Your London shortlist, twice a week
Monday 2 November
This week in London,
picked for you
6 picks + one Londoner Perk.
Londoner Perk
2-for-1 pasta at Bella Italia
Buy one main pasta dish and get the second free until 13 November.
2–13 November. Sign up for a unique code. Cheapest main pasta is free. Participating restaurants only. London Paddington is excluded. Terms apply.
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Free
Free to do, worth knowing about.
Southbank Centre Winter Market
The riverside chalets are back today, with street food, warming drinks, independent traders and gifts beside the Thames.
South Bank · 2 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 · Free entry; purchases extra
Zaha Hadid: Architecture of Performance
Opens tomorrow. Drawings, models and archive pieces show how Zaha Hadid’s architecture met stage design, dance and music.
Clerkenwell · 3 Nov 2026 – 27 March 2027 · Free
This week
On now and worth knowing about.
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse...and You
Original drawings and early sketches show how Charlie Mackesy worked up the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse.
Dulwich · 3 Nov 2026 – 7 Feb 2027 · Included with gallery admission
Pitchfork Music Festival London
Alternative and independent gigs across London venues all week, wrapping up on Sunday 8 November.
Across London · 2–8 Nov 2026 · Tickets vary
Date idea
For a memorable day (or night).
London Korean Film Festival 2026
Swap a standard cinema date for Korean films, from new releases to special screenings at BFI Southbank, Ciné Lumière and the ICA.
Across London · 2–16 Nov 2026 · Tickets vary
Wildcard
A less obvious pick to try this week.
Art for Youth London 2026
A four-day show of work by emerging and established artists at Mall Galleries, raising money for the youth charity UK Youth.
St James’s · 3–6 Nov 2026 · Free daytime 4–6 Nov; evenings ticketed
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