Things to do in London this weekend

LitOct 2026: Hillingdon's month-long literary festival.

until Sat 31 Oct | 10:00

Southlands Arts Centre

£25 event pass

Saturday Sake Tasting: three premium sakes at KANPAI.

until Sat 17 Apr | 12:30

Kanpai

£30

‘The Sad Ghost Club’: Lize Meddings' comic art on show.

until Sun 6 Dec | 10:30

The Cartoon Museum

Angel Comedy Club: free stand-up every night.

until Sun 31 Jan | 19:30

Camden Head

Free

The Banality of Evil: Arendt interned in France, 1940.

until Sat 7 Nov | 19:00

Arcola Theatre

Theft in the archives: exhibition.

until Thu 18 Mar | 09:00

London School of Economics and Political Science

One-man bicycle play about Cadel Evans.

until Sun 15 Nov | 19:15

Riverside Studios

Michael Landy: drawings of buildings in ruins.

until Sun 17 Jan | 11:24

Sir John Soane's Museum

Boyhood: a hip-hop coming-of-age play for ages 14+.

until Sat 31 Oct | 14:00

Pleasance

£20

tell me straight & aggy, two queer plays about London life.

until Sat 14 Nov | 19:00

King's Head Theatre

Ibsen's The Master Builder: a stage play in London.

until Sat 21 Nov | 19:00

Arcola Theatre

£13–75

Dracula: Bram Stoker's gothic horror on stage.

until Sat 31 Oct | 19:30

Bridge House Theatre

DOLLY: new play about one woman and the justice system.

until Sat 7 Nov | 19:30

Omnibus

£20–25

Fatherland: Pawlikowski's film about Thomas Mann.

until Wed 4 Nov | 16:00

10 cinemas

Roman Remedy Making: blend your own herbal remedy.

Fri 30 Oct | 10:00

Roman Baths

£26.50–28

Women artists in conflict zones: art as resistance.

until Fri 4 Dec | 10:00

London School of Economics and Political Science

The Signalman: a Dickens ghost story of guilt and darkness.

until Sat 31 Oct | 19:30

Bridewell Theatre

£16–20

Halloween Boat Party on the Thames, Day of the Dead themed.

Fri 30 Oct | 07:30

Crown Pier

from £38.69

Introducing Freud: Keith Barrett on dream interpretation.

Fri 30 Oct | 12:30

Freud Museum London

£48.02

BLAK 2 FUTURE: electro, Detroit techno and ghetto tech.

Fri 30 Oct | 18:00

Planet Wax

Free

Sabyna plays songs from her debut EP 'Unlovable' live.

Fri 30 Oct | 19:00

The Social

£11.25

Orgasma: Halloween club night with drag, 80s and 90s hits.

Fri 30 Oct | 19:00

VFD

£13

Recon Fetish Cabaret: queer fetish fun and twisted cabaret.

Fri 30 Oct | 19:00

Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Halloween boat party plus a free after party at E1.

Fri 30 Oct | 19:30

Crown Pier

M.O.T Radio: jungle, grime and techno.

Fri 30 Oct | 20:00

M.O.T

£6

Free Jungle Rave: Halloween drum & bass till late.

Fri 30 Oct | 20:00

Hootananny Brixton

Free

It's F*cking Halloween: indie & alt rock club night.

Fri 30 Oct | 22:00

Dalston Superstore

£7

Halloween Rave at Fabric: hip hop, house, drum and bass.

Fri 30 Oct | 22:00

Private Hire at fabric

£3

The Halloween Rave: London's biggest, costume essential.

Fri 30 Oct | 22:00

Ministry of Sound

Murder On The Dancefloor: 90s & 00s Halloween party.

Fri 30 Oct | 22:30

The Clapham Grand

£7–13.75

Halloween Nightmare: hip-hop, RnB and house, three rooms.

Fri 30 Oct | 23:00

The Scala

from £36.47

House of Horrors: Halloween rave with drill and drum & bass.

Fri 30 Oct | 23:00

Egg London

from £4

My Walthamstow exhibition: art on the neighbourhood.

Fri 30 Oct | 09:30

The Mill

Jambs Owls Experience: meet live owls and hold one yourself.

Fri 30 Oct | 10:00

Hall Place and Gardens

£3–4

Nokshi Katha: embroidery workshop with Shama Kun.

Fri 30 Oct | 10:00

St. Margaret's House

Free

Botanical Drawing Class with illustrator Joanne Roberts.

Fri 30 Oct | 10:00

Lordship Hub

Free

Bach To Baby: classical concerts for babies and carers.

Fri 30 Oct | 10:30

Mycenae House

£16

Watercolour workshop on painting the sea, with Cesc Farré.

Fri 30 Oct | 10:30

Royal Watercolour Society

£125

Sense and Sensibility, Austen film with Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Fri 30 Oct | 10:30

3 cinemas

Halloween craft and film camp for kids.

Fri 30 Oct | 10:30

Lordship Hub