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Things to do in and around Croydon: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story Croydonites Festival 2026: 15 Shows, 4 to 21 Nov, From £10 Croydonites runs 4 to 21 November 2026: Fringe First winner Hannah Maxwell, Team Viking, The Most Toast and a Croydon film premiere. Most tickets £15 or £12. · 7 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. 17 Oct to 1 Nov Halloween at Godstone Farm Godstone Farm · From £19.95
  2. Sat 17 Oct Lloyd parkrun 9am · Lloyd Park · Free
  3. Sat 17 Oct South Norwood parkrun 9am · South Norwood Country Park · Free
  4. Sat 17 Oct Pollock's Toy Museum Croydon pop-up 11am · Unit 49, Whitgift Centre · Free
  5. Sat 17 Oct Spooky Quiz Night at The Ludoquist 6.30pm · The Ludoquist · From £2
  6. Sat 17 Oct Lightstreams 7pm · Stanley Arts · From £17
  7. Sun 18 Oct Goblin Market: Comics and Zines 12pm · Stanley Arts · Free
  8. Wed 21 Oct South Norwood Jazz Club: Kitty Whitelaw 7.30pm · Stanley Arts · From £12.32
  9. Thu 22 Oct The Hound of the Baskervilles 7.30pm · The Spread Eagle · From £15
  10. 24 to 30 Oct Kids Play Free at PLAYBOX Croydon PLAYBOX Croydon, BOXPARK
  11. 24 to 27 Oct Next Level: free half-term gaming at Centrale Centrale, Upper Mall · Free
  12. Sat 24 Oct Royal British Legion Surrey Poppy Appeal launch 10.30am · B&Q Croydon

More stories

Croydon Croydon Santa's Grotto 2026: Stanley Arts, 9 Dates, £6.70 Stanley Arts in South Norwood opens a Santa's grotto on nine days from 27 November to Christmas Eve: £6.70 a child with a gift, adults free. Dates and times. · 3 min read Croydon Poppy Appeal Launch at B&Q Croydon: Mayor, 24 Oct, 10.30am The Royal British Legion launches its Surrey Poppy Appeal at B&Q Valley Park, Croydon, at 10.30am on Saturday 24 October, with the Civic Mayor and veterans. · 3 min read Croydon Croydon Christmas Markets 2026: Stanley Arts 27 and 28 Nov The first 2026 Croydon Christmas market is at Stanley Arts, South Norwood, on 27 and 28 November, free. The town centre market is still not announced. · 7 min read Croydon Croydon Halloween 2026: Boxpark Turns 10, Dracula, Pumpkins Boxpark Croydon turns ten on Halloween with 1,000 free drinks from 3pm. Stanley Arts carves pumpkins, the David Lean shows Dracula; half term is 26 to 30 Oct. · 7 min read Events What's On in Croydon: Boxpark at 10, Croydonites Festival Boxpark turns ten on 31 October with 1,000 free drinks, Croydonites brings 15 shows from 4 November and Stanley Arts opens Santa's grotto on 27 November. · 13 min read Croydon Croydon Remembrance Sunday: 8 November, Katharine Street Croydon Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. Last year's wreath-laying at the Katharine Street Cenotaph began at 10.30am, with the Minster service at 3pm. · 4 min read Addiscombe Croydon Night of Dance 2026: Held 8 Sept at Oval Tavern Morris sides gather outside the Oval Tavern in Addiscombe from about 7pm on Tuesday 8 September, then process to the Builders Arms. Free, and children welcome. · 2 min read Addiscombe Addiscombe Railway Park Apple Day: Held 12 Sept, 20 Years The Friends' Apple Day on Saturday 12 September marks 20 years since the council named the park. It was a working railway until the last train ran in 1997. · 4 min read Selsdon Selsdon Community Fair 2026: Held 6 Sept in Selsdon Wood The Selsdon Residents' Association fair is in Selsdon Wood from noon to 4pm on Sunday 6 September. Guided walk at 1pm, singing at 2pm, Rotary games at 2 and 3. · 4 min read Croydon Croydon Panto 2026: Cinderella, 40 Dates, From £18 Cinderella runs at the Fairfield Ashcroft 11 December to 3 January, from £18. Stanley Arts in South Norwood has Dick Whittington from 12 December, from £14. · 9 min read Croydon Croydon Christmas Lights 2026: First Switch-On Is 27 Nov Stanley Arts in South Norwood switches its Christmas lights on at 7.30pm on Friday 27 November, free. The town centre has had no switch-on ceremony since 2017. · 12 min read Croydon Croydon Fireworks 2026: Sanderstead 5 Nov, Park Hill 13 Nov Sanderstead is Thursday 5 November, gates 4.30pm, full price now £26 a family. Park Hill is Friday 13 November, £8. No council display; Sandilands not listed. · 10 min read Croydon Croydon Harvest 2026 Has Ended: What Ran on 3 and 4 Oct Croydon Harvest 2026 ran free on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October, noon to 5pm. The full programme, paid extras and Katharine Street closure, kept for the record. · 6 min read South Norwood London Radical Bookfair Returned to South Norwood, 6 Sept The bookfair's first outing since 2023 is at Stanley Arts on Sunday 6 September. Free, no ticket, 11am, and it came to South Norwood because of the rent. · 4 min read South Croydon South Croydon Model Railway Show: 20 Layouts, 12 Sept Twenty layouts, trade stalls and children's activities at St Paul's URC on Saturday 12 September, £6 adults. A Rotary hobby fair runs the same day in Selsdon. · 3 min read What's On Things to Do in Croydon: Days Out Checked August 2026 From Farthing Downs to Boxpark, a street market trading since 1276 and a first-Sunday windmill: Croydon days out, every venue checked this month. · 7 min read