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Welcome to your essential guide to what's on for children and families over the next few months in and around Hemel Hempstead. We also regularly post events, things to do and other news on Facebook and Instagram.
If you are running an event for families or children that you would like to list here please complete our online form to send us the details.
We do our best to ensure dates, timings and details about events on this page are accurate. However, to avoid unnecessary disappointment please do double check details before setting off!
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Friday 11th February
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Beechwood Park Open Morning
Beechwood Park School
Fri 11th February 2022
0930 -1200
"This seriously academic school has idyllic grounds, bags of opportunities, and a unique child-centred approach which puts kids in charge of their own learning journey." (Muddy Stilettos)
Discover Beechwood at our next Open Morning on Friday 11 February at 9.30am- meet our pupils and staff, learn more about our exemplary academic record and our staggering array of co-curricular opportunities... Read more
Find out more:
www.beechwoodpark.com
Monday 14th February
Feb Fest: Imagination Station
The Hat Factory
Mon 14th February 2022 - Fri 18th February 2022
11am till 3pm
Free drop-in space for young people of all ages for Feb Fest.
Activities include: arts and crafts, face-painting, storytelling, music and more!
Feb Fest: Sunshine
Stockwood Discovery Centre
Mon 14th February 2022
11:30am & 2.30pm
All Mr Sand wanted to do was relax and enjoy the breeze of the sea air on his skin and the sunshine on his face. Simple pleasures.
However, he did not know that he would have to share the beach with someone else. Let's just say Mr Sand's day was about to be turned upside down and inside out. Caught up in the whirl pool of Mr Sea's chaos Mr Sand does everything he can to get a bit of peace and... Read more
Tuesday 15th February
Feb Fest: Sunshine
Wardown House Museum
Tue 15th February 2022
11:30am & 2.30pm
All Mr Sand wanted to do was relax and enjoy the breeze of the sea air on his skin and the sunshine on his face. Simple pleasures.
However, he did not know that he would have to share the beach with someone else. Let's just say Mr Sand's day was about to be turned upside down and inside out. Caught up in the whirl pool of Mr Sea's chaos Mr Sand does everything he can to get a bit of peace and... Read more
Josephine
The Hat Factory
Tue 15th February 2022
11:30am & 2pm
With a sultry, Harlem Renaissance-inspired score, spring-heeled Charleston dancing and a hatfull of historical figures, Josephine blurs the real with the imagined as we follow one woman's incredible journey from the slums of St Louis via the bright lights of Paris and into the hearts of the world.
Performed by a cast of three, Josephine covers the extraordinary story of Josephine Baker: performer,... Read more
Feb Fest: Imagination Station
The Hat Factory
Mon 14th February 2022 - Fri 18th February 2022
11am till 3pm
Free drop-in space for young people of all ages for Feb Fest.
Activities include: arts and crafts, face-painting, storytelling, music and more!
Wednesday 16th February
Feb Fest: Imagination Station
The Hat Factory
Mon 14th February 2022 - Fri 18th February 2022
11am till 3pm
Free drop-in space for young people of all ages for Feb Fest.
Activities include: arts and crafts, face-painting, storytelling, music and more!
Thursday 17th February
Feb Fest: The Dark
The Hat Factory
Thu 17th February 2022
2.00pm
Follow a brave young boy on his journey to meet the darkness in his basement, and watch as he eventually learns to befriend it.
Peut-Etrè‚ Theatre merge vibrant physicality with live music to create captivating and energetic performances for the whole family.
The Dark is accessible for blind and visually impaired children through integrated audio-description and touch tours.... Read more
Feb Fest: Imagination Station
The Hat Factory
Mon 14th February 2022 - Fri 18th February 2022
11am till 3pm
Free drop-in space for young people of all ages for Feb Fest.
Activities include: arts and crafts, face-painting, storytelling, music and more!
Friday 18th February
Feb Fest: Imagination Station
The Hat Factory
Mon 14th February 2022 - Fri 18th February 2022
11am till 3pm
Free drop-in space for young people of all ages for Feb Fest.
Activities include: arts and crafts, face-painting, storytelling, music and more!
Saturday 5th March
Old McDonald and the Three Pigs Plus?
Stockwood Discovery Centre
Sat 5th March 2022
11:00am & 2pm
'Old McDonald and the Three Pigs Plus...' weaves the well-known story of the Three Pigs with the easy to learn rhyme Old McDonald Had A Farm. Featuring a 5m wide book with 2m pop ups, bright colourful pages and lots of silly animal props.
The Three Pigs are fed up with singing "Eee aye eee aye oh!" every day and bravely decide to move away from Old McDonald's farm. Join the kind farmer and all... Read more
Monday 18th April
Pitstone Green Museum - First Open Day 2022
Pitstone Green Museum
Mon 18th April 2022
10am - 5pm
Looking for a fun and informative day out for the whole family?
Nestled in the shadow of Ivinghoe Beacon, lies a hidden gem just waiting to be explored.
The old Victorian Pitstone Green Farm which fell out of use as a working farm in the early 1970s, is now being run as a charity by a group of volunteers from Pitstone and Ivinghoe Museum Society (PIMS)
The Museum... Read more
Find out more:
www.pitstonemuseum.co.uk
