Our pick of events to help you make the most out of your weekend...

National Chocolate Cake Day

Throughout the week, Aylett Nurseries will be showcasing interesting chocolate flavours sourced from their supplier, Seed and Bean, whose chocolate is Fairtrade, organic and suitable for vegans.

Aylett Nurseries, North Orbital Road, St Albans, Friday, January 27, 8.30am to 5.30pm. Details: 01727 822255

Watford Observer: A star cluster. Credit: European Space Agency / NASA

South West Herts Astronomical Society Talk

South West Herts Astronomical Society welcomes Professor Ian D Howarth who will give a talk on Eclipsing Binaries.

Cadogan House, Royal Masonic School, Chorleywood Road, Rickmansworth, Friday, January 27, 8pm. Details: 01923 773168

Strange Bones/BlackWaters

Strange Bones are a three piece from Blackpool. They have had their music played on Annie Mac’s show on BBC Radio One. BlackWaters are four immense, loud indie punk heads.

The Horn, Victoria Street, St Albans, Saturday, January 28, 8pm. Details: 01727 853143

The Reggulaters

The Reggulaters bring you the best in old school Trojan reggae, ska and rocksteady, from artists like Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, The Pioneers, and a whole lot more.

The Horns, 1 Hempstead Road, Watford, Saturday, January 28, 9pm. Details: 01923 225020

Autism Friendly Indoor Soft Play

Play on the exciting play frames and have unlimited turns on the carousel, dodgems and climbing wall. Gambado are one of the few places that caters for special needs to allow all children the same access to experiences regardless of their needs.

Gambado Watford, Woodside Leisure Park, North Orbital Road, Watford, Saturday, January 28, 9am to 10.30am. Details: 01923 892140

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Monty Python’s Spamalot

The sound of banging coconut shells come to the Pump House for this regional premier of this hit show. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.

Pump House Theatre, 5 Local Board Road, Watford, until Saturday, January 28. Details: 01923 467269

Bugsy Malone

RARE Productions, the UK’s largest youth musical theatre production company, is presenting the popular show Bugsy Malone. The story is set in 1920s Chicago and concerns the battle for criminal supremacy of rival gangs led by Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Into the mix steps aspiring boxing promoter Bugsy Malone, who agrees to help Fat Sam turn the tables on his rival.

Watersmeet Theatre, High Street, Rickmansworth, until Saturday, January 28. Details: 01923 711063

The Vanishing Man

Hugo Cedar was an Edwardian magician known as The Vanishing Man; he created the perfect trick and then disappeared forever, but his story lives on… This is a time-hopping, mind-bending examination of what really happens when a man, in full sight of his audience, simply ceases to be. This is a show about magic but it’s not a magic show.

The Old Town Hall, High Street, Old Town, Hemel Hempstead, Saturday, January 28, 8pm. Details: 01442 228091