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Advertising Feature by Beechwood Park School
Open Morning
Friday 15th May at 9am
Situated in 60 acres of stunning parkland just 8 miles from Harpenden and 10 miles from St Albans, Beechwood Park offers a uniquely child-centred learning environment for boys and girls aged 3 to 13. Come along to our Open Morning and meet our Head, Mr Christian Pritchard, hear from our pupils about their Beechwood Park experience, and tour our spectacular site with our enthusiastic pupil guides. We look forward to welcoming you.
Keen to find out more?
Click here to register to visit us on Friday 15 May
Advertising Feature by Festival on the Field
After an amazing 2024 event, we’re thrilled to bring Harpenden’s favourite family festival back to the playing fields of Sir John Lawes School on Saturday 4th July 2026.
Expect a full day of live music, great food, family activities and festival fun for all ages....
🎶 Festival on the field are excited to announce that Massaoke will return once again to get Harpenden dancing and singing rock anthems out loud as our headline act.
🎶 You may have missed the Live ’25 tour, but you can definitely experience the feeling of being at an Oasis gig at Festival on the Field this year with Definitely Could Be Oasis.
🎶 Get ready to dance - this year, Festival on the Field is thrilled to welcome Ultimate Dua Lipa, performed by the incredible lookalike and soundalike Rachel!
🎶 We’re thrilled to welcome The Sum of Sheeran to the playing field at Sir John Lawes School this year! With extraordinary vocals that capture the sound of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of a generation, performer Tom Morrison brings Ed Sheeran’s beloved music to life.
🎶 Back for a second time to the Harpenden Festival on the Field, Totally Taylor by Melissa will thrill the Swifties of Harpenden with Taylor’s greatest hits and top tracks from the new album.
🎟 Grab your tickets here: www.festivalonthefield.co.uk
Brand new for Summer 2026, Nature Day is fun-filled discovery day, taking place on Saturday 6th June 2026, celebrating Batford Springs Nature Reserve. With guided tours, river dipping, bug hunting, trails and hands on activities, this event brings together local organisations to showcase wildlife and our local green spaces. Perfect for families, nature lovers and curious explorers! 
Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve boasts a mosaic of habitats including a rare chalk lined stream, reed fen, wet woodland, meadows, hedgerows and the River Lea. Come along to find out about its world-wide importance and the incredible creatures that live there.
The event takes place Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve, near the Marquis Lane Play Area 11am - 4pm, and as well as all the fun activities above there will also be live music by Abbie Gathard, Reverbs and Hanging Bandits.
Follow the Town Council on social media to stay in touch with what's happening on the day or visit their website.
After 14 years setting up and running Mum’s guide to Harpenden, we have decided that the time is right to hand over the reins to someone else. Our children are grown up now, and we feel that for the site to continue to provide the service it does for local families and businesses, as well as grow and thrive into the future, it would benefit from the fresh perspective of a new site manager.
So, we are looking for an individual (or a duo/small group) to take over. First and foremost you have to live in Harpenden, love everything it has to offer for families, and be enthusiastic about knowing what’s going on and keeping up to date with family-related news, businesses and services. You don’t have to be a mum (dads, non-parents or mixed groups are welcome to apply) but we do think that being a parent or carer of young or younger children means you’ll knows best what local parents are looking for, and understand the benefits of having a site like Mum’s guide to Harpenden at your fingertips, just as we did all those years ago. Good communication skills are essential, and of course, some spare time to fit it in!
We have loved running Mum’s guide to Harpenden all these years, and this has not been an easy decision to make, but the time is right now. We’re not going away completely, we’ll continue to manage the Mum’s Guide To brand, overseeing all of our sites as we do at the moment, and we hope that whoever takes it on will get as much out of it and find it as rewarding as we have.
Interested to find out more? Drop us an email at [email protected]
Lamb Bottle Feeding
14th February
- 4th May
Aldenham Country Park, Elstree
Lamb Bottle Feeding
14th February
- 10th May
Church Farm Ardeley, Stevenage
Draw with Rob Exhibition
(FREE)
27th March
- 20th September
St Albans Museum & Gallery, St Albans
Spongebob the Musical
29th April
- 3rd May
The Alban Arena, St Albans
Green's Family Funfair
1st May
- 4th June
Redbourn Common, Redbourn
May Bank Holiday Weekend
2nd May
- 4th May
Odds Farm Park, High Wycombe
Whipsnade Zoo's Big Birthday Bash
2nd May
- 4th May
Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
Dino Venture Bank Holiday Fun
2nd May
- 4th May
Willows Activity Farm, London Colney
Root & Bloom's Matrescence Series
3rd May
Sandridge Village Hall, Sandridge
Family Folk Show with Megson
3rd May
BEAM Hertford, Hertford
Spring Break Skate Jam
3rd May
Pioneer Club, St Albans
Roman Gladiators
3rd May
- 4th May
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St. Giles
Lemsford Fete
4th May
St John's Lemsford, Welwyn Garden city
Monday Funday
4th May
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Aylesbury
Star Wars Comes To Hertfordshire Zoo
4th May
Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne
Step On - Transition to Secondary School Workshop
(FREE)
6th May
Pioneer Club, St Albans
A Place to Land - Root & Bloom Coffee morning
7th May
Megan's at the Old Bell, St Albans
The Human Milk Foundation - Charity dinner and auction
7th May
Virtual Event
The Little Children's Market - Baby & Children's Nearly New Sale
9th May
Katherine Warington school, Harpenden
Lambing Weekend
9th May
- 10th May
Oaklands College, St Albans
Yoga & Gong, Self-Belief
9th May
The Oak House Studio, Old Hatfield
The Big Dinosaur Day Out
9th May
- 10th May
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park, Waltham Abbey
The Little Children's Market - Baby & Children's Nearly New Sale
9th May
Katherine Warington school, Harpenden
Harpenden Concert Band Concert: Music from Around the World
(FREE)
10th May
Katherine Warington School, Harpenden
Brambleton Model Railway Club Spring Open Day
16th May
Brambleton Model Railway Club, Harpenden
Harpenden Sustainability Market
(FREE)
17th May
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Harpenden Farmer's Market
(FREE)
24th May
Lower High Street, Harpenden
Fun For Little Ones Live
26th May
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Page One Book Hour - Minecraft
28th May
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Nature Day
(FREE)
6th June
Batford Springs Nature Reserve, Harpenden
Flowers and Friendship Bracelets - The Ultimate Pop Concert!
13th June
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Circus Zyair
17th June
- 21st June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Grove Schools' PTA Summer Festival
(FREE)
20th June
The Grove Infant & Junior School, Harpenden
Harpenden Farmer's Market
(FREE)
28th June
Lower High Street, Harpenden
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