WHAT'S ON · WED 7 OCTOBER
What's on in Kingston upon Thames today
Every family event, show and session happening in and around Kingston upon Thames today, with times, prices and ages. Checked by us, not scraped.
31 things on 16 free 18 indoors 15 venues
Wed 7 October31 things on

All day · check times with the venue
Windsor Carriages
The Savill Garden · Egham
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
Hunterian Museum · London
from £1410:00
Salman Toor: Someone Like You
The Courtauld Gallery · London
Free10:00
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army
National Army Museum · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria
National Army Museum · London
Indoors
All day · check times with the venue
Dark Arts
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London · Watford
Indoors
All day · check times with the venue
Horse and Carriage rides with Ascot Carriages
The Savill Garden · Egham
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
British Wildlife Photography Awards
Horniman Museum and Gardens · London
from £24All day · check times with the venue
Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament
St. Paul's Cathedral · London
Indoors
from £45All day · check times with the venue
Sashiko sessions with B_Boheme
Chiswick House and Gardens · London · ages 7+
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Makers Club | Make - Create - Reflect
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Andre Williams - Time After Time
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Design Baby: Leap then Look
V&A South Kensington · London · ages 0+
Indoors
from £1600All day · check times with the venue
V&A Academy year course: The Story of European Art at the V&A: 500BCE to 1250
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Aziza Kadyri - Sender Unknown
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Nina Davies - Image Syncers
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
dRMM: Building from Forests
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Golden Threads: Dress from Saudi Arabia
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Sam Ghantous - your golf course made my gpu
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic Photography
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Play After School (Sept-Oct 2026)
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
from £15All day · check times with the venue
Members' Tour: From Opulent Gold and Red to Subversive Pink and White
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
from £150All day · check times with the venue
V&A South Kensington Schools & Colleges: In-person Workshops Autumn 2026 - Summer 2027
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
from £2.5011:00
Royal Observatory Treasures Tour
Royal Observatory Greenwich · London
Free11:00-15:00
Trike Track
Spitalfields City Farm · London

12:00
Keeper talks
Tilgate Zoo · Crawley
from £7.5012:00
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian · London

14:00-15:00
Animal Stories and Songs with Bright Start
Freightliners City Farm · London
from £30019:00-21:00
Sculpture inspired by life
Chiswick House and Gardens · London · ages 16+

19:30-22:20
Les Misérables
Sondheim Theatre · London · ages 7+
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT
Places to just turn up to
Farms, parks and museums that don't need booking. Check opening hours on the listing before you set off.
FreeTwo Temple Place
London
A grand riverside building near the Strand you can only get into on select dates, with an hour-long tour that actually goes somewhere interesting.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+3 more

The forest school way- forest school day camp for kids
London
Days spent carving, building and pottering about in the woods, led by whatever catches your child's interest that day.
Outdoor playToilets
FreeActon Skatepark
London
A free outdoor park for skateboarding, BMX and blading, lit until 9pm so you're not racing the sunset.
from £19.50St. Martin's Theatre
London · ages 7+
Take your seven-plus-year-old to see if they can spot the killer in the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap.
Card onlyGift shopFood on siteWi-Fi
FreeRoyal Air Force Museum London
London · ages 4+
Free entry to over 100 real aircraft, plus a Spitfire cockpit to sit in and an outdoor playground shaped like mini planes.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+15 more

Butlins Fairground
Bognor Regis · ages 0+
Dodgems, vintage stalls and a mini fairground for the little ones, plus go-karts and a bungee trampoline if you fancy paying extra.
Food on siteParkingRestaurant
Good to know
Is anything free?
Yes, The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals, Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army, Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria, British Wildlife Photography Awards and 12 more are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.
What do tickets cost?
Paid events start from £2.50. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.
What if it rains?
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army, Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria, Dark Arts, Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament and 14 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.
How up to date is this?
The list refreshes every few minutes from the organisers' own published schedules. If an event is cancelled at short notice it may still show; the booking link on each listing goes to the organiser's live page.
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Kingston upon Thames today, with times and prices.
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