Things to do in London on Friday, December 18, 2026

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

Morning

Shrek's Adventure - Standard Experience
Arts · 10 AM · South Bank
Twist Museum - London's Home of Illusions PEAK
Museum & Gallery · 10 AM · Marylebone
London Dungeon - Standard Entry
Arts · 10 AM · South Bank
Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun & More
Arts · 10 AM · King'S Cross
Sea Life London - Standard Entry
Zoo & Aquarium · 10 AM · South Bank
The Paddington Bear Experience
Immersive · 10 AM · South Bank
Madame Tussauds London - Standard Entry
Museum & Gallery · 10 AM · Marylebone
The Chimney Lift at Battersea Power Station
Immersive · 10 AM · Nine Elms
Room on the Broom (2026)
Theater · 10:30 AM · Soho
SanAscendant Real Estate Expo 2026
Talk · Finance & Investing · 11 AM – 6 PM · Royal Victoria Dock
The Smartest Giant in Town
Family Show · 11 AM · St Giles
Peppa Pig's Big Family Show!
Family Show · 11 AM · Charing Cross

Afternoon

Clay Together pottery hand building and painting
Craft Workshop · Sold out · 12 PM · East Ham
David Bowie: You're Not Alone
Arts · 12:30 PM · King'S Cross
FRAMELESS
Immersive · 1 PM · Marylebone
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Theater · 1 PM · St Giles
The View from The Shard
Tour · 1:45 PM · Borough
Potted Panto
Theater · 2 PM · Soho
Cinderella
Arts · 2 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
The Book Of Mormon
Musical · 2:30 PM · Charing Cross
Beetlejuice
Arts · 2:30 PM · Soho
The Hunger Games - On Stage
Theater · 2:30 PM · Wood Wharf
RENT
Musical · 2:30 PM · Covent Garden
Avenue Q
Musical · 2:30 PM · St Giles
The Snowman
Family Show · 2:30 PM · Clare Market
Community Christmas Party
Meetup · 4 PM – 7 PM · Hill House Community Centre

Evening

The Chimney Lift at Battersea Power Station
Tour · 5 PM · Nine Elms
Mica Paris (Early Show)
Live Music · R&B / Soul · 5 PM · Camden Town
THE FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW!
Stand-up · 6 PM – 10 PM · Greenwich
Oasis Forever
Cover Band · Indie / Alternative · 6 PM – 10 PM · New Cross
MöRDERSTEIN x TYPE OF NEGATIVE
Cover Band · 6 PM – 10 PM · Camden Town
Cinderella (2026)
Arts · 6 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
Alfies Soho - Live Jazz and Blues
Live Music · Jazz · 6 PM · Soho
Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter's Night
Live Music · Country · 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Islington
The Deadlians
Live Music · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Hackney Central
Shakespeare's Globe - Pinocchio
Arts · 6:30 PM · Bankside
Kasabian: Nothing Better Than This Tour 2026
Live Music · 6:30 PM · The O2
Sonic Live In Concert
Arts · 6:30 PM · Hammersmith Broadway
Big Belly Comedy Club London – Award winning Stand-Up Comedy Tickets & Show
Stand-up · 6:30 PM · Bankside
Mamma Mia! The Party
Dinner · 6:30 PM · The O2
Soul Sessions: The Neo Soul Experience
Live Music · 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Islington
Michael starring Ben - The ultimate tribute to Michael Jackson
Cover Band · 6:30 PM – 11 PM · Islington
Ballroom and Latin Socials
Dance Party · 6:45 PM · South Bank
My Neighbour Totoro
Family Show · 7 PM · Covent Garden
Community Christmas Meal
Dinner · 7 PM · Sands End Arts & Community Centre
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - One Part Show
Musical · 7 PM · Soho
WiFi Wars Christmas bash 2026
Social · 7 PM · Mayfair
A Christmas Carol
Theater · 7 PM · Waterloo
Reggae Bingo - London - Fri 18th Dec
Bingo · 7 PM – 10 PM · Brixton
DJ Nights: Mi-Soul Radio Christmas
DJ Set · Electronic · 7 PM – 2 AM · Canary Wharf
Digable Planets
Live Music · 7 PM · Covent Garden
Dave Hill's Slade
Live Music · Rock · 7 PM · Shepherds Bush Green
Annie Mac - Before Midnight, The London Residency
DJ Set · Electronic · 7 PM · St Giles
Sophie's Surprise Christmas Party
Social · 7 PM · Soho
The Cureheads + Siouxsie and the Budgiees
Cover Band · 7 PM · Islington
The Amy Winehouse Band: Back to Black 20th Anniversary Tour
Cover Band · 7 PM · Chalk Farm
Feeder - Polythene Live
Live Music · 7 PM · Camden
Friday Night Comedy, 7PM, Leicester Square
Stand-up · 7 PM · Chinatown
Magic Mike Live
Dance Show · 7 PM · The Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino
Sex Pistols ft. Frank Carter: Anarchy in the U.K. - 50 Years of Punk
Live Music · Punk · 7 PM · Brixton
Matilda The Musical
Musical · 7 PM · St Giles
Into The Woods
Musical · 7:30 PM · St Giles
High School Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Preston
Hadestown
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club
Musical · 7:30 PM · Strand
Cabaret
Musical · 7:30 PM · Strand
Inala
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Fitzrovia
Wicked
Musical · 7:30 PM · Victoria
Oh, Mary!
Theater · 7:30 PM · Whitehall
Derren Brown: Only Human
Magic · 7:30 PM · Soho
The Mousetrap
Theater · 7:30 PM · St Giles
Les Misérables
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
The Cherry Orchard
Theater · 7:30 PM · Charing Cross
The Devil Wears Prada
Musical · 7:30 PM · Fitzrovia
Cirque Alice
Arts · 7:30 PM · South Bank
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
The Play That Goes Wrong
Theater · 7:30 PM · Aldwych
Nutcracker
Theater · 7:30 PM · London Coliseum
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
Arts · 7:30 PM · Earl'S Court
Witness for the Prosecution
Theater · 7:30 PM · South Bank
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience
Dinner · 7:30 PM · Bloomsbury
Christmas Best in Stand Up - Friday 18th December
Stand-up · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Charing Cross
Kingdom Choir - a Kingdom Christmas 2026
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Belgravia
Disney’s The Lion King
Musical · 7:30 PM · Covent Garden
Oliver!
Musical · 7:30 PM · Soho
Titanique
Musical · 7:30 PM · St. James'S
A Night at the Opera by Candlelight - Fri 18 Dec, St George's Hanover Sq
Live Music · Classical · 7:30 PM · Mayfair
Cinderella
Dance Show · 7:30 PM · Finsbury
One Day - The Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Covent Garden
PRIDE
Theater · 7:30 PM · Borough
Mac Adams Christmas Collective
Open Mic · 7:30 PM – 2 AM · West Brompton
Hamilton
Musical · 7:30 PM · Victoria
Jesus Christ Superstar
Musical · 7:30 PM · Aldwych
ABBA Voyage
Live Music · 7:45 PM · ABBA Arena
Hamlet Hail to the Thief
Theater · 7:45 PM · Barbican
Bill Bailey - Vaudevillean
Comedy · 8 PM · Charing Cross
Changó Salsa - Xmas Special - Crossbody Class & Social - 100% Salsa
Class · 8 PM – 11:30 PM · Notting Hill
Friday Comedy Club London | Covent Garden
Stand-up · 8:30 PM · Comedy Carnival Covent Garden
International Stand Up Comedy, Covent Garden
Stand-up · 8:30 PM · Comedy Carnival Covent Garden

Late

Guts (DJ) - Extended Session at Jazz Cafe
DJ Set · Electronic · 10:30 PM – 3 AM · Camden Town
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