Arts & Culture Events in London

Explore arts and culture events in London: theatre, comedy, art exhibitions, film screenings, dance performances, museum lates and immersive experiences.

Next Week

Thursday 16 April

glint music: Competition 'the bored fire' London release show + jb glazer + Megan Alice Clune

7:00 PMSpanners

🎭Musical

Brick Lane Jazz Festival Launch Party

7:00 PMDouble Standard

🎭MusicalFree

Comedy Upstairs at Mezzanine Tooting – Live Stand-Up Comedy Night

7:00 PMMezzanine - Tooting

😂Stand-up Comedy£10.00

Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour

7:00 PMMuseum of Comedy+1 more date

🏛️Museum Event£21.85

THE BLACKOUT - 16 APRIL - GBEMI OLADIPO

7:00 PM302 Creek Road

😂Stand-up Comedy£8.99 - £12.99

Julian Taylor with special guest Michele Stodart

7:15 PMThe Water Rats

🎭Musical

Thu 16th Apr - So You Think You're Funny? Showcase

7:30 PMUnit 6 & 7+1 more date

😂Stand-up Comedy£10.51

Dee Allum, El Baldiniho, Nathan Caton

7:30 PMRiverside Studios+1 more date

😂Stand-up Comedy£14.00

The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

7:30 PMPhoenix Theatre

💋Cabaret / Burlesque£34.02

The Best in Stand Up - Thursday 16th April

7:30 PM7 Oxendon Street London

😂Stand-up Comedy£12.75 - £27.75

Danny McLoughlin, Ian Coppinger, John Moloney, Lindsey Santoro, Marc Jennings

7:30 PMThe Comedy Store+2 more dates

😂Stand-up Comedy£12.75 - £26.75

Class Photos Randall Place — James Wolfe Primary School

8:00 PMJames Wolfe Primary School

🏛️Museum Event

Eric Lampaert, Jeff Innocent, Pete Gionis

8:00 PMSeven Dials Market

😂Stand-up Comedy

The Life - A Promsing Wip Eli Hart + Jake Patrick

8:45 PMThe Bill Murray

😂Stand-up ComedyFree

The Michael Jackson Show

9:00 PM25 Cabot Square+1 more date

🎥Film Screening£38.50 - £103.40

Film screening and Q&A: 'EVOL'

SOAS University of London+1 more date

🎬Play / DramaFree

OPEN CITY DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2026: ARCHIVISTAS SALVAJES 2. RECORDS OF THE EVERYDAY: FESTIVITIES, RITUALS, AND POPULAR MEMORY

Rich Mix

🎥Film Screening

The Dirty Thirty

Rosemary Branch+26 more dates

🎬Play / DramaFrom £13.20

Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody

Bloomsbury Theatre

🎬Play / Drama

Jordan Ward

Electric Brixton

🎭Musical

Friday 17 April

BA European Theatre Arts: New Horizons Day #2

6:00 AMRose Bruford College

🎬Play / DramaFree

Business Networking in the Heart of London's West End

7:00 AMCaffè Concerto Covent Garden+1 more date

🎭Musical£30.00

Notch Deployment: Disguise - London, UK

8:00 AMExhibition Road

🖼️Art ExhibitionFree

The Creative Writing Breakfast at Poetry Pharmacy Friday 17th April 2026

9:00 AMPoetry Pharmacy

📜Poetry / Spoken Word£30.00 - £36.00

Mini Makers: Music and Rhyme

9:00 AMPitzhanger Manor & Gallery

🖼️Art Exhibition

Community Creations: Creative Writing

9:00 AMUxbridge Library+4 more dates

🎨Creative WorkshopFree

Speak n Spoke – A Night of Spoken Word, Music & Connection

9:00 AMStation Ten

📜Poetry / Spoken Word£7.00 - £11.00

Mosaic Crochet Course

9:00 AMSt Martin's Church+5 more dates

🎨Creative Workshop£90.00

Family Film Fest - Paddington

9:30 AMThe Boathouse Studios+1 more date

🎥Film Screening

The Weight of Being: Curators Tour

9:30 AMTwo Temple Place

🖼️Art Exhibition£15.00

Meet the Urban Decay’s National Piccadilly Circus

10:00 AMPiccadilly Circus

💃Dance PerformanceFree

Porcelain & Power: Royal Sèvres & French Elegance in the Wallace Collection

10:00 AMThe Wallace Collection

🎨Creative Workshop£16.00

Mindful Writing Workshops

10:00 AM80 Hill Rise

🎨Creative Workshop£19.99

Emily's Regent's Park Walking Book Clubs - Spring/Summer 2026

11:00 AMDaunt Books Marylebone

📚Book Club / Literary

Kintsugi Class For Beginner's

11:00 AMBuckle Street Studios by Locke, Aldgate+161 more dates

🎨Creative Workshop£62.00

Book Launch: Madam War Criminal by Olivera Simić

11:30 AMDockrill Room, Department of War Studies, (KIN 628)

📚Book Club / LiteraryFree

Learn To Crochet - Friday Daytime Course - 4x 2 Hour Sessions

11:30 AMSt Erconwalds

🎨Creative Workshop£96.00 - £105.00

Poetry Writing Workshop with the Station Poets @North Chingford Library

12:00 PMChingford Library+4 more dates

📜Poetry / Spoken WordFree

Simon Crawford-Phillips and Friends: Rebecca Clarke – A Musical Odyssey (17 Apr 26)

12:00 PMLSO St Lukes

🎭Musical

Lunchtime Recital - Dominic Downs (piano)

12:00 PMThe Salvation Army (Regent Hall)

🎭MusicalFree

Student Film Showcase: UCL Public Anthropology

1:00 PMRich Mix

🎥Film ScreeningFree

Stratford Original Dr Bike

3:00 PMStratford Broadway by the Shopping Centre entrance+11 more dates

🎭MusicalFree

Plant Pot Painting - Sip & Paint

4:30 PMThe Crafted Corner

🎨Creative Workshop£30.00 - £50.00

Call Me Malcolm

5:00 PMNew Cross

🎭Musical

The Fashion Experience 2026 | Live Fashion Show in Thamesmead, London

5:00 PMCamouflage Cafe

🖼️Art Exhibition

April Environmental Film Cafe

5:00 PMThe Glades, Bromley+6 more dates

🎥Film ScreeningFree

Departures

5:00 PMHackney Picturehouse

🎥Film Screening

WORD * SOUND * POWER - POETRY NIGHT

5:00 PMKaramel

📜Poetry / Spoken Word£8.00

Michelle Wolf: Work in Progress

5:00 PMThe Bill Murray

😂Stand-up ComedyFree

Departures

5:00 PMGreenwich Picturehouse

🎥Film Screening