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Upcoming elections

Get ready to vote on 7 May 2026 for who will represent you on West Surrey Council. This will replace Surrey County Council and 11 borough and district councils (including Guildford) from 1 April 2027.

Find out more information about the upcoming election.

Hire of public parks and open spaces

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Guildford has more than 65 parks, which can be hired as venues for commercial, community or charity events such as:

  • music concerts, funfairs, firework fiestas or fetes
  • sponsored walks, raft races or Santa runs
  • regular school PE, fitness sessions or other sporting activities
  • filming and unit bases
  • hot air balloon launches
  • team building such as forest school and nature walks

Hire a park for a public event

Hire one of our parks or outdoor spaces for your commercial or community events.

Hire a park for regular activity

Apply for a licence to use our parks for regular activities.

Request to film in Guildford

Apply to film in Guildford, we're film friendly location.

Hot air balloon launches

Apply to launch a hot air balloon from Shalford Park.