WHAT'S ON · THU 8 OCTOBER

What's on in London tomorrow

Plan tomorrow tonight: family events, shows and sessions across London, with times, prices and ages so you can book before bedtime.

30 things on 16 free 18 indoors 13 venues

Thu 8 October30 things on

All day · check times with the venue
Windsor Carriages
The Savill Garden · Egham
Free
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The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
Hunterian Museum · London
from £14
10:00
Salman Toor: Someone Like You
The Courtauld Gallery · London
Free
10:00
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
All day · check times with the venue
Dark Arts
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London · Watford
Indoors
All day · check times with the venue
Horse and Carriage rides with Ascot Carriages
The Savill Garden · Egham
Free
All day · check times with the venue
British Wildlife Photography Awards
Horniman Museum and Gardens · London
from £24
All 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
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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
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Nina Davies - Image Syncers
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
Free
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dRMM: Building from Forests
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
Free
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Golden Threads: Dress from Saudi Arabia
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
Free
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Sam Ghantous - your golf course made my gpu
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
Free
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Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic Photography
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
Free
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Play After School (Sept-Oct 2026)
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
from £20
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'Grace: Now' Grace Coddington in conversation with Anna Wintour
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
Free
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Lunchtime Lectures: Agatha Christie and the Case of the Syrian Cabinet
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
from £150
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V&A South Kensington Schools & Colleges: In-person Workshops Autumn 2026 - Summer 2027
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
Free
All day · check times with the venue
Saodat Ismailova: Melted Into the Sun
V&A South Kensington · London
Indoors
Free
11:00-13:00
Farm to Fork
Spitalfields City Farm · London · ages 5-12
from £2.50
11:00
Royal Observatory Treasures Tour
Royal Observatory Greenwich · London
from £7.50
12:00
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian · London
12:00
Keeper talks
Tilgate Zoo · Crawley
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 £20

The Underworld

London · ages 14+

A basement gig venue in Camden for teenage music fans, from rock and metal nights to the DESERTFEST weekender.

A black and white goat eating hay in a farm enclosure with vegetation in the background.

Free

Spitalfields 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

Myllet Arms Wacky Corner

Greenford

Soft play tucked inside a pub, with an outdoor play area, a TotSpot for the smallest, and free craft templates to download before you go.

Dog friendlyFree parkingIndoor playFood on site+4 more

Free

Acton Skatepark

London

A free outdoor park for skateboarding, BMX and blading, lit until 9pm so you're not racing the sunset.

Ornate palace gallery room with red damask walls, gilt-framed paintings, crystal chandelier, pink upholstered furniture and patterned carpet.

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

Free

National 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

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Good to know

Is anything free?

Yes, 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, British Wildlife Photography Awards 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?

Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army, Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria, Dark Arts, Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament and 14 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.

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