WHAT'S ON · THU 8 OCTOBER
What's on in Enfield tomorrow
Plan tomorrow tonight: family events, shows and sessions across Enfield, with times, prices and ages so you can book before bedtime.
27 things on 16 free 18 indoors 11 venues
Thu 8 October27 things on
All day · check times with the venue
Dark Arts
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London · Watford
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
Hunterian Museum · London
from £1410:00
Salman Toor: Someone Like You
The Courtauld Gallery · London
Free10:00
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army
National Army Museum · London
Indoors- Free
All day · check times with the venue
Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria
National Army Museum · London
Indoors 
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
British Wildlife Photography Awards
Horniman Museum and Gardens · London
from £24All day · check times with the venue
Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament
St. Paul's Cathedral · London
Indoors- Free
All day · check times with the venue
Makers Club | Make - Create - Reflect
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
Andre Williams - Time After Time
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - from £1600
All day · check times with the venue
V&A Academy year course: The Story of European Art at the V&A: 500BCE to 1250
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
Aziza Kadyri - Sender Unknown
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
Nina Davies - Image Syncers
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
dRMM: Building from Forests
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
Golden Threads: Dress from Saudi Arabia
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
Sam Ghantous - your golf course made my gpu
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic Photography
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
Play After School (Sept-Oct 2026)
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - from £20
All day · check times with the venue
'Grace: Now' Grace Coddington in conversation with Anna Wintour
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - Free
All day · check times with the venue
Lunchtime Lectures: Agatha Christie and the Case of the Syrian Cabinet
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors - from £150
All day · check times with the venue
V&A South Kensington Schools & Colleges: In-person Workshops Autumn 2026 - Summer 2027
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors 
from £2.5011:00
Royal Observatory Treasures Tour
Royal Observatory Greenwich · London
Free11:00-13:00
Farm to Fork
Spitalfields City Farm · London · ages 5-12
from £7.5012:00
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian · London
- from £16
13:30
Behind the scenes tours at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Prime Meridian · London
- from £20
18:45
Musica Antica at the Queen's House
Prime Meridian · London · adults only (18+)
19:30-22:20
Les Misérables
Sondheim Theatre · London · ages 7+
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT
Good for a spontaneous day out
No booking, no fuss: places you can decide on over breakfast.
from £20The Underworld
London · ages 14+
A basement gig venue in Camden for teenage music fans, from rock and metal nights to the DESERTFEST weekender.
FreeSpitalfields City Farm
London · ages 0+
Free Spitalfields city farm with goats, sheep, hens and tea hut - Tue-Sun, donations welcome.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesDog friendlyGift shop+6 more
Apsley House
London
The Duke of Wellington's old townhouse on Hyde Park Corner, open Wednesday to Sunday with a monthly guided tour worth timing your visit around.
Bike parkingGroup bookings
FreeNational Army Museum
London · ages 0-8
Free galleries about army history plus a soft-play zone, Play Base, built for the under-8s.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+7 more
FreeNational Maritime Museum
London
Free galleries where kids land a Mars rover, climb through a sea-themed playground and walk into a galaxy box.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+8 more
FreeKingswood House (Bovril Castle)
London
Free arts sessions for under-fives, garden volunteering and a teen lounge, all in a grand old house with a car park that fills up fast.
Bike parking
Good to know
Is anything free?
Yes, Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun, The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals, Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army, Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria and 12 more are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.
What do tickets cost?
Paid events start from £2.50. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.
What if it rains?
Dark Arts, Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun, Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army, Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria and 14 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Enfield today, with times and prices.
TOP PICKSaodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun · free- Fri27 things · British Wildlife Photography Awards
- Sat33 things · Makers Club | Make - Create - Reflect
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