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🌳 Tree Tots at Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes


Time: 10:00 - 10:50 Price: £3.00

🌳 Outdoor nature play has many proven benefits for pre-schoolers. It supports their development, stimulates their senses, improves creativity, and boosts immunity.

👶 AGE: Under 5's

🗓 DAY & TIME
▪️
Thursday's
▪️
10:00am - 10:50am

That’s why our Outdoor Learning Team runs Tree Tots, a weekly 50-minute nature play session that enables you and your little ones to join in all kinds of outdoor fun alongside other children, parents and carers.

👩‍🍳 WHAT TO EXPECT
Tree Tots offers a range of seasonal activities designed just for under-5s. You’ll get to join in all kinds of fun things that connect you and your little one with nature – from ‘cooking’ in mud kitchens, balancing on ropes and swinging in hammocks to playing with water, exploring the woods and collecting natural treasure.

📍WHERE/WHEN IT TAKES PLACE
Taking place in a dedicated area of Howe Park Wood every Thursday at 10am (Winter) or 10am and 11am (Summer).

🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Tree Tots takes place in all weathers (unless it’s very extreme) because we believe that children should have the opportunity to experience the wild outdoors – whether that’s rain, wind, sun or snow. Please come dressed appropriately for the weather.

🎟 TICKETS:
Sessions cost £3 for the first child and £1 for additional children. Maximum 3 children per adult. No booking is required for accompanying adults. You can book via the event link.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email:
info@theparkstrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01908 233600

🎤 LGBTIQ+ Karaoke Night (February 2026) - The Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton


Time: 21:00 - 00:00

🎤 Are you a Secret ‘Sing Star’ fanatic? Can you belt out bangers from Whitney and Cher? Then come on down and join us for our ever popular LGBTIQ+ Karaoke night.

▪️AGE:
18+

🏳️‍🌈 Join us in The Fabulous Hatter, our inclusive space where everyone is welcome. You'll Be Dancing On The Ceiling and we promise you’ll Have The Time Of Your Life as we head into the weekend With good music in Boogie Wonderland!

🎟 TICKET COST: FREE
This event is free of charge but you must book as we have a limited capacity in this new exclusive space. What are you waiting for?

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

🌈 Hasbian - The Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton


Time: 19:30 - 20:30 Price: £13.20

🌈 How did Beth go from a childhood dreaming of The Wizard of Oz, to cringey Cruel Intentions-obsessed adolescence? From proudly identifying as a teenage lesbian, to discovering that boys are also appealing?

▪️AGE:
16+ (parental discretion advised: plot includes sexual activity and alcohol consumption amongst teenagers from 14-16)

🎭 ABOUT
Beth’s real teenage diary is brought to life in vivid hilarity in Hasbian: a “simultaneously relatable and educational… unique insight on growing up queer in the 90s” (★★★★★ - A Young-ish Perspective). Original animations, inspired by teen magazines, feature an all-star 00’s fantasy cast (in cut-out form), as Beth’s BFFs and first crushes are re-imagined as “played by” the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Lyonne and Ashton Kutcher.

Dripping in equal measures with heartfelt earnestness, sharp irony, and humour that bubbles up in the place between youthful confidence and pubescent self-doubt, Hasbian delves behind the rollercoaster of teenage life, into the reality of growing up queer in Brighton (the UK’s Gay Capital) under Section 28 (1988-2003 law, prohibiting teaching “homosexuality as a pretended family relationship”). Set to a soundtrack of y2k pop classics (B*Witched, Destiny’s Child, S Club 7), and indie angst anthems (Placebo, Weezer, Garbage) Hasbian fills audiences with buzzy nostalgia, while exposing prejudice in the most liberal of cities.

From the creators of Queer Diary – the night where LGBTQIA+ adults read their real teenage diaries on stage.

❗️Trigger Warning: Whilst the tone of Hasbian is comedic, it is set in the late 90s/early 00s and contains truthful depictions of attitudes, language, and experiences of the time.

❗️This includes: descriptions of bullying with use of homophobic and biphobic language, sexually predatory/objectifying behaviour, and one description of an incident of physical violence. The show also makes critical reference to contemporary transphobia.

🎟 TICKET COST: £13.20 (inc. booking fee)

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

🛡 Horrible Histories 2026 - Milton Keynes Theatre


Time: 14:30

👑 Don’t miss Horrible Histories live on stage! Two astounding shows with incredible 3D effects - Terrible Tudors & Awful Egyptians at Milton Keynes Theatre!

▪️AGE: Age guidance: 5+

🗓 DATES & TIMES:
▪️Friday 27th February: 10:30 & 18:30
▪️Saturday 28th February: 14:30 & 18:30

📖 ABOUT
For the very first time, your favourite songs and characters from the BAFTA Award-winning CBBC TV series HORRIBLE HISTORIES will be appearing live (and dead) on stage!

When William Shakespeare is asked to create the greatest show on earth, he’s no idea how much trouble he’ll get from monstrous monarchs like Henry VIII, Queen Victoria and Boudica! Then things hot up when Death appears! Can it get any worse? Of course it can - Loo Man’s in the building!

Featuring a live band, with the sensational TV songs including Charles II, Dick Turpin and the Vikings, this is one show you won’t want to miss! Bring your singing voices for a truly horrible show!

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
Each venue has an Access Champion who can answer any accessibility queries you may have; please submit a request and select Access Enquiry. Call our Accessibility Assistance line on 03330 095 399. Please note you will need to register for our Access Membership Scheme to book tickets

🎟 TICKETS COST: From £13.50


🎶 Broadway Baby - Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre


Time: 19:30

🎶 Broadway Baby: Musical Hits from Broadway and the West End Friday 27th February 2026 at Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre!

🤩 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Get ready for a glittering Musical Theatre showcase right here in Leighton Buzzard! West End performers Alison Carter & Stephen Weller bring you show-stopping hits from some of the greatest musicals ever written.

Their powerhouse vocals and infectious personalities have led them to perform across the globe, bringing you an unforgettable evening of stunning performances. Broadway Baby is stylish, elegant, witty, and oozes charm.

🎤 THE MUSIC

Prepare to be entertained by a repertoire of classic and contemporary favourites, featuring hits from:
⭐️ Les Misérables
⭐️ Chicago
⭐️ Wicked
⭐️ Mamma Mia
⭐️ Phantom of The Opera
...and many more!

🎟️ TICKET PRICES:
▪️Adult: £18.75
▪️Under 16's & Concessions: £16.25

♿️ WHEELCHAIR USERS
Call our Box Office on:
ℹ️ BOOKING ENQUIRIES/CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
0300 300 8125
Monday – Saturday 12pm – 3pm (excluding bank holidays)

🎶 DJ - The Chequers, Houghton Regis (Hungry Horse)


Time: 20:00

🎶 The wait is nearly over. ​Pay day + Hungry Horse = The ultimate Friday combo at The Chequers, Houghton Regis.

🗓 DATE:
▪️Friday 27th February 2026

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
⭐️ £11 Bottles of Prosecco
⭐️ BOGO £1 Burgers (All Day!)
⭐️ Live DJ from 8 PM

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 865970
🌐 Website: Click here

✨️ The Land of Lights 2025/2026 - Gulliver's Dinosaur and Farm Park, Milton Keynes


✨️ Land of Lights will be lighting up the skies at Gulliver’s Milton Keynes throughout winter 2025 with NEW lantern displays and glowing scenes.

🗓 2025/2026 DATES
▪️
7 - 9 November
▪️14 - 16 November
▪️21 - 23 November
▪️28 - 30 November
▪️4 - 7 December
▪️10 - 24 December
▪️28 - 31 December
▪️1 - 4 January 2026
▪️From 10th January, Saturday & Sunday's only for the rest of January 2026
▪️February 2026: Saturday's only

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT

Step into the original Land of Lights experience at Gulliver’s Resort, Milton Keynes, the festival that lit the way. Now expanded to two more UK locations due to overwhelming popularity, Milton Keynes remains the heart of the glow. Wander through dazzling portals into dreamworlds, explore larger-than-life lanterns, and discover why families return year after year.

🐶 DOG FRIENDLY DAYS
You and your furry friends can explore the magic of Land of Lights together at all three locations! Bring your pup on a short lead and enjoy an unforgettable night as you explore the magnificent lanterns.

*All Wednesdays and Sundays (wherever operational) are dog-friendly.

❓️ACCESSIBILITY & FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Click here

🎟 TICKET COST
Ticket costs may vary on different days & times chosen. Click the event link.

💚 Hitchin Vegan Market - February 2026

Saturday 28 February 2026

Time: 10:30 - 16:00

💚 The Hitchin Vegan Market is back and we're taking over the Riverside again!

▪️ABOUT:
It's the perfect opportunity to support ethical businesses and enjoy some delicious plant-based treats by the river. As usual, the event will bring together an incredible selection of:

✨️ Vegan street food vendors,
✨️ Artisan bakers,
✨️ Ethical jewellers,
✨️ Environmental charities + loads more.

📍ADDRESS
Riverside, Hitchin SG5 1AB

* Event Traders
If you would like to trade at this event, please click here for all of the details: 

* Mailing List
By joining our mailing list, you'll be the first to know about exciting news, upcoming events & more! To subscribe, click here and enter your details: 

* Local businesses, charities & community groups *
We offer a number of free pitches at each event to those who meet our community focus eligibility criteria. To apply, click here

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
Hitchin Vegan Market is organised by Vegan Market Co.
🌐 Website: Click here

🃏 The Bedfordshire Card Show - King's House, Bedford


Time: 09:00 - 18:00

🃏 Welcome to The Bedfordshire Card Show, the ultimate destination for all card enthusiasts. Our upcoming event on Saturday 28th February 2026 promises to be an unforgettable occasion, featuring rare and vintage Pokemon cards, and much more. 
Join us for a day filled with fun, excitement, and surprises.
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
▪️ 70 Vendor tables
▪️Live streams on the main stage
▪️Giveaways
▪️ Raffles
▪️Food and drinks
▪️Pokemon, MTG, sports and other TCGs
▪️VIP Admission
▪️Free parking on site

🎟 TICKET COST: FROM £5 - £22

▪️Children's Tickets  - Great news! Kids under 4 can join the fun for free as long as they're with a full-paying adult.​

▪️Receiving Tickets - Once you've got your tickets, you’re all set for the event! Just show your ticket upon arrival to pick up your wristbands. Don’t forget to bring your ID along for a smooth entry!

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: info@thebedfordshirecardshow.com 

🐑 Lambing Live 2026 - Johnsons of Old Hurst, Huntingdon


Time: 10:00 - 16:30

🐑 Join us at Johnsons of Old Hurst Zoo for one of the most magical times of the year as 140 ewes welcome their adorable lambs into the world! Included with zoo entry!

🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️Feb 17th– Feb 22nd: 10am - 4:30pm
▪️Feb 28th–March 1st: 10am - 4:30pm

❓️FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Click here

🎟 TICKET COST:
No-pre booking, just pay on the gate cash or card.
▪️Adult: £5.50
▪️Child: £4.50
▪️3 & under: Free

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01487 824658

🛡 Horrible Histories 2026 - Milton Keynes Theatre


Time: 10:30

👑 Don’t miss Horrible Histories live on stage! Two astounding shows with incredible 3D effects - Terrible Tudors & Awful Egyptians at Milton Keynes Theatre!

▪️AGE: Age guidance: 5+

🗓 DATES & TIMES:
▪️Friday 27th February: 10:30 & 18:30
▪️Saturday 28th February: 14:30 & 18:30

📖 ABOUT
For the very first time, your favourite songs and characters from the BAFTA Award-winning CBBC TV series HORRIBLE HISTORIES will be appearing live (and dead) on stage!

When William Shakespeare is asked to create the greatest show on earth, he’s no idea how much trouble he’ll get from monstrous monarchs like Henry VIII, Queen Victoria and Boudica! Then things hot up when Death appears! Can it get any worse? Of course it can - Loo Man’s in the building!

Featuring a live band, with the sensational TV songs including Charles II, Dick Turpin and the Vikings, this is one show you won’t want to miss! Bring your singing voices for a truly horrible show!

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
Each venue has an Access Champion who can answer any accessibility queries you may have; please submit a request and select Access Enquiry. Call our Accessibility Assistance line on 03330 095 399. Please note you will need to register for our Access Membership Scheme to book tickets

🎟 TICKETS COST: From £13.50


🪲 The Great Big Bug Show 2026 - The Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton


Time: 11:30 - 15:00

🪲 Which beetle has a blaster on its bottom? Which minibeast is barely the size of a full stop? Which eight-legged hunter has fangs as big as a cheetah's claws?

▪️AGE:
Suitable for ages 4-11 years

🕦 SHOW TIMES:
11:30am and 2pm

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs all about your favourite bugs (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).

A fun & interactive invitation to explore the secret world beneath our feet. As well as being brilliantly beautiful, delightfully disgusting and wonderfully weird, the show is an inspirational call to action to appreciate the smaller creatures in our world. Expect Minibeasts and Massive Beats. Every tune is an earworm - even the ones about woodlice!

🎟 TICKET COST: £10 (inc. booking fee)

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

🎤 Russell Howard returns to Milton Keynes Theatre!


Time: 19:30

🎤 After breaking records with sold-out shows across the globe, ‘one of the world’s top comedians’ (The Sunday Times) is inviting you back into the room: no phones, no distractions, just humans and jokes.

📅 DATE & TIME
▪️Sunday 1st March 2026: 7:30pm

▪️ AGES: 14+, Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult (18+).

🤣 WHAT TO EXPECT
Russell is back on stage where he belongs, making sense of a world that's spinning out of control. Expect his signature high-energy comedy, uplifting stories, and razor-sharp wit. This is a rare opportunity to see one of the UK's most successful comedians live in a theatre setting.

🎟 TICKET PRICES: FROM £42

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT & BOOKING
Call our Accessibility Assistance line on:
 03330 095 399* Please note you will need to register for the Access Membership Scheme to book tickets.

🐑 Lambing Live 2026 - Johnsons of Old Hurst, Huntingdon


Time: 10:00 - 16:30

🐑 Join us at Johnsons of Old Hurst Zoo for one of the most magical times of the year as 140 ewes welcome their adorable lambs into the world! Included with zoo entry!

🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️Feb 17th– Feb 22nd: 10am - 4:30pm
▪️Feb 28th–March 1st: 10am - 4:30pm

❓️FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Click here

🎟 TICKET COST:
No-pre booking, just pay on the gate cash or card.
▪️Adult: £5.50
▪️Child: £4.50
▪️3 & under: Free

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01487 824658

🚘 Hitchin Flea Market & Car Boot Sale

Sunday 01 March 2026

Time: 06:00 - 13:00

🚘 Join Hitchin Herts at Hitchin Market every Sunday for their weekly Flea Market.

🗓 WHEN?
▪️Sundays from 6am – 1pm

✅️ A great Car Boot alternative
✅️ Free to visit
✅️ Great facilities on site
✅️ Free parking near by
✅️ No muddy fields

🛍 CAR BOOT BUYERS
The Car Boot runs until 1:00 pm for buyers and sellers.

📍LOCATION
Next to St Mary’s Church

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🚘 SELLERS
Seller arrival time is between 6:00 am. If you have pre-booked then you can turn up on the day from 6:30 am in Biggin Lane, Hitchin - SG4 9YH and our stewards will direct you to a stall with is undercover (roof) and also has lighting.
 
▪️STALL COST: £10

▪️PAYMENT INFO
Payment is collected on the day by our assistants and if you wish to pre-book for the following week you must pay in advance. (No refunds for non-attendance)

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS FOR MORE INFO:
☎️ Phone: 01462 456202
📘
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📖 Toby's Tall Tales (Free) - Daisy Hill Children’s Centre, Kempston


Time: 14:30 - 15:15

🫧 Join in with your child as Toby brings stories to life through reading, actions, puppets, bubbles and more! Free no need to book.

▪️AGES:
For children aged up to 7, must be accompanied by an adult.

📍WHERE?
Daisy Hills Children Centre, Kempston

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 323 0245
 

🧒 Free Play & Learn Toddler - Eastcotts Children’s Centre, Shortstown


Time: 09:30 - 11:00

🧒 Free Stay & Play for toddlers at Eastcots Children Centre in Shortstown.

ℹ️ ABOUT
These sessions are for mobile toddlers, giving them the opportunity to stretch their imagination and develop the skills they will need as they leave the toddler age and become pre-schoolers.

There is an area for younger siblings at these sessions.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 323 0245

🛝 WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
There is also a play park next to the Children's Centre.

🖍 Crafty Tots - Flitwick Library


Time: 09:00 - 13:00

🖍 Free under 5's crafty Tots at Flitwick Library on Tuesday's between 9am - 1pm.

🛝 WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
There is a play park next to the library.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 300 8057

😂 Tom Lucy: Golden Boy - The Hat Factory Arts Centre Factory Arts Centre, Luton


Time: 20:00 - 22:00

😂 Award winning comedian Tom Lucy is embarking on his biggest solo tour with his brand new show
‘Golden Boy’.

▪️AGE: 14+


🤩 ABOUT TOM:
Tom is one of the most exciting young comedians in the UK. He is the host of smash hit podcast ‘Private Parts’ and has appeared on many TV shows such as ‘Roast Battle’, ’Stand Up For Live Comedy’, ‘Dating No Filter’, ‘The Lateish Show’ and ‘Stand Up Central’.
As Tom approaches the end of his 20s, he reflects on the previous decade in all its exciting and wild glory and expresses his anxieties for life moving forward.
Tom has toured the world opening in arenas for Jack Whitehall and as a writer he has worked on shows such as the ‘BRIT Awards’.
Winner - The Sun Best New Comedian
Winner - Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.

🎟 TICKET COST: £22.00 (inc. booking fee)

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

🚘 Car Boot Sale at Morrisons Car Park in Milton Keynes 2026 - Morrisons


Time: 07:00 - 12:00

🚘 Milton Keynes car boot sale is located at the under cover car park of Morrisons in Milton Keynes. Held on the the first and third Saturday of the month.

🛍 BUYERS: Free
▪️From: 7am -12pm

🚘 SELLERS: £5
▪️Just turn up and arrive for around 6am

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
If would like more information please get in touch:
📧 Email:
lynsey.marriott@morrisonsplc.co.uk