Events in Stevenage From 20th April – 26th April 2026

You can find events across Stevenage this week that connect its Roman and Saxon roots with recent developments in neighbourhoods. Scheduled between 19 April and 26 April 2026, sessions for parents and carers are hosted at care homes following a tradition of community support since the New Town designation in 1946. Tribute acts perform classic rock evenings at Stevenage Theatre, continuing interest in music that began during mid-20th-century civic programming. Outside, abseiling takes place from the Lister Hospital tower, part of ongoing urban use for leisure, not linked to the Romano-British farmstead near Chells. Family craft gatherings happen weekly at the town centre library and have been supported by local museums since 2019 as part of efforts to improve accessibility. Comedy nights occur in pubs along High Street after afternoon tea hours, places like The Fisherman, which has operated under various names since the early Victorian era. Film screenings with refreshments take place at Stevenage Museum on Wednesdays and Sundays; talks often reference its Saxon-era settlement origins. Paint-and-sip events are held in multipurpose halls near Stevens Lane, charity walks start from the railway station’s eastern platform area, where seasonal footfall peaks due to direct trains to London Kings Cross (24–27 minutes), and rigging training is run by a local technical college. These activities emerge from partnerships between public institutions including Stevenage Museum, care homes operating since 1950s redevelopment phases, theatres built post-war, pubs with long-standing licences issued under the Licensing Act of 2003, and council-run recreation sites across Eastgate. The mix reflects how civic function overlaps daily life. Check listings below for exact times and locations.