What's On in Elmbridge
Things to do in and around Elmbridge: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Elmbridge ice rink 2026: Hampton Court opens 20 November
Elmbridge's nearest ice rink is at Hampton Court Palace, over the bridge from East Molesey, 20 November to 3 January. Adults £19.50, children £14.50.
Dates for the diary
- On now to 31 Oct Garson Farm Pumpkin Parade
- On now to 1 Nov Howl'o'ween at Chessington World of Adventures
- On now to 1 Nov October half term at Brooklands Museum
- Tue 20 Oct Free pumpkin crochet workshop for 10 to 18 year olds
- 20 to 27 Oct Woodland Hideouts, Painshill
- Wed 21 Oct Shout! Stay and Play, Lower Green
- 21 Oct to 8 Nov Village Artists Exhibition
- 21 to 31 Oct Whispers in the Woods, Painshill
- 22 to 24 Oct The National Honey Show
- Thu 22 Oct Live Poetry at Riverhouse
- Fri 23 Oct Talk: Magical Mushrooms and Fabulous Fungi
- Fri 23 Oct Mock Tudor Comedy Club: Paul Tonkinson
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Walton-on-Thames
Walton Festival of Light 2026: Saturday 28 November, 11am
Walton's Festival of Light is Saturday 28 November 2026, 11am to 7pm, with the lantern parade at 5.30pm. Switch-on time, route and road closures are still due.
Christmas
Elmbridge Santa's grotto 2026: Garsons from 14 Nov, £15.50
Garsons in Esher opens Father Christmas bookings from Saturday 14 November at £15.50 a child. Sandown's grotto runs 21 to 24 November; Chessington from 21 Nov.
Esher
Tingle Creek 2026 at Sandown: 4-5 Dec, Friday from £22
Sandown's Betfair Tingle Creek Festival is Friday 4 and Saturday 5 December 2026. Friday Grandstand tickets are £22, under-18s free; race times are not out yet.
Halloween
Halloween in Elmbridge 2026: Garson pumpkins to 31 October
Garson Farm's Pumpkin Parade runs to 31 October from £6.50 and Hampton Court's haunted palace opens 24 October. Crockford Bridge's fields shut 18 October.
Christmas
Elmbridge Christmas markets 2026: Sandown 21, Walton 28 Nov
Christmas in Surrey fills Sandown Park 21 to 24 November from £6; Walton's Festival of Light market is 28 November; Hampton Court's Fayre runs 4 to 13 Dec.
Events
What's On in Elmbridge: Halloween, Fireworks, Festival of Light
Hampton Court's haunted palace from 24 October, Jo Brand on 26 October, four fireworks nights 1 to 7 November and Walton's Festival of Light on 28 November.
Remembrance
Elmbridge Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 parades confirmed
The council confirms Remembrance parades with road closures in seven Elmbridge towns on Sunday 8 November, plus Oatlands Park. Times are not published yet.
Cobham
Painshill winter opening 2026: closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Painshill opens Wednesday to Sunday in winter, 10am to 4pm, then daily from 21 December. Off-peak tickets are £10. Claremont's Elfmas trail starts 28 November.
Thames Ditton
Elmbridge fireworks 2026: four displays, 1 to 7 November
Colets and Hampton Court House fire on Sunday 1 November, Esher Rugby on 6 November and Apps Court Farm on 7 November, gates now 4pm. Sandown is silent.
Cobham
Elmbridge Christmas lights 2026: Cobham 21, Walton 28 Nov
Cobham switches on at 5pm on Saturday 21 November; Walton's Festival of Light is Saturday 28 November, 11am to 7pm. Weybridge and Molesey have no date yet.
Walton-on-Thames
Elmbridge panto 2026/27: three Walton shows, Nov to Jan
Robin Hood 3 to 7 Nov, Pantoland 17 to 20 Dec and Beauty and the Beast 8 to 10 Jan at Walton's Playhouse, plus the Kingston, Woking and Leatherhead pantos.