Events

The historic house and gardens will be transformed with a fairy-tale display of light, colours and sound for all the family.

Stort Valley RSPB group to resume programme of weekend and midweek walks and indoor meetings in Bishop's Stortford.

Stortford's Elliot Porter and Isolation Artists gathered on stage to perform Frank Turner's Be More Kind that they recorded separately online in 2020.

The free family event organised and hosted by Mantle Business Centres at Thremhall Park returns on Sunday (Sept 26) for its autumn outing.

Ex-Dunmow Square 1 chef Alex Webb plus fellow MasterChef and Great British Bake Off champs and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor headline Chelmsford event.

Activities include juicing, apple variety ID, apple craft, sampling of produce plus a display beehive, and honey and beeswax soaps for sale.

As well as dozens of scarecrows dotted around the village, there will be craft stalls, barbecue, cake and refreshments for sale.

Equestrian displays of side-saddle, gymkhanas and horse and hawk falconry will thrill visitors to Audley End House this weekend.

Tours of community excavation sites around Waytemore Castle mound and display of discoveries – plus falconry display.

From 10am to 1pm on Tuesday (Aug 31), visitors will be challenged to find their way around the medieval hunting ground.

Accompanied by a laser and light show, the evening reached its crescendo under a full moon.

Stone Valley South was a chance to relive lost youth and remember that some songs stay fresh and their messages cross generations.

The county council is sponsoring the health and wellbeing tent at Herts Pride, a ticketed event at Cassiobury Park, Watford, on Saturday (August 14).

Bill Bailey, Reginald D Hunter, Ed Byrne, Shappi Khorsandi and Milton Jones among acts lined up for Just the Tonic's Comedy Shindig.

The show at Hatfield House on Saturday August 21 features a set of over 30 house classics, including 12 new orchestrations.

Outdoor production of Mr Stink and circus skills workshop, both in Stortford, part of summer programme of family entertainment in East Herts.

The show features woollen puppets, original music and sheep-themed silliness, and is the perfect theatre introduction for little ones.

Mark Morriss plays at The Horn at The Half Moon on Thursday, July 22. Support comes from Tom Ryder and Steve Young.

Quantum Theatre will be performing its production of Beatrix Potter’s classic story on Saturday (July 17).

Ticket price of £13.50 includes deckchair and headphones – but no concessions or family tickets, meaning cost for family of four will be £54 per film.