Things To Do in London in February 2016
Winter is nearly gone and our offbeat tips for things to do in London in February are sure to bring the sun out!
This month’s top picks include erotic cake decoration, a £1 book sale, Ghana beats, a Harry Potter cabaret & much more…
Festivals
Changing Minds | Sat 6-Sun 7 Feb | Southbank Centre, Waterloo
Aiming to help quash mental health taboos through shows, talks & art it’s about time a festival like this should take centre-stage.
SEE16 Arts Festival | Thu 11-Sun 14 Feb | Various Venues & Prices
Bermondsey, Canada Water, Surrey Quays & Rotherhithe are alive with the sound of music, workshops & performances.
Vault Festival | Throughout Feburary | The Vaults, Waterloo
London gives Edinburgh a run for it’s money with this subterranean feast of theatre, comedy, food & most important a nice pint! See our top 10 here.
Theatre & Shows
Hamlet Peckham | 1-27 Feb | Bussey Building, Peckham
Following the success of Othello in 2013, Shakespeare Peckham return with Hamlet to prove Shakespeare can be accessible & relevant.
The Solid Life of Sugar Water | Fri 26 Feb-Sat 19 March | Various Prices
A tender play from Jack Thorne (Skins, Shameless) that gets to the heart of relationships & their complications in a beautiful way.
Light by Theatre Ad Infinitum | 1-13 Feb | Battersea Arts Centre | From £9
A jaw-dropping dystopian light show decends upon the Battersea Arts Centre. Light tells the story of Orwellian future where a totalitarian regime monitors the thoughts of its citizens through implants & those who fight against the machine.
The Little Prince | 8-13 Feb | Arcola Theatre, Dalston
Arcola Queer Collective present a unique take on the French classic which touches the castaway in us all.
Comedy & Cabaret
Artificial Hip Hop by Ida Barr | 11-13 February | Wilton’s Music Hall, Tower Hill
My old man said follow the van, and don’t dilly dally on your way to Wilton’s. Ida Barr the music hall legend and hip hop artiste extraordinaire is here to show you a good time.
The Harry Potter & The Hogwarts Fundraiser Spectacular | Fri 5 Feb | The Camden Head
Snap up your tickets quick for this POTTER themed cabaret from the finest oddball comedy heroes in London.
Tez Talks: Tez Ilyas | 3-6 Feb | Soho Theatre
In ‘Tez Talks’ assumes you are in a class in the final stages of a conversion to Islam and his final class is on integrating into British life. Tez cuts to the heart of British issues around Islam and pokes fun at the media in a hilarious hour of comedy.
Film & Music
Asia House Film Festival | 22 February-5 March | Various Venues
11 feature films, three documentaries and five short films coming out of countries including Japan, China, Kazakhstan, Myanmar and Afghanistan. The programme includes the rather awesome State of Play (pictured above), which gives you a unique insight into the world of professional video gaming.
In the Round: Marianne Faithfull | Tue 2 Feb | Roundhouse, Camden
Marianne Faithfull is our highlight of the In the Round season of intimate performances at the best train shed in London.
Sister Act 2 + Live Gospel | Fri 26 Feb | St Nicholas’ Church, Deptford
SING HALLELUJAH as the great Whoopi and Lauryn Hill aigggt team up for the sequel of the century and are joined by a live gospel choir in a massive church.
Late at The Library: Ghana Beats | Fri 12 Feb | British Library, Kings Cross
British Library presents another pulsating night of music, culture and food from the awesome Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen.
Markets & Sales
Amnesty £1 Book Sale | Thu 4 Feb | Amnesty, Shoreditch
Get your dose of ye olde world knowledge with Amnesty’s £1 book sale.
DIY Art Market | Sun 14 Feb | EPIC, Dalston | Free Entry
The pop art market for those who love their illustration, ornamentals & painted wares.
Pop-Up Indie Magazine Shop | Sat 6 Feb | Albert House, Old Street | Free Entry
A one-day pop up indie magazine shop in Old Street which gives all the cash raised to the publishers themselves.
WTF
Coppafeel Celbrity Boob Ball | Mon 1 Feb | The Copper Box, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | £11.43
Celebrities including Russell Howard & Greg James step up for the charity dodgeball tournament spectacular.
Erotic Cake Decoration | Sat 13 Feb | The Book Club, Shoreditch |£7
Missing the Bake Off, then get on down to The Book Club where the folks from the Old Milk Float will teach you that baking is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
‘Don’t ever let go, Jack’, this night is a must for any Leo fans out there!
A competitive Valentine’s games fiesta featuring over 200 games including Scalextric, Chinese chequers, Mousetrap, Dwile Flonking, Chess, Deal or no Deal, Asteroids, crazy golf and British Bulldog.
Day Trips
Guilty Pleasures presents The Mighty Hoop-La | Fri 26-Sun 28 | Butlins, Bognor Regis
Ok so we admit it’s not in London, but we think the pop kids of London will vacate to sunny Bognor to dance to the likes of Guilty Pleasures, Sink the Pink, Sister Sledge & En Vogue.
Did we forget anything for our top things to do in London in February? Leave a comment below with your thoughts…
About Rupert Dannreuther
I am Joint Editor at To Do List. I like free, cheap & offbeat London, especially: cabaret, art, theatre, pop-ups, eating out, quirky films, museums, day trips, social enterprise & much more.
Pop-Up Indie Magazine Shop
Saturday 6 February, Old Street, London
SHOP
Browse and buy some of the best independent magazines from the UK and further afield.
All sales £££ will go back to the publisher to support future issues.
READ
Stay and enjoy your new magazines in our comfy reading room. Snack will be available.
DONATE
Bring your pre-loved magazines for donation to The Hyman Archive – the world’s largest collection of magazines – where they will live on for reference and research use.
Date: 6 February 2016, 11am-6pm
Location: Albert House, 256-260 Old Street, EC1V 9DD (enter via Singer Street)
Free entry
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Thanks Amy apologies we did get your email and will update with the mag sale today x
thank you very much 🙂
Hey Rupert,
Thanks mate for sharing this, I was looking for some stuff on Copromote website and came across this article. Thought to have a read, and I am glad got some cool information. By the way, winters are also going here in India, and Sun is beating down and we are loving the warmth.
Cheers 🙂