In 2020 Welwyn Garden City is 100 years old!
We are all as saddened as you that so many of our planned celebrations have had to be postponed and are committed to delivering as many of these as we can in the future.
We are delighted that we have already managed to deliver many highly successful events to celebrate our wonderful town.
Our official launch event – Garden City Lights – lit up the town on 17 and 18 January 2020 and was enjoyed by over 20,000 people.
The 2020 bulbs which each of 20 primary schools planted last autumn are now in full bloom.
Our first sports event was orienteering in February with five courses in Sherrardspark Woods.
Over 200 talented residents of all ages from 11 music and performing arts groups entertained many people in the Howard Centre and our first Love to Sing workshop enjoyed by many first time singers.
To appreciate the beauty of our green space, the 20.20km Centenary Walk through villages and countryside is now complete. You can download our leaflet from our Centenary Walk pages.
Four new trails have been launched in our City of Trees project to celebrate the c. 19,000 trees which can be found across the town. The four leaflets can be downloaded from our City Of Trees Page.
In the 4th year of our schools photographic competition, we have already received nearly 400 entries with the theme of Celebrations.
A life sized bronze sculpture of Sir Ebenezer Howard has been cast – a celebration of his vision for Welwyn Garden City – ‘a true marriage of town and country’. The statue will be unveiled in the town centre later this year.
We all look forward to celebrating with you as soon as we are able. In the meantime, check out our social media channels for some of our virtual celebrations in Welwyn Garden City’s 100th year.
We would like to extend sincere thanks to all our sponsors, partners and volunteers, without whom our fantastic year of celebrations would not have been possible.
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All events have been postponed until we are safely able to run them.
We look forward to celebrating with you when we are able.
In Our Garden Art Exhibition – CancelledArt & SculptureSatellite Event
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Orienteering for all – CancelledSatellite EventSport for All
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Lego Town Family Learning – CancelledSatellite Event
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Omnium – CancelledSport for All
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City of Trees – Library Event – CancelledSatellite Event
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Centenary Tennis Tournament – April – CancelledSatellite EventSport for All
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Welwyn Hatfield Rotary Walk – CancelledCentenary WalksSatellite Event
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Centenary Bridge Safari – CancelledSatellite Event
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WGC 1920s – Mud and Enthusiasm – a talk by Angela Eserin – CancelledSatellite Event
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Healthy Trees, Healthy Places, Healthy People – a Conference – PostponedSatellite Event
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City of Tomorrow – CancelledMusic & PerformanceSatellite Event
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Literary Society Talk – PostponedSatellite Event
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Bluebell Wood Walk – CancelledSatellite Event
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Founder’s Day – CancelledWGC100
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Orienteering for all – CancelledSatellite EventSport for All
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Youth – Football – CancelledSatellite EventSport for All
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Learn to Sketch Birds Workshop – CancelledSatellite Event
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Centenary Golf TournamentSport for All
Centenary Tennis Tournament – MaySatellite EventSport for All
Digswell Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 0ST
Centenary Bowling TournamentSport for All
Rugby – Centenary MatchSatellite EventSport for All
Hobbs Way, WGC, AL8 6HX
The Three Choirs plus Love to Sing course singers – Gala Concert – CancelledMusic & Performance
This Event has been CANCELLED
Herts Tri-Spring TriathlonSatellite EventSport for All
Stanborough Road, WGC, AL8 6DF
CyclingSatellite EventSport for All
The Campus, WGC, AL8 6BX
We have taken great care to ensure the accuracy of every event listed here, but suggest you check details of events nearer the time just in case there have been changes.
