# The best things to do in London on Thursday 29 October

The best things to do in London on Thursday 29 October: 28 events, among them 11 in exhibitions and museums, 8 in theatre, 4 in dance, 2 in film, 1 in talks and readings, 1 in festivals and street parties and 1 other.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/best/?format=markdown): 28
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/tomorrow/best/?format=markdown): 27
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 31
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/best/?format=markdown): 41

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-29/best/?format=markdown): 34
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/best/?format=markdown): 28
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-29/best/?format=markdown): 17
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/2026-10-29/best/?format=markdown): 2

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/?format=markdown): 1,617
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/best/?format=markdown): 28
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/concerts/?format=markdown): 132
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/theatre/?format=markdown): 210
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/party-club/?format=markdown): 96
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/comedy/?format=markdown): 31
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/film/?format=markdown): 66
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 232
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 26
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 91
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/dance/?format=markdown): 16
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/food-drink/?format=markdown): 104
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/markets/?format=markdown): 10
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/tours/?format=markdown): 46
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 56
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/kids-family/?format=markdown): 106
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 184
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/sport/?format=markdown): 39
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/worship/?format=markdown): 42
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/stage/?format=markdown): 278
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/art/?format=markdown): 325
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/history/?format=markdown): 123
- [Ballet](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/stage/ballet/?format=markdown): 15
- [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/art/painting/?format=markdown): 77
- [Musicals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/stage/musical/?format=markdown): 80
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 61
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/music/?format=markdown): 263
- [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/art/photography/?format=markdown): 34
- [Classical ballet](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/stage/ballet/classical-ballet/?format=markdown): 7
- [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/nature/?format=markdown): 37
- [Wellness](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/wellness/?format=markdown): 49
- [Fashion](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/art/fashion/?format=markdown): 6
- [Experimental theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/stage/theatre/experimental-theatre/?format=markdown): 1
- [Science](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/science/?format=markdown): 25
- [DIY](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/diy/?format=markdown): 29
- [Nature photography](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/art/photography/nature-photography/?format=markdown): 3
- [Animals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/nature/animals/?format=markdown): 10
- [Classical](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/music/classical/?format=markdown): 19
- [Design](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-29/art/design/?format=markdown): 9

## Thursday 29 October

- 12:45 NAZA — ArtHouse Crouch End — £10 — NAZA is a documentary film screening. In secret conversations on the rooftops of Tel Aviv at night, the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/naza-34653/
- 14:00 My Neighbour Totoro — Gillian Lynne Theatre — £20–150 — My Neighbour Totoro is a magical stage play. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/my-neighbour-totoro-36239/
- 18:00 Imperial Lates: Robots — Imperial College London — Free — Imperial Lates: Robots is a free evening event for adults where you can get hands-on with robots, tech and AI. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/imperial-lates-robots-60769/
- until 8 Nov Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art — Mayfair Gallery — £28–30 — "Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art" is the UK's first exhibition on the designer Elsa Schiaparelli, held in London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/schiaparelli-fashion-becomes-art-41682/
- until 30 Nov White Rabbit Red Rabbit — Duchess Theatre — £25–60 — White Rabbit Red Rabbit is a theatrical experiment in which a different performer each night opens an envelope with a script they have never seen, performing … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/white-rabbit-red-rabbit-37387/
- until 19 Dec Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — @sohoplace — from £40 — A new production of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, set in the round, runs at @sohoplace in the West End. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-38659/
- until 31 Jan K-culture: Korea at the British Museum — British Museum — £18 — An exhibition at the British Museum exploring 2,000 years of Korean creativity through sculpture, painting and decorative arts, from around 300 BC to the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/k-culture-korea-at-the-british-museum-70004/
- until 31 Jan Painting the French Riviera — Royal Academy of Arts — £24–26 — "Painting the French Riviera" is an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Main Galleries at Burlington House, running from 2 October 2026 to 31 … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/painting-the-french-riviera-38251/
- until 4 Apr Other worlds: Es Devlin at Design Museum — Design Museum — £17 — 'Es Devlin: Other Worlds' is an exhibition at the Design Museum in London celebrating the work of British artist and designer Es Devlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/other-worlds-es-devlin-at-design-museum-70005/
- until 31 Jan Peak Impressionism: Renoir and Love at the National Gallery — The National Gallery — £20–25 — This is an Impressionist exhibition devoted to the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, on show in the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/peak-impressionism-renoir-and-love-at-the-national-gallery-70006/
- until 18 Dec Georg Baselitz The Heroes 1965–66 — Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac — An art exhibition devoted to Georg Baselitz's Hero paintings, held at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac's Ely House in London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/georg-baselitz-the-heroes-196566-36211/
- until 9 Jan The Lives of Others — Adelphi Theatre — from £25 — The Lives of Others is a stage play at the Adelphi Theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-lives-of-others-37308/
- until 21 Feb William Eggleston: All that goes unnoticed — The Photographers' Gallery — £14 — An exhibition marking 50 years since William Eggleston's Guide (1976), showcasing iconic and rarely seen dye transfer prints by an American pioneer of colour … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/william-eggleston-all-that-goes-unnoticed-39555/
- until 11 Jul Wildlife Photographer of the Year — Natural History Museum — £17–21 — Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an internationally acclaimed exhibition celebrating the very best in nature photography, with 100 award-winning images on … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-37298/
- until 17 Jan Making waves: Hokusai at Dulwich Picture Gallery — Dulwich Picture Gallery — £21.50 — "Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji from the Ichi Collection" is an art exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in South London, the first in the UK to … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/making-waves-hokusai-at-dulwich-picture-gallery-70013/
- until 1 Nov Film Africa 2026 — Institut français du Royaume-Uni — Film Africa 2026 is the Royal African Society's annual celebration of African cinema, running in London from 23 October to 1 November 2026. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/film-africa-2026-36671/
- until 1 Nov Darbar Festival 2026 — Darbar Festival is a celebration of Indian classical music and culture returning to London for its 21st edition. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/darbar-festival-2026-37594/
- until 3 May Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action. — Tate Modern — £15 — An immersive exhibition spanning seven decades of work by the Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, from the late 1950s to the 2020s. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/julio-le-parc-light-colour-action-38879/
- until 17 Jan Ana Mendieta — Tate Modern — £18 — A major exhibition at Tate Modern dedicated to the artist Ana Mendieta, presenting many of her iconic works alongside newly remastered films, early paintings, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/ana-mendieta-38881/
- until 25 Nov Manon — Royal Opera House — £9–207 — Manon is a three-act ballet performed on the Main Stage of the Royal Opera House. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/manon-38316/
- until 28 Nov Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan — Royal Opera House — £7–153 — Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan is a mixed ballet programme on the Main Stage, made up of two works that meditate on humanity, community and connection. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/visionaries-robbins-and-macmillan-38318/
- until 30 Sep Death of a Salesman — Lyttelton - National Theatre — from £30 — Death of a Salesman is a new staging of Arthur Miller's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play, widely considered one of the greatest American works of theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/death-of-a-salesman-63402/
- until 2 Oct Hamilton — Victoria Palace — from £24 — Hamilton is a record-breaking West End musical now in its eighth year at the Victoria Palace Theatre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/hamilton-63428/
- until 10 Jan The Nutcracker - English National Ballet — London Coliseum — from £31 — The Nutcracker - English National Ballet is a ballet performance at the London Coliseum. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-nutcracker-english-national-ballet-63436/
- until 24 Jan Romeo & Juliet — London Coliseum — from £30 — Romeo & Juliet is a ballet reimagining of Shakespeare's famous tragedy about star-crossed lovers, created by Rudolf Nureyev in 1977 and revived for its 50th … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/romeo-juliet-63438/
- until 18 Sep Cabaret — Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse — from £41 — Cabaret is an immersive West End musical set in the Kit Kat Club in 1930s Berlin, staged in a Playhouse Theatre transformed into a 1930s nightclub. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/cabaret-63528/
- Hadestown: The Musical — Lyric Theatre — from £25 — Hadestown is a musical at the Lyric Theatre in London, currently playing and booking through to December 2027. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/hadestown-the-musical-37787/
- Wild Horse Nine — Lexi Cinema — £10 — A cinema screening of "Wild Horse Nine", followed by a question-and-answer session with Martin McDonagh, as announced by the programme. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/wild-horse-nine-36997/