Hobbledown Epsom’s autumn event, with pumpkin picking, marshmallow toasting and a full family day out, 26 September to 1 November.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit Hobbledown Epsom
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9 events,Beer flights, bratwurst and £5 pints on the terrace at Feels Like June, daily 11am to 11pm throughout October.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Celebrate Oktoberfest at TRIBE London Family Halloween fun at Chessington on selected dates from Saturday 3 October to Sunday 1 November, with rides until dusk, the Enchanted Hollow trick or treat trail, Halloween shows and the Vampire’s Lair scare zone.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit Howl’o’ween at Chessington Hands-on pasta-making workshops at ALFI in Spitalfields Market on selected dates from 3 October to 12 December, including a National Pasta Day session on 17 October. £48pp including a glass of Prosecco.Read our guide and see all dates: 5 Reasons to Book a Pasta-Making Workshop at ALFI
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The first UK institutional exhibition by Justin Caguiat, with colour-changing paintings, flower-shaped bronze bells and a 16mm film, at Serpentine South in Kensington Gardens. Free entry.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to See Justin Caguiat: Change Ringing
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The first UK exhibition devoted exclusively to Georg Baselitz’s breakthrough Hero paintings, with loans from Tate and major German museums, at Ely House in Mayfair.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to See Georg Baselitz: The Heroes Kew Gardens becomes an illuminated after-dark trail with Dracula, fire performers and the Headless Horseman. 6pm to 10pm from 16 to 24 October, and 4pm to 10pm from 25 October to 1 November. Plus a free Hey Duggee family trail by day from 17 October.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit Kew Gardens This October An immersive Halloween horror from the director of Peaky Blinders: The Rise, inspired by the 2015 fire at Battersea Arts Centre. Around 35 minutes, age 16+. Various time slots.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Brave Room 13
£16 – £24.50
Halloween half-term fun at the UK’s largest zoo, with a Ghastly Ghost Tour, the Spooky Railway, creepy crafts and daily costume competitions. Free with zoo entry.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit Boo at the Zoo |
11 events,Hijingo’s high-tech bingo becomes a live-action horror show for Halloween, with jump scares, spooky cocktails and prizes including £250 cash. From Tuesday 27 October to Sunday 1 November, with a Bottomless Brunch on Halloween weekend.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Play Hijingo’s Horror Bingo
£10 – £49
Manchester’s Forbici, one of the Top 100 Best Pizzas in the World, opens at 120 Tooley Street near Borough Market, with its signature Biga dough and pizzas cut with scissors.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Try Forbici |
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11 events,RM Sotheby’s flagship UK sale, on the eve of the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, headlined by a 1988 Ferrari F40 and a 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie Coupé.Read our guide: 5 Incredible Cars at RM Sotheby’s London Auction |
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A Halloween-themed cabaret evening of songs made famous by Marlene Dietrich, Édith Piaf, Iggy Pop, Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones and more, with a live trio. 80 minutes, £22.50.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to See Hersh Dagmarr’s Halloween Cabaret
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4 events,The Curling Club opens for the 2026/27 winter season at Vinegar Yard, with ice-free curling, festive food and drinks, DJs and après-ski vibes. Pay & Play from £19.50. It also opens at Chelsea Winter Illuminations from 25 November.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Try The Curling Club
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The Spirits of Christmas lights switch on, with Regent Street traffic-free from 5pm to 9pm and family entertainment. Lights on daily 3pm to midnight until 5 January. Free.Read our guide: 5 Things to Know About the Regent Street Lights
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4 events,Zackary Momoh leads a new version of Eugene O’Neill’s classic family drama, directed by Ebenezer Bamgboye, at the Almeida Theatre in Islington.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Book Desire Under the Elms |
5 events,Stephanie Greenwood’s new two-hander about a romance that slides into coercive control, starring Greenwood and Sean Hart. From £22, Pioneers’ Preview £10 on 11 November. Age 14+.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to See Relative Motion
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6 events,York Christmas Market returns to the city centre, open Wednesday to Monday (closed Tuesdays), alongside York Minster’s Christmas Tree Festival, Santa cruises and festive events across the city.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit York This Christmas |
8 events,The world premiere of Alice Immersive Wonderland opens at Dock X in Canada Water on 13 November, with ten immersive spaces, live actors and The Alice Tea Party. Tickets from £19.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Book Alice Immersive Wonderland
£19 – £26
Ride the Wundr Lift to the North Pole, explore Santa’s world, meet Father Christmas and enjoy the new Elves’ Playground. Best for ages 3 to 8. From £24.90.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit Wundrful World of Christmas
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8 events,Part rock show, part gospel revival, part psychedelic sermon: the UK’s most joyous live band bring The Original Sinners Tour to London.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Join the Congregation |
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London’s first feature-length drone light show, bringing the animal kingdom to life above the Home of Cricket. Gates 4.30pm, show 6pm. Suitable for all ages.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Book WILD at Lord’s
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8 events,Hampshire trio Uncle Junior play their London headline show at The Social on Monday 23 November, following the release of debut single Melt Me.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Listen to Melt Me |
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8 events,A world premiere Christmas adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic by Rob Evans, directed by Owen Horsley, with a professional cast and the Rose Youth Theatre.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Book The Wind in the Willows |
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9 events,The new London Museum opens its free permanent galleries in Smithfield’s restored Victorian General Market, with Charles I’s execution vest, Banksy’s Piranhas and the Whitechapel Fatberg.Read our guide: 5 Things to Know About the New London Museum
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10 events,An adults-only Christmas Fair at Twilight with prosecco on Friday 4 December, followed by the family Christmas fair on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, with 60+ artisan stalls in the historic Palace.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Book the Fulham Palace Christmas Fairs
£3 – £10
Over 100 artisan stalls, festive food and live music in the palace gardens across two weekends: 4 to 6 and 11 to 13 December. Included in palace admission.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Visit the Hampton Court Palace Festive Fayre |
11 events,West End stars Rachel John, Dean John-Wilson, Katie Hall and Tosh Wanogho-Maud lead a festive sing-along in the 1,000-seat Candlelight Arena. Six shows at 8.30pm on 5, 6, 11, 13, 20 and 23 December. Tickets from £35.Read our guide: 5 Reasons to Book Christmas by Candlelight
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