The London Weekend: 31st October - 2nd November

🎃 Halloween, Fireworks, and Fiestas

October 30, 2025

The London Weekend

Friday 31st October - Sunday 2nd November

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Don’t miss the biggest art event this Autumn: Wimbledon Art Fair, 6-9 November.

Explore over 180 open art studios and find your next unique masterpiece. From painters to ceramicists, printmakers to photographers, and everything in between, you’ll find thousands of original artworks for all tastes and budgets.

Pre-book your free ticket for a chance to win £200 to spend on art at the show!

Dates: Thursday 6th November – Sunday 9th November

Price: Free

Spooky season has arrived, and London has plenty of ways for you to celebrate. There are spooky movie screenings at the Rooftop Film Club in Peckham or the Prince Charles Theatre in Leicester Square. Watch the galleries come alive after dark at Halloween Lates at the Science Museum, explore spooky light trails at Kenwood House or Kew Gardens, or dance the night away at London’s biggest Halloween party at Electric Brixton.

Dates: Friday 31st October

Price: Various prices

​London’s bonfire night events are back with a bang, with events taking place across the next two weekends. This weekend features some of the biggest displays at Blackheath, Battersea Park, Alexandra Palace, and Richmond.

Date: Saturday 1st November & Sunday 2nd November

Price: Various prices

The spectacular Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, returns to Camden Market on Saturday. This free celebration of Mexican culture includes a live stage programme of music and dance, a vibrant Day of the Dead parade, Mexican art workshops, food and retail stalls, face painting, a traditional Day of the Dead altar, and much more.

Date: Saturday 1st November

Price: Free

This impressive new Pablo Picasso exhibition has opened at the Halcyon Gallery in Mayfair. It’s free to visit and features over 130 original Picasso artworks ranging from lithograph prints to drawings and ceramics, and portrays everything from the artist’s lovers and muses to mythological creatures and abstract self-portraiture.

Date: Until 4th January 2026

Price: Free

This fun-filled taco festival is taking over Riverside East in Stratford on Saturday, bringing together London’s best taco traders for a Day of the Dead-themed fiesta. Taste London’s best tacos, sip your way through Margaritas, enjoy a live Mariachi Band, and discover the best hot sauces, whilst live DJs keep the party going.

Date: Saturday 1st November

Price: Tickets from £5.50

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