St Albans Organ Theatre Remembrance Sunday Opening

St Albans Organ Theatre is open for its Remembrance Sunday afternoon on Sunday 8 November, with doors opening at 2:30pm and the demonstrations starting from 3pm. It's one of the theatre's monthly public openings, the kind of afternoon where you can wander through the collection and hear the instruments in action rather than just seeing them from a distance.

This particular opening is built around Remembrance Sunday, so the music is drawn from the two world wars. It's mechanical music from that era, played on the instruments on display, with demonstrations to show you how they actually work. If you've never been, the theatre is a musical museum as much as a performance space, and these openings are when it opens its doors to the public. Between the concerts, there's a regular programme of theatre-organ performances throughout the year, but this is one of the days when you can get in and see the collection up close.

It's a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon if you're into mechanical music or just fancy seeing how these instruments are put together. The theatre is at 320 Camp Road, AL1 5PE, and the afternoon runs from 3pm, with doors open from 2:30pm if you want to get settled before the demonstrations start. Entry is £8 standard and £4 for concessions.