Discover Barnet Presents... Fringe Festival Programme
In partnership with Discover Barnet Presents, Barnet’s local cultural and creative industries, organisations, individuals and businesses are putting on an eclectic mix of fantastic events this summer alongside the festival’s core programme.
Check out the programme below and get the dates in your diary.
Please note that some events are ticketed, follow the links to book your place.
What's on this summer
Indoor Bowls & Social Club Glebelands Indoor Bowls Club Tel: 020 8446 2090 Email: glevelandsibc@gmail.com | Summers Lane N12 0PD Open all year round Time: Advised by club Tickets: Annual Membership £2.50 a week Pay and Play £4 for a 2 hour session. Social Membership available for non bowlers at £35, which gives access to all of the Club’s facilities. | Have a good time at Glebeland indoor bowls and social club. All people of all ages and backgrounds meet here and enjoy what the game has to offer. There is a “taster” session available with a qualified coach for those with no experience. Their inclusive policy caters for people suffering from disabilities of all kinds, setting aside a number of time slots every week for exclusive use. When the game is finished, carry on the banter over a cuppa or meal their spacious restaurant. A licensed bar is also attached. Go along, you may be surprised at how easy it is and how much pleasure can be had from hitting that “Jack” at the other end of the rink. |
Game Building with Code Ninjas Code Ninjas North Finchley Find out more and book a free session: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/code-ninjas-north-finchley-free-game-building-session-tickets-157584656951 | Northside Primary School Various times, July to August Free | Free in-person Game Building Session with Code Ninjas. Find out why kids LOVE Code Ninjas. Parents get an opportunity to meet the team and learn more about the year-round self-paced programmes. Kids get a taste of the sessions led by the Code Senseis (Instructors). The 'Create Programme' is aimed for kids aged 7-14. |
Twelfth Night Garden Suburb Theatre Find out more and book: https://ticketsource.co.uk/gardensuburbtheatre | Little Oak Wood, Addison Way, NW11 6QS 7.30pm, 27 Aug - 4 Sept Tickets: £12/£10 conc. | Shakespeare’s evergreen comedy of mixed identities, finding love, losing love and bawdy humour is being produced amongst the greenery of Little Oak Wood by Garden Suburb Theatre. A treat for all the family. |
Theatre in the Park The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny Barnet Borough Arts Council and Quantum Theatre To find out more and book tickets, viist www.quantumtheatre.co.uk | Oak Hill Park Golf Course: 2pm, Sunday 11 July 2pm, Sunday 18 July 2pm, Saturday 24 July Mill Hill Park: 2pm, Saturday 25 September Tickets: £14 for adults | Join Peter and his naughty cousin Benjamin on their hair-raising adventures in Mr Mcgregor's garden at this charming adaptation of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. |
Bright Future Community Network Group | North Finchley Community Festival, Lodge Lane Car Park 9am - 5pm, Saturday 24 July | Community Network Group will be at North Finchley Community Carnival on Saturday 24 July, pop down to see them and join in their arts and craft and sport activities for children. Community Network Group is a community centre for Farsi speakers, providing advice and running classes for adults and children to help encourage integration. They provide mental wellbeing advice, support for all ages, and services to help the community. |
Craft Corner Wellbeing Creative Mojo North West London To find out more and book a ticket, visit: | North Finchley Community Carnival, Lodge Lane Car Park Sat 24 & Sun 25 July Edgware Community Carnival, Broadwalk Car Park Sat 20 & Sun 22 August Tickets: £10 | Well-being craft workshops for all ages and abilities. Open to all, including those with dementia, learning disabilities and mental health, adults, and children over 3 years old. At the end of the workshop you will take home a piece of art that you can hang on your wall. |
ActiveFest RAF Museum www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ london/whats-going-on/events/ | RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way 24 July - 15 August Tickets: £5 to £7 | Get ready to take off! Get the whole family moving at ActiveFest this summer. Tackle the outdoor obstacle course 'The Hercules'; race against your friends or try to compete for the top spot on the leader board. You will face the ninja wall, crawl under cargo nets and swing over water to get to the finish line. Sign your little ones up for a parent and baby yoga session or get them moving in activity classes. Or chill out at Claude’s café, with one of their amazing ice creams, and have a go at theTable Tennis corner. |
Theatre in the Park Hosted by Friends of Mill Hill Park, Mill Hill Residents Association in partnership with Barnet Borough Arts Council and Quantum Theatre. To find out more and book tickets, visit: www.quantumtheatre.co.uk | Mill Hill Park: Various times and dates, see details to the right. Tickets: £14 for adults | 2pm, Sunday 29 August: Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore 2pm, Sunday 5 September: Dr Dolittle's Adventures 2pm, Sunday 25 September: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny 6pm, Sunday 25 September A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Twelfth Night Shakespeare Wanderers To find out more and to book, visit: lytteltonshakespeare. | Lyttelton Playing Fields: 7pm, Sunday 25 July Tickets: £25 | With six versatile actors, audiences will be taken on an outdoor adventure combining music, dance and a good dose of comedy. This family-friendly show is suitable for ages six and up and is a great introduction to outdoor theatre and Shakespeare. When Viola is shipwrecked in a strange new land, she decides to disguise herself as a man to enter the service of Duke Orsino and earn her keep. The Duke tasks Viola with delivering his messages of love to the Lady Olivia who is in mourning for her brother. A simple task, but one which will entangle each of them in a confused love triangle – all while Sir Toby leads the servants in a merry war against Malvolio, Lady Olivia’s pompous steward. |
The Family Festival of Flight RAF Museum To find out more, visit: www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ london/whats-going-on/events/ | RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way: 11am to 4pm, Sat 31 July & Sun 1 August Free entry | The RAF Museum's family festival is back again this year. Come and discover the wonders of flight and get involved in activities for all ages. Pick up a trail, explore the museum, watch a special science show, try on RAF uniforms and get competitive with the paper plane challenge. |
Pick Your Own Flowers We are GROW Book 31st July : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pick-your-own-flowers-event-the-grow-farm-tickets-162411377803 Book 14th August / 21st August: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pick-your-own-flowers-event-the-grow-farm-tickets-162671084593 | The Totteridge Academy, Barnet Lane, London, N20 8AZ: 10am to 4pm 31st July, 14th August & 21st August Free entry but request to reserve place by time of arrival | Create your own beautiful bouquet by picking your own flowers at The Grow Farm. |
Hand Tied Bouquet Floristry Workshop We are GROW www.wearegrow.org Follow: @wearegrow_ Learn more: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-rIdAs9bTdM1nwKS14kyfHEBtWIneF-DXvWYE0-PVBkmtdA/viewform | The Totteridge Academy, Barnet Lane, London, N20 8AZ: 10am to 1pm Saturday 7th August Tickets: £75 | Arrive at GROW Farm for a short tour. Then hand-pick flowers of your choice, from a wide range of cottage flowers, including dahlias, ammi, cornflowers, snapdragons, ornamental grasses, zinnia and more. Issy from The Flower Appreciation Society in Dalston will then guide you through creating your very own hand-tied bouquet to take home. This is a lovely way to spend a morning with friends, family or learn something new on your own. |
Sundown Cinema RAF Museum To find out more, visit: www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats-going-on/events/ | RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way: 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm, 20-22 August Tickets: £5 to £15.50 | Sundown Cinema and the RAF Museum are teaming up for a weekend of fantastic films! The outdoor screenings will include films for all ages and be accompanied by a vintage fairground. With family friendly matinee screenings of The Lion King, The Greatest Showman and Moana and evening screenings of Top Gun, Jurassic Park and Grease there is something for everyone. The fairground will include swing boats, coconut shy, high strikers and chair-o-planes for the little ones. Cinema ticket holders will get two free tokens each, so make sure you arrive early! The fairground will be open between 10am and 2pm, and 5pm and 7pm over the three days. |
The Spitfire 10k RAF Museum To find out more and book, visit: www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ london/whats-going-on/events/ | RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way: 8.30am to 12.30pm, Saturday 28 August Tickets: £20 to £22 | Chocks away! The Spitfire 10K is back! The Spitfire 10K will return in 2021 to the Royal Air Force Museum London. Runners will start the race in the center of the museum, you will then set off around the pavements of Colindale. The historic location RAF Hendon Airfield will form the route of your race, running down residential streets which were once landing strips for Spitfires. On your return to the Museum you will run through the Hangar and underneath the Sunderland Flying boat. Once you cross the finish line you will receive the highly coveted Spitfire 10K race medal. All runners must be 15 years and older. |
NSF (UK) Picnic in the park Nigerian Schools Foundation (UK) To learn more visit: www.nsf.community | Copthall Playing Fields 2pm to 7pm, Saturday 28 August Tickets: | Community get together in the park with music and fun activities for the whole family. A celebration of Nigerian communities and an opportunity to enable the community to transition back to normal, to reminisce about the past and to look forward, positively, to the future. |
Late Summer Social East Finchley Festival CIC www.eastfinchleyfestival.org | Cherry Tree, East Finchley Sunday 5 September Free entry | A celebration of community and arts in East Finchley Late Summer Social is a free community festival in the heart of East Finchley, showcasing the best of local talent, with a mix of live music and performance, children’s activities, sports, local crafters, makers and traders. It’s a family-friendly event, produced and funded by the community, for the community. There’ll be a licensed bar and a wonderfully diverse selection of food stalls representing the best of N2, so bring your picnic blanket and pitch up for the afternoon with your friends and neighbours to enjoy all that East Finchley has to offer. |
ADC Stars Dance and theatre classes for 2-14 year olds. Enrol for Autumn: www.adcstars.com | NNLS, 80 E End Rd, N3 2SY Monday and Thursday afternoons 23 Sept - 16 Dec, 2021 Tickets: £9.50 per week, paid by term | ADC Stars value a collective learning environment where excellence is achieved through fun, openness and exploration. Children at ADC Stars are there to both grow as performers and to develop valuable life skills. Focus, confidence, teamwork, communication, creatvity and curiosity are nurtured through dance and theatre practice, with plenty of giggles along the way. ADC teachers are all trained professional performers and experienced teachers with a passion for sharing their expertise. The autumn term focusses on preparation for the winter cabaret. Enrolments are open now! |
Open Morning North London U3A Become a member. www.nlu3a.org.uk | St Paul's Church Hall, Long Lane, London N3 2PU 10am-11.30am:13th September | Have you had enough of zooming? But you enjoy the experiences of meeting new people, learning new things or developing existing passions? Members of North London U3A are getting back to doing all these things in reality rather than virtually, with many of the wide variety of interest groups resuming meeting in person over the coming weeks – Covid permitting. They will be showcasing what’s on offer at an Open Morning on Monday 13th September, where the coordinators will be setting up stalls and chatting to visitors. |
Jewish Family Sukkot Fete Chabad of Finchley Find out more and register for your free entry: www.chabadfinchley.com | Windsor Open Space 12pm to 4pm, Sunday 26 September Tickets: No charge but pre-registration is needed. | Celebrate Sukkot with your neighbours and friends! Enjoy food stalls, children's activities, an incredible birds of prey show and visit a Sukkah. |
Barnet Classic Car Show Barnet Classic Car Club Find out more here: www.barnetclassiccar.club | The Spires NCP Car Park, Top Floor, Stapylton Road, High Barnet, EN5 5XY: Sunday, 26th September 11.00am for High Street parade. 11.30am - 2.00pm for cars to be on show in NCP car park. Tickets: No ticket required for visitors. Those wishing to bring a classic car must contact Barnet Classic Car Club as only pre-booked cars can be accepted. | Be a part of the 7th Barnet Classic Car Show, with a parade of 75 classic cars of all ages. The cars will parade at approximately 20-second intervals along the High Street, starting at 11.00am and they will then take up position on the top floor of The Spires NCP car park from 11.30am until 2.00pm. There will be music from a local group and refreshments will also be available. In the case of bad weather (as experienced during the 6th Barnet Classic Car Show), the Show will be moved to the basement of the car park. |
Smiley Faces "Halloween Spook-tacular" Book your tickets here: www.artsdepot.co.uk | Arts Depot, 5 Nether Street, N12 0GA 16 Oct, 2.30-4.30pm Tickets: Children £6.50 Adults £8.50 | This is Big Beat Playground’s favourite time of the year, and they cannot wait for everyone to come together and celebrate, this time in Fancy Dress! Expect music, lights, bubbles, confettit, parachute dance, arts & crafts, face painting, glitter tattoos, henna, hammocks, beanbags, soft play, games and much more, all within a family-friendly environment!! |
Programme may be subject to change.
Let's celebrate summer safely
Please ensure you follow government guidelines when attending any Discover Barnet Presents events. All events are taking place outside and will be delivered in line with government guidelines. Do not attend if you have symptoms of COVID-19 – stay at home. To help keep everyone safe, all events are subject to limited capacity.
Get involved in the programme
Want to volunteer at an event? Want to perform? Want to trade at an event? The council is seeking local individuals, organisations or businesses who want to get involved in the programme. Download the information pack to find out more and email barnet@theeventumbrella.com to register your interest.www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pick-your-own-flowers-event-the-grow-farm-tickets-162411377803