Putney's free Halloween afternoon on 30 October, the zoo's half-term Halloween, Rocky Horror at the Grand, then Battersea Park Fireworks on 7 and 8 November.

Halloween fills the second half of October in Wandsworth. Putney’s free Toy Story-themed afternoon is on Friday 30 October, Battersea Park Children’s Zoo runs a gentle Halloween through half term, and the Clapham Grand has Hocus Pocus, Rocky Horror and a costume club night in the last three days of the month. Then come the two dates the whole borough plans around: Glide opens at Battersea Power Station on Friday 6 November, and the Battersea Park Fireworks follow on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November.

Every listing below comes from the organiser’s own page, read on 3 October 2026 and rechecked on 5 October, and links back to it so you can check before you set off. Our Wandsworth Halloween page has the full Halloween programme, and October half term covers the school week. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in Wandsworth.

This week

  • Chewing Gum Dreams, on now to Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, Theatre503, 503 Battersea Park Road, SW11 3BW. Tiata fahodzi’s 60-minute play, age 14+. Sold out: the theatre releases returns at 11am on weekdays to people on its waiting list, which you join by emailing boxoffice@theatre503.com (Theatre503).
  • Putney School of Art and Design open day, Sunday 11 October (the first day was 4 October), 11am to 4pm, Oxford Road, SW15 2LQ, and the pottery campus round the corner on Disraeli Road. Part of Wandsworth Artists’ Open House: free workshops (sign up through the school’s Eventbrite links), studio tours and more than 20 ceramics stalls (Friends of PSAD).
  • NINA, Tuesday 6 to Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, with 2.30pm matinees, Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN. A new play by Caroline Williams, inspired by Chekhov’s The Seagull, about coercion and power. Pay what you can, from £12, recommended £16, plus a £2 fee per order. Age 16+. BSL interpreted on 15 October at 7.30pm and 24 October at 2.30pm (Battersea Arts Centre).
  • Shrektacular, Thursday 8 October, doors 6.30pm, show about an hour later, The Clapham Grand, 21-25 St John’s Hill, SW11 1TT. Over-18s only. Unallocated seats £23.69; the £17.83 concessions have sold out (The Clapham Grand).
  • Ghost Huns: Live from Cheerful Earful, Sunday 11 October, doors 11.45am, show about 45 minutes later, The Clapham Grand. The comedians Hannah Byczkowski and Suzie Preece bring their horror podcast’s Halloween show to the stage. Age 14+, under-18s with an adult over 21. Seats £26.41 (The Clapham Grand).

Next week

  • Surface and Shadow, Wednesday 14 October, 7pm, Battersea Arts Centre. Chromatica Orchestra plays Herrmann’s Psycho, Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the 18-year-old soloist Sarang Seohyun Kim, and Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony. Pay what you can, recommended £30. Age 8+ (Battersea Arts Centre).
  • Room 13, Friday 16 October to Sunday 1 November, timed slots, Battersea Arts Centre. A 35-minute immersive horror built around the real fire at the arts centre in March 2015, from the director of Peaky Blinders: The Rise. Standard £20, peak £24.50, or pay what you can at a recommended £16. Age 16+; arrive 20 minutes before your slot (Battersea Arts Centre).
  • The Comedy Lab, Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, Tara Theatre, 356 Garratt Lane, SW18 4ES. Tara Theatre and Brown Sauce’s South Asian comedy night, now with Sukh Ojla headlining, a guest set from Joshua Bethania and Sharlin Jahan hosting. £16, concessions £12. Age 16+ (Tara Theatre).

Later in October

  • The Madness of George III, Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 October, 7.45pm, plus a 3pm matinee on Saturday 24, Putney Arts Theatre, Ravenna Road, SW15 6AW. Alan Bennett’s play in an amateur production by Putney Theatre Company. Age 13+ (Putney Arts Theatre).
  • South Asian Play Reading Group: Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi, Wednesday 21 October, Tara Theatre. Free. Satinder Chohan’s play, about two hours (Tara Theatre).
  • Not So Spooky Halloween, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, Battersea Park Children’s Zoo. Minibeast encounters, games, crafts and Halloween storytime for primary-age children and younger; some activities are included in the entry ticket. Adults £17.50, children (2 to 15) £13.95, under-2s free. From Sunday 25 October the zoo opens 10am to 4.30pm, last entry 4pm (Battersea Park Children’s Zoo).
  • Meet Charlie the Chimney, Monday 26 and Wednesday 28 October and Sunday 1 November, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm, at the Chimney Lift, Battersea Power Station. The lift’s character poses for photos with visitors in half term (Battersea Power Station).
  • The Dark, Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October, 11am and 2.30pm, Battersea Arts Centre. Peut-Être Theatre’s version of Lemony Snicket’s picture book, for ages 4+, 50 minutes, and every performance is relaxed. Pay what you can, from £12, recommended £15 (Battersea Arts Centre).
  • South Asian Play Reading Group: Noor, Wednesday 28 October, Tara Theatre. Free. Azma Dar’s play, about two hours (Tara Theatre).
  • Hocus Pocus Halloween Movie Night, Thursday 29 October, doors 6pm, live show and film from 7pm, last entry 8pm, The Clapham Grand. The film on a 25ft screen with hosts, games and confetti. Over-18s. Unallocated stalls seats £12.50 on the current release (The Clapham Grand).
  • La Dame de Pique, Thursday 29 to Saturday 31 October at 7.30pm and Sunday 1 November at 2.30pm, Battersea Arts Centre. Gothic Opera’s Halloween staging of Halévy’s Queen of Spades, not staged since 1850. Standard tickets £25, £35 or £50, concessions £20 and £28. Age 12+ (Battersea Arts Centre).
  • Putney Halloween: To Infinity and Trick or Treat, Friday 30 October, 12 noon to 4pm, Putney town centre. Positively Putney’s free Toy Story-themed afternoon: a hunt for hidden “power cells” ending at Putney Exchange, where children meet Buzz Lightyear and get a printed photo; a trick or treat trail around participating shops; pumpkin carving on Lacy Road from 1pm to 3pm; face painting from Putney Arts Theatre (Positively Putney). More on our Wandsworth Halloween page.
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie Night, Saturday 31 October, doors 6pm, live show and film from 7pm, last entry 8pm, The Clapham Grand. Over-18s. Only the £30 final release is left (The Clapham Grand).
  • The Grand’s Massive Halloween Party, Saturday 31 October, doors 10pm, The Clapham Grand. Costumes expected, DJs and dancers until 3am. Tickets guarantee entry only until 11.45pm, last entry 12.30am. Over-18s with photo ID. The £35 fourth release is on sale, then £45 (The Clapham Grand).

November

  • Halloween Fun at Macaroni Penguin, Sunday 1 November, Macaroni Penguin soft play, Battersea Power Station. A Halloween trail with a treat bag and stencil painting, included in every soft play session that day; book ahead (Battersea Power Station).
  • Lightstreams, Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 November, 7.30pm, Theatre503. Mary Mazzilli’s play, longlisted for the theatre’s International Playwriting Award. 90 minutes, age 14+ (Theatre503).
  • Good Sex, Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 November, 7.30pm, Battersea Arts Centre. Dead Centre and the novelist Emilie Pine, with two new performers each night and an intimacy director on stage. Pay what you can, from £16, recommended £25. Age 14+, BSL interpreted on 5 November (Battersea Arts Centre).
  • I Bought a Flip Phone, Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 November, 7.30pm, Theatre503. Panos Kandunias’s debut show, after runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, Theatre Royal Bath and HOME Manchester. 60 minutes, age 16+ (Theatre503).
  • Glide at Battersea Power Station, from Friday 6 November to Sunday 3 January 2027. The riverside ice rink and skate trail returns; a £290 season pass is on sale (Battersea Power Station). Session rules and the six accessible skates are on our ice rink page.
  • Battersea Park Fireworks, Saturday 7 November, gates 6pm, last entry 8pm, fireworks about 8.30pm; and Sunday 8 November, gates 4.30pm, last entry 6.30pm, fireworks about 7pm. Advance tickets only, adults from £10.60 on the earliest release and youth (5 to 15) £11.50 (Battersea Park Fireworks). Line-ups, gates and getting there are on our fireworks page.
  • UNREAL: A Festival of Magic and Performance, Saturday 7 to Saturday 14 November, Battersea Arts Centre. A week of contemporary magic and illusion, curated by Tom Cassani, Augusto Corrieri and Tim Bromage. Pay what you can, recommended prices from £8, plus the £2 order fee (Battersea Arts Centre).
  • That Face, Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 November, 7.45pm, plus a 3pm matinee on Saturday 14, Putney Arts Theatre. Polly Stenham’s play, by Putney Theatre Company (Putney Arts Theatre).
  • Where the Flowers Kneel, Monday 16 to Wednesday 18 November, 7.30pm, Theatre503. Theatr Bont’s three-hander by Ela Mai Moss, set in Bridgend on Christmas Eve, in its first London run with the original cast. 80 minutes, no interval, age 15+ (Theatre503).

Regular events

  • Balham Farmers’ Market, every Saturday, 9am to 1pm, Henry Cavendish Primary School, Hydethorpe Road, SW12 0JA. Raw milk and cheese, organic vegetables, free-range poultry and beef, and game from October (London Farmers’ Markets).
  • Tooting Common parkrun, every Saturday, 9am. A free 5k, starting on the path near the Tooting Bec Common Café; register before your first run (parkrun).
  • Battersea parkrun, every Saturday, 9am, two flat laps of the south loop of Battersea Park, meeting where Carriage Drive West crosses Central Avenue. Free. It was cancelled on Saturday 3 October because the venue was unavailable; check the event’s page for cancellations before you go (parkrun).

Getting there

Battersea Arts Centre and the Clapham Grand are both a short walk from Clapham Junction station, and Theatre503 sits above the Latchmere pub on Battersea Park Road. Tara Theatre is on Garratt Lane near Earlsfield station, and Putney Arts Theatre is off Putney High Street. If you are driving, read parking in Wandsworth first, and check Wandsworth roadworks and travel for closures before a weekend trip.

This page is rewritten as organisers confirm new dates. Every listing was checked against the organiser’s own page on 3 October 2026, but dates can still change, so use the links before you travel. The Christmas season has its own pages: Christmas lights switch-ons, Christmas shows and Battersea Power Station at Christmas. More in our What’s On section.

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