COMING UP · FRI 9 - SUN 11 OCTOBER
35 reasons this weekend is sorted
Every event, opening and one-off across Birmingham this weekend. Your only problem now is choosing.
Toddler Trundles
Ranger-led outdoor sessions for toddlers and pre-schoolers, alternating weekly between two country parks.
FRI 9 OCTOBER
Friday
SAT 10 OCTOBER
Saturday
MORNINGBrighton Weeny Workshop, Saturdays 4-6yrs
The Theatre Workshop - Birmingham · 09:30
from £180
MORNINGWalk and Draw
The New Art Gallery Walsall · 11:00
free
MORNINGCouncillor Surgery
Glebe Farm Community Hub · 11:00
free
- AFTERNOON
Fantastic Journeys
The New Art Gallery Walsall · 12:00
free
AFTERNOONShakespeare Tour
Tudor World · 14:00
from £5
EVENINGHalloween Farm After Dark 2026
The Halloween Farm (at Cattows Farm) · 17:00
from £24.99
EVENINGCinema: I Swear
Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre · 19:30
SUN 11 OCTOBER
Sunday
NO ALARM CLOCK NEEDED
Running all weekend
FRI + SAT + SUNMeerkat Talk
Twycross Zoo · 10:00
FRI + SAT + SUNForest Fridays for Under 5s
Bodenham Arboretum
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Tereza Bušková: Mothers without Hands
The New Art Gallery Walsall
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
What Grows In Between
The New Art Gallery Walsall
free
FRI + SAT + SUNBe creative, be entertained, be surprised have fun! What's on at Sandwell Museums
Oak House Museum
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Autumnal Antics and Spooky Fun - Autumn at Sandwell Museums
Oak House Museum
FRI + SAT + SUNRemembrance Knitted Poppy Display
Wightwick Manor and Gardens · 10:00
FRI + SAT + SUNSpooky Autism Friendly Evenings
Attwell Farm Park
- FRI + SAT + SUN
October Half Term - Pumpkins & Potions
Attwell Farm Park
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Spooky October Fun
Attwell Farm Park
FRI + SAT + SUNRoom on the Broom Corn Maze
Twycross Zoo · 10:00
from £5
FRI + SAT + SUNBlazing Halloween
Drayton Manor
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Amazing Adaptations Talk
Twycross Zoo · 10:30
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Giraffe Talk
Twycross Zoo · 11:30
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Gorilla Ranger Chat
Twycross Zoo · 11:30
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Humbolt Penguin Talk & Feed
Twycross Zoo · 12:15
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Butterfly House: Meet the Keeper
Twycross Zoo · 12:30
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Ape Feed - Meet the Keeper
Twycross Zoo · 12:40
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Lemur Feed and Keeper Q&A
Twycross Zoo · 12:45
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Aldabra Tortoise Talk and Feed
Twycross Zoo · 14:30
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Big Cat Talk & Feed
Twycross Zoo · 15:15
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Lemur Talk
Twycross Zoo · 15:45
SAT + SUNHalloween Farm Daytime 2026
The Halloween Farm (at Cattows Farm) · 10:00
from £24.99
SAT + SUNFright Fiesta
Gulliver's Kingdom
from £19
And if none of that lands, the bankers
Open most weekends, no booking needed. Check hours on the listing before you set off.
8 of the 35 are completely free 👏
Nothing to pay on the door. Some still want a booking, so check the listing.
- Tereza Bušková: Mothers without HandsThe New Art Gallery Walsall · Fri + Sun
- What Grows In BetweenThe New Art Gallery Walsall · Fri + Sun
- Humbolt Penguin Talk & FeedTwycross Zoo · Fri + Sun
- Walk and DrawThe New Art Gallery Walsall · Sat 11:00
- Councillor SurgeryGlebe Farm Community Hub · Sat 11:00
- Fantastic JourneysThe New Art Gallery Walsall · Sat 12:00
- Sunday Art Club: Felt FanciesThe New Art Gallery Walsall · Sun 12:00
- Sunday Art ClubThe New Art Gallery Walsall · Sun 12:00
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Birmingham today, with times and prices.
TOP PICKWhat Grows In Between · free- Fri23 things · Meerkat Talk
- Sat32 things · London Road Weeny Workshop, Saturdays 4-6yrs
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