Welcome to Farnham

Christmas in Farnham

Festive events

From creative craft workshops and carol concerts to festive film screenings and traditional church services, there are events for everybody to enjoy this Christmas in Farnham.

Your guide to what's on this Christmas
Festive events

Farnham in Bloom

Join Farnham's team of volunteer litter pickers

During our recent community litter pick, volunteers collected around 26 sacks of rubbish.

Get in touch if you would like to volunteer for future events or borrow our litter picking equipment for a one-off clean-up.

Register your interest
Join Farnham's team of volunteer litter pickers

Town centre improvement works

Plan your journey into Farnham

Please continue to support local shops and businesses during the works. You can find out the latest information from Surrey County Council about diversions and where to park.

More
Plan your journey into Farnham

Farnham Literary Festival

Calling all budding authors! 

Think you’ve got a good idea for a novel? Enter Farnham Literary Festival’s First Five Pages Writing Competition and put your story to the test!

You could win a £1,000 cash prize and a professional critique from a literary agent.

Find out more
Calling all budding authors! 

Bike Icon
Things to do

From sport and leisure to walks, shopping and cultural experiences, Farnham has something for everyone.

Calendar IconEvents calendar

There is always something going on in Farnham. Find out about what’s happening or tell us about your event.

Map IconDiscover Farnham

For visitors, Farnham is a great place to explore. Discover places to visit, where to stay and how to get here.

What's Happening Locally

Keep up to date with the latest Town Council and community information on what is happening near you.

Gostrey Meadow improvements

Find out the latest on the Gostrey Meadow playground project. ...

Big changes ahead for Surrey’s councils

Have your say on the biggest shake up of local democracy for over 50 years. The deadline for comments is 5pm on 5 August. ...

Financial support

How Farnham residents can access financial support to help make ends meet during the cost of living crisis. ...

Town centre improvements

Find out what’s happening in the town centre improvement works. ...

Roadworks in Farnham

Find out about actual and planned roadworks in Farnham, who is responsible and how long they are going to be there. ...

New Hospital hoppa service for Farnham

Door-to-door transport to Frimley Park Hospital, the Royal Surrey and many other medical establishments. ...

Download the Discover Farnham App

Discover Farnham is a free app available for iOS and Android providing trails around Farnham.

Trails include the public art trail, town centre green spaces and parks, a heritage trail, tree trails and a visit Farnham trail.

Explore the app

Latest Farnham & Local News

Keep up to date with what is happening near you…

 

Enter the ballot to win tickets for the Civic Christmas Carol Service

Published: November 18, 2025

The ballot for Farnham’s Civic Christmas Carol Service is now open to the public. For the thirteenth year running, award-winning Farnham Youth Choir will perfor...
Read more

Farnham shines bright at Christmas lights switch-on

Published: November 17, 2025

Farnham shines bright at Christmas lights switch-on Christmas came early for a local young person, whose dream of switching on Farnham’s Christmas lights was gr...
Read more

Prizes awarded at Farnham in Bloom Community Awards 

Published: November 17, 2025

Farnham Town Council has hosted a celebration to give recognition and thanks to the hundreds of people who contributed to Farnham’s winning performance at South...
Read more

Volunteers come together for town-wide litter pick 

Published: November 17, 2025

More than 30 local volunteers came together on Saturday (8 November) for a large-scale community litter pick ahead of this year’s Remembrance Sunday parade. Acr...
Read more
View more news

Farnham Remembrance Sunday Parade

Watch Farnham’s Remembrance Sunday parade and service.