What’s on

Sun 30 Nov 2025, 12:30

Bring your own T-shirt and transform it into an iconic piece, screen-printing vintage nightclub poster designs inspired by 80s and 90s queer culture.

Sun 30 Nov 2025, 14:30

A panel of industry experts and creatives tackle the question of what the future of intimacy looks like now that we have artificial intelligence?

Sun 30 Nov 2025, 16:30

Join writers and cultural critics Amelia Abraham and Bryony White for a timely and uncompromising conversation on queerness and its relationship to dirt and dirtiness. 

Sun 30 Nov 2025, 16:30

What is intimacy and how can it help us to live and relate well? Our panel of industry professionals led by Tommy Ross Williams reveal the playful, personal and political importance of intimacy.

Sun 30 Nov 2025, 18:30

Join us for an inclusive speed dating event for all genders & sexualities. Expect easy conversation, playful vibes & a safe space to spark new connections, friendships & possibilities.

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Come and spend a once-in-a-lifetime evening with Charlie Mackesy, the much-loved author and illustrator of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. 

Tue 2 Dec 2025

Join the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer John Crace, columnist Marina Hyde and political editor Pippa Crerar, with special guests, as they cover another year of political highs and lows. 

Sun 11 Jan 2026, 13:00

Deepen your connection with nature through this writing workshop in the midst of our Conservatory, guided by an established author. 

Sun 25 Jan 2026, 13:00

Surrounded by the greenery of our Conservatory, join an established author for a workshop that invites you to explore how writing can illuminate our connection to the natural world.

Sun 1 Feb 2026, 13:00

Our series of workshops in the Conservatory culminates in a special literary event which will see the creation of new pieces of literature on ecology, written surrounded by nature.  

Sun 22 Feb 2026, 13:30

Hear from some of the composers whose music will be performed in the afternoon concert in Milton Court Concert Hall. 

Sun 22 Feb 2026, 17:00

Hear from some of the composers whose music will be performed in the evening concert in the Barbican Hall.

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Join us for a rare and entertaining evening with legendary satirical comedian and self-styled “stupid idiot”, Harry Enfield.

Sat 28 Mar 2026

NYT bestselling author Samin Nosrat invites you to celebrate Good Things, her long-awaited follow-up to Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, filled with recipes and rituals to share with loved ones.

Tue 5 May 2026

Join co-host of the smash-hit QI podcast No Such Thing As A Fish and bestselling author of The Theory of Everything Else for an evening that will make you question everything you thought you knew.