October 2023

• King Lear
• 10 brilliant film festivals to check out in London this winter
• Hotboozapalooza 2023 competition terms and conditions
• The Dante Project
• Lay Down Your Burdens
• Brilliant Corners' Day Parties
• Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell
• Rambert: Death Trap
• BalletBoyz: England on Fire
• Ladbroke Grove could be getting this £1.3 billion housing development
• Evelyn's Table
• Purgatory Bar
• Avanti is cutting dozens of London-Manchester rail services from this weekend
• Massively acclaimed AR show ‘Kagami’ is coming to the Roundhouse this winter
• New Year’s Eve Fireworks in London: how to get tickets
• Ideal Home Show Christmas
• We’re hosting a hot cocktails party in London this week – and you’re invited
• Tottenham Literature Festival 2023
• Tina Fey’s ‘Mean Girls’ musical is finally coming to London
• This old library in east London is being turned into a café and heritage centre
• Frog
• Parts of the Piccadilly Line are getting a multimillion-pound glow-up
• Electrowerkz
• Christmas at Eltham Palace
• Patty & Bun
• Día de los Muertos at One Hundred Shoreditch
• After 195 years, Britain’s oldest casino has closed in Mayfair
• Two of the world’s highest-earning tourist attractions are in London
• London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display just got a lot more expensive
• This area is London’s new cultural centre, apparently
• Boy Parts
• Wimbledon is about to get much, much bigger
• One in four flights leave this London airport more than half-empty
• Mu
• clueQuest
• Bike Shed Motorcycle Club
• Bermondsey Bierkeller
• Diwali Festival
• Desi Diwali at Heaven
• Eight London restaurants have just been added to the Michelin guide
• The Cult of Beauty
• TfL may soon have to refund 500,000 parking tickets
• Christmas at Portobello
• Turning Earth Winter Ceramics Market
• Chew Fun
• BBC Earth Experience
• Part of the District Line is closed for three days this week
• You can ride vintage red buses in London for free next week
• Honey & Co. Daily
• Portobello 177
• Lyonesse
• R.W. Wolf Barbers Monument
• Claudette Johnson: ‘Presence’
• Iconic ‘90s film ‘Cruel Intentions’ is coming to the West End as a musical
• Oslo Hackney
• The scandalous stories behind six London statues
• S Club at London’s O2 Arena: timings, tickets, potential setlist and everything you need to know
• Beauty superstore Sephora is opening its second UK outlet in London next month
• Iconic London restaurateur Mr Chow stars in a new documentary
• One-day Travelcards in London have just been saved – but there’s a catch
• Now on the market: the Mayfair mansion of Princess Diana’s step-grandmother Dame Barbara Cartland
• London is now home to the UK’s most expensive steak
• Zach Blas: ‘Cultus’
• Ealing Film Festival
• Tiroler Hut
• Three of the UK’s most popular bakeries are in London
• Over 130,000 Londoners will soon get a ten percent pay rise
• ‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’ episode 12: Paul Feig in Mayfair
• ‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’ is Time Out’s brilliant new podcast
• How to play London’s viral tube ‘Metro Memory’ game
• The Confessions
• Carols by Candlelight at the Freemason’s Hall
• A massive stage version of ‘The Hunger Games’ is coming to London next year
• Night of the Raving Dead
• Beavertown’s Flightmare on Old Street
• San Lorenzo
• Christmas Design Collective at Connaught Village
• Walking with The Snowman art trail
• You’ll be able to get free pasta at these London tube stations on World Pasta Day
• French Film Festival
• Marylebone Village Christmas Lights
• London now has an entire gallery dedicated to transport posters
• Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Boundless
• Vagina Museum
• This London retirement home is officially the UK’s best new building
• ‘If Not Now, When?’
• The most satanic things we saw at the Satanic Flea Market
• Plans have been revealed for a massive glow-up of the Strand
• London’s tourist numbers have officially bounced back to pre-pandemic levels
• Bar Lina
• Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz
• A Woman Walks into a Bank
• Oh What a Lovely War
• She Stoops to Conquer
• Feeling Afraid as If Something Terrible is Going to Happen
• Flip!
• Two more tube stations now have these iconic maze designs
• Mates in Chelsea
• Japan: Myths to Manga
• Lutz Bacher: Aye!
• London’s Superloop bus network is massively expanding in spring 2024
• London’s coolest new skate ramp is in... a museum
• The Macmillan Carol Concert
• Exclusive: take a first look at London’s swankiest new cinema
• Club Curling
• Carols by Candlelight
• Black Sabbath – The Ballet
• Spitalfields Christmas Market
• Now on the market: the Mayfair townhouse of Beatles manager Brian Epstein
• Holy Sheep
• Charcoal Champ Chinese BBQ
• Lao Dao
• TRIBE Canary Wharf
• These five London postcodes have the fastest-rising rents
• Good Friend Chinese Restaurant
• David Hockney: Drawing From Life review
• Vegan Nights
• Ye Ye Noodle & Dumpling
• Canton Taste
• Dr Noodle
• Panda Dim Sum
• The West End is getting a brand-new ice rink this Christmas
• This London pizzeria is giving away 5,000 free pizzas
• This London museum is officially one of the most-visited in Europe
• Andaz London Liverpool Street
• Digga D: ‘There are no teenagers outside enjoying life, they’re all on TikTok’
• The Flea
• This is the worst London borough to be in during a zombie apocalypse, apparently
• Beloved north London restaurant The Tamil Prince is opening a new pub in Islington
• This swanky London pasta chain is selling dishes for just £5 on World Pasta Day
• Shoryu Ramen Soho
• Shoryu Ramen Regent Street
• Shoryu Ramen Liverpool Street
• Shoryu Ramen Covent Garden
• Shoryu Ramen Carnaby
• Gourmet doughnut shop Longboys is opening two new London outlets
• You can get your portrait taken by legendary photographer Rankin in London this weekend
• Christina Quarles: Tripping Over My Joy
• Pilar Corrias
• The National Theatre is experimenting with 6:30pm start times
• Luke Combs at London’s O2 Arena: timings, tickets, potential setlist and everything you need to know
• Five London bars have been named the best in the world
• First look: inside Kurt Geiger’s massive, dazzling new flagship store on Oxford Street
• Portia Coughlan
• Anna Uddenberg: Home Wreckers
• Paul O’Grady is being honoured by a new hospital at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
• After 15 years, Jersey Boys will close on the West End
• Travelodge wants to build 100 new hotels in London
• Now on the market: Johnny Rotten’s rockstar home in Chelsea
• ‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’ episode 11: Ania Magliano in Haggerston
• North London now has four dazzling new cycle routes
• This London neighbourhood is officially one of the coolest in the world
• Carnaby Christmas Lights
• The World’s Smallest Bar Crawl
• All London Underground and Overground stations will soon be equipped with these life-saving devices
• Eggslut is opening a brand-new branch in east London
• These gorgeous Bermondsey railway arches are getting a £1.5 million makeover
• London’s best samosa has been crowned
• Our favourite pumpkin dishes to try in London this Halloween
• Skateboard
• The Devil Wears Prada
• The Rosarium
• LEAFF: London East Asia Film Festival 2024
• Totteridge Fireworks Night
• The Future of London Art: Rachel Jones
• Anne-Marie has announced a free, intimate London show ahead of her global arena tour
• Sunset Boulevard
• Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2024
• London pubs could soon be allowed to open much later on Sundays
• This London neighbourhood is the first in the UK with a £100,000 average income
• The Laslett
• 13 secret spots to explore in King’s Cross
• Southbank Centre Winter Market 2024
• The best things to do in King’s Cross
• The Blackwall Tunnel will close for several days later this month
• Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global style
• Nicole Eisenman: What Happened
• Christmas Duck Pond Market
• Hotboozapalooza
• Georgian Illuminations
• London is officially the world’s most Instagrammable city to visit in autumn
• Blink-182 at London’s O2 Arena: timings, potential setlist and everything you need to know
• These spectacular shots triumphed at the 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards
• This London pizzeria is offering pizzas for just £4.50
• London will be the world’s first car-free city, according to a new survey
• Five London restaurants won big at the Asian Restaurant & Takeaway Awards 2023
• Pizza people! A new Yard Sale restaurant is opening in south London
• A brand-new Santander Cycles bike station has opened in south London
• Here’s the exact date that Covent Garden’s famous Christmas lights will be turned on
• Here’s how TfL has partnered with Google Maps to make London safer for cyclists
• Two London restaurants won big at the National Curry Awards 2023
• South London is getting this massive new housing development
• Eight London pizzerias have made it to the final of the National Pizza Awards 2023
• Londoners have one of the world’s most attractive accents, according to Americans
• The British Museum wants you (yes, you!) to help find its stolen items
• This extremely rare Picasso is now on display in London
• The Vagina Museum is officially reopening
• Now on the market: this rare, glamorous house on Soho Square
• This 1940s steam train is returning to London this Christmas
• A brand-new embankment on the Thames has opened in west London
• Live Aid, the world's most famous gig, is becoming a musical
• This is the only London chippy to make it to the final of the National Fish & Chip Awards 2024
• Revealed: London’s busiest tube stations in 2023
• This architectural masterpiece in west London is now on Airbnb
• These London bars are giving away free G&Ts this week – here’s how to get yours
• Draconid meteor shower 2023: when it peaks in London and how to watch
• A train has been named in honour of a rail worker who fought ‘whites-only’ rule
• Treason the Musical
• Death of England: Closing Time
• Counter 71
• Blue Mist
• The last days of the Bethnal Green gasholders
• Underbelly Boulevard Soho
• The future of London art
• Revealed: TfL’s big red London bus action plan
• Zata
• Lidl Chateaux Noir
• The Future of London Art: Glen Pudvine
• The Future of London Art: Olivia Sterling
• The Future of London Art: Paloma Proudfoot
• The Future of London Art: Adam Farah-Saad
• The Future of London Art: Rosie Gibbens
• The Future of London Art: RIP Germain
• The Future of London Art: Rene Matić
• The Future of London Art: Jenkin Van Zyl
• The Empress
• Scream on the Green
• Hallowed Peak: Lunar Festival
• Passing
• Knocking on the Wall
• UVA: Synchronicity
• Here’s how you can get super-cheap pints at Rugby World Cup screenings in London
• Hiroshi Sugimoto
• The Interview
• ‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’ episode 10: Derren Brown in Hoxton
• What It Means
• Hadestown
• Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett
• A View from the Bridge
• The Descent
• Colab Bankside
• Our obsession with content is ruining restaurants, one post at a time
• Phantom Pipes: Silent Halloween Classics With Live Organ
• Frieze London 2023
• Halloween VR Arcade
• El Anatsui: Behind The Red Moon
• Avery Singer: Free Fall
• Hayley Squires and Joseph Quinn: ‘It takes bravery to make big swings in this business’
• Drumsheds
• Gareth Cadwallader: ‘Let Me See The Colts’
• Octopolis
• Shooting Hedda Gabler
• The 11 best hotels near King's Cross
• Daido Moriyama: A Retrospective
• Daisy Collingridge: Splanchnic
• Sky High Halloween at Skylight Bars
• Halloween In-Concert Films
• Witch Perfect Hocus Pocus Drag Show
• Outhaus
• This London borough has been named the best place in the UK to raise a family
• Smokey Kudu
• The Millennium Bridge will close for three weeks for urgent repairs
• Victoria station is getting a massive makeover
• First look: UCL’s dazzling, futuristic new campus in east London
• Oh No, George!
• Georg Baselitz: Sculptures 2011-2015
• The Job Centre Pub
• Pied Piper: A Hip-Hop Family Musical
• 5 Seconds of Summer at London’s O2 Arena: timings and everything you need to know
• There's a new Sir David Attenborough waxwork at Madame Tussauds
• London is losing pubs faster than anywhere else in England
• Old Friends
• ‘Re/Sisters: A Lens on Gender and Ecology’
• Sputnik Sweetheart
• An immersive Christmas dive bar will open deep underneath Waterloo this winter
• Ghosts of the Near Future
• Manic Street Creature
• Trueman and the Arsonists
• The Night Woman
• The Boy
• London has just been named the best city in the world
• ‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’ episode 9: Fern Brady in Catford
• Experts are warning that Paris's mutant bedbugs could come to London
• Why is finding a house share such a nightmare right now?
• Woody Harrelson and Andy Serkis will star in outrageous stage comedy ‘Ulster American’ this Christmas
• Philip Guston
• The Nag’s Head
• Meetings
• Appetite Halloween
• Chishuru
• Hawksmoor Wood Wharf
• Sylvie Fleury: S.F.
• A baby beaver has been born in London for the first time in 400 years
• Owners
• Halloween Fright Night at the Movies
• Gentlemen
• Haunted Takeover at The Mandrake
• Halloween Soirée at The Mansion
• The Foreigners’ Panto
• Bold Elephant
• This London uni made the top 10 in the World University Rankings
• Nine art exhibitions and events we can't wait to see in October 2023
• Creepy Crypt Visit at Westminster Abbey
• The Prince Arthur
• Hampstead Heath Conker Championship
• Peckham Conker Championships
• New Scientist Live
• Park Nights