Artsy & Creative Events in London

Veronica Ryan in Conversation

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 · All day

Whitechapel Gallery

Art

Veronica Ryan sits down for an in-depth conversation at Whitechapel Gallery, exploring her contemporary sculpture practice and recent commissions. This artist-talk offers insight into her process and the gallery program in east London.

Intimacy Embedded in Clay

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 18:00

London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

Workshop

An intimate pottery workshop at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre that invites you to explore intimacy by embedding your sexual energy into clay. Through guided clay work and reflective prompts, you sculpt a personal representation of your energy to draw on in the future.

Memories

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 19:10

Prince Charles Cinema

Film

Screening of the anime anthology Memories (1995) featuring Magnetic Rose and works by Otomo, Morimoto and Okamura at Prince Charles Cinema.

Little Griefs book launch

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 20:00

The Poetry Society

Literature

Join The Poetry Society for the launch of Little Griefs, a new poetry collection. An intimate evening of readings and reflections on grief, with live performance and conversation in a classic London venue.

Aerial Relaxation Pods: Gong Bath Meditation

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 20:00

The Skylight Centre

Wellness

Experience Aerial Relaxation Pods, London's multi-sensory gong bath meditation at The Skylight Centre. Choose hammocks or padded floor mats as live ambient music, gongs, and aromatherapy lull you into deep calm. A tranquil evening designed to ease mind and body.

Amaarae @ Roundhouse

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 20:00

Roundhouse

Music

Amaarae electrifies Roundhouse in London with fearless neo-soul and experimental pop, her magnetic voice weaving lush electronics, bold choreography, and boundary-pushing energy into a hypnotic night.

The Birds & The Bees

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 20:30

St Saviours Church Pimlico

Music

A refined evening of classical music at St Gabriel's Church Pimlico. The Birds & The Bees offers a nature-inspired program performed in an intimate church setting, highlighting lyrical chamber works and the venue's warm acoustic character.

Bill Frisell @ Cadogan Hall

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 20:30

Cadogan Hall

Music

Guitar legend Bill Frisell with Eyvind Kang conjure intimate, genre-blurring jazz at Cadogan Hall in London, a refined room where delicate textures meet bold, cinematic moods.

Piano Trio Series: Matyas Gayer

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 21:00

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club

Music

Piano Trio Series brings Matyas Gayer to Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club for an intimate night of jazz. The acclaimed trio will weave lyrical melodies, deft counterpoint, and spirited swing inside the club's famed venue, delivering a refined late-evening performance.

Dolphin Hyperspace

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 21:00

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club

Music

Dolphin Hyperspace brings a night of live jazz to London's iconic Ronnie Scott's on 23 April 2026 at 8:00 PM. Expect intimate, improvisational performances in a storied club setting, with top-notch musicians delivering moody, contemporary jazz.

Lianna (1983) Screening with Q&A

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 21:15

Prince Charles Cinema

Film

Lianna (1983) screens at Prince Charles Cinema in London in glorious 35mm, followed by a live Q&A with director John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, a cinematic drama about desire that still stings.

Akira

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 21:45

Prince Charles Cinema

Film

AKIRA lights the Prince Charles Cinema in London with Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cyberpunk masterpiece, 125 minutes of jaw-dropping animation and apocalyptic cityscapes that reshaped anime forever.

Leaves and layering: Botanical gelli printmaking

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

The National Gallery

Art

Leaves and layering: Botanical gelli printmaking at MATERIAL Gallery invites curious creators to press, layer, and print vibrant botanical textures, turning leaves into tactile, one-of-a-kind artworks.

Friday Lates: Poetry Readings with SJ Fowler

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

The National Gallery

Literature

Friday Lates at MATERIAL Gallery invites you into an intimate poetry salon with SJ Fowler, where surreal lines meet sharp conversations, chalk-dust ambience, and a welcoming London crowd.

Friday Lates life drawing: Originary Arts

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

The National Gallery

Art

Friday Lates life drawing: Originary Arts at MATERIAL Gallery invites everyone to loosen lines and imaginations, with guided drawing sessions, warm lighting, and a social, artful after-hours atmosphere.

Stilled Shadows: Magic lantern show with Chloe Aridjis

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

The National Gallery

Music

Stilled Shadows returns to MATERIAL Gallery, a magic-lantern night with Chloe Aridjis weaving vintage projections, live music, and storytelling into a spellbinding London performance that invites all.

Chiaroscuro: Poetic interpretation of light and dark

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

The National Gallery

Literature

A literary salon at the National Gallery exploring light and shadow through poetry and live performance. Chiaroscuro invites audiences to experience art and verse in a gallery setting, with House Members contributing to the exhibition program. An intimate, thought-provoking blend of literature and performance.

Millennium Mambo

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 18:45

Prince Charles Cinema

Film

Millennium Mambo at Prince Charles Cinema in London.

Smerz @ Heaven

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 19:00

Heaven

Music

Smerz @ Heaven at Heaven in London.

The Cremator [Spalovac mrtvol]

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 19:15

Prince Charles Cinema

Film

Juraj Herz's The Cremator at Prince Charles Cinema blends surreal horror with bleak humor, a 1969 Prague-set tale of a cremator whose impulses spiral, part Dr Strangelove wit, part Repulsion dread.

Orlando on 35mm with Sally Potter

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 19:30

Rio Cinema

Film

Screening of Sally Potter's 35mm adaptation of Orlando at Rio Cinema. Tilda Swinton stars as a gender-fluid Elizabethan figure across centuries in a witty, visually lush biopic inspired by Virginia Woolf.

Primavera

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 20:00

Picturehouse Cinemas

Film

Primavera screens at Picturehouse Cinemas on 24 April 2026 at 7:00 PM. This feature presentation offers distinctive storytelling in a stylish, intimate art-house setting, perfect for film lovers seeking a thoughtfully crafted cinema experience.

Rose of Nevada

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 20:00

Curzon Cinemas Limited

Film

Rose of Nevada screens at Curzon Cinemas in London, a Cornish maritime mystery about a vanished fishing boat; eerie, heart-breaking, and wonderful, as Mark Kermode calls it.

Disney's The Lion King

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 20:30

The Lyceum Theatre

Disney's The Lion King at The Lyceum Theatre in London is a spectacular musical, delivering iconic visuals and performances to the West End stage.

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