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Great news! The 58th Summer Carnival has been rescheduled and will now take place on Saturday 28th June, 12-6pm on Harpenden Common.
This day of free family fun includes music, family entertainment, funfair rides, soft play, street performances, archery, market stalls and so much more! Food stalls and outdoor bars will also be open as planned making this a perfect opportunity to make the most of everything the Carnival offers.
Find the full event programme and map on the Harpenden Town Council website.
Harpenden Farmer's Market
(FREE)
22nd June
Lower High Street, Harpenden
Circus Zyair
25th June
- 29th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Art on the Common
27th June
- 28th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Wood End School Summer Fair
28th June
Wood End School, Harpenden
Harpenden Summer Carnival - RESCHEDULED
(FREE)
28th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Grove Schools' PTA Summer Festival
(FREE)
5th July
The Grove Infant and Junior School, Harpenden
The Science of Cosmic Accidents
10th July
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
The Beat Goes On and On
10th July
- 13th July
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Harpenden Lions Club Highland Gathering
13th July
Rothamsted Park, Harpenden
Classics on the Common
(FREE)
23rd July
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Harpenden Farmer's Market
(FREE)
27th July
Lower High Street, Harpenden
A Squash and A Squeeze
29th July
- 31st July
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Teddy Bear's Picnic
(FREE)
6th August
Rothamsted Park, Harpenden
Les Misérables at The Roman Theatre
6th June
- 21st June
The Roman Theatre, Bluehouse Hill, St Albans
Father's Day Scalextric Showdown
(FREE)
15th June
Christopher Place Shopping Centre, St Albans
Father's Day BBQ
15th June
Aldwickbury Park Golf club, Herpenden
Father's Day Hoedown
15th June
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park, Waltham Abbey
Father's Day Feast
15th June
Celtic Harmony Camp, Bourne Wood, Brickendon Ln, Brickendon
Landies on the Lawn
15th June
Hatfield Park, Hatfield
Father's Day at Bletchley Park - Find the Spy Transmitter
15th June
Bletchley Park, Bletchley
Medieval Father's Day Jousting
15th June
Knebworth House & Gardens, Knebworth
Nature Day for Great Big Green Week
(FREE)
15th June
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
Summer Evenings at the Zoo
21st June
Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne
Duxford Summer Air Show
21st June
- 22nd June
IWM Duxford, Duxford
Alban Day: Pilgrimage & Festival
(FREE)
21st June
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Bumps Babies Tots - The Family Show
(FREE)
21st June
- 22nd June
The Galleria, Hatfield
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