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London events today and this week

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When Today 159 This weekend 178 Next 7 days 258 Free 107
Where Soho 258 Covent Garden 102 Camden 78 Bloomsbury 73 Dalston 38 Crouch End 29 Mayfair 26 Islington 24 Alexandra Palace 21 Shoreditch 20 Woolwich 16 Fitzrovia 15

Saturday

24 October

  1. Exhibitions Advance fares vary

    A weekend in the Cotswolds

    09:00 The Cotswolds

    Moreton-in-Marsh is ninety minutes direct from Paddington and you can walk out of the station into the countryside, which is not true of most of them. Book beds well ahead in summer.

  2. Exhibitions Advance fares vary

    A weekend in Bath

    08:30 Bath

    An hour and a half from Paddington. The whole city is a world heritage site, the baths are open until ten in summer, and everything is within twenty minutes on foot.

  3. Gigs Free

    Bar Jams

    20:00 Underbelly Boulevard Soho, Soho

    Until 27 Oct

    Live music in the bar at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. It is a run rather than one night, so there is more than one chance at it. Start time is on the venue's page.

  4. Exhibitions Free

    Frieze Sculpture 2026 in Regent’s Park

    Times vary Regent's Park, English Gardens, Marylebone

    Until 1 Nov

    Eleven international artists across the English Gardens, curated for a fourth year by Fatoş Üstek. Free and outdoors until 1 November, so go on a weekday morning and have it to yourself.

  5. Exhibitions Free

    Gabriel Orozco at White Cube Bermondsey

    10:00 White Cube Bermondsey, Bermondsey

    Until 8 Nov

    Coinciding with Frieze London 2026, White Cube Bermondsey presents a major solo exhibition by Gabriel Orozco (b. 1962, Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico). The exhibition juxtaposes over 100 new and existing wo

  6. Theatre £28 to £35, previews £10, under 30s and students £10 Sold out

    Hampstead Downstairs: The Urmetazoan, by Alex Rugman

    19:45 Hampstead Downstairs, Hampstead

    The Urmetazoan, by Alex Rugman at the Hampstead Downstairs. The run is published; the times and prices are on the booking page.

  7. Exhibitions

    Alexandra Palace: BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally

    Times vary Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace

    Until 30 Nov

    BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.

  8. Food and drink Advance fares vary

    A weekend on the Norfolk coast

    08:30 North Norfolk

    Two hours to Norwich then a bus, or drive. Holkham is the beach everyone means and it is big enough to absorb a bank holiday. Seals at Blakeney, seen from a boat rather than the shore.

  9. Theatre £250 per term

    Alexandra Palace: Palace Performing Arts

    Times vary Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace

    Until 5 Dec

    Palace Performing Arts at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.

  10. Theatre

    Hay Fever at Wyndham’s Theatre

    19:30 Wyndham's Theatre, Covent Garden

    Until 12 Dec

    Christine Baranski makes her West End debut opposite Richard E. Grant in Coward's comedy of bad manners. Opens Tuesday.

  11. Theatre £15 to £55

    Kiln Theatre: Table 17

    19:30 to 21:05 Kiln Theatre, Kilburn

    Marisha Wallace and Jamael Westman as two exes at one dinner, in the UK premiere of Douglas Lyons' comedy. 95 minutes, no interval.

  12. Sport From £4.50

    Swimming in the Hampstead mixed pond

    07:00 Hampstead Mixed Pond, Hampstead

    Open all year, lifeguarded, and colder than you are expecting from about October. The men's and ladies' ponds keep their own hours and their own rules.