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Advertising Feature by Kings soccer school
These football camps are suitable for children of all abilities, in school years Reception to Year 9. During the course, children will be involved in skills coaching, competitions and small sided games. All coaches are experienced P.E Teachers as well as being F.A qualified Coaches.
⚽4.5 hours of coaching each day, with staggered times depending on the school year of the child.
⚽ Early drop/late pick up available.
⚽ Takes place at Harpenden Town FC, Amenbury Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EF.
Please contact [email protected] for further information.
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.
We’re excited to welcome Massaoke back to headline — plus an incredible Oasis tribute experience from Definitely Could Be Oasis!
🎟 Grab your tickets here: www.festivalonthefield.co.uk
Harpenden Lights Twinkle Trail
(FREE)
23rd November
- 4th January
Town Centre, Harpenden
Jack & The Beanstalk
6th December
- 30th December
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Music Makers Choir Christmas Concert
13th December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Outdoor Carols at St Nicholas Church
(FREE)
13th December
St Nicholas Church, Harpenden
Salvation Army Christmas Concert
(FREE)
13th December
Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden
Kids Gingerbread House Making Workshop
13th December
- 14th December
High Beeches Primary School, Harpenden
Firepit Carol Singing
(FREE)
13th December
All Saints Church, Harpenden
Harpenden Concert Band Family Christmas Concert
(FREE)
14th December
Katherine Warington School, Harpenden
The Light - Christmas Carol Service & Kid's Party!
(FREE)
14th December
St George's School Assembly Hall, Harpenden
Nativity Service
14th December
United Reform Church, Harpenden
Firepit Carols
(FREE)
14th December
St Mary's Church, Harpenden
Celebrate Christmas! - The Hardynge Choir
15th December
St John's Church, Harpenden
Harpenden Choral Society Christmas Carol Concert
16th December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Christmas Carols for Choir and Audience
16th December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Tappy Toes Christmas Party
17th December
Bennet's, Harpenden
FestiveLea Christmas Concert - Lea Singers
18th December
St. John's Church, Harpenden
Page One Book Hour - Rainbow Magic
18th December
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Outdoor Carols at St Nicholas Church
(FREE)
20th December
St Nicholas Church, Harpenden
Harpenden Christmas Farmer's Market
(FREE)
21st December
Lower High Street, Harpenden
Nine Lessons and Carols
(FREE)
21st December
St John's Church, Harpenden
Candlelit Carol Service
(FREE)
21st December
All Saints Church, Harpenden
Nativity Service
21st December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Evening Carol Service
21st December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Carols by Candlelight
21st December
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Harpenden
Carols by Candlelight
21st December
United Reform Church, Harpenden
Carol Service
(FREE)
21st December
St Mary's Church, Harpenden
Noël with Sonorité Saxophone Quartet
21st December
St John's Church, Harpenden
Monkey Music Christmas Holiday Workshops
22nd December
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Santa's Grotto at The Little Gym Harpenden
23rd December
The Little Gym Harpenden, Harpenden
Cinderella and Scruff the Dog
23rd December
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
Christmas Crib Service at St Nicholas Church
(FREE)
24th December
St Nicholas Church, Harpenden
Visit the Crib, Cafe & Carols
(FREE)
24th December
St Nicholas Church, Harpenden
Carols around the Crib
(FREE)
24th December
St John's Church, Harpenden
Walking to Bethlehem
(FREE)
24th December
Co-op to St John's Church, Harpenden
Carols on the Common
(FREE)
24th December
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Crib Service
(FREE)
24th December
All Saints Church, Harpenden
Family Christingle Service
24th December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Children's Nativity Service
(FREE)
24th December
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Harpenden
Crib Service
(FREE)
24th December
St Mary's Church, Harpenden
Family Crib and Carols
24th December
United Reform Church, Harpenden
Morning Praise with Carols
(FREE)
25th December
St Nicholas Church, Harpenden
All Age Parish Eucharist
(FREE)
25th December
St John's Church, Harpenden
Christmas Day Celebration
(FREE)
25th December
All Saints Church, Harpenden
Christmas Day Celebration
25th December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Christmas Day Masses
(FREE)
25th December
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Harpenden
Family Christmas Communion Service
(FREE)
25th December
St Mary's Church, Harpenden
76th Harpenden & Wheathampstead Gang Show
13th January
- 17th January
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Beauty and the Beast
22nd January
- 25th January
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
St Albans Christmas Bauble Trail
(FREE)
15th November
- 28th December
City Centre, St Albans
Harpenden Lights Twinkle Trail
(FREE)
23rd November
- 4th January
Town Centre, Harpenden
Ashridge House Illuminated
27th November
- 1st January
Ashridge House, Berkhamsted
A Christmas Carol (Hitchin)
28th November
- 30th December
British Schools Museum, Hitchin
Jack and the Beanstalk
29th November
- 4th January
Watford Palace Theatre, Watford
Polar Bear Trail
(FREE)
29th November
- 4th January
Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
Aladdin
5th December
- 31st December
The Alban Arena, St Albans
The All New Adventures of Peter Pan
5th December
- 4th January
Grove Theatre, Dunstable
A Christmas Carol (St Albans)
5th December
- 30th December
Vintry Garden, St Albans
December Adventures: Knights Quest
6th December
- 4th January
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
Jack & The Beanstalk
6th December
- 30th December
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
The Three Bears
6th December
- 24th December
Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton
Cinderella
8th December
- 4th January
Campus West, Welwyn Garden City
Shaun the Sheep: Find the Flock
10th December
- 14th December
Wrest Park, Silsoe
Dear Santa
12th December
- 14th December
BEAM Hertford, Hertford
Shuttleworth in Lights
12th December
- 14th December
Shuttleworth, Biggleswade
Santa at Stockwood
12th December
- 24th December
Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Stockwood Illuminated 2025
12th December
- 4th January
Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Wheathampstead Pantomime - Dick Whittington
13th December
Marford Memorial Hall, Wheathampstead
Festive Elf Quest
13th December
- 14th December
Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon
The Elves and the Magic Bear
13th December
- 14th December
The British Schools Museum, Hitchin
Christmas Elf Cadet Training
13th December
- 14th December
RAF Museum London, London
Carols on the Hour
(FREE)
13th December
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Live Nativity Trail
(FREE)
13th December
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Music Makers Choir Christmas Concert
13th December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Outdoor Carols at St Nicholas Church
(FREE)
13th December
St Nicholas Church, Harpenden
Rosie Robin and the Christmas Post
13th December
- 14th December
The Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead
Winter-Fest Featuring Santa's Magical Grotto
13th December
- 24th December
Aldenham Country Park, Elstree
Salvation Army Christmas Concert
(FREE)
13th December
Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden
Kids Gingerbread House Making Workshop
13th December
- 14th December
High Beeches Primary School, Harpenden
Children's Festive Crafts Workshop
13th December
Jordans Mill, Biggleswade
Firepit Carol Singing
(FREE)
13th December
All Saints Church, Harpenden
12 Joys of Christmas - Children's Trail
13th December
- 4th January
Jordans Mill, Biggleswade
Sat-ART-day (FREE Art Activities)
(FREE)
13th December
Art + Design Gallery, College Lane Campus
StAR Reverse Father Christmas
14th December
St Albans Museum and Gallery, St Albans
Christingle
(FREE)
14th December
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Harpenden Concert Band Family Christmas Concert
(FREE)
14th December
Katherine Warington School, Harpenden
The Light - Christmas Carol Service & Kid's Party!
(FREE)
14th December
St George's School Assembly Hall, Harpenden
Nativity Service
14th December
United Reform Church, Harpenden
Firepit Carols
(FREE)
14th December
St Mary's Church, Harpenden
Celebrate Christmas! - The Hardynge Choir
15th December
St John's Church, Harpenden
Harpenden Choral Society Christmas Carol Concert
16th December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
✨Baby's 1st Christmas
16th December
The Nest, St Albans
Christmas Carols for Choir and Audience
16th December
High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
Tappy Toes Christmas Party
16th December
Redbourn Village Hall, Redbourn
Shaun the Sheep: Find the Flock
17th December
- 21st December
Wrest Park, Silsoe
A Cosy Christmas Morning (1-2yrs)
17th December
The Nest, St Albans
Tappy Toes Christmas Party
17th December
Bennet's, Harpenden
Little City - The Hatfield Galleria
(FREE)
17th December
- 19th December
The Galleria, Hatfield, Comet way, Hatfield
FestiveLea Christmas Concert - Lea Singers
18th December
St. John's Church, Harpenden
Tewinbury Farm Woodland Light Trail
18th December
- 24th December
Tewinbury Farm, Welwyn
Page One Book Hour - Rainbow Magic
18th December
Harpenden Library, Harpenden
A Cosy Christmas Morning (2-5yrs)
18th December
The Nest, St Albans
The Box of Delights
19th December
- 23rd December
Abbey Theatre, St Albans
Shuttleworth in Lights
19th December
- 21st December
Shuttleworth, Biggleswade
Festive Knights Banquet
19th December
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
Rosie Robin and the Christmas Post
19th December
- 24th December
The Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead
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