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London events today and this week

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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

Monday

2 November

  1. Gigs £10

    Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Jam

    21:30 to 03:00 Ronnie Scott's, Soho

    Ronnie Scott's Jazz Jam in the main room, doors 21:30 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.

  2. Gigs £15

    Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs: Late Late Show with Soul Sessions with SAHRA

    22:45 to 03:00 Ronnie Scott's, Soho

    Soul Sessions with SAHRA in the upstairs room, doors 22:45 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.

  3. Comedy £7

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Monday 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. Food and drink Free to walk through

    Southbank Centre Winter Market

    11:00 Southbank Centre, South Bank

    Until 4 Jan 2027

    Wooden chalets along the river by the Festival Hall, mostly hot food and mulled wine, and free to walk through. The Southbank Centre has not published its 2026 dates, so ours are expected rather than confirmed.

  5. Seasonal Free

    Oxford Street Christmas lights

    16:00 Oxford Street, Marylebone

    Until 6 Jan 2027

    The oldest and longest of the displays, nearly a mile from Marble Arch to Tottenham Court Road. Early November, date not yet published.

  6. Comedy £5

    Museum of Comedy: The Monday Club

    19:00 to 21:00 Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury

    The Museum bar's weekly night of new material from circuit comics, £5 ahead or on the door from 6pm. Age 14+.

  7. Comedy £13 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Shake it Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

    19:30 Hen & Chickens Theatre, Islington

    ShakeItUp Theatre improvise a brand new Shakespeare play in the Bard's own language, built from audience suggestions.

  8. Gigs £22 plus booking fee

    The 100 Club: One Leg One Eye

    19:30 to 23:00 The 100 Club, Soho

    One Leg One Eye play a date in the 100 Club's End of Year Series.

  9. Gigs £32

    Electric Ballroom: Bebe

    19:00 Electric Ballroom, Camden

    Bebe revisits her 2004 debut Pafuera Telarañas, the album with Malo, for its anniversary, plus later highlights.

Tuesday

3 November

  1. Comedy £10

    JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus: Tuesday night comedy

    19:00 to 20:45 JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus, Soho

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Fifty seats at BOX Piccadilly, about as central as a comedy room gets. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.

  2. 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.

  3. Comedy £10

    JK Comedy Club Soho: Tuesday night comedy

    21:00 to 22:45 JK Comedy Club Soho, Soho

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Sixty seats above the Spice of Life, two minutes from Leicester Square. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.