What's on in and around Tring

Tring Market Place hosts Tring's Charter Market every Friday and Farmers' Market on alternate Saturday mornings. For more information, see the Tring Market Place page or contact the information centre.

Various local charities and public service providers visit Church Square at various times throughout the year.

Tring Together produce the 'I love Tring' calendar listing many of the events below - see the Tring Together website.

The Court Theatre presents events most weeks of the year and provides a wide range and variety of entertainment suitable for all ages; see what's on @ the Court.

The National Trust organise a number of events around the Ashridge Estate.

The Natural History Museum at Tring has a full programme of events, while the Herts CC website has details of events throughout Hertfordshire.

Events by month

Event Organisers: If the details below about your event are wrong or missing, please contact the Information Centre

Jul 2008
Aug 2008
Sep 2008
Oct 2008
Nov 2008
Dec 2008

Jul 2008

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Date Event Organiser Location Time Contact
19 Jul Church of St. Mary The Virgin 2008 Concert Season
Sarah Goss - Harp & Kirsty Hetherington - Flute
Church Funds Church of St. Mary The Virgin Weston Turville 19:30 Tickets £10/£5 incls. Refreshment. u.12 accompanied free from Roger Fellows 01296 424982, Wendover Clock Tower, Michael Edmunds Ins. Church Yard, Tring
19 Jul
- 20 Jul
Chilterns Show Town End Farm, Great Missenden - A413 09:30 - 18:00 visit their website
22 Jul Tring WI - monthly meeting
"Frayed at the Edges" by Mrs. Mary Simmonds
Tring W I The Red Cross Hall Faversham Close, Tring 19:45 Maureen 01442 825913
Visitors welcome - comp. A piece of hand-made lace.
25 Jul
- 27 Jul
"Anagama in the Wood"
International wood firing potters event using authentic Anagama Earth Kiln
Spring Meadow Farm Whelpley Hill, Berkhamsted. HP4 2SX 10:00 - 21:00 Gas Kimishima 01442 384789
Come and learn from eminent international potters, talks, demos.work for sale. Camping available.
26 Jul Linslade Canal Festival Tiddenfoot Waterside Park, Lindslade, Beds. 11:00 - 17:00
Entrance free - parking £2
27 Jul Chilterns Countryside Festival The Chilterns Conservation Board & National Trust Bridgewater Monument Ashridge Estate, Nr. Berkhamsted HP4 1LX 11:00 - 16:00
Discover the activites, crafts & industries linked with our local countryside.

Aug 2008

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Date Event Organiser Location Time Contact
2 Aug Long Marston Village Show & Horticultural Exhibition Recreation Ground Long Martston, Herts. 14:00
2 Aug Tring Athletic Football Club
at home to Watford XI - part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Pendley Sports Centre Cow Lane, Tring, Herts. HP23 5NT 15:00 visit their website
Why not become a member and enjoy half price entry to home games and a varied social calendar. Next social event "Elvis is back in the building" 20th September.
4 Aug
- 6 Aug
Impact Drama Workshop Tring Festival Company The Court Theatre - Pendley 10:00 - 16:00 To book - Michael Edmunds, Church Yard, Tring. Tel 01442 823130 or for more information contact Margaret Evans 01442 822471
11-14 yr olds. Course theme: "Heroes and Villains". There will be a performance of work on the last day.
5 Aug
- 9 Aug
Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival
Twelfth Night
Pendley Manor Hotel Tring. 20:00 visit their website
Box Office 01442 820060 Hotel grounds open from 6pm.
7 Aug Dacorum Hearing Advisory Service The Lounge, Pond Close Sheltered Accommodation, Tring. 14:00 -15:30 John Batcock 01707 324582
10 Aug Pitstone Green Museum - Open Day Pitstone Green Farm Vicarage Road,Pitstone, Bucks. LU7 9EY. Opp. village green. 11:00 - 17:00
Fascinating exhibits, tractor rides, craft fair, country dancing, pottery demos, etc.
12 Aug
- 16 Aug
Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival
The Merchant of Venice
Pendley Manor Hotel Tring. 20:00 visit their website
Box Office 01442 820060 Hotel grounds open from 6pm.
15 Aug
- 17 Aug
The Flamstead Scarecrow Festival In aid of MS Therapy Centre & Friends of St. Leonard's Church Flamstead off A5 south of Luton Variable visit their website
Scarecrow competition, refreshments, stalls, Morris Dancers, Bell Ringing and lots more.
16 Aug Tring Athletic Football Club
at home to Berkhamsted Town. FA Cup 1st preliminary round.
Pendley Sports Centre Cow Lane, Tring, Herts. HP23 5NT 15:00 visit their website
Why not become a member and enjoy half price entry to home games and a varied social calendar. Next social event "Elvis is back in the building" 20th September.
24 Aug Tring & District Horse Assoc. Open Show
Gymkhana, show jumping, trade stalls, refreshments, etc.
T&DHA Sallery's Field Icknield Way, Tring (B488) 08:30 visit their website
or tel. 07843 698 976 no calls after 9pm please.
24 Aug Trings Sports Centre Taster Day Tring Sports Centre Mortimer Hill, Tring 14:00 - 17:00
All Tring sports clubs will be represented.
24 Aug Dacorum Family Sports Day Dacorum Athletics Track Jarman Park, Jarman Way,Hemel Hempstead. HP2 4JS 11:00 - 16:30
Fun sports games for all the family, local bands, entertainment, market stalls.
25 Aug Pitstone Green Museum - Open Day Pitstone Green Farm Vicarage Road,Pitstone, Bucks. LU7 9EY. Opp. village green. 11:00 - 17:00
Fascinating exhibits, tractor rides, craft fair, country dancing, pottery demos, etc.
28 Aug Bucks County Show 01296 6080400 Weedon Park, Aylesbury on A413 visit their website
30 Aug Piano Recital by Angela Brownridge
Programme to include works by Beethoven, Debussy, Lizt & Chopin
St. Martha's Church Park Road, Tring 19:30 01442 822055
Tickets £10, U18's £2 - on the door or telephone contact.

Sep 2008

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Date Event Organiser Location Time Contact
1 Sep Impact Drama Workshop Tring Festival Company The Court Theatre - Pendley 15:00 - 17:00 Lucy Palmer on 01442 827929
Limited spaces, please book, £65 per term, dates tbc. For ages 11-14yrs.
4 Sep Dacorum Hearing Advisory Service The Lounge, Pond Close Sheltered Accommodation, Tring. 14:00 - 15:30 John Batcock 01707 324582
6 Sep Tring Athletic Football Club
at home to Leverstock Green. FA Vase.
Pendley Sports Centre Cow Lane, Tring, Herts. HP23 5NT 15:00 visit their website
Why not become a member and enjoy half price entry to home games and a varied social calendar. Next social event "Elvis is back in the building" 20th September.
14 Sep "Italia in Piazza - The Real Italian Food Market" Market Place Brook Street, Tring 09:00 - 16:00 approx
14 Sep Pitstone Green Museum - Open Day Pitstone Green Farm Vicarage Road,Pitstone, Bucks. LU7 9EY. Opp. village green. 11:00 - 17:00
Fascinating exhibits, tractor rides, craft fair, country dancing, pottery demos, etc.
20 Sep Tring Chamber Music - "Bach by Candlelight" Tring Chamber Music All Saints Church Long Marston, Herts 19:30 01442 822732
or email jehorder@aol.com Tickets £12/£10 under 18s free. Advanced booking recommended.

Oct 2008

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Date Event Organiser Location Time Contact
2 Oct Dacorum Hearing Advisory Service The Lounge, Pond Close Sheltered Accommodation, Tring. 14:00 - 15:30 John Batcock 01707 324582
2 Oct
- 5 Oct
Graham Greene Festival Graham Greene Birthplace Trust Various venues in Berkhamsted Variable visit their website
Book on-line or from The Treasurer on 01442 866694

Nov 2008

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Date Event Organiser Location Time Contact
6 Nov Dacorum Hearing Advisory Service The Lounge, Pond Close Sheltered Accommodation, Tring. 14:00 - 15:30 John Batcock 01707 324582
8 Nov Ecofair - Tring in Transition Tring in Transition Victoria Hall Akeman Street, Tring 10:00 - 16:00 visit their website
15 Nov A Concert of Piano Music by David Berdinner & Pupils St. Martha's Church Park Road, Tring 19:30 Admission free, collection for Christain Aid.
15 Nov Beetle Drive T&DLH&MS Victoria Hall Akeman Street, Tring 19:00 Tickets £7.50 call 01442 822695
29 Nov Piano Recital by Angela Brownridge
prior to her recital in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
St. Martha's Church Park Road, Tring 19:30 01442 822055
Tickets £10, U18's £2 - on the door or telephone contact.

Dec 2008

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Date Event Organiser Location Time Contact
4 Dec Dacorum Hearing Advisory Service The Lounge, Pond Close Sheltered Accommodation, Tring. 14:00 - 15:30 John Batcock 01707 324582
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