The Eelbrook funfair's last weekend from Thursday, the Parsons Green pumpkin patch from 24 October, then the Winter Festival and Cinderella on 14 November.

The funfair is back on Eelbrook Common for its last weekend of the year, Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October. Half term brings the London Pumpkin Patch to Parsons Green from Saturday 24 October, with author story sessions in the borough’s libraries and a free Match Attax day at Olympia. November has the Spirit of Christmas Fair and the two Remembrance Sunday parades on the 8th, then the busiest weekend of the autumn: the Hammersmith Winter Festival and the Lyric’s Cinderella on Saturday 14 November and the Fulham 10K on Sunday 15 November.

Everything below covers Monday 12 October to Monday 23 November and comes from the organisers’ own pages, reread on 12 October 2026. Each entry links to its source, so check before you set off. Where no price is shown, the organiser’s page did not give one. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in Fulham.

This week

Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October.

  • Darkling, Bush Theatre, 7 Uxbridge Road, W12 8LJ. Playing now until Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, with 2.30pm matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Titas Halder’s play follows a girl growing up in Bhopal before and after the 1984 disaster. Tickets £15 to £35, ages 14 and over, 90 minutes (Bush Theatre).
  • The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre Studio, playing now until Saturday 31 October, mostly at 8pm. Mei Leng Yew’s horror rom-com, with Mei Mac and Isabella Wei. Every performance now shows as sold out; tickets were £25, ages 16 and over (Bush Theatre).
  • August Wilson’s Fences, playing now until Saturday 31 October, Lyric Hammersmith Main House. Daniel Bailey directs the Pulitzer prize-winning play, set in 1950s America. Tickets £15 to £55, plus a £2 levy per basket. Ages 12 and over; allow 180 minutes. Access dates: chilled on Wednesday 21 October at 2.30pm, captioned on Thursday 22nd at 7.30pm, audio described on Saturday 24th at 2.30pm, BSL on Monday 26th at 7.30pm (Lyric Hammersmith).
  • Mercantilism, colonialism and the Bishops of London, Wednesday 14 October, 12pm to 1pm, Bishop Terrick’s drawing room, Fulham Palace. A lunchtime talk by the palace’s community archaeologist, Alexis Haslam. Free, donations welcome (Fulham Palace).
  • John Parnham’s Funfair, Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October, Eelbrook Common, New King’s Road, SW6 4SG. Opens at 2pm on weekdays and 11am at weekends, closing at 6pm. Entry is free. Rides take tokens, not cash: £1.20 each, or ten for £10. These are the last funfair dates the council lists for the common this year (H&F Council).
  • The Misadventures of Thor, Saturday 17 October, 11am and 1pm, Lyric Hammersmith Studio. An Angel Theatre show, 45 minutes, for ages 4 and over. Tickets from £12 (Lyric Hammersmith).

Next week

Monday 19 to Sunday 25 October.

  • Alison Moyet, Tuesday 20 October, doors 7pm, Eventim Apollo. The set is drawn only from the Yazoo catalogue and her albums the minutes and Other (Eventim Apollo).
  • The Baby Show, Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October, Olympia Grand Hall, Hammersmith Road, W14 8UX. Opens at 9.30am each day, closing at 5pm on Friday and Sunday and 5.30pm on Saturday. Tickets from £17 (Olympia).
  • London Pumpkin Patch, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, 10am to 7pm daily, Parsons Green, SW6. A pumpkin patch plus a Trick-or-Treat Lane of doors to knock on, and a new play zone this year. Entry is by timed ticket, from £7.50 on the organiser’s home page, and pumpkins are bought separately. Sunday 1 November is a pumpkin smash day (London Pumpkin Patch).
  • Penguin, Saturday 24 October, 11am and 1pm, Lyric Hammersmith Studio. Long Nose Puppets’ show from Polly Dunbar’s picture book, 60 minutes, ages 2 to 8. Tickets from £12 (Lyric Hammersmith).
  • Black History 365 x Routes in the Records: Reclaiming the archives, Saturday 24 October, 12pm to 6pm, Fulham Palace. A walking tour at 12pm, then two creative workshops built on a 1709 Royal African Company pamphlet and a 1723 letter to the Bishop of London. Free (Fulham Palace).
  • Hocus Pocus in Concert, Sunday 25 October, doors 1.30pm, Eventim Apollo. The Disney film with its score played live by an orchestra. Under 14s must be with an adult (Eventim Apollo).
  • Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert, Sunday 25 October, doors 6.30pm, Eventim Apollo. The 1986 film with a live band playing to David Bowie’s original vocals (Eventim Apollo).

Later in October

Monday 26 to Saturday 31 October. Most state schools in the borough break up for this week; our October half term page has the day-by-day list, and our Halloween page has the pumpkin patch in detail.

  • Franky, Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October, 11am and 1pm, Lyric Hammersmith Studio. Theatre Fideri’s Halloween family show, for ages 3 and over. Tickets from £12 (Lyric Hammersmith).
  • Children’s author event with Kamapala Chukwuka, Tuesday 27 October, 11am, Fulham Library. A story session and craft event for ages 4 to 10, part of the libraries’ Black History Month programme (H&F libraries).
  • Children’s author event with Kamapala Chukwuka (Hammersmith), Wednesday 28 October, 11am, Hammersmith Library. The same session again, for ages 4 to 10 (H&F libraries).
  • Crafts and costumes family morning, Wednesday 28 October, 10.30am to 12.30pm, the great hall, Fulham Palace. Free, donations welcome (Fulham Palace).
  • Topps UCC Match Attax Half Term Celebration, Wednesday 28 October, 10.30am to 3pm, Olympia National Hall. Card trading, challenges, creator appearances and a Guinness World Records attempt. Free (Olympia).
  • The Bridge, Wednesday 28 October to Wednesday 11 November, Bush Theatre. Opens at 7.30pm on the 28th. Alaa Shehada mixes storytelling and stand-up in a show about carrying olive oil from Jenin to Amman. Tickets £15 to £45, ages 12 and over. The first nights show as selling fast and Monday 2 November as sold out (Bush Theatre).
  • Half term theatre: Hansel and Gretel, Thursday 29 October, 11am, chaplain’s garden marquee, Fulham Palace. Puppets and songs from Cat and Hutch, for ages 4 to 7. £12 a ticket, £45 for a family of four (Fulham Palace).
  • Half term theatre: The Canterville Ghost, Thursday 29 October, 2pm, doors 1.30pm, chaplain’s garden marquee, Fulham Palace. Oscar Wilde’s ghost story told with audience participation, for ages 7 and over. £12 a ticket, £45 for a family of four (Fulham Palace).
  • For the Culture: FOC IT UP! Comedy Club, Saturday 31 October, 7pm, Lyric Hammersmith Studio. The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club, hosted by Kemah Bob, two hours. From £25, ages 16 and over (Lyric Hammersmith).
  • Stories with Dad, Saturday 31 October, 11am to 12 noon, Askew Road Library. Author Maurice Matthew reads stories about Black historical role models, with a singalong, for children aged 3 to 6 and their dads, grandads or the men who care for them (H&F libraries).

November

Sunday 1 to Monday 23 November.

  • The Kid LAROI: A Perfect World Tour, Sunday 1 and Monday 2 November, doors 6.30pm, Eventim Apollo. Sunday is sold out (Eventim Apollo).
  • Spirit of Christmas Fair, Monday 2 to Sunday 8 November, Olympia Grand Hall. Open from 10am daily: to 6pm Monday to Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, to 9pm on Thursday and to 5pm on Sunday. Tickets from £25.75 (Olympia).
  • Remembrance Sunday - Fulham service and parade, Sunday 8 November, 10.30am to 12pm, Fulham War Memorial, 9 Church Gate, SW6 3LF. Free (H&F Council).
  • Remembrance Sunday - Shepherd’s Bush service and parade, Sunday 8 November, 10.30am to 12pm, Shepherd’s Bush War Memorial, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8PN. Free (H&F Council).
  • The Jacksons, Friday 13 November, doors 7pm, Eventim Apollo. Jackie and Marlon Jackson with Mitchell Zhangazha and Haydon Eshun, celebrating the Jackson 5 years, with special guests Heatwave (Eventim Apollo).
  • Hammersmith Winter Festival, Saturday 14 November, 10am to 4pm, Lyric Square and King Street, Hammersmith, W6 0QL. More than 100 stalls, street entertainment, live music and food. Free. King Street (between the Gyratory and Bridge Avenue) and Bridge Avenue close to all traffic from 4am to 10pm, and nine bus routes divert (H&F Council).
  • Cinderella, Saturday 14 November to Sunday 3 January, Lyric Hammersmith Main House. The Lyric’s pantomime, 120 minutes, recommended for ages 6 and over. Tickets £10 to £48, plus a £2 levy per basket (Lyric Hammersmith).
  • Fulham 10K, Sunday 15 November, 9am, from Eel Brook Common, New King’s Road. A closed-road course past Stamford Bridge, along Munster Road and round Parsons Green. Entry £45 plus a 5% booking fee until 18 October, then £50 (RunThrough).
  • The Fray, Monday 16 November, doors 7pm, Eventim Apollo. The Autumn Light Tour, with support from Alex Spencer (Eventim Apollo).
  • Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas, Wednesday 18 November to Sunday 27 December, Lyric Hammersmith Studio. A 50-minute show for under-6s. Tickets £15 to £22, plus a £2 levy per basket; seating is unreserved and buggies cannot go into the Studio (Lyric Hammersmith).
  • ATTENTION, Thursday 19 November to Wednesday 23 December, Bush Theatre Studio, 8pm on the opening nights. A queer play co-created by Jules Head and Georgia Bruce about why and how we choose to pay attention. Tickets £15 to £25, ages 14 and over (Bush Theatre).
  • Paint and sip: autumnal watercolour workshop, Saturday 21 November, 10am to 12pm or 2pm to 4pm, Bishop Terrick’s drawing room, Fulham Palace. Led by local artist Hannah Watters. £65, ages 18 and over (Fulham Palace).

Our Remembrance Sunday page has the parade routes. There is no bonfire night display in the borough this year; our Fulham fireworks page covers the nearest, at Wimbledon Park on 5 November and Battersea Park on 7 and 8 November. The weekend of 14 and 15 November has its own guides: Hammersmith Winter Festival, the Lyric pantomime and the Fulham 10K.

Regular events

  • Wednesday Mixed Market, every Wednesday, Lyric Square, Hammersmith. Food, flowers, plants and crafts. The council’s page gives no trading hours for the Wednesday market. Next: Wednesday 14 October (H&F Council).
  • Hammersmith Food Market, every Thursday, 8am to 5pm, Lyric Square. Hot food stalls, from handmade pasta to a hog roast. Next: Thursday 15 October (H&F Council).
  • World Food Market, every Friday, 8am to 5pm, Lyric Square. Next: Friday 16 October (H&F Council).
  • Fulham Palace parkrun, every Saturday, 9am, Bishop’s Park, Bishop’s Avenue, SW6 6EA. A free, timed 5k. Register once before your first run and bring your barcode. Next: Saturday 17 October (parkrun).
  • Wormwood Scrubs parkrun, every Saturday, 9am, Wormwood Scrubs, Scrubs Lane, W12 0DF. Free. Next: Saturday 17 October (H&F Council).

Two street markets trade most days and so have no single date. North End Road Market runs Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm. Wood Lane Food Market runs Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm.

What is not listed, and why

Football is missing. The fixture pages of Fulham FC and Queens Park Rangers would not load for us, so there are no home games above; use the clubs’ own sites. Eventim Apollo prices are absent because its event pages send you to the ticket seller for them. This page lists up to forty dates, so busy venues are cut down: the Apollo also has Jonathan Pie (30 and 31 October), MUNA (17 and 18 November), Drake Milligan (20 November) and a sold-out Levellers night (21 November), and the libraries’ full Black History Month programme has adult talks and workshops on other days. The Apollo lists Laura Smyth’s show on 7 November as postponed.

Getting there

Fulham Palace and Bishop’s Park are a short walk from Putney Bridge station, the Lyric from Hammersmith station, and the pumpkin patch from Parsons Green. Our pages on tube times and fares, parking in Fulham and roadworks and travel cover the rest.

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