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When Today 139 This weekend 139 Next 7 days 252 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

Saturday

7 November

  1. Cabaret £28 to £55.44

    Soho Electric, 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.

  2. Comedy £15

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Saturday 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.

  3. Comedy £15

    JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus: Saturday night comedy

    20:30 to 22:15 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.

  4. Pick Seasonal From £11.50

    Alexandra Palace Fireworks and Drone Festival

    16:00 Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace

    Until 8 Nov

    Fireworks and drones on the hill with the city behind them. Gates 4pm, from £11.50. Saturday is the festival, Sunday is earlier.

  5. Seasonal £18 late release, ages 5 to 15 £11.50, under 5s free but must be reserved

    Battersea Park Fireworks

    18:00 to 23:00 Battersea Park, Battersea

    Until 8 Nov

    Rudimental DJ at 7.30pm, then the display at about 8.30pm and a Disco Ceilidh after it. Gates at 6pm, last entry 8pm.

  6. Seasonal £16, 11 to 15s £10, under 11s £5

    Blackheath fireworks

    17:00 to 22:00 Blackheath, Blackheath

    Ticketed now, not the free display people remember: £16 adults, £10 for 11 to 15s, £5 under 11s, with a funfair and a Big Top.

  7. Theatre Pay what you can, £9.50 to £30 (£15 recommended)

    Battersea Arts Centre: Magic: An Illustrated History

    Times vary Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea

    Until 14 Nov

    Magic: An Illustrated History at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.

  8. Theatre Pay what you can, recommended prices from £8

    Battersea Arts Centre: UNREAL Festival

    Times vary Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea

    Until 14 Nov

    UNREAL Festival at Battersea Arts Centre. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.

  9. Clubs From £5

    The Social: Timelines

    14:00 The Social, Fitzrovia

    Timelines at The Social, from 14:00.

  10. Clubs From £6

    The Social: Silo presents Small AF b2b Chess Dawg, Dorleac and Bimo

    22:00 The Social, Fitzrovia

    Silo presents Small AF b2b Chess Dawg, Dorleac and Bimo at The Social, from 22:00. Runs past eleven.

  11. Comedy £16 advance, £19 on the door

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Cabaret

    20:30 Downstairs at the King's Head, Crouch End

    Joe Bor, Liam McGough, Maureen Langan (US), Paul F Taylor and Philip Simon, with Windsor compering the Saturday bill.

  12. Comedy £29.90

    Museum of Comedy: Gary Faulds: Panic at the Midlife Disco

    19:00 to 21:20 Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury

    The Glaswegian comedian on the midlife crisis as it actually arrives: children getting older, the waistline going, and mortality moving into view. On stage 19:00. Age 16+.

Sunday

8 November

  1. Pick Seasonal From £11.50

    Alexandra Palace Fireworks and Drone Festival

    16:00 Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace

    Fireworks and drones on the hill with the city behind them. Gates 4pm, from £11.50. Saturday is the festival, Sunday is earlier.

  2. Seasonal £18 late release, ages 5 to 15 £11.50, under 5s free but must be reserved

    Battersea Park Fireworks

    18:00 to 23:00 Battersea Park, Battersea

    Rudimental DJ at 7.30pm, then the display at about 8.30pm and a Disco Ceilidh after it. Gates at 6pm, last entry 8pm.