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Top story Westminster Abbey carols 2026: tickets out 16 and 18 Nov Westminster Abbey releases Lessons and Carols tickets on 16 and 18 November. St Martin-in-the-Fields' carol services need no ticket; the dates are below. · 5 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 1 Nov Frieze Sculpture 2026 English Gardens, The Regent's Park · Free
  2. Thu 22 Oct Ex Cathedra: In 40 Parts, Spem in Alium 7pm · St Martin-in-the-Fields · From £10
  3. Fri 23 Oct Late: Art in St Margaret's 6pm · St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey · From £10
  4. Fri 23 Oct The 12 Ensemble and James McVinnie: Poulenc Organ Concerto 7.30pm · St Martin-in-the-Fields · From £10
  5. 24 to 31 Oct Halloween week at Hamleys Regent Street Hamleys
  6. Sat 24 Oct Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight 7pm · St Martin-in-the-Fields · From £9
  7. Sun 25 Oct Diwali on the Square 1pm · Trafalgar Square · Free
  8. 26 to 30 Oct Family tour: Souls, saints and stories Westminster Abbey · Free
  9. 27 to 29 Oct Discovery Days: Hair raising Halloween Hyde Park Learning Centre · Free
  10. Fri 30 Oct The King's Singers: Finding Harmony 7.30pm · St Martin-in-the-Fields · From £10
  11. 31 Oct to 3 Jan Skate Leicester Square and Christmas market Leicester Square
  12. Sat 31 Oct St James's Motoring Spectacle 10am · Pall Mall, outside the Royal Automobile Club · Free

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Christmas Oxford Street Christmas lights 2026: Harry Potter, date TBC Oxford Street's star lights return with new Harry Potter designs. The switch-on date is not out yet; last year's was 3 November. The street is traffic free. · 4 min read Trafalgar Square St Martin-in-the-Fields Flower Festival: Free, 15 to 17 Oct St Martin-in-the-Fields fills its church with flowers for its 300th anniversary, 15 to 17 October. Entry is free; ten demonstrations cost £15 each. · 4 min read Charity Caxton Youth Art Auction: Free Tickets for 19 November Free tickets for Caxton Youth's first art auction on 19 November, 6pm to 9pm at 80 Victoria Street: work by learning disabled and autistic young people. · 3 min read Halloween Westminster Halloween: free Hyde Park trail 27 to 29 Oct Free Halloween days in Hyde Park 27 to 29 October, Hamleys' spooky shows from 24 October and an over-18s silent disco on 31 October, with times and prices. · 5 min read Ice skating Westminster ice rinks: three open from 31 October Westminster's three outdoor rinks open on 31 October, 11 November and 19 November. Winter Wonderland skating from £12.65, Somerset House from £13. · 5 min read Christmas Hamleys Santa's grotto 2026: 14 Nov to 24 Dec, from £75 Hamleys' Regent Street grotto opens 14 November at £75 for three, rising to £120 in the last 11 days. London Zoo's Meet Santa is on sale at £19.50 a child. · 5 min read Hyde Park Veteran Car Run 2026: Hyde Park start 1 Nov, from 6.56am Over 400 veteran cars leave Hyde Park from 6.56am on Sunday 1 November and pass Whitehall and Westminster Bridge before 8.45am. Free; Pall Mall show 31 Oct. · 5 min read Christmas Covent Garden Christmas lights: switch-on Thursday 12 Nov Covent Garden switches on its Christmas lights on Thursday 12 November, with 300,000 lights and the West Piazza tree. Free; the start time is not out yet. · 3 min read Christmas Somerset House ice rink: opens 11 Nov, skating from £13 Skate at Somerset House runs 11 November 2026 to 10 January 2027. Adults £13 to £28.50, children from £11, plus a £1.50 fee. Closed Christmas Day. · 4 min read Events What's On in Westminster: Diwali 25 Oct, Regent St 5 Nov Diwali fills Trafalgar Square free on 25 October, veteran cars leave Hyde Park on 1 November and Regent Street switches on its lights on 5 November. · 8 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph: 8 November, 11am The National Service of Remembrance is at the Cenotaph on Sunday 8 November 2026 at 11am. No ticket needed; Whitehall opens at 8am and space can run out. · 6 min read Christmas Trafalgar Square tree lighting: due Thursday 3 December Westminster lit the Trafalgar Square tree on the first Thursday of December in 2024 and 2025, at 6pm, free. That points to Thursday 3 December 2026. · 4 min read Pantomime London Palladium panto 2026: Cinderella, 5 Dec to 10 Jan The Palladium panto is Cinderella, 5 December 2026 to 10 January 2027, with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Julian Clary. From £25, no under-4s. · 4 min read Christmas Leicester Square Christmas market: opens 31 Oct to 3 Jan Leicester Square's Christmas market and rink run 31 October 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day. Weekdays open at noon until 26 November. · 4 min read Queen's Park Westminster fireworks 2026: Queen's Park, 5 Nov, 5.30pm Queen's Park holds Westminster's only free display on 5 November, listed at 5.30pm. Battersea Park's is 7 and 8 November, with tickets from £10.60. · 7 min read Hyde Park Hyde Park Winter Wonderland: opens 19 Nov, £1 entry days Winter Wonderland runs 19 November to 3 January, closed Christmas Day. Entry is £1 on November weekdays and £8.25 at peak, and the four gates are not equal. · 7 min read Oxford Street West End lights 2026: Regent St 5 Nov, Oxford St TBC Regent Street switches on Thursday 5 November, traffic-free 5pm to 9pm, and Covent Garden on 12 November. Oxford Street gets Harry Potter lights; date TBC. · 6 min read New Year London New Year Fireworks Tickets: On Sale Noon 23 Oct Tickets for the Thames fireworks go on sale at noon on Friday 23 October, £20 to £55 on Ticketmaster. Londoners save £20; the second batch date is still to come. · 7 min read