Halloween – Brockley Max

Cartoons, kids’ ceilidh and festive frolics: Brockley Max’s autumn events schedule

By Rosie | 13 October 2026 |

Martin Rowson's Mr Snake Oil depiction of Nigel Farage

Brockley Max is delighted that renowned satirist and cartoonist Martin Rowson is once again hosting an evening of satirical scrawlings and historical horrors on our behalf. Reform School will take place on Tuesday 24 November upstairs at The Brookmill pub and will track the rise – and hopefully the downfall – of Nigel Farage through cartoons, along with brief explorations of Brexit and…

Halloween fun with Brockley Max

By Rosie | 4 October 2026 |

Poster for Brockley Max Halloween Kids Ceilidh on 31 October 2026

The Brockley Max team had a lot of fun last autumn hosting fundraisers towards the cost of putting on the festival – so much so that we have decided to arrange some more! First up is a Halloween Kids’ Ceilidh on the afternoon of Saturday 31 October. We thought it was about time we put…

Strange and Spooky Tales

By Moira | 11 October 2025 |

Join us on Wednesday 29 October for a spooky festival fundraising eveningwith spellbinding local writers. As many clever publications will inform you this month, the tradition of Halloween began life as Samhain, a Celtic marker of the transition between the end of summer and the first blasts of winter. While Brockley’s link to this 2,000-year-old…