What’s on in London on Friday 23 October
239 listings starting this day, checked this morning, earliest first. Exhibitions and places open every day are on their venue pages.
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- Bermondsey Antique Market 07:00 · Bermondsey Square · Free
- Dan Whitlam 07:00 · Hackney Church · See listing
- *Friday Session AM* Help Out Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre! 09:00 · Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre · Free
- Metaphors of Memory, Comparative Literature and Heritage 09:00 · Goldsmiths, University of London · See listing
- Broadway Boogie at YMCA Wimbledon 10:00 · Wimbledon town centre · See listing
- Regular Friday Volunteering Session at Wildcat 10:00 · Riverview Park Road · Free
- Reimagining Edward Elgar: Past, Present and Future 10:00 · British Library · See listing
- Get Online Week: Coffee Morning Drop-in 10:30 · Digital Makerspace · Free
- London Breeze: Silent Grace + Panel: Pathfinders- Women’s Progress Through the Film Industry 10:30 · The Garden Cinema · See listing
- Climate Resilient Trees Walk in Hyde Park 11:00 · Hyde Park · See listing
- God Save the Queens 11:00 · Museum of Youth Culture · Free (paid tickets too)
- Hidden Stories of Kensington Gardens Walking Tour 11:00 · Kensington Gardens · See listing
- Knitting at The Mill 11:00 · The Mill · See listing
- Songs & Smiles 11:00 · Tower Bridge Care Home · Free
- Strength Based Exercise 11:00 · Kilburn Library · Free
- The Fixery Repair Cafe Richmond 11:00 · Grove Gardens Chapel · Free
- *Friday Session PM* Help Out Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre! 12:00 · Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre · Free
- French class for beginners 12:00 · The Mill · See listing
- London Breeze Industry Event: Festival Formula Meet the Festivals Marketplace 12:00 · The Garden Cinema · See listing
- Spring 2026: Come 'n' Grow 12:00 · The Albany · Free
- Fatherland 12:05 · ICA · See listing
- Free Tai Chi Class in Nunhead (Weekly, All Levels) 12:30 · The green · Free
- Friday Music in the Museum 12:30 · Royal College of Music · See listing
- Sorting & Stocking @ Borough Food Cooperative 12:30 · St George the Martyr Church · Free
- ABBA v Fleetwood Mac Disco Party All day · Brixton Jamm · From £8 + fees
- ACT UP at 40 London Calendar Launch: A celebration of 40 years of resistance and collective power! All day · The Advocacy Academy · Pay what you can + fees
- Afternoon Frequencies 13:00 · Queen's House · Free
- Ben Ufo All day · Roundhouse · See listing
- Between Reading and Looking: Women to Watch All day · Tate Britain · See listing
- Billy's Halloween Underwear Party All day · Heaven · From £12 + fees
- Bimbopocalypse All day · The Divine · Pay what you can + fees
- Black History Monty Art, Culture and Business Exhibition All day · Middleton Hall, The Centre, Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, UK · Free
- Cabaret Roulette: Tarot All day · Chats Palace · Pay what you can, up to £20 + fees
- Claude Monet: A life in letters: 100 years of legacy All day · National Gallery · From £8
- Davidoff Trio 13:00 · Wigmore Hall · £18
- Dials After Dark: Voices Radio + Vanity Project All day · Seven Dials Market · See listing
- Flower Making Workshop All day · Oxford House Derbyshire Street · See listing
- French conversation class 13:00 · The Mill · See listing
- Friday Lates drop-in drawing: Camberwell Fine Art Drawing All day · National Gallery · Free
- Friday Lates music: Love song reimagined: Karim Kamar All day · National Gallery · Free
- Friday Lates: Love: 15 minutes with a philosopher All day · National Gallery · Free
- Friday Lates: The Living Pictures: Tom Lovelace x Royal College of Art All day · National Gallery · Free
- Friday Night Club at the Rvt with DJ Phil Marriott All day · Royal Vauxhall Tavern · £7 + fees
- Gripped Studio Session All day · The Ministry · £10 + fees
- Hemel Hempstead Walking Book Club - October All day · Hemel Hempstead Library · Free
- Hidden Voices - Black Sex Worker Conversations & Cabaret All day · Piehouse Co-Op · From £5 + fees
- Holding the Child: Mothers, Madonnas & Loss in Renaissance Art All day · The Foundling Museum · See listing
- Homoween - LGBT+ Halloween Ball for under 18s All day · Dick Collins Hall · Pay what you can, up to £20 + fees
- Jonathan Pie All day · Watford Colosseum · See listing
- Knitting and Crochet Club 13:00 · Blue Anchor Library · Free
- London: Cataclysm: The Greatest Battle: Shaykh Zahir Mahmood! FREE All day · Perrin Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary University (Whitechapel Campus, Blizzard Building) · Free
- Musica d'Outrora 13:00 · St Martin-in-the-Fields · From £9
- Open House: A guided tour of Supporters' House All day · National Gallery · Free
- Parallax Art Fair October 2026 (Friday) All day · Chelsea Town Hall · Free
- Poetry Open Night All day · Poplar Union 2 Cotall Street Poplar · See listing
- Public Lecture - Yuan Yang MP: Why democracy needs you All day · Edith Morley Building · Free
- Queer Reformer Pilates - Mixed Level All day · LevelOut Camberwell · From £7 + fees
- Queer Writes and Cosy Mic All day · Union Theatre · From £8 + fees
- Reclaiming Wellbeing Black History Month Community Event 13:00 · Cossall TRA Hall · Free
- RHIZOWEEN: Garden of Earthly Delights ;) All day · Algha works · From £7 + fees
- SEEDL FREE Live and On-Demand Training All day · Wimbledon town centre · See listing
- SLAY24 Comedy Club Oct 23 2026 All day · London Hospital Tavern · From £8 + fees
- Social drinks with Lesbian Friends All day · The Common Press Dalston · Pay what you can + fees
- The 90s: Art and Fashion Exhibition Talk All day · Tate Britain · See listing
- The Booty Call Ball 2026 All day · The Clapham Grand · From £10 + fees
- The Final Act All day · The Divine · Pay what you can, up to £12 + fees
- Wayne Wayneson and the Whisky Kissers All day · Jamboree · £20 + fees
- RCM at St Mary Abbots Church 13:05 · St Mary Abbots Church · See listing
- Trinity Laban Lunchtime Concert 13:05 · Old Royal Naval College Chapel · Free
- Brunel Arts Lunchtime Concert - Tom Atherton 13:10 · Brunel University: The Beldam - Eastern Gateway Building · Free
- Lunchtime recital: Jungmin Ha – piano 13:15 · St Bride's Church · Free
- 9 to 5 14:00 · The Rex Cinema · From £8
- As You Like It 26 14:00 · Shakespeare's Globe · From £6 + fees
- Clarinet Masterclass with Maximiliano Martin 14:00 · Royal College of Music · See listing
- Docklands History Walks 14:00 · Entrance to Museum London Docklands · See listing
- Jazz Research Symposium - Lift the Bandstand 2026 14:00 · Laban Building · Free
- London Breeze: Home is Where the Heart Is 14:00 · The Garden Cinema · See listing
- Soft Ground: Textiles and Self-Soothing Workshop Series 14:00 · SET Social · Free
- Strength building class 14:00 · Harlesden Library · Free
- Sustainable Collecting at the British Library 14:00 · British Library · Free
- Trombone Masterclass with Emily White 14:00 · Royal College of Music · See listing
- Unexpected London 14:00 · Temple underground station, London · £20 (students £15)
- Qden Blaauw (piano) 14:10 · St James’s Church Piccadilly · See listing
- A Collection of Conversations (An R&D at Riverside Sharing) 14:15 · Riverside Studios · £5
- Fatherland 14:15 · The Garden Cinema · £8.50
- Mix & Move: Jazz and Funk 15:00 · The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre · Free
- Natural History Museum – Dinosaurs, Spies & Deep Time 15:00 · South Kensington Underground Station, Thurloe Street exit (meet Dr Stephen King opposite the Paul bakery) · £20 (students £15)
- Crowning Ourselves 16:00 · Haringey · See listing
- Hiv & Sti Testing w/ Positive East (Free & Confidential) 16:00 · Dalston Superstore · See listing
- Friday Afternoon Pack-Down at St Matthew’s Church Foodbank 16:15 · St Matthew's Church · Free
- Give Yourself an African Name 16:30 · Haringey · See listing
- On Your Bike Baffo 16:30 · OSO Arts Centre · £17
- Queen At Sea 16:30 · MK Gallery · £9
- Writing Climate Fiction That Changes Minds 16:30 · British Library · Free
- CSD Seminar: The UN’s Moment of Reckoning: UNGA81 - From Gridlock to Renewal? 17:00 · Westminster Forum · Free
- In The Gallows: Shorts Programme (London Breeze Film Festival) 17:00 · Riverside Studios · From £9.50
- National Gallery Tour - GIAG 17:00 · The National Gallery · Free
- Oktoberfest on the Common 17:00 · Clapham Common · From £26 + fees
- Opening Reception: Transnational Diaries 17:00 · Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square · See listing
- The Devil Wears Prada 17:00 · Electric Brixton · See listing
- [FREE] Tate Lates + Afterparty | FUNseekers x Big Belly 18:00 · Big Belly Bar · Free
- Alfies Soho - Live Jazz and Blues 18:00 · Alfie's Soho · See listing
- Book Club: Voices of Latin America - Una Marson Library 18:00 · 62 Thurlow Street · See listing
- Book Signing, Susan Meiselas: NO KINGS - Signs of the Times 18:00 · The Photographers' Gallery · Free
- Chameleons 18:00 · KOKO · See listing
- Foy Vance - World Tour 18:00 · O2 Shepherds Bush Empire · See listing
- Late: Art in St Margaret's 18:00 · Westminster Abbey · £11.55
- Mark Watson: Work In Progress (But Quite Good) 18:00 · The Bill Murray · See listing
- Naza 18:00 · ICA · See listing
- Nerorgasmo 18:00 · New Cross Inn · £16.50
- Practice-as-Research Network: Lab Night 18:00 · Lecture Recital Room, Guildhall School · Free
- Roman London – A Literary & Archaeological Walk 18:00 · Monument Underground station, London (Fish Street Hill exit) · £20 (students £15)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with Live Score 18:00 · Prince Charles Cinema · See listing
- The Friday Night Show! 18:00 · Up The Creek · See listing
- Voices of Latin America Book Club at Una Marson Library 18:00 · 62 Thurlow Street · Free
- Closing Keynote & Reception - China and the World: A New Global Order? 18:30 · Bush House, BH 8th Floor (North & South) · Free
- Deco 18:30 · Scala · See listing
- Digital Meetup: Systems at Play 18:30 · V&A South Kensington · Free
- Fat Freddy's Drop: 21st anniversary of Based on a True Story 18:30 · Alexandra Palace · See listing
- Fatherland 18:30 · Rio Cinema · From £12.50
- For the Culture: Theatre503 Masterclass - Roy Williams 18:30 · Lyric Hammersmith · £15
- Get on My Wave: Mezzanine Live 18:30 · Soul Mama Islington · See listing
- Line Dancing 18:30 · Riverside Studios · £12
- Ocean Film Festival World Tour 18:30 · Union Chapel · See listing
- PULSE: School of The Damned 18:30 · ICA · See listing
- Somali Film Festival: A Selection of Short Films 18:30 · Kiln Theatre · £12.50
- Zoe Beloff: Book Launch & Double Bill 18:30 · Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square · See listing
- Akaash Singh - Generational Triumph Tour 19:00 · The London Palladium · See listing
- Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club 19:00 · Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club · See listing
- Cast 19:00 · Electric Ballroom · See listing
- Deaf-led BSL tour: Bharti Kher at the V&A 19:00 · V&A South Kensington · Free
- DJ Nights: Mi-Soul Radio Fridays 19:00 · Boisdale, Canary Wharf · See listing
- For the Culture: The Black Print 19:00 · Lyric Hammersmith · £25
- Golden Hour, Blue Light & London at Night Photography Tour 19:00 · Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) · £20 (students £15)
- Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody 19:00 · Underbelly Boulevard · See listing
- Imaginary Landscapes 19:00 · St John’s Waterloo · See listing
- John Berger: Do You Know What I Watch? 19:00 · British Library · See listing
- Jon Richardson in Conversation: The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian 19:00 · Leicester Square Theatre · £37 + fees
- Lake Street Dive 19:00 · Eventim Apollo · See listing
- Live Music Night: Bossa Nova 19:00 · Imperial College Union · Free
- Marion & Sobo Band: Gomera Album Tour 19:00 · Toulouse Lautrec · £24.50
- Melanie C 19:00 · O2 Academy Brixton · See listing
- Potato "What's Next? / Hans" Single Launch Party 19:00 · The George Tavern · £6
- Soho Songs 19:00 · Wilton’s Music Hall · From £11
- Steam Down X Nyjo Big Band 19:00 · Blue Note London · See listing
- Terminal V 19:00 · Drumsheds · From £37 + fees
- The Bausa 19:00 · 26 Leake Street · See listing
- The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble 19:00 · Jazz Cafe · See listing
- The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Restaurant 19:00 · Jazz Cafe · See listing
- The Secret Sax Party 19:00 · 21 Soho · See listing
- UK PREMIEREThe Night is Fading Away + Q&A 19:00 · ICA · See listing
- Yll Limani - International Live Tour 2026 19:00 · Troxy · See listing
- Angel Comedy Fridays @ 7:15pm 19:15 · The Bill Murray · See listing
- Raye 19:15 · Royal Albert Hall · See listing
- Synthesized (London Breeze Film Festival Preview + Q&A) 19:20 · Riverside Studios · From £9.50
- 12 Ensemble and James McVinnie: Poulenc Organ Concerto 19:30 · St Martin-in-the-Fields · From £10
- 5 world-class stand up comedians 19:30 · The Comedy Store · See listing
- Always, Already There: Going Beyond 19:30 · Barbican Centre · See listing
- Angel Comedy Fridays @ Camden Head 19:30 · The Camden Head · Free
- Bishopsgate Ballroom 19:30 · Bishopsgate Institute · From £12
- Bollywood Time Machine 2.0 - Gravesend 19:30 · The Woodville · See listing
- Boram Kim: Gwantong 18 19:30 · The Coronet Theatre · From £20
- Chat & Wine 19:30 · Pelican House · From £13.63
- Dengin Ceyhan London Concert 19:30 · St James's Church · See listing
- FesTeLõn 2026 – Leonora 19:30 · Canada Water Library · From £17
- In Her Eyes I'm a Good Man 19:30 · Theatre Peckham · From £10
- In Her Eyes I’m a Good Man 19:30 · 221 Havil St · From £10.25
- In the Round: PVA 19:30 · ICA · See listing
- Jonathan Pie: The End Of The World According To Jonathan Pie 19:30 · Watford Colosseum · See listing
- Kathakali 19:30 · The Curve · £10
- Last Harbours (Single Launch) + Boz + Subconcious Club 19:30 · Paper Dress Vintage · £11.33
- moonlight. 19:30 · Sebright Arms · £12
- Nettle Craft Nights: Witch Craft 19:30 · 21 Effra · £28.38
- New Dawn Fades 19:30 · The Bloomsbury Theatre · From £36.50
- Pavel Haas Quartet; Pavel Nikl viola; Ivan Vokáč cello 19:30 · Wigmore Hall · From £18
- PIA by Katya Bourvis with Tala Lee-Turton & Hannah Peel 19:30 · Barbican Centre · See listing
- Possible Love 19:30 · The Garden Cinema · £15
- Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch 19:30 · Alexandra Palace · From £31.95
- Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch - Interval Drinks 19:30 · Alexandra Palace · From £2.40
- Sakari Oramo conducts Debussy and Shostakovich 19:30 · Barbican Centre · See listing
- Sakari Oramo conducts Debussy and Shostakovich 19:30 · Barbican Hall · £10 for students
- Sergeant + Daisy Ray 19:30 · Cafe OTO · From £15
- SexyTadhg 19:30 · MOTH Club · £17
- Sounds from West Africa 2026 19:30 · Blackheath Halls · £15
- Spanish Theatre Festival - FesTeLõn 2026: Leonora 19:30 · Theatre Peckham · From £22
- The Best In Comedy Oct 26 19:30 · The Elgiva · £23.50
- The Best in Stand Up 19:30 · The Comedy Store · See listing
- The Comedy Store 19:30 · OSO Arts Centre · £24.50
- The Firebird 19:30 · Royal Festival Hall · £10 for students
- The Simon and Garfunkel Story 19:30 · Cadogan Hall · From £37.50 incl. fees
- Thrown Together: OMA 19:30 · Jacksons Lane · From £10
- Thrown Together: OMÂ by Roxana Küwen Arsalan 19:30 · Haringey · See listing
- Two Pigeons and a Pizza Box 19:30 · Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre · £16.25
- Abba Voyage - VIP Premium Package 19:45 · ABBA Arena · See listing
- Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley 19:45 · Vortex Jazz Club · See listing
- Always Be Comedy 20:00 · The Bedford · See listing
- Ben and Tixi present open mic and more... 20:00 · The Castlebar · Free
- Celya AB: We Must Stop Meeting Like This 20:00 · South Street Arts Centre · From £18
- Come From Away 20:00 · Brentwood Theatre · £25
- Comedy in Addlestone 20:00 · Addlestone Community Centre · See listing
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