It's jubilee time!

Red, white and blue will be the colours as towns and villages mark the historic occasion with parties and events of every description.

Malvern’s mayor Ian Hopwood, who will of course be attending many of the events himself, believes Malvern has done itself proud in its preparations for the jubilee.

“It all looks brilliant. I would be so bold as to say that there really is something for everybody, and it should be a great celebration of this very special occasion and a week to remember for a long time to come,” he said. “All I would say to residents is get out there, wave your flags and celebrate this one-off event.”

In Malvern events kick off at 10am tomorrow (Saturday) with an opening ceremony on Belle Vue Terrace. There is plenty to do during the rest of the day, including a food festival, events at Malvern Theatres, a blue plaque unveiling and more.

There are also community events at Barnards Green and Poolbrook, and at 2pm, a grand parade starts at Peachfield Common before visiting all the main areas of the town.

On Sunday, Malvern Wells marks the occasion by re-dedicating its village hall at 12.45pm followed by an indoor street party. During the afternoon, there will be a tea party at Storridge Village Hall, and a service at Great Malvern Priory followed by a picnic, and Mathon holds its celebration in the village hall at 6pm.

Historic Croome Park, near Upton, is holding a 1950s-style street party at 4.30pm and will be running a special ‘Right Royal Half Term Trail’ through until Sunday, June 10.

Monday is the biggest day of all. A busy programme of events in Upton starts by the river at 11am, and in Malvern, Belle Vue Terrace closes at noon for a giant tea party.

At 1pm, the Great Malvern Jubilee picnic starts in Priory Park, and at 2pm, celebrations kick off in West Malvern, where there will be a treasure hunt, music and entertainment, and much more.

At Link Top, the Nag’s Head has joined forces with the local community for a party on the Link Common, and there are further events at Cradley, Suckley and Eldersfield.

West Malvern is holding a treasure hunt, starting from St James’s Primary School at 2pm, while children from the village will all be receiving a free commemorative mug.

And as the evening draws on, revellers are invited to climb to the summit of the Worcestershire Beacon, where Malvern Hills Conservators will be lighting one of 2,012 beacons, spreading across the Commonwealth, at 10.15pm.

The Beacon will be lit by Anthony Cotgreave, who also lit the Queen’s Coronation Beacon in Malvern in 1953 as a boy scout.

Conservators chairman Brian Pilcher expects crowds to at least match the 2,000 people who turned out when a Millennium beacon was lit, and said: “This will be an occasion definitely not to be missed. Hundreds of beacons will be visible from horizon to horizon, and ours, one of the largest ever built on this hill, will dominate the scene.”

Colwall has saved its event for Tuesday. At 12.15pm, a procession will start from the village library and make its way to the cricket ground, for a jubilee picnic. Also on Tuesday is a jubilee party at Welland Village Hall from 2-5pm.

Partygoers are invited to bring their own food and drink to the event, where there will be a 17m high climbing wall, community games, a bouncy castle and more. Admission is free and use of the wall costs £1. And the same day there will be a four-hour Jubilee Walk, starting from Malvern Tourist Information Centre, in Church Street, at 10am. It costs £3 and will include talks from local experts. Churches around the area are also holding special jubilee services.

Upton Parish Church is holding its at 3pm on Saturday and Great Malvern Priory’s is at 4pm on Sunday, followed by a picnic. Also on Sunday there will be services at The Hook, Upton, at 9.30am, Hanley Swan at 11am, Earls Croome at 11am, Welland at 3pm and Hanley Castle at 6pm. St Peter’s, in Cradley is holding a Jubilee Cream Tea in the Vicarage Garden between 2-4pm on Monday.