Chesney Hawkes and The Hoosiers at the free switch-on on 15 November, Orpington and Chislehurst on 22 November, panto from 5 December. Updated 12 November 2026.

Bromley’s next six weeks run from the Christmas lights to Christmas Eve. The town’s switch-on is on Sunday 15 November, free, with Chesney Hawkes at 5.20pm, The Hoosiers at 5.55pm and the lights and fireworks at 6.30pm. Orpington and Chislehurst follow on Sunday 22 November, the Churchill Theatre panto opens on Saturday 5 December, and the Charter Market trades every day from 10 December.

Updated 12 November: Your Bromley has swapped the switch-on headliners, so Chesney Hawkes now plays first. Light Up Orpington ends at 6.45pm, A Man For All Seasons now opens on Tuesday 17 November, and Ruxley Manor’s Christmas food market opens on 14 November. Added the Chelsfield Players’ A Christmas Carol and two Baby Broadway concerts. The Close-Up Show on 13 November, The Illegal Eagles and The Nutcracker are now sold out, and the Churchill’s Mistletoe and Crime evening has gone from its listings.

Everything below was read on 12 November 2026 from the organisers’ own pages, and every entry links to the page it came from. Churchill Theatre prices are the lowest advertised price on that day. Carol services have their own carol services page, and for places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in Bromley.

This week

Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November.

  • Three Creative Legends: One Actor, until Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm, The Bridge House Theatre, Penge. Mark Farrelly’s three solo plays in rep: Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope on 13 November and Jarman on 14 November (The Bridge House Theatre).
  • WWOS - Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, until Saturday 14 November, Churchill Theatre main auditorium. From £18, few seats left (Churchill Theatre).
  • Father Christmas grotto at Ruxley Manor, sessions several times a day until 24 December, Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, Maidstone Road, Sidcup DA14 5BQ, just outside the borough. Priced by group, from £38 for two guests. More on our Santa’s grotto page (Ruxley Manor).
  • The Ice Rink at Ruxley Manor, opens Friday 13 November, runs to 4 January, Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, Sidcup. From £6 for a 45-minute session on a covered real-ice rink; skate aids are £5. More on our ice rinks page (Ruxley Manor).
  • Christmas food market at Ruxley Manor, opens Saturday 14 November, 12pm to 4.45pm, then Wednesday to Saturday 12pm to 7.15pm and Sunday 11am to 3.15pm from 19 November to 23 December, Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, Sidcup. Free, no ticket needed. Street food, mulled wine and live music from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings (Ruxley Manor).
  • Walk to Write, Saturday 14 November, 11am to 12.30pm, Crystal Palace Park. Booked with a donation ticket. The writer Taran Khan leads a 90-minute walk using prompts along the route to start new writing (Crystal Palace Park).
  • Bromley Symphony Orchestra, Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm, Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP. Sibelius’s Third Symphony, Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Bromley Symphony Orchestra).
  • Bromley Christmas Lights Switch-On, Sunday 15 November, The Glades from 1pm to 2pm, then Bromley High Street from 2pm. Free, no ticket. A brass band plays in The Glades from 12pm. On the High Street stage the Local Hero is on at 4.55pm, Chesney Hawkes at 5.20pm and The Hoosiers at 5.55pm, with the countdown at 6.25pm and the lights and fireworks at 6.30pm. The full running order (Your Bromley).
  • Forest Bathing, Sunday 15 November and Sunday 6 December, 1pm to 2.30pm, Crystal Palace Park. Free, but ticketed. A mindful walk through the park led by ParkBathe (Crystal Palace Park).

Next week

Monday 16 to Sunday 22 November.

  • Bromley Self Care Week, Monday 16 to Sunday 22 November, various places across the borough. Mostly free. Run by Bromley Well. Our story (Bromley Council events).
  • A Man For All Seasons, Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 November, 7.30pm, Churchill Theatre main auditorium. From £27.50. Robert Bolt’s play about Thomas More (Churchill Theatre).
  • Nonsense and Sensibility, Tuesday 17 to Saturday 28 November, 7.30pm, The Bridge House Theatre, Penge. A comedy about two feuding actors left to stage Sense and Sensibility on their own (The Bridge House Theatre).
  • Disability Pride 2026, Saturday 21 November, 1pm to 3pm, Bromley United Reformed Church, 20 Widmore Road BR1 1RY. Free; book a place or come on the day. Music, comedy, poetry and dance by Disabled performers, with BSL interpretation. Our story (X by X Bromley).
  • Meet the Forest, Saturday 21 November, 2pm, and a night walk at 6pm, Crystal Palace Park. Free tickets. A walk among the park’s trees with a local guide (Crystal Palace Park).
  • Origin Weekend, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November, 10am to 3pm, Down House, Luxted Road, Downe BR6 7JT. A weekend marking the anniversary of On the Origin of Species; book your visit through English Heritage (English Heritage).
  • Handmade Palace, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November, 10am to 5pm, Crystal Palace Subway, Crystal Palace Parade SE19 1UA. The Paxton Centre’s craft market. More on our Christmas markets page (Crystal Palace Park).
  • Light Up Orpington, Sunday 22 November, 2pm to 6.45pm, Orpington High Street. Free. The High Street is pedestrianised from the War Memorial to Homefield Rise, with traffic diverted along Gravel Pit Way from 9am and the main stage at the foot of Knoll Rise. More on our Christmas lights switch-on page (Orpington 1st).
  • Chislehurst Christmas Market, Sunday 22 November, Chislehurst High Street. Visit Chislehurst is taking no food stalls this year, leaving that to the High Street’s own cafes and restaurants, and had not published opening times on 12 November. More on our Christmas markets page (Visit Chislehurst).
  • Spice Girls - The Theatre Show, Sunday 22 November, 7.30pm, Churchill Theatre main auditorium. From £36 (Churchill Theatre).

Later in November

Monday 23 to Monday 30 November.

  • Crystal Palace Legends, Monday 23 November, 7.30pm, Churchill Theatre main auditorium. From £39.75. Clinton Morrison, Darren Ambrose and Martin Kelly on their years at Selhurst Park (Churchill Theatre).
  • 7 Marathons in 7 Days, Monday 23 to Sunday 29 November, Norman Park, Bromley. Piers Craddock runs a marathon a day for ANDYSMANCLUB. Our story (JustGiving).
  • The Overtones - Jivin’ Home For Christmas, Tuesday 24 November, 7.30pm, Churchill Theatre main auditorium. From £39.75 (Churchill Theatre).
  • Step Into Christmas, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November, 7.30pm, Churchill Theatre main auditorium. From £32.50. A concert of Christmas hits (Churchill Theatre).
  • Bromley AI Club launch, Thursday 26 November, 5pm to 7pm, Crofton Halls, York Rise, Orpington BR6 8PR. £10. Our story (Bromley AI Club).
  • A Christmas Carol, Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 November, 8pm to 10pm, Chelsfield Village Hall, Bucks Cross Road, Chelsfield BR6 7RL. £10. The Chelsfield Players stage Piers Torday’s version of the Dickens story, for ages 7 and up; tickets through TicketSource (Bromley Council events).
  • Wreath Making, Saturday 28 or Sunday 29 November, 10am to 1pm, Visitor Centre, Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road SE20 8DS. £75, over 18s only. An hour foraging in the park, then two hours making a wreath (Crystal Palace Park).
  • Petts Wood Christmas Carnival, Saturday 28 November, Petts Wood Road, which the council proposes to close eastbound from Woodland Way to the car park from 6.30pm on Friday 27 November to 10pm on the Saturday (London Borough of Bromley notice, Public Notice Portal).
  • That’ll Be The Day: That’ll Be Christmas, Saturday 28 November, 7pm, Churchill Theatre main auditorium. From £34.50, few seats left (Churchill Theatre).
  • RunThrough Crystal Palace, Sunday 29 November, 10am to 12.30pm, from the event village by the National Sports Centre, Jubilee Stand SE19 2BB. 5K, 10K, half marathon and junior races round the park; entries are through RunThrough (Crystal Palace Park).

More on every switch-on in the borough is on our Christmas lights switch-on page.

December

Tuesday 1 to Thursday 24 December.

  • Whamageddon: An Advent Calendar Christmas Party, Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 December, 7.30pm, The Bridge House Theatre, Penge. The audience opens 25 advent doors to pick the songs and games. The theatre is up a flight of stairs (The Bridge House Theatre).
  • Hansel And Gretel - The Christmas Escape, Saturday 5 to Tuesday 22 December, first performance 11am, Churchill Theatre studio. From £14, ages 2 and up, few seats left (Churchill Theatre).
  • Sleeping Beauty, Saturday 5 December to Sunday 3 January, first performance 1pm, Churchill Theatre main auditorium. From £23, few left. Every date, the access performances and the discounts are on our Bromley panto page (Churchill Theatre).
  • Winter Makers Market, Saturday 5, Sunday 6, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December, Saturdays 10am to 8pm, Sundays 10am to 5pm, Visitor Centre, Crystal Palace Park. Free, drop-in. More on our Christmas markets page (Crystal Palace Park).
  • Farnborough Village Christmas Lights Switch On, Sunday 6 December, 2.30pm to 9pm, Farnborough High Street, which the council proposes to close between its two junctions with Ladycroft Way (London Borough of Bromley notice, Public Notice Portal).
  • Hayes Symphony Orchestra, Sunday 6 December, 4pm to 6pm, St Francis of Assisi, Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham BR4 0PW. £12.50, under-18s free. Borodin, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and Brahms’ Third Symphony (Bromley Council events).
  • Baby Broadway Christmas family concert, Sunday 6 December at 3.30pm and Sunday 20 December at 2pm, Ripley Arts Centre, 24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley BR1 2PX. Adults £14.50, children over 2 £5.50, both plus a booking fee; under-2s free. A 45-minute concert of songs from Christmas films and musicals, sung by two West End singers (Baby Broadway).
  • Free blood pressure checks, Monday 7 December, 2pm to 3pm, St Mark’s Church Hall, Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR2 0TB. Free; register online. Our story (Medising).
  • Bromley Charter Market goes daily, Thursday 10 to Thursday 24 December, 9am to 5pm, Bromley High Street. More on our Christmas markets page (Bromley Council).
  • Dinosaur festive decorations, Saturday 12 December, 10am to 1pm, Visitor Centre, Crystal Palace Park. Make dinosaur-themed decorations for the tree (Crystal Palace Park).
  • Robyn Hood, Saturday 12 December to Saturday 9 January, The Bridge House Theatre, Penge. The theatre’s own panto; first floor, stairs only. More on our panto page (The Bridge House Theatre).

Regular events

  • Bromley Charter Market, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9am to 5pm, in the pedestrianised part of Bromley High Street, and every day from 10 to 24 December (Bromley Council).
  • Bromley parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, Norman Park, Bromley. Free. A timed 5k to walk, jog or run; register once and bring your barcode (Bromley parkrun).
  • Orpington parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, Goddington Park, off Goddington Lane, Orpington. Free (Orpington parkrun).
  • Crystal Palace Boot, every Wednesday until 25 November, 7am to noon, Coach Park, Crystal Palace Park. A car boot sale of antiques, vintage and preloved goods (Crystal Palace Park).

Getting there

The Churchill Theatre is on the pedestrianised High Street, a short walk from Bromley South and Bromley North stations, and it has no car park of its own. Town centre car parks and their tariffs are on our parking in Bromley page, and closures on the approach roads are on the roadworks and travel page. The Bridge House Theatre says it is less than a minute from Penge West station. If you are coming by rail, our train times page has the routes.

This page is rewritten as organisers confirm new dates. Every listing was checked on 12 November 2026. Dates and prices can still change, so use the links before you travel. More in our What’s On section.

Send us your event

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