🗓️ What's On: 23rd-29th July 2026
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Here 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.
✨ Thursday 23rd - Monday 27th July
Luminarium.
Memorial Gardens, Staines-upon-Thames. A magical walk-through world of light and colour. Ticketed and known to sell out, so worth booking early. More info and booking.
🎭 Until Saturday 25th July
Way To Heaven - Runnymede Drama Group.
Riverhouse Barn, Walton on Thames. A compelling play within a play by Spanish playwright Juan Mayorga, inspired by the Red Cross visit to Theresienstadt in 1944, exploring how historical trauma echoes across the centuries. More info.
🚣 Saturday 25th July, all day
Chertsey and Shepperton Regatta.
Dumsey Meadow, Chertsey Bridge Road, Shepperton. A landmark local event dating from 1851, with racing of traditional Thames skiffs and racing punts. A proper piece of Shepperton heritage in action. You can learn all about skiffing in a recent Sheppertonian podcast episode here:
🦉 Saturday 25th July
NorthWest Surrey RSPB Wildlife Walk.
A wildlife walk with the local RSPB group. All welcome. More details at group.rspb.org.uk/nwsurrey.
🎺 Sunday 26th July 2-4pm
Music in the Park: Staines Brass.
Walled Garden, Sunbury-on-Thames. A free afternoon of music, bring your own chair or picnic blanket. The Sunbury Galley Café is open for refreshments.
🧺 Tuesday 28th July 11am-2pm
Home-Start Picnic in the Park.
Staines Park, 150 Commercial Rd, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QW. Family fun with games, homemade cakes, a miniature railway, second-hand books and toys, football coaching and craft activities. £2 per adult, £1 per child, including a drink, a cake and one train ride. No booking needed, weather dependent. All proceeds go to Home-Start Spelthorne. Follow updates on Facebook.
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Looking for great coffee in Shepperton? The Ferry Coffee Shop is a much-loved riverside café near Shepperton Lock on the banks of the River Thames, serving excellent coffee, generous breakfasts and lunches, and freshly made cakes. It’s a go-to spot for relaxed meetings, weekend catch-ups, and quiet working sessions with a view of the river. Whether you’re searching for breakfast in Shepperton, a café near Shepperton Lock, or somewhere by the Thames to meet friends or clients, The Ferry Coffee Shop delivers. Next time you’re heading into the village, make it your stop by the river. Find out more at ferrycoffeeshop.com.
👀 Looking ahead
🎭 Tuesday 25th - Saturday 29th August
Hansard by Simon Woods.
Hampton Hill Theatre. Teddington Theatre Club present a gripping, razor-sharp two-hander about love, loss and the irreparable rifts in both a marriage and a nation, set in 1988 as Tory MP Robin Hesketh returns home for a weekend his wife Diana isn't in the mood for. More info.
🍺 Saturday 12th September, from 1pm
The Last Over Festival.
Sunbury Cricket Club. Live music from Hooky Band, L.A. Duo and Carl Buckley, plus beers, wines, gins and Pimm's, and stalls selling local produce and food. Tickets £20 adults, £10 children 12-17, under 12s free. Tickets and more info.
Got an event coming up? Make sure your business event reaches local readers in The Sheppertonian's weekly What's On newsletter; just £10 per listing via the Events page on the Sheppertonian website. Your event will also be added to the calendar.
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