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Things to do in and around Henley-on-Thames: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story Henley Christmas Market: Last Year 4-14 Dec, 2026 TBC Ten Christmas market huts filled Henley's Market Place from 4 to 14 December 2025. The 2026 dates are not out yet; here is every festive market already dated. · 5 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 11 Oct Henley Literary Festival The Marquee at Phyllis Court
  2. On now to 31 Oct Pick your own pumpkins, Copas Farms Cookham Copas Farms · From £4
  3. Tue 6 Oct Thame Charter Market 8am · Upper High Street car park
  4. Thu 8 Oct Henley Charter Market Market Place
  5. Thu 8 Oct The Americana Revue 7.30pm · Kenton Theatre · From £31.25
  6. Fri 9 Oct Henley Hawks sporting supper with Andy Powell and Andy Gomarsall Henley Rugby Club · From £45
  7. 9 to 10 Oct Thame Charter Fair Upper High Street car park
  8. 10 to 17 Oct Thame Art Crawl Thame town centre
  9. Sat 10 Oct Henley-on-Thames parkrun 9am · 40 Acre Path · Free
  10. Sun 11 Oct One Night in Dublin 7.30pm · Kenton Theatre · From £32
  11. Tue 13 Oct Mark Steel: Work in Progress 7.30pm · Kenton Theatre · From £18.75
  12. Wed 14 Oct Jo Brand: Work in Progress 8pm · Kenton Theatre · From £25.75

More stories

Henley-on-Thames Henley Halloween: Free Trick or Treat Day, 31 October Terror on the Thames brings free trick or treating to Henley's shops, 11am to 3pm on Saturday 31 October. Stonor's pumpkin trail and Kenton shows below. · 5 min read Events What's On in Henley: Half Marathon 18 Oct, Halloween 31st Literary Festival to 11 October, the Half Marathon shuts the town on the 18th, free trick or treating on the 31st, then Wallingford fireworks on 7 November. · 9 min read Henley-on-Thames Santa Trains Near Henley: 3 Railways, From £24 a Seat Santa trains start on 28 November at Chinnor and Wallingford from £24 a ticket; Didcot's reindeer hunt runs in December. Dates, times and every price below. · 6 min read Henley-on-Thames Greys Court Christmas: Storybook House From 21 November Greys Court's Christmas of childhood stories runs 21 November to 3 January, 10am to 4pm, no booking. Closed 24 and 25 December. Adults £19, members free. · 4 min read Henley-on-Thames Henley Remembrance Sunday: 8 November, Town Hall, 10.45am Henley's Remembrance Sunday service is on 8 November at the Town Hall steps, from 10.45am. Wallingford starts at 10.30am, and Thame's times and route are below. · 3 min read Henley-on-Thames Henley Christmas Lights: 7pm Switch-On, 27 November The Christmas Festival fills a traffic-free town centre from 5pm on Friday 27 November, with the lights on at 7pm. No celebrity guest has been named yet. · 4 min read Henley-on-Thames Henley Panto: Dick Whittington, 5 to 29 December Immersion Theatre stages 37 public performances at the Kenton from 5 December. Adults £32, under 16s £25, and the 7pm opening night is already sold out. · 4 min read Henley-on-Thames Henley Fireworks: No 2026 Display, Wallingford Is Nearest Wallingford fireworks 2026: Saturday 7 November, Kinecroft, 6pm, free, with £3 trains from Cholsey every 40 minutes. No Henley display is booked. · 7 min read Henley-on-Thames Henley Half Marathon: Roads Shut 9.20am on 18 October Bell Street, New Street, Thames Side and the bridge close from about 9.20am to 10am on Sunday 18 October. Entry is £40, and parking shuts at 9am. · 4 min read Henley-on-Thames Heritage Open Days Henley: Greys Court free for 3 days Greys Court opens free from 14 to 16 September, normally £19 an adult. Nine district sites open for the festival, and three are missing from its own list. · 8 min read