🗓️ What's On: 12th-18th March 2026

Here’s your guide to what’s happening in and around Shepperton in the next week - events, activities, and a few local highlights.

Top Picks

🏺 Saturday 14th March 10am
Mother's Day Children's Vase Upcycling Workshop.
Vintage Chic ReLoved, Ferry Point, Ferry Lane, Shepperton, TW17 9LQ. Celebrate Mother’s Day with a meaningful, creative experience. Join this one-off Mother’s Day vase upcycling workshop, especially designed for children to enjoy either alongside their mum or while creating a heartfelt surprise gift just for her. In this relaxed, hands-on session, children will transform a pre-loved vase into a beautiful, personalised keepsake using easy, mess-friendly techniques such as painting, stencilling, and decoupage. Book here.

🎶 Saturday 14th March 10.15 for 11am
Coffee Concert: ‘Spotlight on the Basset Horn’.
Riverside Arts Centre, 59 Thames Street, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5QF. Roy Stratford on piano, Tony Lamb on clarinet and Victoria Medcalf on Clarinet & basset horn. Music by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Joplin and Lewin. Enquiries: 01784 257175. Tickets here.

🤰 Saturday 14th March 10am-1pm
’Free to Be’ Open Day.
Scouts HQ, Charlton Lane Upper Halliford, TW17 8QA. Free to Be is a calm and welcoming space for children to explore, create and build confidence through play, creativity and everyday life skills. If you’re home educating, considering home education, or simply curious about a different style of learning, you’re very welcome to come along to our open day and find out more. Looking ahead to our regular weekly sessions starting this spring. Information about bookings and fees shared at the open day. Contact at info@free2behub.co.uk.

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🎭 From Thursday 12th March 7pm
CAST Youth Theatre production of Frozen.
Cecil Hepworth Playhouse, Hurst Grove, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1AU. For the first time in forever, experience the musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm as CAST Youth Theatre, Shepperton bring Disney’s Frozen to the Cecil Hepworth Playhouse stage for one of the first UK productions. Book tickets.

☕️ Friday 13th March 10–11.30am
The Friends of Sunbury Library invite you to a Coffee Time.
Sunbury Library, The Parade, Staines Road West, Sunbury. Coffee or tea, biscuits and general knowledge quiz for 50p.

🎸 Friday 13th March. Band on at 8.30pm
Sunbury Music Club presents The Chain Gang.
Sunbury Cricket Club, Lower Hampton Road, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5PS. Our collective of top local musicians get together to do a show in aid of the Mayor of Spelthorne’s charities. Hot food by Surplus to Supper from 6.30pm.
To be kept informed of the quality music events at Sunbury Music Club throughout the year e-mail paulwatts1946@googlemail.com or check the website.

🎶 Sunday March 15th 12.15pm
Walton Folk presents Eliza Carthy.
The Riverhouse Barn, Walton on Thames, KT12 2PF. In the wake of Martin Carthy's unexpected recent retirement, Eliza has drawn together a community of varied and talented musicians, all of whom have played a role in Martin's outstanding career. These artists will share the stage with Eliza, honouring and celebrating Martin's immense legacy and musical back catalogue. Tickets from www.riverhousebarn.co.uk.

🎶 Sunday 15th March 8pm
TwickFolk presents Bella Hardy.
Cabbage Patch, 67 London Rd, Twickenham, TW1 3SZ. Don’t miss your chance to experience one of folk music’s most compelling voices live on stage. Tickets from www.twickfolk.co.uk.

🎭 Tuesday 17th March - Saturday 21st March 7.45pm
The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan.
Hampton Hill Theatre, 90 High Street, Hampton Hill. Presented by Teddington Theatre Club. In a small London flat in the 1950s, Hester Collyer is torn between a crumbling marriage to a High Court judge and a passionate but destructive affair with a troubled former RAF pilot. As her world teeters on the edge, Hester must navigate the turbulent waters of desire, shame, and the desperate need to feel alive. www.hamptonhilltheatre.org.uk.

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 👀

👋 Thursday 19th March 5-7pm
Sheppertonian Business Club, co-hosted by nikibakes.
The Ferry Coffee Shop, Shepperton TW17 9LQ. The latest Sheppertonian Business Club get-together takes place at The Ferry Coffee Shop. It’s a relaxed, friendly way for local business owners to meet, chat and make connections - no pitches, no pressure, just good coffee and conversation. If you run a business in or around Shepperton, you’re very welcome to come along and say hello. More info on the Sheppertonian Business Club here.

🐣 Monday 30th March - Thursday 2nd April 9am-3pm
Easter Club booking page is back in action!
Shepperton Cricket Club, Russell Road, TW17 9HB. Group 1 aged 4-8 | Group 2 aged 9+. A daily dose of dance, acting, singing, arts & crafts, friendships and fun! 1 day £35 / 2 days £65 / 3 days £95 / 4 days £ 130. Book now at www.sheppertonstars.co.uk/easterclub.

🎭 From Thursday 12th March 7pm
CAST Youth Theatre production of Frozen.
Cecil Hepworth Playhouse, Hurst Grove, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1AU. For the first time in forever, experience the musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm as CAST Youth Theatre, Shepperton bring Disney’s Frozen to the Cecil Hepworth Playhouse stage for one of the first UK productions. Book tickets.

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