
Five-day theatre writing intensive led by SCRUM Theatre's Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu and Somebody Jones, where participants build a play set in a speculative world.

Stand-up show by Andrew Mensah and Gbemi Oladipo at The Top Secret Comedy Club.

Roundtable with scholars on the legacies of the UN Decade for Women and the diversity of transnational feminist struggles, chaired by Dr SM Rodríguez.

Weekly Sunday screening of a film at The Soho Hotel's screening room, followed by a three-course lunch at the hotel's Refuel restaurant.

Jay Park, the South Korean hip-hop artist behind 'MOMMAE', brings LNGSHOT to OVO Arena Wembley.

Stand-up show by Alex Franklin about kissing, romance, dating and being trans.

Stand-up comedy night for two at Leicester Square Comedy Club, sold as a gift voucher valid for 12 months.

Halloween edition of MOTION, the weekly Monday student night of XOYO London, with Hip Hop, R&B, Trap, Afrobeats and Bashment.

Architectural historian William Aslet leads a lecture on the 300-year-old St Martin-in-the-Fields church, part of the venue's Autumn Lecture Series.

Weekly afternoon reggaeton fitness class for over-50s, part of the Haringey People Need Parks winter programme.

Practical workshop for aspiring actors and academics aged 17 to 19 to explore Shakespeare's Othello through activities and games.

Interactive workshop for 12-16 year olds to explore Shakespeare's Macbeth through activities and games, led by the Globe's educational practitioners.

Joy Nesbitt's debut play, a gothic ghost story about ancestry and slavery, set across 1862 South Carolina and present-day Whitby.

Free screening of the film 'National Emergency Briefing' followed by a Q&A with Maja Maricevic and Angela Francis, part of Green Libraries Week.

The 70th edition of the Ballon d'Or football awards ceremony, marking its 70th anniversary, held at the London Palladium Theatre.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel, celebrating 15 years in the West End.

Free beginner making workshop introducing tools, materials, digital making and basic electronics at the Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability.

Live show by American rapper Dave East at Outernet Live on Denmark Street.

Workshop for 12-14 year olds that brings Shakespeare's The Tempest to life through activities and games on the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse stage.

Free hands-on workshop for families to imagine and build mini models of public buildings of 2050 from recycled materials, led by Jahba Anan for RIBA Learning.

Meet Charlie the Chimney, the Chimney Lift character, for photo sessions with visitors during Battersea Power Station's October half-term.

Book talk by author Michelle Lovric and Dean Mark Oakley to celebrate the release of Lovric's novel The Puffin.

Weekly Monday stay and play session for babies aged 0 to 18 months at Broadwaters Children's Centre in Tottenham.

Jordan Fein's Olivier award-winning revival of Sondheim and Lapine's fairytale musical, with a mostly new cast, at the Noël Coward Theatre.

Free exhibition of polar and wildlife photographs by Sue Flood and Ian Dawson, with an accompanying book, at the Royal Geographical Society.

Award-winning live comedy show in which a cast of TV and radio performers improvise a new Jane Austen novel each night.

Special evening at The London Archives, with Northeastern University London, about the life, work and music of Ignatius Sancho.

Networking evening for tech startup founders, aspiring co-founders and investors to find co-founders and strategic partners, run by Business Minds.

Weekly 18+ stand-up night from Soho Comedy Factory at The Coach House in Westminster, with shows every night of the week.

Hands-on skincare and makeup masterclass by London Beauty Artists with theory, demonstration, practice and a free skin consultation.

Monday night stand-up show at Big Belly Bar with a free shot with every ticket.

Free drop-in design activities for families inspired by invention and reimagining our cities during the October half term at the V&A.

Free Monday group walk led by a volunteer leader, starting at Hornsey Vale Community Centre and looping around Stationers Park.

Heavy metal show by Beast In Black, with support from Sonata Arctica and Frozen Crown, at the O2 Forum Kentish Town.

Free drop-in design session where visitors, inspired by artist Gayle Chong Kwan, imagine an invention for a future city and turn it into wearable head art from recycled packaging.

Free family session led by musician Kemi Sulola in which children and families make songs from everyday objects as a soundtrack for the future city.

Weekly Argentine steak menu at Alfonsina on Mondays, with a free glass of Malbec with each steak, grilled over charcoal.

Free intergenerational knitting and crochet gathering for beginners and experienced makers to share skills and stories.

Over-18s book club evening to discuss 'Wimmy Road Boyz' by Sufiyaan Salam at Morocco Bound Bermondsey.

Over-18s stand-up show by Ari Shaffir, his first headline shows in London, framed around the new comic's arrival in a town.

Three-hour hands-on cider making session at Hiver's Cider House in Bermondsey, where you press the juice, taste British ciders and take home bottles to fill.

Over-18s roots reggae night with Chezidek, 'The Herbalist', and Irie Ites at The Jazz Cafe.

Screening of Marc Evans' Welsh language drama 'Effi o Blaenau' at the Barbican's Senior Community Cinema for cinema-goers aged 60 and over.

Revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fences, with Ray Fearon as Troy, at Lyric Hammersmith.

Free drop-in session for families to build sculptures that move with air, exploring balance and motion through imaginative making.

Family festival with hands-on activities, shows and tours inspired by the 'Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep' exhibition.

Weekly 18+ Monday night of arcade games and student drinks at the underground arcade bar NQ64 in Shoreditch.

Blindboy Boatclub brings his award-winning live storytelling show, The Blindboy Podcast LIVE, to the Barbican on his biggest UK tour yet.

Talk by fusion physicist Alan Costley on the race to commercialise nuclear fusion and whether the East and West should collaborate or compete.

Free exhibition at Swedenborg House exploring the relationship between landscape, imagination and visionary states, with works by William Blake, F H Evans and Francis Oliver Finch.

Interactive educational show by Teach Rex using life-like dinosaur puppets to explore the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex, with a meet and greet.

Magic lantern show by lanternists Jeremy and Carolyn Brooker recreating the magic of a Victorian Halloween with original glass slides and modern creations.

Hands-on pasta masterclass for two at the Jamie Oliver Cookery School, where you make fresh pasta and a sauce to serve with it.

Free exhibition of the official Coronation Portrait of King Charles III by Dr Suan-Seh Foo, a Canadian provincial portrait, before it returns to Nova Scotia.

Halloween edition of Neon Naked Life Drawing in which a model with UV-reactive body paint is sketched under blacklights by attendees using fluorescent art materials.

Free monthly dementia-friendly gallery tour led by specially trained V&A guides, designed for people living with early-stage dementia and their family and friends.

Free public lecture by journalist Barbara Demick on how to make readers care about people whose names they can't pronounce, part of Gresham College's 'The Future of Journalism' series.

Headline soul, funk and jazz night with Tris and the Tribe, supported by Tootawl, at The Bedford in Balham.

Late-night party night with DJs spinning all night, £5 drinks and student tickets at Zebrano Soho.

Free Discovery Days Halloween half-term activity with a nature trail, feely boxes in the Witches' Den, bat facts and a spooky story for children aged 3 to 11.

Three-hour cider making workshop for two with an expert host, apple pressing, a cheeseboard, honey and a cider tasting, with each participant taking home bottles to fill at home.

Weekly Tuesday club night at The Roxy with retro hits and current pop, dance and hip-hop tracks.

Intimate over-18s live soul session by Peven Everett, marking 10 Years of Sunshine Soul, with Mylo Harvey.

Free stand-up comedy night with rising UK stand-up stars and circuit favourites at the Notting Hill Arts Club.

Fireside chat with André Lacroix, CEO of Intertek, exploring his book 'Leadership with Soul' and the role of AI in leadership, part of the Technology Leader Speaker Series.

After-work networking evening for venture capitalists, angel investors and startup founders, with open networking and informal mingling.

Free monthly networking evening for property investors, developers and professionals in King's Cross, on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

A one-hour interactive workshop led by Globe practitioners to bring Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night to life for children aged 5-8 and their grown-ups.

Student Halloween scare party with live scare actors, immersive production and special guest DJs at KOKO, 18-24 only.

18+ Halloween house party by London Hopshop themed 'DEAD RICH', with mandatory Halloween costumes inspired by Hollywood crime thrillers.

Seasonal flower arranging workshop at Flowers & Plants Co where you learn to arrange flowers and take home a bouquet.

Leo Sayer returns to the UK for what he calls his final full UK tour with a high-energy show at the London Palladium.

Tuesday night stand-up show with Ross Smith, Thor Stenhaug and Maple Zuo road-testing fresh material at Big Belly Bar & Comedy Club.

Corinne Bailey Rae celebrates twenty years since her 2006 debut with her album played in full and career hits, with special guest Laura Mvula.

Two-hour beginner-friendly workshop on making a classic hand-tied bouquet at Moyses Stevens' flower school in Battersea Power Station.

Dexys Midnight Runners, led by Kevin Rowland, play the Hackney Empire with their new album 'LOVE'.

Aqua Kyoto becomes the celestial The Ethereal and Aqua Nueva the ominous Underworld, with themed cocktails and Halloween-night entertainment.

Dance-circus company Motionhouse brings its multimedia production Hidden, a blend of contemporary dance, circus and projections, to Sadler's Wells East.

After-hours candlelit tour of the Barts North Wing, exploring its history and architecture in the candlelit building.

Stand-up comedy night for two at Leicester Square Comedy Club, billed as a gift experience and date night.

Country star Cody Johnson brings his 'Live '26' tour to The O2 Arena, with special guests Emily Ann Roberts and Parker McCollum.

Omakase dinner where executive head chef Leonard Tanyag fillets a whole bluefin tuna in front of diners at the sushi counter, followed by ten courses.

Wine tasting and cheese pairing session for two at Courtyard Wine Cellars in Covent Garden.

Halloween party night with hip-hop, R&B, house and UKG across three floors, with costumes encouraged and a student ID required.

Free creative workshop led by Maryam Hashemi to work with plants, textiles, drawing, painting and stitching at the Horticulture Hub in Camden Town.

Stand-up show by Ed Mulvey, a nominee for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Ish Awards 2025, for ages 18 and over.