Music
Joglaresa
Berkhamsted Civic Centre 7.30pm, £15. Heigh Ho the Holly! Joglaresa blow the dust off medieval song and bring seasonal cheer to Yuletide, romping through the carols of Christmas Past.
What's on
Exhibitions
100 Hearts – Legacy of War
Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QP. To 12 Jan. Entry by donation. Embroiderers’ Guild stitched hearts to commemorate the end of WW1.
Markets & Sales
Christmas Market
Aubrey Park Hotel, St Albans. 10am-4pm. £2 entry in aid of the Hospice of St Francis. 25 quality stalls selling a variety of gifts and local produce, wreath making workshop (sign up via website), festive craft activities for children and letter to Santa service.
Exhibitions
Under The Tree
Upstairs Gallery 268 High Street, Berkhamsted. To 5 Jan. Open submission exhibition by 3-D Artists and Makers.
Exhibitions
A Christmas Emporium
Open Door, 360 High Street, Berkhamsted HP4 1HU. To 5 Jan. Closed Sundays and Mondays. Exhibition from artists across the creative disciplines, and local artisan producers of quality hand-made gifts, accessories and edible products.
Fairs / Festivals
Christmas Carnival
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury. 11am. To 2 Jan. Decorated both inside and out, with displays inspired by the wondrous festivities and celebrations conjured up by Waddesdon’s collections, there truly is something for everyone at the Christmas Carnival.
Fairs / Festivals
Santa’s Sleigh
Weekdays from 6pm, weekends from 4pm to Dec 23. Click for full itinerary.
Music
Chroma Chamber Ensemble
Kings Arms, Berkhamsted 7pm. £16/£13 Concs. Music for a While. A celebration of winter with a programme of early music featuring the oboe - to include Bach’s concerto for Oboe and Violin, and more from Purcell, Couperin and Marcello.
Exhibitions
Berkhamsted Art Society Winter Exhibition
Civic Centre, 161-163 High St, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 3HD. To 8 Dec. Free. Framed and unframed paintings, pottery, sculpture, woodcraft, cards.
Gardens
Tree Pruning Course
Jeacock's Orchard, Cow Lane HP23 5NS, 10am-4pm. Learn the basics of pruning mature and younger trees. Contact Martin Hicks for further information.
Music
Dance
Don Quixote
The Vyne Theatre, Berkhamsted. 2pm. Live performance by the Bolshoi Ballet broadcast to your local theatre. Cervantes’ hero comes to life in the Bolshoi's critically acclaimed staging of this exalting performance.