The 2026 Big Draw Festival at NHC

A free family festival at North Hertfordshire College's Hitchin campus with creative drawing workshops including virtual reality drawing, face painting and mask making.

The Big Draw Festival at NHC turns the Hitchin campus into a creative hub for a morning of artistic activities open to families, children and the local community. Workshops and interactive experiences are led by the college's staff and students across a range of curriculum areas, including Drawing with Virtual Reality, face painting and mask making. The event runs from 9:30am to 1pm and welcomes all ages, from early years to teens and young adults.