39+ awesome autumn events in Surrey 2026

Looking for the best autumn events in Surrey 2026?  We’ve got it covered.  From crisp countryside walks and scenic trails to pumpkin-picking, harvest fairs, food festivals, live music, theatre, and Halloween fun, there’s something for everyone in Surrey this September and October.

Perfect for families, couples, and weekend explorers, our guide rounds up all the top activities and events in September and October, including October half-term adventures.

Check out the full guide and start planning your autumn in Surrey today!

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Celebrate autumn in Surrey with a lineup of incredible festivals, from lively music events and riverside fun to scenic walking festivals.  Here’s our guide to the best Surrey festivals in 2025.

• Take a walk in the Surrey countryside as part of the annual Guildford Walkfest (throughout September 2026)
• Attend the Guildford Book Festival (3^rd – 18^th October 2026)
• Enjoy the sounds of Guildford Jazz & Soul Festival

Food lovers won’t want to miss these top autumn food events in Surrey 2026, happening across September and October.  From local festivals and farmers’ markets to pumpkin picking and vineyard tastings, there’s something delicious for everyone this autumn in Surrey.

• Enjoy a Surrey beer at the Hog’s Back’s Hop Harvest Beer Festival (Saturday 12^th September 2026)
• Go pumpkin picking at one of Surrey’s pick-your own farms
• Tickle your taste buds at the Festival of Flavours at RHS Wisley (from 7^th – 11^th October 2026)
• Tantalise your taste buds at the Farnham Food & Drink Festival (Sunday 27^th September 2026)
• Enjoy crispy apples during Orchard Day at Gatton Park in Reigate (5^th October 2026)
• Visit the Autumn Market at Denbies Vineyard (18^th October 2026)
• Surrey Hills Fire & Food Fair at the Hogs Back Brewery (17^th – 18^th October 2026)

What better way to spend an autumnal weekend than exploring the stunning Surrey countryside?  Enjoy the seasonal colours and crisp air while discovering the best things to do in Surrey this autumn 2026.

Our top autumn activities include:

• Collecting conkers on family-friendly walks
• Visiting Surrey’s top spots to see autumn colour
• Watching the rutting deer in Richmond Park
• Kick through crunchy leaves on autumn hikes in Surrey

• Admiring the red maples and vibrant foliage at Winkworth Arboretum
• Climbing Box Hill for panoramic views
• Wandering through Bushy Park

• Watch the Incident of the Dog in the Night Time at the Woking Theatre (22^nd– 26^th September 2026)
• Join the Autumn Poetry Writing Workshop at Painshill Park (13^th September 2026)
• Watch motor cars from all ages put through their paces at Brooklands Museum’s Autumn Motorsport Day (11^th October 2026)
• Find out who dunnit in The Other Side of Murder at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford (15^th Sept –  19^th September 2026)
• Visit the Rural Life Museum for Land Rover Day (20^th September 2026)
• Watch the Great All-England Horse Ploughing Match, Show and Country Fair in Puttenham (tbc)
• Enjoy a craft workshop at G Live in Guildford (25^th October 2026)
• Explore Surrey’s local history, culture and architecture with the Heritage Open Days events (11^th-20^th September 2026)
• Learn the art of clay pigeon shooting at Bisley Ladies’ Day (Monday 5^th October 2026)

Check out all the spook-tacular Halloween events happening in Surrey at half-term.

• Carve your own Halloween pumpkin
• Find a spooky Halloween event in Surrey (or you could see what’s going on in London at Halloween)
• Scare yourself silly at Thorpe Park’s Fright Nights
• Go to a firework display
• Once upon a Crime at Godstone Park (October half-term)
• Get involved in the Big Leaf Scavenger Hunt at the Rural Life Living Museum

Make the most of all the other fantastic things to do in Surrey.  If this is not enough, take a look at our guide to 40 things to do in Surrey with kids

• Follow an art trail at The Sculpture Park in Churt
• Have a hot chocolate with marshmallows in the park
• Meet the animals at the British Wildlife Centre
• Let off steam on the Gruffalo trail at Alice Holt Forest
• Follow the ZooLab Trail at Painshill Park
• Make your own scarecrow

Grab your calendar and start planning your perfect autumn in Surrey!

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