What's on
Plans without the endless scroll: the weekend picks and the diary from Thursday's Brew. Listings drop off once they've happened, so everything here is still to come.
Weekend of
Last updated · From the Thursday 12 November issue
Fri 13 Nov · doors 6.30pm · tickets via the Colosseum
The tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra, with the strings, the light show and the hits: Mr Blue Sky, Livin' Thing, Telephone Line, Don't Bring Me Down and plenty more.
Got a ticket already? It Walks Around The House At Night, ThickSkin's ghost story, is at Watford Palace Theatre · Fri 13 Nov · 7.30pm · 1 hour 30 minutes, no interval · ages 14+. Every ticket band shows as sold out, so this one's for ticket holders.
Sat 14 Nov · 10am to 1pm · Church Street, WD18 0EG · free, donations welcome
A wobbly chair, a bike that clicks, a lamp that's given up? Bring it along. Volunteers help with electrical items, furniture, toys, bikes, clothing and textiles, glasses frames and jewellery, plastic and resin repairs, and they'll sharpen tools and scissors too. No appointment: just turn up, register your item at the desk, and have a tea and a slice of cake while you wait. You stay with your item and watch or help. It's on the second Saturday of every month.
From Sat 14 Nov to Sun 17 Jan · Leavesden · tickets must be booked in advance
The Harry Potter sets get their festive dressing: the Great Hall with Christmas trees and a festive feast, the Gryffindor and Slytherin common rooms in garlands and wreaths, and the Hogwarts castle model under a blanket of filmmaking snow. New this year, the Backlot Stage shows how Christmas sound effects were made with Foley.
No Hornets this weekend: it's the international break. Watford are next up away at Sheffield United on Sat 21 Nov, 3pm (BBC Sport fixtures).
Watford Repair Café, St Mary's Church Annex ↗Hogwarts in the Snow, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London ↗
Sun 15 Nov · 2pm · WSL 2 · home
Fresh from a 1-0 win away at Leicester City last Sunday, Watford FC Women are at home to Ipswich Town. Fixture details on BBC Sport, tickets via Watford FC.
Sun 15 Nov · 6.15pm · standard tickets £30.50 and £33
A night of musical theatre where young performers from across the region share the stage with West End professionals.
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Sat 21 Nov
14 November 2026 to 17 January 2027
Saturday 21 November 2026, parade 4pm, lights on 5pm
29 November 2026 to 3 January 2027
More in our guides: Watford Christmas lights switch-on 2026, Christmas in Watford 2026, Things to do in Watford with kids, Watford fireworks: the 2026 timetable and what to know for next year.
Second Saturday of every month, 10am to 1pm
St Mary’s Church Annex, Church Street, WD18 0EG. Free, donations welcome.
First Thursday of every month, Watford Palace Theatre, 10am and 11:15am
Free drop-in session from the Museum of Watford.
For the weekend of Friday 13 November to Sunday 15 November 2026, The Watford Brew lists 3 events, with day-by-day times and links, on this page. They come from the latest Thursday issue and are checked against each organiser’s or venue’s own page.
The Watford Brew publishes a free email every Thursday morning with the weekend’s events, and this page is updated from each issue.
Each listing comes from the latest Thursday issue and is checked against the organiser’s or venue’s own page. Listings drop off once they have happened.
Yes. Watford Repair Café runs on the second Saturday of every month from 10am to 1pm at St Mary’s Church Annex, and the Museum of Watford’s free Mini Museum Movers sessions for under-fives run on the first Thursday of the month at Watford Palace Theatre.
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