What’s On in Bedfordshire
Experience the delights of Bedfordshire - there is always something new to discover! Whether you’re in Bedford, Woburn, Sandy, Dunstable, Biggleswade or one of our other towns or villages you’ll find a whole host of things to see and do, from top attractions, fun activities and great events.
Be amazed by the historic country mansions and beautiful countryside or seek the thrills of one of the many family fun days at the county’s amazing attractions, found open throughout the year.
You’ll find everything from the traditional to the new and exciting and being such a diverse cultural region, you’ll get to experience a whole range of interesting and diverse events and activities with links all around the county. Having so much history and heritage, you might expect there to be plenty of unusual, traditional events and you’re not wrong! While you would be right in thinking that there are a range of annual events, like firework displays, Christmas themed activities, Pride and more, there are also a number of events that are totally unique to Bedfordshire, like Bedford’s annual River Festival and the hotly anticipated Luton Carnival, the largest one-day carnival in the UK, the next largest carnival event is the famous Nottinghill Carnival in London. Every year you’ll find the nation’s National Trust properties take part in the annual Cadbury Easter Egg hunt, plus other fun events at some of the top attractions in the region.
There are also a range of family friendly activities that aren’t to be missed, as well as events that are free to attend for anyone who is on a budget. Be sure to keep an eye on our events pages during school holidays to see what extra events and activities are being hosted to keep the little ones entertained.
So, whether you are looking to enjoy a food or real ale festival, or a musical event, play a round of golf or luxuriate in a spa, the choice of quality activities, attractions and hotels in Bedfordshire is truly yours to explore. The people of Bedfordshire are a friendly bunch and love visitors to come and join them at both the large national events and the smaller ones, like village fetes, farmers’ markets and town celebrations. Just save your favourite events and then browse some of the great places to stay in the county!
With fantastic road and rail connections, Bedfordshire is easily accessible from all over the county and is well under an hours travel from London, so you can be sure of a fun day out in the countryside.
What's On Highlights
Blues Brothers Tribute Night
Get ready to shake your tail feathers at our Blues Brothers Tribute Night, a high-energy evening of…
Utter! Lutonia: March 26
An eclectic and ever-changing line-up of Spoken Word (and sometimes musical) talent from Luton,…
Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish But Can't Take It
Hal is back with a brand-new tour for 2025 with a show that promises to stick it to 'The Man', as…
Urooj Ashfaq: How to be a Baddie
Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Urooj Ashfaq is back, but this time she's different. No…
Santa at Stockwood
Santa is coming to Stockwood for 2025 with a 45 minute festive experience. Join Santa's whimsical…
Counting Sheep
Two sheep think they know everything about sleep. They're experts in the field. But tonight…
Boombastic's Daytime Disco
Boombastic's DAYTIME DISCO Luton - 80s, 90s & 00s Hits! General Admission Tickets from £10…
Utter! Lutonia Presents: Henry Normal
UTTER! Lutonia is thrilled to be welcoming Henry Normal as our December headliner in 2025. Henry…
Keech Christmas Market
Celebrate local businesses and the community whilst raising money for Keech Hospice. Our Christmas…
Gyro World Record Attempt
We are delighted to host the 2026 Gyro Record Breaker event. Will the record be broken this year?…
Basement Live/s: February
Join us for live music gigs in the Hat Factory. Presented by Luton Live/s.
The Culture Trust and Osagyefo present Storytelling for Early Years: January
Join Martin Hanson from Osagyefo for a morning of storytelling and singing in the Drawing room at…
Phantoms of the Popera - Dunstable
Following the overwhelming sell-out success of their 'Phantoms of the Popera' tour in 2025, the…
Slimming World Early Bird Session Launch 7am from September 7th
At Slimming World we support our members with the changes they would like to make around how they…
Basement Live/s: December
Join us for live music gigs in the Hat Factory. Presented by Luton Live/s.
civilmeet2025
We are elated to announce the much-anticipated International Meet & Expo on Civil, Structural and…
Vintage Aircraft Club Fly In
Shuttleworth is once again welcoming back the Vintage Aircraft Club for their annual fly-in at…
The Great Big Bug Show
Which beetle has a blaster on its bottom? Which minibeast is barely the size of a full stop? Which…

- 1Blues Brothers Tribute Night
- 2Utter! Lutonia: March 26
- 3Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish But Can't Take It
- 4Urooj Ashfaq: How to be a Baddie
- 5Santa at Stockwood
- 6Counting Sheep
- 7Boombastic's Daytime Disco
- 8Utter! Lutonia Presents: Henry Normal
- 9Keech Christmas Market
- 10Gyro World Record Attempt
- 11Basement Live/s: February
- 12The Culture Trust and Osagyefo present Storytelling for Early Years: January
- 13Phantoms of the Popera - Dunstable
- 14Slimming World Early Bird Session Launch 7am from September 7th
- 15Basement Live/s: December
- 16civilmeet2025
- 17Vintage Aircraft Club Fly In
- 18The Great Big Bug Show


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