Brentford v Liverpool on 17 October, Kew's Halloween trail from the 16th, a Zombie Train in Brentford and rugby club fireworks on 7 November. Every date.

The biggest date in the next six weeks is a football one: Brentford play Liverpool at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday 17 October, 3pm. The night before, Halloween at Kew opens its after-dark trail, running to 1 November. Half term then fills the last week of October with a Halloween train and a zombie night at the steam museum, outdoor Halloween films at Osterley, spooky films and slime at Gunnersbury, and Forest at Brentford on the 31st. In November, Chiswick Rugby Club’s fireworks are on Saturday 7th, fireworks at 7.30pm.

Updated 3 October: two Hogarth’s House workshops (The Quiet Language of Plants on 4 October and Make Your Mark on 24 October) have been taken off its website, so we have removed them. Added: Halloween at Kew, Osterley’s Halloween trail and films, the rugby club’s fireworks times, Freud’s Last Session at the Tabard and more.

Everything below comes from the organisers’ own listings, read on 28 September and again on 3 October 2026, and every entry links back to its source so you can check before you set off. For places that are open whatever the month, see things to do in Chiswick.

This week

  • Girl Out of the Blue, Tuesday 29 September to Saturday 10 October, 7.30pm (Saturdays 6pm), Tabard Theatre, 2 Bath Road, W4 1LW. £25.50, concessions £22.50, rising to £27.50 and £24.50 in the final week. Giles Cole’s new drama about a teenage girl whose search for the truth unravels two families (Tabard Theatre).
  • Chiswick Flower Market, Sunday 4 October, 9.30am to 3.30pm, Old Market Place, Chiswick High Road, W4 2DR. About 35 traders, including nurseries and British growers (Chiswick Flower Market).

  • Duck Pond Market at Chiswick House, Sunday 4 October, 10am to 4pm, in front of the house. Free to walk round (Duck Pond Market).

  • Another Breath of Fresh Air, Thursday 8 October, 7pm to 8.30pm, Hogarth’s House. £10. The violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved and the speaker Malene Sheppard Skaerved return with Telemann, Bach and Tartini and words from Hogarth’s century and ours (Hogarth’s House).

  • Gaussfest: Electricity Day, Saturday 10 October, 10am to 5pm, London Museum of Water and Steam. Tesla coils, Van de Graaff generators and indoor lightning. Anyone with a pacemaker or cochlear implant must stay 20 metres from the coils (London Museum of Water and Steam).

Next week

  • Duck Pond Market at Gunnersbury Park, Sunday 11 October, 10am to 4pm, Popes Lane, W3 8LQ, billed as the market’s return to the park (Duck Pond Market).
  • The Mulberry Garden: storytelling through nature and collage, Wednesday 14 October, 10am to 12pm or 1pm to 3pm, Hogarth’s House. £12. Collage with the artist Sangeeta Weatherley, no experience needed (Hogarth’s House).
  • Who Put the Bomp?, Wednesday 14 October to Saturday 7 November, Tabard Theatre. Evenings 7.30pm, with Saturday shows at 2pm and 6pm. Preview £20, then £25.50 or £22.50 concessions, and £27.50 or £24.50 in the final week. Keith Strachan’s new in-house doo wop musical, with The Great Pretender, Be My Baby and Blue Moon in the song list (Tabard Theatre).
  • Autumn Colour Walk, Thursday 15 October, 10.30am to 12pm, Chiswick House and Gardens. £5, members get priority booking. Head of Gardens Rosie Fyles leads a walk through the lesser-known corners (Chiswick House and Gardens).
  • Halloween at Kew, Friday 16 October to Sunday 1 November, Kew Gardens, TW9 3AE. 6pm to 10pm until 24 October, then 4pm to 10pm, last entry 8.30pm. Adults £19.50 off peak, £24 peak; timed tickets, expected to sell out. Dracula, the Headless Horseman and fire performers on an after-dark trail; Brentford Gate is one of the three entrances (Kew Gardens). More on our Chiswick Halloween page.
  • Brentford v Liverpool, Saturday 17 October, 3pm, Gtech Community Stadium, Lionel Road South, Brentford. Premier League; the club says dates and times are subject to change (Brentford FC).

Later in October

  • Johnny Ball: Laughs Maths, Sunday 18 October, 2.30pm, Tabard Theatre. £23.50, under 16s £17 (Tabard Theatre).
  • Chiswick Cheese Market, Sunday 18 October, 9.30am to 3pm, Old Market Place, W4 2DR, opposite M&S (Chiswick Cheese Market).
  • Brentford Flea Market, Sunday 18 October, 9.30am to 3.30pm, in the London Museum of Water and Steam car park. £2 entry, with a £10 museum ticket on the day (London Museum of Water and Steam).
  • Train Day, Saturday 24 October, from 12pm, London Museum of Water and Steam. Rides behind Thomas Wicksteed, £1 on top of admission (London Museum of Water and Steam).
  • Family Halloween trail at Osterley, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, 10am to 4pm, Osterley Park and House. The trail is free; normal admission applies. Activity points round the gardens on the origins and legends of Halloween (National Trust).
  • Creepy Creatures nature trail, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, 10am to 4pm, Gunnersbury Park. £2 a trail, ages 3 and up, no booking (Gunnersbury).
  • October Steam Up, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, London Museum of Water and Steam. The pumping engines run under steam, the Boulton and Watt engine at 12.15pm and 3.15pm (London Museum of Water and Steam).
  • Halloween Outdoor Cinema at Osterley, Sunday 25 October: Hocus Pocus at 5pm (gates 4pm) and The Lost Boys, rated 15, at 8.15pm (gates 7pm). Fancy dress encouraged, picnics welcome, booking essential (National Trust: Hocus Pocus, The Lost Boys).
  • Relaxed Session: Spooky Season, Monday 26 October, 10am to 12pm, Gunnersbury Park Museum, Popes Lane, W5 4NH. Free, for children and young people with additional needs and their families; book ahead (Gunnersbury).
  • Halloween Train, Monday 26 to Saturday 31 October, London Museum of Water and Steam. £1 a ride on top of admission, free in costume, with no scare actors (London Museum of Water and Steam).
  • Model Steam Railway, Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October, London Museum of Water and Steam. The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers run model steam trains on their own track; included in admission (London Museum of Water and Steam).
  • Autumnal Bird Spotting Stroll, Wednesday 28 October, 10am to 12pm, Gunnersbury Park. £8, with RSPB ambassador Sennen (Gunnersbury).
  • Spooky Slime Make and Take, Thursday 29 and Saturday 31 October, sessions at 10.30am, 12pm, 2pm and 3.15pm, Gunnersbury Park Museum. £8 a child, ages 6 and up (Gunnersbury).
  • Zombie Train, Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October, 6.30pm to 9.30pm, London Museum of Water and Steam. £18. Scare actors, a bar and a late opening, aimed at adults (London Museum of Water and Steam).
  • Spooky Cinema: The Addams Family, Friday 30 October, 2pm to 4pm, Gunnersbury Park Museum. £8 a child, £10 an adult, popcorn included (Gunnersbury).
  • Spooky Cinema: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Friday 30 October, 7pm to 9pm, Gunnersbury Park Museum. £10, rated 15 (Gunnersbury).
  • Headliners Comedy Gala Showcase, Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, 8pm, George IV, 185 Chiswick High Road, W4 2DR. Seven acts each night (Headliners box office).
  • Brentford v Nottingham Forest, Saturday 31 October, 3pm, Gtech Community Stadium (Brentford FC).

Hounslow’s council schools are off from 26 to 30 October; our October half term page has the rest of that week, including the camps at Chiswick House, and our Halloween page has every Halloween event in one place.

November

  • Bird Detectives, Sunday 1 November, 10am to 12pm, Gunnersbury Park. £8, a bird walk for little ones and their grown-ups (Gunnersbury).
  • Duck Pond Market at Chiswick House, Sunday 1 November, 10am to 4pm (Duck Pond Market).
  • The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, Sunday 1 November, 3pm and 7pm, Tabard Theatre. £20, concessions £17. The theatre says the performances are sold out and runs a waiting list; on 3 October the 7pm showed sold out and the 3pm still had a booking link (Tabard Theatre).
  • Chiswick Rugby Community Fireworks, Saturday 7 November, Chiswick Rugby Club, Dukes Meadows, W4 2SH. Doors 5.30pm, bonfire 6.30pm, fireworks 7.30pm, live music from 8pm. Run with Maggie’s; prices include a £2 donation (£3 on a family ticket), and last year sold out, so book (Chiswick Rugby Club).
  • Call Me Merman, Sunday 8 November, 3pm, Tabard Theatre. £24.50, concessions £21.50. Rosemary Ashe’s tribute to Ethel Merman (Tabard Theatre).
  • Duck Pond Market at Gunnersbury Park, Sunday 8 November, 10am to 4pm (Duck Pond Market).
  • Freud’s Last Session, Wednesday 11 to Saturday 28 November, Tabard Theatre, 7.30pm (Saturdays 6pm). Preview £20, then £25.50 or £22.50 concessions, £27.50 or £24.50 in the final week. Mark St. Germain’s play, about 80 minutes with no interval (Tabard Theatre).
  • Hogarth and the 18th Century Sex Trade, Thursday 12 November, 6pm to 9pm, Hogarth’s House. £12. An evening tour of the house led by an 18th-century “Covent Garden Lady”, on the real women behind Hogarth’s pictures (Hogarth’s House).

Sunday 8 November is also Remembrance Sunday. Hounslow Council has not published its 2026 times yet; our Remembrance Sunday page has last year’s arrangements and will carry this year’s. Our fireworks page has the rugby club’s night and the other displays nearby, including Battersea Park on 7 and 8 November.

Exhibitions

  • How We Lost America, to Sunday 1 November, Hogarth’s House, Tuesday to Sunday, 12pm to 5pm. Free, no booking. A touring exhibition on American independence through satire, newspapers and letters (Hogarth’s House).

Regular events

  • Gunnersbury parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, Gunnersbury Park, starting above the tennis courts. Free, next on 10 October (parkrun).
  • Headliners Comedy Club, every Friday and Saturday at the George IV, doors 7.30pm, show 8pm. Next on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 October (Headliners).
  • Stitch, Knit and Craft, fortnightly on Fridays, 10.30am to 12.30pm, Gunnersbury Park Museum. £3 with refreshments, no booking. Next on 16 October (Gunnersbury).
  • Little Flamingos, Gunnersbury Park Museum, 10.30am to 11.30am, on Monday 12 and Friday 23 October. Children £3, adults free (Gunnersbury).
  • Gong Bath, Chiswick House Learning Hub, 7pm to 8pm, £20, on Tuesdays 13 and 20 October, 10 and 24 November and 8 December. Bring a yoga mat (Chiswick House and Gardens).
  • Sashiko Sessions with B_Boheme, Chiswick House Learning Hub, Japanese visible mending for ages 7 and up, from £45, no experience needed. Third Wednesday of the month 7pm to 9pm and first Saturday 10am to 12pm; next on Wednesday 21 October (Chiswick House and Gardens).
  • Chiswick Flower Market, first Sunday of the month, and Chiswick Cheese Market, third Sunday, both at Old Market Place. The cheese market’s next dates are 18 October and 15 November.
  • Duck Pond Market, first Sunday at Chiswick House, with its Gunnersbury market on 11 October and 8 November.

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