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Vauxhall London: what's on and things to do

South of the river between Waterloo and Nine Elms, and the centre of gravity for London's queer nightlife for forty years. The Royal Vauxhall Tavern is the reason most people come, and the arches around it stay open long after the last tube.

What to expect

11 listings ahead in Vauxhall. The busiest rooms are Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Mostly Cabaret and Clubs.

Nearby

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

Thursday

8 October
  1. Cabaret £13

    David Hoyle’s Almanac

    19:00 to 21:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    David Hoyle's own night, which he has been running here for years and which is not quite like anything else.

Saturday

10 October
  1. Cabaret £7

    Cheer Up!

    21:00 to 23:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    The Saturday night, nine o'clock, in the room that has been doing this longer than anywhere else in London.

Sunday

11 October
  1. Cabaret

    Sunday Cabaret at the RVT

    16:00 to 18:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    The Sunday institution, four in the afternoon, and the show this pub is best known for. A different bill most weeks.

Thursday

15 October
  1. Cabaret £12 to £16

    Solve-Along A Murder She Wrote

    19:00 to 21:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    A screening you are meant to talk through, with the audience solving it as it goes.

Saturday

17 October
  1. Clubs £10

    BeefMince

    22:00 to 03:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    A club night at the RVT, doors ten. It runs on well past the last tube, so work out how you are getting back before you go.

Sunday

18 October
  1. Cabaret

    Sunday Cabaret at the RVT

    16:00 to 18:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    The Sunday institution, four in the afternoon, and the show this pub is best known for. A different bill most weeks.

Thursday

22 October
  1. Cabaret £8 to £10

    Pick&Mix Cabaret: Halloween Special

    19:00 to 21:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    A variety bill rather than one act, with the lights down for the season.

Saturday

24 October
  1. Clubs Late

    Honcho

    22:00 to 03:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    A club night at the RVT, doors ten. It runs on well past the last tube, so work out how you are getting back before you go.

Sunday

25 October
  1. Cabaret

    Sunday Cabaret at the RVT

    16:00 to 18:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    The Sunday institution, four in the afternoon, and the show this pub is best known for. A different bill most weeks.

Friday

30 October
  1. Clubs £10

    Push The Button

    22:00 to 03:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    A club night at the RVT, doors ten. It runs on well past the last tube, so work out how you are getting back before you go.

Saturday

31 October
  1. Clubs £8

    Dandy

    22:00 to 03:00 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall

    A club night at the RVT, doors ten. It runs on well past the last tube, so work out how you are getting back before you go.