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
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Jun 2009 |
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| Date | Event | Organiser | Location | Time | Contact | |||
| 27 Jun | Tring Athletic Football Club Music Festival and Family Fun Day | Proceeds to IRHH | The Grass Roots Stadium Pendley Sports Centre,Cow Lane, Tring | 13:30 | ||||
| Live Music, open mic session,BBQ 2-6pm, bar,bouncy castle, face painting. £5 accompanied under 14s free. | ||||||||
| 27 Jun | Haydn - Nelson Mass and Willcocks - Great & Glorious Victory performed by Tring Choral Society |
Church of St. Peter & St. Paul's High Street, Tring | 19:30 | |||||
| Tickets £10, £9snrs, £5u18, IRHH shop or Tel. 01442 824784 | ||||||||
| 27 Jun | 2009 Concert Season Lisa Ueda (Violin) and Alison Procter (Piano) |
Church Funds | Church of St. Mary the Virgin Weston Turville | 19:30 | ||||
| Music by Bach, Kohjiba, Mozart, Bartok & Weiniawski. Tickets £10, under18's £5, under 12's accom. Free. Roger Fellows, Wendover Clock Tower & Castle Ins. Tring 01442 824674, on the door. | ||||||||
| 28 Jun | Ford End Watermill - Open Day | Station Road (600yds from Church) Ivinghoe (on B488 to Leighton Buzzard)) | 14:00 - 17:00 | visit their website | ||||
| Milling demonstrations in mill first recorded in 1616, restored and run by volunteers. Ample parking. No toilet facilities. | ||||||||
Jul 2009 |
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| Date | Event | Organiser | Location | Time | Contact | |||
| 4 Jul | Fanfares & Fireworks on the Field | Tring School | Tring School Mortimer Hill, Tring | 18:00 | ||||
| BBQ by Eastwoods, bar, concert, spectacular firework display at 10.30pm. Tickets £8.50/£6 + £2 after 29th June from Tring School, Denis's of Tring, Mead's Farm Shop. | ||||||||
| 5 Jul | Cream Tea & Garden Party | T&DLH&MS | East Lodge Park Road, Tring | 14:30 - 17:00 | Carol Lawrence on 01442 822695 | |||
| Tickets £5.00. | ||||||||
| 9 Jul | Theatre in the Park An evening of original, innovative dance and drama plus |
Tring School for the Performing Arts (formerly Arts.Ed. School) Mansion Drive, Tring | 19:00 | visit their website | ||||
| A story of truth, beauty & love based on the music of Moulin Rouge. Unreserved tickets on sale from 6.30pm Markova Theatre £3, bar & grounds open. | ||||||||
| 10 Jul | "Shumann - On Wenlock Edge" Classical concerts for the summer |
Tring Chamber Music | The Court Theatre - Pendley | 19:30 | ||||
| Programme to incl. Shumann, Haydn, Holst and Vaughan Williams. Tickets £13/£11 under 18s free email: jehorder@aol.com or tel. 01442 822732 | ||||||||
| 11 Jul | A Wild Day's Night- noon to midnight! Family fun, children's activities, walks, talks, campfire, music and more! |
The Wildlife Trust | College Lake Bulbourne Tring. | 12:00 - 24:00 | visit their website | |||
| £5 per car contact Mark Jefferys 0142 826774 email: markjefferys@bbowt.org.uk | ||||||||
| 12 Jul | Pitstone Green Museum - Open Day | Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum Society | Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Bucks. | 11:00 - 17:00 | visit their website | |||
| Extensive museum of rural life, crafts, entertainment, trades, workshops, vintage & military vehicles, refreshments, wheelchair access, toilets. | ||||||||
| 12 Jul | Ford End Watermill - Open Day Open 12th & 26th July |
Station Road (600yds from Church) Ivinghoe (on B488 to Leighton Buzzard)) | 14:00 - 17:00 | visit their website | ||||
| Milling demonstrations in mill first recorded in 1616, restored and run by volunteers. Ample parking. No toilet facilities. | ||||||||
| 12 Jul | Wigginton Festival | In aid of Friends of St. Bartholomews. | Wicks Farm, 8 Acre Field, Wick Road, Wigginton | 11:00 - 18:00 | ||||
| 5 open gardens, Jazz, Morris Dancers, songs from 40's & 50's, Farmers Market, Classic Car Show, stalls, hog roast, real ale tent, evening concert & lots more. | ||||||||
| 15 Jul | "Lines" The Court Youth Theatre |
The Court Theatre - Pendley | 19:30 | visit their website | ||||
| The Court Youth Theatre (11-14 yrs) perform 2 contrasting extracts from three contrasting scripts. Drinks & nibbles. £5. | ||||||||
| 16 Jul - 17 Jul |
HAVE YOUR SAY about what Dacorum should look like in 20 years time. | DBC Planning | Victoria Hall Akeman Street, Tring. | Variable | visit their website | |||
| 2 drop in sessions where Plannning Officers will be on hand to answer your questions. 16th July 1pm-6pm, 17th July 5pm-9pm. For more information and links, see Local News Headlines on the Home page of this website. Consultation documents are available at libraries & Borough Council Offices. Participate in on-line questionnaire or contact Nathalie Bateman 01442 228566. Feedback must be received by 4.45pm on 28th August 2009. | ||||||||
| 18 Jul | Pease Pottage Early music on period instruments performed in costume. |
Church Funds | Church of St. Mary the Virgin Weston Turville | 19:30 | ||||
| Tickets from Roger Fellows, Wendover Clock Tower & Castle Ins. Tring 01442 824674, on the door. | ||||||||
| 27 Jul - 7 Aug |
Summer Arts Festival - Youth Workshops | Court Theatre Arts Education Team | The Court Theatre - Pendley | Variable | To book places call Lucy Palmer on 01442 827929 | |||
| Rock School 9-16yrs 27th-31st July, Drama Workshops 11-14yrs 3rd-5th Aug., Street Dance 11-16yrs 6th & 7th Aug.. | ||||||||
Aug 2009 |
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| Date | Event | Organiser | Location | Time | Contact | |||
| 1 Aug | Long Marston Village Show & Horticultural Exhibition | Village Hall & Recreation Ground Long Martston, Herts. | TBA | visit their website | ||||
| Exhibition of produce, art & photography, band, bar, BBQ, fancy dress, sideshows & displays, stalls, etc. | ||||||||
| 1 Aug | "Here Comes the Sun" A Fun Family Musical Afternoon featuring The Mersey Beetles + Chance |
Aston Clinton School Association | Aston Clinton School Twitchell Lane, HP22 5JJ | 14:00 - 18:00 | Tim & Alexis Hansford 01296 631104 | |||
| Bar, BBQ, bouncy castle, Ices, children's attractions | ||||||||
| 4 Aug - 8 Aug |
Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Pendley Manor Hotel Tring | 20:00 | visit their website | ||||
| Grounds open 6pm refresh. Avail. Hog roast on Saturday £5. Box Office open 2pm 7th July onwards tel. 01442 820060 or book on-line. | ||||||||
| 9 Aug | Pitstone Green Museum - Open Day | Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum Society | Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Bucks. | 11:00 - 17:00 | visit their website | |||
| Extensive museum of rural life, crafts, entertainment, trades, workshops, vintage & military vehicles, refreshments, wheelchair access, toilets. | ||||||||
| 9 Aug | Ford End Watermill - Open Day | Station Road (600yds from Church) Ivinghoe (on B488 to Leighton Buzzard)) | 14:00 - 17:00 | visit their website | ||||
| Milling demonstrations in mill first recorded in 1616, restored and run by volunteers. Ample parking. No toilet facilities. | ||||||||
| 11 Aug - 15 Aug |
Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival Macbeth |
Pendley Manor Hotel Tring | 20:00 | visit their website | ||||
| Grounds open 6pm refresh. Avail. Hog roast on Saturday £5. Box Office open 2pm 7th July onwards tel. 01442 820060 or book on-line. | ||||||||
| 23 Aug | Cream Teas at Cholesbury Common | Chilterns Dog Rescue Society | TBA | visit their website | ||||
| Creams teas & stalls, contact 01442 876009 | ||||||||
| 23 Aug | Ford End Watermill - Open Day 23rd Aug. & 31st Aug. |
Station Road (600yds from Church) Ivinghoe (on B488 to Leighton Buzzard)) | 14:00 - 17:00 | visit their website | ||||
| Milling demonstrations in mill first recorded in 1616, restored and run by volunteers. Ample parking. No toilet facilities. | ||||||||
| 29 Aug | Dacorum Borough Council - Housing Futures Roadshow | DBC | Tring Community Centre Silk Mill Way, Tring | 09:00 - 15:00 | Council tenants can ring the freephone info.line on 08000 0193340 | |||
| A roadshow giving information about the Council's proposal to transfer housing. | ||||||||
| 30 Aug | Tring & District Horse Association. Open Show Gymkhana, show jumping, trade stalls, refreshments, etc. |
T&DHA | Sallery's Field Icknield Way, Tring (B488) | 08:30 | visit their website | |||
| Show secretary 07843 698967 no calls after 9pm please. | ||||||||
| 31 Aug | Pitstone Green Museum - Open Day 31st August & 13th September | Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum Society | Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Bucks. | 11:00 - 17:00 | visit their website | |||
| Extensive museum of rural life, crafts, entertainment, trades, workshops, vintage & military vehicles, refreshments, wheelchair access, toilets. | ||||||||
Sep 2009 |
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| Date | Event | Organiser | Location | Time | Contact | |||
| 6 Sep | Tring Lions Charity Car Boot Sale | The Market Place Brook Street, Tring | TBA | |||||
| 12 Sep | Quiz Night | T&DLH&MS | Red Cross Hall Faversham Close, Tring | tba | Carol Lawrence on 01442 822695 | |||
| 12 Sep | Autumn Fayre at the Church | Church Funds | Church of St. Mary the Virgin Weston Turville | 14:00 - 17:00 | ||||
| Inside the Church if wet. | ||||||||
| 19 Sep | 2009 Concert Season Wendlebury Winds - 9 pce. Ensemble |
Church Funds | Church of St. Mary the Virgin Weston Turville | 19:30 | ||||
| Tickets from Roger Fellows, Wendover Clock Tower & Castle Ins. Tring 01442 824674, or on the door. | ||||||||
| 20 Sep | Music by Candlelight - Tring Chamber Orchestra | All Saints Church Long Martston, Herts. | 19:30 | send an email | ||||
| Mozart, Bach, Messiaen. Advanced booking recommended. | ||||||||
| 20 Sep | Classic Car Vehicle Rally Herts. Bucks & Beds. Military Vehicle Group assist. by Aldbury Royal British Legion |
Aldbury Fields - off Newground Road, Aldbury | send an email | |||||
| 20 Sep | Chiltern Countryside Festival | Chilterns Conservation Board & National Trust | Ashridge Estate Ringshall, Berkhamsted. | 11:00 - 16:00 | ||||
| Discover the activites, crafts & industries linked with our local countryside.Farmers Market, crafts & children's activities. | ||||||||
Oct 2009 |
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| Date | Event | Organiser | Location | Time | Contact | |||
| 10 Oct | Beetle Drive | T&DLH&MS | Red Cross Hall Faversham Close, Tring | tba | Carol Lawrence on 01442 822695 | |||
| 17 Oct | A Concert of Piano Music by David Berdinner & Pupils | St. Martha's Church Park Road, Tring | 19:30 | |||||
| Admission free, collection for Christian Aid. | ||||||||