Talks and readings in London this week
Talks and readings in London this week, Thursday 29 October to Wednesday 4 November: 169 events.
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:00
Imperial Lates: Robots
Imperial College London
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Thu 29 Oct · 17:00
Freudian Research Seminar – The Architecture of the Unconscious: Technology, Domestic Fantasy, and the Uncanny in Kane Parson’s 'Backrooms'
Freud Museum London
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Thu 29 Oct · 17:00
A Tale of Two Towers: The History of the Parliamentary Archives
Society of Antiquaries
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Thu 29 Oct · 17:00
A Consensus of Symbols - Wayne Perkins
Watkins Books
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Thu 29 Oct · 17:15
The Spell of the Cult and the Rites of the Republic: The Shows of the Spectacle State under Hindutva
SOAS University of London
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Thu 29 Oct · 17:30
Spooky Reading for Grown Ups. (Wine & Nibbles)
The Sheen Bookshop
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Thu 29 Oct · 17:30
Cyrus the Great
Arts Depot
- Thu 29 Oct · 17:45 Black Books Society Lecture: Heraldry and Lincoln's Inn - a lecture by Mark Scott, Somerset Herald Lincoln's Inn
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:00
Spooky Storytelling
Benjamin Franklin House
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:00
MØN€Y
Ibraaz
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:00
Black History Month: Forgotten Fashionistas & Scribes with Vibes
The Catford House
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:15
Inclusive Economies – Reimagining Black Arsenal: Football, Identity and Society
The Conduit
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Domestic violence and human rights: Lessons from the European Court of Human Rights
Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Eurosclerosis 2.0 in a changing world: from repetition to rupture
London School of Economics and Political Science
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Pan-Africanism: a history
London School of Economics and Political Science
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Finsbury Park After Dark – The Future: The World We Make
Museum of Homelessness
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Youths That Thunder
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Poetry Foyer – Young, Gifted & Black 2026
Theatre Peckham
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Rozie Kelly and Marcia Hutchinson in conversation with Imani Thompson
Daunt Books Notting Hill
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Poetry reading with Stewart Sanderson
SOAS University of London
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
The big picture as an approach to the study of international relations
London School of Economics and Political Science
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Fire Inna Dancehall with Derek A Bardowell
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Poems Not Bombs
Walthamstow Trades Hall
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
‘Forever Near’ - Hairwork history and techniques
Abney Park Cemetery, Abney Park Cafe
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Amputation: A Dramatic Act
Hunterian Museum
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Book Club: Audrey Niffenegger In Conversation
Picturehouse Central
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Enclosure: Jenkin van Zyl in conversation with Adam Alston
Somerset House
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
In Conversation: Christos Dikeakos and Emily Butler
The Hellenic Centre
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Under the Covers: Andrew Davies
The London Library
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Teresa Krasny in conversation with Jackie Wullschläger
Daunt Books Marylebone
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Poetry at Lala: Joelle Taylor & Olive Franklin + open mic
Lala Books
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
The Battle of Isandlwana (The day of the dead moon)
Royal Geographical Society
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
The Genocide in Gaza and Israel’s Deliberate Targeting of Children
SOAS University of London
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
AI and Buddhism - with Chris Scammell
Kagyu Samye Dzong London
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Eve Guerra and Gaël Faye on Loss and Homecoming
Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Archiving from Below: Ambivalent Archives
maydayrooms
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:30
Sarah Dunant on The Marchesa
Keats Community Library
- Thu 29 Oct · 17:00 Market Research and Consumer Insight – Book Launch - Robin J. Birn St Mary's University, Twickenham
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Thu 29 Oct · 17:30
The good, the bad and the ugly of battery recycling
Imperial College London
- Thu 29 Oct · 18:00 BG 18.76 – HG Bhakti Gamya Devi Dasi Radha Krishna Temple
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:00
Creative Trades Networking 2026
Walthamstow Trades Hall
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:15
RCM Insights: Musical Innovators
Royal College of Music Museum
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Open Mic Night
St. Margaret's House
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Thu 29 Oct · 18:30
Materialisms Reading Group: The Production of Space
University of Westminster
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Artist Talk: Gabriella Presnal
arebyte Gallery
- Thu 29 Oct · 19:00 Dahaleez Collective The Mosaic Rooms
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
ACF Translation Prize 2026 - Winners and Prize Ceremony Announcement
Austrian Cultural Forum
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Bàrd Book Club - October
Bàrd Books
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
New Beacon Books invites you to the book launch of "Narumba The Unconquered Kingdom"
New Beacon Books
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
FOTD: In the Night Forests storytelling evening
The Woodfield Pavilion
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Thu 29 Oct · 19:00
Camden Friends of Pa...
Torriano Meeting House
- Thu 29 Oct · 19:30 The Alpha Course St Edmund
- until Thu 3 Dec · 18:00 Thursday evening Research Seminar Birkbeck College
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Fri 30 Oct · 17:00
Book Talk - Korean Youth Migration to Australia
SOAS University of London
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Fri 30 Oct · 17:30
African Roots, Shared Rhythms: Exploring African Arts and Culture in…
Goldsmiths, University of London Campus
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Fri 30 Oct · 18:00
Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East
Ibraaz
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Fri 30 Oct · 18:30
The Edges of Cinema: Book Launch + little boy
Institute of Contemporary Arts
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Fri 30 Oct · 18:30
Redefining Cultural Heritage, from "The Cradle" to the Pavilion. Zulfiya Spowart and Maria Redaelli in conversation
Pushkin House
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Fri 30 Oct · 18:30
Churchill on Film: Thaddeus O'Sullivan in Conversation
The Wallace Collection
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Fri 30 Oct · 18:30
British Sign Language (BSL) talk: Renoir and Love
National Gallery