Horwood House Hotel, Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire’s 2026 event calendar is shaping up to be a standout year of creativity, countryside celebrations and family‑friendly adventures across its market towns, heritage estates and storybook landscapes. From riverside festivals and literary gatherings to model villages, museums, railway adventures and country‑house exhibitions, Buckinghamshire’s 2026 is abundant with memorable ways to explore, celebrate and unwind.
Bekonscot Model Village, the world’s oldest original model village, reopens for the season on 14th February with fresh enhancements, half‑term magic shows and toddler activities throughout the spring, whilst the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre hosts a packed year of trails, storytelling and creative workshops inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and more. In High Wycombe, the town centre bursts into colour during FrogFest in late May, a free family music festival packed with live stages, entertainment and street food, combine with a visit to Eden Shopping Centre as it continues to host seasonal pop‑ups, themed workshops and cultural celebrations.
Get out and about and try something new and exhilarating with the treetop challenge in Wendover Woods, Aylesbury, a great way to burn off some energy and see the woods from a different perspective! A major new digital‑light exhibition comes to Waddesdon Manor from 27th March, Four Seasons by Bruce and Tink Munro and runs through summer, alongside a brand‑new woodland playground, parkland tours and the autumn return of Standing with Giants. Whilst over in Chalfont St Giles, be transported back to the Tudor era at Chiltern Open Air Museum with the Tudors: Life, Falconry and Folk over Easter long weekend from 3rd - 6th April, ahead of the 1940s Weekend at Bletchley Park on 13th & 14th June 26.
Take a look below and find forthcoming events in Buckinghamshire today and this weekend, in a destination full of glorious countryside with strong rural links, a host of family-friendly visitors attractions and historic houses to experience.
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To find out what's on in Buckinghamshire today or this weekend, use the search box above to narrow down your required date. Families on a budget can look out for a generous helping of free events (F) taking place while there are plenty of fun activities for kids to do whether it's during the holidays or a weekend break.
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Heritage & History
Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles
Travel through centuries of conflict in Britain at War at Chiltern Open Air Museum, showcasing warfare and everyday life from the medieval period to the Second World War.
Explore how conflict shaped Britain across multiple eras, from medieval…
Tour
Marlow on Thames
Enjoy an informative tour of Danesfield House Hotel magnificent 65 acres, see the numerous unique plantings, the Italian garden, rare c1900 Pulham Stone monuments and the Danesfield Iron Age Hillfort – ending with a talk about the hotel's history as…
Childrens Events
Wexham
Explore and get messy at Black Park!
Join us in Black Pines Camp for some fun in the woods! We have a variety of activities for your child to go wild and many Forest School skills to learn about. This includes crafts, tools, campfire skills…
Father's Day
Great Missenden
Join the team at Roald Dahl Museum in Great Missenden for a Father's Day walk with a difference followed by homemade cake and coffee on your return.
Arts
Aylesbury
An exhibition of light works exploring time and place, and the influence of nature, landscape and the environment by Bruce and Tink Munro.
Bruce's work has long been rooted in the emotional and physical inspiration of place and memory, while Tink is…
Childrens Events
Great Missenden
From 10am to 12pm.
Enjoy exclusive access to the Museum for little ones from 6 months to 4 years old and their adults.
Toddle around the galleries, join in with special activities and take part in some Roald Dahl storytelling. Each themed session…
Walking
Aylesbury
Using advanced acoustic technology, we are able to amplify the natural sounds of trees. Join us as we listen to these hidden noises and discover what happens behind the bark.
Whilst listening to the headphones hanging from the tree's branches you…
Special Events
Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles
Step into the early medieval world as Viking raiders clash with local defenders in dramatic combat displays. Watch skilled re-enactors demonstrate authentic weapons, armour and battle tactics, and discover how these feared seafarers lived, fought…
Participatory Event
Little Horwood, Milton Keynes
Designed to pamper you from head to toe, come and experience the Instant Radiance Spa Day at Horwood House Hotel near Milton Keynes
Childrens Events
Great Missenden
At 11.45am and 2.15pm
Join our expert guide, Michael, on a whistle stop tour around the Roald Dahl sights of Great Missenden, with storytelling along the way
Inspired by the growing and shrinking animals in the story of George's Marvellous…
Childrens Events
Great Missenden
From 10am to 4.30pm.
Drop in to our pop-up LEGO® making room and create your own marvellous animal.
You can follow guides to make a chicken, fox or badger. Or simply use the LEGO to create your own awesome animal. Once you're done, break it all up…
Special Events
Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles
Enjoy a fun-filled and interactive day out at Pastimes and Pixels, where play takes centre stage at Chiltern Open Air Museum.
Explore how people have relaxed, competed and entertained themselves across the centuries with a wide variety of hands-on…
Arts
High Wycombe
About the Event
Everything You Need to Paint a Masterpiece
Join The Paint Club for a relaxed and creative evening of painting! One of our friendly artists will guide you step-by-step from a blank canvas to your very own work of art.
Each artist…
Childrens Events
Great Missenden
At 10.30am, 11.15am, 12pm, 1pm, 1.45pm and 2.30pm
Join Jungle Juniors for a 30-minute animal handling session.
Join Jungle Juniors for a 30-minute animal handling session. You'll learn about some fascinating bugs and get up close to a range of…
Tour
Aylesbury
With so many old trees, open spaces, roosting places on the Manor's roof and down in the old Ice House, bats have found many places to roost, forage and feed at Waddesdon.
11 native bat species have been spotted here including 64 Noctule, 52 Brown…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Aston Clinton
Looking for things to do this May half term in Buckinghamshire? Escape the ordinary and head to Go Ape Wendover Woods, set among the rolling woodland just outside Aylesbury, for an unforgettable outdoor adventure
Perfect for families, friends, and…
Heritage & History
Aylesbury
The thought provoking Standing with Giants exhibition is returning to Waddesdon Manor with their D-Day 1475 installation in Autumn 2026.
Music
Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St. Giles
Chiltern Open Air Museum are pleased to be hosting Buckinghamshire Music Trust's Summer Festival this summer on the 5th July 2026.
Heritage & History
Milton Keynes
Join Bletchley Park this spring and autumn at their annual 1940s special weekend event. With fun for all the family, happening in June & September these two-day events offer the chance for visitors to step back in time and enjoy a marvellous weekend…
Festival
Marlow
The Marlow Town Regatta and Festival is firmly on the map as an annual event, combining a traditional Saturday Rowing Regatta and garden party with a Sunday of wholesome family entertainment and Dragon Boating.
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