ListingsUpdated Sun 25 Oct
London events today and this week
Every event we have checked and put in, soonest first. Tonight and this weekend have their own editions.
Showing next 7 days. Clear
Thursday
29 October-
Comedy From £9.60
City Comedy Club: Thursday night
A drink is included in the ticket, alcoholic or not. Seating is allocated, so you are shown to a seat rather than fighting for one. Doors half an hour before, over 18s, ID checked.
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Cabaret From £33
The Covenant: Halloween at the Phoenix
The club's Halloween run, and the one thing here that sells out properly. Book it rather than turning up.
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Cabaret £25
Eric Yves Garcia: The ABCs
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 £26
Dino Baptiste & NightTrain: Boogie Woogie & Blues Piano
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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Seasonal From £16.50 Closed
Ice skating at the Natural History Museum
Until 11 Jan 2027
Closed for good after sixteen winters. The east lawn it stood on has been replanted as a wildlife garden, which is free and open.
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Gigs £30.66 Sold out
Scala: Boy Kill Boy and DSM IV
Boy Kill Boy and DSM IV at Scala. Sold out at the time of writing, though returns do appear. Starts at 7pm, tickets £30.66.
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Comedy £31.95
Alexandra Palace: Gary Delaney: Gary On Laughing
Gary Delaney: Gary On Laughing at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
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Theatre £25 to £50, concessions from £20
Battersea Arts Centre: La Dame de Pique
Until 1 Nov
La Dame de Pique at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
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Gigs From £29.95
EartH Hackney: Weird Walk presents Samhain Ritual 2026
Weird Walk presents Samhain Ritual 2026 at EartH Hackney, 18:00 to 23:00.
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Talks Free
Bloomsbury Festival: The Science of Growing Minds
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, walk in.
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Gigs £10 to £15
Bloomsbury Festival: Sankofa
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. £10 to £15.
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Comedy £6 advance, £8 on the door
Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Try Out Night
Up to 16 acts trying new material, Wes Defoe and Dylan Kershaw among them, with Paddy Lennox compering.
Friday
30 October-
Theatre £25 to £50, concessions from £20
Battersea Arts Centre: La Dame de Pique
Until 1 Nov
La Dame de Pique at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
Saturday
31 October-
Theatre £25 to £50, concessions from £20
Battersea Arts Centre: La Dame de Pique
Until 1 Nov
La Dame de Pique at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
Sunday
1 November-
Theatre £25 to £50, concessions from £20
Battersea Arts Centre: La Dame de Pique
La Dame de Pique at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.