Thursdays in London: Literary Feasts, Quantum Parties, and Autumnal Wonders

Welcome to Things to Do in London! It’s Thursday, October 23, 2025, and Oly Bennet here—racing into your ears with the wildest, quirkiest, and downright delightful happenings across this bustling capital. Ready to make your Thursday legendary? Well, buckle up, because the vibe in London today is positively electric! Crisp autumn air with a hint of mist has painted the city in gorgeous golds and oranges—the Thames is shimmering, scarves are out in force, and Londoners are radiating that “let’s-do-something-epic” energy.

Now, the events lineup is absolutely bursting at the seams. First up for the culture vultures: The London Literature Festival is hitting Southbank Centre all week, and tonight’s the perfect time to drop by for live poetry, pop-up installations, interactive workshops, and more. The National Poetry Library’s Poetry Day takeover is happening Saturday, but you can start getting your literary fix early—wordsmiths and wanderers welcome! Over in Bloomsbury, the timeless whodunit The Mousetrap is performing this afternoon at St Martin’s Theatre, while glitzy, high-kicking Moulin Rouge! The Musical brings the razzle-dazzle to Piccadilly Theatre tonight at 7:30pm. For the family set, the hilarious Comedy 4 Kids with James Campbell returns this Saturday and Sunday at the Museum of Comedy—think exploding penguins and seventeen ways to eat jam, not your average stand-up routine!

For nightlife, anyone? If you’re after a unique evening, the Science Gallery’s Friday Late tomorrow night lets you deep dive into quantum physics, arcade games, and live DJs. Total mind-bender meets club vibes. And for those with a flair for the alternative, the Halloween Alt Market at Signature Brew in Walthamstow is rolling out gothic stalls, punk tunes, spooky snacks, and more on Sunday.

Not to be outdone, the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich is lighting up Diwali celebrations this weekend with family-friendly workshops, Bhangra performances, and lantern parades. The city’s also buzzing for bat walks at Abney, Secret Maps at the British Library, and supercharged vintage finds at Hackney Depot’s Flea Weekender. Truly something for every curiosity, every age!

In the latest local scoop: the trendy Moco Museum has opened with a jaw-dropping modern art collection—think Banksy, Koons, Kusama. Make that a pit stop if you want a shot of world-class creativity. Getting around is smooth today—no major public transport snags reported—but always check TfL for those cheeky pop-up track closures. And word on the street is there’s a brand-new pie-and-mash shop opening in Soho, so come hungry.

If you’re hunting must-do activities, you can’t beat an autumnal stroll in Richmond Park to spot the deer among the golden leaves, or challenge your mates to axe throwing at Tower Bridge for a real slice of London’s competitive spirit. If heights are your thing, soar above the city with the Lift 109 experience at Battersea Power Station for panoramic views that’ll make your Instagram explode. Fancy something classic? The Ghost Bus Tour haunts the night with tales and laughs in equal measure—perfect prelude to the Halloween madness brewing across the weekend.

Here’s a local tip: if you’ve got younger adventurers in tow, the Postal Museum’s underground Mail Rail will have them zipping under the city and straight into the heart of London’s history.

And don’t even think about switching off yet—we’ve got MCM Comic Con, the Hot Wheels Stunt Show, vintage jumble madness, and Diwali lantern parades all revving up for Friday and the weekend. For all this and the next batch of marvels, stay tuned—tomorrow, we’ll uncover even more bold, bizarre, and brilliant things to do in London.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your Things to Do in London podcast. Welcome
to Things to Do in London. It's Thursday, October twenty third,
twenty twenty five, and Olie Bennett here racing into your
ears with the wildest, quirkiest and downright delightful happenings across
this bustling capital. Ready to make your Thursday legendary. Well,

(00:22):
Buckle up because the vibe in London today is positively electric.
Crisis autumn Aire with a hint of mist has painted
the city in gorgeous golds and oranges. The Thames is shimmering,
scarves are out in force, and Londoners are radiating that
let's do something epic energy now. The event's lineup is
absolutely bursting at the seams. First up for the culture Vultures.

(00:46):
The London Literature Festival is hitting Southbank Center all week,
and tonight's the perfect time to drop by for live poetry,
pop up installations, interactive workshops and more. The National Poetry
Librari's Poetry Day takeover is happening Saturday, but you can
start getting your literary fix early. Wordsmith's and Wanderers Welcome

(01:08):
over in Bloomsbury. The Timeless Who done It. The mouse
Trap is performing this afternoon at Saint Martin's Theater, while glitzy,
high kicking Moulin Rouge the Musical brings the razzle dazzle
to Piccadilly Theatre tonight at seven point thirty pm. For
the family set, the hilarious comedy Four Kids with James
Campbell returns this Saturday and Sunday at the Museum of Comedy.

(01:31):
Think exploding penguins and seventeen Ways to Eat jam. Not
your average stand up routine for night life anyone. If
you're after a unique evening, The Science Galleries Friday late
Tomorrow night lets you deep dive into quantum physics, arcade
games and live DJs. Total mind Bender meets Club Vibes.

(01:52):
And for those with a flare for the alternative, the
Halloween alp Market at Signature Brew in Walthamstowe is rolling
out dothic store punk tunes, spooky snacks and more on Sunday.
Not to be outdone, the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich
is lighting up Diviley celebrations this weekend with family friendly workshops,

(02:12):
bangor performances and landing parades. The city's also buzzing for
batwalks at Abney, secret maps at the British Library, and
supercharged vintage fines at Hackney DEPOS's Flea Weekender. Truly something
for every curiosity, every age. In the latest local scoop,
the trendy Moco Museum has opened with a jaw dropping

(02:32):
modern art collection. Think Banksy Coon's Cusama. Make that a
pit stop if you want a shot of world class creativity.
Getting around is smooth today no major public transport snag supported,
but always check TfL for those cheeky pop up track closures.
And word on the street is there's a brand new
Pire mass shop opening in Soho, So come hungry if

(02:54):
your hunting must do activities, you can't beat an autumnal
stroll in Richmond Park to spot the deer among the
golden leaves, or challenge your mates to axe throwing at
Tower Bridge for a real slice of London's competitive spirit.
If heights are your thing, soar above the city with
the liftwesiur a nine experience at Battersea Power Station for

(03:15):
panoramic views that will make your Instagram explode. Fancy something classic.
The Ghost Bus Tour haunts the night with tails and
laughs in equal measure. Perfect prelude to the Halloween madness
brewing across the weekend. Here's a local tip. If you've
got younger adventurers in tow the Postal Museum's underground mail
rail will have them zipping under the city and straight

(03:37):
into the heart of London's history. And don't even think
about switching off yet. We've got MCM Comic Con, the
Hot Wheel Stunt Show, Vintage Jumble Madness and Devallei Lanton
Parades all revving up for Friday and the weekend. For
all this and the next batch of marvels, stay tuned
tomorrow we'll uncover even more bold, bizarre and brilliant things

(03:59):
to do in 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