Events Around Milton Keynes

Heritage Open Day: Real life stories of a Rector’s life in the 18th century - what was the weather like, everyday gossip and the realities of life for ordinary people in Bletchley. Plus a new digital exhibition of historical documents and a church tour. Meet the Rev.

Join Stony Stratford poet Vanessa Horton-Jonklaas and storytellers Stephen Hobbs, Lynette Hill and Sandy Clarke, among others, for an evening of spoken word performances like nothing else in Milton Keynes. And Mark Owen provides the music! Once upon a time, Death became Godmother to a human child.

Something for everyone! A glorious evening of song for all tastes From Gershwin to Mozart From spirituals to swing

Here at Cranberryhome, we are supporting Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Join us for the best cake competition where you’ll be able to vote for your favourite cake on display. Other competitions and prizes will also be going on throughout the morning.

Kofi Baker, Malcolm Bruce & Will Johns bring the legacy back to life, in an immersive multi-media experience show of electrifying live music, interplayed with archive footage of the original band, unseen interviews and personal anecdotes from the trio of growing up with the legends who were CREAM Ginger Baker.

Heritage Open Day: MKFF brings new public art pieces to centre:mk! For MKFF 2018, MKFF commissioned MK artists wai Wai Pang, Tom Guilmard and Paul Rainey to create exciting large-scale murals for empty shop front hoardings in centre:mk.

Heritage Open Day: The Cowper & Newton Museum (in Olney) has been telling the stories of 18th century poet William Cowper & Rev John Newton, author of Amazing Grace, since 1900. Come and discover more about their fame, fans followers at CMK Library this September.

Heritage Open Day: Explore the future of Milton Keynes with a chance to see the 5 shortlisted designs for MK:U, the future prospects for transport around Milton Keynes, the story of how we plan to grow to half a million people by 2050 along with much more!

Heritage Open Day: Join Archivist Katherine Gwyn for forty-five minutes of exploring the techniques and skills needed to start and grow your family tree. Suitable for novice and experienced genealogists.

Join us for Memory Walk 2019! Every 3 minutes someone in the UK develops dementia. But you can change this. Walk for a world without dementia at Memory Walk this autumn. A sponsored walk for all ages and abilities to unite together and raise money to defeat dementia.

Shenley Wood is a semi-natural ancient woodland, mostly consisting of Ash, Oak and Hazel. The course starts with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers. We’ll then set off for about 2.

Quiz enthusiasts and eggheads, this is for you! Come and join MacIntyre on Thursday 26 September for our Fish & Chip Quiz Night - we already have some fantastic people and local businesses joining us but we would love more!

Heritage Open Day: A time capsule of social, religious and political history - stunning medieval wall-paintings, chained books from the Reformation & magnificent Victorian stained glass windows. This redundant 14th century church is a hidden gem of Milton Keynes.

Alan Johnson is one of the most popular politicians of recent times and now a best-selling author, his memoirs selling half a million copies to date.

Splendid Productions present a new creative adaptation of an all-time classic. The brilliant scholar Dr Faustus uses his fabulous intellect to summon the actual devil to grant his every wish! But the devil has a price: it will cost Faustus his soul.

Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr. Jane Watson on their journey from the streets of London to the Devonshire Moors as they attempt to solve the mystery of… The Hound of the Baskervilles!

Lisa and Rachael want to make a show, but there’s a problem: they don’t have any ideas. So who do they turn to? The Great British Public of course! They make a pact. They’ll go onto the streets, interview people, and whatever story the public come up with - that will be the show.

Theatrical Niche return to Stantonbury Theatre to present Chekhov’s tragicomedy in a bittersweet, multi-disciplinary new adaptation. Isolated and seemingly beyond help, the weary inhabitants of one country household plunge head over heels in lust when a beautiful stranger arrives.

First tour sold out in 2016, second in 2017… now Aurie returns with his third stand up special ‘JUST LIKE THAT’, coming to Stantonbury Theatre as part of a national tour this Autumn. Now older (as he looks), wiser (so he thinks), and wilder than before, plus a few bonus extras & special guests.

Wrongfully condemned and outcast from society, a poor weaver, eaten up with bitterness and anger, becomes a doomed miser and recluse, until he is forced to take in a young orphan girl. Their mutual friendship leads to joy, love and his redemption.

Junction 14 Ladies Chorus present a wonderfully eclectic selection of songs all sung without instrumental accompaniment. Ranging from upbeat show tunes to soulful ballads there will be something to entertain everyone.

Against a background of a bloody revolution, four women are waiting at a presidential residence for a dictator to arrive for a photo shoot by a renowned international photo journalist, Kathryn. Everyone is affecting friendship and calm, but as the story unravels all is not as it seems. Will the dictator ever arrive?

Heritage Open Day: MK Arts Centre presents a programme of events offering free arts & heritage craft activities. Experienced artists will lead workshops exploring traditional crafts in engaging and contemporary ways. There is no need to book, just drop in between 11am and 3pm to join one of the workshops.

Heritage Open Day: Four days each year when you can sample all the delights of the museum without paying a penny! We’ve been participating in the national Heritage Open Days scheme for many years and love welcoming visitors to discover heritage for themselves.

Heritage Open Day: An exhibition of local heritage and beyond relating to the Great War 1914-18. Milton Keynes Branch members will be happy to receive any related memorabilia to augment the collection.