St Albans District loves a street party!

St Albans District has been the street party capital of Hertfordshire for a number of years. For example, nearly a third of the county’s 500+ Queen’s Jubilee street parties took place here in 2022. See our photo gallery below for photos from street parties from the Jubilee and the Coronation!

To organise your own street party you simply need to apply to Herts County Council at minimum 6 weeks before your party after having consulted your neighbours by letter.

Meet Your Neighbours

In St Albans District, the Our Street Party team are from the local charity Sustainable St Albans. Their project “Meet Your Neighbours” includes Our Street Party, Playing Out (see below) and other street-based activities. Everything we describe below is free to local residents.

Free Guide

If you live in the district of St Albans (which includes St Albans, Harpenden, Redbourn, Wheathampstead, London Colney and Sandridge) and want to organise a street party then get in touch with us using the contact form below. We can provide you with our free Guide to Organising a Street Party in St Albans District and answer your questions about how to apply to the council.

Free loan of Road Closed signs

Our Street Party St Albans District also has Road Closed signs that we loan out to residents of the district on a first come first served basis for free. Contact us for more information.

More inspiration

For the fun stuff, don’t miss our blog about ideas of things to do at your street party. You can also check out the The Big Lunch and Great Get Together websites for further inspiration.

Free Street Party information sessions on zoom

Each Spring we hold free online information sessions for residents of St Albans District. We go through how to fill in the road closure forms, ideas for your party and where to get road closed signs.

St Albans District allows you to close roads more than once a year!

Under street party legislation in Herts, you may only close your road once a year for a street party. However, in St Albans District, the local Playing Out scheme allows you to apply up to 8 more times a year for short closures for the purpose of play and community building. For more information about closing your road more frequently in St Albans District please visit the webpage Playing Out St Albans District.

Free Playing Out information sessions on zoom

Playing Out St Albans District hold free information sessions in the Spring. Visit the Playing Out St Albans District webpage to find out more, join our mailing list and book onto a session.