Events Around Luton

Meet the Head Gardener at Stockwood Discovery Centre for a short walk around our gardens where Gary will talk about the activities in the garden for the month, this will be followed by tea in our café where there will be the opportunity to ask gardening related questions.

Harpers Craft & Gift Fair Popular annual 3 day craft fair: Friday 20th Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd Sept 2019 10.00 - 3.00pm FREE Admission. Large raffle all donations to local Macmillan Cancer Support.

The team behind Stick Man present the best wedding ever, the best wedding yet… Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay are excellent scarecrows. Their wedding plans are all coming together until Harry leaves Betty’s side and the devilishly smooth Reginald Rake tries to take Harry’s place.

An award-winning multi-sensory musical theatre tale of grumpy feelings and what to do about them. Crabby went a-walking along the sea shore. Crabby went a-walking, let’s see what Crabby saw.

Join us for our 2019 Fun Palace! A FREE celebration of culture, using arts, science, craft, tech, digital, heritage and sports activities created by and for local people.

Luton Culture presents Culture at the heart of community and community at the heart of culture!  Come along to Luton Central Library for a free, celebration of culture, using arts, science, craft, tech, digital, heritage and sports activities created by and for local people.

Altered Skin presents A funny and honest piece of physical storytelling exploring lived experiences and comical stories. Shane Shambhu reveals his secret life as a ‘fat kid’ in the cultural melting pot of East London to international performer in a bedazzling mix of comedy, theatre and dance.

Upfront Comedy presents ’The most enterprising black comedy promoters in the country’ The Guardian Teletubby turned comedian, John Simmit hosts an evening of non-stop laughter with big-name comedians!

Proteus Theatre presents a highly physical re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as a corporate thriller set against the backdrop of the ‘greed is good’ culture of 1980s Britain. This is London, October 1987. This is a tale of greed, betrayal and murder. This is Macbeth.

The Luton Jobs Fair is on Wednesday 2nd October 2019, at the Venue 360. The event is between 10am and 1pm. Free to attend with no registration required. The Jobs Fair is a great way to speak with potential employers face-to-face.

On Friday 27th September 2019, Focus on Jazz kick off a series of “Searching for our jazzy Souls” sessions at the Bear Club Luton with an evening of soulful music featuring the incredible Vocalist Imaani Saleem and a support set from James Aaron.

A spectacular opening to the season with three of the finest instrumentalists in the country. Matthew Trussler (violin) Tom Carroll (cello) Ashley Wass (piano) Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No.1 in C Minor Op 8 Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No.

14th October 2019 Already hailed as one of the violinists of his generation, this young Bedfordshire-born virtuoso launches our celebration of the instrumental sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Heritage Associate & UK UNSIGNED in Partnership with Black Arts Heritage Luton & Beds and Luton Culture presents...

Luton Culture presents Heresy. A brand new Goth/Alternative club night with live bands performing in the Hat Factory Basement Bar. For information on Line-ups please see our website. Age Guidance: Stricly 18+ Right of admission reserved

Little Angel Theatre and Goblin Theatre present A unique and heart-warming story brought to life with stunning puppetry that will take you soaring into the sky. “That’s beautiful. Sparks in the air. Like glitter hanging in the sky.

A Francesca Moody Production The unmissable, Fringe First Award-winning show from Kieran Hurley and Gary McNair, featuring an original soundtrack by members of Frightened Rabbit. Max is a normal-ish kid in a normal-ish town. He spends his days daydreaming and hanging out with his weird wee pal Stevie Nimmo.

Katie Greenall and Daisy Hale present A funny, frank and provocative solo show about living in a body the world tells you to hate. Leave your diet books at the door. Do you ever feel like your body takes up too much space in a world that doesn’t want to make any room? Katie is fat.

Join us at the Hat Factory for the hottest in techno and house music in a brand new club night experience. Delusia resonates with anyone who has a passion for music and everything that comes with it.

A new stage production exploring the depths of separation, isolation and loss in a tale of nostalgia and family. As a girl she lived through the death and destruction of the 1947 partition between India and Pakistan, but now Zubair’s grandmother is like everyone else’s grandmother.

Join Umar Butt - the artistic associate of ARC Stockton and co-founder of Bijli (the current company in residence at National Theatre of Scotland) - exploring themes of seperation, isolation and loss.

Jake Pickford presents Join resident MC Jake Pickford for an evening of stand-up comedy from the nation’s up and coming talent.

New Perspectives in association with The Brewery Arts Centre presents Trade Welcome to the Caribbean. Where the sun is hot and the living is uneasy. Meet three women. An unlikely trio. Different ages, backgrounds and attitudes. Each has a unique relationship with the island. A home. A regular holiday haunt.

Luton Culture presents An opportunity to see our superb straw work collection. This comprises straw marquetry, plaited items like baskets and dolls. Due to the fragile nature of the material these are rarely on show.

Heritage Open Day: Rare opportunity to look at the straw work collection in Wardown House, Museum and Gallery. We invite you to come and take a look at our superb straw work collection - comprising straw marquetry, plaited baskets, dolls and more.