Try a CAUnival Burger at CAU Guildford’s Summer BBQ Festival

The high street chain will be holding a celebrations throughout the month, with special events and on site promotions, all to raise money for the charity ‘Action Against Hunger’. The festival is inspired by the festivities of ‘Dia del Amigo’, a traditional South American celebrations of friendship and sharing, values held close by the parties involved. To book a table call Cau Guildford on 01483 459777

Watch an Open Air Performance of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ – Friday

The critically acclaimed ‘MadCap Theatre Production’ will be putting on an outdoor performance of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. Bringing plenty of energy and unique flair to the original script, it is a perfect show for any theatre fans. The event is this Friday in Cranleigh outside the Arts Centre. To buy tickets, click here. 

Catch Clueless at Allen House Open Air Cinema – Friday

Provided by ‘Venture Cinemas’ the big screen at Allen House will be showing clueless this Friday. The 90’s classic, tells the story of adolescent, smart yet superficial Cher and her life at her school in Beverly Hills. Bring your own drinks, food and chairs. To enjoy the film and buy tickets to the event here. 

For Something Different Try Sunday Assembly – Sunday

A collection of people sharing ideas, offering encouraging support and helping build confidence. If this sounds like it could interest you, try out the new movement of celebrating communication, over at the Boileroom, Guildford. For more information about the event as well as what else is on visit their site here. 

Catch some Live Music at One of the Many Great Venues – Saturday

Saturday has an abundance of great live music, right in the heart of Guildford. Our top picks this week however are, ‘Gavin & his Guitar’, local Gavin Thomas is famed for his amazing acoustic sets will be performing at ‘The Guildford Tup’  at 9pm. For something a lot more energetic check out ‘Jump The Gunn’ a lively 5 piece, who perform some classic rock covers. They will be over at ‘The Wooden Bridge’ at 9pm also.

We hope these have been helpful and for any more information on events and whats going on in the area, make sure to explore our website.

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Golf days out fore dad

If your dad is a fan of golf or wants to try his hand at a new sport, then why not explore one of Surrey’s stellar golf courses. If you are a golfing family then head down to Hampton Court Palace Golf Club, where dads play for free when playing with a son or daughter. This offer is also available at Merrist Wood & Sunbury. The offer is available for the whole Father’s Day weekend, and you can find further details on how to book click the link here.

If 18 holes of golf doesn’t pique your interest, then why not try some out some of the amazing driving ranges in the county. Including World of Golf London which is located in New Malden. Open 7 days a week from 7am to midnight, the venue offers everything to beginners and experienced players alike, including lessons and special deals for new members.

Silvermere Inn and Golf Course in Cobham is a great choice of venue for anyone who would like to enjoy a round of golf or hit the driving range. Silvermere also delivers some amazing food and service and is a reliable relaxed day out, especially if the weathers on your side. To find out what more they have to offer this Father’s Day, click here.

Tell dad to take a hike

We mean literally, with the amazing views and scenery available in the county, Dad will be more than happy to take a hike for Father’s Day this year. Follow the footsteps of the ensemble from the Canterbury Tales with the mighty long trail from North Downs Way, beginning in Farnham and ending in Canterbury. A walk rich in history and heritage, would be perfect for any dad who loves his history and hates to be stuck indoors.

For something a lot shorter try the Tillingbourne at Work Self Guided Walk, with a 4.5 and 7.5 mile option and plenty of pubs and restaurants on the trail, great for those who want to appreciate the scenery and still make it home on time for their favourite TV show.

If walking is not for you at all but you still want to be outdoors, then why not take a picnic to some of the amazing parks and gardens in the area, our personal favourite is Hampton Court Palace – but for a list of the area’s best Royal Parks visit their website here.

Countryside

Try some fine wine or check out a local brewery

For some great wine tasting, visit Denbies Wine Estate, the largest single estate vineyard in England. With amazing views and a special brunch dinner, followed by a tour and wine tasting sessions, it is the perfect venue for Father’s Day.

For a dad that would much prefer a pint, then try the Hogsback Brewery near Farnham or the Surrey Hills Brewery near Dorking. Both produce some of the finest award winning and unique ales and provide great tours and tasting sessions – giving an insight into the process behind the pints our dads’ love.

If your father is more of a spirit man then how about gin tasting and a tour at the Silent Pool Distillery. Created using some of the best ingredients, sourced right from Surrey, it is the perfect distillery for any local gin fan.

Cast your eye towards the best fishing lakes for Father’s Day

If your dad is a fan of fishing and would like nothing more than to sit down by the lake with his reel in hand, then check out the county’s best lakes. Bury Hill Lakes near Dorking is a serene location and has been the top destination for local anglers since the 1960’s. The lake is home to a variety of fish including Carp, Pike, Bream and Zander.

On the Surrey/Sussex border there is also the Shillinglee Fishery, a collection of lakes available to fish on a day ticket, with plenty of Carp and Tench and Pike, weighing way over 30lbs, the lake’s definitely worth visiting for any fishing fanatic.

For those dads who are mad about motors

For Dad’s who love their cars, the Double Twelve motor festival returns this year on the 18th & 19th of June. The event is rich in motorsport history and will be home to some of the worlds greatest classic cars. As well as the Brooklands Museum, there will be a day per weekend of speed trials, challenges and competitions, with plenty of entertainment for the whole family as well. Click here to see more about the event.

For the dad that loves a bit of Jazz

The Hilton Hotel in Cobham is hosting a Sunday Jazz Day this weekend, which is perfect for any dads who can appreciate amazing food and great music. For the perfect way to end the weekend at stunning venue, make sure to book early on the Hiltons website here.

Field image courtesy of Sena Topal

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Guildford Beer Festival
Guildford Cricket Club
Friday 6pm to 10pm and Saturday 12pm to 4pm and 6pm to 10pm

This year’s Guildford Beer Festival will feature around 80 different cask ales, sourced from independent and micro breweries in Surrey, Hampshire, Sussex and Berkshire. There will also be a wide selection of ciders, and a separate bar with wines and soft drinks.

Music throughout the day from Tom Worrall, The Charley Farley Sunday Four, Johnson Jay and The Resistance.

£10 per session. Register at https://guildfordbeerfestival.co.uk/tickets/  Includes free entry to the after-party at The Boileroom.

Surrey Hills Ukulele Big Band & The Dirty Carols
The Boileroom
Saturday 8pm

The annual Guildford Beer Festival Afterparty

The Surrey Hills Ukulele Big Band (SHUBB) has been performing around Surrey, Hants and Sussex for the last three years. The emphasis is on the ukulele, but the band also features mandolin, fiddle, bass guitar, harmonica and a wide range of percussion. With music drawn from a multitude of sources and countries

The Dirty Carols are a group of Guildford girls who sing alternative lyrics to songs famous and not-so-famous. We’re rude, funny and sing quite nicely too

Tickets £5, free entry with Guildford Beer Festival Wristband

Summer Fair
Guildford Cathedral
Saturday 11am to 4pm

The fair is a combination of a market full of various stalls and a family fun day with workshops and crafting sessions.

The Emergency Poet, Deborah Alma, will also be attending with her vintage ambulance offering consultations and prescribing poems as cures.

Free entry

Cinema Guildford Film Night: Birdman
The Guildford Institute, Ward Street
Friday 7.30pm

For the final night of their first season Cinema Guildford are showing 2015 Best Picture Oscar winner Birdman, the  story of a former cinema superhero who’s mounting an ambitious Broadway production.

Entry £5 to £6.50

The Dire Straits Experience
G Live
Friday 8pm

Featuring former Dire Straits members Chris White (on saxophone) and Chris Whitten (on drums) complimenting a brilliant band and an amazing show!

Re-creating the Hits including: Sultan of Swing, Brother In Arms, Money For Nothing, Walk of Life, Tunnel of Love, Romeo and Juliet, So Far Away to mention but a few.

Tickets: £24

White Feather Boxer
Yvonne Arnaud Mill Studio
Friday and Saturday 8pm

April 1967: the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, Muhammad Ali, defies the US Military by refusing to fight in Vietnam. Meanwhile in a shabby Bethnal Green flat, an elderly boxing trainer hears the news and recalls his own dilemmas of WW1, when Conscription in 1916 sent pacifists to prison or the firing squad; when he, at the peak of his boxing career and physical prowess, made a choice.

Can Jimmy still be a contender and fight his demons from the past and meanwhile – has he the strength or even the patience to tame a wild young demon from the present?

A new play by Siobhan Nicholas performed by Chris Barnes and Polly Jordan.

Tickets: £15

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After Miss Julie
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Friday 8pm, Saturday 2.30pm and 8pm

Starring Helen George of Call the Midwife and Strictly Come Dancing fame, this theatre production is set in 1945 in an English country house, on the eve of Labour’s landslide victory at the end of the Second World War. This compelling and erotic psychological thriller is inspired by Strindberg’s 1888 masterpiece.

Tickets cost £23–£34.50.

ONE LIVE Music Festival 
Loseley Park, GU3 1HS
Saturday, gates open at 5pm and first band on at 6pm

Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick invites you to his life’s dream — The only music concert where we stand together to cure disease in animals and humans at the same time – One Love for One Planet through One Medicine. current line up includes: Star Sailor, Reef, The Feeling, Scouting for Girls, Sound of the Sirens and Sunshine Underground + more to be announced.

Kickback Comedy 
The Boileroom, Guildford
Saturday 7pm

Headlining this show we have the critical acclaimed Stephen Carlin, (“a delightfully off beat act who expertly applies twisted, convoluted logic to common-or-garden observations to produce genuinely original material…a definite tip for the top.” Chortle).

Opening the show is the very cheeky Mark Dolan, you may recognise him from the popular channel 4 show Balls of Steel, Mark has performed on the worldwide comedy circuit now for 25 years.

They also have Suzy Bennett, (Suzy is a dynamo of a comic, with a uniquely warm and chatty stage presence. She has been delighting audiences with her saucy comedy since “accidentally” reaching the finals of Jimmy Carr’s Comedy Idol on her first gig, and being asked by Jimmy to support him on his “Gag Reflex” tour).

Kickback’s resident MC is the hilariously unforgettable Debra-Jane Appelby (“…magical spontaneous quality…” Comedy Channel 4).

An 18+ event.

Sunday Assembly Guildford
The Boileroom, Guildford
Sunday 11am

Sunday Assembly started in London in January 2013 and has grown to an international community of 68 Assemblies as far apart as Glasgow and Sydney. We want to have a Sunday Assembly in every town that wants one. So why don’t we join in in Guildford? Let’s get communicating and be part of this amazing global movement!

NO JOY + SAN SCOUT + DRUG STORE REMOS 
The Boileroom, Guildford
Sunday 7pm

More Faithful is No Joy’s third full-length for Mexican Summer. Throughout the album, singer / guitarist Jasamine White-Gluz, guitarist Laura Lloyd, drummer Garland Hastings and bassist Michael Farsky (formerly of Dirty Beaches’ live band) push themselves to new peaks of intensity.

A 16+ event.

School of Strut
The Boileroom, Guildford
Sunday at midday

Grab your heels, glitter and favourite festival inspired attire and help us raise much needed funds for Guildford & Woking women’s refuge, Your Sanctuary (formerly Surrey Women’s Aid).

UK fitness expert and Headmistress of School of Strut, Zoe McNulty, will be leading a special session of her Strutology™ dance class with proceeds going to Your Sanctuary. Unleash your inner diva and strut your stuff in the name of Sisterhood.

The day long event will feature live DJ set from London’s Queen of disco, Lulu Le Vay, festival face painting, pop-up beauty and nail bar courtesy of Blossom & Jasmine, Stella & Dot jewellery, raffle and more!

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Debra Stephenson
G Live, London Rd, Guildford GU1 2AA
Friday at 7.30pm

The star of BBC’s Dead Ringers and The Impressions Show, and ITV’s Newzoids and Coronation Street, takes to the stage for an evening of comedy, music and impressions!

Tickets cost £17.50 plus booking fees.

The All-Star Stand Up Tour 2016
G Live, London Rd, Guildford GU1 2AA
Saturday at 8pm

G Live presents four heavyweight comics in this all-star comedy tour.

Featuring double Sony Award winner and star of Mock The Week, Gary Delaney; top comedy trickster and star of BBC 1’s The Magicians, Pete Firman; Kiwi compere Jarred Christmas and, unbeaten legend, Never Mind The Buzzcocks team captain and one of Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in the World, Sean Hughes.

Tickets cost £21 plus booking fees.

An Evening with Olga Bobrovnikova – hosted by The Rotary Club of Guildford
Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3RR
Saturday at 7.30pm

For one night only a truly magical evening with the renowned, Russian-born concert pianist Olga Bobrovnikova who will play, talk about her life, memories and music and will be joined by some interesting guests along the way.

Music by Bach through to Elgar and in between some classical and some simply popular arrangements will all be performed by this remarkable pianist.

The nearest car parks are Castle Car Park and York Road. There will be some free on street parking after 6pm. Admission for adults is £15, £7 children aged 5-18 years.

Shakespeare: Will’s Birthday Bash – Cymbeline
St Mary’s Church, Quarry Street, Guildford, GU1 3UA
Saturday at 7.30pm

In the 400th year since Shakespeare’s death, Guildford Shakespeare Company are marking the occasion with the last of their three annual events for Will’s Birthday Bash.

Celebrations come to a close this weekend with a special staged-reading of Cymbeline in the evocative St Mary’s Church. Tickets cost £14 and can be bought at the event.

Surrey Hills Sculpture Garden
Birtley Estate, Bramley, Surrey, GU5 0LB
Saturday from 11am

Guildford’s annual sculpture exhibition features sculptures from top local and UK sculptors.

All sculpture is for sale and proceeds from commissions go to the Surrey Hills Trust Fund, which supports local community projects.

Admission costs £5 for adults and includes the catalogue and unlimited re-entry to the exhibition. Under-16s enter free. The exhibition runs for the next five weeks.

Curators on our Doorstep – Exhibition at Haslemere Museum
Haslemere Museum, 78 High St, Haslemere, GU27 2LA
Saturday from 10.00am to 5pm

Members of the local community have curated this very special exhibition showcasing the Museum’s fine art collection. All the paintings on display have been selected by local people from across the community and will include a fascinating insight as to why they were chosen.

This is a unique opportunity to see some of the Museum’s outstanding fine art collection. The works on show are from the reserve collection and not normally on display to the public.

The is Museum open from Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm. The exhibit will be available for the next 29 days.

Bill Bailey: Limboland
G Live, London Rd, Guildford GU1 2AA
Monday and Tuesday at 8pm

After his previous sell-out tour Qualmpeddler, Bill Bailey returns to the G Live stage with his new show Limboland.

The gap between how we imagine our lives to be and how they really are is the subject of Limboland. With his trademark intelligence and sharp wit, he tells tales of finding himself in this halfway place. From his countless global travels, he recounts the hilarious saga of a disastrous family trip to Norway to see the Northern Lights. He rails against a world that doesn’t match up to our expectations and contemplates the true nature of happiness.

No Bill Bailey show would be complete without music, so Bill’s performing his version of the protest song, a heart-rending country and western ballad played on a Bible, and a fabulously downbeat version of Happy Birthday.

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BBC Radio Xtra Takeover
The Boileroom
Friday 8pm

Gry Official, Original Memzee and Harvey K X Boolay Sound play at The Boileroom for a night of Hip-Hop music.

Tickets £5

Toska EP Launch Party
The Boileroom
Saturday 7.30pm

Toska, a progressive metal rock band, launch their latest EP Ode to the Author with support from Eschar and The Deadlights.

Tickets £7

Flashdance: The Musical
The Electric Theatre
Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 2.30pm and 7.30pm

Based on the hit film, Flashdance is an unmistakeably unique musical about holding onto your dreams and love against all odds.

Featuring hit songs Maniac, Gloria and the Oscar-winning Flashdance – What a Feeling .

Jason Donovan – Ten Good Reasons & Greatest Hits
G Live
Saturday 8pm

Jason Donovan comes to G Live to take audiences back to the 80s by touring his first album “Ten Good Reasons” which featured hits “Too Many Broken Hearts” and “Sealed With a Kiss”.

Tickets £28.50 and £32.50

Southern Pro Musica Family Concert
G Live
Sunday 3pm

Southern Pro Musica return with their family concert playing a range of classical favourites as well a popular film music. There are also free workshops for children to try out instruments.

Tickets: £12, Under 18s free.

Shadowlands
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Friday 8pm, Saturday 2.30pm and 8pm

The multi award-winning play about the true story of C.S. Lewis’s relationship with Joy Gresham comes to the Yvonne Arnaud starring Stephen Boxer, Amanda Ryan and Denis Lill.

Tickets from £23 to £43.50

Eclipse
Yvonne Arnaud Mill Studio
Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 2.30pm and 7.30pm

The Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre put on a production of Simon Armitage’s play Eclipse in which six friends are interviewed by the police about the disappearance of a girl they met just before the eclipse of the sun.

Butterflies in the Glasshouse
RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB
Saturday and Sunday 9:30am to 4pm

Beautiful butterflies abound in the exotic jungle glasshouse of Wisley Garden. Many species of all colours and sizes will be found fluttering around the Tropical Zone, including the striking Blue Morpho, Giant Owl, King Swallowtail and Malay Lacewing. You can also see and learn about their feeding at the feeding station and watch them grow in the puparium.

Entry is free but in timed slots. Pre-book your time slot and avoid the queues.

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The Winter’s Tale

Holy Trinity Church, Guildford High Street
Saturday at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Production runs Monday to Saturday until February 27

Guildford Shakespeare Company’s production of The Winter’s Tale begins their 10th anniversary year on the theme of “New Beginnings”.

Tickets cost from £18 adult, £16.50 children.

Pesky Pirates – A Hip Hop Adventure
The Electric Theatre
Saturday 11am and 2pm

Cheeky pirates love playing, dancing and fun so come along and help them find their treasure. This is a high-energy, interactive production full of action and giggles.

Suitable for ages 2 to 8.

Tickets: £6.50

G Live Family Day
G Live
Saturday 10am to 4pm, Cake 1pm

G Live host a family day on the theme of Food. There will be stories, workshops and activities, many of which are completely free and suitable for all ages.

There is also a show called Cake, the story of a heroic knight who must protect a large cake and the community living inside it. Cake is suitable for ages 4+

Entry is free for all workshops. Tickets for Cake cost £10, £34 for family ticket

The Classic Rock Show
G Live
Saturday 19:30

The Classic Rock Show returns to G Live with Part 2 of their Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time show with hits ranging from Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love to Queen’s I Want It All via AC/DC’s Highway to Hell. Two and a half hours of music by classic bands such as The Who, Van Halen, ZZ Top, The Eagles and many more.

Tickets: £23.50, Golden Circle tickets £33.50

John Robins: Speakeasy
G Live Bellerby Studio
Saturday 8pm

John Robins, one half of the Elis James and John Robins Show on Radio X, brings his critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe show to G Live. He has also appeared on The News Quiz (Radio 4), Russell Howard’s Stand-up (Comedy Central) and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave).

Tickets: £13, £11 concessions

Guildford Gag House Comedy Club
The Back Room, The Star Inn, Quarry Street GU1 3TY
Saturday  8pm (doors open at 7:30pm)

The line-up is Jay Handley, Yuriko Kotani and Junior Simpson (Love Actually, Never Mind the Buzzcocks)
Tickets £12.50
Dino Baptiste, Tom Worrall and Darby Todd
Kokomo, Millbrook, Guildford
Saturday 8pm

Dino, Tom and Darby are regulars at Kokomo and return for another evening of great music.

Free entry but booking advisable on 01483 536222

Eliza Emery
Kokomo, Millbrook, Guildford
Sunday 8pm

Eliza Emery, whose music has been showcased on Jazz FM and Heart FM, brings her soulful voice to Kokomo.

Free entry but booking advisable on 01483 536222

Surrey Scorchers v Sheffield Sharks
Surrey Sports Park
Sunday 3pm

The Scorchers lie in 11th place having won only one of their last five games. Their opponents, the Sheffield Sharks, have only lost one of their last five and lie in 4th.

The Spitfires
The Boileroom
Saturday 7.30pm

The Spitfires are a brash urgent vital band from Watford inspired by bands such as The Clash, The Specials and The Jam and have been asked by Paul Weller and The Specials to perform as a support act.

Support comes from Indie Rock’n’Roll band The Costellos and Birdsworth.

Tickets £10

Social Cinema – 12 Angry Men
The Boileroom
Sunday 5pm

Social Cinema is the chance to watch a classic film and then join in with a light-hearted discussion about the film and its themes.

This week’s film is the classic 12 Angry Men starring Henry Fonda as the sole juror in a jury of all-white men, who believes a young boy from a slum is innocent of killing his father. The film explores the themes of racial prejudice and what constitutes reasonable doubt.

Tickets: £5

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Professor Green @ Island beats

That’s right, the one and only Professor Green will be performing at Thorpe Park, Chertsey, this weekend and with over 30 other rides and attractions to choose from, we can’t think of a more thrilling and exciting way to spend your weekend.

When: Friday August 7 (doors to the park open at 10am, live music will commence at 6pm)

Where: Thorpe Park, Chertsey

Tickets: Ticket prices start from £25.

Find more information at: https://www.thorpepark.com

Mad Hatter’s tea party

Enjoy a picnic lunch with some of your favourite characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved story this weekend. Why not take the entire family and make a day of it?

When: Friday August 7, Saturday August 8 and Sunday August 9. (There are different time slots available on each day, please check out the website for more information)

Where: RHS Garden Wisley, Woking

Tickets: Adult: £12, Child: £10

Find more information at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley

Fox and the Law

Failure by design records is enormously proud to bring back Seattle’s slickest, Guildford’s greatest and London’s loudest for a lively night of rock music. Featuring performances from: Fox & the law, Red Kites, Stags and Madd Elizabeth.

When: Saturday August 8, 7:30pm

Where: The Boileroom, Guildford

Tickets: £5.00, you must be at least 18 years of age to gain admission to this event.

The Loxwood Joust

Step back in time and experience the verge and vigour of a world where lives were harsh and and hearts were passionate at this unique, fun and educational day out for all the family.

When: Saturday August 8, Sunday August 9, 10am-6pm.

Where: Loxwood Meadow.

Tickets: Adult: £12, Child: £6

For more information, contact: 01483 444334

The South, Dorking Halls

Head along to Dorking Halls this weekend and celebrate the music of ‘The Beautiful South.’ They will be performing all the best loved songs, including: Old red eyes, Don’t marry her, Rotterdam and Perfect 10.

When: Friday August 6, 7:30pm

Where: Dorking Halls

Tickets: Standing: £21.50, Seated: £24.00

Find more information at: www.dorkinghalls.co.uk

Have a great weekend!

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