 Since 2002, an annual Scarecrow Festival has been held in Flamstead to raise funds for the upkeep of the church and for local charities.Since 2014 the village has held a Literary Festival - Books in the Belfry - attracting best-selling authors including Tony Parsons, Sophie Hannah, Jane Hawking, Jonathan Stroud, Alex Scarrow, Clare Mulley, Ian Ridley and Michael Calvin.Proceeds go to restoration of medieval wall-paintings in the village church.