Your August Hertfordshire diary
PUBLISHED: 19:39 30 July 2010 | UPDATED: 17:39 20 February 2013
Your August Hertfordshire diary
Find out what's on in Hertfordshire this month
THEATRE
1st Childrens Outdoor Theatre: Robin Hood, Hatfield House
1st-29th Weekenders - Live Soap Opera, Market Theatre, Hitchin
3rd-7th The Taming of the Shrew, Pendley Shakespeare Festival, Tring. 01442 820060
14th Comedy Night with MC Paul B Edwards, Letchworth Arts Centre
15th Shakespeare in the Park: The Tempest, Hatfield House
15th-17th Guys n Dolls, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar
16th-21st Guys and Dolls, Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
19th Outdoor Theatre: James and the Giant Peach, Knebworth House
19th-21st Aylesbury Vale Youth Theatre presents Little Women, Court Theatre, Tring
19th-21st Tick Tick Boom, featuring the music and story of Jonathan Larson, Trestle Arts Base, St Albans
20th Comedy Night, Ramada Cromwell, Stevenage
20th-21st Billy Elliot, Top Hat Youth Theatre, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar
27th Open Air Theatre: An Ideal Husband, Wimpole Hall and
Home Farm, Arrington
From 27th House of Ghosts Inspector Morse, Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
29th Childrens Theatre in the Park: The Secret Garden, Hatfield House
MUSIC AND DANCE
Until 1st Sonisphere Music Festival, Knebworth House
1st Family picnic concert: Music to Watch the Flowers By, Shenley Park.
01923 852629
1st Summer of Sound Welwyn Garden City Brass Band, 2pm to 5pm in Cedars Park, Cheshunt
6th Concert, Benslow Music Trust, Little Benslow Hills. 01462 459446
6th and 7th Gala Recital for Isabel Hospice by the Galini Piano Trio, Brookmans Park. 01707 658531
8th Music in the Parks: Hot! Hot! Hot!, The Bandstand, Clarence Park, St Albans, from 1.30pm to 5pm
10th-14th Richard III, Pendley Shakespeare Festival, Tring. 01442 820060
13th-14th Unified Dance Showcase, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar
14th Enfield Fake Music Festival, Enfield Town Park
15th Music in the Parks: Nu-Alternatives! Rothamsted Park, Harpenden from 1.30pm to 6pm
22nd Music in the Parks: The Little Chill! Verulamium Park, St Michaels, St Albans from 1.30pm to 5pm
22nd Summer of Sound Pop Luck & Music Mix Finalists 2010, Cedars Park, Cheshunt from
2pm to 5pm
27th Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra, Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban. 01727 890256
CHILDREN AND FAMILY
Until 31st Summer Story Times, Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery
2nd-6th Top Hat Stage and Screen Summer School put on a play in just one week. For children aged four to 17, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar.
01727 812666
2nd-8th Camping Week, Spring Meadow Farm, Berkhamsted. 01442 834783
2nd and 20th Fossil Fabrication, craft activities for children aged five-plus, Natural History Museum, Tring
3rd Design an Album Cover at Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery from 10am
4th-5th The Little Big Club Live in Concert, Radlett Centre
4th Playday 2010 Our Place free family activities, noon to 4pm, Garston Park, Watford. 01923 278333
4th Lets GO Play: free fun afternoon for three to 12-year-olds, Cheshunt Park, from noon to 4pm. 01992 785574
5th Paint a Bug with Cathy Smale, art workshops for children aged eight-plus, Hertford Museum
5th Childrens Pet Show, in the grounds of Bollescroft House, Broxbourne from 1pm. 01992 441946
5th Pipe-cleaner big bugs, craft activities for children aged five-plus, Natural History Museum, Tring
From 5th Arts and Craft Workshops for eight to 12-year-olds, Watford Museum
7th Puppet Story Telling sessions with Pauline Collins, children aged up to six, Hertford Museum
8th Show Me Chris and Pui for children aged three-plus, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar
9th-13th Arts Award Week, daily activities for 11 to 16-year-olds, Letchworth Arts Centre
10th Big bugs camouflage challenge, craft activities for children aged five-plus, Natural History Museum, Tring
11th, 18th and 25th Water Play Days, Spring Meadow Farm, Berkhamsted
11th-12th Fireman Sam Live Pontypandy Rocks! Broxbourne Civic Hall
12th Dr Dinosaur Presents Discovering Dinosaurs, Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery
12th Beetle Mania, craft activities for children aged five-plus, Natural History Museum, Tring
14th Honey Day, family event with local beekeepers and wildlife organisations, Natural History Museum, Tring
15th How the Koala Learnt to Hug, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar
17th-19th Letchworth Fashion Week for 11 to 14-year-olds, Letchworth Arts Centre
18th Fish and ships, craft activities for children aged five-plus, Natural History Museum, Tring
19th Lets GO Play: free fun afternoon for three to 12-year-olds, Pitfield, 100 Acre Estate, Hoddesdon from noon to 4pm. 01992 785574
21st Lydekker Teddy Bears Picnic, Lydekker Park 11am to 2pm. 01582 768278
23rd-26th Wizard of Oz Drama Week for five to ten-year-olds, Letchworth Arts Centre
24th Lets go crabbing craft activity, Natural History Museum, Tring
24th Danger Mouse Saves the World, Broxbourne Civic Hall
27th Giant Games Day, free event in Old Highway Park, Hoddesdon, from
11am to 3pm
27th A cast of favourite characters in The Little Big Club, for ages three to six years, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar
31st Teddy Bears Picnic, Broxbourne Civic Hall
ART AND EXHIBITIONS
Until November 28 Bushey Rose Garden Exhibition, Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
Until November 21 Big Bugs Exhibition, Natural History Museum, Tring
Until October 24 Water: Calm and Tempest, Bushey Museum
and Art Gallery
Until September 4 Hitchins Horrid History, Hitchin Museum and
Art Gallery
Until September 4 Margies Rock & Roll Retrospective 1969-1975, Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
Until September 11 The Age of Dinosaurs Exhibition, Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery
Until September 5 Kubrick: A Film Makers Odyssey, Museum of St Albans
Until 14th Travels with a Paintbrush, Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery
Until 20th Not Not the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, McNeill Gallery, Radlett
Until 30th Myths and legends, touring exhibition from Stevenage Museum, Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
From 1st Danielle Akiyama Focus, Lemongrove Gallery, Harpenden
3rd-27th Its All in the Mind, paintings by Erna Covell-Mumford, Letchworth Arts Centre
3rd-27th Catching the Light: Photography by David Wear, Letchworth Arts Centre
3rd-27th Lost Landscapes: Works by Chantelle Stephenson, Letchworth Arts Centre
4th-31st Queen Rock Magic, exhibition of memorabilia in the banqueting hall, Knebworth House
21st Meet the Photographer, Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
From 21st Stevenage Locomotive Society Exhibition, Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery
WALKS AND NATURE
From 1st Woodland Walks and Teas, every Sunday from 2pm to 5pm, Spring Meadow Farm, Berkhamsted
1st Healthy History Walk, two-mile circular walking tour of the old Leavsden Asylum and St Pancras Industrial School sites, from Abbots Langley. 01923 776611
7th The Edible Dormouse Talk and Walk, Ashridge Estate
8th Discovery Day, Maple Lodge Nature Reserve, Maple Cross from 11am
8th Hidden Hertford Walk: Central Hertford. 01992 582686
From 8th Barnet and Monken Hadley historical and ghost walks, and Battle of Barnet. 020 8440 6805
8th Chapelfoot stroll, moderate five-mile history and wildlife walk. 01462 459395
11th Totally Batty, childrens discovery walk, Ashridge Estate
14th Summer Tree Identification Course for Absolute Beginners, Pishiobury Park. 01727 858901
14th Branch Line to Hemel Hempstead, 15-mile cycle ride with the Friends of the Nickey Line. 01582 762120
15th Rich pickings for raptors, four-mile farmland walk from Sandon Bury Farm. 01462 459395
15th Wing it to Water, 11-mile cycle ride led by St Albans Cycle Campaign from Sandridge to Stanborough Lakes. 01582 762120
19th Rickmansworth Aquadrome Wildlife Wander, two-mile guided walk with the Countryside Management Service. 01727 848168
22nd Hidden Hertford Walk: Criminal Hertford. 01992 582686
24th Black Poplar Walk, four-mile ramble around Wilstone, Long Marston and Gubblecote. 01727 848168
29th Hidden Hertford Walk: St Andrews Street, Hertford. 01992 582686
SPECIAL EVENTS
Until 24th Busy Below Stairs, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington
Until 26th Beat the butter at Home Farm, Wimpole Hall, Arrington
Until 28th Celtic Games, Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon
1st Rock at the Castle, local bands provide a showcase of music for Hertford Castles Charity Rock Festival from 12.30pm to 7.30pm with free entry
1st Royston Kite Festival www.roystonkitefestival.com
4th Tiger Day, Shepreth Wildlife Park, Royston
6th-8th Art in Clay, Pottery and Ceramics Festival, Hatfield House
7th Visit a Micro Farm at the Riverside Shopping Centre, Hemel Hempstead
7th-8th Classic Car Show, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey
10th Archaeology Fun Day, Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
14th Falconry Day, Hertford Museum
14th Classic Car Day, High Street, Waltham Cross
14th Birds of Prey and flight demonstrations, Riverside Shopping Centre, Hemel Hempstead
14th Country Fair in aid of Isabel Hospice, Coopers department store, Bishops Stortford
14th-15th Hands-on-History Weekend, Knebworth House
14th-15th English Civil War Event, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey
17th Second World War event, Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
18th-19th Model Railway Days, Hertford Museum
20th-22nd Hatfield House Country Show
20th-22nd Flamstead Scarecrow Festival
21st-22nd Fire Engine Extravaganza, Frogmore Mill, Hemel Hempstead.
01442 234600
21st-22nd Medieval Event with Jousting, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey
21st-22nd Tomato Festival, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington
24th Victorian Day, Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
25th-27th Celtic Games, Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon. 01438 71853
28th-30th Robin Hood event, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey
28th-30th Harvest Festival, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington
29th-30th Classic Motor Show, Knebworth House
29th-30th Chilli Festival, Benington Lordship
29th-30th Primitive Skills Festival, Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon
30th Much Hadham Fete and Dog Show, Recreation Ground, Much Hadham
30th Family Fun Day, Butterfly World, Chiswell Green, St Albans
30th Ashwell Show, Hertfordshires largest one-day horse event, Elbrook Meadow, Ashwell
31st The Doctor Returns Doctor Who Day, Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
GENERAL INTEREST
10th Lunchtime Talk: British Schools Museum, Hitchin
10th-13th Creative Workshops for all ages, Henry Moore Foundation, Perry Green. 01279 843333
11th Art Deco Art for the People, talk and slide show with Graham Slimming, Hertford Museum
12th Radlett Art Society Lecture: Jane Kelsall on Frederick Lord Leighton, Radlett Centre
14th Friends of Bushey Museum Annual Garden party, Reveley Lodge, 88 Elstree Road, Bushey Heath, 1 to 5pm
19th Dame Miriam Rothschild FRS Evening Talk, Natural History Museum, Tring
24th RHS Talk with Chris Beardshaw: Growing for Success, Hatfield House.
0845 6121253
25th A Sensuous Introduction to art Noveau, talk and slide show with
Graham Slimming, Hertford Museum
26th Isabel Hospice Charity Ladies Golf Day, Mill Green Golf Club, Welwyn Garden City. 01438 716079
28th-29th Drop-in craft activities, Henry Moore Foundation, Perry Green.
01279 843333
Until 30th Vintage Wine Treasure Hunt, Henry Moore Foundation,
Perry Green
FARMERS' MARKETS
7th Great Hormead: Village Hall, 10am to 12.30pm
7th Hatfield: White Lion Square, 9am to 2.30pm
8th St Albans: Market Place, 10am to 4pm
14th Stevenage: Town centre
14th Tring: The Market, Brook Street, 9am to noon
15th Wheathampstead: East Lane Car Park, 10am to 1pm
20th Hexton: St Faiths Church, 1pm to 4pm
21st Little Hadham: Village Hall, 9am to noon
22nd Harpenden: Lower High Street, 10am to 2pm
28th Hitchin: Market Square, 10am to 2pm
28th Hatfield Heath: Village Hall, 10am to 12.30pm
28th Tring: The Market, Brook Street, 9am to noon
VENUES
Abbey Theatre, St Albans, 01727 857861. Alban Arena, St Albans, 01727 844488. Ashridge Estate, Berkhamsted, 01441 851227. Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City, 01707 357117. British Schools Museum, Hitchin, 01462 420144. Broxbourne Civic Hall, 01992 441946. Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring, 01442 823130. First Garden City Heritage Museum, 01462 482710. Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, 01438 363200. Hatfield House, 01707 287010. Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery, 01462 434476. Knebworth House and Gardens, 01438 812661. Letchworth Arts Centre, 01462 670788. Market Theatre, Hitchin, 01462 433553. Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead, 01442 228091. Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin, 01462 434875. Radlett Centre, 01923 859291. Rhodes Arts Complex, Bishops Stortford, 01279 651746. Sandpit Theatre, St Albans, 01727 370067. Shenley Park, 01923 852629. Trestle Arts Base, St Albans, 01727 850950.Watford Palace Theatre, 01923 225671. Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar, 01707 645005
