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Top story Stevenage Halloween 2026: Pumpkin Patches and a Free Market Halloween near Stevenage: Hitchin Lavender's pumpkin patch from 10 October, Church Farm Ardeley's Spookfest from £7.95, and a free market event on the 31st. · 6 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 31 Oct Stevenage Football Club @ 50 exhibition Stevenage Museum
  2. Tue 6 Oct Stevenage Indoor Market 8.30am · Stevenage Indoor Market, Boston House
  3. Thu 8 Oct Chris Ramsey: Here, Man! 7.30pm · Stevenage Concert Hall
  4. 8 to 10 Oct That'll Be The Day Gordon Craig Theatre
  5. Fri 9 Oct Pop up Play at Stevenage Museum 10am · Stevenage Museum
  6. Fri 9 Oct Lunch and Listen: Jane Wenham, the Walkern Witch 1pm · Stevenage Museum · From £3.50
  7. Sat 10 Oct Stevenage parkrun 9am · Stevenage parkrun · Free
  8. 10 to 31 Oct Hitchin Lavender Pumpkin Patch Hitchin Lavender, Cadwell Farm
  9. 10 to 11 Oct Black History Month Cultural Pop-Up Market Westgate Shopping Centre, Unit 7 · Free
  10. Sat 10 Oct Family Saturdays: Pumpkin people 11am · Stevenage Museum · Free
  11. Sun 11 Oct Nigel Havers: Talking B*ll*cks 7.30pm · Gordon Craig Theatre · From £35
  12. Tue 13 Oct 80 years of the new town walk: Woodfield and Forster's Country 10am · Marquis of Granby pub (meeting point) · Free

More stories

Christmas Santa's Grotto Stevenage 2026: Santa Breakfasts From £11.99 Meet Santa near Stevenage: garden centre breakfasts 12 to 24 December from £11.99, a dog-friendly Paws and Claus from £6.99, and Church Farm's woodland grotto. · 6 min read Events What's On in Stevenage: Halloween, Then the Fireworks Free Halloween at the Indoor Market on 31 October, then Fairlands Valley fireworks on 5 November at 7.30pm, plus Knebworth's half term week and theatre dates. · 9 min read Half Term October Half Term Stevenage 2026: Dates and What's On Half term is 26 to 30 October for most Stevenage schools, two weeks at Barclay. The free Halloween event is now Sat 31 Oct, 11am to 3pm, at the Indoor Market. · 6 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday Stevenage 2026: 8 Nov at the Old Town Stevenage's Remembrance Sunday service is at the Old Town war memorial on 8 November 2026. Last year the parade left at 10.15am and four roads shut from 8.30am. · 3 min read Knebworth House Knebworth House in Winter: When It Opens and What It Costs Knebworth House closed its 2026 season on 27 September. What still opens before spring: the half term gardens week, the 1 November run and the Christmas Fair. · 5 min read Fairlands Valley Park Stevenage Fireworks 2026: Gates 6.30pm, Display 7.30pm Free Fairlands Valley Park fireworks on Thursday 5 November: gates 6.30pm, display 7.30pm sharp. Where to park, the accessible bays and what not to bring. · 4 min read Christmas Stevenage Christmas Lights: Sat 21 Nov 2026 Switch-On The council's 2026 diary puts the town centre switch-on on Saturday 21 November and the Old Town's on 28 November. Line-up and times are still to come. · 4 min read Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage Panto 2026: Snow White, 27 Nov to 24 Jan Snow White runs 79 performances at the Gordon Craig from Friday 27 November. Tickets from £20 plus a £3.50 fee, and here is every date the venue hides. · 7 min read Christmas Stevenage Christmas Market 2026: What Is Confirmed Knebworth's fair is confirmed for 27 to 29 November with prices. The town centre market and the Winter Wonderland have no 2026 dates yet. What we checked. · 4 min read