COMING UP · FRI 9 - SUN 11 OCTOBER
44 reasons this weekend is sorted
Every event, opening and one-off across London this weekend, plus where to eat when everyone's flagging. Your only problem now is choosing.
Twilight Tours
Evening tours of the Harry Potter Studio Tour, running on selected Friday evenings through 2026 and 2027.
FRI 9 OCTOBER
Friday
SAT 10 OCTOBER
Saturday
ALL DAYSnip Snap! Rapunzel Retold
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre · all day
ALL DAYSashiko sessions with B_Boheme
Chiswick House and Gardens · all day
from £45
ALL DAYRemarkable Women Tour
V&A South Kensington · all day
free
- ALL DAY
Play Saturdays (Sept-Dec 2026)
V&A South Kensington · all day
free
ALL DAYCharacter Encounters at the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian · all day
free
- MORNING
From object to art craft workshops
Prime Meridian · 10:30
free
- AFTERNOON
Finding Harmony: Wellness Day
Prime Meridian · 13:00
free
AFTERNOONMeet the animals
Freightliners City Farm · 14:00
AFTERNOONWho taught you what Jesus looks like? Power, imagination, and the face of Christ
St. Paul's Cathedral · 14:00
SUN 11 OCTOBER
Sunday
NO ALARM CLOCK NEEDED
Running all weekend
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Andre Williams - Time After Time
V&A South Kensington
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Play After School (Sept-Oct 2026)
V&A South Kensington
free
FRI + SAT + SUNHorse and Carriage rides with Ascot Carriages
The Savill Garden
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Dark Arts
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun
V&A South Kensington
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Makers Club | Make - Create - Reflect
V&A South Kensington
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
V&A South Kensington Schools & Colleges: In-person Workshops Autumn 2026 - Summer 2027
V&A South Kensington
from £150
FRI + SAT + SUNMyth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria
National Army Museum
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
V&A Academy year course: The Story of European Art at the V&A: 500BCE to 1250
V&A South Kensington
from £1600
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Windsor Carriages
The Savill Garden
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic Photography
V&A South Kensington
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Aziza Kadyri - Sender Unknown
V&A South Kensington
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army
National Army Museum · 10:00
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Sam Ghantous - your golf course made my gpu
V&A South Kensington
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Nina Davies - Image Syncers
V&A South Kensington
free
FRI + SAT + SUNSalman Toor: Someone Like You
The Courtauld Gallery · 10:00
from £14
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Golden Threads: Dress from Saudi Arabia
V&A South Kensington
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
dRMM: Building from Forests
V&A South Kensington
free
FRI + SAT + SUNBritish Wildlife Photography Awards
Horniman Museum and Gardens
free
FRI + SAT + SUNThe Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
Hunterian Museum
free
- FRI + SAT
Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament
St. Paul's Cathedral
from £24
FRI + SAT + SUNRoyal Observatory Treasures Tour
Royal Observatory Greenwich · 11:00
from £2.50
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian · 12:00
from £7.50
FRI + SAT + SUNKeeper talks
Tilgate Zoo · 12:00
FRI + SATLes Misérables
Sondheim Theatre · 19:30
- SAT + SUN
Cutty Sark Characters
Prime Meridian
free
- SAT + SUN
Observatory Unlocked
Royal Observatory Greenwich
free
SAT + SUNPet Club
Kentish Town City Farm · 12:00
FOOD & FUEL
Where to refuel when everyone's flagging
HIGH CHAIRSDishoom Kensington
London
Bombay cafe Indian near Kensington museums with a mild kids menu for family days.
HIGH CHAIRSDishoom Shoreditch
London
Original Dishoom in Shoreditch - Bombay cafe Indian with a mild kids menu near Brick Lane.
OUTDOOR PLAYPizza Pilgrims Canary Wharf
London
Neapolitan pizza at Canary Wharf with kids menu, terrace games and a downstairs arcade playground.
And if none of that lands, the bankers
Open most weekends, no booking needed. Check hours on the listing before you set off.
23 of the 44 are completely free 👏
Nothing to pay on the door. Some still want a booking, so check the listing.
- Andre Williams - Time After TimeV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- Play After School (Sept-Oct 2026)V&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the SunV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- Makers Club | Make - Create - ReflectV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen VictoriaNational Army Museum · Fri + Sun
- Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic PhotographyV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- Aziza Kadyri - Sender UnknownV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian ArmyNational Army Museum · Fri + Sun
- Sam Ghantous - your golf course made my gpuV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- Nina Davies - Image SyncersV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- Golden Threads: Dress from Saudi ArabiaV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- dRMM: Building from ForestsV&A South Kensington · Fri + Sun
- British Wildlife Photography AwardsHorniman Museum and Gardens · Fri + Sun
- The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in HospitalsHunterian Museum · Fri + Sun
- The LifesaversNational Army Museum · Fri 12:00
- Cutty Sark CharactersPrime Meridian · Sat + Sun
- Observatory UnlockedRoyal Observatory Greenwich · Sat + Sun
- Remarkable Women TourV&A South Kensington · Sat
- Play Saturdays (Sept-Dec 2026)V&A South Kensington · Sat
- Character Encounters at the National Maritime MuseumPrime Meridian · Sat
- From object to art craft workshopsPrime Meridian · Sat 10:30
- Finding Harmony: Wellness DayPrime Meridian · Sat 13:00
- Discover SundaysPrime Meridian · Sun 11:00
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in London today, with times and prices.
TOP PICKThe Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals · free- Fri29 things · Andre Williams - Time After Time
- Sat31 things · Cutty Sark Characters
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