First St Albans Spring Festival hailed as “a major success”
Thousands of people enjoyed a new St Albans City Centre event which has been hailed as “a major success.”
The first St Albans Spring Festival was a celebration of food, well-being, community spirit and sustainability.
Among the many attractions were live music, arts and crafts, street theatre and dozens of stalls selling takeaway food, drink and other produce.
There were also opportunities to learn, play and create with fun activities.
The event, on Sunday 18 May, saw St Peter’s Street, Chequer Street and High Street closed to traffic.
To ensure accessibility, sighted guides and British Sign Language interpreters were in attendance while there was also priority seating and wheelchair ramps.
St Albans City and District Council organised the event which was part-funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and sponsored by Code Ninjas, Côte St Albans and Corker Taxis.
Councillor Anthony Rowlands, Lead for Events, said:
I am delighted at how well our first Spring Festival was received and have no doubt that it was a major success.
This was a new City Centre event and the response from our residents and visitors was outstanding.
There was a huge turn out with people enjoying the many exciting activities and entertainment that were on offer, much of it free.
One of our aims was to highlight the District’s thriving hospitality sector and it was pleasing to see so many people sampling their food and drink products at the many stalls that were in operation.
I would like to thank our events team and our sponsors for making this wonderful event possible and I am sure we will look to bring it back next year. The crowds show there is certainly a demand for it.
Photos by Stephanie Belton: scenes from the St Albans Spring Festival 2025 including, first below, Cllr Anthony Rowlands (left) helping out with Environmental Health Officer Fatme Kapza.
Note: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
For more information, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus.
Media contact: John McJannet, Principal Communications Officer: 01727- 819533; john.mcjannet@stalbans.gov.uk.
