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After the Festival Around Baldock Avenue Park Baldock Arts & Heritage Centre Baldock Community Centre Baldock High Street Before The Festival Brandles School Buffs Football Club Cafe Luna Chez Burton Friday 13th May 2022 Friday 20th May 2022 Friday 29th April 2022 Friday 6th May 2022 Hartsfield School Hen & Chickens Public House Knights Templar School Market Place Methodist Church Monday 16th May 2022 Monday 2nd May 2022 Monday 9th May 2022 Multi-day event Old White Horse Orange Tree Public House Saturday 14th May 2022 Saturday 21st May 2022 Saturday 30th April 2022 Saturday 7th May 2022 St. Mary's Church St. Mary's Church Hall St. Mary's School Sunday 15th May 2022 Sunday 1st May 2022 Sunday 22nd May 2022 Sunday 8th May 2022 The Arbury The Cock Public House The Engine The Maltings Fish and Chips The Victoria The White Lion Thursday 12th May 2022 Thursday 19th May 2022 Thursday 5th May 2022 Tuesday 10th May 2022 Tuesday 17th May 2022 Tuesday 3rd May 2022 United Reformed Church Wednesday 11th May 2022 Wednesday 18th May 2022 Wednesday 4th May 2022 Weston Way Nursery wool-n-things
New for this year, the Festival Scarecrow Competition should ensure some fun sights around the town and surrounding area with great prizes for both the best adult and best child entry.
Your Scarecrow needs to be in view from the road, either on the front of your property or rear if that is better from the road, or through a window.
To enter, you must collect a form from Baldock Community Centre – cost of two pounds per entry and return it with a photograph of your Scarecrow(s) by Friday the 13th of May (or before). Judging will take place during the following week, with the Festival Committee picking the top five in each category. The winner will be chosen by public vote on Street Fair day on Saturday 14th May, from a display of all your photographs on the Festival Committee Stand.
Now open until Saturday 14 May from 11 am – 3 pm Wednesdays and Saturdays
Members of this group are exhibiting contemporary textile work on the theme of ‘Home’ in the first floor Gallery of the Arts & Heritage Centre.
Tea/coffee is available.
Roll up, roll up to St Mary’s School playing field behind St Mary’s Junior School for an afternoon of fun and mayhem as PaZaz Circus takes you on a magical adventure.
There are three 50-minute shows at 11.30 am, 2 pm and 4 pm. There will be fairground rides as well as food and drink so come and join in all the fun!
Baldock Street Fair is one of the must-attend days in the Calendar, with stalls and free shows down the High Street and around town.
Baldock High Street
- Craft and Charity Stalls – Local Charity and Craft stalls will line the High Street.
- Medieval Combat Society is back to educate us in Medieval warfare and to entertain us with their battles. Which knight will you support? Make sure you try the armour and weapons.
- ‘Tricky Micky’ is back again with five 30-minute performances including Punch and Judy. Shows starting at 10.30.
- Fairground rides – James Harris will again be bringing his fairground rides to delight the children.
- Morris Dancing Day of Dance will take place outside The White Lion and other venues around the town. These traditional Morris sides and other groups from all over the east of England will bring music, dance, fun and colour to add to the fantastic atmosphere of the Street Fair. Starting at The White Lion at 10.30.
- Local schools will be showcasing their choirs, dancing and music.
- Solar Viewing with Letchworth and District Astronomical Society (LDAS) (see below).
Don’t forget to visit the Community Centre for Country Market, weaving by Liliane Boutique and children’s craft activities in the main hall, a zoo from Exotic explorers https://exoticexplorers.co.uk/ in the youth wing and teas and coffees.
Youth Wing – A small licensed zoo Exotic Explorers will be attending with a wide variety of exotic animals, many of which are unwanted pets and rescue animals. https://exoticexplorers.co.uk/ The animal keepers will be on hand to answer your questions and offer you the opportunity to touch or hold many of their animals. Free entry
Large Hall – Country Market, weaving by Liliane Boutique and children’s craft activities
Introduction to drumming for children activity with Edward Stacey
Refreshments – tea and coffee will be available in the coffee bar from 9am to 4pm
This Day of Dance will take place outside The White Lion and at other venues around the town. These traditional Morris sides and other groups from all over the east of England will bring music, dance, fun and colour to add to the fantastic atmosphere of the Street Fair. Starting at the White Lion at 10.30.
(Also open Wednesday 18 May & Saturday 21 May 11am-3pm and each Wednesday and Saturday thereafter)
Royal Jubilee, this new display to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee looks back at Baldock’s extensive celebrations to mark the Queen’s coronation in June 1953, amongst which, the Soap-Box Derby even attracted national interest. The display also shows how the town came together to celebrate earlier royal events, such as Victoria’s jubilees, in great style.
Now open until Saturday 14 May from 11 am – 3 pm Wednesdays and Saturdays
Members of this group are exhibiting contemporary textile work on the theme of ‘Home’ in the first floor Gallery of the Arts & Heritage Centre.
Tea/coffee is available.
Pop into wool-n-things and join us for some fun pompom making. All materials will be provided.
(Also open Wednesday 18 May & Saturday 21 May 11am-3pm and each Wednesday and Saturday thereafter)
Royal Jubilee, this new display to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee looks back at Baldock’s extensive celebrations to mark the Queen’s coronation in June 1953, amongst which, the Soap-Box Derby even attracted national interest. The display also shows how the town came together to celebrate earlier royal events, such as Victoria’s jubilees, in great style.
From Wednesday 18 May from 11 am – 3 pm Wednesdays and Saturdays
Tilly and Nick Wonham are jointly exhibiting in this new exhibition which opens on Wednesday 18 May and can be seen until 27 August. Tilly’s work is abstract still life and landscapes with a strong sense of pattern and decoration, while Nick is a printmaker mainly producing linocuts in limited editions. This is a good opportunity to be among the first to view this exciting new exhibition.
Doors open at 6.30 pm for a 7 pm start.
You are invited to a charity evening held at the home of Lord and Lady Lovelace, raising money for “the Lovelace Charity for Destitute Boys”. The eccentric Lord has decided to hold a dinner but the evening takes a turn for the worse when a horrific murder is committed! Through deduction and the discovery of evidence, dirty secrets and sordid lies are brought to the fore and we need your help to solve this most devious of murders. Our professional actors will ensure you have an amazing evening! All profits from ticket sales will go to Baldock 2nd Scouts who are looking to revamp their camping equipment ready for this summer’s outdoor activities.
Sponsored by Leysbrook – The Community Property Experts.
A welcome drink, dinner and dessert will be provided and is included in the price of your ticket. Over 18s only!
Doors and bar open at 7.00pm.
This award-winning film stars Anthony Hopkins playing a man struggling with dementia – with Olivia Colman as his daughter.
Watch the film in the relaxed atmosphere of the Baldock Arts & Heritage Centre, where the bar is open throughout and members of the audience are welcome to stay on afterwards to discuss the film or make suggestions for further showings.
(Also open Wednesday 18 May & Saturday 21 May 11am-3pm and each Wednesday and Saturday thereafter)
Royal Jubilee, this new display to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee looks back at Baldock’s extensive celebrations to mark the Queen’s coronation in June 1953, amongst which, the Soap-Box Derby even attracted national interest. The display also shows how the town came together to celebrate earlier royal events, such as Victoria’s jubilees, in great style.
From Wednesday 18 May from 11 am – 3 pm Wednesdays and Saturdays
Tilly and Nick Wonham are jointly exhibiting in this new exhibition which opens on Wednesday 18 May and can be seen until 27 August. Tilly’s work is abstract still life and landscapes with a strong sense of pattern and decoration, while Nick is a printmaker mainly producing linocuts in limited editions. This is a good opportunity to be among the first to view this exciting new exhibition.