21/10/2026
Half term, in the parks. 🍂
Three things worth knowing about this week, each a short walk from one of our cafés.
**Horniman Museum & Gardens**
The Day of the Dead Family Festival, Saturday 31 October, 11am to 4pm. A day celebrating the Mexican Día de los Mu***os, for the whole family. Booking recommended.
**Chiswick House & Gardens**
Gardening Together, Wednesday 28 October, 1.30 to 3.30pm. A free afternoon helping the gardens team look after the grounds and woodland, open to families with children over 7. Register in advance. For younger artists, Cygnets Art School is running Halloween workshops in the Learning Hub from 27 to 29 October.
**Hyde Park**
Discovery Days: Hair Raising Halloween at the Hyde Park Learning Centre, 27 to 29 October, 11am to 3.30pm. Free drop-in nature trails, bats, feely boxes and storytelling at 12, 1 and 2pm. Fancy dress encouraged.
We’ll be there all week. Lunch in the gardens at the Horniman Café. Our new autumn/winter menu arrives at Chiswick House Café on 29 October. And coffee for the walk at our kiosks across Hyde Park.