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Top story Barnet Ice Rink: Brent Cross On Ice from 23 Oct, £13 Brent Cross On Ice opens on 23 October and runs to 3 January. 45-minute sessions on the hour, £15 adults, £13 children, skate hire included. Times and parking. · 4 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. 15 to 17 Oct A Nightingale Sang in Barnet: The Blitz and Beyond The Bull Theatre · From £19
  2. Thu 15 Oct The Land We Shared 7.30pm · artsdepot · From £19
  3. 17 to 18 Oct Surinderella artsdepot · From £15
  4. Sun 18 Oct Meadows, Memories + Making 11am · Stephens House and Gardens · Free
  5. Sun 18 Oct Nick Cope Family Show 11am · artsdepot · From £15
  6. Tue 20 Oct Barnet FC v Swindon Town 7.45pm · The Hive Stadium
  7. Thu 22 Oct Scummy Mummies: Hot Mess 7.30pm · artsdepot · From £19
  8. Thu 22 Oct Hop Skotshne Klezmer Band 7.45pm · artsdepot · From £19
  9. 23 to 27 Oct Dear Zoo artsdepot · From £15
  10. 23 Oct to 3 Jan Brent Cross On Ice Brent Cross Shopping Centre (John Lewis car park) · From £13
  11. Fri 23 Oct Colindale Barnet Folk Club presents Linda Moylan 7.45pm · The Bull Theatre · From £8
  12. 24 Oct to 1 Nov Jet and Space Week RAF Museum London · From £5

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Events What's On in Barnet: Ice Rink 23 Oct, Fireworks 1 and 6 Nov Brent Cross On Ice opens 23 October, GROW Farm has pumpkin picking on 24 October, and fireworks on 1 and 6 November are on sale. 40 dated listings. · 10 min read Barnet RAF Museum London Christmas: Elf Cadets 5 to 13 December Elf Cadets runs at the RAF Museum on 5, 6, 12 and 13 December, £7 a child, with candlelit Christmas jazz on 19 December. Entry is free, 10am to 5pm. · 6 min read Barnet Barnet Christmas Lights: Late November, 16 High Streets Barnet lights its high streets together in late November; in 2024 the Mayor switched on Whetstone on 21 November. The 16 streets, the menorahs and 2026 dates. · 4 min read Barnet Barnet Remembrance Sunday: 8 November, 16 Services Remembrance Sunday falls on 8 November 2026. The RAF Museum has confirmed a free 11am service, and here is the borough's full list of local services and times. · 6 min read Barnet Barnet Half Term: Free Films, Pumpkins, Ghost Walks Barnet half term is 26 to 30 October: free films, crafts and a dog parade at Brent Cross Town, pumpkin picking at GROW Farm and four High Barnet ghost walks. · 8 min read Hendon Barnet Fireworks 2026: Tickets On Sale for 1 and 6 November Hadley Wood (Sunday 1 November, £14, fireworks 6.15pm) and Totteridge (Friday 6 November, from £9.50) are on sale. StoneX in Hendon still has no date. · 10 min read Barnet Barnet Christmas Fayre 2026: Sunday 6 December, Free The Barnet Christmas Fayre returns to the High Street on Sunday 6 December 2026, noon to 5pm, free to attend. What was on last year, what is still to come. · 4 min read Barnet Barnet Pantomime: Aladdin at The Bull 5-24 Dec, From £15 Aladdin is on sale at The Bull in High Barnet, 5 to 24 December 2026, 11am and 2.30pm, £18 or £15. Plus artsdepot's three festive shows, from £13.75. · 5 min read North Finchley artsdepot Autumn 2026: 46 Shows, Tickets From £9.50 North Finchley's theatre has 46 shows and 131 performances booked to New Year's Eve. Rapunzel runs 12 to 24 December and the cheapest seat is £9.50. · 6 min read