London's Autumn Artsy Delights: Frieze, Dinos, and Beatlemania Bonanzas

Welcome, listeners, to Things to Do in London—Oly Bennet here, your personal curator of quirky, wild, and absolutely unforgettable adventures! Today’s date is Saturday, October 18, 2025, and the city is buzzing like a high-stakes penalty shootout. Right now, London’s skies are wrapped in that classic autumn cloak: a patchwork of apple-crisp sunshine with cheeky clouds skipping across, temps holding steady around 14°C. That perfect “should I bring a jumper?” weather—I say, bring it and tie it around your waist for full Londoner flair.

Now, the capital is absolutely aflame with events! First off, Regent’s Park transforms into a living gallery for the mighty Frieze London Art Fair. Imagine striding between 280 galleries—everything from modern marvels to art history legends—plus giant sculptures turning the park into the world’s artsiest playground. The excitement is so thick you could spread it on toast, and rumor has it collectors are elbowing their way in early for the best pieces. Nearby, the Mount Street Neighbourhood Arts Festival in Mayfair is adding a splash of fashion, food, and, yes, books—this year’s theme means even the pastries are literary.

If you’ve got tiny adventurers in tow, Battersea Power Station roars to life with Jurassic World: The Experience, where kids (or enthusiastic adults—I see you snapping selfies with T-Rex) encounter moving dinosaurs and interactive movie magic. Over at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Halloween trail glows with illuminated pumpkins and headless horsemen (don’t lose your own on the trail!). For relaxed curiosity, the Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall has Alphabet Soup, a drop-in artsy bash full of playful poetry about food—free and full of creative flavor.

For those who prefer their roar with a soundtrack, the Shaftesbury Theatre’s Just For One Day serves up a behind-the-scenes blast from Live Aid’s legendary musical history. The city’s concert scene tonight is jazzed up with Alfie’s Jazz Club in Soho and the ever-glittering ABBA Voyage. There’s truly something whether you’re cultured, a little wild, or small and mighty.

On the fresh local news beat, transit bosses report the Tube is running smoothly—praise be to the punctual Jubilee Line—while Londoners are flocking to new culinary hotspots. Latest buzz? Rumours swirl of a secret speakeasy opening near Seven Dials, only accessible if you can recite a Shakespearean sonnet while balancing a scone. OK, that last bit might be a stretch, but in London, stranger things have happened.

Must-do activities today: Wander through the free Frieze Sculpture exhibition for creative bragging rights. Don your best detective hat and uncover the Georgian playhouse artifacts in Whitechapel’s new mini-exhibit. Snap up tickets to climb Big Ben’s 334 steps—if nothing else, your calves will thank you later. Families, do not miss London Transport Museum’s Depot for rare posters and a dose of design history, or go dino-hunting at the Natural History Museum to spot the newly unveiled Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae.

Local tip from Oly Bennet: When hopping on the Tube, avoid staring directly at a Londoner’s shoes or making eye contact—it’s an age-old ritual that shows respect for their fortress of solitude. And if you’re heading to Frieze, remember: the best way to spot an art critic is by their palpable distress over canapés served on non-minimalist plates.

Tease for tomorrow—Sunday brings the closing day of Frieze London, plus autumnal makers markets, open windmill tours, and an exclusive look inside Van Gogh’s old digs in Stockwell. Tune in tomorrow for your next dose of big-laugh discoveries and more offbeat London musts.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your Things to Do in London podcast. Welcome
listeners to Things to Do in London. Ollie Bennett here,
your personal curator of quirky, wild and absolutely unforgettable adventures.
Today's date is Saturday, October eighteenth, twenty twenty five, and
the city is buzzing like a high stakes penalty shootout.

(00:24):
Right now, London skies are wrapped in that classic autumn cloak,
a patchwork of apple crisp sunshine with cheeky clouds skipping
across temps holding steady around fourteen degrees celsius. That perfect.
Should I bring a jumper? Whether I say bring it
and tie around your waist for full London a flare.

(00:44):
Now the Capitol is absolutely aflame with events. First off,
Regent's Park transforms into a living gallery for the mighty
Freeze London Art Fair. Imagine striding between two hundred and
eighty galleries everything from modern marbles to art history legends,
US giant sculptures, turning the park into the world's artsy
ast playground. The excitement is so thick he could spread

(01:06):
it on toast, and rumor has it collectors are elbowing
their way in early for the best pieces Nearby, The
Mount Street Neighborhood Arts Festival in Mayfair is adding a
splash of fashion, food and yes books. This year's theme
means even the pastries are literary if you've got tiny
adventurers in tow, Battersea Power Station roars to life with

(01:26):
Jurassic World, the experience where kids or enthusiastic adults I
see you snapping selfies with t Rex, encounter moving dinosaurs
and interactive movie magic. Over at Royal Botanic Gardens Queue
the Halloween Trail glows with illuminated pumpkins and headless horsemen.
Don't lose your own on the trail. For relaxed curiosity,

(01:49):
the Claw Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall has Alphabet Soup,
a drop in artsy bash full of playful poetry about food,
free and full of creative flavor. For those who prefer
their roar with a soundtrack, The Shaftsbury Theaters Just for
One Day serves up a behind the scenes blast from
Live Aid's legendary musical history. The city's concert scene tonight

(02:12):
is jazz up with Alfi's Jazz Club in Soho and
the ever glittering Abba Voyage. There's truly something whether you're
cultured a little wild or small and mighty on the
fresh local news beat, Transit bosses report the Tube is
running smoothly. Praise be to the punctual Jubilee Line, while
Londoners are flocking to new culinary hotspots. Latest buzz rumors

(02:35):
swirl of a secret speakeasy opening near seven Dials. Only
accessible if you can recite a Shakespearean sonnet while balancing
a scone. Okay, that last bit might be a stretch,
but in London, stranger things have happened. Must do activities today,

(02:58):
Wander through the Free Freeze Scop exhibition for creative bragging rights,
don't your best detective hat and uncover the Georgian Playhouse
artifacts in Whitechapel's new mini exhibit. Snap up tickets to
climb Big Ben's three hundred and thirty four steps. If
nothing else, your calves will thank you later, families. Do

(03:18):
not miss London Transport Museums Depot for rare posters and
a dose of design history. Or go dino hunting at
the Natural History Museum to spot the newly unveiled enigmacure.
Sir Molly Borthwick. Local tip from Ollie Bennett when hopping
on the tube, avoids staring directly at a londoner's shoes
or making eye contact. It's an age old ritual that

(03:40):
shows respect for their fortress of solitude. And if you're
heading to Freeze, remember the best way to spot an
art critic is by their palpable distress over canopies served
on non minimalist plates. Tease for Tomorrow. Sunday brings the
closing day of Freeze London plus automnal maker's markets, open
wind mill tours and an exclusive look inside Van Goes

(04:02):
or Digs in Stockwell. Tune in tomorrow for your next
dose of big laugh discoveries and more offbeat London musts.
Thanks for listening, please subscribe and remember this episode was
brought to you by Quiet Please Podcast Networks. For more
content like this, please go to Quiet Please dot ai