Mon 26 Oct 2026124 on tonightBloomsbury Festival ends SaturdayFrieze Sculpture ends SundayHalloween events ends SundayBonfire Night fireworks opens Sunday Saved
The Late Edition

London's evening edition. Independent, updated daily.

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.

Tuesday

3 November
  1. Cabaret From £10

    Gotta Sing! London’s Longest Running Musical Theatre Open Mic Night, 7.30pm

    19:30 to 21:15 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 7.30pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

  2. Cabaret Free

    Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!, 10pm

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

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 10pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

Wednesday

4 November
  1. Comedy £10

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Wednesday night comedy

    20:00 to 21:45 JK Comedy Club Covent Garden, Covent Garden

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Two hundred seats at Arboretum, and doors open a full hour before, so there is time to eat first. Over 18s, ID on the door.

  2. Cabaret From £10

    Sing Out, Louise!

    21:30 to 23:15 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 9.30pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

Thursday

5 November
  1. Cabaret From £10

    Sing Out, Louise!

    21:30 to 23:15 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 9.30pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

Friday

6 November
  1. Markets Free

    Leicester Square Christmas Market

    11:00 Leicester Square, Covent Garden

    Until 4 Jan 2027

    Stalls around the square with a spiegeltent in the middle, free to wander, and it runs later into January than most. 2026 dates not yet announced.

  2. Cabaret £28 to £55.44

    Soho Electric, 7.30pm

    19:30 to 21:15 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 7.30pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

  3. Comedy £15

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Friday night comedy

    20:00 to 21:45 JK Comedy Club Covent Garden, Covent Garden

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Two hundred seats at Arboretum, and doors open a full hour before, so there is time to eat first. Over 18s, ID on the door.

  4. Cabaret From £10

    Sing Out, Louise!, 9.30pm

    21:30 to 23:15 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 9.30pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

Saturday

7 November
  1. Cabaret £28 to £55.44

    Soho Electric, 5pm

    17:00 to 18:45 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 5pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

  2. Cabaret £28 to £55.44

    Soho Electric, 7.30pm

    19:30 to 21:15 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 7.30pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

  3. Comedy £15

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Saturday night comedy

    20:00 to 21:45 JK Comedy Club Covent Garden, Covent Garden

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Two hundred seats at Arboretum, and doors open a full hour before, so there is time to eat first. Over 18s, ID on the door.