London events today and this week

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Talks

Bloomsbury Festival

Times vary Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury

Until 31 Oct

Bloomsbury Festival's twentieth year: 150 events through October in the squares, churches and colleges around Russell Square.

Theatre £15 to £25

Bush Theatre: The Hungry Ghost, by Mei Leng Yew

20:00 Bush Theatre, Shepherd's Bush

Until 31 Oct

The Hungry Ghost, by Mei Leng Yew at the Bush Theatre. The theatre publishes the run and puts the times and prices on the booking page.

Exhibitions

Korea at the British Museum

10:00 to 17:00 British Museum, Bloomsbury

The British Museum's big autumn show, on the Korean peninsula through ceramics, Buddhist sculpture and painting, opens Thursday.

Talks

London Month of the Dead 2026

Times vary Cemeteries and chapels across London

Until 1 Nov

A month of torchlit cemetery tours, catacomb visits and macabre talks, starting with a moonlit walk in West Norwood on Thursday.

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.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Until 7 Nov

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

Theatre £15 to £30

Royal Court Theatre: Blood of my Blood

19:45 Royal Court Theatre, Chelsea

Blood of my Blood at the Royal Court Theatre. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.