# The best things to do in London this weekend

The best things to do in London this weekend, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November: 23 events, among them 7 in exhibitions and museums, 6 in theatre, 4 in concerts, 3 in film, 1 in festivals and street parties, 1 in dance and 1 other.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/best/?format=markdown): 14
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/tomorrow/best/?format=markdown): 16
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 23
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/best/?format=markdown): 25
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-30/best/?format=markdown): 17
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-31/best/?format=markdown): 19
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-01/best/?format=markdown): 19

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 51
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 23
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 1

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/?format=markdown): 3,025
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 23
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/concerts/?format=markdown): 234
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 92
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/party-club/?format=markdown): 568
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/comedy/?format=markdown): 35
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/film/?format=markdown): 78
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 227
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 54
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 78
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/dance/?format=markdown): 3
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/food-drink/?format=markdown): 142
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/markets/?format=markdown): 15
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/tours/?format=markdown): 57
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 53
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/kids-family/?format=markdown): 122
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 193
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/sport/?format=markdown): 223
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/worship/?format=markdown): 165
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/stage/?format=markdown): 132
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/art/?format=markdown): 302
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/?format=markdown): 626
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/history/?format=markdown): 114
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 24
- [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/art/photography/?format=markdown): 32
- [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/art/painting/?format=markdown): 69
- [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/nature/?format=markdown): 48
- [Fashion](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/art/fashion/?format=markdown): 6
- [World music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/world/?format=markdown): 48
- [Football](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/sport/football/?format=markdown): 193
- [Experimental theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/stage/theatre/experimental-theatre/?format=markdown): 1
- [Wellness](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/wellness/?format=markdown): 37
- [Musicals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/stage/musical/?format=markdown): 20
- [Nature photography](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/art/photography/nature-photography/?format=markdown): 3
- [Animals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/nature/animals/?format=markdown): 17
- [Classical](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/classical/?format=markdown): 38
- [Rock](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/rock/?format=markdown): 74
- [Singing](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/singing/?format=markdown): 5
- [Documentary photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/art/photography/documentary-photography/?format=markdown): 3

## Friday 30 October

- 14:00 NAZA — The Garden Cinema — £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/
- 18:30 Can Fear be Moral? — Conway Hall — £10–11 — A hypnotist presents a sleepwalking soothsayer at a local carnival in a small German town, but by night the doctor wakes him to carry out his evil bidding. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/can-fear-be-moral-35419/
- 19:00 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/
- 19:30 The King’s Singers: Finding Harmony – the Voice of Humanity — St Martin-in-the-Fields — £10–55 — A concert by the vocal ensemble The King’s Singers, held as part of St Martin-in-the-Fields’ 300th anniversary celebrations. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-kings-singers-finding-harmony-the-voice-of-humanity-47691/
- 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 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 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 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/

## Saturday 31 October

- 12:30 Chelsea vs Manchester United — Stamford Bridge — €896 per pers… — A Premier League football match between two of London's and England's best-known clubs, played in the home stadium of the London side. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/chelsea-vs-manchester-united-35284/
- 19:30 Songs of the Beloved Earth — Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano; Mauro Peter tenor; Joseph Middleton piano — Wigmore Hall — £18–40 — A song recital titled "Songs of the Beloved Earth" at Wigmore Hall, lasting about two hours with an interval. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/songs-of-the-beloved-earth-fleur-barron-mezzo-soprano-mauro-49733/
- 19:45 Hamlet Hail to the Thief — Barbican Arts Centre — from £30 — A live theatre experience fusing Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet with Radiohead's album 'Hail to the Thief'. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-34802/
- 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/

## Sunday 1 November

- 15:00 Wild Horse Nine — The Garden 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/
- 19:00 Los Palmeras at Scala - Sunday 1st November 2026 - 7:00 pm until 11:00 pm — Scala — £30 — A live concert by Los Palmeras, one of Argentina's most famous cumbia bands, playing their first London show, with special guest Sophie Oliver, presented by … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/los-palmeras-at-scala-sunday-1st-november-2026-700-pm-until-38353/