasts untill 11:30am and other food such as; fish and chips, lasagne, pizzas, Jacket potatoes and lots more untill 3pm! They also serve hot and cold drinks. The milkshakes are delicious!
Check out the menu here:
https://wsgardencentre.uk/restaurant/

🤸‍♂️ SOFT PLAY - £2.50
For just £2.50, you can book a 60-minute play session in Woburn Sands Emporium soft play area for ages 1 - 6, plus adults go FREE! You can book a time slot via the event link.
 Let their imagination run wild for one hour from a selected time booked 9am till 3pm!
🌧 Perfect for rainy days!
🎟 BOOK HERE:
https://www.wsemporiumevents.co.uk/soft-play-area

🎭 Tom Gates - Milton Keynes Theatre


Time: 12:30

📚 Based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon, and brand new for 2025, Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show comes to Milton Keynes bringing alive the illustrations and music that makes Tom Gates hugely popular around the world!

🎭 SCREENINGS
▪️12:30 and 15:30
 
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT & BOOKING
Call our Accessibility Assistance line on
0333 009 5399* Please note you will need to register for our
Access Membership Scheme to book tickets.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️
Tickets available from £16.50
▪️Subject to a transaction fee of £2.25