Garson Farm's Pumpkin Parade to 31 October, Jo Brand at Riverhouse Barn on 26 October, £2.50 council crafts and four fireworks nights from 1 to 7 November.

Elmbridge has no single town centre and no big civic diary, so the autumn is spread across a handful of venues that each run their own programme. Garson Farm’s Pumpkin Parade in Esher is open every day until 31 October. The fullest diary by a distance is Riverhouse Barn in Walton, headed by Jo Brand trying out new material on Monday 26 October. Sandown Park hosts the National Honey Show from 22 to 24 October, the council and Painshill fill half term with children’s sessions, and four fireworks nights run from Sunday 1 to Saturday 7 November.

Updated 3 October: Garson Farm, the council’s half-term sessions, Hampton Court House and Apps Court Farm fireworks, and ten more Riverhouse Barn and Painshill dates added; listings to 14 November.

Everything below comes from the organisers’ own listings, read on 29 September and re-checked on 3 October 2026, and each entry links back to its source so you can check before you go. The council’s own events calendar was empty when we looked, so council events here come from Elmbridge Museum’s published autumn programme. For places that are open whatever the month, see things to do in Elmbridge.

This week

  • Then and Now: Elmbridge Through Photographs, until Sunday 4 October, daily 10am to 4pm, Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2PF. Free. Elmbridge Museum’s historic photographs of the borough hung beside new pictures taken from the same spots. Its last week (Elmbridge Borough Council).
  • Garson Farm Pumpkin Parade, daily until Saturday 31 October, Garsons, Winterdown Road, West End, Esher KT10 8LS. £6.50 to £8 a head for everyone aged two and over, booked online only in timed slots; pumpkins are paid for at the exit. The farm closes at 5pm (Garsons). More on our Halloween in Elmbridge page.
  • Jazz and Beer: The Louisiana Rhythm Kings, Sunday 4 October, 12.15pm to 2.15pm, Riverhouse Barn. Trombonist Simon Wyld’s band plays 1920s and 1930s jazz (Riverhouse Barn).

Next week

  • Royston Pike Lecture: Sniff, a History of Smells, Wednesday 7 October, 7.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £4. Dr William Tullett’s history of smell, with things for the audience to sniff (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Fabric Alchemy, Wednesday 7 to Sunday 18 October, daily 10am to 4pm, Riverhouse Barn. Free. Wey Valley Textile Arts’ annual exhibition and sale (Riverhouse Barn).
  • WWAOS Open Mic Night, Friday 9 October, 7.30pm, Cecil Hepworth Playhouse, Hurst Grove, Walton-on-Thames KT12 1AU. Songs, show tunes and stand-up, or just come to watch (Cecil Hepworth Playhouse).
  • Nature and Climate Festival, Friday 9 and Saturday 10 October, 9.30am to 2pm, Vital Village, Mercer Close, Thames Ditton KT7 0BS. Free. The museum shows its nature collection on the Friday and runs family crafts on the Saturday; no booking (Elmbridge Borough Council).
  • Painshill Tree Walk, Saturday 10 October, 10.30am to 12pm, Painshill, Portsmouth Road, Cobham KT11 1JE. £15 for adult non-members including admission, free for members. A guided walk to the Great Cedar and an oak put at 450 years old or more (Painshill).
  • Brooklands Motorsport Day, Sunday 11 October, 10am to 5pm, Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Drive, Weybridge KT13 0SL. A track day with Test Hill ascents, included in museum admission, free parking (Brooklands Museum).
  • My 1st Halloween Concert, Sunday 11 October, 2pm to 3.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £16. Harmony’s Music Club’s theatrical children’s concert, with three witches (Riverhouse Barn).

Later in October

  • Oatlands Park and Grotto talk, Tuesday 13 October, 10.30am to 12pm, Cobham Library, Cedar Centre, Cedar Road, Cobham. £5, booking essential. Nick Pollard of Spelthorne Museum on the grotto built at Oatlands in the 1760s and 1770s (Elmbridge Borough Council).
  • Stephen Devine, harpsichord, Wednesday 14 October, 1pm, Riverhouse Barn. £16. A lunchtime recital of CPE Bach, WF Bach, Krebs and JS Bach (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Church Resources Exhibition, Wednesday 14 October, 10am to 5pm, and Thursday 15 October, 10am to 4.30pm, Sandown Park, Portsmouth Road, Esher KT10 9AJ. Exhibitors and a talks programme for churches (Sandown Park).
  • Emmeline Pankhurst: Angel or Anarchist?, Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £16.50. A one-woman play starring Liz Grand (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Walton & Hersham v Dover, Saturday 17 October, 3pm, Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub, Waterside Drive, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2JP (Walton & Hersham FC).
  • Riverhouse Barn quiz night, Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £90 a table for six. The arts centre’s third fundraising quiz, with a raffle (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Whispers in the Woods, Saturday 17, Wednesday 21 and Saturday 31 October at 10.30am, and Monday 26 October at 2pm, Painshill. £9 a child for non-members; accompanying adults need a day ticket or membership. An hour-long storytelling tree walk from the Riverside Gardens (Painshill).
  • London Bus Museum TransportFest, Sunday 18 October, Brooklands Museum. Bus displays, heritage bus trips, a collectors’ market and live music, included in museum admission (Brooklands Museum).
  • Drum Circle, family half term workshop, Sunday 18 October, 2pm to 2.45pm, Riverhouse Barn. £12 (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Woodland Wonders, Monday 19 and Wednesday 28 October, 10.30am, Painshill. £9 a child for non-members. Tree-inspired crafts in the Riverside Gardens (Painshill).
  • Walton Folk: Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage with Jon Thorne, Monday 19 October, 7.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £15 (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Free pumpkin crochet workshop, Tuesday 20 October, 10am to 1pm, Riverhouse Barn, for 10 to 18 year olds. A £5 donation is asked for materials (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Village Artists Exhibition, Wednesday 21 October to Sunday 8 November, daily 10am to 4pm, Riverhouse Barn. Free. Local artists show and sell original work (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Shout! Stay and Play, Wednesday 21 October, 10am to 12.30pm, Lower Green Community Centre, Farm Road, Esher KT10 8AU. Free, no booking; children must be with an adult (Elmbridge Borough Council).
  • Live Poetry at Riverhouse, Thursday 22 October, 7.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £5. Guest poets and open mic spots (Riverhouse Barn).
  • The National Honey Show, Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October, Sandown Park. £16 a day for non-members, £48 for all three; accompanied under-17s free. On the Thursday lectures start at 9am, the trade hall opens at noon and the show at 2pm; everything runs 9am to 6pm on the Friday and 9am to 4.30pm on the Saturday (Sandown Park).
  • Magical Mushrooms and Fabulous Fungi, Friday 23 October, 10.30am to 11.30am, Abercorn Room, Painshill. £10, members £5. Peter Smith’s illustrated talk (Painshill).
  • Mock Tudor Comedy Club, Friday 23 October, 8pm, Riverhouse Barn. £16. Headliner Paul Tonkinson (Riverhouse Barn).
  • The Budapest Café Orchestra, Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £23. Christian Garrick’s band, back after four years (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Autumn Botanical Painting Workshop, Saturday 24 October, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Painshill. £34 an adult, £22 for ages 8 to 16, including entry to the garden (Painshill).
  • Halloween at Hampton Court Palace, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, Hampton Court Palace, KT8 9AU. Projections, ghostly figures and a pumpkin trail, included in palace admission; members need not pre-book (Historic Royal Palaces).
  • Quartet Amongst the Puddles, Sunday 25 October, 3pm, Riverhouse Barn. £20. Quartet Concrète; programme to be announced (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Make and Take at the Tipi, Monday 26 October (Halloween bunting) and Tuesday 27 October (decorate a pumpkin), 9.30am, 11am and 1.30pm, Garsons, Esher. £7.50 a child, ages 4 to 10 (Garsons).
  • Jo Brand: Work in Progress, Monday 26 October, 8pm, Riverhouse Barn. £23. New material, with special guest Andy Robinson (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Sherriff Talk and Silver Screen, Tuesday 27 October, 11.30am to 3.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £5. A talk on great entertainment flops, then the film Song Sung Blue (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Walton & Hersham v Salisbury, Tuesday 27 October, 7.45pm, Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub (Walton & Hersham FC).
  • Owl collage, Wednesday 28 October, and Halloween bats pottery painting, Thursday 29 October, both 10.30am to 11.30am, Weybridge Community Hub, Church Street KT13 8DE. £2.50 a child, paid on arrival; book through the council (Elmbridge Borough Council).
  • Shout! Stay and Play, Thursday 29 October, 10am to 12.30pm, Coronation Recreation Ground, Molesey Road, Hersham KT12 4QR. Free, no booking (Elmbridge Borough Council).
  • Walton & Hersham v Torquay United, Saturday 31 October, 3pm, Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub (Walton & Hersham FC).
  • How to Read a Tree, Saturday 31 October, 11am to 1pm, Painshill. £30, members £20. A walk with the tree care company Girl in a Tree (Painshill).

Half term runs across two weeks in Elmbridge this year. Our October half term page has the school dates, and Halloween in Elmbridge has the pumpkin farms and Halloween events.

November

  • Jazz and Beer: Cat Skellington Band, Sunday 1 November, 12.15pm to 2.15pm, Riverhouse Barn. Acoustic jazz and Gypsy swing with Richard White (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Brooklands Off Road Day, Sunday 1 November, 10am to 5pm, Brooklands Museum. 4x4s, military vehicles, Land Rovers and Jeeps, included in museum admission (Brooklands Museum).
  • Colets Halloween Fireworks Spooktacular, Sunday 1 November, gates 4pm, fireworks 6.30pm, Colets, St Nicholas Road, Thames Ditton KT7 0PW. £15 an adult, £10 a junior, £40 a family, plus fees, advance only (Colets).
  • Fireworks Spectacular at Hampton Court House, Sunday 1 November, gates 6pm, fireworks 7.30pm, Hampton Court Road, East Molesey KT8 9BS. £15 an adult, £10 a child under 16, plus fees; under-fives free (Eventbrite).
  • Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood, Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 November, Cecil Hepworth Playhouse. Tuesday to Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 2pm and 7pm. Hinchley Manor Operatic Society’s family panto; bookings on 07917 107636 (Cecil Hepworth Playhouse).
  • Esher Rugby’s 2026 Fireworks Night, Friday 6 November, gates 5pm, display 8pm, Esher Rugby Club, 369 Molesey Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 3PF. Early bird £11 an adult, £6 a child, £29 a family, plus fees. No on-site parking (Eventbrite).
  • Walton Folk: Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Trio, Friday 6 November, 8pm, Riverhouse Barn. £22. A preview of the trio’s new album (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Trees of Painshill Photography Workshop, Friday 6 November, 10.30am to 4pm, Painshill. £70, members £62 (Painshill).
  • Apps Court Fireworks Festival, Saturday 7 November, gates 3pm, fireworks from 8pm, Apps Court Farm, Hurst Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2EG. Car parking must be booked in advance (Apps Court Farm).
  • That Knave, Raleigh, Saturday 7 November, 8pm, Riverhouse Barn. £18. Dyad Productions return to the Elizabethan court (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Oddschecker Jump Season Opener, Sunday 8 November, Sandown Park. Gates 11am, first race about 12.30pm, last about 4pm. Tickets from £22 (Sandown Park).
  • A Christmas Carol, Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 November, Cecil Hepworth Playhouse. Evenings 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm. Runnymede Drama Group’s new version with song, puppetry and dance (Cecil Hepworth Playhouse).
  • Levi Andreassen, double bass, Wednesday 11 November, 1pm, Riverhouse Barn. A lunchtime concert; programme to be announced (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Royston Pike Lecture: Elmbridge River Secrets, Thursday 12 November, 7.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £4. A double bill on the Wey and the Mole and Thames mudlarking, with Lara Maiklem and Dr Lewis Campbell (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Talk: The Story of Mount Felix, Friday 13 November, 10.30am, Painshill. £10, members £5. Nick Pollard on the Walton estate (Painshill).
  • Way Out West: A Short History of Jazz, Friday 13 November, 8pm, Riverhouse Barn. £20. Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival (Riverhouse Barn).
  • Mark Steel: Work in Progress, Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm, Riverhouse Barn. £16 (Riverhouse Barn).

The same Sunday, 8 November, is Remembrance Sunday; the parade times are not out yet and will go on our Remembrance Sunday page. Every confirmed fireworks display is on the Elmbridge fireworks page.

Regular events

  • Walton on Thames Farmers’ and Artisans Market, first Saturday of the month, 9.30am to 2pm, New Zealand Avenue outside The Heart, KT12 1GH. Next on Saturday 7 November (Surrey Markets).
  • Cobham Farmers’ and Artisans Market, fourth Saturday of the month, 9.30am to 2pm, Hollyhedge Road, Cobham KT11 3DG. Next on Saturday 24 October (Surrey Markets).

Getting there

Riverhouse Barn is on Manor Road by the river in Walton and has its own car park. Painshill charges admission on top of most event tickets unless the listing says otherwise, and Brooklands’ event days are covered by a normal museum ticket. Esher Rugby has no car park, so use Hersham station car park; Apps Court Farm’s parking must be booked with your ticket. For council car parks and which are free on a Sunday, see parking in Elmbridge; for closures, see roadworks and travel.

This page is rewritten as organisers confirm new dates. Everything was checked on 29 September and 3 October 2026; dates can still change, so use the links before you travel. More in our What’s On section.

Send us your event

Running something in Elmbridge? Email hello@elmbridgenews.co.uk with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free, and your event goes on this page and in the diary on our What’s On hub.

Sources

Image: “Walton Bridge, River Thames, Surrey in June 2024” by Mertbiol, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walton_Bridge,_River_Thames,_Surrey_in_June_2024_02.jpg).