Community Events in and around Great Linford Parish.
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Milton Keynes Fringe Festival Announces 2025 Return with a Focus on Collaboration and Local Talent
MILTON KEYNES, UK, July 4th – July 27th 2025
Milton Keynes Fringe Festival, the city’s eagerly anticipated biennial arts event, is thrilled to announce its return for July 2025. This multi-platform showcase for emerging and established artists will present a vibrant programme of innovative and exciting exhibitions, performance, experimental sound, music, and installations.
Presented alongside the IF: Milton Keynes International Festival, MK Fringe promises an alternative, exciting cultural experience for audiences this July with a focus on the local.
More information here
MK Fringe Festival will run from 04 – 27 July 2025 across Central Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes Celebrates Inclusion with Disability Awareness Day 2025
Highlights of the day include:
• Hands-on workshops (1–4pm): origami dove making, stone painting, inclusive football and Mölkky (a Finnish throwing game)
• Profound & Multiple Exhibition and Sensory Zones (10:30am–3pm) at MK Gallery, led by MK Gallery and Collar & Cuffs.
• Live Picnic & Music (12–1pm): Bring your own picnic and enjoy the community atmosphere at MK Rose.
• Led Walks (11:30am–1:30pm) between MK Gallery and MK Rose with the Parks Trust.
• High-energy sessions: Boxercise (1pm), Dance Workshop (1:40pm), (2:50pm), and a community-favourite Silent Disco (2:30pm), all at MK Rose.
Over 10 local organisations, including Camphill MK, MacIntyre, MK SNAP, MK Dons SET, Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), Books Beyond Words, and IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 18-27 July 2025, have collaborated to bring this exciting day to life. Whether you’re joining to participate, support, or discover local disability services, there’s something for everyone.
Location: MK Gallery 10:30am to 4:00pm & MK Rose 12pm – 4pm
Entry: FREE – no ticket required!
Details here
🐝🌼 Bee Fest 2025 is buzzing back! 🌼🐝
Join us for Bee Fest 2025 – a weekend full of nature, creativity, and community spirit!
📅 26th & 27th July
🕚 11am – 4pm each day
📍 Westbury Arts Centre, Foxcovert Rd, Shenley Wood, Milton Keynes MK5 6AA
Come along and enjoy:
🌻 Hands-on workshops
📖 Magical storytelling sessions
🐝 Fascinating bee talks
🛍️ Local vendor stalls with handmade and eco-friendly goodies
🎟️ Plus – enter our raffle for a chance to win your very own hive! 🐝🍯
It’s a free, family-friendly event – everyone is welcome, and no booking is needed. Just turn up and enjoy the buzz! 🐝✨
Don't forget to enter Honey Cake competition, more information here
Spread the word and bring your hive (aka friends & family)! 💛
#BeeFest2025 #MiltonKeynesEvents #SaveTheBees
Chicheley Hall
On Sunday 20th July the doors to Chicheley Hall are opening to the public to invite them in to celebrate their 300th Anniversary!
It will be free to attend the event and we will be open from 11am – 4pm. Our gardens will be filled with local craft stalls, independent businesses, food and drinks and a whole lot for the family to enjoy.
There will be music performances throughout the day and an opportunity to learn more about the Manor and its rich history.
We would be delighted to have many local residents and people even from further afield to attend and enjoy this celebration with us!
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