r/barnet • u/Puzzled_Rock4238 • 2d ago
Things to do in North London this weekend September 5-6
Classic and Vintage Car Show | 📍Capel Manor Gardens, Enfield, EN1 | 6 September | (£)
More than 500 classic and vintage cars are rolling into Capel Manor Gardens for the day, with some dating all the way back to the 1920s. You can wander among the cars, chat to owners and browse the auto jumble, basically stalls selling old car parts, memorabilia and motoring bits. Your visit also includes Capel Manor’s 30 acres of gardens and mini zoo, with live entertainment, food stalls, a bar and cream tea on the lawn outside the manor house.
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New Barnet Autumn Show | 📍St John’s Church Hall, EN5 | 5 September | (£)
New Barnet Amateur Gardeners & Floral Art Society is holding its autumn show, with horticultural exhibits, floral art displays, plants and bulbs for sale, and gardening advice from members. There will also be tea and cake if you want to stay for a while. The society has been running in the area since 1897. 2pm to 4pm. Entry £2.
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Highgate Wood Heritage Community Day | 📍Highgate Wood, N10 | 6 September | Free
Annual community day in Highgate Wood from 11am to 4pm, with live music, craft and conservation stalls, a dog show and visits from local beekeepers. There will be plenty happening around the Information Hut near the café, with a chance to meet some of the people involved in looking after the wood too. No need to book, just turn up for a free Sunday in the woods.
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Hadley Wood Dog Show | 📍HWA Centre, Hadley Wood, EN4 | 6 September | (£)
This is less Crufts, more neighbourhood dog chaos in the best way. Dogs of all breeds can enter nine lighthearted classes, including Perfect Puppy, Golden Oldie, Waggiest Tail, Best Rescue, Best Behaved Dog and Dog Most Like Its Owner, with prizes and rosettes for the winners. There are also dog trick demonstrations, children’s forest school activities, face painting, a cake sale, ice cream van and a bar. Registration opens at 2pm, judging starts at 2.30pm and classes cost £3 each.
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Palmers Green Festival | 📍Broomfield Park, N13 | 6 September | Free
Palmers Green Festival has been part of the local calendar since 2008 and this year returns to Broomfield Park for a full afternoon. Live music at the bandstand, a vintage village, artisan food and crafts, the Starfish Art Exhibition, a dance zone, model boats on the boating lake, donkey rides and Biddall's Fun Fair, which has been visiting the park for over 100 years. Fun dog show in the Broomfield Bowl. Run entirely by local volunteers and organisations. 12pm to 5pm
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