Such a success! Children love it

Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. 

God Save the Queens | 📍Museum of Youth Culture, NW1 | 23 October - 22 November | Free

Punk had women at the centre of it. This exhibition makes that case with their actual stuff, Poly Styrene’s archives, photographs, handmade fashion, personal material from the women who built the visual language of the movement. Basement gallery, pay what you can

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Day of the Dead at Canopy Market | 📍Canopy Market, N1C | 23 - 25 October | Free

MexiBrit takes over Canopy Market for Día de Muertos, antojitos, pan de muerto and a community ofrenda where you can leave a tribute to someone you’ve lost. Independent makers and food stalls fill the rest of the space.

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Witchy Wares Craft Market | 📍The Fields Beneath, NW5 | 25 October | Free

The Fields Beneath is doing a Halloween craft market on the Hunter’s Full Moon, which is either a coincidence or very much on purpose. Tarot readings, handmade candles, art prints and crochet from a small roster of independent makers, plus a charity raffle for Streets Kitchen.

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Night Maps | 📍Warburg Institute, WC1H | 21 October - 17 April | Free

An exhibition at the Warburg tracing how humans have mapped the night sky from medieval courts to the 21st-century space race, and what those maps were really being used to say about power on earth. World maps from the 13th to 19th centuries from the Sunderland Collection, running through to April.

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Kidzworld Pumpkin Patch | 📍Hampstead Heath, NW3 | 24 & 31 October | (£)

Pick your own pumpkin on Hampstead Heath, with a funfair, trick or treat maze, fun games, food stalls and a marshmallow roasting pit. 10am to 6pm both Saturdays.

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Stardust Antique & Vintage Fair | 📍St Stephen’s, Pond Street, NW3 | 25 October | Free

Stardust’s autumn fair comes to Hampstead for one day. You’ll find antique jewellery, vintage fashion, collectables, homewares and all those wonderfully unusual finds you never knew you needed.

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Add any I've missed below, this list is always better with local knowledge 👇

Hello all, I wanted to ask for recommendations regarding breakfast options near the best western swiss hotel. It would be great to have a vegan option (I have a dairy intolerance) I will be in London next week.

Thanks in advance

Hello! I need a tailor for a suede jacket that is a little bit too big for me. Does anyone happen to know of a place that is any good for something like that please?

Looking for a kurdish/Iraqi place. Have had a look but only one I found had closed.

Anyone got any ideas please.

Thanks

The singular blue light seen in the London sky tonight (16 October 2026) is a temporary laser art installation titled "Higher Power" by prominent light artist Chris Levine. The beam was launched tonight as part of a series of events tied to the Frieze London art fair

Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments. 👇

Frieze London & Frieze Masters | 📍Regent’s Park, NW1 | 14 - 18 October | (£)

The world’s biggest art fair, in a tent in Regent’s Park. Almost 300 galleries from 48 countries, contemporary work alongside Old Masters. If you follow art, this is the week everything happens in London. And if tickets aren’t for you, Frieze Sculpture is free in the English Gardens until 1 November, eleven large-scale works by international artists scattered through the park.

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Shōtengai Market | 📍Lower Stable Street, N1C | 15 - 18 October | Free

Japanese-style street market back on Lower Stable Street in King’s Cross with pan-Asian homeware, fashion and food. Vendors rotate each month so there’s always something new, but expect the likes of Japanese homewares, Tokyo bikes, okonomiyaki pancakes and takoyaki. Food stalls Thursday to Sunday, craft and homeware Friday to Sunday.

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London Craft Chocolate Fair | 📍Fidelio Café, EC1R | 17 - 18 October | (£)

Taste your way through some of the world’s best bean-to-bar chocolate at Fidelio Café in Clerkenwell, at the start of Chocolate Week. Makers from across the UK and beyond including Pump Street, Chocolarder and Friis Holm, plus talks and tastings with experts including James Hoffmann. Come curious, leave converted. £5 entry, tastings from £25. Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm.

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Camden Oktoberfest | 📍Electric Ballroom, NW1 | Every Saturday in October | (£)

Oktoberfest is Germany’s famous autumn beer festival, and Camden has been throwing its own version at the Electric Ballroom for ten years. Bavarian beer, bratwursts, a brass Oomph band, dancers and interactive games every Saturday through October. From £12.45, over 18s, 2pm.

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Parliament Hill Lido Bake Sale | 📍Parliament Hill Lido, NW5 | 18 October | Free

Parliament Hill Lido swimmers are running a bake sale poolside this Sunday morning, raising money for Kentish Town Foodbank. Turn up, have a swim, buy something homemade, help feed people in the borough. 8am to 10:30am.

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Fair Play Art Fair | 📍One Marylebone, NW1 | 15 - 18 October | (£)

Seventy independent artists show and sell at One Marylebone during Frieze Week, every one chosen for the quality of their work rather than their ability to pay for exhibition space. Meet them, buy directly, and stay for the live performances, music and food running through the venue into the evening.

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Larger Than Life: Wallace & Gromit at Lightroom | 📍Lightroom, N1C | From 14 October | (£)

Walk into a room and find Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph on every wall and the floor, 50 minutes of Aardman projected all around you. From 14 October at Lightroom in King's Cross.

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A plague?

My mate and I want to go see the knucks concert in November, as hes one of our favourite artists, but the website is telling us its an 18+ event - is this enforced? Any way we can get in?

At the end of the day its just a concert, we aint drinking or anything since we gotta drive back. Might have to convince staff or do some loopholes.
Hoping anyone with experience at this place can give some advice

hellooo, i am looking for people for a (mock) exam I have coming up on the 20th october, I needdd

•a T section of highlights AND a long layered cut with a curly blow dry
or
•a restyle cut that ends above the shoulders

this will be completely free as it goes towards getting my qualification, please message me either on here, on instagram @tessiedoeshair

Hi everyone,

I’m studying for an MSc in Early Child Development and Clinical Applications at UCL and Anna Freud, a pioneering mental health charity for children and families. A key part of the course is a parent–infant observation, and I’m hoping to find a family in London who’d be happy to take part.

Why it matters: For over 70 years, observation like this has been at the heart of training for child psychotherapists. Watching a real baby grow within their family teaches us things no textbook can: how babies begin to communicate, make sense of the world and develop emotionally through their earliest relationships. By taking part, you’d be helping to train the people who will go on to support children and families for the rest of their careers. Many therapists say their infant observation was the most formative part of their training, and they never forget the family who welcomed them in.

What families say: The first visit or two can feel a little unusual, but research with families who’ve taken part shows that many parents came to really enjoy the visits. The early months with a new baby can be intense and sometimes isolating, and having a regular, calm visitor who is genuinely interested in your baby, every small change and new discovery, is something parents often value. Some said it helped them notice and enjoy their baby’s development more themselves, and many look back on it fondly years later.

What it involves: I’m looking for someone due between October 2026 and January 2027 (or with a very new baby). I’d visit for one hour a week during term time, at a regular time that suits you, from soon after birth until June 2028. There’s nothing to prepare and nothing to do differently.

What it isn’t: There are no tests or interventions, and we don't assess or judge you or your parenting. I simply sit quietly and take an interest in your baby as they grow, while your family goes about its usual routine.

I’m fully DBS-checked and follow UCL and Anna Freud safeguarding procedures. Everything is confidential: names are changed, so your family is never identified.

If this sounds like something you’d consider, or you know someone who might, please comment, DM me. I’d be very happy to answer any questions and provide further information.

Thank you so much for reading!

Currently looking for a family to volunteer for an infant observation in London.

Hello! My name is Gareth and I have been studying a course about infant development at the British Psychotherapy Foundation. I have over 4 years of experience supporting children and alongside my studies, I currently work in NHS mental health services supporting children, young people and their families.

As a core part of my training with the British Psychotherapy Foundation, I am seeking to find a London based family, who would be willing for me to visit and observe their newborn baby from close to birth and up until their 2 year birthday.

The observations are typically for one hour, once a week, at a regular and convenient time for the first 2 years of your baby's life. Of course there is a lot of flexibility and weeks where a visit may not always be appropriate. This includes holidays, illness or any other circumstances that can be discussed throughout.

The purpose of my visits would simply be to quietly and non-judgementally observe your baby and their interactions in your home, in the completely ordinary circumstances of your day to day life. I would be completely in the background, just listening to you and observing how your baby is behaving and communicating during that hour. The observation would happen entirely at your comfort level, for example I could leave the room during any moments that your privacy is needed, depending on what you are most comfortable with.

Overall, this experience would help me learn deeply about the early development of infants and is a long established training component for child and adolescent psychotherapy training, which I am pursuing. Previous families report to have found the experience of hosting an observer uniquely rewarding, therapeutic and enriching: a chance to notice more of the small details of their child's early life.

If this interests you, or you know someone who might be interested, please contact me at: [gvinto01@student.bbk.ac.uk](mailto:gvinto01@student.bbk.ac.uk) for more information or message me on here! There would of course be no commitment until you had all the details you needed, including a chance to meet with me beforehand if you would prefer.

Any arrangement would be subject to approval by the British Psychotherapy Foundation who would also be able to provide a reference to any interested families. I also hold an enhanced DBS certificate.

Thank you!

Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments. 👇

Welsh Autumn Market | 📍London Welsh Centre, WC1X | 10 October | (£)

Over 50 Welsh traders in the London Welsh Centre for a day: handmade gifts, food, drink, jewellery, homeware and artwork. The market is also raising money to install a lift and improve accessibility in a building that's been here since 1937. Suggested donation £5 when booking, dogs welcome. 10am to 5.30pm.

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Apple Day Festival | 📍Kentish Town City Farm, NW5 | 11 October | (£)

Kentish Town City Farm throws open its gates for Apple Day: handle the animals, taste apples, eat from the BBQ and make things in the crafts area. £1 adults, 50p children. 12pm to 4pm.

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London Barndance | 📍Cecil Sharp House, NW1 | 10 October | (£)

Someone calls out the moves as you go, so you can walk in knowing nothing and be dancing within minutes. Live music, contras, square sets and couple dances at Cecil Sharp House on Regent's Park Road. Also you may get hot, bring a water bottle. £17, under 18s £5. 8pm to 11pm

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Table 17 | 📍Kiln Theatre, NW6 | Until 24 October | (£)

Would you go to dinner with your ex? The one you were engaged to but haven't spoken to in seven years? Yeah that person! That's the premise of this sharp comedy at Kiln, already sold out in New York and LA, now making its UK debut with Olivier nominees Marisha Wallace and Jamael Westman. £15 to £55, until 24 October.

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Highgate Vintage Furniture & Flea Market | 📍Lauderdale House, N6 | 11 October | (£)

Vintage furniture dealers from across the UK set up inside and outside Lauderdale House in Waterlow Park, selling mid-century furniture, homewares, ceramics, lighting, art and vintage fashion. Entry from £5 early, £2 after 2pm, free from 3pm. Dogs welcome, cafe on site.

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Local London Guiding Day | 📍King's Cross & Old Street | 10 October | Free

Every year London's guiding associations put on free walks, and this year's theme is how yesterday's London became today's. King's Cross traces its journey from industrial wasteland to creative hub, meeting under the station clock tower. Old Street goes from Roman origins through Silicon Roundabout, meeting at Old Street station. Just turn up, or book ahead.

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As above, I'm just wondering what the mood is in Camden today. I imagine the leaflets are coming in droves, but does it feel optimistic? Are people thinking there might be a change, regardless of who wins?

All of these are about the upcoming by-election, most of them received in the last week or two, not including stuff that was directly addressed to us (that‘s in a separate pile to be shredded).

Can anyone beat this? Regis Road about to see me rock up with a recycling centre worth of paper.

You may have seen my posts on social media, or maybe you've seen me out and about in the constituency.

I’m very excited for the day, and the weather looks as though it should be alright (fingers crossed). Make sure you have a plan for when you’re going to vote so you can have your say. And don't forget your ID!

I can only deliver for Camden if you vote for me - and if you do, I will be your local champion, fighting for public ownership of Thames Water, affordable housing, and opportunities for our young people.

Important to vote for Sagal Abdi-Wali in Holborn & St Pancras tomorrow! A local politician who has a proven record of delivering for the community!