Literary-art Events in London

Check out happening literary-art events all around London, EN

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Sun 13:00 & 18:10

 Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Fri 14:00 & 19:07

 Fri, 22 May at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

Ocean Vuong in conversation at Emmanuel Centre, London

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 18 to 25

GALA Festival

 Fri, 22 May at 11:00 am Peckham Rye Park

LUMINISCENCE: The new 360° projection concert at London’s Westminster Cathedral

 Wed, 01 Jul Westminster Cathedral

Inter Alia

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm Wyndham's Theatre GBP 19 to 303

An Evening with Eckhart Tolle in London

 Sat, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm ICC Auditorium GBP 44 to 212

Brandon Sanderson in conversation with Joe Abercrombie - London

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 18 to 39

An Evening with Douglas Stuart

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 18 to 63

An Evening with Gabor Maté - London, UK - 13th September 2026

 Sun, 13 Sep at 07:30 pm Eventim Apollo

Kimberly Akimbo

 Fri, 28 Aug at 07:30 pm Hampstead Theatre GBP 49 to 134

Elizabeth Strout in conversation at St. James’s Church, London

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm St James's Church Piccadilly GBP 14 to 30

Borough Market's Evening of Seafood

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Borough Market

Shakespeare's Globe - As You Like It

 Sun, 16 Aug at 06:30 pm Globe Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe

5x15: History's Untold Stories

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 35 to 60

Time to Trust Tour: London

 Wed, 08 Jul at 07:30 pm indigo at The O2

INSPIRED: Juergen Teller

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Sarabande Foundation: Established by Lee Alexander McQueen GBP 9 to 10

Cyrano de Bergerac

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:30 pm Noel Coward Theatre GBP 19 to 182

ARMIA at The Underworld - London

 Sat, 11 Jul at 06:00 pm The Underworld Camden

Richard Armitage in conversation at French Protestant Church, London

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm French Protestant Church of London GBP 14 to 20

Fredrik Backman In Conversation at Conway Hall

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm Conway Hall GBP 15 to 22

Lucy Worsley’s All-Time Favourite Women

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm St Marylebone Parish Church GBP 15 to 40

Esquire Sessions with Joseph Fiennes

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Soho House 76 Dean Street GBP 15

FOYLES PRIDE FEST: Saturday Ticket

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm Foyles GBP 15 to 25

London, England: David Nihill at the Leicester Square Theatre

Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm Leicester Square Theatre

Is reading in decline? Lee Child on the power of literature

 Mon, 08 Jun at 01:00 pm The RSA Free

What's Wrong With Angry?

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm King's Head Theatre GBP 13 to 47

An Evening with David Sedaris

 Wed, 08 Jul at 07:30 pm Royal Festival Hall

The Observer Book Club: Braver New World

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm RSA House, London WC2N 6EZ Free

Fonda Lee in-conversation event with Forbidden Planet

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 pm 179 Shaftesbury Ave GBP 6 to 22

The leader the world needs: Appointing the next UN Secretary-General

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Central Hall Westminster Free

Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in London, UK!

 Fri, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm indigo at The O2

An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell - London

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:30 pm The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) GBP 18 to 38

Scott Bennett, Sharon Wanjohi, Elis James (MC Peter Flanagan)

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Crystal Palace Subway GBP 20

Tour: Memorials and memory

 Sat, 09 May at 12:00 pm Westminster Abbey GBP 12

Midnight Romance Roadshow: Lucy Score, Liz Tomforde & Meghan Quinn – London

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 20 to 55

Let's Talk about Romantasy: A Panel Discussion

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 15

5x15: Live at The Tabernacle: May 2026

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm The Tabernacle GBP 30 to 40

SlaughterFest 2026

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm HarperCollins Publishers Ltd GBP 17

THE DISAPPEARERS: Marlon James at St James's Piccadilly

 Tue, 22 Sep at 07:00 pm St James's Piccadilly GBP 15 to 30

Sarah A. Parker in conversation with Sophia Tuxford at Emmanuel Centre

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 18 to 36

Veronica Roth in conversation with Tasha Suri at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 28

Talia Hibbert in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Wed, 22 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 16

Gilles Peterson, Radioactive Man, Cassy, Rob Mello, Seth Troxler, Prosumer, Todd Terje, Dyed Soundorom, Steffi, Todd Edwards, Hunee, Sonja Moonear, Benji B, Saoirse, Virginia, Mala, Ikonika, Bjørn Torske, Axel Boman, John Talabot, Midland, Mad Professor, Lil' Louis, Antal, Pariah, Moxie, Objekt, Christian AB, Mika, Call Super, Tasha, DjRUM, Deviation, CC:DISCO!, Chaos In The CBD, Palms Trax, Detroit In Effect, Paranoid London, Cecilio, The Oscillation, musclecars, Facta, Jennifer Loveless, Novelist, Sedef Adasi, CASISDEAD, Peach, Or:la, D Double E, DJ Seinfeld, CCL, Talaboman, Verraco, Dee Diggs, Priori, Conducta, Elkka, Kleo, Logic1000, BASHKKA, X CLUB., Isaac Carter, NIKS, Tim Reaper, Amaliah, BAKEY, Surusinghe, Carré, Hamdi, Sticky Dub, Mia Koden, Minna, bullet tooth, Beatrice M., Oscar Farrell, George Daniel, Giggs, K-Lone, Mala, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy in Greater London

 Fri, 22 May at 02:00 pm

Wellness Event hosted with Gigi Grassia

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am Wellness 360 GBP 40

Carlo Rovelli: Lessons on Physics and Philosophy

 Thu, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 34 to 70

Love’s Labour’s Lost

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:30 pm Shakespeare's Globe GBP 7 to 103

BELLE SCAR LIVE AT KINGS PLACE

 Thu, 21 May at 08:00 pm King's Place GBP 25

Matt Haig: the Midnight Train

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm Garrick Theatre

HOOPLA: The School of Night! BEINGS! and My Sons!

 Thu, 21 May at 07:45 pm Hoopla Impro at The Miller GBP 10

Elizabeth Day in conversation with Sara Collins at St. James's Church

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm St James's Piccadilly GBP 15 to 22

Hope in the Shadow of Unnatural Extinctions

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm The Royal Society Free

African Cultural Celebration world cup edition

 Sat, 11 Jul at 02:00 pm W2 5DP GBP 12 to 22

Admission - Oct26 - Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities & UnNatural History

 Thu, 01 Oct at 03:00 pm The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities GBP 9 to 13

Reporting From the Front Lines, with Lyse Doucet

 Tue, 15 Sep at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 11 to 59

Bhagavad Gita talk at the UK Parliament: Dhruv Chhatralia’s 450th talk

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm Boothroyd Room Free

Noda Map – 320°F

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:30 pm Sadler's Wells GBP 19 to 121

Uncovering the Epstein Story

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:30 pm Conway Hall GBP 20 to 70

Hysterical Reading Party

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Secret Central London Venue GBP 174

An Evening With Lisa Jewell at Lund Theatre, London

 Sat, 04 Jul at 07:00 pm Lund Theatre GBP 12 to 22

An Evening with Brooklyn Author Colm Tóibín: The News From Dublin

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 22 to 66

Bradley Riches in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 20

An Evening With Shannon Chakraborty - French Protestant Church, London

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm French Protestant Church of London GBP 8 to 26

The Mountain Goats

Wed, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm Lower Clapton Rd Greater London E5 0PD

Discourse: Discoveries at the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn (Theatre)

 Fri, 24 Jul at 07:20 pm The Royal Institution of Great Britain GBP 0 to 21

Taste Film presents Moulin Rouge! (2001)

 Thu, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm Parlour GBP 100

The New Silencing: Women, Politics and the Rise of the Manosphere

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Conway Hall GBP 15 to 30

Being Mr Wickham

 Sun, 31 May at 07:30 pm Garrick Theatre GBP 36 to 79

Samantha Shannon & Naomi Ishiguro with Katherine Webber - Piccadilly

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 28

FABIANO CAMBOTA - O SEXY SÊNIOR

 Sun, 21 Jun at 05:30 pm 21Soho GBP 22 to 39

Acrylicize presents JOY 2026 (FIRST PHASE LINEUP ANNOUNCED)

 Thu, 25 Jun at 12:00 pm Acrylicize Free

HELLO! Presents The Real Diana LIVE

 Wed, 24 Jun at 01:30 pm Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences, London GBP 70

FOYLES PRIDE FEST: Girls Uninterrupted

 Sat, 27 Jun at 04:30 pm Foyles GBP 5 to 8

Exploring Power, Play & Pleasure with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey

 Sun, 28 Jun at 06:30 pm 21Soho GBP 6 to 35

FOYLES PRIDE FEST: Sunday Ticket

 Sun, 28 Jun at 12:30 pm Foyles GBP 10 to 15

Not Improving Myself - A Comedy Show by Monica Hsueh in London

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:15 pm The Coach House Piccadilly GBP 10

Being bionic (family)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm The Royal Institution of Great Britain GBP 8 to 21

Why You Keep Snapping: When exhaustion becomes rage

 Mon, 29 Jun at 07:00 pm 21Soho GBP 12 to 34

Hannah Kaner in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Thu, 30 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 25

5x15 Special: What Makes a Masterpiece? Lachlan Goudie & Simon Schama

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm Conway Hall GBP 32 to 75

The Cherry Orchard

 Sat, 03 Oct at 07:30 pm Harold Pinter Theatre GBP 31 to 200

The Candid Book Club and Tayari Jones at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones Piccadilly GBP 10 to 25

The Distraction Epidemic: Unlocking the Power of Awareness

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:00 pm Friends House GBP 17 to 44

Admission - Sep26 - Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities & UnNatural History

 Tue, 01 Sep at 03:00 pm The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities GBP 9 to 13

Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC) 2026

 Sat, 31 Oct at 09:00 am Hilton London Metropole GBP 20 to 79

Wellcome Collection Lates: Shaping Age

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm Wellcome Collection Free

Woody Cook, LoVeDoGz, Pete Bennett (DJ Set)& SarahTonin @ The Magic Garden

 Fri, 26 Jun at 09:00 pm The Magic Garden GBP 6

THE ANNIVERSARY: Andrea Bajani in Conversation with Hisham Matar

 Mon, 29 Jun at 07:00 pm 107 Charing Cross Rd GBP 8 to 16

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm Soho Place London W1D 3BG

Afternoon tea with Juliet Sear: cooking for the screen

 Fri, 24 Jul at 03:00 pm Food & Drink Studio, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 40

An Evening with the International Booker Prize 2026 winner - Piccadilly

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 10

Stephen O’Malley + Dawn Terry

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm I K L E C T I K

Poetic Temple x The Africa Centre Archives (The Lyrical Pugilists)

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm The Africa Centre GBP 6 to 17

ТЪРЖЕСТВЕН КОНЦЕРТ-СПЕКТАКЪЛ ПОСВЕТЕН НА БЪЛГАРСКАТА ЛИТЕРАТУРА И КУЛТУРА

 Fri, 22 May at 05:30 pm The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Free

HCC presents THE STUART HALL PROJECT (dir. John Akomfrah) + Guests

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Chestnuts Community Centre GBP 0 to 17

The Glad Comedy Club 25 May 2026

 Mon, 25 May at 07:00 pm Gladstone Arms, Lant Street, London, UK GBP 6 to 12

Nathan Outlaw: The Food Behind the Pages Supper Club

 Fri, 31 Jul at 06:30 pm Food & Drink Studio, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 109 to 131

Dolma & Baklava Masterclass and Dinner with Ozlem Warren

 Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm Food & Drink Studio, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 70

Admission - Nov26 - Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities & UnNatural History

 Sun, 01 Nov at 12:00 pm The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities GBP 9 to 13

London Trans Choir Presents: Trans Talent Show

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:30 pm Colours Hoxton GBP 12 to 17