What's On in Wandsworth
Things to do in and around Wandsworth: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Free Daytime Run Club Starts at Battersea Park Track
Sole Traders Run Club meets every Monday at 2.15pm at Battersea Park Track and is free to join, for freelancers and shift workers. Updated November 2026.
Dates for the diary
- On now to 23 Nov L2 Certificate in Business Administration: assessment sessions
- On now to 14 Nov UNREAL: A Festival of Magic and Performance
- 10 to 14 Nov That Face
- Thu 12 Nov Pam Ann: There's No Place Like First Class
- 12 to 14 Nov Racists, Recessions and Revolutions
- Sat 14 Nov The Funny Side of Earlsfield: Stephen K Amos
- Sat 14 Nov Balham Farmers' Market
- Sat 14 Nov Tooting Common parkrun
- Sat 14 Nov Battersea parkrun
- Sat 14 Nov Barrioke: The Final Farewell Show
- Mon 16 Nov Sole Traders Run Club
- 16 to 18 Nov Where the Flowers Kneel
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Christmas
Ice Rinks Near Wandsworth 2026: Dates, Prices and How to Get There
We checked 8 ice rinks near Wandsworth, from Glide at Battersea to Streatham and Hampton Court, for 2026 dates, prices and travel. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Christmas Shopping in Wandsworth: 13 Shops From Northcote Road to Putney
We checked 13 Wandsworth shops, from Hamish Johnston's cheeses to Blåbär's Scandi gifts in Putney, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Wandsworth Christmas Trees: Four Stores Open from 19 Nov
Christmas tree stores open at Battersea Park, Lavender Hill and Putney on 19 November and Tooting Bec Lido on the 21st. A 6ft Nordmann costs £60 to £85 online.
Christmas
Devas Club Winter Wonderland: Reindeer in Battersea 27 Nov
Real reindeer, Santa's grotto and a bouncy castle at Devas Club on Stormont Road, Friday 27 November, 3.30pm to 7.30pm. Adults £10, children £5, for youth work.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in Wandsworth: 13 Pubs Doing the Turkey, From £68
13 Wandsworth pubs serving Christmas Day lunch from £68 to £120 a person, with child prices, opening hours and booking terms. Checked November 2026.
Christmas
Wandsworth Santa's Grottos: Southside £7.50 from 20 Nov
Southside's grotto opens 20 November at £7.50 a child, the power station's Santa's Workshop is now booking from 27 November, and BAC's opens 4 December at £15.
Tooting
Tooting Adult Courses: £10 Business Admin, £50 Fruitcake Day
A Level 2 business admin qualification for £10, assessments from 2 November, leads STCG's adult courses at its Tooting Centre, with cake and cookery classes.
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Free Supermarket: The Gloss, Sunday 12pm to 3pm
Food and essentials at no cost at The Gloss, 26 Point Pleasant, SW18, on Sunday 18 October, 12pm to 3pm, as City Welfare turns a beauty centre into a shop.
Christmas
Tooting Bec Lido Christmas Day: 8am to Noon, Members Only
Tooting Bec Lido opens 8am to noon on Christmas Day, race at 10.30am, for South London Swimming Club members only. How to join in time, and what it costs.
Battersea
Age UK Wandsworth Digital Roadshow: Free, Battersea 21 Oct
Free tech help for over-50s and carers at St Peter's, Plough Road, Battersea, 10am to 3pm on 21 October: bring your phone, learn to spot scams, drop in.
Christmas
Wandsworth Christmas Markets: Power Station 5 to 22 Dec
Battersea Power Station's free makers' market runs 5 to 22 December, 11am to 8pm. Tooting, Southfields and Battersea High Street dates are due in November.
Battersea
Lily, 10, Runs 19:15 at Battersea Parkrun, a New Best
Lily Janmohamed, 10, ran 19:15 at Battersea parkrun on 17 October, 30 seconds inside her old best. Her Scope appeal is past £3,800, beating its £3,000 target.
Halloween
Wandsworth Halloween 2026 (Past): Putney's 45-Shop Trail
Past event: Putney's free trick or treat trail ran on Friday 30 October, noon to 4pm, at 45 shops. The Grand's 31 October party and Rocky Horror both sold out.
Events
What's On in Wandsworth: Grottos 20 Nov, Lights On 27 Nov
Southside's Santa's grotto opens 20 November, Putney and Northcote Road switch on their lights 27 November, and Glide skating runs to 3 January. 36 events.
Remembrance
Wandsworth Remembrance Sunday: 8 November, Three Services
Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. Wandsworth marks it in Battersea, Putney and Tooting at 10.45am, then Battersea Park's memorial on Wednesday 11 November.
Battersea
Battersea Power Station Christmas: Santa's Workshop Booking
Christmas runs 5 November to 3 January. Santa's Workshop is now booking for 27 November to 24 December, Glide opens 6 November, Santa abseils on 22 November.
New Year's Eve
Wandsworth New Year's Eve: Fireworks Tickets On Sale, £20
Thames fireworks tickets are on sale: £20 or £35 with a London postcode, first batch now. No council display in Wandsworth; Battersea's rink skates into 2027.
Tooting
Tooting Poetry Night: Suli Breaks at House of Ora, 23 Sept
Write About Now brings Suli Breaks to House of Ora on Mitcham Road on Wednesday 23 September. Doors 7.30pm, open mic sign-ups on the door, tickets from £22.38.
Battersea
Battersea Park Fireworks: Sunday 8 Nov 7pm, Tickets Low
Saturday sold out; Sunday 8 November tickets are running low. Gates 4.30pm, fireworks about 7pm, roads closed 5pm to 10pm. Advance tickets only, no gate sales.
Battersea
Battersea Power Station Ice Rink: Open Now, Until 3 January
Glide at Battersea Power Station is open until Sunday 3 January. Essential Companion tickets can be added at booking; next accessible session Monday 9 November.
Christmas
Wandsworth Christmas Lights: Putney 3.15pm to 7pm, 27 Nov
Putney switches on 3.15pm to 7pm and Northcote Road at 5pm, both Friday 27 November, then Putney's ice trail on the 28th. Council dates are due in November.
Christmas
Wandsworth Panto: Putney's A Christmas Carol, 11-20 Dec
A Christmas Carol: The Panto runs 11 to 20 December at Putney Arts Theatre, evenings 7.15pm (weekends 6pm). Plus BAC's Dear Santa from 28 November and grotto.