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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee coincides with half term and comes with two bank holidays on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd June, so it's no surprise that there are lots of Jubilee-themed events planned for the week.
Here in Harpenden the big event of the week will be on Thursday 2nd June, with the Town Council's Platinum Jubilee Party on Harpenden Common, 12- 6pm. This Community Festival will include live music and entertainment, food and drink stalls, outdoor tables and community seating, games, face painting interactive performances and many more exciting family friendly activities. In the evening there will be the Lighting of the Jubilee Beacon at 9.45pm. Thurston Funfair will also be on the Common from 2nd to 5th June.
Throughout the week Harpenden Town Council are also running a Jubilee Window Trail along the High Street. Take part to be in with a chance of winning a hamper filled with some fantastic prizes from local businesses.
Harpenden Library are getting into the jubilee spirit with four free events - Royal Memories Coffee Morning and Jubilee Mosaic Crown Jewels Workshop (booking required) both on 30th May. On 30th & 31st children can enjoy Treasure Hunts and Royal-themed activities when you drop in to the library, and there will be a special Jubilee Storytime on 31st May.
St Nicholas School PTA will also be running a Jubilee Corgi Trail on Saturday 28th May alongside their Plant & Produce Sale. And on Sunday 5th June St Nicholas Church are holding a Jubilee Garden Party in aid of the DEC Ukraine Appeal with afternoon cream teas, live music, entertainment and crafts.
In St Albans there will be free, drop-in Jubilee Crafts in St Albans Museum and Gallery from 30th May to 1st June. And on 1st June you can Make and Decorate a Crown at Burston Garden Centre - booking is essential for this one. Also on 1st June, and also requiring advance booking, is Jubilee Jamboree at St Albans Cathedral - a family arts & crats workshop led by the cathedral's artist in residence.
The city's main event of the week is the St Albans Platinum Party on Thursday 3rd May, 3 - 10pm. This is a free street party in the city centre with live music, market stalls selling takeaway food and drink with plenty of outdoor seating and an entertainment programme. Children's activities will include games, face painting, circus skills workshops and a magic show. The event will end with te beacon lighting at 9.15pm.
Further afield...
If you want some non-jubilee events for half term you can find lots more listed on our What's On page. If you have dinosaur fans in the house it's worth a look as there are number of dino-themed events also running during half term!
As part of Harpenden in Bloom 2022 the town council has launched a range of competitions for children aged 4-16.
The first is the Design a Logo competition (for ages 4-11) and the deadline is Friday 25th March. The winning logo will be used in all Harpenden in Bloom promotional material and the winning entrant will receive a gift voucher and a certificate.
Full details on how to enter can be found here.
The other competitions are (all with an entry date of 24th June, and details also in the link above)
Sustainability Festival 2022
15th May
- 31st May
Around Harpenden, St Albans & Villages, Harpenden
Jubilee Window Trail
(FREE)
27th May
- 5th June
High Street, Harpenden
St Nicholas School PTA Plant & Produce Sale & Jubilee Corgi Trail
28th May
Concourse opposite Boots, Harpenden
Royal Memories Coffee Morning
(FREE)
30th May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Jubilee Mosaic Crown Jewels Workshop
(FREE)
30th May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Treasure Hunts and Royal themed activities
(FREE)
30th May
- 31st May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Jubilee Story Time
(FREE)
31st May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Pottery Painting with Glaze Time
1st June
Inn on the Green, Harpenden
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Party
(FREE)
2nd June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Jubilee Beacon Lighting
(FREE)
2nd June
Harpenden Common - nr Bull Road crossing, Harpenden
Thurston Funfair
2nd June
- 5th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Get Moving for Momentum
4th June
Eric Morecambe Centre Harpenden, Harpenden
Jubilee Tea Party
5th June
St Nicholas Church Garden, Harpenden
Little People's Market
11th June
- 12th June
Eric Morecombe Centre, Harpenden
Harpenden Carnival
(FREE)
18th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Art on the Common
18th June
- 19th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Our Lady of Lourdes Summer Concert
25th June
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Harpenden
Harpenden Farmer's Market
(FREE)
26th June
Lower High Street, Harpenden
Luna Cinema on the Common
1st July
- 3rd July
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Harpenden Charity Bike Fest
3rd July
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Festival on the Field
9th July
Sir John Lawes Playing Fields, Harpenden
Larks in the Park
(FREE)
10th July
Batford Springs, Harpenden
Sustainability Festival 2022
15th May
- 31st May
Around Harpenden, St Albans & Villages, Harpenden
Pilgrimage Puppets Exhibition
(FREE)
21st May
- 24th June
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
The Roman Theatre Open Air Festival
24th May
- 21st August
The Roman Theatre St Albans, St Albans
Jubilee Window Trail
(FREE)
27th May
- 5th June
High Street, Harpenden
Pop Princess Show
28th May
Grove Theatre, Dunstable
Kids Rule! at Half Term
28th May
- 5th June
Wrest Park, Silsoe
Colourscape
28th May
- 5th June
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
Birds and Beasts Trail
28th May
- 5th June
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
RSPB Rye Meads May Migration Trail & Pond Dipping
28th May
- 5th June
RSPB Rye Meads, Hoddesdon
The Herts County Show 2022
(FREE)
28th May
- 29th May
Hertfordshire Showground, Redbourn
St Nicholas School PTA Plant & Produce Sale & Jubilee Corgi Trail
28th May
Concourse opposite Boots, Harpenden
The Big Dinosaur Day Out
28th May
- 3rd June
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park, Waltham Abbey
Story Seekers
28th May
- 5th June
IWM Duxford, Duxford
Family Activities @ IWM Duxford
28th May
- 5th June
IWM Duxford, Duxford
Roman Gladiators
28th May
- 29th May
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles
Dino Week
28th May
- 5th June
Mead Open Farm, Billington
Young Farmers' Week
28th May
- 5th June
Odds Farm Park, High Wycombe
Zoobilee at Whipsnade Zoo
28th May
- 5th June
Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee - Children's Trail
28th May
- 5th June
Jordans Mill, Broom
Rapunzel
30th May
- 31st May
The Radlett Centre, Radlett
Dino-Ventures
30th May
- 5th June
Willows Activity Farm, London Colney
Wagon of Dreams Show
30th May
- 3rd June
Standalone Farm, Letchworth Garden City
Royal Memories Coffee Morning
(FREE)
30th May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Jubilee Mosaic Crown Jewels Workshop
(FREE)
30th May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Treasure Hunts and Royal themed activities
(FREE)
30th May
- 31st May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Krisgar's Magic Workshop!
30th May
The Olde Watermill Shopping Village, Barton-le-clay
'The Dig' on Tour
30th May
- 5th June
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
Jubilee Events at Dunstable Downs
30th May
- 5th June
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
Jubilee Week Events
30th May
- 5th June
Ashridge Estate, Berkhamsted
Family Art Workshop
30th May
Bletchley Park, Bletchley
Jubilee Crafts
(FREE)
30th May
- 1st June
St Albans Museum and Gallery, St Albans
Tring Bioblitz
(FREE)
31st May
Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
Pebble Decorating
31st May
Burston Garden Centre, St Albans
Story time with Anna
31st May
Virtual Event
Jubilee Story Time
(FREE)
31st May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Marvellous Minibeasts Half Term Crafts
31st May
- 2nd June
British Schools Museum, Hitchin
Half Term Family Activities: Quirky Queens & Jubilee Hijinks
31st May
- 1st June
Hertford, Hertford
May Terrific Tuesday
31st May
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles
Jubilee Celebration Kids Crafts
31st May
Forest of Marston Vale - The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine
Codebreaking Puzzles and more!
31st May
- 4th June
Bletchley Park, Bletchley
Crafts in the Colonnade
31st May
- 3rd June
Verulamium Museum, St Albans
Day out with Thomas
1st June
- 2nd June
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Aylesbury
Make & Decorate a Crown
1st June
Burston Garden Centre, St Albans
Pottery Painting with Glaze Time
1st June
Inn on the Green, Harpenden
Animal Encounters with Teaching Talons
1st June
The Olde Watermill Shopping Village, Barton-le-clay
Jubilee Jamboree!
1st June
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Frozen Sing-along (PG)
1st June
Watford Palace Theatre, Watford
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