Preview: Croydon Harvest opens for the weekend, the tram takes a week off between Reeves Corner and Wandle Park, and a winter shelter appeal is doubling every donation until 12/10/2026.

Croydon Harvest featuring the Walnut Fair begins today, Saturday 03/10/2026, and runs again tomorrow, Sunday 04/10/2026, from 12:00 to 17:00 each day. Entry is free and the whole programme is family friendly, spread across The Queen’s Gardens, Katharine Street, the High Street, Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema and Surrey Street.

Expect Farm Yard Circus, a fortune telling “learned pig” (a puppet), fruit and vegetable carving workshops from Fruitima, historic pub tours, folk music and dance, and craft and food stalls. The programme also lists Surrey Street Wandering and Small World Cinema.

Source: Londonist, Culture Croydon and the full programme booklet shared by East Croydon Community Organisation

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The tram line is closed between Reeves Corner and Wandle Park from 10pm on Friday 02/10/2026 until Thursday 08/10/2026, so there are no direct tram journeys between East Croydon and Wimbledon in that time. Transport for London says the works are essential engineering to improve the tramway.

If you are travelling across the borough this weekend, check the journey planner before you set off.

Source: East Croydon Community Organisation

🌾 Croydon Harvest featuring the Walnut Fair, town centre, 12:00 to 17:00, free entry. Source: Culture Croydon

🍯 2026 Croydon Honey Show, Selsdon Community Centre, 132 Addington Road, Selsdon CR2 8LA, 10:00 to 16:30, with the Croydon Beekeepers Association. Source: Croydon Beekeepers Association

🪨 Geology visit to Riddlesdown Chalk Quarry, from 10:00. Check the listing for meeting point and booking details. Source: East Croydon Community Organisation

🧸 Pollock’s Toy Museum Croydon pop up, Unit 49, Whitgift Centre, 11:00 to 16:00, free entry, with toy theatre performances at 12:00 and 14:00. Source: Pollock’s Toy Museum

🛍️ Indoor boot sale, St Paul’s Church Hall, Croham Park Avenue, South Croydon. Check the listing for times. Source: Inside Croydon

🤼 Rumble Wrestling, Selsdon Hall, 132 Addington Road, South Croydon CR2 8LA, from 19:30 to about 21:45, with tickets from £12. Source: Ticket Tailor

Times can change, so please check each organiser’s listing before you travel.

🌾 Croydon Harvest featuring the Walnut Fair returns, town centre, 12:00 to 17:00, free entry. Source: Culture Croydon

✈️ Historic Croydon Airport Open Day, Airport House, Croydon CR0 0XZ, with guided tours from 13:00. Pre booking is required. Source: Historic Croydon Airport Trust

🎤 K POP versus Pop Queens, a family show at BOXPARK Croydon, 99 George Street, Croydon CR0 1LD. Check the organiser’s listing for the confirmed start time. Source: BOXPARK Croydon

🎭 Black History Month talks run from 02/10/2026 to 31/10/2026 at Croydon Supplementary Education Project, 32 to 34 Sydenham Road. Source: East Croydon Community Organisation

🌳 Friends of Ashburton Park AGM, Wednesday 07/10/2026 from 19:00 in the main hall at Ashburton Hall, Ashburton Park, with an update from the Heritage Lottery Restoration Project team. Source: Friends of Ashburton Park, via Croydon Council.

🎂 Bake Well Being Fundraising Afternoon, Saturday 10/10/2026, 13:00 to 15:30 at The Cricketers, 107 Addiscombe Road, Croydon CR0 6SG. Source: Bake Well Being on Instagram

🚴 Pure in Motion 10k Fun-draising Cycle, Saturday 10/10/2026, from about 09:30 to 13:30, starting and finishing at Wandle Park Café, Cornwall Road, Croydon CR0 3RD. Source: Cycling UK

Croydon Voluntary Action is appealing for donations to fund the Croydon Together Shelter this winter, and every donation made up to 12/10/2026 will be doubled through a match funding campaign.

The shelter offers communal bed space, showers, toiletries, nutritious meals and casework support for men and women experiencing homelessness. Between January and April this year it supported 48 people, and by April it had 111 volunteers. CVA says Croydon was one of four London boroughs without a night shelter last winter.

Source: Inside Croydon

This week we are celebrating the volunteers behind the community garden at Norwood Junction station, who have turned a previously unloved corner into a space of sunflowers, herbs and quiet.

Source: Inside Croydon

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🗳️ Croydon BID ballot: Croydon BID is going to ballot from 21/09/2026 to 21/10/2026 on its Business Proposal 2027 to 2032, with the proposal and ballot details published on its website. Source: Croydon BID

A new mural by artist Vic Lee celebrates 750 years of Surrey Street Market, which makes Harvest weekend a good moment to wander down to one of Croydon’s oldest trading streets.

Source: Culture Croydon

Trinity School holds its Open Day today, 03/10/2026, welcoming girls and boys from age 10 and over. Check the school’s website for times and booking. Source: Inside Croydon

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