Events for October 19, 2026

Hobbledown Epsom’s autumn event, with pumpkin picking, marshmallow toasting and a full family day out, 26 September to 1 November.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit Hobbledown Epsom

David Ireland’s darkly comic play about two North Belfast friends, exploring masculinity, sectarianism and belonging. Age 16+. Tuesday to Saturday 7.30pm, weekend matinees 3pm.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to See […]

Beer flights, bratwurst and £5 pints on the terrace at Feels Like June, daily 11am to 11pm throughout October.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Celebrate Oktoberfest at TRIBE London

Family Halloween fun at Chessington on selected dates from Saturday 3 October to Sunday 1 November, with rides until dusk, the Enchanted Hollow trick or treat trail, Halloween shows and the Vampire’s Lair scare zone.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit Howl’o’ween at Chessington

Hands-on pasta-making workshops at ALFI in Spitalfields Market on selected dates from 3 October to 12 December, including a National Pasta Day session on 17 October. £48pp including a glass […]

The first UK institutional exhibition by Justin Caguiat, with colour-changing paintings, flower-shaped bronze bells and a 16mm film, at Serpentine South in Kensington Gardens. Free entry.Read our guide: 5 Reasons […]

A limited-edition charcoal rotisserie chicken sharing feast for OctoberBEST at The Crazy Goose in Brighton, weekdays from 12 to 25 October, 12pm to 5pm, £30 per person.Read our guide: 5 […]

The 606 Club in Chelsea celebrates 50 years of live music with 50+ artists over 14 days, including Jamie Cullum, Gwilym Simcock with Kyle Eastwood, Julian Joseph, Soweto Kinch, Liane […]

Three courses for £35 at The Coal Shed London: BBQ Jacob’s Ladder, dry-aged chateaubriand with beef dripping chips, and sticky toffee pudding with beef fat caramel. Also at The Coal […]

The first UK exhibition devoted exclusively to Georg Baselitz’s breakthrough Hero paintings, with loans from Tate and major German museums, at Ely House in Mayfair.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to […]

Kew Gardens becomes an illuminated after-dark trail with Dracula, fire performers and the Headless Horseman. 6pm to 10pm from 16 to 24 October, and 4pm to 10pm from 25 October to 1 November. Plus a free Hey Duggee family trail by day from 17 October.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit Kew Gardens This October

An immersive Halloween horror from the director of Peaky Blinders: The Rise, inspired by the 2015 fire at Battersea Arts Centre. Around 35 minutes, age 16+. Various time slots.Read our […]