Steam Gala with three guest engines on 24 and 25 October, Mead Open Farm fireworks on 7 November, plus comedy, concerts, half term trails, with prices.

The next six weeks in Leighton Buzzard build towards two weekends. The Leighton Buzzard Railway’s Steam Gala is on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, the opening weekend of half term. Mead Open Farm’s fireworks are on Saturday 7 November, the only November display announced near the town. Around them sit comedy and concerts at the Library Theatre, five Leighton Town home games, a free Town Mayor’s concert in Linslade and a run of events at All Saints Church.

Every listing below was read on 3 October 2026 from the organiser’s own page, and each one links back to it. Prices are given only where the organiser publishes one. Dates can change, so check the link before you travel. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in Leighton Buzzard.

This week

Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October.

  • Barnstormers Comedy, Saturday 3 October, 8pm, Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre, Lake Street, LU7 1RX. £13.25. The monthly stand-up night, with Tony Law on the October bill. (Library Theatre box office)

Next week

Monday 5 to Sunday 11 October.

  • Leighton Town v Barton Rovers, Tuesday 6 October, 7.45pm, Bell Close, Lake Street, LU7 1RX. A cup tie under the lights. (Leighton Town FC)
  • All Saints Lunch Club, Wednesday 7 October, 1pm, All Saints Church, Church Square, LU7 1AE. £6. Lunch in the North Transept, with tickets sold in the church coffee shop. (All Saints Church)
  • The Grand Tour: Paul Harris and Lynn Arnold, Saturday 10 October, 7.30pm, Library Theatre. £22.25, college students £6.25, school students free. Clarinet and piano open the Leighton Buzzard Music season. (Library Theatre box office; Leighton Buzzard Music)
  • Harvest Pignic, Sunday 11 October, 12 noon, All Saints Church. A harvest picnic after the morning services; the church asks you to sign up on the sheet in church. (All Saints Church)

Later in October

Tuesday 13 to Thursday 22 October

  • English National Ballet: Sleeping Beauty, Tuesday 13 October, 7pm, Library Theatre. £17.25, concessions and under-16s £15.25. A cinema screening of the ballet. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Leighton Town v Racing Club Warwick, Tuesday 13 October, 7.45pm, Bell Close. A league match under the lights. (Leighton Town FC)
  • 55up Film Club: Pressure, Wednesday 14 October, 2pm, Library Theatre. £7.70, concessions £6.45, club members £4.85. The D-Day drama (12A), shown for the over-55s club the town council runs with the theatre. (Library Theatre box office; Leighton-Linslade Town Council)
  • Town Mayor’s Quiz Night, Friday 16 October, 7pm, Leighton Town Football Club, Lake Street, LU7 1RX. £15 a head, in aid of Freddie & Friends, teams of up to eight. The council’s page says 7pm and £15 from The White House. Its Eventbrite page gives a 7.30pm start and charges £16.96 with the fee. (Leighton-Linslade Town Council; Eventbrite)
  • A Night at the Musicals: West End Stories, Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, Library Theatre. £18.75. Sandy Smith and Sophie Mairi sing musical theatre songs. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Leighton Town v Rushall Olympic, Saturday 17 October, 3pm, Bell Close. (Leighton Town FC)
  • Poppy Prom Concert, Saturday 17 October, 7pm, All Saints Church. £12, under-16s £8. The church says ticket details are on the posters in church. (All Saints Church)
  • Feeling Good Tour, Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, Library Theatre. £6.25. Comedy and magic from Tom Elliott and songs from Charlie Green, who both talk about their Christian faith. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Hadestown, Sunday 18 October, 2pm, Library Theatre. £17.25, concessions and under-16s £15.25. A screening of the musical, filmed on stage in the West End. (Library Theatre box office)
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Macbeth, Tuesday 20 October, 6pm, Library Theatre. £17.25, concessions and under-16s £15.25. A screening of Verdi’s opera, listed at three and a half hours. (Library Theatre box office)

Half term, Friday 23 October to Saturday 31 October

  • Natasha Seale: Two Pigeons and a Pizza Box, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm, Library Theatre. £16.25. The singer-songwriter plays her second album with her band. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Autumn Trail at Rushmere, Friday 23 October to Sunday 1 November, 10am to 4pm, Rushmere Country Park, Linslade Road, Heath and Reach, LU7 0EB. £4 for the trail sheet and a treat, from Visitor Services. Parking is charged on top. (Greensand Trust)
  • Leighton Buzzard Railway Steam Gala, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, Page’s Park Station, Billington Road, LU7 4TG. Day rover £26.50 adult, £23.50 senior, £17.50 child; weekend rover £44, £37 and £28. There are 12 departures on Saturday and 11 on Sunday, with running at dusk. Three guest engines are confirmed: the French-built Victory of 1897, the 1916 Hunslet WDLR 303 and the 1931 Andrew Barclay Cegin, which the railway says will make three Barclays in steam together for the first time. (Leighton Buzzard Railway)
  • Freaky Fun Fest, Saturday 24 to Saturday 31 October, 10am to 5pm, Mead Open Farm, Stanbridge Road, Billington, LU7 9JH. £19.95 a head; the farm says booking online saves 20%. A circus, two Halloween mazes and a free pumpkin for each child. (Mead Open Farm)
  • Wild Birds art exhibition, Saturday 24 October to Saturday 28 November, 9am to 5pm, Rushmere visitor centre. Collage, print and painting by Marisa Straccia, Mique Moriuchi and Eleanor Archer. (Greensand Trust)
  • All Saints Quiz Evening, Saturday 24 October, 7pm, All Saints Church. Adults £10, children under 12 £5. Tickets come from the Parish Office. (All Saints Church)
  • Feed the Birds, Sunday 25 October, 10am to 3pm, Rushmere Country Park. Free to take part, though the trust says some activities may carry a small charge and parking is charged. Feeder making, crafts and a bird ringing demonstration, no booking. (Greensand Trust)
  • Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Monday 26 October, 2pm, Library Theatre. £7.70, under-16s and concessions £6.45. The half term family film (U). (Library Theatre box office)
  • Three Little Pigs, Wednesday 28 October, 2pm, Library Theatre. £15.25. A 55-minute family musical from Lost The Plot Theatrical. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Autumn Animal Detectives Walk, Thursday 29 October, 10am to 12pm, Rushmere Country Park. Child ticket £5, accompanying adults free, booking needed. For families with children aged 3 to 12; no dogs. (Greensand Trust)
  • All Saints Arts Festival, Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, 10am to 5pm, All Saints Church. (All Saints Church)
  • Leighton Town v Bromsgrove Sporting, Saturday 31 October, 3pm, Bell Close. (Leighton Town FC)
  • Audrey Au and Jeffrey Au, Saturday 31 October, 7.30pm, Library Theatre. £22.25, or £20.25 if booked a week or more ahead; school students free. Violin and piano for Leighton Buzzard Music. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Halloween at Leighton Buzzard Railway, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, Page’s Park Station. The last weekend of the running season, with a treasure hunt at Page’s Park and a letter hunt at Stonehenge Works. Fancy dress is encouraged. (Leighton Buzzard Railway)

The railway’s timetable page still says trains are terminating at Stonehenge Works because of track damage on Munday’s Hill. Our October half term page has the school dates and the full family list. Pumpkins, Whipsnade, Woburn and the rest of Halloween are on our Halloween page.

November

  • The Royal Ballet: Manon, Sunday 1 November, 2pm, Library Theatre. £17.25, concessions and under-16s £15.25. A cinema screening. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Festal Evensong, soup and fireworks, Sunday 1 November, 5pm, All Saints Church. All Saints Sunday is the church’s Patronal Festival, and the church lists soup and fireworks after the service. (All Saints Church)
  • National Theatre Live: Golden Boy, Thursday 5 November, 7pm, Library Theatre. £17.25, concessions and under-16s £15.25. Josh O’Connor leads the cast in a screening of the Clifford Odets play. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Fireworks and Farm Fun, Saturday 7 November, 2pm to 8pm, Mead Open Farm. £20.50, or £16.50 for annual members. Last entry is 5pm and the display is scheduled for 6.30pm. The farm calls it a sell-out event. (Mead Open Farm)
  • Barnstormers Comedy, Saturday 7 November, 8pm, Library Theatre. £13.25. Russell Hicks and Alan Francis are on the November bill. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Remembrance Sunday, Sunday 8 November, 10.55am, Church Square. The parade leaves Lake Street for the Act of Commemoration at the war memorial, and a service in All Saints Church follows. (Leighton-Linslade Town Council)
  • Leighton Town v Hitchin Town, Tuesday 10 November, 7.45pm, Bell Close. (Leighton Town FC)
  • 55up Film Club: Sense and Sensibility, Wednesday 11 November, 2pm, Library Theatre. £7.70, concessions £6.45, club members £4.85. The new Jane Austen adaptation (U), for the over-55s club. (Library Theatre box office)
  • Town Mayor’s Charity Concert, Friday 13 November, doors 7.15pm, concert 7.30pm, St Barnabas Church, Linslade. Free entry, with a retiring collection, refreshments and a raffle for Tibbs Dementia. The Bedfordshire Band of the Royal British Legion plays. (Leighton-Linslade Town Council)
  • Leighton Town v Stratford Town, Saturday 14 November, 3pm, Bell Close. (Leighton Town FC)

There is no town bonfire night display, and our fireworks page explains why. The order of the day on 8 November is on our Remembrance Sunday page.

Regular events

  • Leighton Buzzard Charter Market, every Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30am to 3pm, High Street. The next one is Tuesday 6 October. (Leighton Buzzard Market)
  • Rushmere parkrun, every Saturday, 9am, Rushmere Country Park, LU7 0EB. Free. A timed 5k on dirt paths; register once before your first run. The next one is Saturday 10 October. (Rushmere parkrun)
  • Sunday steam trains, Sundays 4, 11 and 18 October, from Page’s Park Station at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm. Adult return £12.70, or £14 with Gift Aid. The round trip takes 90 minutes. (Leighton Buzzard Railway)
  • Farmers and Producers Market, third Saturday of the month, 8.30am to 1pm, High Street. The next one is Saturday 17 October. (Leighton Buzzard Market)
  • Handmade and Craft Market, fourth Saturday of the month, 8.30am to 3pm, High Street. The next one is Saturday 24 October. (Leighton Buzzard Market)

The High Street is closed to vehicles on market days. Car parks and tariffs are on our parking page, and closures are on the roadworks and travel page.

Coming after that

The Christmas lights go on at 7pm on Friday 27 November, and the council has now published the stage line-up for the evening and the four Saturdays after it: see our switch-on page. The railway’s Santa trains start the next day, and the dates and fares are on our Leighton Buzzard Railway Christmas page.

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