PARTNER EVENTS
2 September | Behind the Scenes at The London Archives | The London Archives
A tour and document viewing showing what goes on behind the scenes at the archives. (£5)
3–13 September | London Podcast Festival 2026 | Kings Place
The 11th edition of Europe’s first major podcast festival, with live shows across the building and selected performances streamed worldwide. Tickets from £13.
10 September | Caroline Malcolm Boulton on Dickens’s Women | Charles Dickens Museum
An exhibition talk on the women in Dickens’s life and work, available in person and online. Free.
13 September | Postal Workers Open Day | The Postal Museum
An open day for current and former Royal Mail and Post Office staff.
13 September | Bartholomew LaFollette & Friends | Conway Hall
The opening concert of Conway Hall’s autumn Sunday Concerts season. Season tickets available.
13 September | Dorothy L Sayers Bloomsbury | Camden Tour Guides Association
A guided walk through the Bloomsbury of Sayers’s novels and her own working life.
16 September | International Conference on Trustworthy Digital Infrastructure 2026 | The Alan Turing Institute
A day-long conference on building digital infrastructure people can rely on.
16 September | Ismailis of China: History, Culture and Tradition | Institute of Ismaili Studies
Dr Amier Saidula on the social history and cultural life of the Ismaili Tajiks in Xinjiang. In person and online.
17 September | Frame Rush Screendance Festival 2026 | The Place
A one-day festival of dance made for screen.
20 September | From Peter Pan to the Time Machine | Camden Tour Guides Association
A guided walk through the literary landmarks of the area.
22 September–10 October | The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media) | New Diorama Theatre
A multimedia investigation from BÉZNĂ Theatre into mainstream media, public opinion and state crime.
24 September | Wellcome Collection Lates: The Friendship Effect | Wellcome Collection
A late-opening evening exploring friendship, with BSL interpretation and relaxed provision. Free.
24 September | BSL Tours of The Postal Museum and Mail Rail | The Postal Museum
British Sign Language tours of both exhibitions, including a ride on Mail Rail.
24 September | One Nucleus: Genesis 2026 Launch | London Bioscience Innovation Centre
The launch event for Genesis 2026, One Nucleus’s annual life sciences conference.
25 September | The Real World of the Bayeux Tapestry | British Museum
Curator Michael Lewis and medievalist Leonie Hicks bring the 11th century alive. Online lecture. (£50)
28 September | The Night Shift at The Water Rats | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Mozart duos, trios and quartets for strings, in a King’s Cross pub. It’s not NOT opera.
29 September | Pre-Festival: E.M. Forster, The Buckinghams and Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury Festival
A talk and Q&A opening the E.M. Forster exhibition at Camden Archives. Free, walk-in.
1–31 October | Bloomsbury Festival 2026 | Bloomsbury Festival
A month-long festival across Bloomsbury, King’s Cross and Holborn, with 127 events. Many are free and walk-in.
2 October | Through the Studio Doors: Meet the Makers of Cockpit Bloomsbury | Cockpit
An open studios day meeting the makers working at Cockpit’s Bloomsbury site.
8–17 October | Trans People Are Awful | Camden People’s Theatre
Amy Lauffer Neff’s solo show, set in North-East Scotland.
9 October | Bayeux Late: Medieval Making | British Museum
An opening festival evening for the Bayeux Tapestry, with workshops and activities. Free.
9 & 10 October | A Place to Dance | The Place
Presented with Dance Umbrella.
13 October | Towards a New Global Multilateralism | Institute of Ismaili Studies
A book launch with Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the HCCH, at the Aga Khan Centre.
13–24 October | STUFFED | New Diorama Theatre
Physicality, electronica and testimony from the frontlines of the UK’s food banks.
14 October | Lunch Hour Lecture: Student London — 200 Years of Student Life in the Capital | University College London
Part of UCL’s free public lecture series, marking the university’s bicentenary. Free.
14 October | Can We Reclaim Childhood from Big Tech? | Conway Hall
Beeban Kidron and Sandi Toksvig in conversation.
18 October | Relaxed Opening: The Coming of Age | Wellcome Collection
A relaxed afternoon opening of the exhibition, with adjusted lighting and sound. Free.
19 October | qUCL Annual Lecture: ‘Changing Gender’ with Susan Stryker | University College London
The annual lecture of UCL’s queer research network.
21 October–7 November | The Only Brown Deaf Man in England | Camden People’s Theatre
A Deaf Bengali amateur batsman navigating British life since the 1970s. Co-produced with Fuse Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester.
21–28 October | Our Village Art Trail | Cockpit
A week-long art trail through Holborn.
22 October | Jewish Holocaust Memory and East German Antifascism | Leo Baeck Institute
Alexander Walther on the role Jewish survivors played in the GDR’s cultural debate on the Holocaust. At the German Historical Institute.
EXHIBITIONS
Until 6 September | Extra/Ordinary Women | Charles Dickens Museum
A special exhibition exploring the overlooked women in Dickens’s life and work. Included with admission.
Until 19 September | Embroidery Traditions of Afghanistan | SOAS Gallery
Afghan embroidery drawn from the Karun Thakar collection, developed with the V&A. Free.
Until 22 September | From Sylhet to St Pancras: Bengali History in Camden, 1970–2000 | Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre
Three decades of Bengali life in Camden, at Holborn Library. Free.
10 September 2026–11 July 2027 | The Bayeux Tapestry | British Museum
A historic loan from France, and the largest cultural event in the district this year. Ticketed.
16 September–25 October | Process | Central Saint Martins
A graduate showcase in the Lethaby Gallery exploring the imperfect, iterative and collaborative parts of the creative journey. Free.
1 October 2026–31 January 2027 | Korea | British Museum
A major special exhibition. Ticketed.
1 October 2026–31 July 2027 | Two Centuries Here | University College London
A multi-space exhibition marking UCL’s bicentenary, in the Wilkins Building. Opens with the Bloomsbury Festival. Free.
Until 29 October | America and London | The London Archives
Marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, at the City of London Heritage Gallery. Free.
22 October 2026–March 2027 | A Place to Call Home: Poverty and Housing in London | Senate House Library
A new exhibition on London’s long housing crisis.
30 October 2026–20 June 2027 | Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery | British Library
A major exhibition on the woman behind the books. Ticketed.
Until 29 November | The Coming of Age | Wellcome Collection
Experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to older age. Free.
Until 25 February 2027 | Londoners on Trial | The London Archives
Law and order in London from medieval times to the present. Free.
17–20 September | Root Cause: Fashion Made from Waste | Fabrica X
Garments, accessories and homeware handmade by Exiled from consumer returns, surplus stock, factory offcuts and forgotten natural fibres. Leather-making, customisation and sewing workshops run alongside. Free general admission, workshops ticketed.