Ocktoberfest is coming to Croydon Pic: Flickr
Black Art Matters
Date: October 26
Location: Hackney Museum, 1 Reading Lane, E8 1GQ
Cost: Tickets - Free
About: Discover the sights, sounds and stories of the Caribbean whilst creating your own posters and flags with Afro-Caribbean storytellers and artists.
Link: Find out more here
Capoeira
Date: October 26
Location: Haggerston Community Hall, 8 Lovelace Street E8 4FF
Cost: £4
About: This class will teach you the basic movements of capoeira, whilst getting fit and having fun at the same time. You will also learn things like handstands, the history and rituals of capoeira and learn to play the cultural instruments.
Link: More information here.
Ocktoberfest
Date: October 27-October 28
Location: Wandle Park Vicarage Road, Croydon CR0 4JS,
Cost: Tickets - £10
About: The world famous Oktoberfest comes to Croydon for a huge weekend of traditional Bavarian entertainment, food and drink. Taking place inside what is set to be one of Europe’s Largest bier tent for a Bavarian style festival including a showcase some of the best and authentic oompah bands from around the world across all three sessions. Plus a large selection of traditional German foods plus those all important steins!
Link: Find out more here.
Halloween Craft for Kids
Date: October 24 - November 1
Location: Wyevale Garden Centre 60 Wickham Road, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 8AG
Cost: Tickets - £2.50 for children (adults go free)
About: Create your own spider finger puppet and frightening friends this Halloween at Wyevale Garden Centre Shirley.
Link: Find out more here.
Pop-up Cinema Night at Rivoli Ballroom (Poltergeist)
Date: October 26
Location: Rivoli Ballroom 346 350 Brockley Road, Crofton Park, SE4 2BY
Cost: £12 - £14
About: Pop up film night at one of the oldest ballrooms in London showing a horror classic Poltergeist
Link: Find booking information here.
Cia Maduixa Presents DOT
Date: October 26
Location: Laban Theatre, Laban Building, Creekside, Creekside, London, SE8 3DZ
Cost: £10 (£8 Concessions); Family Ticket (group of 4) £32
About: The award-winning Spanish contemporary dance company Cia Maduixa will be delighting children and audiences with their new digital dance work at the Laban Theatre, as part of Dance Umbrella 2017 in partnership with The Albany.
Link: More information here.
Pumpkin Carving
Date: October 17
Location: The Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6AN
Cost: Free - £1
About: Come along to our family Halloween pumpkin carving workshop. Bring a along a pumpkin and some inspired ideas and we’ll take care of everything else. Be warned, half the fun of pumpkin carving is getting your hands a little dirty so come prepared for mess. No time to shop? Add £1 to use one of our pumpkins.
Link: More information here.
Reasons to be Cheerful
Date: October 24
Location: Theatre Royal Sratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, E15 1BN
Cost: £8 - £26
About: Celebrating the infectious music of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Reasons to be Cheerful is a punk rock musical and gritty coming of age tale, which always leaves audiences shouting for more.
Link: Find out more here.
