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
FRIDAY NIGHTS @ RENDEZVOUS - Garage Night
We are back!! Bringing back our popular Friday Night at Rendezvous. Once a month we will be…
Easter Bunny Flies In & Easter Egg Hunt
We are thrilled to be hosting our annual Easter Bunny 'flies in' and egg hunt once more, suitable…
Shuttleworth Open House
Shuttleworth House will open to the public free of charge from 11:00 – 15:00 Free entry, no ticket…
Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time
Following a sell-out show last year, TV favourite Ed Byrne returns to Bedford with British Comedy…
Glamour Girls Drag Show
Join us for a show like no other! Welcoming The Glamour Girls to The Rufus Centre, they will be…
Shuttleworth Open House
Welcome to Shuttleworth House, opening its doors this new year! Immerse yourself in the rich…
Shuttleworth Wedding Show
Visit Shuttleworth House for our Wedding Show on Sunday 19 January 2025 from 11:00 – 15:00. Our…
Open Engineering Workshop
For one weekend only, take a look behind the scenes at what it takes to restore, rebuild, maintain…
Soul Man
Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with soul-stirring classics as the talented local…
FRIDAY NIGHTS @RENDEZVOUS Garage Night
Don't miss out! Join us for another exciting Friday Nights@Rendezvous & Old School Garage Night…
Bedfordshire Steam & Country
The Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre is held in the picturesque setting of Old Warden Park, home…
Come and Sing Mozart's Requiem
Led by Ian Smith, join Danesborough Chorus members for a fun day singing the chorus parts of this…
Wanda Maximoff
The ANE Global Meet and Expo on Material Science and Nanoscience, scheduled for April 7-9, 2024, in…
Festival of Flight
Back by popular demand, Festival of Flight returns for a second year! Join us at Shuttleworth for…
NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals 2025
Shuttleworth's Old Warden Park plays host to our second major Hot Rod show of the year NSRA HOT ROD…
Race Day 2025
trap in for an action-packed day celebrating the icons of speed both on the ground and in the air.…
Bishnu Priya
Research Connects takes the pleasure to invite all the participants from all over the world to…
Best Of British
Don your bowler hats and wave those flags as we celebrate the incredible achievements of aviation…
- 1FRIDAY NIGHTS @ RENDEZVOUS - Garage Night
- 2Easter Bunny Flies In & Easter Egg Hunt
- 3Shuttleworth Open House
- 4Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time
- 5Glamour Girls Drag Show
- 6Shuttleworth Open House
- 7Shuttleworth Wedding Show
- 8Open Engineering Workshop
- 9Soul Man
- 10FRIDAY NIGHTS @RENDEZVOUS Garage Night
- 11Bedfordshire Steam & Country
- 12Come and Sing Mozart's Requiem
- 13Wanda Maximoff
- 14Festival of Flight
- 15NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals 2025
- 16Race Day 2025
- 17Bishnu Priya
- 18Best Of British