Things to do in London on Wednesday, December 16, 2026

87 events listed in and around London, each with its time and venue.

Morning

UKA Annual Adjudication Conference 2026
Talk · Career · 9 AM – 7 PM · Monument
Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun & More
Immersive · 10 AM · King'S Cross
Madame Tussauds London - Standard Entry
Arts · 10 AM · Marylebone
Sea Life London - Standard Entry
Zoo & Aquarium · 10 AM · South Bank
The Chimney Lift at Battersea Power Station
Immersive · 10 AM · Nine Elms
London Dungeon - Standard Entry
Immersive · 10 AM · South Bank
Twist Museum - London's Home of Illusions PEAK
Immersive · 10 AM · Marylebone
The Paddington Bear Experience
Immersive · 10 AM · South Bank
Shrek's Adventure - Standard Experience
Immersive · 10 AM · South Bank
Stick Man
Family Show · 10:30 AM · Bloomsbury
Room on the Broom (2026)
Arts · 10:30 AM · Soho
The Smartest Giant in Town
Theater · 11 AM · St Giles
Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!
Family Show · 11 AM · Charing Cross
FRAMELESS
Immersive · 11:30 AM · Marylebone

Afternoon

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - One Part Show
Musical · 1 PM · Soho
Cinderella (2026)
Theater · 1:30 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
The View from The Shard
Tour · 1:45 PM · Borough
Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club
Musical · 2 PM · Strand
Matilda The Musical
Musical · 2 PM · St Giles
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
Arts · 2:30 PM · Earl'S Court
Wicked
Musical · 2:30 PM · Victoria
The Cherry Orchard
Theater · 2:30 PM · Charing Cross
The Devil Wears Prada
Theater · 2:30 PM · Fitzrovia
Disney's THE LION KING
Musical · 2:30 PM · Covent Garden
Oliver!
Musical · 2:30 PM · Soho

Evening

Shakespeare's Globe - Pinocchio
Theater · 5:30 PM · Bankside
The Chimney Lift at Battersea Power Station
Immersive · 5:45 PM · Nine Elms
Edition One - Avengers DOOMSDAY Screening
Film · 6 PM – 11 PM · Maida Vale
The Darkness
Live Music · 6 PM · The O2
Delta Signal
Live Music · Rock · 6 PM – 10 PM · New Cross
All Jokes Aside - Comedy Show
Stand-up · 6:30 PM · Stratford
Live Jazz from the Piano Bar at Red Room Studios, Soho
Live Music · Jazz · 6:30 PM · Soho
Mamma Mia! The Party
Immersive · 6:30 PM · The O2
TWO ICONS - Showcase and Celebration
Live Music · 6:30 PM – 11 PM · Islington
The Beatles Dub Club
DJ Set · Electronic · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Camden Town
Cinderella
Arts · 7 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
Green Lung
Live Music · 7 PM · Chalk Farm
KOKOROKO
Live Music · 7 PM · Covent Garden
My Neighbour Totoro
Theater · 7 PM · Covent Garden
Christmas Lights Photography Tour in London
Tour · 7 PM · South Bank
French Christmas Dinner in Chelsea
Dinner · French · 7 PM · Chelsea
Magic Mike Live
Nightlife · 7 PM · The Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · St Giles
Sophie's Surprise Christmas Party
Arts · 7 PM · Soho
Comedy in Your Eye - Stand up Comedy in Camden Town
Stand-up · 7 PM · Camden Town
Kodaline - Farewell Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Shepherds Bush Green
Hadestown
Musical · 7 PM · Soho
Carols by Candlelight in aid of We Are Donors
Live Music · 7 PM · Chelsea
Joanne McNally: Pinotphile
Comedy · 7 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
Wednesday Night Comedy, 7PM, Soho
Stand-up · 7 PM · Soho
A Christmas Carol
Arts · 7 PM · Waterloo
Polyphia - BE NOT AFRAID World Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Brixton
Ladytron - Paradises 2026 Shows
Live Music · 7 PM · O2 Forum Kentish Town
Paul Merton and Suki Webster’s Improv Show
Improv · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Charing Cross
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 7:30 PM · Aldwych
Derren Brown: Only Human
Arts · 7:30 PM · Soho
Kwaku Asante - SJQ Residency
Concert · R&B / Soul · 7:30 PM · Dalston
Avenue Q
Musical · 7:30 PM · St Giles
Cinderella
Arts · 7:30 PM · Finsbury
One Day - The Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Covent Garden
Big Belly Comedy Club London – Award winning Stand-Up Comedy Tickets & Show
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Bankside
Beer & Carols at Hackney Church 2026
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Hackney Central
How to Make Spiritual Progress
Talk · 7:30 PM · Marylebone
Ten Fé
Live Music · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Shadwell
RENT
Musical · 7:30 PM · Covent Garden
Cirque Alice
Arts · 7:30 PM · South Bank
PHOEBE GREEN + EVE SIMPSON + DANS PEOPLE
Concert · Pop · 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM · West Brompton
Titanique
Musical · 7:30 PM · St. James'S
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience
Dinner · 7:30 PM · Bloomsbury
Jesus Christ Superstar
Musical · 7:30 PM · Aldwych
The Hunger Games - On Stage
Theater · 7:30 PM · Blackwall
Paranormal Activity
Theater · 7:30 PM · St Giles
Witness for the Prosecution
Theater · 7:30 PM · South Bank
The Book Of Mormon
Musical · 7:30 PM · Charing Cross
Cabaret
Musical · 7:30 PM · Strand
Into The Woods
Musical · 7:30 PM · St Giles
Oh, Mary!
Theater · 7:30 PM · Whitehall
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
High School Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Preston
PRIDE
Arts · 7:30 PM · Borough
Hamilton
Musical · 7:30 PM · Victoria
Les Misérables
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
Hamlet Hail to the Thief
Theater · 7:45 PM · Barbican
ABBA Voyage
Arts · 7:45 PM · ABBA Arena
Finn Carter, Matt Carmichael & Alex Hitchcock
Live Music · Jazz · 7:45 PM · Dalston
Cricket Club Comedy!
Stand-up · 8 PM · Upper Walthamstow
Bill Bailey - Vaudevillean
Comedy · 8 PM · Charing Cross
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