Events in Hatfield From 23rd March – 29th March 2026

You can find a varied mix of events in Hatfield this week, from family sessions to live music and creative gatherings. The Old Palace remains a key historical site, with guided walks through its grounds on 24 March and 31 March. On 25 March at 10:30am, a community birdwatching walk starts at Stanborough Park entrance; bring binoculars due to conservation work near the northern boundary. The Jacobean Great Park House hosts its annual lecture series this week, on 26 March at 3:00pm, there’s a talk titled "Elizabethan Estates in Hertfordshire," using archives from Hatfield’s local records office.

For live music, the Old Palace Garden venue presents two events. On 27 March at 5:15pm, an informal big band performance takes place on its lawns; seating is limited to marked blue-flag areas. Later that evening, a folk gig by rising Hertfordshire artists starts at 8:00pm under the old oak near the Great Park House entrance.

Art-focused activities include paint-and-sip sessions held weekly in The Old Palace’s east wing on Tuesdays and Fridays; each runs 4:30–6:30pm. On Friday 27 March, participants are encouraged to bring watercolour supplies as a Hertfordshire Arts Council demonstration is scheduled at noon.

Other activities include speed dating evenings for adults aged 35+ on Thursday 26 March and networking meetups held every Wednesday evening in shared spaces near Hatfield’s central bus interchange. The University of Hertfordshire offers free library access during weekday afternoons, which may help with travel planning due to road construction over Roman baths requiring steel vault preservation, this affects pedestrian routes from the station footpath toward Lee Valley Park and is noted at Welwyn Garden City train station. Check listings below for times and venues.