Halloween screenings with Donnie Darko and Franken-BINGO.
until Sun 1 Nov
The Garden Cinema
Things to do in London this week
Things to do in London this week, Friday 30 October to Thursday 5 November: 4,112 events, among them 687 in party and club, 640 in concerts, 383 in workshops and courses, 374 in sport, 327 in theatre, 304 in exhibitions and museums and 1,397 others.
Room 13: immersive theatrical horror experience.
until Sun 1 Nov
Battersea Arts Centre
£20–24.50
Cabinets Unlocked: Ham House cabinets opened twice a year.
until Sun 1 Nov
Ham House
Free
OMD's Halloween Festival: pumpkins, magic and rides.
until Sun 1 Nov
Old MacDonald's Farm Park
£18.27–22
Shrek-tacular Halloween: spooky family fun with Shrek.
until Sun 1 Nov
Shrek's Adventure
£27–32
HIM.: Natalie Ekberg's darkly funny play on a family pact.
Fri 30 Oct
Union Theatre
£28
Immersive bingo in a hidden hall, Victorian style.
until Sun 1 Nov
Dabbers Social Bingo - City
The Glorious 19th Century: Turner and Constable paintings.
until Sat 7 Nov
Chris Beetles Gallery
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
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
Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's play on young love.
until Sat 31 Oct
Questors Theatre
£9–25
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)
October Half Term: pumpkins, archery and magic for families.
until Sun 1 Nov
The Grove
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
£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
Pumpkin Carving for Halloween at Rainham Hall.
Fri 30 Oct
Rainham Hall
£5
Half term at the Royal Observatory: family astronomy.
until Sun 1 Nov
Royal Observatory
£8–18
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
from £25
Globe Theatre Guided Tour: inside Shakespeare's wooden 'O'.
until Sun 31 Jan
Shakespeare's Globe
£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