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From flea markets to international festivals, here\u2019s what to do in London this autumn <\/p>\n
Summer may be receding in the rear-view mirror, giving way to unfamiliar rainy weather and evenings where the streetlights come on before you\u2019ve left the office. But don\u2019t worry \u2013 we have some fun things to do this month to take you into autumn with a smile.<\/p>\n
MEATOPIA ON-FIRE LONDON<\/p>\n
3-6 September<\/p>\n
For more than a decade, fans of flamed, grilled and charred meats have flocked to Tobacco Dock to get their fix of some of the finest steaks, rumps, bellies and shoulders in London. With a line-up including top chefs including Nathan Chapman from Quality Chop House, Dave Marrow from Embers and Melanie Brown from The Laundry, the 2026 festival promises to be another hit. General admission costs from \u00a331.80 for a day ticket, with bundles available that include \u201cmeatbucks\u201d you can redeem against food.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n \t\tLONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL<\/p>\n 3-13 September<\/p>\n Another long-standing event in the festival calendar, now in its 11th year, the London Podcast Festival returns for another fortnight of live podcasts featuring some of your favourite podcasters, with guests including Jameela Jamil and the hosts of Life After Prison. Book your tickets in advance and head to King\u2019s Place to have your ears filled with the sounds of content being created.<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n BRUCE LEE FESTIVAL<\/p>\n 5 September<\/p>\n If you\u2019re into classic kung-fu movies \u2013 and you really should be \u2013 Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel is the place to be this Saturday. There will be screenings of his movies and documentaries about the star throughout the day and organisers promise an \u201cimmersive program celebrating Bruce Lee\u2019s enduring legacy<\/a>, cinematic impact, and martial arts philosophy\u201d to really get you in the mood.<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n WALTHAMSTOW FLEA MARKET<\/p>\n 6 September<\/p>\n Big Penny Social has become a hub for the good people of Walthamstow, offering everything from rare shoe markets to sports screenings. On Sunday the Flea Market returns, with 60 vendors offering furniture, second hand clothes collectibles and assorted ephemera. It\u2019s a great place to spend an afternoon, and after you\u2019ve lightened your wallet at the market you can play a few games of table football while you drink locally-brewed craft beer.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n 12-20 September<\/p>\n One of the biggest design festivals in the world, the London Design Festival spans the capital, from Earle\u2019s Court to Bethnal Green and Finsbury Park to Peckham. Expect an eclectic mix of workshops, seminars, displays and lectures on everything from how to make a bowl to designing for those with neurodivergence. There\u2019s something for everyone, and it\u2019s all delivered with a typical sense of art-school cool.<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n London Film Festival<\/p>\n 7-18 October<\/p>\n Rupert Murdorch\u2019s early career on Fleet Street is explored in Ink, new from Danny Boyle and one of hundreds of films premiering at this year\u2019s London Film Festival. Elsewhere, capitalist takedown and absurdist crime comedy I Love Boosters follows a group of shoplifters. Opening gala Elsinore is the biopic of actor Ian Charleson, the actor who played Hamlet in the months before he passed aged 39. Book tickets to dozens more films, go to Q+As with A-List actors, or take in immersive experiences around the capital. Tickets on sale from 17 September; galas cost \u00a340.<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n THE HAPPY MINDS CLINIC<\/p>\n 16-18 September<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n \t\t\tAndy Burnham hints at tax rises in Autumn Budget<\/a><\/p>\n Beryl Flynn\u2019s new play The Happy Minds Clinic comes to Greenwich Theatre for three performances later this month. Billed as a dark comedy set behind the doors of an exclusive private psychotherapy clinic, it blends dark comedy, psychological drama and workplace satire, taking aim at toxic workplace culture, professional power and obsession.<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n Bayeux Tapestry in London<\/p>\n From 10 September<\/p>\n Excitement is at fever pitch for this incredibly old piece of wool yarn to arrive in the capital. For the last 949 years the seventy-metre-long medieval artwork has been based at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Normandy, France, but it resides at the British Museum until July 2027. The piece retells the story of the events leading to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n Open House London<\/p>\n 12-20 September<\/p>\n Poke around some of the capital\u2019s most impressive buildings as part of Open House London, which provides temporary access to places that are typically closed to the public. Unusual buildings available for tours this year include the top floor of the revolving BT Tower, the iconic \u2018inside-out\u2019 Lloyd\u2019s Building in the Square Mile with its exposed metalwork, and the Kilmorey Mausoleum in Twickenham, an Egyptian-style tomb decorated with eccentric design styles. programme.<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n Underbelly Boulevard Soho\u2019s \u2018Fringe Fix\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n Throughout September<\/p>\n If you failed to make it up to Scotland this month, fear not: some of the best shows from the Edinburgh Fringe make their way to London this September. Underbelly Boulevard Soho\u2019s \u2018Fringe Fix\u2019 offers a dedicated selection of shows from the Scottish capital. Highlights to catch include Never Let Go: An Unauthorised Retelling of James Cameron\u2019s Titanic; CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation and Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n Totally Thames<\/p>\n All month<\/p>\n Running in one way or another since 1997, this celebration of the capital\u2019s great waterway takes place \u201con, beneath and along\u201d the water. Events stretch the length of the river, from Hampton Court to Dartford Crossing. Organised by the Thames Festival Trust, this year\u2019s events include the Turning the Tide riverside photography exhibition at Peter\u2019s Hill near St Paul\u2019s Cathedral; the Sing for Water event uniting over 40 choirs in the Oxo Tower Courtyard and an orchestral performance of Handel\u2019s Water Music at Bexley near Abbey Wood.<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n 20 September<\/p>\n This celebration of the food, culture and communities of Brick Lane will see live music, dance and puppetry take to the famous cobbles. Pairing with the entertainment, which runs from noon until 7PM, participating curry houses will offer speciality regional dishes. Also during the day, the experience to try saree draping, dance workshops and hear Bollywood brass bands and dhol drummers.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n Elektra\/Persona play<\/p>\n Until 10 October<\/p>\n You\u2019ve seen those viral clips of her cycling out of the National Theatre stage door on her fancy Brompton bike, so now you can see her on the actual stage: Hollywood legend Cate Blanchett returns to London theatre this month in Elektra\/Persona, a modern piece of writing conjoining ancient Greek myth Elektra with Ingmar Bergman\u2019s 1966 psychological thriller Persona. The Elekra first act follows a woman\u2019s grief after the death of her father, while the second act, Persona, is inspired by Bergman\u2019s film, in which an actor goes mute mid-performance. <\/p>\n \u2022 Visit the website here<\/a> <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n![\"Promotional](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/london-design-festival-what-to-do-in-london.jpg\")
What to do in London: the London Design FestivalLondon Design Festival<\/p>\n![\"Curry](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/brick-lane.jpg\")
What to do in London: Brick Lane Curry FestivalBrick Lane Curry Festival<\/p>\n