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Covent Garden London: what's on and things to do

What is on in Covent Garden: the Royal Opera House, the theatres around Seven Dials, the piazza at Christmas and the street performers all year. Busy at six, quieter and better at nine.

What to expect

102 listings ahead in Covent Garden. The busiest rooms are JK Comedy Club Covent Garden, Phoenix Arts Club and Royal Opera House. Mostly Comedy, Cabaret and Seasonal.

Nearby

Each venue above has its own page with its address, its opening hours and every date we hold for it.

Saturday

24 October
  1. Free

    Hippodrome Casino

    12:00 Hippodrome Casino, Covent Garden

    A Victorian theatre off Leicester Square turned casino, free to walk into at any hour, with a working cabaret room upstairs.

Sunday

25 October
  1. Pick Seasonal Free

    Diwali on the Square

    13:00 to 19:00 Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden

    The largest Diwali celebration outside India, one until seven in Trafalgar Square. Free and unticketed. It fills from about two, so come at one for the space and stay for the lamps at dusk.

Tuesday

27 October
  1. Cabaret Free

    Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!

    22:00 to 23:45 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    Karaoke with a drag host running it, free to get into, and it starts at half ten on a Tuesday. Turn up rather than plan.