The South Oxhey Choir will be out in force for the annual Watford Rural Council Summer Fun Day. Aviv Dance Group will also be showing off its performance skills and there will be children’s rides and stalls. Dress in royal garb for the fancy dress competition themed for the Queen’s Jubilee.

St Andrews Precinct, South Oxhey on Saturday, June 2 from 11am-3pm.

Watford Live! community festival opens this weekend with a Community Fair in Charter Place. Learn more about your local groups and activities on offer during the month-long festival in June, which features performance events (concerts, plays, comedy acts); exhibitions of creative arts; workshops and other participatory events; live music events in local venues; and open air music and street act events.

Charter Place, Watford on Saturday, June 2, 10am-4pm. www.watfordlive.org

Herts Inclusive Theatre is hosting a series of open workshops where visitors can see the children and teenage groups rehearsing for the Watford All-lympics and Acting Up (Adults) rehearsing their 1940s style radio play.

Free workshops are running from June 12-15 in Watford, Bushey and Stanmore.

www.hit-theatre.org.uk

The funny tale of a brave little mouse and a very snappy crocodile is brought to life at The Radlett Centre this half term. This riverbank tale of true friendship is written especially for three to seven-year-olds and their families.

The Radlett Centre, Aldenham Avenue, Radlett on Wednesday, June 6 at 11.30am and 1.30pm. 01923 859291, www.radlettcentre.co.uk

Have a grand day out at Hertfordshire County Show. Entertainment includes Bob Thomas & The Thomcats Jazz Band, the Festival Circus, the Racing Herts Flyball Team, as well as demonstrations by weavers, thatchers, dyers and spinners. For children there are farm animal encounters, bird of prey displays, a Punch and Judy show and entertainment from Professor Crump. There’s also a rousing finish courtesy of the Royal British Legion Marching Band and Devil’s Horsemen Jousting and Cossack Show.

The Showground, Dunstable Road, Redbourn on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 from 8.30am-5.30pm. www.hertsshow.com

Watford Colosseum plays host to LDN Wrestling. The show will feature top stars from the LDN roster, which includes such outlandish characters as wrestling politician Richard Parliament (whose policies include children going to school seven days a week); the Elvis-loving Rocker Richards and The Executives tag team.

Sunday, June 3 at Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Road, Watford at 3pm. 0845 075 3993, www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk

There are two children’s shows over the bank holiday weekend at Trestle Arts Base. New Art Club, winners of Edinburgh Spotlight Best Comedy Award 2010, present Big Bag of Boom, an exciting mix of stand-up and dance featuring country dancing to Heaven 17, a hilarious game of peekaboo, and the antics of Various Monsters. The second show, This and That, is a story about a father and daughter who let loose their imagination to produce a fusion of dance and theatre for ages four and up. There is a separate This is a That workshop.

Big Bag of Boom is on Saturday, June 2 at 7.30pm and This is a That is on Sunday, June 3 at 2.30pm (workshop 1pm in the studio, book in advance as places are limited, proceeds to the Bailey Sarwa Appeal, Russet Drive, St Albans. Details: 01727 850950

Movie mania hits as The Alban Arena has a host of films to suit all ages. Teens can relive the romance-tinged tragedy of Titanic on Tuesday, June 5 at 6pm and Wednesday, June 6 at 12.30pm and stick with the aquatic theme for Salmon Fishing In The Yemen on Wednesday, June 6 at 8pm and Thursday, June 7 at 5pm, in which a fisheries expert is commissioned to bring the sport of fly-fishing to the desert. The Hunger Games, based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins, stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson as the adversaries chosen to fight to the death on live television and will be shown on Thursday, June 7 at 8pm and Friday, June 8 at 5pm. Taking a lighter tone, Damsels In Distress follows the fortunes of a trio of girls who set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus. Friday, June 8 at 8pm. Round off the weekend with family favourites The Muppets. With the help of three fans, the loveable furry band must reunite to save their old theatre from a greedy oil tycoon. Saturday, June 9 at 11am.

Civic Centre, St Albans. Details: 01727 844488, www.alban-arena.co.uk

Over at Harpenden Common the council is celebrating The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on Saturday, June 2 from 11.30am-5pm with music and performances on the main stage, plus a tug-of-war for parents and bouncy castles and activities for children in their own arena area.

Details: 01582 463665, www.harpenden.gov.uk

And they’re off – goat racing arrives at Willows Farm Village as the award-winning family attraction hosts its Spring Special. The new event will see Willows’goats; Vincent Van Goat, Trip-Trap-Trop, Escape Goat, Nimble Nanny, Kidd Me Kate and Billy No Mates showcase their speed and agility as they tackle a challenging course complete with obstacles and jumps in their rush to pole position. Visitors can also look forward to a packed programme of family fun throughout Spring Special with farmyard animals, fun fair rides and plenty of indoor and outdoor adventure play.

The Spring Special is at Willows Farm Village, Coursers Road, London Colney from June 2-10. Details: 0870 129 9718, www.willowsfarmvillage.com

Butterfly World in Chiswell Green is hosting a Family Fun Day on Sunday, June 3 from 10am-5pm with treasure hunts, craft sessions and face painting. On Monday, June 4 join the party for the Queen’s Jubilee Big Lunch from 11.30am-12.30pm with photography workshops and storytelling events. Activities running during the half term week also include making bird feeders, craft workshops, learning about bees, wild animal encounters and sand art, among others. Some sessions need to be booked in advance, see website for more information.

Butterfly World Project, Miriam Lane, off Noke Lane, Chiswell Green. Details: 01727 869203 website: www.butterflyworldproject.com

Celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by making something fit for royalty at the museum. On Wednesday, June 6 make a royal crown and a Union Jack flag and on Thursday, June 7 make a royal orb using clay and cover it in jewels.

Mill Green Mill and Museum, Hush Hall Lane, Hatfield on June 6 and 7, 10am-3.45pm (workshops are for one hour and start at: 10.00am, 11.15am, 1.30pm and 2.45pm). Details: 01707 271362, www.welhat.gov.uk/museum

Take a picnic and have a family knees-up as Spirit of Tring returns in 2012 with a night of pomp and circumstance titled Cool Britannia! West End singers take you through a night of pop from throughout the last 60 years, backed by the English National Orchestra.

Tring Athletic Football Club, Cow Lane, Tring. June 2 from 5pm-10.30pm. Details: www.spirit-of-tring.com

Relive life as an Ancient Briton at Celtic Harmony’s Summer Celebrations. Running from June 4 to 10, families can enjoy the summer sunshine and many exciting craft activities from butterfly making to constructing fairy dens, longbow archery, meadow games, woodland trails, storytelling and face painting demonstrations as well as warrior and owl shows.

Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon Lane, Brickendon, near Hertford. Details: 01438 718543, www.celticharmony.org

Make a day of it and visit Knebworth House’s Craft and Design Show, taking place from June 2-5. The show will support the Handmade in Britain campaign and will showcase the talents of designers and makers from all over the UK. The range of crafts on show will include ceramics, calligraphy, glass, textiles, walking sticks and wood turning. Families also have the chance to explore the wildness garden, home to 72 life-size dinosaur model, and enjoy a picnic in the grounds.

Knebworth Park, Old Knebworth. Details: 0844 686 1145, www.knebworthhouse.com

Using magic tricks and puppetry, Krazy Kat presents The Pied Piper at Harrow Arts Centre on Sunday, June 10 at 2pm. Then on Wednesday, June 6 watch a screening of Muppets Treasure Island at 11am and enjoy a Muppets Pirate Treasure workshop at either 10am and 1pm. Book in advance.

Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End. Details: 020 8416 8989, www.harrowarts.com

St Ann’s Shopping Centre is running a Jubilee Treasure Hunt from June 2-9. Pick up a trail card from selected shops and collect stickers to win a prize. On Saturday, June 2, there’s also the chance to meet a beefeater, who will be visiting from noon to help you solve the clues.

Details: 020 8861 2282

The Pinner Association is hosting the Grand Jubilee Picnic in the Park with entertainment from the Ian Brameld Dixieland Jazz Band, Rock Chorus and the Merrydowners Morris Dancers. Wear fancy dress and bring a picnic to Pinner Memorial Park, West End Lane, Pinner on Monday, June 4 from 12noon to 4pm.

Details: 020 8866 8699, pinnerassociation.co.uk

Street party Hatch End Trade Association is organising a Queen’s Jubilee Street Event with karaoke, magicians, Bollywood dancers, Zumba, a fire brigade display, circus skills workshops, choral and opera music, plus playground games courtesty of Grimsdyke School.

Hatch End Broadway, Harrow on Monday, June 4, from 3pm-6pm.

Finding Oliver Audition for Oliver! Harrow Light Opera Company is presenting Lionel Bart’s musical at Watersmeet, Rickmansworth in October. Girls and boys aged seven to 13 are needed. Auditions are in Harrow on Sunday, June 10.

Details: Amber Ould at aould.312@lgflmail.org