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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 101 Camden 76 Bloomsbury 71 Dalston 36 Shoreditch 34 Crouch End 28 Mayfair 26 Islington 23 Alexandra Palace 19 Woolwich 16 Fitzrovia 15

Wednesday

4 November

  1. Theatre Pay what you can, £16 to £40 (£25 recommended)

    Battersea Arts Centre: Good Sex, by Dead Centre

    19:30 Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea

    Until 6 Nov

    Good Sex, by Dead Centre at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.

  2. Gigs £18

    The Social: The London Roots Festival presents Birdvox

    19:00 The Social, Fitzrovia

    The London Roots Festival presents Birdvox at The Social, from 19:00.

  3. Comedy £14.25

    Museum of Comedy: New Comedian of the Year 2026 Quarter Final

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

    A quarter final of Leicester Square Theatre's New Comedian of the Year: the acts who got through the heats. Age 16+.

  4. Free

    Woolwich Works: Stitch Night

    18:30 Woolwich Works, Woolwich

    Bring your knitting, crochet or sewing to the Visitors' Book Cafe for a cuppa with other makers. Free, from half six, no booking.

  5. Free

    Woolwich Works: Games Night

    18:30 Woolwich Works, Woolwich

    Board games in the Visitors' Book Cafe: play theirs or bring your own, alone or with friends. Free, from half six, no booking.

  6. Theatre £15 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Scenes With Girls

    19:30 to 21:00 Hen & Chickens Theatre, Islington

    Miriam Battye's play about two inseparable friends: one sleeps with anyone who asks nicely, the other is radically celibate.

  7. Gigs £22.05 in advance plus booking fee

    The 100 Club: Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo + Georgio Valentino

    19:30 to 22:30 The 100 Club, Soho

    Mick Harvey, of The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds, sings duets with Amanda Acevedo; Georgio Valentino opens.

  8. Comedy

    City Comedy Club: Wednesday night

    19:30 to 21:00 City Comedy Club, Shoreditch

    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.

Thursday

5 November

  1. Theatre Pay what you can, £16 to £40 (£25 recommended)

    Battersea Arts Centre: Good Sex, by Dead Centre

    19:30 Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea

    Until 6 Nov

    Good Sex, by Dead Centre at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.

  2. Gigs £12

    Ronnie Scott’s: Late Late Show with SLADEK

    23:15 to 03:00 Ronnie Scott's, Soho

    SLADEK in the main room, doors 23:15 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.

  3. Comedy £12

    JK Comedy Club Leicester Square: Thursday night comedy

    19:00 to 20:45 JK Comedy Club Leicester Square, Soho

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Fifty one seats in the Grosvenor Casino, a minute from Piccadilly Circus. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.

  4. 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.

  5. Seasonal

    Wimbledon Park fireworks

    18:00 to 21:30 Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon

    One of the few displays actually on the 5th. Merton has not put up 2026 prices, and the Home Park Road gate shuts at 6.25pm.

Friday

6 November

  1. Theatre Pay what you can, £16 to £40 (£25 recommended)

    Battersea Arts Centre: Good Sex, by Dead Centre

    19:30 Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea

    Good Sex, by Dead Centre at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.