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Tomorrow

1 event

19:00
Talk
Charity Shop World! with Tansy E. Hoskins
Housmans · N1
£163Tickets

Thu 1 Oct

1 event

19:00
Talk
European Poetry Festival – Swedish Poetry Celebration
Hundred Years Gallery · E2
Tickets

Sat 3 Oct

2 events

14:00
Talk
K-book Festival 2026: Children's Craft Event!
Foyles · WC2H
£3Tickets
15:00
Talk
Prism Break (family)
Royal Institution · W1S
£7.75Tickets

Wed 7 Oct

3 events

18:30
Talk
Unveiling Stories: Writers in the general Archive of Indies
Instituto Cervantes London · WC2R
FreeTickets
19:00
Talk
Malcolm Gaskill & Lamorna Ash: Worlds of Fear and Wonder
London Review Bookshop · WC1A
£10Tickets
20:00
Talk
Special Edition: Shanzhai Lyric Runway Reading
Southbank Centre · SE1
£13Tickets

Thu 8 Oct

1 event

19:30
Talk
Unveiling Vermeer: The Man and his Masterpieces, with Andrew Graham-Dixon
Intelligence Squared · WC2N
£19.99Tickets

Fri 9 Oct

3 events

18:30
Talk
Sound and Breath: Poetry with Niall Campbell and Todd Turner
Keats House · NW3
£7Tickets
19:00
Talk
WiFi Wars Debug Xxii
Royal Institution · W1S
£7.90Tickets
19:30
Talk
Re-Enchantment Readings: Gab Torr | Rory McCarthy | Imogen Cassels | Waithera Sebatindira | Julia Merican
The Horse Hospital · WC1N
£4Tickets

Sat 10 Oct

1 event

19:30
Talk
Zine Launch: Tranny Central
Housmans · N1
£163Tickets

Sun 11 Oct

1 event

19:30
Talk
The Worst Poets Club
Hackney Empire · E8
Tickets

Tue 13 Oct

1 event

18:30
Talk
La IA; ventajas y desventajas
Instituto Cervantes London · WC2R
£7Tickets

Wed 14 Oct

3 events

18:30
Talk
Sara Mesa presents her book The Family
Instituto Cervantes London · WC2R
£6.13Tickets
19:00
Talk
Colin Thubron in conversation
Daunt Books · W1U
£12Tickets
19:00
Talk
Superhero Storytelling: How It Works and Why It Matters
Pints of Knowledge · EC1A
£20.25Tickets

Thu 15 Oct

2 events

18:30
Talk
You Must Become Field
Armenian Institute London · EC1N
£4Tickets
19:00
Talk
Transmission as a Creative Act: Pluriversalizing contemporary art’s relationship/s to the past
SOAS · WC1H
Tickets

Sat 17 Oct

2 events

10:00
Talk
The Adhd & Women Summit - London 2026
Seed Talks London · SW9
£45Tickets
14:30
Talk
The animal queendom (family)
Royal Institution · W1S
£7.75Tickets

Sun 18 Oct

1 event

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Mon 19 Oct

1 event

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Tue 20 Oct

1 event

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Wed 21 Oct

5 events

11:00
Talk
The Children's Bookshow with Katherine Rundell
Southbank Centre · SE1
Tickets
18:30
Talk
Page and Stage
Instituto Cervantes London · WC2R
FreeTickets
19:30
Talk
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Tareq Baconi: On Freedom
Southbank Centre · SE1
£29Tickets
19:45
Talk
Hernan Diaz: Ply
Southbank Centre · SE1
£21Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Thu 22 Oct

5 events

18:30
Talk
The Return of the Common Good
Theos Think Tank · SW1P
FreeTickets
18:30
Talk
Club de lectura español: La colmena de Camilo José Cela
Instituto Cervantes London · WC2R
FreeTickets
19:00
Talk
How Gambling Hijacked Sport, and Hooked a New Generation of Fans
Pints of Knowledge · EC1A
£20.25Tickets
19:45
Talk
Service95 Book Club: Nadia Murad in Conversation
Southbank Centre · SE1
£21Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Fri 23 Oct

5 events

11:00
Talk
Joseph Coelho & Friends
Southbank Centre · SE1
Tickets
19:00
Talk
John Berger: Do You Know What I Watch?
British Library · NW1
£13Tickets
19:30
Talk
Out-Spoken: October
Southbank Centre · SE1
£19Tickets
19:45
Talk
Indie Night: October
Southbank Centre · SE1
£17Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Sat 24 Oct

10 events · 8 rows

Morning

1 event

11:00
Talk
Family Fun Day: Spooky Science
Royal Institution · W1S
FreeTickets

Afternoon

5 events

12:00
Talk
A Celebration of British Somali Poetry
Southbank Centre · SE1
£17Tickets
14:00
Talk
Service95 Book Club: Authors of the Estate
Southbank Centre · SE1
FreeTickets
15:00
Talk
Dua Lipa & Zadie Smith: White Teeth
Southbank Centre · SE1
£29Tickets
15:00
Talk
Cuentacuentos: Los terroríficos ruidos del día
Instituto Cervantes London · WC2R
FreeTickets
16:00
Talk
Words In, Words Out: A Night in With Koestler Arts
Southbank Centre · SE1
£18Tickets

Evening

2 events

19:00
Talk
The 2026 Forward Prizes for Poetry Ceremony
Southbank Centre · SE1
£14Tickets
20:00
Talk
Dua Lipa & Mustafa: Nour
Southbank Centre · SE1
£29Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Sun 25 Oct

5 events

10:30
Talk
Creative Future Writers' Day
Southbank Centre · SE1
FreeTickets
18:00
Talk
Debut London Literature
Southbank Centre · SE1
£18Tickets
19:30
Talk
Dua Lipa & Patti Smith: Bread of Angels
Southbank Centre · SE1
£29Tickets
19:45
Talk
Go All In: Gaming and the Power of Story
Southbank Centre · SE1
£17Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Mon 26 Oct

1 event

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Tue 27 Oct

1 event

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Wed 28 Oct

5 events

19:00
Talk
Book Club: "Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire" with Antonia Senior
Pints of Knowledge · EC1A
£20.25Tickets
19:00
Talk
War is Interested In You: The Threat of World War Three with Gideon Rachman
Intelligence Squared · WC2N
£20Tickets
19:45
Talk
Service95 Book Club: Translated Fiction Showcase
Southbank Centre · SE1
£17Tickets
20:00
Talk
Malorie Blackman: Noughts & Crosses at 25
Southbank Centre · SE1
£29Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Thu 29 Oct

4 events

18:30
Talk
Poetry reading with Stewart Sanderson
SOAS · WC1H
Tickets
19:30
Talk
Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In – Live
Southbank Centre · SE1
£32Tickets
19:45
Talk
Tice Cin: Safe Spaces
Southbank Centre · SE1
£17Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Fri 30 Oct

4 events

18:00
Talk
Creative Future Writers' Award Showcase
Southbank Centre · SE1
£11Tickets
19:45
Talk
The Funny Business of Serious Literature
Southbank Centre · SE1
£21Tickets
20:00
Talk
Service95 Book Club: Fierce Sounds
Southbank Centre · SE1
£29Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Sat 31 Oct

6 events · 4 rows

12:00
Talk
Service95 and English Pen: Censorship Live!
Southbank Centre · SE1
£17Tickets
14:30
Talk
ShRIek: The spooky science of the paranormal (family)
Royal Institution · W1S
£7.75Tickets
17:00
Talk
Wasafiri: New Writing Prize 2026
Southbank Centre · SE1
£18Tickets
19:45
Talk
Service95 Book Club: Rewriting Male Tenderness
Southbank Centre · SE1
£17Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Sun 1 Nov

4 events

16:00
Talk
The Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist Readings
Southbank Centre · SE1
£17Tickets
19:30
Talk
London Book Launch Grappling With Ghosts Childhood Memories from Postwar Ireland and London By Dr. James Harvey
Irish Cultural Centre · W6
Tickets
20:00
Talk
Hanif & Carlo Kureishi: Are You With Me Now?
Southbank Centre · SE1
£29Tickets

Also open

Exhibitions and runs on this day

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets

Mon 2 Nov

1 event

Until 22 Nov
Talk
The Practice & Symbolism of Tarot
Seed Talks London · SW9
£35Tickets