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Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes

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Family days out across Bucks this weekend

Our pick of the headline events worth the drive, from Milton Keynes to Marlow, plus the best things to do with the kids all week. One county-wide email, every week.

A chalk path leading up a grassy hill towards Ivinghoe Beacon
Up Ivinghoe Beacon, where the Chilterns end and the Vale begins. Photo: Ivinghoe, Beacon Hill by Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

Worth the drive this weekend

This weekend’s big one, then what to plan for next. Wherever it is in the county, fill the car.

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    Amersham

    Pumpkin Patch & Halloween Trail (example)

    Sample listing: pick your own pumpkins, a not-too-scary trail and carving tents for half-term.

    10 am–4 pmExample Farm Park (example)£6–£12

    +7 more dates

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    Milton Keynes

    Street Food Weekender (example)

    Sample listing: two days of street food traders, a bar and live DJs.

    11 am–9 pmExample ParkFrom £3

    Every year, the weekend before Bonfire Night

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    High Wycombe

    Christmas Panto Preview (example)

    Sample listing: a preview performance of this year's family pantomime.

    2 pm–4:30 pmExample Theatre£12–£30

    +3 more dates

This week for the family

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Ideas for the family

When you want a plan, not a date.

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    Marlow

    Riverside Jazz Night (example)

    Sample listing: an evening of live jazz with a resident trio and guest vocalist.

    7:30 pm–10:30 pmExample Riverside Rooms£15–£22

    Every other Friday

    Presented by Example Sponsor Ltd

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    Aylesbury

    Comedy Upstairs (example)

    Sample listing: four stand-ups, one compère and a very good pint downstairs.

    8 pm–10:30 pmExample ArmsFrom £12

    Last Thursday of the month

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    Marlow

    Riverside Quiz Night (example)

    Sample listing: a pub quiz in teams of up to six, with a cheese board for the winners. First Tuesday of the month.

    8 pm–10:30 pmThe Example Arms (example)£2 a head

    First Tuesday of the month

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