Things to do in London on Thursday, December 17, 2026

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

Morning

London Crypto + HNWI Industry Xmas Mayfair Networking Breakfast
Networking · 8 AM · Mayfair
The Chimney Lift at Battersea Power Station
Immersive · 10 AM · Nine Elms
Madame Tussauds London - Standard Entry
Museum & Gallery · 10 AM · Marylebone
The Paddington Bear Experience
Family · 10 AM · South Bank
London Dungeon - Standard Entry
Arts · 10 AM · South Bank
Shrek's Adventure - Standard Experience
Immersive · 10 AM · South Bank
Sea Life London - Standard Entry
Zoo & Aquarium · 10 AM · South Bank
Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun & More
Arts · 10 AM · King'S Cross
Twist Museum - London's Home of Illusions PEAK
Immersive · 10 AM · Marylebone
Stick Man
Theater · 10:30 AM · Bloomsbury

Afternoon

David Bowie: You're Not Alone
Live Music · 12:30 PM · King'S Cross
The View from The Shard
Tour · 12:45 PM · Borough
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience
Immersive · 1:30 PM · Bloomsbury
Matilda The Musical
Musical · 2 PM · St Giles
A Christmas Carol
Arts · 2 PM · Waterloo
Cinderella
Arts · 2 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
My Neighbour Totoro
Theater · 2 PM · Covent Garden
Shakespeare's Globe - Pinocchio
Theater · 2:30 PM · Bankside
Into The Woods
Musical · 2:30 PM · St Giles
Witness for the Prosecution
Theater · 2:30 PM · South Bank
Cinderella
Arts · 2:30 PM · Finsbury
Moulin Rouge The Musical
Musical · 2:30 PM · Soho
Hamlet Hail to the Thief
Theater · 2:30 PM · Barbican
Les Misérables
Musical · 2:30 PM · Soho
One Day - The Musical
Musical · 2:30 PM · Covent Garden
Hamilton
Musical · 2:30 PM · Victoria
High School Musical
Musical · 2:30 PM · Preston
FRAMELESS
Immersive · 2:30 PM · Marylebone
Jesus Christ Superstar
Musical · 2:30 PM · Aldwych
Cirque Alice
Arts · 3 PM · South Bank
The Chimney Lift at Battersea Power Station
Tour · 3:15 PM · Nine Elms

Evening

THE BIG XMAS PARTY: XMAS KARAOKE & DJS
Karaoke · 5 PM – 11 PM · Camden
Oh Mary!
Arts · 5:30 PM · Whitehall
MC Devvo
Live Music · 6 PM – 10 PM · New Cross
Desi Central Comedy Show - London
Stand-up · 6 PM · Holborn
COBO : Comedy Shutdown Christmas Special – London
Stand-up · 6 PM · Holborn
Cinderella (2026)
Theater · 6 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
Film Club | The Third Man (1949)
Film · 6 PM · Peckham
End of Year Quiz
Game Night · 6:30 PM · West Kilburn
Mistletoe Vinyl - The Story of the Christmas No. 1 with Marc Burrows
Learning · 6:30 PM · Kensington
Mamma Mia! The Party
Dinner · 6:30 PM · The O2
Live Jazz from the Piano Bar at Red Room Studios, Soho
Live Music · Jazz · 6:30 PM · Soho
Poetry Open Mic Night
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · East Putney
Reuben James
Live Music · 7 PM · Covent Garden
Greg Davies - Full Fat Legend
Stand-up · 7 PM · The O2
Trevor Horn and his Band
Live Music · 7 PM · Shepherds Bush Green
Comedy in Your Eye - Stand up Comedy in Camden Town
Stand-up · 7 PM · Camden Town
THE BLACKOUT - 17 DECEMBER
Stand-up · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Greenwich
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - One Part Show
Theater · 7 PM · Soho
Sophie's Surprise Christmas Party
Nightlife · 7 PM · Soho
Annie Mac
Live Music · 7 PM – 11 PM · St Giles
Maverick Sabre
Live Music · 7 PM · Brixton
Matt-Felix
Live Music · 7 PM · Cambridge Heath
The Clause
Live Music · 7 PM · St Pancras
Chelsea Wolfe - The DARK World Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · O2 Forum Kentish Town
Thursday Night Comedy, 7PM, Leicester Square
Stand-up · 7 PM · Chinatown
Magic Mike Live
Dance Show · 7 PM · The Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 7 PM · St Giles
Childline's Christmas Concert
Live Music · Classical · 7 PM · Blackfriars
Hine After Hours
DJ Set · Electronic · 7 PM – 1 AM · Canary Wharf
PINK INK WORKSHOP
Writing Group · 7 PM · Kings Cross
Jazz Cafe: Wrap Up '26
Concert · R&B / Soul · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Camden Town
Motorheadache
Cover Band · Rock · 7 PM · Islington
Joanne McNally: Pinotphile
Stand-up · 7 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
How to Be a Strong Woman in One Hour - A Comedy Show by Monica Hsueh
Comedy · 7:15 PM · Charing Cross
Hadestown
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
Ten Fé
Live Music · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Shadwell
Avenue Q
Musical · 7:30 PM · St Giles
RENT
Musical · 7:30 PM · Covent Garden
Big Belly Comedy Club London – Award winning Stand-Up Comedy Tickets & Show
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Bankside
Paranormal Activity
Theater · 7:30 PM · St Giles
Les Miserables
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club
Musical · 7:30 PM · Strand
Inala
Arts · 7:30 PM · Fitzrovia
The Devil Wears Prada
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
Christmas Best in Stand Up - Thursday 17th December
Stand-up · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Charing Cross
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
Arts · 7:30 PM · Earl'S Court
Titanique
Musical · 7:30 PM · St. James'S
The Cherry Orchard
Theater · 7:30 PM · Charing Cross
PRIDE
Arts · 7:30 PM · Borough
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 7:30 PM · Aldwych
Cabaret
Musical · 7:30 PM · Strand
Oliver!
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
The Hunger Games - On Stage
Theater · 7:30 PM · Wood Wharf
FREDDIE LENNOX & BAND + KHAYA
Live Music · Singer-Songwriter · 7:30 PM – 2 AM · West Brompton
Derren Brown: Only Human
Theater · 7:30 PM · Soho
Disney’s The Lion King
Musical · 7:30 PM · Covent Garden
The Book Of Mormon
Musical · 7:30 PM · Charing Cross
ABBA Voyage
Live Music · 7:45 PM · ABBA Arena
Bill Bailey - Vaudevillean
Comedy · 8 PM · Charing Cross
Thursday Comedy Club London | Covent Garden
Stand-up · 8 PM · Comedy Carnival Covent Garden
International Stand Up Comedy, Covent Garden
Stand-up · 8 PM · Comedy Carnival Covent Garden
Thursday Comedy Club London | Covent Garden
Stand-up · 8:30 PM · Comedy Carnival Covent Garden
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