Upcoming events
Ananda Arts Odissi Workshop At The Higgins Bedford
Tuesday 20 August 2019
As part of the Odissi Dance Festival co-ordinated by Ananda Arts, dancer and teacher Desiree Bashi will be teaching some simple Odissi dance moves.
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Stories from the Wynding Wixam Tree At The Higgins Bedford
Wednesday 21 August 2019
Step into the world of spectacular stories performed by the Theatre of Widdershins.
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Teen Creativity Workshops At The Higgins Bedford
Wednesday 21 August 2019
Enjoy creative writing, and arts & crafts workshops for teenagers sponsored by Oxford Brookes University.
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Vain Victorians at The Higgins Bedford
Friday 23 August 2019
Get creative in our horribly historical family workshops.
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Horrible Higgins Histories At The Higgins Bedford
Friday 23 August 2019
Travel through time and space with Kevin the Platypus.
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Stories from the Wynding Wixam Tree At The Higgins Bedford
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Step into the world of spectacular stories performed by the Theatre of Widdershins.
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Teen Creativity Workshops At The Higgins Bedford
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Enjoy creative writing, and arts & crafts workshops for teenagers sponsored by Oxford Brookes University.
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Spectacular Space Age – with Little Science Labs at The Higgins Bedford
Friday 30 August 2019
Get creative in our horribly historical family workshops.
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Horrible Higgins Histories At The Higgins Bedford
Friday 30 August 2019
Travel through time and space with Kevin the Platypus.
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Summer Holiday Activities (26/07 - 30/08) at The Higgins Bedford
Friday 30 August 2019
Get creative in our horribly historical family workshops.
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'I Never Knew That' Guided Walk
Sunday 1 September 2019
The most commonly heard phrase after the completion of a Guided Walk. This Walk encompasses all that information about Bedford and its many features that you never knew! Bedford has a story waiting to be told around every corner.
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Griff Rhys Jones: All over the Place (Tour Preview Show) at The Quarry Theatre
Thursday 5 September 2019
Griff is back and once again all over the place previewing new material for his forthcoming stand-up tour.
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The Sundaes Live! at The Bedford Swan Hotel
Friday 6 September 2019
BBC ‘All Together Now’ finalists, The Sundaes, are quite simply the ‘biggest’ girl group in town!
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'The Rise and Fall of Bedford Castle' Guided Walk
Sunday 8 September 2019
A Royal Charter, a not so ‘civil’ war and a castle removed stone by stone. View the castle mound and the site where Bedford’s motte & bailey castle once stood and hear why it is no more.
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Night Terrors at The Quarry Theatre
Friday 13 September 2019
Spine-tingling tales of the supernatural from E.F. Benson’s brilliant collection of ghost stories, Night Terrors.
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Christina Bianco: First Impressions at The Quarry Theatre
Saturday 14 September 2019
Catch Christina at The Quarry Theatre.
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'Bedford in WWII' Guided Walk
Sunday 15 September 2019
One of our most popular walks revealing the secrets and mysteries of life in Bedford during World War II. What famous people were here and why?
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It's a Hole, A Big Big Hole at The Higgins Bedford
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Head to The Higgins Bedford to catch this talk.
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'The Life and Times of John Bunyan' Guided Walk
Sunday 22 September 2019
Follow in the footsteps of the ‘Immortal Tinker’ and author of the famous “The Pilgrim’s Progress” to various town sites connected to his life & his works.
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NT ENCORE: One Man, Two Guvnors at The Quarry Theatre
Thursday 26 September 2019
Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding.
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Dolly Parton Tribute Night at The Bedford Swan Hotel
Friday 27 September 2019
In this sensational Dolly Parton tribute show, Kelly O’Brien performs the beloved hits of country legend Dolly Parton, brilliantly recreating the vitality and voice of the little lady from Tennessee.
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A Self Help Guide To Being In Love With Jeremy Corbyn at The Quarry Theatre
Friday 27 September 2019
A hard hitting, intelligent, Performance Poetry show about Labour, Tories and the division of the left.
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Bedford Vegan Market at John Bunyan Museum
Saturday 28 September 2019
Great opportunity to eat, shop and meet at our regular monthly vegan market in the heart of Bedford Town Centre.
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Tricky Teddy’s Birthday Magic Show at The Quarry Theatre
Saturday 28 September 2019
A show for all the family.
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'The Jewel in Bedford's Crown' Guided Walk
Sunday 29 September 2019
During the Victorian & Edwardian periods the banks of the River Great Ouse in Bedford was the place to spend one’s leisure time.
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Orlando at The Quarry Theatre
Friday 11 October 2019
From the award-winning creators of Austen’s Women, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, The Time Machine, Dalloway, and Christmas Gothic.
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John Hegley’s New & Selected Potatoes at The Quarry Theatre
Saturday 12 October 2019
A greatest hits, best of golden oldies compilation.
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Build a Rocket at The Quarry Theatre
Tuesday 15 October 2019
Build a Rocket is a powerful and uplifting play about triumph over adversity.
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The Real Marigold Hotel Live at Bedford Corn Exchange
Thursday 24 October 2019
Stars of the smash hit BBC series embark on their first ever UK Tour.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (24th - 27th) at The Quarry Theatre
Sunday 27 October 2019
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969.
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Swann & Bloefield - Dancing down the Wicket at Bedford Corn Exchange
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Don’t miss out on the greatest double act since Morecambe and Wise.
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The Noise Next Door- AT SEA! at The Quarry Theatre
Saturday 2 November 2019
The Noise Next Door are the U.K’s premier improv comedy troupe who have taken the comedy world by storm.
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The Noise Next Door at The Quarry Theatre
Saturday 2 November 2019
THE NOISE NEXT DOOR are the U.K’s premier improv comedy troupe who have taken the comedy world by storm.
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Bedford Vegan Market at John Bunyan Museum
Saturday 30 November 2019
Great opportunity to eat, shop and meet at our regular monthly vegan market in the heart of Bedford Town Centre.
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Hansel and Gretel – the Pantomime at The Quarry Theatre
Saturday 14 December 2019
A fun-filled, sugar-fuelled, family-friendly pantomime adventure.
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