EventConcerts
HAAi All Night at EartH
HAAi takes EartH Hall from opening to close in an extended Halloween-night DJ set.
Good things are out there
Follow your curiosity.
A name, a neighbourhood, a mood. Start somewhere.
PlaceConcerts
Cadogan Hall
A concert hall near Sloane Square, suited to an evening built around the ensemble or artist on the bill.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Roots at The Photographers’ Gallery
Trees, memory and the altered landscape connect a group presentation in the gallery’s Print Sales space.
EventConcerts
Romare (Live)
Romare brings a live electronic performance to Village Underground, giving a Thursday evening over to the producer’s rhythm-led music.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Threads of Ascent: Tapestries by Clare Woods
Three tapestries made with Dovecot Studios follow climbing plants across the Garden Museum’s display space.
RestaurantBritish
Rules
British cooking on Maiden Lane: game, oysters, pies and puddings, with a dining-room occasion in mind.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation
A painting and its sculptural response meet in one room. This free National Gallery exhibition opens on 15 October.
PlaceConcerts
Phonox
A focused Brixton dancefloor where DJ residencies and longer sets shape the night, with a no-camera approach to the room.
GuideCulture
London for design lovers: museums and extraordinary houses
Objects, interiors and the people who shaped them. Four London collections to choose from, with a manageable Kensington pairing and two separate central-city options.
RestaurantIndian
Dishoom King’s Cross
Bombay-inspired cooking in a former railway transit shed. A King’s Cross meal that can begin with breakfast or stretch into an evening.
On the house
EventConcerts
Free Friday: Owen Lee plays Liszt, Ravel, León and Montsalvatge
A free lunchtime piano programme puts water-inspired Liszt and Ravel beside works by Tania León and Xavier Montsalvatge, with introductions from Rachel Leach.
PlaceOutdoors
Victoria Tower Gardens
A small Thames-side park gives a Westminster route a place to stop beside the river.
EventConcerts
Andreas Brantelid and Julien Quentin: Prokofiev and Shostakovich
Cellist Andreas Brantelid and pianist Julien Quentin play sonatas by Prokofiev and Shostakovich in a BBC Radio 3 lunchtime concert.
On the house
EventActivities
Why Is There Music? with Milton Mermikides
Professor Milton Mermikides brings neuroscience, philosophy, psychology and anthropology to a public lecture on why humans make music.
EventConcerts
Soul Sounds of the 70s with VULA
VULA leads a Sunday celebration of 1970s soul, drawing on songs associated with Marvin Gaye, Dionne Warwick and Donny Hathaway.
PlaceOutdoors
Jubilee Gardens
A small green pause on the busy South Bank, near the river and the London Eye.
RestaurantLondon
Wong Kei
A Chinatown restaurant offers a straightforward sit-down meal before a Soho evening.
Free entry
PlaceCulture
The Wallace Collection
Paintings, furniture, porcelain and armour in a Marylebone mansion. A free permanent collection for an afternoon of close looking.
EventConcerts
Bushbaby: All Night Long UK Tour
Bushbaby takes the all-night format to Village Underground, leaving one artist room to shape the club’s sound from the opening stretch to the early hours.
PlaceExhibitions
Brunel Museum
Rotherhithe’s Brunel Museum tells the story of the Thames Tunnel and the engineering work that changed what could be built beneath the river.
On the house
EventActivities
Musical Myths and Miracles with Milton Mermikides
A free Gresham College lecture examines claims about music’s power, from ancient healing stories to modern ideas about intelligence and sound.
PlaceCulture
Kings Place
Live music, podcasts, talks and sound experiments share this canalside arts venue near King’s Cross, with two principal halls offering different listening experiences.
EventActivities
Black British Book Festival 2026
Books meet music and spoken word in a day featuring Candice Carty-Williams, Corinne Bailey Rae, Wretch 32 and the Black Poetry Shutdown.
GuideFood & drink
From Bloomsbury salons to the river
Fitz’s for the first conversation, Scarfes for a fireside pause and Lyaness for the Thames. Three rooms, each with a different London mood.