WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK IN SURREY?
Looking to find out whats on in Surrey this week? Wow-wee are you in for a treat…and possibly a trick or two. October half term, Halloween, Fireworks, a National League debut-derby in the form of Woking FC versus Dorking Wanderers and a whole heap more – take a look-see at this mammoth sized-guide of what’s going on.
WIZARDS AND WITCHES WEEK / OCTOBER 24 – 31 / BOCKETTS FARM, LEATHERHEAD
Talking reptiles, slime, pumpkins, wizards, witches…it can only be Wizards and Witches Week at Bocketts Farm. As well as a whole host of creepy crafts and agonisingly fun activities to participate in, you’ll also be able to meet and greet all your favourite farm animals.
For more information, visit bockettsfarm.co.uk
KIDS CRAFT: HALLOWEEN FUN / OCTOBER 24 / CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE
Spend the morning making some creepy crafts at Cranleigh Arts Centre. Perfect for little ones aged 3 – 5, join Claire and Emma and learn how to make some really scary (but not that scary) spiders and cobwebs.
For more information, visit cranleigharts.org
EXTREME ACTIVATE HOLIDAY DAY CAMP / OCTOBER 24 – 28 / SPECTRUM LEISURE COMPLEX, GUILDFORD
Guildford’s Spectrum Leisure Complex has a host of ideas for your October half term, from action-packed days out to weeklong activity camps. From making a strike in the ten-pin bowling alley to making a splash in the pool, climbing to the top of the Rock Box or spinning around the ice-skating rink – get out and get active this month.
For more information, visit guildfordspectrum.co.uk
HEDGEROW ADVENTURE BIOBLITZ / OCTOBER 25 / WEST HORSLEY PLACE
Join Surrey Wildlife Trust at West Horsley Place for an awesome Hedgerow Adventure Bioblitz this October. Discover another world as you count and identify creatures ad signs of life in the hedgerows. Sound like fun? Of course, it does; go wild and sign up for this FREE event online.
For more information, visit westhorsleyplace.org
WOKING FC V DORKING WANDERERS / OCTOBER 25 / LAITHWAITE COMMUNITY STADIUM, WOKING
The first (of many?) new local derbies in the Vanarama National League, Woking FC welcomes Dorking Wanderers to the Laithewaite Community Stadium. Who will come up trumps in this first fixture between the Surrey sides? So get your tickets quick for a midweek fixture underneath the floodlights.
For more information, visit wokingfc.co.uk
THE ART PARLOUR: TRICKS & TREATS / OCTOBER 25 / THE BOILEROOM, GUILDFORD
Hundred Watt Club presents not one but two treats (or tricks) to audiences in Surrey this month. First up is their ever-popular event, The Art Parlour at The Boileroom. Think themed life drawing lessons with a vaudevillian vibe that may not be for the faint-hearted. This edition of the class will, of course, be filled with all the filthy tricks and treats one could possibly want this Halloween.
For more information, visit theboileroom.net
BAT OUT OF HELL / OCTOBER 25 – NOVEMBER 5 / NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
It’s electrified audiences in London, New York, Toronto and Germany and won the audience-voted Evening Standard Award for Best New Musical. Now, Jim Steinman’s spectacular musical Bat Out Of Hell hits the highway on a UK tour in 2022. Paying homage to the enigmatic rock’ n’ roller, head for Woking’s New Victoria Theatre this October and get ready to go wild.
For more information, visit atgtickets.com/woking
SCARY SKYWALK / OCTOBER 26 – 30 / SKYWALK ADVENTURE, ESHER
Trick or Treat? Do you dare take to the trees for a spooktacularly scary skywalk this October? Taking place throughout the half-term, Skywalk Adventure in Sandown will play host to a Halloween-themed skywalk, complete with terrifying treats for visitors.
For more information, visit skywalkadventure.co.uk
BOYZLIFE / OCTOBER 26 / G LIVE, GUILDFORD
Two of Ireland’s favourite boy bands join forces for an evening of unbridled noughties nostalgia. We say, two boy bands – it is, in fact, one member from each faction, as you’re treated to an evening with Westlife’s Brian McFadden and Boyzone’s Keith Duffy, who will take you on a pop-tastic tour of the bands’ greatest hits.
For more information, visit glive.co.uk
THE NATIONAL HONEY SHOW / OCTOBER 27 – 29 / SANDOWN PARK, ESHER
Who loves honey? Indulge in nature’s sweet nectar this October as the National Honey Show comes to Sandown Park in Esher. Promoting the highest quality honey and wax products with a competition involving international classes, lectures, workshops and a beekeeping equipment trade show, providing you with all you need to keep your honey bees happy.
For more information, visit honeyshow.co.uk
CURTAIN UP ON MURDER / OCTOBER 27 – 29 / COBHAM VILLAGE HALL
The Cobham Players are back at their spiritual home of Cobham Village Hall for their latest instalment of amateur dramatics. Written by Bettine Manktelow and Directed by Mike Dawes, get set for a murder mystery with a difference. What’s the difference? We hear you cry; well, you’ll just have to go and find out for yourselves.
For more information, visit cobhamplayers.org.uk
PUMPKIN CARVING (FAMILIES + ADULTS) / OCTOBER 27 / THE LIGHTBOX, WOKING
The Lightbox in Woking will host several wicked workshops for creative kids throughout the half-term week. From Modroc Monster Sculptures to some good old-fashioned slime making, the end of the week will see Pumpkin Carving Workshops for kids at 6 pm and adults at 7 pm.
For more information, visit thelightbox.org.uk
LOW BANGS FIREWORKS / OCTOBER 28 – 29 / GODSTONE FARM
If all that whiz, pop and banging is a bit loud for little ears, then why not head over to Godstone Farm and enjoy their low-bang fireworks? Enjoy all the colours and sparks in a safe space with less noise. Perfect.
For more information, visit godstonefarm.co.uk
HALLOWEEN CABARET SHOW FEATURING THE BEAT COLLECTIVE / OCTOBER 28 – 29 / ESHER THEATRE
Cabaret is alive and well in Surrey this autumn. Join the entertaining and electric Beat Collective at Esher Theatre this month for a night of Halloween-themed cabaret. Expect a killer mashup of tunes to terrify and tantalise our souls.
For more information, visit eshertheatre.com
MOTSI MABUSE: FINDING MY OWN RHYTHM / OCTOBER 28 / ROSE THEATRE, KINGSTON
Spend a dazzling evening with Motsi Mabuse, beloved Strictly Come Dancing judge and renowned professional dance champion, as she leads us into the rhinestone-studded world of dance to celebrate the publication of her new book, Finding My Own Rhythm.
For more information, visit rosetheatre.org
WEAVE A LANDSCAPE / OCTOBER 29 / CASS ART, KINGSTON
Whether you’re inspired by nature’s wonder, why not spend the morning learning how to weave a wondrous landscape? Taking place at the excellent Cass Art in Kingston, sign up online and meet like-minded, heart-felt lovers of a good weave.
For more information, visit cassart.co.uk
FEATHER AND FUR SMALL GAME BUTCHERY & COOKERY / OCTOBER 29 / THE SALT BOX, PRIORY FARM ESTATE, REDHILL
Learn how to pluck, draw and butcher feathered small wild game such as pigeons, pheasants or duck or skin and joint small game like rabbits and squirrels. Surrounded by the crackle and pop of our fires, let wild cooking enthusiasts The Saltbox guide you through the ancient skill of creating and cooking over an open fire in a relaxed and informative environment beneath the trees.
For more information, visit wearethesaltbox.co.uk
THE JUKEBOX & RETRO FAIR / OCTOBER 29 – 30 / CHESSINGTON SCHOOL, CHESSINGTON
Before the days of Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer, if you were out and about at your local café and pub, you, the customer and the consumer may have feasibly selected the tunes that you and your fellow patrons would listen to via the Jukebox. This magical music machine might contain hundreds of records to trawl through for you to be DJ for the evening. So get back to those retro days and head for The Jukebox & Retro Fair in Chessington for a day of non-stop nostalgia.
For more information, visit jukeboxfair.co.uk
FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR FAMILY RACEDAY / OCTOBER 29 / ASCOT RACECOURSE
One of the region’s largest firework displays, Ascot Racecourse, will hold its famed Fireworks Spectacular Family Raceday again this year. Taking place on October 29, expect your fair share of Halloween-themed tricks and treats during the day before enjoying a pyro-musical show featuring over 20,000 fireworks. Wowzers.
For more information, visit ascot.com
SUNS V QUEENS / OCTOBER 29 / SURREY SPORTS PARK, GUILDFORD
Did you know that the Women’s British Basketball League is the highest level of professional basketball in the UK? Get in o the action with an end-to-end game of b-ball as Surrey Sports Park-based WBBL’s Sevenoaks Suns takes on Gloucester City Queens later this month.
For more information, visit sevenoakssuns.com
HUNDRED WATT CLUB – A HALLOWEEN EVENING OF BURLESQUE AND VAUDEVILLE + ‘ART OF TEASE’ WORKSHOP / OCTOBER 29 / ELECTRIC THEATRE, GUILDFORD
The second coming of Hundred Watt Club takes place at Guildford’s Electric Theatre with a Halloween Evening of Burlesque and Vaudeville. Enjoy a line-up of some of the best acts in the UK for an evening of tantalising tricks and treats. Fancy a go? The team will be hosting an ‘Art of Tease’ Workshop before the main event for those who want to learn the tricks of the trade. So get some tickets quick for a night of quirky horror.
For more information, visit electric.theatre
CABARET DRAG NIGHT WITH ZELDA STONE / OCTOBER 29 / FALLEN ANGEL, GUILDFORD
Spend the evening in the intimate and atmospheric environs of Guildford’s newest cabaret club, the Fallen Angels and enjoy a cabaret drag night with performer Zelda Stone. Sip on a cocktail or two, and while away, an evening in style.
For more information, visit fallenangelbar.com
SECRETTS PUMPKIN WEEK / NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 29 / SECRETTS FARM, MILFORD
Possibly our favourite pastime when it comes to Halloween is the picking, carving, and painting of pumpkins. Nothing quite says ‘Halloween’ like a giant pumpkin, lit incandescently to reveal a frightening face. So head to Secrett’s Farm in Milford this half term and enjoy the adventure of seeking out your very own pumpkin to take home and transform into a terrifying jack’ o’ lantern. Expect activities, competition and more. Book your tickets online.
For more information, visit secretts.co.uk
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL / NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 30 / CROCKFORD BRIDGE FARM, WEYBRIDGE
It’s a fact (probably). Crockford Bridge Farm near Weybridge is one of the best spots around to pick a pumpkin. This patch is positively bursting with the rotund and robust autumnal orange fruits. Perfect for carving the most ghoulish of faces, the farm will be opening their pumpkin fields on weekends during October for you to seek and find your very own pumpkins fit for you and your home. Additionally, the Farm will host their famous Pumpkin Festival this half term, which will be packed with activities, theatrics and much more. Book tickets online.
For more information, visit crockfordbridgefarm.co.uk
HALLOWEEN HAPPY HAUNTINGS / NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 30 / FISHERS FARM PARK, WISBOROUGH GREEN
One of our favourite family days out, head to the Surrey / Sussex borders and onto Fishers Farm Adventure Park for their Halloween Happy Hauntings Week. Expect spooky, ‘cackle-tastic’ fun by the tonne. So make no bones about it and book some tickets pronto.
For more information, visit fishersfarmpark.co.uk
HEATHLAND ARTWORKS / NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 30 / RSPB FARNHAM HEATH
Discover a landscape of imaginative installations at RSPB Farnham Heath this month. As the autumnal colours transform the Heath, make sure you visit this annual exhibition before it finishes at the end of the month.
For more information, visit surreyhills.org
DEADLIEST PLANTS AND BUGS / NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 30 / RHS GARDEN, WISLEY
Love creepy crawlies? Wonder over to RHS Garden, Wisley, this half term and encounter some amazing insects with Zoolab and some hands-on sessions at RHS Hilltop. No booking is required – normal garden admission applies.
For more information, visit rhs.org.uk
BRICK OR TREAT / NOW UNTIL 31 / LEGOLAND, WINDSOR
Brick Or Treat is back at Legoland, Windsor, this October, promising a Monster Jam to remember. As the park is transformed into a pumpkin-filled wonderland, enjoy a monstrous party packed with fantastic with the whole family.
For more information, visit legoland.co.uk
IGNITE / NOW UNTIL – NOVEMBER 6 / POLESDEN LACEY
For a visual spectacle to behold, head on over to the estate of historic Polesden Lacey for the essential after-dark experience that is Ignite. Follow the trail of lights and lanterns and be enchanted by fantasy and magic as you wander through flickering flames with your friends and family. Not to be missed. Book some tickets quick.
For more information, visit igniteatpolesdenlacey.seetickets.com/
FAIRY DOOR TRAIL / NOW UNTIL NOVEMBER 13 / PAINSHILL PARK, COBHAM
Little wooden fairy doors will be hidden around the landscape garden for families to find this autumn. Seek, and you shall find a magical adventure for the little ones in your life. Price included in general admission tickets.
For more information, visit painshill.co.uk
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