Things to do and events to put in your diary this May in Surrey...
Fanny Galore’s Biggest Bingo Bash!
25 May, 7.30 pm | Tickets (£25)
Fanny is bringing all her shows together for an explosive event at G Live, Guildford. Joined by her very cheeky butlers, DICK and RODGER, her sassy dancers and her glamorous assistant, Fanny will be filling the night with music, singing, dancing, show games, and of course, BINGO!
Folk evenings
May 10 & May 31, 7.30pm; tickets £18 | Book here
Grayshott Folk Club plays host to top fiddle player Steve Wickham, who’ll be heading to Surrey from Ireland on Friday, May 10. Later in the month, Wigan-based folk-rock band Merry Hell (above), including three members of former folk punks The Tansads, will perform on May 31. 7.30 pm.
Sculptures in the garden
Until June 2. Tickets: £9; children £3; concessions £4 | Learn more
Surrey Sculpture Society will showcase its latest creations at Ramster Garden, Chiddingfold, this month. The beautiful gardens – renowned for their stunning spring displays of rhododendrons and azaleas – will be transformed with various sculptures along the woodland paths.
Crest Business Awards Charity Golf Day
May 9 | Learn more
Make a date to meet Nick Hollis – the man who has taken on the world’s most challenging feats – at the Crest Business Awards Charity Golf Day on May 9 at West Surrey Golf Club. The international mountaineer has met his lifetime goals of being the fastest man to climb the world’s seven highest summits, reach the North and South Poles, and row the Atlantic Ocean – seven summits, two poles and one ocean.
Take part:
- Team Entry – £500 (£125 per player)
- Includes coffee & bacon roll on arrival
- 18 holes of thrilling golf
- Two-course lunch to the prize-giving and auction
Dreamboys: Stripped Back
17 May, 8:00pm | Tickets: £27.50-£30 (18+) | Tickets
Brace yourself for an electrifying night of unadulterated pleasure and indulge in the "Dreamboys: Stripped Back" 2024 Worldwide Tour at Dorking Halls. Be part of our explosive, immersive, and seductive dance show as the Dreamboys take the stage.
Epsom Symphony Orchestra
May 4; 7.30 pm. Tickets: £15; children £5 | Tickets
Epsom Symphony Orchestra brings a Spanish flourish to Epsom Playhouse this month with compositions that reflect the vibrancy and magic of fiesta, including Ravel’s Bolero, now famous as the music to which Torvil & Dean ice danced their way to Olympic Gold in 1984 and Chabrier’s rhapsody for strings, Espana, inspired by the composer’s tour of Spain.
Beacon Hill Beer Festival
May 24-25 | Tickets
Celebrating 20 years of beer, music and community spirit, the festival returns to Hindhead Royal British Legion Club for a weekend filled with incredible beer, live music, and family-friendly fun. Early bird tickets from £5.
Vivache Chorus
May 18; 7.30 pm. Tickets £12.50- £35 | Tickets
Vivace Chorus will perform the awe-inspiring Requiem by Verdi alongside the Liverpool Welsh Choral Union and the National Symphony Orchestra at GLive. With 200 singers, a huge orchestra, four soloists and eight off-stage trumpets, it promises to be a night full of drama and beauty.
Rainbow Squares at the Garden Room
May 11-June 15: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 4.30 pm; Free | Learn more
Head to the Garden Room at Guildford House Gallery for Rainbow Squares – a display of dazzling full-colour embroidery. This gloriously colourful celebration of stitches and designs by members of the Embroiderers’ Guild features hangings made up of individual four-inch embroidered squares arranged by colour for a full rainbow effect.
Crochet Storage Basket Workshop
May 11; 10.30 am - 2 pm. Tickets: £58 | Learn more
Cranleigh Arts is holding a Crochet Storage Basket Workshop suitable for beginners and intermediates. The workshop offers you the chance to make a beautifully designed basket (there are two sizes to choose from). The baskets can be used as bags, pots for plants, laundry baskets, toy storage, or for your yarn stash.
Comedy club
May 17; 8.30 pm. Tickets: £11.50 | Tickets
The Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club takes over Dorking Halls with some of the hottest new talent on the comedy circuit. The line-up includes Peter Brush, Maureen Younger and Mike Cox (over 18s only).
London Card Show
May 11-12, Sandown Park Racecourse | Learn more
This month, Europe’s largest trading card show comes to Sandown Park Racecourse with over 275 daily trading tables, including Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Formula 1, Disney and Marvel cards. Along with tournaments and games, there will be custom card workshops, trading zones for kids, and guest star visits from England footballers John Barnes and Emile Heskey, who will be available for Q&A and signings daily (Heskey on Sat; Barnes on Sun).
Craft in Focus RHS Wisley
May 2-6 | Learn more
The UK’s leading contemporary craft event opens at RHS Wisley with work from over 200 contemporary designers and artists. The event will feature demos, food stands and live music. May 2-6, admission to the Garden includes entry to the Craft Fair. Tickets available on the day or book online.
Esher Fair
May 18, free parking is available at Sandown Park; see eshermayfair.org.uk.
Organised by 4th Thames Ditton (Ajax) Sea Scouts, the fair returns to Esher Green with an action-packed programme of music, dance, and martial arts performances, traditional fairground rides, arts and crafts stalls, and the ever-popular canine gymkhana.
The Winning Gallery Posters
May 20-June 2, 11.30am-4.30pm; Winning Gallery, East Molesey KT8 9HA, see Insta @winning_gallery
This month The Winning Gallery in Molesey is switching from vintage film posters to travel posters, many of which capture the elegance and luxury of travel in a bygone era. Having spent more than 20 years collecting travel memorabilia, Surbiton wine merchant Giles Smith-Walker is selling posters from his collection, which have been restored, linen-backed and framed.
Run Frimley
May 5; 9:30 am | Learn more
Frimley Health Charity has announced the return of its biggest annual fundraising event—Run Frimley at Frimley Lodge Park. Designed for the whole family, the event has three distances: 10k, 5k, and a one-mile Family Fun Run.
South Nutfield Choral Society
May 11; 7.30 pm. Tickets: £14 | Email
St Matthew’s Church Redhill is the venue for the South Nutfield Choral Society’s performance of Haydn’s The Creation. A summer buffet for audience and performers alike follows the concert.
