🗓️ What's On: 11th-17th June 2026
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Here’s are the top picks for what’s happening in and around Shepperton in the next week. Visit the Events page on the website for the full listings and to subscribe to the community calendar.
🎉 Top picks
🎡 Saturday 13th June 11:15am-5pm
Shepperton Village Fair.
Manor Park, Shepperton TW17 9JT. Now in its 52nd year, Shepperton's biggest day out opens with the Grand Procession through the High Street, then a packed arena programme with a BMX display, the ever-popular alpacas, over 100 stalls and funfair rides. Free entry. More info here.
🚣 Saturday 13th June, afternoon
The Great Nauticalia Raft Race.
River Thames, Shepperton. The legendary finale to Fair day: two kilometres of homemade rafts on the Thames with crowds cheering from the bank. This year's theme is Heroes. More info and entry here.
🎺 Sunday 14th June 2-4pm
Music in the Park: Staines Brass.
The Lammas Band Stand, Lammas Recreation Ground, Wraysbury Road, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XZ. A free afternoon of brass-band music; bring your own chair or picnic blanket, and the Little Green Boat Company is open for refreshments. More info here.
🎳 Tuesday 16th June 5-7pm
Bishop Duppas Bowls Club: Free Bowls Coaching.
Bishop Duppas Park, Shepperton TW17 8NR. The first of four free one-hour coaching sessions for anyone aged 14+. Coaches and all equipment provided, just wear flat shoes or trainers. More info here.
🫖 Wednesday 17th June 1-3pm
Community Tea Dance.
Riverside Arts Centre, Lower Sunbury. Come together and dance at this friendly afternoon tea dance. Donation requested. Email to book here.
🎨 Until Sunday 21st June, Tue-Sun 10.30am-4pm
Sylvia Paul: 'A Kimono in my Hand'.
The Sunbury Embroidery Gallery, The Walled Garden, Thames Street, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AB. A celebration of mixed-media textile artist Sylvia Paul's work, large and small, including a piece on loan from the worldwide Diana Springall British collection. Free entry. More info here.
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👀 Looking ahead
🎸 Sunday 21st June 4-7pm
The Plastic Boot Band presents 'Back to the 70s'.
Thames Side Brewery, 1 Hale Street, Staines TW18 4UW. Local Shepperton musicians. The Plastic Boot Band embodies the spirit of the 70s, blending the essence of rock, pop, funk, soul and disco. The band not only pay homage to the legends of the decade but also add their unique spin, inviting audiences to relive the exuberance and nostalgia of a time that celebrated individuality and creative freedom. Tickets here.
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