Editing Farnham (section)

===Entertainment===
[[Farnham maltings|Farnham Maltings]] has diverse concerts including [[opera]], [[Folk music|folk]] and [[acoustic music|acoustic music gigs]], band evenings and [[stand up comedy]] nights, as well as shows and workshops for younger people. There is a [[film|cinema]] run every Wednesday at the Maltings. The Maltings hosts an "Acoustic Fridays" evening once a month. A regular [[blues]] night takes place in the "Cellar Bar" and the whole venue is taken over for the annual Blues Festival. In keeping with the town's historical link with hop-growing and beer, the Farnham Maltings holds the [[Farnham Beer Exhibition]], an annual event that started in 1977, known as “Farnham Beerex”.<ref name=beerex>{{cite web
|url=http://www.farnhamlions.org.uk/fundraising/farnhambeerex.html
|title=Farnham Beerex
|publisher=Lions club of Farnham
|year=2011
|access-date=18 February 2012
|archive-date=14 April 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414182648/http://www.farnhamlions.org.uk/fundraising/farnhambeerex.html
|url-status=live
}}</ref> There are many pubs in Farnham, many of which have live music regularly.

Farnham has an annual carnival, usually held on the last Saturday in June, organised by two charitable [[service organisation]]s, the Farnham [[Lions Club]] and The Hedgehogs.<ref name=Farnham_carnival>{{cite web
|url=http://www.farnhamlions.org.uk/community/farnhamcarnival.html
|title=Farnham Carnival - Always held on the Last Saturday of June
|publisher=Lions club of Farnham
|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref> Castle Street is closed for the evening, with bands playing on a stage in the street, a [[beer tent]], [[barbecue]], and sideshows. A procession of [[Float (parade)|carnival floats]], [[marching band]]s, [[tableau vivant|tableaux]], [[Float (parade)|trade floats]] and classic vehicles parade through the main streets of the town. Local schools also participate in the parade, which has a different theme each year. Staff of the local Kar Ling Kwong Chinese restaurant traditionally perform the [[Lion Dance]] each year as part of the parade, the restaurant closed in February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=End of dynasty as Chinese restaurant closes|url=http://www.farnhamherald.com/article.cfm?id=134157&headline=End%20of%20dynasty%20as%20Chinese%20restaurant%20closes&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2019|access-date=2020-08-16|website=Farnham Herald|language=en|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122215942/https://www.farnhamherald.com/article.cfm?id=134157&headline=End+of+dynasty+as+Chinese+restaurant+closes&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2019|url-status=live}}</ref> There is also a smaller Hale Carnival which takes place in the village of [[Hale, Surrey|Hale]] in the North of Farnham. This is usually held on the first Saturday of July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farnham.gov.uk/visit/arts-culture/carnivals.html |title=Carnivals |publisher=Farnham Online |access-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308102949/http://www.farnham.gov.uk/visit/arts-culture/carnivals.html |archive-date=8 March 2012 }}</ref>