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90 upcoming events across West Kent

October 2026

Today
12Oct

Chartwell Highlights Tour: Leadership and Legacy

Monday, 12 October 2026

📍 Chartwell, Westerham

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In 3 days
15Oct

The Changing Faces of Knole: An Archaeology Walk

Thursday, 15 October 2026

📍 Knole, Sevenoaks

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In 3 days
15Oct

Spa Valley Railway 16th Real Ale & Cider Festival

Thursday, 15 October 2026

📍 Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells West

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In 4 days
16Oct

Deer Keeping: Autumn Rut at Knole

Friday, 16 October 2026

📍 Knole, Sevenoaks

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16Oct

Go Ape Bedgebury's Sundown Adventures – Ziplines at Night

Friday, 16 October 2026

📍 Bedgebury Forest, Goudhurst

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16Oct

Lord Sackville's Private Garden Open Day

Friday, 16 October 2026 · 11am - 4pm

📍 Knole, Sevenoaks

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In 5 days
17Oct

Halloween Half Term Fun 2026

Saturday, 17 October 2026

📍 Hever Castle

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17Oct

Apple Weekend

Saturday, 17 October 2026 · 10am - 5pm

📍 Penshurst Place

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17Oct

Horrible Histories Halloween - Silly Ghosts and Ghastly History

Saturday, 17 October 2026

📍 Leeds Castle, Maidstone

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In 5 days
17Oct

'Monsters around the Moat' Halloween Half-term Trail

Saturday, 17 October 2026 · 10am - 4pm

📍 Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst

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In 5 days
17Oct

Delius and Dixon: English Music for String Quartet – Tunbridge Wells International Music Festival

Saturday, 17 October 2026 · 7pm - 9pm

📍 King Charles the Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells

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17Oct

Tonbridge Castle Halloween Trail

Saturday, 17 October 2026

📍 Tonbridge Castle

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17Oct

Halloween Half Term in Kent at Hever Castle

Saturday, 17 October 2026

📍 Hever Castle

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17Oct

Halloween Trail

Saturday, 17 October 2026

📍 Chiddingstone Castle, Edenbridge

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In 6 days
18Oct

Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon and 10k

Sunday, 18 October 2026 · 9am

📍 Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Goudhurst

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In 7 days
19Oct

After Hours: The Image of Anne Boleyn

Monday, 19 October 2026

📍 Hever Castle

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In 9 days
21Oct

Fungi Identification for Improvers

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 · 10:30am - 4pm

📍 Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

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In 10 days
22Oct

An Afternoon with the Singing Ambassador: A Tajik Story

Thursday, 22 October 2026

📍 Tonbridge Castle

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23Oct

Oktoberfest

Friday, 23 October 2026

📍 Tonbridge

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23Oct

Oktoberfest

Friday, 23 October 2026

📍 Tonbridge

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23Oct

Halloween Trails in Tonbridge

Friday, 23 October 2026

📍 Tonbridge

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24Oct

The Gruffalo Film Screening and Playtime at Knole

Saturday, 24 October 2026

📍 Knole, Sevenoaks

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24Oct

Beware the Bad Apple! Halloween Trail

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · 10am - 5pm

📍 Penshurst Place

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24Oct

Halloween at Kent Life

Saturday, 24 October 2026

📍 Kent Life, Sandling, Maidstone

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24Oct

Family Event: Bat Detecting at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · 5pm - 7pm

📍 Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

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In 12 days
24Oct

Halloween Crafts

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · 11am - 3:30pm

📍 Penshurst Place

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25Oct

Tonbridge Castle Artisan Market

Sunday, 25 October 2026

📍 Tonbridge Castle

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25Oct

Calverley Precinct Market

Sunday, 25 October 2026

📍 Calverley Precinct, Tunbridge Wells

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25Oct

Meet the Beekeepers

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · 10am - 2pm

📍 Chartwell

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25Oct

Family Event: Make a Bat Box at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · 2pm - 3:30pm

📍 Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

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26Oct

Halloween Storytelling

Monday, 26 October 2026

📍 Penshurst Place

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27Oct

Children's Craft: Make and Decorate a Wooden Autumn Wreath

Tuesday, 27 October 2026 · 10:30am - 12pm

📍 Knole, Sevenoaks

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27Oct

Family Event: Halloween Craft & Campfire at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

Tuesday, 27 October 2026 · 10:30am - 12pm

📍 Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

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27Oct

Half-Term Pumpkin Picking

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

📍 Sissinghurst Castle Garden

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In 16 days
28Oct

Wilder Holiday Club - October Half Term - Oak Lodge, Sevenoaks

Wednesday, 28 October 2026 · 9am - 4pm

📍 Oak Lodge, Sevenoaks

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28Oct

Forget-me-not Café, dementia-friendly event

Wednesday, 28 October 2026 · 10:30am - 12pm

📍 Bat & Ball Station, Sevenoaks

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29Oct

Free Fishing Sessions

Thursday, 29 October 2026 · 9:30am - 4:30pm

📍 Monk Lakes

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29Oct

After Hours: Haunted Hever Castle Tours

Thursday, 29 October 2026

📍 Hever Castle

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31Oct

Detling Showground Antiques & Vintage Fair

Saturday, 31 October 2026

📍 Kent Event Centre, Detling

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31Oct

Halloween BBQ Demo

Saturday, 31 October 2026 · 11am - 3pm

📍 Polhill BBQ Showroom

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November 2026

In 20 days
1Nov

Tonbridge Annual Fireworks Display

Sunday, 1 November 2026

📍 Tonbridge Racecourse Sports Ground

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4Nov

Old Castle Tours

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

📍 Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst

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6Nov

Hever Christmas Fair 2026

Friday, 6 November 2026

📍 Hever Castle

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6Nov

Firework Night

Friday, 6 November 2026 · 5pm - 9pm

📍 Swanley Recreation Ground

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6Nov

Fireworks Spectacular!

Friday, 6 November 2026

📍 Kent Life, Sandling, Maidstone

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7Nov

Edenbridge Bonfire

Saturday, 7 November 2026

📍 Edenbridge

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7Nov

'Fire & Feast' Bonfire Night Pizza Demo

Saturday, 7 November 2026 · 11am - 3pm

📍 Polhill BBQ Showroom

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7Nov

Leeds Castle Fireworks Spectacular

Saturday, 7 November 2026

📍 Leeds Castle, Maidstone

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8Nov

Remembrance Day Parade & Service

Sunday, 8 November 2026 · 10am

📍 St Mary's Church, Swanley

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8Nov

Remembrance Service and Parade

Sunday, 8 November 2026 · 10:45am - 12pm

📍 Vine War Memorial, Sevenoaks

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8Nov

Remembrance Sunday Services 2026

Sunday, 8 November 2026

📍 Across Tonbridge & Malling borough

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11Nov

Sevenoaks Art Club's Brushworks Exhibition at Kaleidoscope Gallery

Wednesday, 11 November 2026 · 10am - 4pm

📍 Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery

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11Nov

Armistice Day Service

Wednesday, 11 November 2026 · 10:45am - 12pm

📍 Greatness Cemetery, Sevenoaks

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12Nov

Christmas Gift Shop Launch Evening

Thursday, 12 November 2026 · 5pm - 8pm

📍 Penshurst Place

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13Nov

The Pantiles Boutique Christmas Markets 2026

Friday, 13 November 2026

📍 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells

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13Nov

Conservation Volunteering Day at Longspring Wood

Friday, 13 November 2026 · 10am - 1pm

📍 Longspring Wood, Sevenoaks

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13Nov

Open Mic Night at House in the Basement

Friday, 13 November 2026 · 5:30pm - 7:30pm

📍 House in the Basement, Sevenoaks

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14Nov

Conservation Volunteering Day at Longspring Wood

Saturday, 14 November 2026 · 10am - 1pm

📍 Longspring Wood, Sevenoaks

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15Nov

Marden 10K and Half Marathon

Sunday, 15 November 2026 · 9am (half marathon), 9.25am (10k)

📍 Marden Memorial Hall, Marden

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19Nov

Rob Biddulph Festive Family Activity Trail at Chartwell

Thursday, 19 November 2026

📍 Chartwell

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19Nov

Christmas Market at Chartwell

Thursday, 19 November 2026

📍 Chartwell

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20Nov

Sevenoaks Business Awards

Friday, 20 November 2026 · 7pm - 11pm

📍 Bat & Ball Centre, Sevenoaks

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20Nov

Christmas At Hever Castle 2026/2027

Friday, 20 November 2026

📍 Hever Castle

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20Nov

Christmas Lights at Leeds Castle

Friday, 20 November 2026

📍 Leeds Castle, Maidstone

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21Nov

A Christmas Woodland Wonder at Knole

Saturday, 21 November 2026

📍 Knole, Sevenoaks

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21Nov

Christmas Carols at Chartwell

Saturday, 21 November 2026

📍 Chartwell

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21Nov

Christmas at Ightham Mote

Saturday, 21 November 2026

📍 Ightham Mote

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21Nov

A Fairytale Christmas at Scotney Castle

Saturday, 21 November 2026

📍 Scotney Castle

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21Nov

Kamado Joe BBQ Demo

Saturday, 21 November 2026 · 11am - 3pm

📍 Polhill BBQ Showroom

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21Nov

Gingerbread Man Trail

Saturday, 21 November 2026

📍 Scotney Castle

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21Nov

A Jolly Woodland Christmas Trail at Knole

Saturday, 21 November 2026

📍 Knole, Sevenoaks

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21Nov

Wallace & Gromit - A Cracking Christmas Caper

Saturday, 21 November 2026

📍 Leeds Castle, Maidstone

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21Nov

Chiddingstone Castle Christmas Fair

Saturday, 21 November 2026

📍 Chiddingstone Castle, Edenbridge

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25Nov

Forget-me-not Café, dementia-friendly event

Wednesday, 25 November 2026 · 10:30am - 12pm

📍 Bat & Ball Station, Sevenoaks

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26Nov

Balfour Winery Festive Shopping Night

Thursday, 26 November 2026 · 6pm - 9pm

📍 Balfour Winery, Hush Heath Estate, Staplehurst

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27Nov

Churchill's Colourful Christmas in the House and Grounds at Chartwell

Friday, 27 November 2026

📍 Chartwell

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27Nov

Tonbridge Christmas Fest

Friday, 27 November 2026 · Three weekends

📍 Tonbridge Castle

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28Nov

The Grand Christmas Fair

Saturday, 28 November 2026 · 1pm - 6pm

📍 Edenbridge High Street

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28Nov

Sevenoaks Christmas Lights Switch-On

Saturday, 28 November 2026 · 3pm - 5.30pm

📍 Sevenoaks High Street

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28Nov

Light up the Town

Saturday, 28 November 2026 · 12pm - 6pm

📍 Swanley Town Centre

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28Nov

Christmas at Kent Life

Saturday, 28 November 2026 · Selected dates

📍 Kent Life, Sandling, Maidstone

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28Nov

Christmas at Sissinghurst

Saturday, 28 November 2026

📍 Sissinghurst Castle Garden

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29Nov

North Pole Dash - A Festive Fun Run for Children

Sunday, 29 November 2026 · 10am

📍 Swanley Park

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30Nov

Christmas Guided Tour of the House at Chartwell

Monday, 30 November 2026

📍 Chartwell, Westerham

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December 2026

5Dec

Traeger Wood Pellet Grill Christmas Demo

Saturday, 5 December 2026 · 11am - 3pm

📍 Polhill BBQ Showroom

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5Dec

Carol Singing in the Courtyard

Saturday, 5 December 2026

📍 Knole, Sevenoaks

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11Dec

Holly Party – Sevenoaks Big Shared Christmas Party

Friday, 11 December 2026 · 7:30pm - 11pm

📍 Bat & Ball Centre, Sevenoaks

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12Dec

'Late Nights & Lights' at Scotney Castle

Saturday, 12 December 2026 · 4pm - 7:30pm, selected dates

📍 Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst

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13Dec

Civic Carol Service

Sunday, 13 December 2026 · 3pm

📍 St Mary's Church, Swanley

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20Dec

Winter Wanderlust 50km

Sunday, 20 December 2026 · 9am

📍 Detling, Maidstone

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