Things to Do

 The popular inflatable water park, located at Willen Lake, will officially reopen for the season on Friday, 18th April, ready for the Easter Weekend.  Known for its high-energy fun and giant floating obstacle courses, Aqua Parcs is once again bringing back its much-loved attraction, The Mammoth, one of the largest features ever installed on the lake, alongside a collection of other adrenaline-pumping inflatables. In a bid to help families across Milton Keynes during the ongoing cost of living crisis, Aqua Parcs has spent the winter months forging a plan to make visiting the park this summer more affordable, launching a brand new Subscribe and Save initiative. The BRAND NEW Subscribe and Save plan allows guests to enjoy unlimited visits to the park for an upfront joining fee and monthly payments starting from just £6.25. Paid over 12 months, this flexible pricing model means families can make the most of their..

If you're looking for your next go-to dining spot in Milton Keynes, we’ve found a gem. Say hello to Palm MK, a brand new Turkish-Mediterranean restaurant that’s just opened its doors in Wolverton. Palm MK isn’t just a restaurant. Spread across two floors, it boasts a stunning garden, a retractable roof terrace (perfect for those summer evenings!), and a chill shisha lounge that’s made for late-night lounging with friends. Whether you're after a cosy dinner, cocktails and catch-ups, or a private party space upstairs, Palm has it all. Inspired by the laid-back, stylish spirit of the Mediterranean, the space is warm and welcoming with an Instagrammable decor. Palm is designed to bring people together over seriously good food and cocktails, with a community feel that’s already turning heads. The menu is packed with tempting choices. Expect a colourful array of cold and hot starters, veggie delights, grilled dishes, seafood, pasta,..

It isn’t just the visitors enjoying the Easter celebrations at Woburn Safari Park this year, some of the animal residents were treated to their very own egg-stra special surprises, thanks to the creative efforts of the Park’s dedicated animal keepers. Keepers set up a unique Easter egg hunt for some of the Park’s wonderful residents this week, including female Asian elephants and the North American black bears – offering an experience that promotes natural foraging behaviours. In the Road Safari, the elephant keepers got to work crafting egg-shaped treats using a combination of the herd’s favourite foods. Ingredients included bran, bananas, potatoes and beetroot –shaped into egg moulds for the animals to hunt down in piles of hay. And to add to the fun, keepers also included some fruity favourites - honeydew melons - with their natural egg-like shape, added as an extra surprise and to perfectly match the Easter..

If you wandered down to Willen Lake last weekend, you probably caught the scent of sizzling spices on the breeze—or maybe it was the sound of happy chatter and live music floating through the air. Either way, you couldn’t miss it: Flavour Fest was back, and it absolutely popped off. Under a blissfully bright 22-degree sky (yes, we’re counting that as a heatwave, thank you very much), thousands of visitors poured in for a weekend of foodie heaven and feel-good vibes. Held over Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April, the festival served up everything we love about spring in Milton Keynes—sunshine, snacking, and serious community spirit. And oh, the food. From The Rub’s smoky BBQ goodness to the bold flavours of Urban Spice Box and the ever-popular pizzas from Willen Lake Café’s own stall, the line-up was basically a greatest hits of street food. There were also refreshing drinks, zingy..

It’s time to plan your egg-cellent family adventures! Milton Keynes Museum has been shut for much of 2025 so far, following a devastating fire on site, but its doors re-open in time for the Easter celebrations, and the Museum for Milton Keynes is promising more seasonal fun than ever before to mark the occasion! Of course the search for hidden eggs will return, and the Easter Egg Hunt ensures no-one goes home empty handed. Additionally, this year’s hunt will see visitors trying to locate a couple of incredibly rare eggs that will be hiding somewhere in the Museum. Find those, and you’ll win a large chocolate Easter egg! The egg search runs daily from Good Friday to Easter Monday (April 18-21), with visitors also being able to enjoy all that the space has to offer; from playing Parlour Games in the farmhouse and peeking into the world of toys over..

Thirteen years ago, someone at Destination Milton Keynes had one of those ideas. The kind that starts with a cuppa and a “what if…” and ends up becoming a city-wide celebration that’s now a firm fixture in the calendar. What if there was a day dedicated entirely to showing some love for Milton Keynes? Not just with words—but with cakes, pizzas, Minecraft builds and (yes, really) lawn art? Well, fast forward to today and that idea has grown into #LoveMK Day, the biggest one-day social media love-in for this city we call home. And this year, it’s landing on Thursday 1 May—so get ready to show off your MK pride. Not just roundabouts and concrete cows (but we love those too) Over the years, Milton Keynes has had its fair share of stick—mostly from folks who’ve never actually visited. But those who get it? They really get it. The green..

Milton Keynes’ most beloved canine celebration is back, and it’s shaping up to be more paw-some than ever. Big Doggie Do, the free, family-friendly event dedicated entirely to dogs and their humans, returns to Willen Lake on Saturday 17 May (12–5pm) and Sunday 18 May (11–4pm). Organised by The Parks Trust, the charity caring for MK’s beautiful parks and green spaces, the event promises a weekend full of tail wags, muddy paws, and unforgettable moments. Across the two-day extravaganza, visitors can expect: The ever-popular annual dog show Dock-diving demos with the energetic K9 Aqua Sports Flyball action from the high-speed Keyne Kanines Main arena entertainment with Paws for Thought and Little Nippers Local pet supplies and tasty treats (for both two- and four-legged guests) Engaging dog-related talks in the Club Tent A variety of local stalls and charities One of this year’s Club Tent highlights is a talk on medical..

The new tour of War Horse gallops into Milton Keynes Theatre this April. The powerful National Theatre production is inspired by Sir Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling novel which has sold more than 35 million copies world-wide since being published a little more than 40 years ago. The story is a captivating one, but so too is the backstory of this literary thoroughbred. “I was born in 1943 in London, so I was aware, very early on in my life, what war did to the flesh,” the author explains. “A gentleman called Eric Pearce used to come to tea with us. He was a lovely man and I knew that he was a war hero. He had been a Fleet Air Arm pilot. He was very smart, but he had terrible burns on his face, an ear and fingers missing and only one eye. Mother always told me not to stare, but..

The venue at MK11 welcomes the new city sounds of Junk Season on April 12, which is actually the musical mind of Harrison Kendall, who is making friends with his pop-punk/emo deliveries, which are polished and cleverly executed – as you can hear on the debut album, Rooms We Crawl In. Check in with his background, and Harrison will tell you that he takes his inspiration from ‘personal struggles and growing up on bands like Blink-182.’ And why the name JS? ‘The name Junk Season encapsulates the creative process itself: sifting through the “junk” of the mind to craft something meaningful,’ is the reply. He wants to write songs that people can lean on, even if you are only looking for a momentary escape. He’s done that, and more. This bash is being called Junksesh, ‘a place to disappear into the noise, to hide out, to feel understood... and maybe..

'...a person's journey to reclaim themselves from the breach...' KC Blackwater has just released the new single, Every time I clock in, Frances Perkins rolls in her grave, and it’s a total blast, even if the same can’t be said of the subject matter. “The track went through quite a few iterations, with some being about gym culture, hyper masculinity and workplace oppression, but they all boiled down to one thing more so than anything else: The sacrifice of oneself in order to meet the goals of another,” Cam Owden, the creative behind KC Blackwater, explained. “The track is about a person’s journey to rejecting the ‘big contract’ and walking away in favour of their own humanity. My hopes are that the title of the track will get people to look into one of the most important figures in the history of workers rights in America as she goes largely..

Milton Keynes Museum has been shut for much of 2025 following the devastating fire on site, but its doors re-open this Friday in time for the Easter celebrations, and the Museum for Milton Keynes is promising more seasonal fun than ever before to mark the occasion! The search for hidden eggs will return, and of course the Easter Egg Hunt ensures no-one goes home empty handed. This year's hunt will see visitors trying to locate a couple of incredibly rare eggs that will be hiding somewhere in the Museum. Find those, and you'll win a large chocolate Easter egg! Additionally, special seasonal activities will include Easter themed arts and crafts and cookie decorating. Seasonal activities: April 11-13 & 16 &17 Easter Egg Hunt: Good Friday, April 18 - Easter Monday, April 21 The egg search runs daily from Good Friday to Easter Monday, with visitors also being able to enjoy so much..

Solstice issued their new album, Clann, this week, which comes hot on the heels of the MK proggers storming Prog Magazine's annual polls, setting them up nicely for a fruitful summer of festivals and gigging. Founder and guitarist Andy Glass talked Sammy Jones through the octet's new release, and its journey to the shelves – and to your record collections. “Back in 2020 working on the first album with our new singer Jess gave me a thrilling sense of potential,” Andy recalled. The album Sia set us on a journey I wholeheartedly believed could lead to the music I’d always imagined. I also realised that would take time. Jess was completely new to the genre and, incredibly, had no real experience of fronting a band… hard to believe if you attended our very first show at the Craufurd in 2021 just as we were all partially released from lockdown,” he..

HotWax continue their road trek in support of the newly released debut album, Hot Shock by playing The Craufurd Arms (April 1). The Hastings based trio introduced the music fraternity to their noise back in 2023 when they released two Eps. Well-received, those discs saw them go on to hit up stages at festivals including Reading, Leeds and Download (while still in their teens!) and they toured with Royal Blood and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes. Their fan base is doing swell too, with support from Elton John, Beck, Courtney Love and Pete Doherty. Imagine that lot at a party together... actually, don’t. This is just the start for the band, singer Tallulah Sim-Savage, drummer Alfie Sayers and bassist Lola Sam, and they are becoming braver with every chord: “Touring and constantly living in the moment can be chaotic. But there’s also a feeling of knowing that the more life..

Over the past couple of years, Campbell Park has become a special place for me. It’s somewhere I visit to press ‘pause’ on everything and escape into the green landscape, to take a deep breath and re-centre, with only the park’s wildlife and a steaming hot cup of coffee for company. It's one of my favourite things, writes Sammy Jones... I’m far from the only one, of course. The park is favoured by dog walkers, by cyclists, runners, strollers and sportspeople in training, and many more doing the same as I do – replacing stress with nature. It is used as a cut through for workers making their commute on foot, and later in the day, early birds are replaced by those who want a lunchtime stroll, and families soaking in the beauty of the park. When it’s warm enough, seeking out a quiet corner with a page-turner is a..

Midsummer Place is inviting visitors to experience the Milton Keynes Umbrella Project, the UK’s largest art installation dedicated to raising awareness of neurodiversity, which will remain on display until September 2025. The Suspended above The Boulevard, nearly 400 vibrant umbrellas form a striking canopy – each one symbolising a different way in which people think, learn and interact with the world. The installation serves as a powerful visual metaphor for neurodivergence, highlighting the value of varied perspectives and the importance of creating inclusive communities. Launched in March, the project has already engaged local residents through performances, talks and workshops, while also connecting families with organisations offering support and resources to neurodivergent individuals. Midsummer Place hopes the installation will not only draw footfall to the centre, but prompt wider conversations around inclusivity. Businesses are particularly encouraged to engage with the project by exploring and signing up to the Neurodiversity Umbrella Project..