St Albans Spring Festival – thousands expected at an exciting new street event in May
An exciting new street event is to be held in St Albans City Centre featuring free entertainment for everyone.
The St Albans Spring Festival on Sunday 18 May will be a celebration of food, well-being, community spirit and sustainability.
Thousands of people are expected at the street party which will take place from 11am to 5pm, with St Peter’s Street closed to traffic.
Among the attractions will be live music, arts and crafts, street theatre and dozens of stalls selling takeaway food, drink and other produce. There will be opportunities to learn, play and create with fun activities.
To ensure accessibility, sighted guides and British sign language interpreters will be in attendance.
St Albans City and District Council is organising the Festival and will also be bringing back its popular Christmas Cracker, the event which launches the festive season in the District. This will be held on Sunday 16 November.
The St Albans Feastival, usually staged in September, will not take place this year with May’s Spring Festival being used instead to highlight the District’s hospitality businesses and tourism offering.
Councillor Anthony Rowlands, Lead for Events, said:
We have rearranged our street events to give our residents an excellent choice of things to do from May all the way through to November.
Our Feastival was held in September, but there are a lot of things going on in the late summer, such as Pub in the Park, and it was felt May was a better date for an event.
The Spring Festival will mark the start of the warmer months and with the Cracker in November, our events will book- end the outdoor season.
During that time, from May through to November, there will be many other events, run by a host of organisations. Residents and visitors will have an abundance of opportunities to get out and about and socialise with their friends and neighbours.
More details about the Spring Festival entertainment will appear in the Council’s social media channels in the run-up to the event.
Among the other events to be held in the District this year are:
Hertfordshire County Show, Redbourn - Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May.
Foodies Festival, Oaklands College, St Albans - Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June.
Harpenden Carnival - Saturday 7 June.
St Albans Half Marathon, Verulamium Park, St Albans - Sunday 8 June.
Alban Day, a procession of giant puppets recreating the story of St Alban through the City to the Cathedral - Saturday 21 June.
Highland Gathering, Rothamsted Park, Harpenden - Sunday 13 July.
Comedy Garden, Verulamium Park, St Albans - Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 July.
Classics on the Common, Harpenden - Wednesday 23 July.
Pub in the Park, Verulamium Park, St Albans - Friday 5 to Sunday 7 September
Harpenden Food and Drink Festival - Saturday 13 September
Gin and Jazz Festival, George Street, St Albans - Friday 3 October.
St Albans Cathedral Fireworks - Saturday 1 November
St Albans Christmas Cracker, St Peter’s Street - Sunday 16 November.
Harpenden Christmas Carnival - Sunday 23 November.
Photo: scene from a street event last year.
Media contact: John McJannet, Principal Communications Officer: 01727- 819533; john.mcjannet@stalbans.gov.uk.
