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🦔 Woodland Friends Trail 2025 - RSPB The Lodge


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🍂 Embrace the Magic of Autumn and enjoy a walk through the woods to the gardens, but who will you choose to help: badger, hedgehog or maybe both?

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️
15th October - 2nd November
▪️Excluding 26th & 28th October

ℹ️ DETAILS
Pick up a mini-map book from the Welcome Hut or Shop (£2) and set off to follow the signs and choose which way to go. It comes with a certificate!

♿️ 🚻 FACILITIES
https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/the-lodge/facilities

🅿️ PARKING
▪️£7.50
▪️RSPB Members: Free

💷 COST: £2.00

🦖 Dinosaurs After Dark, October 2025 - Hertfordshire Zoo


Time: 17:30 - 20:30

🌛 Join us at Hertfordshire Zoo for Dinos After Dark, a thrilling nighttime adventure.

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️October 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st and November 1st & 2nd.
▪️From 5:30pm to 8:30pm

✨️ WHAT TO EXPECT
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, a lively Silent Disco, a magical UV Puppet Show, crazy face paint and so much more! 

For interactive fun, stop by the glow shop to help navigate round the dino walk, while inflatable dinosaurs and glitter tattoos add to your night. Don’t forget our dino meet and greets that provide up-close encounters with the zoo’s dinosaurs.

Dinos After Dark promises a night of fun, adventure, and education for the whole family. Don’t miss this unique event at Hertfordshire Zoo and create lasting memories with your loved ones.

♿️ ACCESS & SUPPORT
https://hertfordshirezoo.com/visiting/accessibilityadditionalfacilities/

🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
https://hertfordshirezoo.com/visiting/car-park/

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult (16+): £17.99
▪️Ages 2 - 15: £17.99
▪️Under 2: Free

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01992 470490 

👻 Halloween Disco - Market Cross, Dunstable


Time: 20:00 - 23:30

🎶 Ready to party with us at the Market Cross in Dunstable for Halloween on Friday 31st October 2025?

▪️AGE: 18+


🕗 TIME
Dj playing from 8pm till late.

🍹 EVENT DETAILS
Spooky cocktails, frightening shots! And plenty of scary dance moves. Fancy dress highly encouraged! See you there 👻!

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email:
marketcross.dunstable@marstons.co.uk
☎️ Phone: 01582 674381
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🎇 Northampton Racecourse Fireworks 2025 - Free


Time: 16:00

💥 Northampton’s Annual Fireworks Spectacular will be on Saturday 1st November 2025 at The Racecourse. Entry is FREE!
 

Entertainment will begin at 4pm, with live stage hosted by BBC Northamptonshire fun fair rides, big screen showcase, facepainting, stalls and catering village.

🔥 ENTERTAINMENT
Kicking off proceedings, live band Funk Odyssey Band Official Page. Get the party well and truly started, followed by the Live Performers who will wow the crowds with their daring Fire and Pyro Show.

📽 A FILM - approx. 4.15pm and 5.35pm.
The Northamptonshire Gunpowder Plot heritage film will play on big screens, telling the tale of how history’s most infamous attempt to bring down the Houses of Parliament has links to the county and resulted in the eponymous Guy Fawkes Night; produced by Northampton Film Festival.

Plus bringing this special year of commemorations for the 350th Anniversary of The Great Fire of Northampton to a close, 2025’s fireworks event pays tribute to this significant milestone in Northampton’s history. Step back in time to 1675 with a free family adventure in the town centre and learn more about Northampton’s heritage with The Explore Northampton App Virtual Trail; produced by AR Media Productions Ltd.

🎇 FIREWORKS - 6PM
The evening will be topped off with a spectacular fireworks finale at 6pm!

🎠 CHARGES
Charges apply for:
Funfair rides, stalls and food/drink concessions. 

ℹ️ KEEP UPDATED
Follow NTC’s social media channels for all the updates you need or visit the website via the event link.

🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
There is currently no parking available on site so please be considerate of the local residents and use alternative public car parks. Where possible, we ask that visitors and attendees walk or take public transport to the event to limit disruption in the local area.
Please be aware that the Pavilion Car Park next to The Racecourse is designated for Disabled Parking ONLY for the event and will be closed to the general public.

Parking is available in the nearby St Michaels Multi Storey, Mayorhold Car Park and other West Northants Council Car Parks.
▪️St Michaels Multi Storey car park is a 10 minute walk to the event - St Michael's Rd, Northampton, NN1 3HR.
▪️Mayorhold car park is a 15 minute walk to the event - Lady's Lane, Northampton, NN1 2SX.

🅿️♿️ ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
There are limited disabled parking spaces available nearby - these are located at the Pavilion Car Park next to The Racecourse - NN1 4LG. Please note these are allocated on a first come, first served basis and the car park is likely to reach capacity quickly. You must present your Blue Badge on entry to the car park and clearly display this on your dashboard/windscreen when parked. 

🧙‍♀️ Jordans School of Magic 3D Halloween Trail 2025 - Jordans Mill


Time: 09:30 - 15:30

🔮 Our magical school timetable at Jordans Mill in Broom has been scrambled up by playful witches and cheeky woodland ghosts! They've mixed up all the lessons, and now we need your help to put things right.

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️
25th October - 2nd November
▪️9:30am - 3:30pm

 🌳 WHAT TO EXPECT
As you journey through the meadow and woodland, look out for each lesson along the trail. Can you spot the lesson and work out which class it belongs to?
 
At every location, write down the spooky lesson on your trail sheet and match to the correct class to help restore order to our school of magic. As you follow the trail, use your 3D classes to reveal a secret hidden letter. The letters will spell out a magic word. Return to the Mill shop and speak the magic word to stop the mischievous witches and ghosts mixing up the lessons again. 

☕️ CAFE
The cafe serves food from 9am - 3pm everyday in half term. Scroll down on the link of the website page below to download the menu.
https://jordansmill.com/plan-your-visit/whats-on
 
🎫 TICKET COST - PAY ON THE DAY £4 PER CHILD
Don't forget to pick up your prize from the Mill Shop at the end!

🤹‍♂️ Cirquoise Halloween Spooktacular Circus Show 2025 - Frosts Garden Centre, Woburn Sands


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🎪 Brand NEW Cirquoise Halloween Spooktacular Circus Show for 2025 at Frosts in Woburn Sands.

ℹ️ ABOUT
Frosts are thrilled to welcome back the eerie and enchanting Cirquoise Spooktacular to Woburn Sands this autumn. Step into a spellbinding, Halloween-inspired world with a thrilling hour of circus mischief, jaw-dropping stunts, and mysterious new acts for 2025 that will leave the whole family gasping in delight!

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 25th October: 10am & 2:30pm
▪️Sunday 26th October:  10:30am & 3:30pm
▪️Monday 27th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Tuesday 28th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Wednesday 29th October: 10am & 3pm
▪️Thursday 30th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Friday 31st October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Saturday 1st November: 10am & 3pm
▪️Sunday 2nd November: 10:30am & 3:30pm

Daily Shows: Lasting one hour

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£8.99 per person
▪️Under 18 months free)

ℹ️ FROST GARDEN CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01908 583511 

🦔 Woodland Friends Trail 2025 - RSPB The Lodge


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🍂 Embrace the Magic of Autumn and enjoy a walk through the woods to the gardens, but who will you choose to help: badger, hedgehog or maybe both?

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️
15th October - 2nd November
▪️Excluding 26th & 28th October

ℹ️ DETAILS
Pick up a mini-map book from the Welcome Hut or Shop (£2) and set off to follow the signs and choose which way to go. It comes with a certificate!

♿️ 🚻 FACILITIES
https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/the-lodge/facilities

🅿️ PARKING
▪️£7.50
▪️RSPB Members: Free

💷 COST: £2.00

🦖 Dinosaurs After Dark, October 2025 - Hertfordshire Zoo


Time: 17:30 - 20:30

🌛 Join us at Hertfordshire Zoo for Dinos After Dark, a thrilling nighttime adventure.

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️October 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st and November 1st & 2nd.
▪️From 5:30pm to 8:30pm

✨️ WHAT TO EXPECT
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, a lively Silent Disco, a magical UV Puppet Show, crazy face paint and so much more! 

For interactive fun, stop by the glow shop to help navigate round the dino walk, while inflatable dinosaurs and glitter tattoos add to your night. Don’t forget our dino meet and greets that provide up-close encounters with the zoo’s dinosaurs.

Dinos After Dark promises a night of fun, adventure, and education for the whole family. Don’t miss this unique event at Hertfordshire Zoo and create lasting memories with your loved ones.

♿️ ACCESS & SUPPORT
https://hertfordshirezoo.com/visiting/accessibilityadditionalfacilities/

🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
https://hertfordshirezoo.com/visiting/car-park/

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult (16+): £17.99
▪️Ages 2 - 15: £17.99
▪️Under 2: Free

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01992 470490 

🎇 Free Daventry Fireworks Spectacular 2025! - The Parker E-ACT Academy


Time: 18:00 - 21:00

🎇 Daventry Fireworks Spectacular will be held on Saturday 1st November 2025 at The Parker E-ACT Academy, Ashby Road, Northants, NN11 0QF

🕕 TIMES:
▪️𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻: 6pm
▪️Fireworks starting at: 7.30pm
▪️𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 & 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀: from 6pm - 9pm

🎇 EVENT DETAILS
This spectacular FREE event is great for all ages and the fireworks will be set to a musical soundtrack spanning the decades, featuring golden oldies and the latest hits.

There'll be plenty of delicious food and drink to enjoy, including burgers, hot dogs and sweet treats from cakes to candy floss. You'll also find plenty of hot drink options to help you stay warm.

This family-friendly event is one of the most popular in the Daventry diary, so come along to enjoy a fantastic, free display as we light up the 2025 November skies.

❗️𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦: Please help us keep the evert safe buy abiding by the strict site rules of the school...
*𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀
*𝗡𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹
*𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴
*𝗡𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀 (𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀)

♿️ BLUE BADGE 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Disabled parking only on site. Spaces can be reserved from 10am on Monday 13th October via: https://www.daventrytowncouncil.gov.uk/fireworks

🅿️ PARKING
There is 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 so please be considerate of the local residents and use alternative FREE public car parks in Daventry and arrive at the site on foot.

𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
📍Old Gasworks Car Park: Brook Street, Daventry, NN11 9HN
🚶‍♀️9 minute walk to event - spaces usually available

📍Chaucer Way Car Park: Chaucer Way, Daventry, NN11 9DD
🚶‍♀️8 minute walk to event - this gets very busy

❗️STALL HOLDER BEWARE
*Stall holders please note* We are aware of scam Facebook accounts commenting on events and messaging potential stall holders. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹. 

🏈 Autumn International Rugby 2025 - Flitton & Greenfield Village Hall


Time: 14:00 - 18:30

🇬🇧 🇳🇿 ENGLAND VS NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA & ARGENTINA ON SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2025!

🖥 Live on our big screen at Flitton & Greenfield Village Hall!

🤩 WHAT TO KNOW
▪️Food available
▪️Deals at the bar

PLEASE NOTE
Please note we will not be showing the FIJI GAME on the 8th due to an exsiting booking.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
07938965817

✨️ Light Switch On For Arthur 2025 - The Kings Reach, Biggleswade


Time: 19:00

✨️ Join us on the evening of Saturday 1st November 2025 to come together and raise money for a beautiful little boy named Arthur.

💖 EVENT DETAILS
A night full of fun little games, hot chocolate stand, cake stand, Santa clause, merry go round, striker, raffle’s and more! 

This is all in aid to raise some money for Arthur who was diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy at a young age. 

This will mostly be cash only which will go straight to Arthur & his family. 

We hope you can make it🩵 

🎆 DTCC Fireworks Night 2025 - Dunstable Town Cricket Club


Time: 17:00 - 20:00

🎆 Mark your calendars for an explosive evening of entertainment at our annual Fireworks Display on the 2nd November 2025! 

🕔 TIMES:
▪️Doors open at 5:00pm
▪️Show starting at 6:30pm

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Enjoy a fantastic family event featuring spectacular fireworks, a live DJ, delicious BBQ, and a fully stocked bar.

🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
Limited parking is available at the Cricket Club, the football club next door as well as the local lower school. We have a couple of blue badge parking spots, please contact us for availability and to reserve. At all times, please be considerate of our neighbours.

🚫 WHAT NOT TO BRING
Please do not bring any dangerous items with you, including flares, fireworks, sparklers, Chinese lanterns, or lasers.

🎟 TICKET COST:
Tickets are available from our website via the event link. Invite your friends and secure your spot early—this is an evening you won’t want to miss! Ticket numbers are capped, so don't miss out, get your orders in now as they may sell out before the night.

▪️Adult: £7.00
▪️Child (3-16): £4.50
▪️Family (2+3): £22.00

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: dunstabletowncc.events@gmail.com

🧙‍♀️ Jordans School of Magic 3D Halloween Trail 2025 - Jordans Mill


Time: 09:30 - 15:30

🔮 Our magical school timetable at Jordans Mill in Broom has been scrambled up by playful witches and cheeky woodland ghosts! They've mixed up all the lessons, and now we need your help to put things right.

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️
25th October - 2nd November
▪️9:30am - 3:30pm

 🌳 WHAT TO EXPECT
As you journey through the meadow and woodland, look out for each lesson along the trail. Can you spot the lesson and work out which class it belongs to?
 
At every location, write down the spooky lesson on your trail sheet and match to the correct class to help restore order to our school of magic. As you follow the trail, use your 3D classes to reveal a secret hidden letter. The letters will spell out a magic word. Return to the Mill shop and speak the magic word to stop the mischievous witches and ghosts mixing up the lessons again. 

☕️ CAFE
The cafe serves food from 9am - 3pm everyday in half term. Scroll down on the link of the website page below to download the menu.
https://jordansmill.com/plan-your-visit/whats-on
 
🎫 TICKET COST - PAY ON THE DAY £4 PER CHILD
Don't forget to pick up your prize from the Mill Shop at the end!

🤹‍♂️ Cirquoise Halloween Spooktacular Circus Show 2025 - Frosts Garden Centre, Woburn Sands


Time: 10:30 - 16:30

🎪 Brand NEW Cirquoise Halloween Spooktacular Circus Show for 2025 at Frosts in Woburn Sands.

ℹ️ ABOUT
Frosts are thrilled to welcome back the eerie and enchanting Cirquoise Spooktacular to Woburn Sands this autumn. Step into a spellbinding, Halloween-inspired world with a thrilling hour of circus mischief, jaw-dropping stunts, and mysterious new acts for 2025 that will leave the whole family gasping in delight!

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 25th October: 10am & 2:30pm
▪️Sunday 26th October:  10:30am & 3:30pm
▪️Monday 27th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Tuesday 28th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Wednesday 29th October: 10am & 3pm
▪️Thursday 30th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Friday 31st October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Saturday 1st November: 10am & 3pm
▪️Sunday 2nd November: 10:30am & 3:30pm

Daily Shows: Lasting one hour

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£8.99 per person
▪️Under 18 months free)

ℹ️ FROST GARDEN CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01908 583511 

🦔 Woodland Friends Trail 2025 - RSPB The Lodge


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🍂 Embrace the Magic of Autumn and enjoy a walk through the woods to the gardens, but who will you choose to help: badger, hedgehog or maybe both?

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️
15th October - 2nd November
▪️Excluding 26th & 28th October

ℹ️ DETAILS
Pick up a mini-map book from the Welcome Hut or Shop (£2) and set off to follow the signs and choose which way to go. It comes with a certificate!

♿️ 🚻 FACILITIES
https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/the-lodge/facilities

🅿️ PARKING
▪️£7.50
▪️RSPB Members: Free

💷 COST: £2.00

🦖 Dinosaurs After Dark, October 2025 - Hertfordshire Zoo


Time: 17:30 - 20:30

🌛 Join us at Hertfordshire Zoo for Dinos After Dark, a thrilling nighttime adventure.

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️October 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st and November 1st & 2nd.
▪️From 5:30pm to 8:30pm

✨️ WHAT TO EXPECT
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, a lively Silent Disco, a magical UV Puppet Show, crazy face paint and so much more! 

For interactive fun, stop by the glow shop to help navigate round the dino walk, while inflatable dinosaurs and glitter tattoos add to your night. Don’t forget our dino meet and greets that provide up-close encounters with the zoo’s dinosaurs.

Dinos After Dark promises a night of fun, adventure, and education for the whole family. Don’t miss this unique event at Hertfordshire Zoo and create lasting memories with your loved ones.

♿️ ACCESS & SUPPORT
https://hertfordshirezoo.com/visiting/accessibilityadditionalfacilities/

🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
https://hertfordshirezoo.com/visiting/car-park/

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult (16+): £17.99
▪️Ages 2 - 15: £17.99
▪️Under 2: Free

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01992 470490 

🐒 SENDsational Morning at Tring Natural History Museum


Time: 10:00 - 12:00

🐒 We are excited to present SENDsational Mornings at Tring, Hertfordshire.

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️
Sunday 17 August: 10am - 12pm
▪️Sunday 9 November, 10am–12pm

😌 ABOUT
Our SENDsational mornings offer children with neurodiverse conditions, including autism and other sensory processing difficulties, the chance to take part in activities and enjoy our galleries with their families and siblings away from the hustle and bustle of the general public.

▪️AGE INFORMATION
This event is best for children aged five to 15 and siblings are welcome.

👍 What can you expect from the experience?
  • ✨️ Visitors have access to a few activities including specimen handling, crafting and a gallery trail.
  • ✨️ All activities are supported by experienced, autism-aware facilitators.
  • ✨️ A sensory space will be available for those children needing a quieter and calmer space.
  • ✨️ All of the galleries, outdoor spaces and the shop will be accessible throughout the event.
  • ✨️ Each event has a different theme. In May it's rainforests, in August it's Oceans and the theme for November is Autumn.

🎟 FREE BUT MUST BE BOOKED
Walk-ups are not possible - you must have a ticket. Adult tickets are limited to three per group.

ℹ️ TICKET CONFIRMATION DETAILS
We will email more information about your visit a week in advance, to help you prepare for your visit. On the day you will be given a programme and map to let you know what you can do.

ℹ️ FACILITIES/ ACCESS & PARKING INFORMATION
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring/facilities-and-access.html

🎶 Music In The Museum: November 2025 - Wardown House, Luton


Time: 14:00 - 16:00

🎶 Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of live South Asian classical music presented by zerOclassikal in the stunning Victorian-era Drawing Room at Wardown House, Museum and Gallery.

This time with a special double bill featuring Swara Divyesh Patel (Hindustani classical vocals) and Jonathan Mayer (sitar) with tabla accompaniment.

🎟 TICKET COST: £16.50 (inc. Booking Fee)

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email:
boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100

🕺Free Kids Party - The Market Cross, Dunstable


Time: 12:00 - 14:00

🕺 Saturday Afternoon kids disco (12–2pm) at The Market Cross in Dunstable.

🎶 WHAT TO EXPECT
Mini movers, get ready to boogie!
Dancing, games, glowsticks & prizes. The perfect way to tire them out!

😋 FANCY HAVING A MEAL?
You can book a table in advance if you would like to eat too.
☎️ Phone: 01582 674381
🌐 Website:
https://www.marketcrosspubdunstable.co.uk/

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️
Saturday 28th June
▪️Saturday 26th July
▪️Saturday 30th August
▪️Saturday 27th September 
▪️Saturday 25th October 
▪️Saturday 29th November 

🎼 Verdi Requiem - St Mary's Church, Woburn


Time: 19:30 - 21:30

🎼 Danesborough Chorus returns to St Mary’s Church Woburn for a performance of Verdi’s dramatic choral masterpiece. Under the baton of musical director Ian Smith, they will be joined by the Alina Orchestra and a quartet of outstanding soloists, Katy Crompton, soprano, Siân Menna, mezzo soprano, Peter Hoare, tenor and James Oldfield, bass.

▪️Door time:
7:00pm
▪️Start time: 7:30pm
▪️Ages: Suitable for ages 8+
(under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
▪️Music: Classical

ℹ️ ABOUT
In 1873 the Italian poet, novelist and national hero Alessandro Manzoni died. Verdi had been a lifelong admirer and was deeply affected by his death. He decided to write a Requiem in Manzoni’s memory, and began by re-working the Libera me which he had composed five years earlier, part of an ill-fated collaboration initially conceived as a memorial to Gioachino Rossini. Though this piece is Verdi’s only large-scale work not intended for the stage, the Requiem is unashamedly theatrical in style, with passages of great tenderness and simplicity, contrasting with intensely dramatic sections. Writing at the time, the eminent conductor and pianist Hans von Bülow aptly described it as “Verdi’s latest opera, in church vestments”. The first performance of the Messa di Requiem took place on 22nd May 1874, the first anniversary of Manzoni’s death, in St. Mark’s Church, Milan. Special permission had to be obtained from the Archbishop to allow inclusion of female choristers, who were hidden behind a screen and clad in full-length black dresses and mourning veils. Although the performance was a success, the constraining circumstances and prohibition of applause produced a somewhat muted reaction. In contrast, the second performance three days later, at La Scala Opera House, was received by the capacity crowd with tumultuous enthusiasm, which has been the response of audiences ever since.

🎟 TICKET COST:
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