St Albans Festival 2010

St Albans Festival takes place from Friday 11th to Sunday 27th June across many of the city's theatres, venues and open spaces. The St Albans Festival offers entertainment, film, literature, theatre, live music and dance, and family fun.

This year the festivities open with a weekend of events to celebrate St Albans' role in the drafting of the Magna Carta. This theme will be echoed in performances, street events and museum activities. Other events include Albantide Festival Pilgrimage procession, Folk at the Festival weekend, Larks In The Parks, Buskers Week, The Alban Arena showcases, The Maltings Arts Theatre's programme features the films of Stanley Kubrick, and St Albans Alive! brings the Festival to an end with an array of music and entertainment for the whole family.

Line-up

Willard White, Lord Bingham, Dan Snow, Julie Fowlis, Lee Mead, Folk at the Festival, Paul Young and Los Pacaminos, Melvyn Bragg plus many more.

Live music schedule

Fri 11 June:
The Blockheads & The Boomtown Rats Live - Alban Arena

Sat 12 June:
Julie Fowlis - Alban Arena

Tue 15 June:
Organ Recital with Martin Penny - Methodist Church Hall
Piano Recital - Old Town Hall

Wed 16 June:
Sessions @ The White Lion

Thu 17 June:
Piano Recital - Old Town Hall
In The Flesh: The Pink Floyd Show - Alban Arena
Na-Mara - The Old School Room
Traditional Music Session - The Rose and Crown

Fri 18 June:
The Platters - Alban Arena

Sat 19 June:
Boogie Night - Alban Arena

Sun 20 June:
Music in the Parks presents Redbourn Folk,Blues & Steam - The Cricket Club Common
Sullivan Singalong The Sorcerer - Maltings Arts Theatre
An Evening with Willard White: Robeson Re-Explored - Alban Arena

Monday 21 – Saturday 26 June:
Buskers Week on the city centre streets

Tue 22 June:
Organ Recital with Samuel Hudson - Methodist Church Hall

Wed 23 June:
Sessions @ The White Lion

Thu 24 June:
Sessions @ The White Lion
Gordon Giltrap - Alban Arena
Open Stage - The Old School Room
Traditional Music Session - The Rose and Crown

Fri 25 June:
Opera Pops - Butterfly World
London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra - Redbourn Village Hall

Sat 26 June:
Festival Parade and Day of Dance - St Albans City Centre
Singaround - The Lower Red Lion
Duruflé Requiem - St Peter's Church

Sun 27 June:
Traditional Music Session - The Boot
Lee Mead In Concert - Alban Arena
FREE festival Finale - St Albans City Centre - St Albans Alive! with Main Stage acts including Viva Santana, New Groove Formation, plus local bands, street dance/entertainment and more. The Acoustic Stage features Dunajska Kapelye, Pangenesis, Oka Vanga, and Folk at the Festival provides a programme of traditional music.

Tickets

The price varies depending on the event, many events are free. To buy tickets, click here.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.

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