Explore a year-round calendar of cultural events, seasonal celebrations and local experiences.
October 2026
The Coming Of Age
The Coming of Age’ explores experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to later life, and asks how societies can adapt for us all to age better.
Rudy Loewe: Intimacies of Care
At Wellcome Collection, Rudy Loewe: ‘Intimacies of Care – Spaces of Grief and Possibility’ reimagines a mental healthcare system that is equitable and supportive. The works ask us to consider more hopeful, empathetic, alternative approaches to care.
Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions
‘Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions’ is the first museum exhibition dedicated to artist Audrey Amiss (1933–2013). Bringing together drawings, paintings and other exhibition materials, it explores Amiss’s life as both an artist and campaigner, revealing how she used her work to speak out against harmful treatment within the mental health system. Born in Sunderland, Amiss won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Arts in the 1950s, where she studied painting until a mental health crisis and subsequent psychiatric treatment prevented her from completing her final year.She continued to make, exhibit and sell art throughout her life – alongside a long career in the Civil Service – but the full breadth of her work only came into view after her death. Her extensive archive was donated to Wellcome Collection in 2014.
‘The Surviving Exhibitions’ focuses on works that records suggest Amiss exhibited or intended to make public.
The Bayeux Tapestry
For the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England.Following a historic agreement with France, the 70-metre-long tapestry, depicting events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will be loaned to the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027.This monumental embroidery tells the dramatic story of a moment that changed England forever. No year in the country’s history is more famous than 1066. It was the last time England was successfully invaded, and it is the year from which the modern monarchy dates itself. And there is no other object that is as instantly recognisable, as studied in schools and as copied by artists as the Bayeux Tapestry.
One of the wonders of the medieval world, the Tapestry offers a vision of life in 11th-century England both before and after the Conquest, from castles, warfare and ships to clothing, food and furniture. Likely commissioned by a Norman patron and made by English embroiderers, using manuscript drawings from Canterbury, the Tapestry is both a precious historical record and a remarkable work of art.
Bloomsbury Festival 2026
In 2026, Bloomsbury Festival celebrates our 20th Anniversary. A month-long Festival will take place from 1 – 31 October – look out for more details in Spring 2026!
Local, Global, Inspiring
Bloomsbury Festival is an annual celebration of the area’s creativity, presenting an inspiring programme of culture, arts, science, literature, performance, discussion and debate. The programme includes an exciting mix of contemporary arts, music, performance, theatre, science displays, talks, walks and community events.
“Bloomsbury Festival captures the diversity of bright minds connected to these few streets of London, from the past to the present day” – The Guardian
Where is it in Bloomsbury?
Various Venues throughout Bloomsbury
Listening Lab | Uninterrupted
Join us in the lobby monthly, as we invite tastemakers to deliver a genre deep-dive into a theme of their expertise.
An atmospheric backdrop to an evening tipple in Edit Bar, expect these soundscapes to immerse and introduce you to lesser-known discoveries.
From radio residents, music journalists, and curated DJs, let the experts to ease you into an evening of sound.
This month’s DJ profile and theme:
Babyschon – a London-based music journalist – creates a slow-burning Neo-Balearic soundtrack to the evening. Warm, sun-soaked sounds and gentle rhythms.
Join us from 6pm-10pm, or any time in between.
November 2026
