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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend in Watford (West Northamptonshire)
10 picks around Watford (West Northamptonshire), from 8 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Watford (West Northamptonshire)
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.
Happening Saturday 25 July to Sunday 26 July.
Picked for Watford (West Northamptonshire), not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 10 picks near Watford (West Northamptonshire)
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2Free! (worth double-checking)Comedy Night
Visit our cosy taproom and taste our delicious craft cider (plus lots of other drinks and snacks) whilst enjoying some top class comedy. Three stellar comedians will put on an excellent evening of entertainment.
9.5 milesSat 25 Jul
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4LIVE MUSIC
The Collective are a genre-hopping, decade-spanning cover band built on one simple idea: great songs never go out of style.
9.5 milesSat 25 Jul
5Petrol & Pride
The UK's most colourful motoring event! Petrol & Pride is returning for its second year, building an empowering new fixture for members, friends and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community which aims to allow everyone to show off their pride in their wheels and themselves. The event is not only inclusive of all people, but of all vehicles. Whatever you drive, no matter its shape, size or colour, this show is where it belongs! Immerse yourself in a day of music, food and fun in the beating heart of Britain’s motoring heritage. Expect prizes for the Butchest, Gayest, and Best Glow Up, and an incredible pride flag display made from different coloured cars. This event is run as a partnership between Petrol and Pride and the British Motor Museum. All proceeds will support the work of the Museum and an LGBTQ+ charity to be announced. Your ticket includes entry to the British Motor Museum with over 400 iconic British vehicles to see, along with two brand-new feature exhibitions - Forza Horizon 6: The Experience and Spoiler Alert: The Hot Hatch Story, making this a day out you won’t want to miss! Fly your colours. Drive with Pride. Got a question? Get in touch at
17.1 milesSun 26 Jul
65pm Taize Service on the 4th Sunday of the month
at St Michael & All Angels Church
This is a different style of Christian worship in which people arrive and leave in silence. It is an informal, short reflective service in the Taize style, with worship from the Taize community in France, interspersed with silence and a Bible reading. Feel free to sit and enjoy the worship, sing the words if you so wish, and rest in God's presence.
15.2 milesSun 26 Jul17:00
7Stepping Out
Stepping Out By Richard Harris Director Steve Bingham Choreographer Sue Biddle Stepping Out is a warm and very funny play about the lives, laughs and loves of a group of women (and one man) attending a weekly tap-dance class in a dingy North London church hall. Mavis, a former profession
19.4 milesSun 26 Jul
8The Medieval Pilgrim
at Peterborough Diocese Library
Public Events Rural Ministry Saturday, 25 July 4:00pm - 7:00pm The Medieval Pilgrim A medieval musical talk by Michael Brown followed by Pilgrim's Punch and Paella.
12.5 milesSat 25 Jul17:00£25
9Rag Rugging Workshop
Join Sarah Pamphilion for this workshop introducing the traditional craft of rag rugging. Have fun upcycling old t-shirts and discarded fabrics into useful objects and colourful works of art.
14.3 milesSat 25 Jul11:00
10The Fleetwood Mac Legacy 2026
Go Your Own Way is a brand new spellbinding show featuring the music from the legendary Fleetwood Mac. Coming to the Belgrade Theatre this July!
18 milesSat 25 Jul
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