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London events today and this week

Every event we have checked and put in, soonest first. Tonight and this weekend have their own editions.

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When Today 139 This weekend 139 Next 7 days 248 Free 105
Where Soho 248 Covent Garden 99 Camden 76 Bloomsbury 71 Dalston 36 Shoreditch 34 Crouch End 28 Mayfair 26 Islington 23 Alexandra Palace 19 Woolwich 16 Fitzrovia 15

Showing free, in Covent Garden. Clear

Sunday

25 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.

  2. 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.

Tuesday

3 November

  1. 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.

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.

Tuesday

10 November

  1. Cabaret Free

    Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!

    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.

Thursday

12 November

  1. Seasonal Free

    Covent Garden at Christmas

    11:00 Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden

    Until 6 Jan 2027

    The tree, the mistletoe and more than 300,000 lights, lit from 12 November. Free, busy from four, best on a weekday morning.

Tuesday

17 November

  1. Cabaret Free

    Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!

    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.

Tuesday

24 November

  1. Cabaret Free

    Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!

    09:15 to 11:00 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An afternoon show in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 9.15am. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.