Things to do in Bloomsbury this week

Updated Thursday 15 October. 35 listings, checked this morning.

Bloomsbury is London’s university quarter, with garden squares, the British Museum and a cluster of smaller museums and libraries, many of them free to visit.

It’s one of the best places in London for free talks, lectures and readings, from the universities and institutions based here. This page covers the area within about a kilometre of the British Museum.

Free this week near Bloomsbury

Thu 15 Oct, 20:30Free

WC2H · 1 min from Tottenham Court Road

Private Funktion with Eman Pav

Moonrays

Nightlifevia DICE

Fri 16 Oct, All dayFree

WC2H · 2 min from Covent Garden

Fruit Bowl Fridays

The Crown & Anchor

LGBTQ+

Social & meetupsvia OutSavvy

Sat 17 Oct, All dayFree

WC1H · 4 min from Russell Square

Meditation & Live Music in London with Heartfulness

Logan Hall

Live musicvia Eventbrite

Sat 17 Oct, All dayFree

WC1H · 3 min from King's Cross St. Pancras

The Light Eaters

Town Hall by Bottaccio

Lift at station

Talks & classesvia Eventbrite

Sun 18 Oct, 14:00Free

NW1 · 2 min from Euston Square

Relaxed Openings of The Coming of Age

Wellcome Collection

Relaxed or quietLift at station

Art & culturevia Wellcome Collection

Tue 20 Oct, All dayFree

WC1B · 6 min from Goodge Street

Volume 7: Seeds and Structures Launch

Architectural Association

Othervia Eventbrite

Fri 16 Oct, 19:00Free

W1D · 3 min from Tottenham Court Road

Coven Presents: Feral Fridays

COVEN HEADQUARTERS

Nightlifevia DICE

Sat 17 Oct, 14:00Free

WC1N · 2 min from Russell Square

Support Street wisdom

The Brunswick Centre

Social & meetupsvia GoodGym

Sat 17 Oct, 15:30Free

NW1 · 2 min from Euston Square

Audio Described Tours of 'Tenderness and Rage'

Wellcome Collection

Audio describedLift at station

Talks & classesvia Wellcome Collection

Sun 18 Oct, All dayFree

W1D · 3 min from Tottenham Court Road

The Sapphic Sunday Gameshow @ She Soho

She Soho

LGBTQ+

Social & meetupsvia OutSavvy

Tue 20 Oct, 10:30Free

NW1 · 5 min from King's Cross St. Pancras

Open and Engaged Conference 2026

British Library

Lift at station

Talks & classesvia British Library

Wed 21 Oct, 18:30Free

NW1 · 5 min from King's Cross St. Pancras

Cooling Without Air Conditioning: Passive Design Lessons from Traditional Islamic Architecture

British Library

Lift at station

Talks & classesvia British Library

£10 or less this week

Thu 15 Oct, 11:00£8.50

WC2B · 3 min from Holborn

Sense and Sensibility

The Garden Cinema

Filmvia The Garden Cinema

Thu 15 Oct, 14:30£8.50

WC2B · 3 min from Holborn

Extra Geography

The Garden Cinema

Audio described

Filmvia The Garden Cinema

Thu 15 Oct, 18:30From £7.18

WC1R · 5 min from Holborn

The Peaceful Crystallographer - and Other Songs

Conway Hall

Live musicvia DICE

Thu 15 Oct, 19:00From £6.18

W1D · 3 min from Tottenham Court Road

Shewolf: Lovecat, Hasznat, Lcn, Jayla

COVEN HEADQUARTERS

Nightlifevia DICE

Thu 15 Oct, 19:15£4.50

W1D · 3 min from Tottenham Court Road

Thursday Night Comedy

Soho Comedy House

Comedyvia DICE

Thu 15 Oct, 23:00£5.15

W1T · 4 min from Tottenham Court Road

ECHO - Modern Hits / Throwbacks / Fresh Edits

The Roxy

Nightlifevia DICE

Sat 17 Oct, 09:30From £10

WC1H · 3 min from Euston Square

Celebrating 20 years with DCAL

The Bloomsbury Theatre

Lift at station

Art & culturevia The Bloomsbury Theatre

Sat 17 Oct, 15:30£1

WC2B · 4 min from Covent Garden

Saturday Stand Up Comedy Afternoon Show

Top Secret Comedy Club, Drury Lane

Comedyvia Top Secret Comedy Club

Sun 18 Oct, 15:00From £7.18

WC1R · 5 min from Holborn

Creating Beyond the Mainstream

Conway Hall

Talks & classesvia DICE

Tue 20 Oct, 19:00From £8

WC1H · 3 min from Euston Square

The Wonders 200

The Bloomsbury Theatre

Lift at station

Theatre & dancevia The Bloomsbury Theatre

Wed 21 Oct, 19:00£10

WC1A · 4 min from Holborn

Róisín Tapponi & Amelia Abraham: Scene City

London Review Bookshop

Talks & classesvia London Review Bookshop

Places to go

Until 29 NovFree

NW1 · 2 min from Euston Square

The Coming of Age

Wellcome Collection

Lift at station

Art & culturevia Wellcome Collection

DailyFree

WC2H · 3 min from Covent Garden

Seven Dials Market

Markets

DailyFrom £29.50 weekdays, from £54.50 at weekends

WC1A · 4 min from Holborn

Sandbox VR Covent Garden

Treat

Social & meetupsvia Attractions

Until 30 MayFree

NW1 · 2 min from Euston Square

Tenderness and Rage

Wellcome Collection

Lift at station

Art & culturevia Wellcome Collection

DailySocial Darts from £10 per person

WC1A · 5 min from Tottenham Court Road

Flight Club Bloomsbury

Social & meetupsvia Attractions

DailyBundles from £27.50 per person

W1D · 5 min from Tottenham Court Road

Boom Battle Bar Oxford Street

Treat

Social & meetupsvia Attractions

Daily£10 a game off-peak, £14 peak (adult)

WC1B · 3 min from Holborn

All Star Lanes Holborn

Social & meetupsvia Attractions

Until 17 JanFree

WC2A · 3 min from Holborn

Michael Landy: Future Ruins

Sir John Soane's Museum

Art & culturevia Sir John Soane's Museum

DailyFrom £31 per person in a team of 6 (£42 each for 2)

W1D · 5 min from Tottenham Court Road

Escape Hunt Oxford Street

Treat

Social & meetupsvia Attractions

DailyFree, walk in

WC2H · 2 min from Tottenham Court Road

Outernet: The Now Building

Art & culturevia Attractions

DailyInquire with venue

WC1H · 5 min from Russell Square

Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes

Social & meetupsvia Attractions

16 Oct – 19 OctFree

WC1E · 4 min from Goodge Street

A Room of Rivers - The Holy Art

41 Store St

Art & culturevia Eventbrite

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Getting there

A lot of these are near Tottenham Court Road, Holborn, Euston Square, Covent Garden and King's Cross St. Pancras. Every listing shows its nearest station and the walk from it, and the event page works out your journey there and home from any postcode.

Russell Square is on the Piccadilly line, and Holborn, Goodge Street and Tottenham Court Road are all within ten minutes’ walk. The area is flat and easy to get around on foot.

The main stations are Russell Square, Holborn, Goodge Street, Euston Square and Tottenham Court Road.

Things to do in Bloomsbury this week

Free this week near Bloomsbury

Private Funktion with Eman Pav

Fruit Bowl Fridays

Meditation & Live Music in London with Heartfulness

The Light Eaters

Relaxed Openings of The Coming of Age

Volume 7: Seeds and Structures Launch

Coven Presents: Feral Fridays

Support Street wisdom

Audio Described Tours of 'Tenderness and Rage'

The Sapphic Sunday Gameshow @ She Soho

Open and Engaged Conference 2026

Cooling Without Air Conditioning: Passive Design Lessons from Traditional Islamic Architecture

£10 or less this week

Sense and Sensibility

Extra Geography

The Peaceful Crystallographer - and Other Songs

Shewolf: Lovecat, Hasznat, Lcn, Jayla

Thursday Night Comedy

ECHO - Modern Hits / Throwbacks / Fresh Edits

Celebrating 20 years with DCAL

Saturday Stand Up Comedy Afternoon Show

Creating Beyond the Mainstream

The Wonders 200

Róisín Tapponi & Amelia Abraham: Scene City

Places to go

The Coming of Age

Seven Dials Market

Sandbox VR Covent Garden

Tenderness and Rage

Flight Club Bloomsbury

Boom Battle Bar Oxford Street

All Star Lanes Holborn

Michael Landy: Future Ruins

Escape Hunt Oxford Street

Outernet: The Now Building

Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes

A Room of Rivers - The Holy Art

Getting there

Other areas

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