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What's On in St Albans

Things to do in and around St Albans: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story St Albans Museum + Gallery Still Lives: 50 artworks open from 23 Oct Still Lives opens free at St Albans Museum + Gallery on 23 October: Hepworth, Heron and Veronica Ryan among 50+ works, on until 11 April 2027. · 4 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 31 Oct Pumpkin and Squash Festival at The Pop Up Farm The Pop Up Farm · From £8.15
  2. On now to 31 Oct Willows Pumpkin Festival Willows Activity Farm · From £20.95
  3. On now to 22 Oct Pre-School Pumpkin Patch at Willows Willows Activity Farm · From £17.95
  4. On now to 24 Oct The 39 Steps, Company of Ten Abbey Theatre · From £15
  5. 23 Oct to 11 Apr Still Lives St Albans Museum + Gallery · Free
  6. Fri 23 Oct Halloween In Concert 7.30pm · The Alban Arena · From £31
  7. 24 Oct to 1 Nov Witches and Wizards Week at Hatfield Park Hatfield Park · From £8
  8. Sat 24 Oct Opening of the Field of Remembrance, Harpenden 11am · War Memorial, Church Green
  9. Sun 25 Oct Harpenden Farmers' Market 10am · Harpenden High Street
  10. Sun 25 Oct Susan Calman: Tall Tales 7.30pm · The Alban Arena · From £31.50
  11. Mon 26 Oct Mosaic Making Workshop 10.15am · Verulamium Museum · From £15
  12. Mon 26 Oct The Amazing Bubbleman 2pm · Eric Morecambe Centre · From £18

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Christmas St Albans Christmas markets 2026: Cracker 22 Nov and 7 more St Albans Christmas markets 2026: the Cathedral on 7 Nov, the Cracker's 100 stalls on 22 Nov, Redbourn on the 29th and extra December market days, all dated. · 8 min read Halloween St Albans Halloween 2026: ghost walks 26-31 Oct, pumpkins Halloween in St Albans: Ghosts and Ghouls walks nightly 26 to 31 October at £10, Pop Up Farm pumpkins from £8.15, Willows to 31 Oct and Hatfield from £8. · 6 min read Christmas Willows Santa Spectacular 2026: child £54.95 to £69.95 Willows Activity Farm's Santa Spectacular runs November to December. Child tickets with a toy are £54.95 to £69.95, adults £29.95 to £39.95, booking only. · 5 min read Events What's On in St Albans: Fireworks 7 Nov, Christmas Cracker 22 Nov Ghost walks every night of half term, fireworks at Harpenden on 1 November and Verulamium on the 7th, the Christmas Cracker on 22 November: 51 dates. · 14 min read Remembrance St Albans Remembrance Sunday 2026: parade 10.30am, 8 Nov Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. St Albans parades from St Peter's Street at 10.30am for the 10.50am service; Harpenden moves off at 10.35am. · 4 min read St Albans Cathedral St Albans Cathedral Christmas 2026: carols, Midnight Mass times St Albans Cathedral Christmas 2026: Advent Procession 29 Nov, Carols on the Hour 12 Dec, Lessons and Carols 21 and 22 Dec, Crib Services and Midnight Mass. · 4 min read St Albans St Albans fireworks 2026: Sat 7 November, adults £12.50 online St Albans fireworks 2026: Sat 7 Nov, Verulamium Park, 7.30pm; adults £12.50 online now, £15 on the gate. Harpenden is Sun 1 Nov; Redbourn is the 7th. · 10 min read St Albans St Albans Christmas Cracker 22 Nov: stage times, roads shut St Albans Christmas Cracker, Sun 22 Nov, noon to 6pm: full main stage times, panto stars at 4.15pm, roads shut 6am to 9pm, free Santa's grotto in Civic Close. · 9 min read Harpenden Harpenden Christmas Carnival: Sun 22 Nov, noon to 6pm Harpenden's Christmas Carnival runs noon to 6pm on Sunday 22 November, free, with the Farmers' Market from 10am. Batford and Southdown light up later that week. · 4 min read St Albans St Albans panto: Beauty and the Beast, 4 Dec, from £16 Beauty and the Beast runs at the Alban Arena from Friday 4 December to Sunday 3 January, 54 performances, from £16 plus a £3.50 booking fee. Joe Swash stars. · 5 min read