ArchiveUpdated 7 Oct 2026
The archive: what has already happened in London
Everything we have listed that has already happened, newest first, with a link to the next date wherever the thing runs again.
Listings drop off the front of the paper the moment their date passes. They do not disappear: they come here, newest first, so you can see what you missed and, where it runs again, go straight to the next date.
Already happened
What is on nowThese have been and gone. Each one says when it ran and, where it runs again, links to the next date. For what is still ahead, see this week or coming up.
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Theatre £10 to £60
Lyric Hammersmith, Main House: August Wilson’s Fences
Until 31 Oct
August Wilson's Fences at Lyric Hammersmith, Main House. The venue publishes the date and puts the performance time and the price on the booking page.
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Exhibitions Free
Candlelit evening at Sir John Soane’s Museum
The whole house lit by candle, which is the most atmospheric hour in London and costs nothing. Free but ticketed, and the tickets go within hours of release.
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Cabaret From £29.37
Clapham Grand: Riot Cabaret Wrestling: Slap ‘Em in Clapham 2026
Riot Cabaret Wrestling: Slap 'Em in Clapham 2026 at the Clapham Grand, 18:15 to 22:30.
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Cabaret £25
Old Cholemeleians Creative Arts Cabaret
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 6.30pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Comedy £17.25
Museum of Comedy: Fingers on Buzzers
The Chase's Jenny Ryan and Lucy Porter record two live episodes of their quiz podcast, with guests and audience rounds. Age 14+.
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Film £15 to £20, concessions from £12.50
Wilton’s Music Hall: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari with a live score
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari with a live score at Wilton's Music Hall in Whitechapel, the oldest surviving grand music hall in the world.
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Theatre Pay what you can, £12 to £30 (£16 recommended)
Battersea Arts Centre: Nina, by Caroline Williams
Until 24 Oct
Nina, by Caroline Williams at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
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Cabaret From £10
Gotta Sing! London’s Longest Running Musical Theatre Open Mic Night
A one off in the Phoenix basement, 7.30pm. From £10. The room seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.
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Gigs £17.50 in advance plus booking fee
The 100 Club: Benny Bellson
Benny Bellson plays a date the 100 Club promotes itself.
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Comedy £28 to £82
Hackney Empire: Chi stand up comedy special
Chi stand up comedy special at Hackney Empire. The venue publishes the date and puts the performance time and the price on the booking page.
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Cabaret £25
Felix Hagan Presents: A Night At The Movies
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 8.45pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Theatre £15 to £22
The Hound of the Baskervilles at the King’s Head Theatre
Until 10 Oct
A fast, funny three actor Sherlock Holmes mystery playing fourteen parts, for ages 8 and up, in a six night run above a pub on Upper Street.
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Gigs £27.00
Emily Olive Boyd sings Ella Fitzgerald
A set in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 6.30pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Talks £20 to £30
Kiln Theatre: Fane and FairyLoot present Adalyn Grace and The Wretched Divine
Fane and FairyLoot present Adalyn Grace and The Wretched Divine at the Kiln Theatre. The theatre publishes the run and puts the times and prices on the booking page.
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Comedy £13 plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Shake it Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
ShakeItUp Theatre improvise a brand new Shakespeare play in the Bard's own language, built from audience suggestions.
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Clubs £18 to £20 in advance
The 100 Club: Stompin’ at the 100 Club
A swing dance night with the Denmark Street Big Band, Lindy Hop classes and DJs playing the 30s to the 50s.
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Cabaret £25.00
Christopher Bartlett & Friends
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 8.45pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Gigs £15
Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs: Late Late Show with Soul Sessions with SAHRA
Soul Sessions with SAHRA in the upstairs room, doors 22:45 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.
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Pick Gigs
Karan Aujla at The O2
Punjabi music's biggest London night of the autumn, P-Pop Culture at the O2 with Ikky, six o'clock start.
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Film £20 to £60
Kiln Theatre: Brassed Off 30th anniversary screening, with Jim Carter
Brassed Off at 30: Jim Carter hosts Tara Fitzgerald, Philip Jackson, Stephen Tompkinson and the producer for a Q&A after the film.
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Sport
NFL London 2026: Colts v Commanders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The first of this autumn's three London games: the Indianapolis Colts play the Washington Commanders in Tottenham.
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Markets Free
Columbia Road Flower Market
Sunday only, and the whole street is flowers. Go at eight for the choice or after two for the two for a tenner shouting. There is no good reason to arrive at noon.
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Markets Free
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Several markets at once through the Truman Brewery and the yards around it, plus vintage halls and street food. Before eleven if you want to move.
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Food and drink Free
Japan Matsuri 2026 in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square goes Japanese for one Sunday: stage acts, martial arts displays and food stalls from ten until eight, free.
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Gigs £10, on the door
Electric Ballroom: Bop-A-Lenas Autumn Ball 2026
Bop-A-Lenas Autumn Ball 2026 at Electric Ballroom. Starts at 2pm, tickets £10, on the door.
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Cabaret From £20
Our Day Will Come: An Afternoon of Jazz, Soul and Funk
A one off in the Phoenix basement, 3.30pm. From £20. The room seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.
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Gigs £22.50
Nataylia Roni Live in Concert
A set in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 5pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Gigs £6 to £20
Bloomsbury Festival: Music for Kanklės, Living Baltic Traditions
An hour of the kanklės, a Lithuanian plucked zither, from Emilija Karaliute and guitarist Alexander Kyd.
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Comedy From £46.35
Clapham Grand: Alejandra Azcarate: Lo Que Se Permite, Se Repite
Alejandra Azcarate: Lo Que Se Permite, Se Repite at the Clapham Grand, 19:00 to 22:00.
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Cabaret £22.50
Matthew Harvey: What If’s & Why Not’s
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 7.30pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Exhibitions Free
Bloomsbury Festival: 20 Years of Bloomsbury Festival Photography
Part of the Bloomsbury Festival, which runs across October in its twentieth year and puts about a hundred and fifty events into the museums, churches, libraries and squares of Bloomsbury. Free.
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Markets Free
Broadway Market
Saturday street market with London Fields alongside it for the afternoon and the good bookshop at the top of the street.
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Exhibitions From £25
AnimeCon London 2026 at Olympia
Until 4 Oct
Olympia's Grand Hall given over to anime and manga for two days, 250 plus traders, from 25 pounds.
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Markets Free
Maltby Street Market
A narrow run of arches near Bermondsey doing some of the best street food in London. Smaller and considerably less crowded than Borough.
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Talks £10
Bloomsbury Festival: Radical Bloomsbury at the British Library
A guided walk of Bloomsbury's abolitionists and dissenters, from the British Library steps, 10 pounds.
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Theatre £12 plus a £2 booking fee
Lyric Hammersmith, Little Lyric: Mr Sleepybum’s Dream Machine
Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine at Lyric Hammersmith, Little Lyric. The venue publishes the date and puts the performance time and the price on the booking page.
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Clubs From £12.36
Clapham Grand: Team RnB meets UK Garage brunch
Team RnB meets UK Garage brunch at the Clapham Grand, 12:00 to 17:00.
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Food and drink Free to walk
The Bermondsey Beer Mile
Saturday is the day nearly all the brewery taprooms in the arches open at once. Start at the South Bermondsey end and walk north, and drink halves.
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Gigs From £6
Scala: RNB Nation brunch and day party
RNB Nation brunch and day party at Scala. Starts at 12.30pm, tickets from £6.
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Theatre Free
Bloomsbury Festival: Stories of Joy, the workshop
A free afternoon of vocal coaching and theatre devising at Holy Cross, open to beginners. Booking needed.
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Talks £15, £8 concessions
Bloomsbury Festival: Treasure Hunts at the British Museum
Part of the Bloomsbury Festival, which runs across October in its twentieth year and puts about a hundred and fifty events into the museums, churches, libraries and squares of Bloomsbury. £15, £8 concessions.
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Clubs Free
The Social: European Bob presents The Nice Up
European Bob presents The Nice Up at The Social, from 14:00.
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Sport £12.70, concessions from £7.20
Alexandra Palace: Haringey Huskies against Basingstoke Bison
Haringey Huskies against Basingstoke Bison at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
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Exhibitions Free
Tate Modern: late opening
Tate Modern now stays open to nine every Friday and Saturday, free, which turns the Turbine Hall into the best free evening on the South Bank.
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Gigs
Niall Horan at The O2
The second of Niall Horan's two O2 nights, doors at half six again, with Flowerovlove opening.
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Theatre £6 to £20
Bloomsbury Festival: upLIFT, Stories of Joy
Five emerging writers and singers in two acts at Holy Cross, spoken word to jazz, from 6 pounds.
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Cabaret £35.00
Judy Carmichael: Big Time Swing
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 7pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Theatre From £68 Selling fast
Harold Pinter Theatre: The Cherry Orchard
Until 9 Jan 2027
Kristin Scott Thomas is Lyubov Ranevskaya, losing the house and the orchard, in a run to 9 January.
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Theatre £11.50, concessions £9.50, plus £1.50 booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Conflict of Interest
Thomas Carruthers' legal drama: a Philadelphia firm takes the case of a woman who openly admits murdering her husband.
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Gigs £19 in advance plus booking fee
The 100 Club: Ray Gelato & The Giants
Singer, saxophonist and bandleader Ray Gelato brings The Giants and a set of swing, jazz and R&B.
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Comedy £22
Ari Eldjárn: The Icelander’s Guide to Europe
Comedy in the main theatre at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. Start time is on the venue's page.
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Gigs Free
Clapham Grand: Late Night Live Music at the Grand
Late Night Live Music at the Grand at the Clapham Grand, 22:00 to 02:30. Runs past midnight. Free, but ticketed.
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Clubs From £9, £6 concession
Disco 54: Re-Mixed at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
A disco night in a 1953 working men's club that kept the glitter curtain and the sprung floor. Advance tickets go in waves, so the earlier you book the less it costs.
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Gigs From £10
Scala: Bollywood Bhangra Rave
Bollywood Bhangra Rave at Scala. Starts at 10pm, tickets from £10.
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Gigs £15
Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs: Late Late Show with The Nest Sessions
The Nest Sessions in the upstairs room, doors 22:45 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.
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Gigs £12
Ronnie Scott’s: Late Late Show with Future Movers
Future Movers in the main room, doors 23:15 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.
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Exhibitions Free
Late opening: National Gallery on Friday
The National Gallery stays open to nine every Friday and the rooms are close to empty after seven. Free, and the best way to see the collection.
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Exhibitions Free
Tate Modern: late opening
Tate Modern now stays open to nine every Friday and Saturday, free, which turns the Turbine Hall into the best free evening on the South Bank.
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Gigs From £30.65 Sold out
EartH Hackney: Lucy Bedroque
Lucy Bedroque at EartH Hackney, 18:30 to 22:00. Sold out when we checked.
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Gigs
Niall Horan at The O2
The first of two O2 nights on the Dinner Party Live tour, doors at half six, with Flowerovlove opening.
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Theatre £20 to £306
Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House
Until 15 Oct
Mozart at Covent Garden to 15 October, Gordon Bintner as the Don, Stefano Montanari conducting. Shows at 6.45pm, tickets £20 to £306.
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Talks £6 to £20
Bloomsbury Festival: Between the City and Me
Five theatre-makers on what London does to grassroots work, with a spoken word set from Patrick Bayele.
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Gigs £25
Electric Ballroom: Unprocessed
German metal band Unprocessed headline, with Daedric and Of Virtue in support and a VIP acoustic session before doors.
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Cabaret £35.00
Judy Carmichael: Big Time Swing
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 7pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Gigs £22.50 in advance
The 100 Club: Menace
Menace mark fifty years with every surviving member of the original line-up, plus The Witchdoktors and 16 Guns.
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Gigs
The Lemonheads at Troxy
Evan Dando's band in a 1930s Limehouse cinema, doors at seven, over 14s only.
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Theatre £11.50, concessions £9.50, plus £1.50 booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Conflict of Interest
Thomas Carruthers' legal drama: a Philadelphia firm takes the case of a woman who openly admits murdering her husband.
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Cabaret Ticketed
Soho Electric
Rock cabaret rather than showtunes, and the loudest thing the Phoenix puts on. Early enough to be the start of a night rather than the end of one.
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Gigs £11.97
Scala: Face Down: pop punk, metal and emo night
Face Down: pop punk, metal and emo night at Scala. Starts at 10pm, tickets £11.97.
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Gigs £12
Ronnie Scott’s: Late Late Show with Future Movers
Future Movers in the main room, doors 23:15 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.
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Talks
Bloomsbury Festival
Until 31 Oct
Bloomsbury Festival's twentieth year: 150 events through October in the squares, churches and colleges around Russell Square.
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Talks
London Month of the Dead 2026
Until 1 Nov
A month of torchlit cemetery tours, catacomb visits and macabre talks, starting with a moonlit walk in West Norwood on Thursday.
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Sport From £4.50
Swimming in the Hampstead mixed pond
Open all year, lifeguarded, and colder than you are expecting from about October. The men's and ladies' ponds keep their own hours and their own rules.
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Talks Free to £40
Chelsea History Festival 2026
Until 4 Oct
About a hundred talks, walks and concerts over four days at the Royal Hospital, Army Museum and Physic Garden, curated by John Simpson.
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Exhibitions
Korea at the British Museum
The British Museum's big autumn show, on the Korean peninsula through ceramics, Buddhist sculpture and painting, opens Thursday.
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Food and drink From £10
London Oktoberfest 2026 in Finsbury Park
Until 3 Oct
A Bavarian beer tent in Finsbury Park for three days, from 10 pounds, over 18s, with photo ID on the door.
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Comedy From £33.90
Clapham Grand: Dom Joly: Trigger Happy TV 25th anniversary
Dom Joly brings the Giant Snail and the giant mobile phone on stage for Trigger Happy TV at 25. Stalls left at £33.90.
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Cabaret £30.00
Elaine Delmar
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 6.30pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Gigs £22.50
Electric Ballroom: Fickle Friends
Fickle Friends headline for Communion ONE, with special guests in support.
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Cabaret £10 to £13
Miss Jill Tyrell 2026
A competition night, seven o'clock. Turn up early if you want to see the whole field.
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Gigs £22.50 Sold out
Scala: Chrissy Chlapecka
Chrissy Chlapecka at Scala. Sold out at the time of writing, though returns do appear. Starts at 7pm, tickets £22.50.
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Gigs From £27.04
EartH Hackney: Oi Va Voi: Cable Street 90
Oi Va Voi: Cable Street 90 at EartH Hackney, 19:30 to 23:00.
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Theatre £11.50, concessions £9.50, plus £1.50 booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Conflict of Interest
Thomas Carruthers' legal drama: a Philadelphia firm takes the case of a woman who openly admits murdering her husband.
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Cabaret From £17.50
The Rough Diamonds
A one off in the Phoenix basement, 7.30pm. From £17.50. The room seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.
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Theatre £15 to £30
Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood
Until 7 Nov
Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.
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Theatre £15 to £25
Bush Theatre: The Hungry Ghost, by Mei Leng Yew
Until 31 Oct
The Hungry Ghost, by Mei Leng Yew at the Bush Theatre. The theatre publishes the run and puts the times and prices on the booking page.
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Pick Theatre From £15 plus a £4 transaction fee Selling fast
Sadler’s Wells Theatre: English National Ballet: Rhythm Riot
Until 3 Oct
A triple bill with two world premieres, Balanchine's Stravinsky and the ENB Philharmonic in the pit. From £15.
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Cabaret £22.50
Ed MacArthur
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 6.30pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Film Free
Frontline Club: Screening and Q and A: Palestine 36
Screening and Q and A: Palestine 36 at the Frontline Club, from 19:00. Free to attend but you have to register in advance, and the room is small.
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Comedy £11.25, concessions £9.25
Museum of Comedy: The Instant Musical
A musical made up on the spot from audience suggestions: songs, dance routines and plot twists. Suitable for all ages.
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Comedy Free
Angel Comedy RAW Wednesdays: free stand up in Islington
Free stand up in a pub back room, seven nights a week. RAW is experienced acts trying new material alongside people on stage for the very first time. No ticket, so arrive early rather than on time.
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Theatre £13.50 plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Chicken Dropping
An absurdist comedy in a spotless Qingdao flat, where a couple cash in on eggs from their neighbour's feuding chickens.
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Cabaret From £16
Jacob Norton: Live at Phoenix Arts Club
A one off in the Phoenix basement, 7.30pm. From £16. The room seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.
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Theatre From £18
Peacock Theatre: Flamenc Oh!
Until 10 Oct
Flamenc Oh! at the Peacock Theatre. The run is published; the times and prices are on the booking page.
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Gigs £16 in advance plus booking fee
The 100 Club: Cassidy Paris
Cassidy Paris plays a show promoted by Solid Entertainments.
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Comedy £9.25
Museum of Comedy: Dead Single
A darkly comic slasher: a survivor, her best friend's ghost and a masked Cupid with a bow and arrow. A work in progress. Age 15+.
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Cabaret £25
BACHARACH: the songs of Burt Bacharach, John Reilly and Lewis Nitikman
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 8.45pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Gigs £12
Ronnie Scott’s: Late Late Show with Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray in the main room, doors 23:15 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.
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Gigs Free
Free lunchtime concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields
A free lunchtime concert on Trafalgar Square with a retiring collection. No booking, no ticket, and frequently excellent.
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Cabaret £35.00
Cheryl Baker: Wearing Cheryl Baker, with pre-show meet and greet
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 6.30pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Cabaret From £16.50
BEN HART: Hex
Until 4 Oct
Magician Ben Hart plays Hex in the round: his favourite tricks of a decade, 1 hour 40 with an interval, ages 12 and over.
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Gigs Sold out
Clapham Grand: Poshlaya Molly, ten years
Poshlaya Molly's tenth anniversary solo concert: all the biggest hits and rare tracks, at the Grand. Sold out.
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Gigs Free
The Social: We Are So Young 43: Compost Compost Compost, The Nightclubs, Green Thumb and Corin V
We Are So Young 43: Compost Compost Compost, The Nightclubs, Green Thumb and Corin V at The Social, from 19:00.
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Comedy Free
Angel Comedy RAW Tuesdays: free stand up in Islington
Free stand up in a pub back room, seven nights a week. RAW is experienced acts trying new material alongside people on stage for the very first time. No ticket, so arrive early rather than on time.
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Cabaret From £18
CURTAIN UP! MISCAST
Musical theatre performers singing the parts they would never be cast in, which is usually funnier than the real thing.
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Theatre £13.50 plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Chicken Dropping
An absurdist comedy in a spotless Qingdao flat, where a couple cash in on eggs from their neighbour's feuding chickens.
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Gigs £17 in advance plus booking fee
The 100 Club: Tuesday Blues: Sparko’s Going Back Home
Sparko's Going Back Home take their turn in the club's blues series, promoted by Solid Entertainments.
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Cabaret £35.00
Cheryl Baker: Wearing Cheryl Baker
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 8.45pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Pick Gigs £59.93 to £141
Roundhouse: Roger Taylor
Queen's drummer back at the Roundhouse for the first time since 2011, playing his new seventh solo album with Spike Edney on keys.
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Gigs Free
Free lunchtime concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields
A free lunchtime concert on Trafalgar Square with a retiring collection. No booking, no ticket, and frequently excellent.
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Cabaret £22.50
MATES RATES: An evening with Josh St. Clair & Emily Mae
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 6.30pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Clubs Free
The Social: Bloomsbury Continuum party
Bloomsbury Continuum party at The Social, from 18:30.
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Gigs £42.50
Electric Ballroom: Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus top a DHP Presents bill, with Girlband opening.
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Talks Free
Frontline Club: Panel discussion: China’s Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping
Panel discussion: China's Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping at the Frontline Club, from 19:00. Free to attend but you have to register in advance, and the room is small.
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Comedy Free
Angel Comedy RAW Mondays: free stand up in Islington
Free stand up in a pub back room, seven nights a week. RAW is experienced acts trying new material alongside people on stage for the very first time. No ticket, so arrive early rather than on time.
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Gigs From £21.94
EartH Hackney: K-Music Festival: ADG7, Chang Kiha, Lil Cherry and Goldbuuda
K-Music Festival: ADG7, Chang Kiha, Lil Cherry and Goldbuuda at EartH Hackney, 19:30 to 23:00.
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Cabaret From £20
Eff It with Helen Lederer
Helen Lederer, who has been doing this since the alternative comedy years, in a room that seats a few dozen.
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Theatre £13.50 plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Chicken Dropping
An absurdist comedy in a spotless Qingdao flat, where a couple cash in on eggs from their neighbour's feuding chickens.
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Theatre £15 to £55
Kiln Theatre: Table 17
Until 24 Oct
Marisha Wallace and Jamael Westman as two exes at one dinner, in the UK premiere of Douglas Lyons' comedy. 95 minutes, no interval.
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Gigs £12 in advance plus booking fee
The 100 Club: Orchard
Orchard, the only act on the bill, in a show the 100 Club presents under its own name.
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Comedy £12 to £26, concessions from £9.50 Sold out
Wilton’s Music Hall: Tim Key: Loganberry
Until 3 Oct
Tim Key: Loganberry at Wilton's Music Hall in Whitechapel, the oldest surviving grand music hall in the world. Sold out when we checked.
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Comedy From £12
King Gong at the Comedy Store: the brutal open mic
Thirty comics try to last five minutes while the audience decides when they are done. Last Monday of the month, from £12. It is as brutal as it sounds. Over 18s.
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Cabaret £20.00
Taylor Jay Productions Presents: First Look
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 8.45pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Markets Free
Columbia Road Flower Market
Sunday only, and the whole street is flowers. Go at eight for the choice or after two for the two for a tenner shouting. There is no good reason to arrive at noon.
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Markets Free
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Several markets at once through the Truman Brewery and the yards around it, plus vintage halls and street food. Before eleven if you want to move.
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Seasonal Free
The Woolmen Sheep Drive and Livery Fair
Sheep are driven across Southwark Bridge by Freemen of the City, and the Livery Fair on Queen Street is free, 10am to 4pm.
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Exhibitions From £3
Yes! Art 2026 at Big Penny Social
Sixty east London artists selling their own work out of a Walthamstow brewery hall for one afternoon, from £3.
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Seasonal Free
Harvest Festival at Brixton Windmill
London's last working windmill mills its own wheat, the Tatterjacks dance at half three, and getting in costs nothing.
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Comedy £14.25
Museum of Comedy: James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids
Stand-up for children from James Campbell, who started it in 2001. The theme in September: the funny life of pets. Age 6+.
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Sport From £30.08
Electric Ballroom: Progress Wrestling Chapter 198
Progress Wrestling's Chapter 198, When September Ends: the Odyssey Tour fallout, and a welcome for Paul Walter Hauser.
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Theatre £16.50 plus £1.50 booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Look Up at the Stars
In the 1980s, Patricia Meadows, a British film star of the forties and fifties, has a tell-all memoir that could expose many scandals.
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Comedy Free
Backyard Comedy Club: Asian Comedy Showcase
Acts from across Asia and from London, on a Sunday afternoon bill. Doors to curtain 15:30, ends about 17:30. Free.
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Cabaret £11
Sunday Cabaret with Martha D’Arthur and the D.E. Experience
The Sunday institution, four in the afternoon, and the show this pub is best known for. A different bill most weeks.
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Theatre £12 to £25 Selling fast
Where the River Holds Us at Two Temple Place
Until 28 Sep
Helen Epega's new opera about the Thames, staged inside Astor's shut neo-Tudor house on the Embankment, from £12.
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Gigs
Clapham Grand: anendlessocean live in London
anendlessocean live in London at the Clapham Grand, 17:00 to 22:30.
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Cabaret £26
What Wood Victoria Do?
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 5pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Gigs £15 to £20
Call To Stage Live Residency
Live music in the main theatre at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. Start time is on the venue's page.
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Comedy From £25
EartH Hackney: Ha Ha Hackney, a comedy fundraiser
Ha Ha Hackney, a comedy fundraiser at EartH Hackney, 19:00 to 23:00.
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Gigs From £39.96
EartH Hackney: She Past Away and Actors
She Past Away and Actors at EartH Hackney, 19:00 to 23:00.
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Comedy Free
Angel Comedy RAW Sundays: free stand up in Islington
Free stand up in a pub back room, seven nights a week. RAW is experienced acts trying new material alongside people on stage for the very first time. No ticket, so arrive early rather than on time.
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Comedy £14, concessions £10, plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: I Pie With My Little Lie, Something Beginning With Murder
Five murders and a pie shop called the Balaton, in the second solo show from Mark, long-time manager of the Hen and Chickens.
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Cabaret Ticketed
Soho Electric
Rock cabaret rather than showtunes, and the loudest thing the Phoenix puts on. Early enough to be the start of a night rather than the end of one.
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Gigs £20 in advance plus booking fee
The 100 Club: The Scottish Sex Pistols + Lizzie And The Banshees + Buzzkocks
Tribute bands to the Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Buzzcocks, each playing a full headline set.
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Cabaret £30
The Crazy Coqs Presents: Chris Weeks, To Be Frank
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 7.30pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Markets Free
Broadway Market
Saturday street market with London Fields alongside it for the afternoon and the good bookshop at the top of the street.
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Markets
Classic Car Boot Sale at King’s Cross
Until 27 Sep
Vintage traders sell out of the boots of classic cars across Granary Square and Coal Drops Yard, 10am to 6pm both days.
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Markets Free
Maltby Street Market
A narrow run of arches near Bermondsey doing some of the best street food in London. Smaller and considerably less crowded than Borough.
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Exhibitions Free
Mudlarking Exhibition at London Museum Docklands
Until 27 Sep
Thousands of things pulled out of the Thames, with the mudlarks who found them standing behind the tables. Free.
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Talks Free
Camden Inspire 2026: Gathering for Our Future
Until 27 Sep
A free climate festival in Camden's old auction rooms: help build a shade pavilion, then eat at the community feast.
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Theatre £12 plus a £2 booking fee
Lyric Hammersmith, Little Lyric: The Big Bad Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf at Lyric Hammersmith, Little Lyric. The venue publishes the date and puts the performance time and the price on the booking page.
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Talks Free
Woolwich Works: Code Easy robotics and coding club, free taster
A free taster of Code Easy's robotics, coding and 3D design club for children. Places are limited, so register in advance.
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Food and drink From £11.44
World Halal Food Festival 2026 at the London Stadium
Until 27 Sep
More than 150 halal traders from over 25 countries under the London Stadium, 11am to 7pm, from £11.44.
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Food and drink Free to walk
The Bermondsey Beer Mile
Saturday is the day nearly all the brewery taprooms in the arches open at once. Start at the South Bermondsey end and walk north, and drink halves.
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Cabaret £22.50
CarmenCo: A Pocket Opera
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 2pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Comedy £14.25
Museum of Comedy: James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids
Stand-up for children from James Campbell, who started it in 2001. The theme in September: the funny life of pets. Age 6+.
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Gigs £12.88
Scala: Club de Fromage: daytime party
Club de Fromage: daytime party at Scala. Starts at 3pm, tickets £12.88.
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Gigs £12.88
Scala: Old School Indie: over 30s daytime party
Old School Indie: over 30s daytime party at Scala. Starts at 3pm, tickets £12.88.
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Gigs £17 to £25
River Recital presents SS Robin
Five sets on the pontoon of the world's only surviving Victorian steamship, doors at four, Tara Lily headlining at 8.15.
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Cabaret Ticketed
The Saturday Supershow! Cabaret, 5pm
One Saturday a month, twice in an evening, and a different bill each time. Five o'clock if you want dinner afterwards.
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Talks £10 Sold out
Wilton’s Music Hall: History tour of Wilton’s
History tour of Wilton's at Wilton's Music Hall in Whitechapel, the oldest surviving grand music hall in the world. Sold out when we checked.
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Exhibitions Free
Tate Modern: late opening
Tate Modern now stays open to nine every Friday and Saturday, free, which turns the Turbine Hall into the best free evening on the South Bank.
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Gigs From £66.53
Alexandra Palace: Public Service Broadcasting
Public Service Broadcasting at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
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Comedy £27.25 to £34.25
The Comedy Store: The Best in Stand Up, 6.30pm
Five stand ups and an MC in the room that made the club famous, running about two hours with an interval. Doors, bar and diner open an hour before.
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Cabaret £22.50
Martha D Lewis
A show in the art deco room under Brasserie Zedel, 7pm. One act and a piano rather than a revue, and the room listens.
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Gigs £34.60 to £109.35
Roundhouse: Good Kid and Last Dinosaurs
Good Kid and Last Dinosaurs at Roundhouse. Starts at 7pm, tickets £34.60 to £109.35.
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Cabaret £15 to £18
The Jolly Fisherman
A one off in the main theatre at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. Start time is on the venue's page.
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Comedy Free
Angel Comedy Saturdays at the Camden Head: free stand up
The weekend bill at the Camden Head, free and unticketed, and the earlier of two shows that night. Groups larger than four are not admitted on a Friday or Saturday, so split up or pick a weeknight.
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Theatre £16.50 plus £1.50 booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Look Up at the Stars
In the 1980s, Patricia Meadows, a British film star of the forties and fifties, has a tell-all memoir that could expose many scandals.
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Cabaret Ticketed
The Saturday Supershow! Cabaret, 7.30pm
One Saturday a month, twice in an evening, and a different bill each time. Five o'clock if you want dinner afterwards.
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Theatre From £8
Lilian Baylis Studio: Breakin’ Convention: Open Art Surgery
Breakin' Convention: Open Art Surgery at the Lilian Baylis Studio. The run is published; the times and prices are on the booking page.
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Comedy £16 to £24
Backyard Comedy Club: Saturdays at Backyard
The weekend bill and the busiest night of the week here. Doors to curtain 20:00, ends about 22:30. £16 to £24.
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Theatre £45 to £110, under 30s and students from £10
Main Stage: Kimberly Akimbo
Until 7 Nov
Kimberly Akimbo at the Main Stage. The run is published; the times and prices are on the booking page.
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Exhibitions £24, concessions £22, £5 for 16 to 25s, free for Members
James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain
The first big European Whistler show in thirty years closes on Sunday. £24, £5 if you are 16 to 25, free for Members.