# Talks and readings in London on Wednesday 28 October

Talks and readings in London on Wednesday 28 October: 19 events.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 19
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/tomorrow/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 93
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 89
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 230

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-28/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 52
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 32
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-28/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 52
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/2026-10-28/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 9

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/?format=markdown): 1,018
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/best/?format=markdown): 21
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/concerts/?format=markdown): 57
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/theatre/?format=markdown): 196
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/party-club/?format=markdown): 36
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/comedy/?format=markdown): 15
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/film/?format=markdown): 45
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 234
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 15
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 19
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/dance/?format=markdown): 16
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/food-drink/?format=markdown): 86
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/markets/?format=markdown): 4
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/tours/?format=markdown): 34
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 34
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/kids-family/?format=markdown): 69
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 110
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/sport/?format=markdown): 44
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/worship/?format=markdown): 4
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/history/?format=markdown): 88
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/society/?format=markdown): 56
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/art/?format=markdown): 264
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/literature/?format=markdown): 35
- [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/nature/?format=markdown): 33
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/history/london/?format=markdown): 4
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/occasion/?format=markdown): 84
- [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/art/photography/?format=markdown): 28
- [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/art/painting/?format=markdown): 65
- [Law](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/society/law/?format=markdown): 3
- [Spoken word](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/literature/spoken-word/?format=markdown): 4
- [Book clubs](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/literature/book-club/?format=markdown): 1
- [Animals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/nature/animals/?format=markdown): 11
- [Archives](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/history/archives/?format=markdown): 3
- [Charity](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/occasion/charity/?format=markdown): 2
- [Abstract painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/art/painting/abstract-painting/?format=markdown): 3
- [Death](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/society/death/?format=markdown): 2
- [Black history](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/history/black-history/?format=markdown): 2
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/art/history/?format=markdown): 1
- [Human rights](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-28/society/human-rights/?format=markdown): 2

## Wednesday 28 October

- until 25 Nov Jawdance — Ovalhouse Theatre — £15 — Jawdance is a performance poetry night featuring honest and real storytelling, a resident DJ, and an open mic with typically ten slots for anyone to take the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/jawdance-37686/
- until 4 Nov Glorious city in the sea: An artistic history of Venice — National Gallery — £75 — An online five-week course exploring the art, architecture and history of Venice, from the city's legendary founding in a lagoon to its life in the 21st … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/glorious-city-in-the-sea-an-artistic-history-of-venice-37270/
- Tomorrow Is Built Today — William Morris Gallery — Free — A film screening followed by a discussion about how communities come together to imagine and build alternative futures in response to the housing crisis. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/tomorrow-is-built-today-40317/
- The Strength and Powerlessness of the Historical Witness. Remembering Terror and War in Today’s Russia: 35 Years of Memorial’s Work with Historical Memory. A Ta… — Pushkin House — A talk with Irina Scherbakova on remembering terror and war in today's Russia, marking 35 years of Memorial's work with historical memory. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-strength-and-powerlessness-of-the-historical-witness-rem-41926/
- 15:00 Themed Seminar Autumn 2026 — Birkbeck College — A themed seminar series on truth, asking what it is for a sentence to be true and building towards a picture theory of language in the style of the Tractatus. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/themed-seminar-autumn-2026-34992/
- until 18 Dec Lunchtime Talks at The London Centre — The London Centre — Free — A free lunchtime talk exploring London's historical and physical development through giant scale models of central London and the City of London, with … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/lunchtime-talks-at-the-london-centre-37560/
- until 26 Nov The Open Book Club — Dugdale Arts Centre — The Open Book Club is a book club at the Dugdale Arts Centre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-open-book-club-35713/
- until 7 Nov Ha Chong-Hyun — Lisson Gallery — A panel discussion at Lisson Gallery reflecting on the concurrent exhibition of Ha Chong-Hyun and his six decades of pioneering work. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/ha-chong-hyun-37023/
- until 31 Dec Daily capuchin monkey keeper talk, 3.00pm — Battersea Park Children's Zoo — Included in y… — A daily keeper talk about the zoo's brown capuchin monkeys, held at Battersea Park Children's Zoo. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/daily-capuchin-monkey-keeper-talk-300pm-34850/
- until 29 Oct Let's Discuss Death in Tower Hamlets – Bethnal Green Library — Bethnal Green Library — Free — A free community event that opens up conversations about death, dying, and grief. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/lets-discuss-death-in-tower-hamlets-bethnal-green-library-34956/
- 12:00 The Work in Progress seminar — Birkbeck College — The Work in Progress seminar is a fortnightly meeting held on Thursday lunchtimes in term time to discuss new work by members of the Centre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-work-in-progress-seminar-34991/
- 18:00 Thursday evening Research Seminar — Birkbeck College — A research seminar in philosophy held at Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square, Room BO3. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/thursday-evening-research-seminar-34993/
- 11:00 Disabled Students Allowance: Q&A Session — Birkbeck College — An informal online Q&A session about the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) application process. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/disabled-students-allowance-qa-session-34996/
- until 30 Apr Collective in Residence — Institute of Contemporary Arts — Visible Justice Collective in Residence is a year-long residency by the research collective Visible Justice at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/collective-in-residence-36642/
- until 1 Nov Open Call | Future of Archives: Whose Archive is it Anyway? — The Photographers' Gallery — An open call for speakers for 'Whose Archive is it Anyway?', the first in a three-part series of events exploring the future of archives and archiving. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/open-call-future-of-archives-whose-archive-is-it-anyway-39564/
- until 8 Dec Production Arts Open Days — Mountview Academy — Production Arts Open Days are information sessions for people considering a course in production arts at a drama school. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/production-arts-open-days-46190/
- until 31 Dec SKSST Sadavrat — Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple Harrow — SKSST Sadavrat is a winter donation drive collecting new winter essentials such as hats, gloves, scarves and socks. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/sksst-sadavrat-47427/
- until 3 Nov Autumn Half-Term Holiday — London Academy of Excellence Tottenham — Autumn Half-Term Holiday is a school holiday period listed in the calendar of a sixth form college in Tottenham, London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/autumn-half-term-holiday-46046/
- until 31 Oct Half Term (2026/27 Academic Year) — Capital City College — Half Term (Autumn Term 2026) is a break in teaching listed among Capital City College Group's term dates, running from 26 to 30 October. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/half-term-202627-academic-year-45719/