Good morning, and welcome to your weekly what's on in Kingston.

Every Thursday we round up all the eye catching events occurring in your area over the weekend.

Read on for Kingston's not to be missed outings this week, and remember, you can add your FREE event using the Nub It button!

Friday, October 21 

Friday night comedy at the Grey Horse

Welcome to the home of Kingston's original and longest running comedy night. 

A night of irresistible improv comedy from some of London's finest players. Kickstart the weekend with a razor-sharp, spontaneous, brand new and never-to-be-seen-again show that will leave you saying, like after ALL the best nights out, "you really had to be there…"

You'll be asked for suggestions which will be turned into unforgettable scenes, characters, and songs, all made up right there on the spot. Had a particularly eventful night out recently? They might just ask you about it… 

Saturday, October 22

Quirky Kingston - A free tour of Kingston Museum by Julian McCarthy

Quirky Kingston - a free tour of Kingston Museum hosted by Julian McCarthy.

A family friendly circular, drop in drop out tour of some of the more quirky and unusual objects in the museum's collection, hosted by Julian McCarthy, a qualified Kingston tour guide. Suitable for all ages.

Julian McCarthy is a qualified Kingston upon Thames Tour Guide, founder member of The Maldens and Coombe Heritage Society and local history author. He has a passion for searching for obscure, but interesting, historical nuggets relating to Kingston and New Malden.

There are two tour times at 2.15-3:15 and 3:30-4:30.

(Image credit: Kingston First)

Rhodo bashing at Kingston Hill

The Kingston University Biodiversity Action Group (KUBAG) have been removing the invasive rhododendron species from the wilds of the Kingston Hill campus woodland with different groups over the years. There is much more still to be cleared to make way for a richer habitat to start to re-develop, and allow light in for tree saplings to regenerate.

A fun physical session is ensured as volunteers lop, chop and dig the established shrub out of the woodland. Experienced guidance and a good workout guaranteed! 

Booking is essential for this free event, as well as the booking details (name and email) please email the following extra information to[email protected]:

• Dietary allergies - we normally provide snacks at our events,
• Mobile number - we use this to contact people on the day of the event, if we have to cancel due to weather or our meeting location changes. 

Muybridge, Lego and Robotics Workshop at Kingston Museum

Inspired by Muybridge's most famous work, Beyond Blocks will be hosting a robotics session where you get to build a LEGO horse for yourself, before attaching motors and learning some programming to make it move. 

The session is for children aged from 7-11 and is designed to teach programming and engineering, while being a fun and light-hearted event. Children below the age of 7 will not be admitted to the session. The session will take around 90 minutes. Participants can turn up at any time as long as they have 90 minutes left to build before the end of the session.

Learners work in pairs with other children to complete their project.

All kit is provided and no programming experience is necessary.

(Image credit: Kingston First)

Sunday, October 23

Royal Borough of Kingston Half Marathon

The Royal Borough of Kingston's famous Half Marathon, starting and finishing in the historic ancient marketplace, is the perfect finale to the summer racing season.

The course is fast and flat, with tremendous riverside views on a mix of traffic free and road sections. Ideal for runners wanting to grab a late half marathon PB or those looking for a scenic and pleasurable run. Kingston marketplace provides an atmospheric finish, with plenty of stalls offering a variety of foods, and many local restaurants and pubs for those looking for more leisurely post race relaxation.

Organised by Quicksilver Running, you can be sure of a professional setup with plenty of friendly and experienced marshals to guide you safely around the course.

All finishers receive a super Medal, Tech T-shirt, unique individual gallery of personalised race photos PLUS lots of finish line goodies!

Jason Manford at the Rose Theatre

Jason Manford is back at the Rose this Sunday! It's been a busy few years for Jason since his last smash-hit stand up show, but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't changed a bit. Like Me is Jason's latest comic offering set to hit the road and is sure to be 'expert observational comedy' (The Guardian) mixed with 'comic gold' (Mail on Sunday).

Jason said: 'After the fun we had on my last tour Muddle Class, I'm excited to get back on the road with my new stand-up show, Like Me. In these trying times it's always important to be able to get away for a couple of hours and exercise the old chuckle muscle! So, I'm coming to a venue near you so we can have a good laugh together. See you then.'