ListingsUpdated Sat 24 Oct
Sports events in London this week
Things to do rather than things to watch, mostly: skating, swimming outdoors all year, bowling, darts and the walks long enough to count. The spectator fixtures that are free from the pavement, the marathon and the Boat Race among them, are here too.
Sunday
25 October-
Sport From £30.08
Electric Ballroom: Progress Wrestling Chapter 199
Progress Wrestling's Chapter 199, Bonestorm, with new contenders and new champions after When September Ends.
Thursday
29 October-
Seasonal From £16.50 Closed
Ice skating at the Natural History Museum
Until 11 Jan 2027
Closed for good after sixteen winters. The east lawn it stood on has been replanted as a wildlife garden, which is free and open.
Wednesday
11 November-
Seasonal Adults from £13, children from £11, plus a £1.50 fee
Skate at Somerset House
Until 10 Jan 2027
The courtyard rink with the tree and the arcades lit around you. 11 November to 10 January, confirmed by Somerset House. Tickets are not on sale yet and no price is published.
Saturday
14 November-
Sport £12.70, concessions from £7.20
Alexandra Palace: Haringey Huskies against Oxford Rising Stars
Haringey Huskies against Oxford Rising Stars at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
Thursday
19 November-
Seasonal Ticketed separately
Winter Wonderland: The Ice Rink at Winter Wonderland
Until 3 Jan 2027
The largest open air rink in the country, built around Hyde Park's Victorian bandstand. Sessions are timed and the evening ones go first.
Friday
20 November-
Seasonal
Hampton Court Palace ice rink
Until 3 Jan 2027
In front of the west front of the palace, floodlit, with its own ticket separate from palace admission. 2026 dates not yet announced.
Friday
11 December-
Sport
Alexandra Palace: Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Until 3 Jan 2027
Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
Friday
25 December-
Seasonal Free
Christmas Day walk in St James’s Park
There are no trains and no buses on Christmas Day, so the centre belongs to whoever walked. The park is open, the pelicans are in, and Horse Guards is empty enough to photograph.
Sunday
11 April-
Seasonal Free
The Boat Race
Four and a quarter miles from Putney to Mortlake, free from either bank, and over in about twenty minutes. Hammersmith Bridge and Furnivall Gardens are the good spots.
Saturday
24 April-
Seasonal Free
London Marathon
Until 25 Apr
Free to watch anywhere along twenty six miles. Cutty Sark at mile six and Tower Bridge at twelve are the loudest; the Mall is ticketed grandstands and a wall of people.
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Seasonal Free
Watching the marathon at Tower Bridge
Until 25 Apr
Mile twelve, and the best half mile of the course to stand on. Get there by half nine: the bridge closes to traffic and the north side fills first.
Sunday
25 April-
Seasonal Free
London Marathon
Free to watch anywhere along twenty six miles. Cutty Sark at mile six and Tower Bridge at twelve are the loudest; the Mall is ticketed grandstands and a wall of people.
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Seasonal Free
Watching the marathon at Tower Bridge
Mile twelve, and the best half mile of the course to stand on. Get there by half nine: the bridge closes to traffic and the north side fills first.