This weekend Watford kicks-off celebrating 100 years as a borough, with celebrity acts Naughty Boy and Rak-Su helping to showcase their hometown.
For double the fun, free centenary and Jubilee celebrations will take place this Saturday on June 4.
The day will begin with a parade at 11am from Watford High Street through to the bandstand at Cassiobury Park.
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In Cassiobury park there will be a day of entertainment including dance performances and music from an array of genres.
From 5pm the live concert begins when Naughty Boy, Rak-Su and a West End performance will take place.
The day’s programme
The Parade
Time: 11am to 12.15pm
Location: Atria Queen’s Road entrance, through the town centre to Cassiobury Park.
Bandstand
Time: 12.15pm to 5.15pm
Location: Cassiobury Park
- 12.15pm - Electric Umbrella
- 1pm - Dance Re:Ignite
- 1.10pm - Pump House CYT – songs from Matilda, Jungle Book and Legally Blonde
- 1.30pm - Pump House Clogg Morris
- From 1.50pm - Watford Writers – poems and other pieces
- 1.55pm - Joe Farry – songs from the 60s
- 2.20pm - The Dan Tien - Songs and dances from Billy Elliott, Peter Pan and more
- 2.50pm - Rob Russo – songs from the 50s
- 3.15pm - Audentier orchestra - mix of classical and classical pop covers
- 3.40pm - Kathak dancing
- 4pm - The Victoria Sponge Experience!
- 4.15pm - Gospel Arts Manna
- 4.45pm - Palace Young Company - Breakthrough
- 4.50pm - Tiger Jazz: Alex Williams sings The Great American Songbook
Concert
Time: 5pm to 9.15pm
Location: Cassiobury Park
- 5pm - Vibe DJ Set
- 6.10pm - Rak-Su
Ashley Fongho, Jamaal Shurland and Myles Stephenson from Rak-Su.
- 6.35pm - West End
- 7.15pm - Martin Kaye band (celebrating the music of Elton John)
- 7.45pm - John Bulleid
- 8.10pm - Stephanie McCourt
- 8.30pm - Barry from Watford
- 8.45pm - Naughty Boy
Naughty Boy
- 9.15pm - Close
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