Stevenage holds a number of annual events, including Stevenage Day, Rock in the Park and Stevenage Carnival.
Many teenagers find Stevenage an attractive place to go with friends, using the train links from Bedfordshire. As Stevenage has more to offer than many towns in the neibouring counties.
Andy Myson, the famous stain glass window designer
Neil Hall, the founder of the World Travellers Association.
Schools
Many schools were built in the 1950s/60s due to a massive rush of Londoners to affordable terraced housing in areas such as Shephall, Broadwater, Chells and St Nicholas. The town has around 23 primary schools (see below). Some go to the surrounding villages for schools in Aston, Benington, Walkern, Datchworth. Stevenage also has a number of secondary schools.
Hitchin Boys' School, Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Freman College (an upper school), Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Edwinstree C of E Middle School, Norfolk Road, Buntingford, SG9 9AW
Kingshott School, St Ippolyts, Hitchin, SG4 7JX (independent/selective)
St Francis' College, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3PJ (independent/selective)
Ralph Sadleir Middle School, Station Road, Puckeridge, SG11 1TF
St Edmunds' College, Old Hall Green, Old Hall Green, Ware, SG11 1DS (Roman Catholic/ independent/ selective)
Heath Mount Preparatory School, Woodhall Park, Watton-at-Stone, Hertford, SG14 3NG (independent)
St.Crispins school, London road
Churches
Stevenage has an active network of churches of many denominations. Many of the churches work together for town-wide projects under the banner of ["Churches Together in Stevenage"].
