Things to do in London this week

Cirque Berserk!: stunt circus with the Globe of Death.

until Sat 31 Oct

Garrick

£17.50–65

Long After the Labyrinth: a play on the lost Jews of Crete.

until Sun 8 Nov

Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Jeremy Gardiner: The Lake District, paintings.

until Fri 6 Nov

Portland Gallery

Memoriam: funny, moving play about memories sold as VR.

until Sat 21 Nov

Southwark Playhouse Borough

£10–28

Girls: Theresa Ikoko's play on three kidnapped friends.

until Sat 21 Nov

The Maria Theatre

£37

Disorder Of The Day: solo exhibition by Charming Baker.

until Fri 13 Nov

Jealous Gallery

Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now, new weaving with Hockney.

until Sun 21 Mar

Guildhall Art Gallery

Free

Faerdom: Folklore, memes and 3D sculpture by Fromm Studio.

until Mon 29 Mar

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

£15

Lorena Torres: Un Suspiro Lleno el Mundo, painting show.

until Sat 21 Nov

Beetles + Huxley

Everyone Involved: Ian Giles installation with A Gay Song.

until Sat 21 Nov

Queer Britain

Free

Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now with Tom Phillips and Hockney.

until Sun 21 Mar

Flowers Gallery

Becoming America: how science shaped a nation, 1760s–1790s.

until Sun 25 Apr

Science Museum

Free

Film Africa 2026: festival of African cinema across London.

until Sun 1 Nov

Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)

Euphoria - Art is in the Air: touchable inflatable art.

until Thu 31 Dec

Excel

Fright on the Thames: Halloween cruise with ghost stories.

until Sun 1 Nov

London Eye

£23.50–24.50

October half term: free family activities at Docklands.

until Sat 31 Oct

London Museum Docklands

Free

October half term: bug crafts, stories and science shows.

until Sun 1 Nov

National Maritime Museum

Free

Family Film Week: films, crafts and fun for kids.

until Sun 1 Nov

Barbican Cinemas

Jet and Space Week: planetarium, laser tag and mystery hunt.

until Sun 1 Nov

RAF Museum

£5–6.50

Maya, Give Me a Title!: Michel Gondry animation for all.

until Sat 31 Oct

Rio Cinema

£5

Made in Taiwan: Taiwanese cinema with Mark Lee Ping-bing.

until Tue 15 Dec

The Garden Cinema

The Town Mouse & The Country Mouse: puppet show.

until Sun 15 Nov

The Puppet Theatre Barge

Babies: musical about Year 11s raising robot babies.

until Sat 31 Oct

Mountview Academy

£21

Pumpkin Carving for Halloween at Rainham Hall.

until Fri 30 Oct

Rainham Hall

£5

Half term at the Royal Observatory: family astronomy.

until Sun 1 Nov

Royal Observatory

£24

October half term: family tours and a Halloween trail.

until Sun 1 Nov

The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

£12–24

Sanlé Sory: In Fine Style, a photography exhibition.

until Sat 27 Feb

David Hill Gallery

Meeting Mohini: Zoya Thomas Lobo's photos of Koovagam.

until Sun 15 Nov

Horniman Museum

Free

Voyage to the Deep: hands-on underwater exhibition.

until Sun 1 Nov

Horniman Museum

£7–9.80

Kay’s Gruesome Games: grisly medical quiz for ages 7 up.

until Sun 1 Nov

Leicester Square Theatre

from £23

Wallace & Gromit, Shaun and More: immersive Aardman show.

until Mon 4 Jan

Lightroom

£15–25

The Pied Piper: A Rat's Tale, puppet show for over 5s.

until Sat 7 Nov

Little Angel Theatre

£14–16

Globe Theatre Guided Tour: inside Shakespeare's wooden 'O'.

until Sun 31 Jan

Shakespeare's Globe

£23–31

Ghosts & Ghouls Family Tour: spooky Globe Theatre tour.

until Sat 30 Jan

Shakespeare's Globe

£15–23

Frida: The Making of an Icon, exhibition on Frida Kahlo.

until Sun 3 Jan

Tate Modern

£25

The 90s: Art and Fashion, curated by Edward Enninful.

until Sun 14 Feb

Tate Britain

£22

Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography, Tate Modern.

until Sun 21 Feb

Tate Modern

£20

Gathering Ground: art on ecology and justice.

until Sun 7 Mar

Tate Modern

Free

Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, a comedy in flippers.

until Sun 3 Jan

The Other Palace

£20–45

The Hallelujah House: Inside Handel's HQ.

until Sun 14 Mar

Handel & Hendrix

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