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What's On in Bishop's Stortford

Things to do in and around Bishop's Stortford: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story Bishop's Stortford Santa's grotto: £19, 38 of 89 slots gone South Mill Arts' grotto is £19 a child, and 38 of its 89 slots had sold out by 8 October. Plus Father Christmas at Audley End and two bigger Christmas days out. · 5 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 31 Oct Hatter's Farm Pumpkin Picking Hatter's Farm · From £5
  2. On now to 31 Oct Cammas Hall Farm Halloween Pumpkin Patch Cammas Hall Farm · From £6.95
  3. Fri 9 Oct Relaxed museum tour 11am · South Mill Arts · Free
  4. Fri 9 Oct Quiz evening with Mark Labbett 7.30pm · South Mill Arts · From £22
  5. Sat 10 Oct Castle Park parkrun 9am · Castle Park · Free
  6. Sat 10 Oct Garg's Animal Encounters 10.30am · Cammas Hall Farm
  7. Sat 10 Oct Bishop's Stortford RFC v Tonbridge Juddians 3pm · Silver Leys · From £16.26
  8. Sat 10 Oct The Stadium Rock Experience 7.30pm · South Mill Arts · From £25
  9. Sun 11 Oct Live Wire Rock Academy autumn concert 2pm · South Mill Arts · From £12
  10. Tue 13 Oct Stortford Jazz Lounge: Zak Barrett 7.30pm · South Mill Arts · From £14
  11. Thu 15 Oct Acoustic Club: Dave Sutherland 8pm · South Mill Arts · From £7
  12. 16 to 17 Oct Blithe Spirit, Act 3 Theatre Company South Mill Arts · From £17

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Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Christmas markets: Fayre Sat 5 Dec The town's Christmas Fayre is Saturday 5 December, 9.30am to 4.30pm, with over 100 stalls. Hertford Castle and Knebworth both run 27 to 29 November. · 6 min read Halloween Bishop's Stortford Halloween: pumpkin picking from £5 Pumpkin picking at Hatter's Farm from £5 and Cammas Hall from £6.95, both open from 3 October, plus a free town-centre pumpkin patch on 30 and 31 October. · 6 min read Christmas Bishop's Stortford Santa sleigh: 8 nights from 4 Dec The Round Table's Santa sleigh plans eight nights from Friday 4 December, Parsonage Lane first and Bishop's Park last. The areas and dates, and how to track it. · 3 min read Events What's On in Bishop's Stortford: Oktoberfest, Fireworks 7 Nov Oktoberfest on Sworder's Field on 24 October, half-term films from £5, Fairport down to 19 seats, then free fireworks on 1 November and rugby's on the 7th. · 10 min read Hatfield Forest Hatfield Forest in winter: car parks shut Mon and Tue From 26 October Hatfield Forest's car parks and café close every Monday and Tuesday, last car in 2.30pm. Shut 25 and 26 December. Parking £9 for non-members. · 4 min read Fireworks Bishop's Stortford fireworks: free 1 Nov, rugby club 7 Nov Two displays: the Round Table's free Parsonage Lane fireworks on Sunday 1 November at 6.30pm, and the rugby club's on 7 November, £25 a family. · 5 min read Bishop's Stortford Stortford Christmas lights 15 Nov, Fayre Sat 5 Dec Lights switch-on is Sunday 15 November at Festive Fun Day; the Fayre is Saturday 5 December, 9.30am to 4.30pm, with South Street to North Street shut all day. · 6 min read Bishop's Stortford Stortford panto: Beauty & the Beast, 26 Nov to 2 Jan South Mill Arts runs 36 performances of Beauty & the Beast, from 26 November. Seats are £15.50 to £28.50 by date, and the closing show is one of the cheapest. · 6 min read Bishop's Stortford Stortford Remembrance Sunday: 8 Nov, roads shut 10.30am Service 10.50am Sunday 8 November at Castle Gardens. The 2026 order shuts Link Road and The Causeway 10.30am to 12.30pm; three car parks are locked in. · 3 min read Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford August Bank Holiday 2026: What Was On What ran over the August bank holiday in and around Bishop's Stortford: Cammas Fest on the farm, reggae at the Rose & Crown and a free jam night. Kept as a record. · 9 min read