August and the Bank Holiday Weekend
As we head towards the end of the month and Bank Holiday there’s still more to do this August.
Dirty Dancing at Milton Keynes Theatre See More Here
27th-29th August
Magic Mike Live
Aylesbury audiences will be the very first in the world to experience this brand-new staging of the globally celebrated stage spectacular, featuring all-new dance routines and choreography performed by Magic Mike Live’s largest cast to date, and a monumental set design that puts every seat at the centre of the action. Aylesbury Waterside Theatre HP20 1UG Tickets On Sale Now
28th August
An evening with legendary Status Quo drummer John Coghlan
An Evening With John Coghlan hosted by Dave Sweetmore, with special guest John’s wife and manager Gillie Coghlan. An intimate evening with legendary Status Quo drummer John Coghlan, who was a founding member of Quo and played in the band between 1962 and 1981 during the bands most successful and respected years, becoming one of the biggest bands of all time.
The Stables Wavendon MK17 8LU Tickets Here
29th – 30th August
Woburn Sands Festival
83 bands and acts over the bank holiday weekendLocations are The Rec (near station) Food craft, gifts, fun fair and bar Facebook: Woburn Sands Festival
28th-31st August
Beer Festival + 10 Ciders
Live Music all weekend at The Swan in Northall. Friday Country night, Escape Party on Saturday Sunday night is open mic
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30th August
Pirate Attack! at Buzz Rail
Interactive outdoor train event at Pages Park Station where riders can use water pistols to defend the train from pirate attacks buzzrail.uk for more information.
UKCCA 50th Anniversary Exhibition: Luton Carnival Headwear | Until 31 August
A vibrant collection of diverse and distinctive Carnival costume headpieces to mark the 50th year of Luton’s International Carnival at Wardown Museum.
Waddesdon Manor
Guided Bat Walks 26 & 28 August
With so many old trees and lots of open spaces, it’s no wonder 11 native species of bats live at Waddesdon Manor. Come and find out more about them on these evening walks, led by a bat expert who will identify the different bats and talk about how they hunt and what makes a bat-friendly habitat. Adults £15
Dinosaur Week (Wed 26 – Mon 31 Aug) – join us for fossil hunting and meet some dinosaurs! At Waddesdon Manor.
Sunday 30 August, 5.15-7pm
Jungle Book Immersion Theatre
Immersion Theatre are thrilled to bring their trademark energy to their wildly entertaining musical adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling family favourite, The Jungle Book at Ascott Estate
- Rushmere Park Academy children learn life-saving first aid skills
Children at Rushmere Park Academy have been learning some important life-saving skills, thanks to a visit from Mini First Aid Bedfordshire & Luton. In September, children from Reception… Read more: Rushmere Park Academy children learn life-saving first aid skills - Household Waste Recycling Centres temporarily pause accepting fridges and freezers
Residents are being asked to delay taking old fridges and freezers to Central Bedfordshire’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) while a specialist recycling facility clears a backlog following… Read more: Household Waste Recycling Centres temporarily pause accepting fridges and freezers - Inclusive Footballer’s Solid Start
The Adult Leighton Park Rangers/ Yes We Can Inclusive Footballers got off to a solid start at the first Berks/ Bucks/ Oxfordshire Inclusion Football Tournament of the 2026/27… Read more: Inclusive Footballer’s Solid Start - Lighting Up the Lion
Whipsnade’s White Lion lights up again, connecting generations of local history Whipsnade’s White Lion lit up the hillside as part of the Zoological Society of London’s 200th anniversary… Read more: Lighting Up the Lion - Read the October Magazine edition of Bee Local
It certainly is feeling Autumnal here at the Bee headquarters. The October print edition is popping through the letterboxes right now in the Bee Local distribution area Fortunately… Read more: Read the October Magazine edition of Bee Local
