What’s On November
November is such an exciting time of year. As the children head back to school after the excitement of Halloween our thoughts turn to Guy Fawkes Night and Christmas Weekends and High Street lights being switched on. There is a lot to look forward to so let’s delve in:-
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Boots and Bling
Saturday 1st November, 7.30pm Wing Village Sports and Social Club
It’s gonna be a rootin’ tootin’ good time at Boots & Bling!
Tickets: £5 for members, £8 for guests (Get yours at the door!)
Country and Rock n Roll covers and more!
Dress to impress in your best cowboy/girl outfit!
Plus, a raffle on the night with fantastic prizes!
Don’t miss out on this fun-filled night! Yeehaw!
Family Uke Lessons
Saturday 1st November, 33 Market Square, LU7 1EU, 2pm – 3pm
Free Entry
Family Uke Lessons Saturdays. Free Family Uke lessons anyone?! We are having Family Uke Lessons every Saturday so bring your strummers ages 4 till 94!
(5) Family Uke Lessons Saturdays | Facebook
Bat Out of Hell in Cinemas
Sunday 2nd November, Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre, Door open 1.15pm – show starts at 2pm
Ticket price £16.00pp + £1.25 booking fee
Get ready for the ultimate rock experience as Bat Out of Hell roars onto the big screen this Halloween! The cast of the West End production will bring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s iconic anthems to life, including I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, Dead Ringer For Love, and, of course, Bat Out of Hell. Bat out of Hell -The Musical promises a spectacle that will leave you breathless! This heart-pounding experience, with a powerhouse eight-piece live band on stage, delivers a new production with sprawling multi-level platforms to transport you from Raven’s bedroom to the underground world of the Lost in a visual feast that pushes the boundaries of live theatre.
Tickets: Bat Out of Hell – in cinemas
Leighton Buzzard Record Fair
Sunday 2nd November, Bell Close, Lake Street Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1RX 11am – 4pm
Pop Bingo at The Village Swan
Thursday 6th November, Starts at 8pm, The Village Swan, Ivinghoe Aston, LU7 9DP
Pop Bingo! – Our last Pop Bingo was so much fun, you’ve begged us to do another one, well, here you go…. eyes down at 8pm on Thursday 6th Nov – we’ll be playing 2 games at £5pp per game…. bring your A Game 
Booking essential – https://web.dojo.app/…/c1fcf6ef-d47c-4867-a2
Danny Graceland as ELVIS
Friday 7th November,Royal British Legion Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1DA, Doors open at 7pm
Danny Graceland is back with this multi award-winning tribute to Elvis Presley.
Tickets £5 each, available by contacting the ticket line on 07794032798 or via email – info@dannygraceland.com.
Danny Graceland as ELVIS @ RBL Leighton Buzzard | Facebook
Chantel McGregor – Leighton Buzzard, Library Theatre – Solo Acoustic
Friday 7th November, Leighton Buzzard, Library Theatre, Doors open 7.15pm show starts 8pm
Fans of heartfelt songwriting and intimate performances – this one’s for you.Join Chantel for a stripped-back evening of soulful vocals, thoughtful lyrics, and beautifully crafted acoustic songs. An intimate night with one of the UK’s most captivating singer-songwriters.
Tickets: https://centralbedfordshire.ticketsolve.com/…/873676528
The Dirt Half Challenge
Saturday 8th November, 10am – 2pm, Cedars Upper School, Leighton Buzzard
Age 17+
Tickets start at £31.00
Totally Stunning Course
The race starts in the historic market town of Leighton Buzzard and completes an anti-clockwise lap of Tiddenfoot Waterside Park before following the picturesque autumnal Grand Union Canal towpath north to Stoke Hammond with stunning views, climbing through beautiful countryside to Great Brickhill. The route then passes through the scenic Rushmere Country Park woodland before following the Greensand Ridge back to the start via the canal towpath and finishing with a clockwise lap of Tiddenfoot Waterside Park.
Enter: Dirt Half Challenge – Half Marathon Trail Race Bedfordshire
Christmas Fair
11am-3pm, Sat 8th November, St Barnabas Church, Linslade
Free admission, books, bric-a-brac, cakes & home produce, toys and games, tombola, stalls, gifts and crafts. Free admission.
Disco Infirmarcy – Live Band
Saturday 8th November, 8pm till late, Golden Bell, 5 Church Square, Leighton Buzzard
Disco Band like it’s the 1970’s!!
Disco Infirmary- Live Band | Facebook
Remembrance Events Royal British Legion Leighton Buzzard Branch
Saturday 8th November 2025. Royal British Legion Leighton Buzzard Branch stall on Town Market.
*Sunday 9th November 2025. Remembrance Sunday. 11am Parade through Town, Service and Wreath laying at War Memorial, Church Square. Followed by Service at All Saints Church. On completion Wreath Laying at Linslade Memorial Gardens.
*Tuesday 11th November 2025. Armistice Day. 11am – 2 minutes silence.
Comedy Club at The Five Bells
Wednesday 12th November, pre-comedy dinner 6pm, doors open 7:30pm
Show starts: 8pm, The Five Bells, Leighton Buzzard
£11pp (not including dinner)
The Five bells‘ Comedy club returns for another LAUGH OUT LOUD evening, guaranteed to make you fall off your seat. A line up of laugh out loud, on the circuit comedians guaranteed!
HEADLINER: Carl Donnelly
Carl started performing stand-up in 2005 and quickly established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting comedians. His conversational, silly sense of humour saw him win a host of awards (Chortle Best Newcomer 2007, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007 among others) and become a regular at all of the finest comedy clubs in the UK and Ireland.In 2009, Carl performed his debut solo show Relax Everyone, it’s Carl Donnelly! at the Edinburgh Fringe for which he was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. Since then, Carl has returned to Edinburgh with further solo shows and received a nomination in 2013 for the Fosters Comedy Award.Carl has also appeared on various TV shows, including Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central, Dave’s One Night Stand, Stand Up for the Week, and Russell Howard’s Good News.
COMEDY CLUB THE FIVE BELLS at The Five Bells, Leighton Buzzard, Stanbridge on 12th Nov | Fatsoma
Town Mayor Charity Bingo
14th November, Brooklands Social Club, Doors open 7:30 PM | Eyes down 8:00 PM sharp
In Support of Leighton-Linslade Cancer Support Group.
Tickets: £10 per person (includes 6 rounds of bingo with a mix of cash & prizes) Optional flyer round (£1 on the night) with a cash prize
Raffle with fantastic prizes,Bar open for drinks | Bring your own snacks
Tickets available from The White House (Mon–Fri, 09:00–15:00) For more info, contact Julie: 01525 631921 | julie.murphy@leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk
online through Eventbrite: https://ow.ly/Oj5750X7Kin
A Hans Zimmer Candlelight Experience In Leighton Buzzard
Sat 15th November 2 Sittings: 1st Sitting: 5-6pm | 2nd Sitting 7-8pm, All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard
£20 – £45+ fees
Lumos brings you enchanting concert experiences paying homage to world famous artists. We’ve partnered with spectacular locations & churches across the UK to deliver a concert experience that is nothing short of magical
A donation is made to a different charity each month!
Entry: 1st sitting – Doors open at 4.15pm | 2nd sitting – Doors open at 6.30pm
Musical Theme: A Classical Hans Zimmer Tribute
Seating Is First Come First Serve To Your Allocated Tiered Zones (In Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze)
This event is for eight year olds & above
The performance at this event will be a String Trio
Nearly New Sale – Leighton Buzzard NCT
The Cottesloe School, Saturday 15th November 2.30pm – 4.00pm
Grab yourself some bargains and get your family set for Christmas!
Want to sell with us? £5 to register – opening soon!
14:00 entry for NCT Members with valid card £1.50 per adult
14:30 entry to general public £1.50 per adult – no need to book.
14:15 Earlybird entry for non-members £2.50 per adult, prebook only, tickets coming soon.
Toys, nursery items, buggies, dressing up, maternity, shoes and clothes from newborn to 15 years! Only very limited space for buggies (max 5 in the sale room at one time so we strongly encourage you to bring a sling along, otherwise you may need to wait to enter the sale room.
NCT Leighton Buzzard Nearly New Sale Tickets, Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM | Eventbrite
Christmas Tree Festival
Fri 21st-Sun 23rd November All Saints Church, LB,LU7 1AE
10am-5pm Friday and Saturday. 12pm-5pm Sunday
This year’s theme is Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. Free admission, refreshments available with live music. All proceeds to All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard
Wayward Lights
8.30pm – 11.45pm, Saturday 22nd November The Wheatsheaf, 57 North Street, LU7 1EQ.
If you’re looking for a band that will get your heart pumping, your feet moving, and your soul soaring, look no further. Wayward Lights play classic rock and indie hits from the 90’s and 00’.
Songs by Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro, Black Crowes, Blur, Dandy Warhols, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Fratellis, Jet, Hives, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings of Leon, Kula Shaker, Lenny Kravitz, Killers, Muse, Nirvana, Nothing But Thieves, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, Pearl Jam, Presidents of the USA, Primal Scream, Pulp, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reef, Stereophonics, Strokes, Two Door Cinema Club, White Stripes, U2 – can you guess which ones?
(5) Live at the Wheatsheaf | Facebook
Mk Driver Training Open Day
Saturday 22nd November, 10am – 3pm, Wellington Farm, Stewkley, LU70LD
So you want to be a HGV driver? Head to our open day to find out all the information you will need to get started. You will also have the opportunity to attempt the DVSA reverse and uncoupling manoeuvre in the C+E and CAT C vehicles!. If you book up with us on the day we are offering an Open Day discount! Tea coffee and biscuits provided
Christmas Fayre
Saturday 22nd November, All Saints Church, Wing, 10.30am – 2pm
We’ve been doing Christmas here for over a thousand years, and would love for you to join us! Our first 2025 event is the Christmas Fayre. It’s an annual favourite with all the volunteer-run stalls you would expect, plus the opportunity to purchase unique gifts from local small businesses. There will be an arts and crafts area to entertain children and the young-at-heart. Take your time to enjoy some mulled wine and visit our café while soaking in the festive atmosphere: cakes and warm drinks from 1030, soup served from noon. Even better, why not do that while the wonderful Wing Singers are performing between 11.30am and noon? Intrepid visitors can tour the bell tower too (timings TBC). Do pop in: the fayre runs from 10.30am to 2pm.
The Three Locks Christmas Market
22nd November 11am-4pm Leighton Road, MK17 9DD
Xmas Fundraising Charity Event – Raising Funds for The Ovarian Cancer Care Fund
22nd November, Blackthorn Nursery, Wing Road, Stewkley, 10am – 4pm
There will be stalls selling soaps, jewellery, craft, woodwork, handblown glassware, artwork, knitted items and bric-a-brac. There will be a raffle, tea, coffee and cake and the monies raised from these will be donated to the charity. Our Donkeys and guinea pigs will be here to meet you. Come along and do your Xmas shopping all at one event.
Xmas Fundraising Charity Event – Raising Funds
Medical Detection Dogs Christmas Market
11am – 3pm Saturday 22nd November at the Medical Detection Dogs Centre, Great Horwood, MK17 0NP
Browse gifts and goodies from local businesses, meet Santa Claus and enjoy live music and festive refreshments and meet some of the live saving medical detection dogs.
Christmas Fair
1pm-5pm Sun 23rd November High Street, Woburn Sands
Soak up the seasonal spirit with twinkling lights, live entertainment, and a wide range of local stalls offering gifts, crafts, food, and drink.
Perfect for families, friends, and anyone looking to kick-start the Christmas cheer, this much-loved annual event brings Woburn Sands to life with music, laughter, and plenty of festive sparkle.
Don’t miss Santa’s Grotto and other surprises throughout the day!
Spamalot’ The Musical
26th November, Village Hall, 39 High St North, Stewkley, LU7 0EW, Doors open 7.30pm
Stewkley Players presents ‘Spamalot’. A new musical on. Lovingly ripped off from the motion picture ‘Monty Python and The Holy Grail’. Books and lyrics by Eric Idle. Music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. Licencesed bar
Tickets £8.50 incl booking fee from ticketsource.co.uk/stewkley-players
Enquiries: stewkleyplayers@gmail.com
Now That’s What I Call Drag!
Crooked Crow Bar, Thursday 27th November, Doors at 7pm! Show at 7.45pm!
Local drag cabaret sensation is BACK for the final show of 2025 in Leighton Buzzard with lip syncs, live vocals, and camp chaos!
Do you love all things drag?! Well strut right up because “NOW! That’s What I Call…DRAG!” is BACK for the final time in Leighton Buzzard for 2025 with a fabulously camp evening of DRAG at The Crooked Crow Bar! Serving up a classic slice of British drag cabaret, expect electrifying lip synching, stunning live vocals, camp comedy, audience games and of course…CHAOS!
Hosted by drag royalty Knuckle Sandwich and Will Power (with special guests TBA!) you’ll be in for the night of your lives stacked with fabulous drag talent! After selling out their shows throughout 2024, you won’t want to miss the return of this ICONIC drag cabaret night. So put on that glitter, bat your lashes at the ready, and let the drag mixtape to begin! Trust us, you won’t want it to end!
This is a seated event!
Online Tickets £11 On The Door Tickets £13
Live Music & Events Bar In Leighton Buzzard | The Crooked Crow Bar
Leighton Buzzard Christmas Festival Weekend
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th November
Friday 28th November from 4pm
Live entertainment for all ages. Razzamataz and Infinite AllStars Cheerleading will perform alongside the Leighton Buzzard Children’s Theatre. Headline act, Big in Brazil, will bring a lively party atmosphere, followed by the Christmas lights switch on and spectacular fireworks display at 7pm.
Saturday 29th November 10am – 3pm
Saturday is packed with music:-Somewhere 2 Sing Choir will fill the High Street with Christmas favourites and popular songs while The Rock Project MK showcases rock and pop performances by young musicians. A live brass band will add a traditional festive touch. The Santa Dash Fun Run also takes place on Saturday, bringing a colourful and fun spectacle for participants and spectators alike.
Sunday 30th November 11am – 3pm
Sunday features entertainment for all ages. The Leighton Buzzard Drama Group will perform seasonal pieces while Fiona Harrison and a Jazz Quartet provide a festive soundtrack. Walkabout acts include the dazzling Christmas Belles, the quirky Granny Turismo and Santa’s Sleigh, adding a magical touch to the High Street.
Festive Fun All Weekend
Mischievous Elves will roam the High Street throughout the weekend, spreading festive cheer and fun.
Nuno Ess
Friday 28th November, The Black Horse, 21 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, 8pm
The totally awesome Portuguese singing sensation Nuno Ess will be back in the UK after another sell out season in Albufeira
To secure your ticket please contact us on 01525 794612 – message us on FB email info@thehorsepub.co.uk
The Heidi Browne Band
Friday 28th November, Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre, Doors open 7.15pm – show starts 8pm
We are hard at work in the studio recording the new album “Yours Sincerely” ready for release this autumn! Our east of England album launch will be at the wonderful Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre on 28th November. this will be a two set show featuring old faves too. Support comes from Nick Edwards.
Tickets: https://centralbedfordshire.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873668853
Race Night
Saturday 29th November, 7pm-10.30pm, Pitstone Memorial Hall, Ivinghoe and Pitstone United Cricket Club
Get ready for an evening full of fun, friendly rivalry, and fast-paced excitement as Ivinghoe and Pitstone CC hosts its Race Night Join us as we turn Pitstone Memorial Hall into our very own racecourse—place your bets, cheer on your horses, and see if luck (and a bit of strategy) is on your side! It’s the perfect mix of banter, competition, and community spirit, all in support of our club’s fundraising efforts for the 2026 season.Expect:
A series of thrilling races shown on the big screen
Fun betting and the chance to win prizes
All proceeds from the evening will go towards supporting Ivinghoe and Pitstone CC, helping us fund the club’s Presentation Night.
Tickets: £5 Buy tickets at https://www.clubsports365.com/…/events/ipucc-race-night
Danesborough Chorus performs Verdi’s Requiem
7.30pm, 29th November, St Mary’s Parish Church, Park Street, Woburn, MK17 9PG
Danesborough Chorus returns to St Mary’s Parish Church, Woburn for a performance of Verdi’s dramatic choral masterpiece. They will be joined by Alina Orchestra, conducted by Ian Smith, and a quartet of internationally-renowned soloists, Katy Crompton, Sian Menna, Peter Hoare and James Oldfield.
Tickets 01908 583460 or via link https://wegottickets.com/event/667188
