Half term in Epsom runs two weeks, 19 to 30 October 2026. Ten things actually on: Playhouse family shows from £10, a pumpkin trail and a Moomins trail nearby.

October half term in Epsom and Ewell lasts two weeks this year, from Monday 19 to Friday 30 October 2026. That is the new Surrey County Council calendar, and Glyn, Rosebery and Epsom and Ewell High all follow it. Glyn and Rosebery pupils are also off on Friday 16 October for a trust training day.

Two weeks is a lot to fill. Below are the things that are actually booked for those dates, taken from the organisers’ own listings, with the price where the organiser publishes one. Most of the family shows are at Epsom Playhouse, and the biggest outdoor draw is a pumpkin trail at Polesden Lacey.

The quick answer

  • Dates: Monday 19 to Friday 30 October 2026, two full weeks.
  • Cheapest family show: The Very Busy Bumblebee, Tuesday 27 October at Epsom Playhouse, from £10.
  • Outdoors: The Great Polesden Mystery pumpkin trail, 17 October to 1 November, £3.50 plus admission.
  • Halloween: Hobbledown’s pumpkin event, Chessington and Bocketts Farm are on our Halloween in Epsom page.

Updated 3 October: Bourne Hall has added Roman Lego workshops on 21 October, and its 23 October country night now has a Halloween theme.

Week one: 19 to 23 October

1. K-Pop Dance Heroes, Monday 19 October, 7pm. A sing and dance-along show of K-pop hits, including songs from the Netflix film K-Pop Demon Hunters. Prices from £25. Epsom Playhouse.

2. Spot’s Birthday Party, Tuesday 20 October at 2pm, Wednesday 21 October at 11am and 2pm. An interactive show for children aged two and up, based on Eric Hill’s Happy Birthday Spot, with Makaton signing built in. Standard tickets from £13.50, or £12.50 each in a family of four with no more than two adults. Epsom Playhouse.

3. Tracy Borman: Tudors on Tour, Tuesday 20 October, 8pm. The historian’s talk on Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and the court scandals. Better for teenagers than young children. Epsom Playhouse.

4. Meet a Civil War Soldier, Wednesday 21 October. A soldier’s account of the Civil War in Epsom and Ewell, including the medicine of the day, run with Bourne Hall Museum. £23, or £31 with a cream tea. The two listings disagree on the time: the Playhouse says 2.30pm and the council’s what’s on says 2pm to 3pm. Go by the time on your ticket.

Also new: Roman Lego workshops, Wednesday 21 October. Build Roman pieces and add to large mosaics and buildings with the Brick People, in one-hour sessions at 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm. £8.50 per person on the booking page. Bourne Hall.

5. Country and Western social, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Line dancing for beginners and regulars at Bourne Hall, Ewell, and this month it comes “with a Halloween twist”, so costumes are encouraged. One for the adults. Bourne Hall.

Week two: 26 to 30 October

6. Hocus Pocus: Live Experience, Monday 26 October, 1.30pm. A Halloween show with the Sanderson Sisters, with songs, games and prizes. £15 standard, £11.50 for under-16s, £50 for a family of four with no more than two adults. A meet and greet costs £10 extra. Epsom Playhouse.

7. The Very Busy Bumblebee, Tuesday 27 October, 11am and 3pm. A 35-minute show about a bee and a grumpy gardener, with a photo opportunity after. From £10, or £36 for a family ticket of four. Epsom Playhouse.

8. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October. Epsom Light Opera Company’s production. Evening shows at 7.30pm from Tuesday to Friday, matinees at 2.30pm on Friday 30 and 1.30pm on Saturday 31, and a last show at 6.30pm on the Saturday. Tickets from £22. Epsom Playhouse.

Epsom Playhouse adds a £1.50 restoration levy to every ticket, on top of the prices above.

Both weeks

9. The Great Polesden Mystery, 17 October to 1 November, 10am to 3.30pm. A children’s trail around the grounds of Polesden Lacey, near Great Bookham, to find a missing prize pumpkin. £3.50 per person including the trail sheet and a small prize, plus normal admission for non-members. National Trust.

10. Moomins at Polesden Lacey, 4 October to 8 November. A family trail around the garden meeting characters from the Moomin stories, run by Bakehouse Factory. Garden open 10am to 4pm during half term. National Trust.

Admission to Polesden Lacey is £18 for an adult, £9 for a child aged 5 to 17, and £45 for a family of two adults and up to three children. Under-5s are free. Parking is £5 a day for non-members. Those are the Trust’s standard prices from 1 March 2026; the Gift Aid prices are 10 per cent higher. More on the house and its Christmas season on our Polesden Lacey at Christmas page.

Just after half term

Planning the fortnight

Still to be confirmed

  • Library and museum holiday activities. Bourne Hall Museum’s next listed kids’ club is 14 November, and no half-term session was listed on 25 September. We will add any that appear.
  • More Playhouse bookings. The venue adds shows through the autumn.

Sources: Surrey County Council term dates; Epsom Playhouse show pages; Epsom and Ewell Borough Council what’s on; Bourne Hall upcoming events; National Trust Polesden Lacey events and visitor information. All checked 25 September 2026; Bourne Hall, its Sessami booking pages, the fireworks booking page and the Polesden Lacey events listing re-checked 3 October 2026.