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London events Near Covent Garden

See what’s on near Covent Garden with our guide to the best events, theatre shows, music concerts, comedy gigs and exhibitions taking place in London

October 2024

The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre Will Cornley Drama Society crack under the pressure of putting on a new show?

Disneys The Lion King Musical (with songs by Elton John) The story of Simba and his Serengeti adventures with amazing animal puppetry

Back To The Future Musical at the Adelphi Theatre Marty McFly and Doc Browns time-travelling adventures have been turned into a musical

Mamma Mia - ABBAs smash-hit West End musical Based on the hit movie about three dads turning up to a Greek island wedding

Roald Dahls Matilda The Musical - Music by Tim Minchin Roald Dahls childrens story about Matilda teaching the grown-ups a lesson

SIX - Henry VIIIs wives as modern pop princesses Henry VIIIs wives have discovered girl power and take to the stage to tell their Tudor tales

Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre A WW2 operation where we fooled the enemy by stuffing plans into a well-dressed corpse

Stand-Up Comedy at Seven Dials Covent Garden A line-up of hilarious stand-up comedians right in the heart of Londons West End

Showstopper Improvised Musical ad-libbed each night A made-up musical ad-libbed each night from the audience suggestions

Mean Girls The Musical at the Savoy Theatre Tina Feys movie about the Queen Bees of North Shore High is now a West End musical

West End Boogie Shoes – Silent Disco Walking Tour Put on some magic headphones and strut your stuff around Londons West End

Twilight Food & Drinks Tour – Soho West End & Chinatown Sample some delicious food and drink in Sohos best cafes pubs and restaurants

Gordon Ramsays Savoy Grill – 3-Course Lunch for Two Treat yourself to a 3-course meal in the luxurious surroundings of Gordon Ramseys Savoy Grill

Batman Unmasked – Movie props costumes and comics Celebrate the Caped Crusaders 85th birthday with a collection of props and costumes

Gershwins Rhapsody In Blue by Candlelight Hear pianist Nafis Umerkulova performing Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue by candlelight

Mozart & Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight on Shaftesbury Avenue The Belmont Ensemble will be playing a candlelit concert at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

The Lehman Trilogy (Lehman Brothers financial collapse) The story of the Lehman Brothers firm right up to its collapse during the financial crisis

Monet & London – Views of the Thames at the Courtauld Monets atmospheric paintings of Parliament Waterloo Bridge and the River Thames

Medieval Multiplied: A Gothic Ivory and its Reproductions See Gothic ivory carvings displayed alongside reproductions of the same piece

November 2024

Vivaldis Four Seasons by Candlelight on Shaftesbury Avenue Enjoy some Vivaldi in a beautiful candlelit concert at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Christmas lights in London – All the switch-on dates in 2024 Watch the Christmas lights being switched-on in Oxford Street and Regent Street

Micky Flanagans If Ever We Needed It at the Theatre Royal Micky Flanagan is back on tour with his follow-up to the record-breaking An Another Fing

Skate – Christmas ice rink at Somerset House The prettiest ice rink in London with a Christmas tree and cafe and seasonal shops

Christmas lights walking tour around London See the lights down Oxford Street and the big Christmas tree standing in Trafalgar Square

December 2024

Sigourney Weaver in Shakespeares The Tempest Hollywood legend Sigourney Weaver will be starring as Prospero in Shakespeares The Tempes

January 2025

New Years Day Parade 2025 Celebrate the start of 2025 with a parade of acrobats cheerleaders and marching bands

May 2025

Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival Watch a Punch & Judy show and brass band procession around Covent Garden