Here’s our round up of some of the best things to do in Hertfordshire this summer season, including family-friendly events, festivals, and cultural celebrations for all ages.
The Todd in the Hole Festival brings live music, street food and vintage fun to Stevenage from July 11-13. Over in Hertford, the town centre comes alive with the Hertford Food and Drink Festival on July 5-6, followed by the Children’s Summer Trail, running from July 19 to August 31. Nature lovers can witness majestic birds live in action at the Peregrine Watch at St Albans Cathedral on selected dates throughout the month.
And that’s just the beginning, read on for July’s must-see shows, festivals, and family days out across Watford, Harpenden, St Albans and Tring.
What’s On, Events, & Days Out in Hertfordshire this July
Watford Fringe
Dates: 1-31 July
Venue: Various
A month-long festival in Watford with a range of comedy and music performances will be running across July at a whole host of venues. There are also some eye-catching exhibitions to see, including Patterns of Nature (which runs until 31st July) and Harpenden in WW2 (open until 30th September).
Dinosaur World Live
Dates: 18-20 July
Venue: The Alban Arena
Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family. Grab your compass and join an intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus.
A Squash and A Squeeze
Dates: 29-31 July
Venue: Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
This is a wonderful musical adaptation based on the original book A Squash and A Squeeze written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Once upon a time, a little old lady lived all by herself in her cosy cottage, but she wasn’t happy – her house felt just too small. Whatever could she do? Will the wise old man’s solution of bringing in a flappy, scratchy, greedy, noisy crowd of farmyard animals work?
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Sara Pascoe
Dates: 3 July
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre
Have you ever been awake in the middle of the night and thought something so smart and astute that you couldn’t wait for the world to wake up so you could tell them? This show is that thought, in that it doesn’t make much sense and is a bit weird on reflection. Sara Pascoe is a comedian and her children don’t sleep and her kitchen won’t clean itself and her husband “doesn’t want to be in it”.
Organ Festival
Dates: 7-19 July
Venue: Various
The 33rd St Albans International Organ Festival and Competitions returns this month. Expect exhilarating music and inspirational performers, celebrating the organ and so much more. Large-scale highlights include the much-anticipated return of Three Choirs, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and London Handel Players. The list of exceptional festival guest artists includes Alim Beisembayev, Jacqui Dankworth, Lucy Crowe, and Dame Mary Beard with Nardus Williams and Elizabeth Kenny.
Ocean Exploration
Dates: 21-31 July
Venue: Natural History Museum, Tring
Get up close to fascinating specimens as you discover the wonderful variety of sea life, from corals and seahorses to whales and sharks. Find out how plastics affect them and how together we can help look after these incredible creatures. Plus, create and take home an ocean animal craft to remember your day.
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