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.

Stevenage has two big free dates coming: the council’s free Halloween event at the Indoor Market on Saturday 31 October, then the Fairlands Valley Park fireworks on Thursday 5 November, display at 7.30pm. Before them the diary fills up at the museum on St George’s Way and at the Gordon Craig Theatre, with Knebworth opening its gardens again for half term.

Updated 4 October: events from 1 to 3 October have been removed, the museum’s series rolled on to their next dates, and Gordon Craig and Concert Hall shows from 12 to 15 November added.

Everything below comes from the organisers’ own listings. The council’s events pages, the museum’s pages and the Gordon Craig’s show pages were read on 28 September 2026, and every entry links back to its source so you can check before you set off. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in Stevenage.

The next six weeks at a glance

  • Every Saturday, 9am. Stevenage parkrun.
  • Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 October, 7.30pm. That’ll Be The Day at the Gordon Craig.
  • Friday 9 October, 1pm. The Walkern Witch, a lunchtime talk at the museum.
  • Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October. Free Black History Month market at Westgate.
  • Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 October. Joseph, a youth production, at the Gordon Craig.
  • Saturday 24 to Friday 30 October, 10.30am to 4pm. Knebworth Gardens, Park and Dinosaur Trail open for half term.
  • Monday 26 and Wednesday 28 October. Daytime family shows at the Gordon Craig.
  • Saturday 31 October, 11am to 3pm. Free Halloween event at the Indoor Market.
  • Sunday 1 November, 9am. Hertfordshire Half Marathon and 10K at Knebworth.
  • Thursday 5 November, gates 6.30pm, display 7.30pm. The annual fireworks at Fairlands Valley Park.
  • Sunday 8 November. Remembrance Sunday at the Old Town war memorial.
  • Wednesday 11 November. Armistice Day service in the town centre.
  • Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November. Guitar Heroes, the Spice Girls show, ELO and James Phelan’s magic at the Gordon Craig and Concert Hall.

This week

  • Pop up Play, Friday 9 October, 10am to 12pm, Stevenage Museum. Toys, games and craft for under 5s and their carers; a £3 donation is suggested. Further sessions on Fridays 16 October, 6, 13 and 20 November, and Saturday 17 October (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Chris Ramsey: Here, Man!, Thursday 8 October, 7.30pm, Stevenage Concert Hall. Stand-up, age guidance 14+ (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • That’ll Be The Day, Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 October, 7.30pm each night, Gordon Craig Theatre. Rock and roll, pop and comedy sketches from the 50s to the 80s (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Lunch and Listen: Jane Wenham, the Walkern Witch, Friday 9 October, 1pm to 2pm, Stevenage Museum. The story of the last person in England condemned to death for witchcraft, in 1712. £4, £3.50 concessions; numbers are limited, so book with the museum on 01438 218881 (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Black History Month Cultural Pop-Up Market, Saturday 10 October, 10am to 5pm, and Sunday 11 October, 10am to 4pm, Unit 7, Westgate Shopping Centre, SG1 1QR, opposite River Island. Free, but you can reserve a place. African and Caribbean food, crafts, art, books, workshops and performers, run by Hatfield Cultural Connection CIC (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Family Saturdays: Pumpkin people, Saturday 10 October, 11am to 12pm, Stevenage Museum. Free drop-in family craft (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Nigel Havers: Talking Bllcks, Sunday 11 October, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre, £35, age guidance 16+ (Gordon Craig Theatre).

Later in October

  • Make It!, Fridays 16 and 23 October, 12pm to 2pm, Stevenage Museum. A lunchtime sewing, knitting and crochet group; bring sandwiches and your project, tea and coffee provided. Again on 6, 20 and 27 November (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • 80 years of the new town walk: Woodfield and Forster’s Country, Tuesday 13 October, 10am to 12pm. Free, led by local historian Simon Speller, meeting at the Marquis of Granby pub, with a drink stop built in. Just turn up (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 October, Gordon Craig Theatre: 7.30pm on the Thursday and Friday, 2pm and 6.30pm on the Saturday. An amateur youth production by RARE Productions (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • KPOP Fantasy, Saturday 17 October, 3pm, Stevenage Concert Hall. A K-pop tribute stage show (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • The Opera Boys, starring Paul Potts, Wednesday 21 October, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Museum Meet Up, Friday 23 October, 10.30am to 11.30am, Stevenage Museum. Free: a cuppa, a chat and objects from the reserve collection. Again on 27 November (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Henning Wehn: Acid Wehn, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm, Stevenage Concert Hall, age guidance 16+ (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Saturday Film and Afternoon Tea, Saturday 24 October, 12.30pm, Stevenage Museum. A classic film with homemade afternoon tea, £9, for over 14s. Booking essential (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Knebworth Gardens, Park and Dinosaur Trail, Saturday 24 to Friday 30 October, 10.30am to 4pm daily, last admission 3.30pm, SG1 2AX. Gardens and Park admission is £15.50 online or £16.50 at the gate, and the Autumn Trail for children aged 2 to 8 is £2 on top. The house and the adventure playground stay shut (Knebworth House, prices). More on our Knebworth in winter page.
  • The Dinosaur That Pooped: The Rock Show, Monday 26 October, 12.30pm and 3.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre. 65 minutes, no interval (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Ministry of Science Live: Science Saved the World, Wednesday 28 October, 12.30pm and 3.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Halloween In Concert, Friday 30 October, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre. Spooky hits with a live band and a prize for the best costume (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Stevenage Football Club @ 50, the museum’s exhibition, closes on Saturday 31 October (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Halloween at the Indoor Market, Saturday 31 October, 11am to 3pm, Stevenage Indoor Market. Free. The council suggests calling in for face painting before trick or treating; it had earlier listed Halloween-tastic for Friday 30 October on Event Island, and that date is no longer in its programme (Stevenage Borough Council, 1 October 2026). More on our October half term page, and pumpkin patches near town are on our Halloween page.
  • The Best of Queen, Saturday 31 October, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre, with the tribute band Majesty (Gordon Craig Theatre).

The Gordon Craig adds a £3.50 transaction fee to each booking. Where no price is shown above, the theatre prices by seat on the booking page.

November

  • Hertfordshire Half Marathon and 10K, Sunday 1 November, 9am to 12pm, from Knebworth House, in support of Garden House Hospice (Knebworth House).
  • Think Floyd, Sunday 1 November, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre, playing The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here in full (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Annual Firework Display, Thursday 5 November, Fairlands Valley Park. Free. Gates open at 6.30pm and the display starts at 7.30pm sharp. Accessible parking only at Marriotts School, Brittain Way; the Marriotts Sports Centre car park on Telford Avenue is closed (Stevenage Borough Council). More parking advice is on our fireworks page.
  • Friday Lates: Drink and Draw, Friday 6 November, 6pm to 8pm, Stevenage Museum, £5 (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • London Symphonic Rock Orchestra, Friday 6 November, 7.30pm, Stevenage Concert Hall, from £35 (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • DanceMania 2026, Sunday 8 November, 2.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre. The annual show of local dance talent from Herts, Beds and north London (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Remembrance Sunday Service, Sunday 8 November, Old Town Bowling Green war memorial. Times and road closures are not out yet (Stevenage Borough Council, 1 October 2026); last year’s are on our Remembrance page.
  • 80 years of the new town walk: Town Centre, Monday 9 November, 10am to 12pm, meeting at Junction 7 Creatives. Free: Simon Speller on the fight for the first pedestrian shopping centre (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • Armistice Day Service and the Mayor’s Stevenage Birthday Show, Wednesday 11 November. The service is in Town Square and Joyride; the show, at the Gordon Craig Theatre, brings together local bands and artists for the town’s 80th birthday. Times and tickets are not published yet (Stevenage Borough Council, 1 October 2026).
  • The Story of Guitar Heroes, Thursday 12 November, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre, on its 10th anniversary tour (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Spice Girls: The Theatre Show, Friday 13 November, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre; the same night The ELO Experience plays Stevenage Concert Hall, from £31 (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Outside the Exhibit: dance and art workshop, Saturday 14 November, 10am to 12pm, Stevenage Museum. Free; book with Hannah at BEEE Creative on 07971 171061 (Stevenage Borough Council).
  • James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic, Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre (Gordon Craig Theatre).
  • Christmas in Ireland, Sunday 15 November, 7.30pm, Gordon Craig Theatre (Gordon Craig Theatre).

After that come the Christmas dates: the town centre lights on 21 November and the Old Town’s on 28 November (switch-on page), the Knebworth Christmas Fair from 27 to 29 November (Christmas market page) and Snow White at the Gordon Craig from 27 November (panto page). Where to meet Father Christmas is on our Santa’s grotto page.

Regular events

  • Stevenage parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, Six Hills Way, SG2 0BL. Free; register once before your first run and bring your barcode (Stevenage parkrun).
  • Stevenage Indoor Market, Tuesday to Saturday, 8.30am to 6pm, Boston House, Park Place. Not every stall opens on a Tuesday (Stevenage Town Centre).
  • Stevenage Museum, St George’s Way, open Wednesday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm (Stevenage Borough Council).

Send us your event

Running something in Stevenage? Email hello@stevenagetoday.co.uk with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free of charge, and your event goes on this page and in the diary on our What’s On section.

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