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🐶 Big Doggie Do 2026 - Willen Lake, Milton Keynes


Time: 12:00 - 17:00

🐶 Join us at Willen Lake South for a pawsome weekend celebrating all things dogs! Free entry.

🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️ Saturday 16th May: 12pm - 5pm
▪️ Sunday 17th May: 11am - 4pm

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for a tail-wagging weekend packed with activities for the whole family (and your furry friends!), including:

⭐️ Annual Dog Show:
Sponsored by MK Vet Group.
⭐️ Live Action:
See spectacular dog display teams in action.
⭐️ Get Involved:
Try Flyball with Keyne Kanines (£1 per go) or Dock Diving with K9 Aqua Sports (£13 per team).
⭐️ Kids Zone:
Colouring activities and arts & crafts sessions.
⭐️ Learn & Win:
Enjoy dog-related talks in the Club Tent and take part in Dog Trivia with a chance to win prizes!

🛍 STALLS
Explore stalls and charities local to Milton Keynes and enjoy meeting different breeds of dogs across the weekend.

😋 FOOD & DRINK
Lunch is sorted! Relax in the seating area with a wide range of food vendors serving everything from street food to tasty churros for dessert.

▪️Please note: Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.

ACCESSIBILITY & FACILITIES
The event is suitable for all ages. Children under 18 must be supervised by an adult.
The site is on even grass ground, suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs.

Accessible toilets, changing facilities, play areas, and a trim trail are available on-site.
There are places to sit and rest throughout the site.

📍 LOCATION
Willen Lake South, V10 Brickhill Street, Milton Keynes, MK15 0DS.
What3words location: duty.craftsman.casual.

🅿️ PARKING
The closest parking is Car Park B (off Newlands Roundabout, Brickhill Street). Please be aware parking charges apply.
Note: Car Park A is reserved for stallholders.

🎉 The Wonder Houses at Wardown House, Museum & Gallery, Launch-day Celebration


Time: 11:00 - 15:00

🎉 Full House Theatre and The Culture Trust present: The Wonder Houses at Wardown. A free museum adventure for curious children, launching this May 2026!

🤩 WHAT'S NEW?
This spring, a brand-new family-friendly adventure awaits at Wardown House, Museum & Gallery. Made in collaboration with Luton school children and Full House Theatre’s Home Education Network, The Wonder Houses are a new, permanent addition to the museum.

These amazing creations have been brought to life by six talented local artists; Anne-Marie Abate, Dionne Ible, Sarah Harrison, Tamara Nkrumah, Sophie Gresswell and Teakster, showcasing a diverse range of visually stunning artforms.

There are six creative and colourful houses for families to seek out to delve deeper into the wonderful world of Wardown’s treasured collection. These exciting new installations offer families a fun and accessible way to explore and interact with Wardown Museum’s exhibits.   

🗓 JOIN US SUNDAY 17TH MAY 2026...
You can be the first to see The Wonder Houses at the launch-day celebration on Sunday 17th May 2026.

Join Full House Theatre and The Culture Trust for a perfect free day out for fascinated families and curious kids where you’ll discover The Wonder Houses, meet the artists, and enjoy arts and crafts activities and face painting.

✅️ FREE - NO BOOKING REQUIRED
No need to book, just come along to Wardown House, Museum & Gallery anytime from 11am-3pm and join the fun!

🫶 HOW THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
The Wonder Houses at Wardown is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, Full House Theatre and The Culture Trust have been able to launch this brand-new and exciting community collaboration project in Luton.

🐶 Big Doggie Do 2026 - Willen Lake, Milton Keynes


Time: 11:00 - 16:00

🐶 Join us at Willen Lake South for a pawsome weekend celebrating all things dogs! Free entry.

🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️ Saturday 16th May: 12pm - 5pm
▪️ Sunday 17th May: 11am - 4pm

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for a tail-wagging weekend packed with activities for the whole family (and your furry friends!), including:

⭐️ Annual Dog Show:
Sponsored by MK Vet Group.
⭐️ Live Action:
See spectacular dog display teams in action.
⭐️ Get Involved:
Try Flyball with Keyne Kanines (£1 per go) or Dock Diving with K9 Aqua Sports (£13 per team).
⭐️ Kids Zone:
Colouring activities and arts & crafts sessions.
⭐️ Learn & Win:
Enjoy dog-related talks in the Club Tent and take part in Dog Trivia with a chance to win prizes!

🛍 STALLS
Explore stalls and charities local to Milton Keynes and enjoy meeting different breeds of dogs across the weekend.

😋 FOOD & DRINK
Lunch is sorted! Relax in the seating area with a wide range of food vendors serving everything from street food to tasty churros for dessert.

▪️Please note: Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.

ACCESSIBILITY & FACILITIES
The event is suitable for all ages. Children under 18 must be supervised by an adult.
The site is on even grass ground, suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs.

Accessible toilets, changing facilities, play areas, and a trim trail are available on-site.
There are places to sit and rest throughout the site.

📍 LOCATION
Willen Lake South, V10 Brickhill Street, Milton Keynes, MK15 0DS.
What3words location: duty.craftsman.casual.

🅿️ PARKING
The closest parking is Car Park B (off Newlands Roundabout, Brickhill Street). Please be aware parking charges apply.
Note: Car Park A is reserved for stallholders.

💦 Family Swimming Session - Saxon Pool & Leisure Centre, Biggleswade


Time: 18:30 - 19:30

💦 This session is in the main pool at Saxon Pool, Biggleswade. Floats, fun toys maybe available or bring your own. Toys must be under 1 metre in size. All under 8's must be attended with an adult (18+). One adult for every two under 8's.

🗓 FAMILY SWIM SESSIONS
▪️
Monday: 18:30 - 19:30
▪️Wednesday: 18:30 - 19:30
▪️Friday: 18:30 - 19:30
(Check the app incase of any changes)

ℹ️ BOOKING DETAILS
If you haven't downloaded the Everyone Active App already to book sessions you can download it here. Scroll down the page and you will see the app options.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult: £6.15
▪️Junior: £3.30
▪️Senior: £3.30
▪️Concession: £3.30

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01767 433133
 

💦 Family Swimming Session - Saxon Pool & Leisure Centre, Biggleswade


Time: 18:30 - 19:30

💦 This session is in the main pool at Saxon Pool, Biggleswade. Floats, fun toys maybe available or bring your own. Toys must be under 1 metre in size. All under 8's must be attended with an adult (18+). One adult for every two under 8's.

🗓 FAMILY SWIM SESSIONS
▪️
Monday: 18:30 - 19:30
▪️Wednesday: 18:30 - 19:30
▪️Friday: 18:30 - 19:30
(Check the app incase of any changes)

ℹ️ BOOKING DETAILS
If you haven't downloaded the Everyone Active App already to book sessions you can download it here. Scroll down the page and you will see the app options.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult: £6.15
▪️Junior: £3.30
▪️Senior: £3.30
▪️Concession: £3.30

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01767 433133
 

💦 Family Swimming Session - Saxon Pool & Leisure Centre, Biggleswade


Time: 18:30 - 19:30

💦 This session is in the main pool at Saxon Pool, Biggleswade. Floats, fun toys maybe available or bring your own. Toys must be under 1 metre in size. All under 8's must be attended with an adult (18+). One adult for every two under 8's.

🗓 FAMILY SWIM SESSIONS
▪️
Monday: 18:30 - 19:30
▪️Wednesday: 18:30 - 19:30
▪️Friday: 18:30 - 19:30
(Check the app incase of any changes)

ℹ️ BOOKING DETAILS
If you haven't downloaded the Everyone Active App already to book sessions you can download it here. Scroll down the page and you will see the app options.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult: £6.15
▪️Junior: £3.30
▪️Senior: £3.30
▪️Concession: £3.30

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01767 433133
 

❓️ Phil’s Fun Family Quiz - Eyeworth Village Hall


Time: 18:30 - 21:00

🤩 Come along to Phil’s fun-filled Family Quiz. Phil has very kindly written this quiz & is running the evening for us on Saturday 23rd May 2026.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£4 per adult
▪️£2 per child

ℹ️ WHAT ELSE TO KNOW
▪️Teams of up to 6
▪️Option of joining ‘Last Person Standing’ for £1pp
▪️Raffle

🥪 FOOD & DRINK
Please bring your snacks & drinks

ℹ️ BOOKING INFORMATION
To book your team’s place:

💖 CHARITY
In aid of Eyeworth Village Hall - charity # 300030

🎶 A Noise Annoys (ages 5+) - Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton


Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Price: £10.00

🎶 A Noise Annoys is a poetry show for all the senses! It features rhymes, noises, songs, surprises and lots of audience interaction. Noise Annoys is a poetry show for all the senses! It features.

▪️AGES: 5+


🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Bursting with warm-hearted humour and witty wordplay, Jude takes the audience on a mind-bending journey through the sounds of language and the language of sounds.

There is lots of joy, a healthy dose of nonsense, and a few heartfelt A rhymes, noises, songs, surprises and lots of audience interaction. Noise Annoys is a poetry show for all the senses! It features “ moments of beautiful hush.

Using poems, rhymes and tongue-twisters, with physical humour, improvised sounds and hilarious props, Jude finds the annoyance and delight in the things we hear. This is a show that will engage children with the spoken and written word, and leave them full of joy at the possibilities of language.

A Noise Annoys was first performed and developed at Cambridge Junction Theatre, and is supported by the 'Key Seeds' programme at Peterborough Key Theatre (Landmark Theatres) where the tour launched on 3 and 4 May 2025.

🎟 TICKET COST: £10.00 PP

🌸 Welly Boot Flower Fun - The Kings Reach, Biggleswade


Time: 10:00 - 12:00

👢 Please come and join us at The King's Reach, Biggleswade on Tuesday 26th May 2026 to fill lots and lots of welly boots!

🌸 EVENT DETAILS
As we’re unable to plant many flowers directly into the ground, we’ve come up with a fun recycling idea using children’s welly boots as planters and hanging them along the fence to make the garden bright and colourful.

This will also create a lovely environment for mini beasts and bees.

COST: FREE
The event is free, just be ready to get a little muddy and have some fun!

If you have any spare children’s boots you’d like to donate, we’d be very greatful.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01767 667000

🎨 Art In The Garden - Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton


Time: 11:30 - 15:00

🎨 Join the Culture Trust at Stockwood Discover Centre this this May half term 2026 for an arts workshop like no other!

▪️AGE:
Suitable for ages 5-10 years

🕦 SESSION TIMES:
11:30am and 2pm
(one hour session each session)

🌸 EVENT DETAILS
Your children are invited to step outside and explore the landscape within Stockwood Discovery Centre, discovering plants, flowers, soil and animals in nature.

Through guided activity, they will take inspiration from the world outside and create paintings using eco-friendly paints made from natural materials, as well as make sculptures from materials found in the grounds.

This workshop is perfect for curious and creative minds, and is a hands-on look into creativity through sustainability, celebrating the colours and textures found in the nature all around us.

🎟 TICKET COST: £6.00
£6 (inc. booking fee) parents must stay with child/ren during workshop. You can purchase tickets via the event link.

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

🎤 Dylan Gilbert Live - Clapham Village Hall


Time: 18:30 - 22:00 Price: £5.00

🎤 Dylan Gilbert will be LIVE at Clapham Village Hall on Saturday 30th May 2026 from 6:30pm - 10pm.

🤩 ABOUT DYLAN
Dylan wants to do his first concert. He is grade 4 guitar, he writes his own music and his favorite music era is 90's indie. Half proceeds will go to cancer uk.

See Dylan before anyone else does!
No filters. No second takes. Just rock.

🎟 TICKET COST:
£5 tickets in advance on Eventbrite via the event link below.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: kimvaughan79@hotmail.com

🎉 The Ultimate Kids Launch Party - Mascots, Games & Bouncy Castle! - Meppershall


Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Price: £9.50

🎉 We’re so excited to invite you to our Mascot for Hire Launch Party at Meppershall Village Hall.

▪️AGES: 2 - 12 years

🗓 DETAILS
▪️
Saturday 30th May 2026
▪️2pm – 4pm
▪️Meppershall Village Hall

This is our very first event and a chance for you to come along, meet some of our characters and see exactly what we offer for children’s parties.

It’s a great opportunity for the kids to have a proper party atmosphere, while parents can relax, have a chat and enjoy it too

🤩 WHAT'S INCLUDED?:
⭐️ Full party entertainment with our amazing entertainer Rebecca
⭐️ Music, games and high energy fun for the kids
⭐️ Bouncy castle
⭐️ Meet & greet with mascots
⭐️ FREE goodie bag for every child

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£9.50 per child
▪️Parents attend for free, tickets are only required for children

ℹ️ ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED
Spaces are limited and starting to fill, so please don’t leave it too late to book.

We’re a small, family run local business and this event is all about getting ourselves out there and showing what we can offer for your children’s special occasions.

We’d absolutely love to see you there! 💛

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: katie@mascotforhire.com

🎠 Adults Go FREE at Gullivers Land, Milton Keynes - Father’s Day 2026


Time: 10:30 - 17:00

🎉 Celebrate Father's Day at Gulliver’s! Adults go FREE when accompanied by one full paying child throughout Father’s Day Weekend!

🗓 2026 DATES 
▪️20th - 21st June 2026

ℹ️ DETAILS
*One free adult per full paying child. Free Under 90cm child does not qualify as a full paying child. Offer does not apply to the afternoon rate.

🎟 TICKETS 
You can book tickets vis the event link

⛳️ Dads Play FREE On Fathers Day at Bermuda Falls, Henlow


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🎁 Treat Dad to a day of fun on Sunday 21st June 2026 at Perfect Aquatics (Bermuda Falls) in Henlow, because this year Dads play FREE when you purchase 2 or more tickets online.

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Bring the whole family along for an unforgettable adventure filled with laughter, friendly competition, and great memories. Whether he’s a mini golf pro or just in it for the fun, it’s the perfect way to show Dad how much he means to you.

🎟 TICKET INFORMATION
Online bookings only via the event link– don’t miss out!

Make this Father’s Day one to remember at Bermuda Falls!

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email:

jordan@bermudafallsgolf.co.uk
☎️ Phone: 01462 850822
📘 Facebook Page: Bermuda Falls

👀 WANT TO SEE MORE?
Check out Whatsup Bedfordshire's Facebook reel of this venue.

🎠 Adults Go FREE at Gullivers Land, Milton Keynes - Father’s Day 2026


Time: 10:30 - 17:00

🎉 Celebrate Father's Day at Gulliver’s! Adults go FREE when accompanied by one full paying child throughout Father’s Day Weekend!

🗓 2026 DATES 
▪️20th - 21st June 2026

ℹ️ DETAILS
*One free adult per full paying child. Free Under 90cm child does not qualify as a full paying child. Offer does not apply to the afternoon rate.

🎟 TICKETS 
You can book tickets vis the event link
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🎉 Community and Culture Celebration 2026 - Milton Keynes Museum


Time: 10:30 - 16:30

🎉 Join Milton Keynes Museum for their Community and Culture Celebration on Saturday 25th July 2026.

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT

A free, inclusive day bringing people together through creativity, heritage, and shared experiences.

• Free drop-in workshops
• Engaging live performances
• Opportunities to meet local groups
• A vibrant mix of makers, and creative stalls

Whether you want to take part, connect, or simply enjoy the atmosphere - there’s something for everyone.

✅️ ENTRY COST
The Museum will be FREE entry for the day, no pre-booking necessary. 

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY INFO
For accessible information click here to find out more.

🐶 DOG INFORMATION
They welcome small dogs inside the Museum buildings (except the Granary Tea Room) but they must be carried. All guide and assisted dogs are always welcome.

Larger dogs can be walked in the grounds but must be kept on leads. Of course, owners are expected to clear up after their dogs

👋 WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
If you’re interested in getting involved, MKM would love to hear from you. Our deadlines for applications are Monday 11th May 2026.
Contact Laura:
📧 Email:
Communityoutreach@mkmuseum.org.uk

ℹ️ INFORMATION 
Community and Culture Celebration is made possible by Milton Keynes Community Foundation. Thanks to its donors MKM are able to run this event for its second year - bringing a free, inclusive festival which celebrates our local diversity and heritage, through hands-on activity, performance, and community interpretation.