Unmissable Things To Do in London in April 2026
Spring has sprung(ish), and we’re still muddling through this crazy world with our April list of Unmissable Things To Do in London!
A Taste of Home: African Cinema Series | London Performance Studios | 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 April | FREE
A must-see 5 week journey through stories from the African continent, devised by filmmaker Ifeoluwa Olutayo with Associate Artist Raphel Famotibe, with free screenings every Wednesday throughout April.
A Glimmer Daze Gambit | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | Until 12 April | From £9
Revel Puck Circus is the best way to spend the holidays and beyond with thrills, comedy and incredible homegrown talent.
I Was a Teenage She-Devil | The Other Palace | Until 26 April | £18
A new comedy horror rock musical where the meek geek makes a pact with the devil to become a hellraiser. Think Heathers.
Wild Swimmers (2026) | Cinema Museum | 3 April | £8
A fascinating West Country-based supernatural thriller investigating the mystery of missing wild swimmers is screened at the gloriously retro Cinema Museum.
Slippery | Omnibus Theatre | Until 11 April | £23
A new comedy-drama two-hander by Louis Emmitt-Stern and directed by our fave hotshot director Matthew Iliffe (Bacon ★★★★★).
Deptford Flower Market | Deptford Market Yard | 4 April | FREE – Get 10% off Flowers from Where Have All The Flowers Gone if you show this article
London’s most exciting little market is run by us, and proof that small is beautiful. This month including cookies, small press books, flowers and more…
My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar | Brixton House | From 7 April | From £16
Latinx Londoners try to expose an international bank.
The Spectacular | Camden People’s Theatre | 8-11 April | From £12
A vital exploration of British colonialism in Ireland, which is sadly missing in the UK curriculum.
ISLAND OF LOVE by Polis Loizou | Theatre Deli | 9 April | £13
Greek myths of the goddess Aphrodite’s home, Cyprus, from Cyprus-born Polis Loizou.
Midgitte Bardot’s Shooting from Below | Southbank Centre | 9-11 April | From £12
Punk performance prophet Tamm Reynolds’ alter ego has a big outing on the Southbank. Expect the unexpected.
Musical Comedy Awards Final | Bloomsbury Theatre | 10 April | £18.50
Back for its 18th year, the Musical Comedy Awards is a perennial feature in our calendar – an unmissable chance to catch up and coming musical comedy talent on their way to stardom! For a full preview, check out our recent mailout.
QueerScore Festival | The Albany | 10 April | From £12.50
Our local Deptford theatre hosts a night of incredible queer music and live performance.
Queer Market | Love Affair Basement | 10 April
A queer market at one of our favourite subterranean venues, with amazing vendors, Tarot reading and more.
Open City Documentary Festival | Multiple Venues | 14-19 April
The 16th Open City Documentary Festival celebrates the amateur, the cinephile, the film lover.
Please Please Me | Kiln Theatre | From 16 April | From £15
A new angle on the well-trodden Beatles story, focusing on the ‘fifth Beetle’ Brian Epstein.
Black Athena Festival: RONiN | The Place | 17 & 18 April | £20
The inaugural Black Athena Festival closes with work from Japanese choreographer Yukiko Masui, combining dance, swordplay, and digital projections to tell a story of honour, resilience and survival in a male-dominated world.
5th TNB XPO | BLOC | 17-19 April
An annual convention created by The New Black Film Collective, this year hosted at Queen Mary University of London’s BLOC venue.
The FOC Fest | Soho Theatre | 18 April | From £16
A one day celebration of women, trans, non-binary and queer comedians of colour, which also aims to nurture the next generation to come – and finishing with a comedy show to leave you laughing your way home.
Oh My Holy Hole | Cmaden People’s Theatre | 18 April | £10
A performance of Palestinian queer resistance – told through comedy, storytelling, poetry, and songs.
I Saw Satan at the 7-Eleven | Soho Theatre | From 21 April | From £14
The London premier of Christopher Brett Bailey’s new show – true to form, it’s a screwball monologue that’s part romance, part buddy comedy, part body horror.
JEEZUS! | New Diorama Theatre | From 21 April | From £13
Catholic guilt collides with unrepentant queerness in this sinful, heart-pounding mix of live music, dark humour, and Latin heat.
Trans People are Awful (WIP) | Camden People’s Theatre | 21 April | £10
In a garage in North-East Scotland, a young trans guy invites you to witness his genius in hunting cis-men for body parts.
The Visual Cultures of Black British Music | V&A East Museum | 23 April | FREE
The brand new V&A East Museum hosts a panel discussion examining how visual languages, from styling and choreography to cinematography and narrative, have amplified the cultural resonance of Black music.
Tender | Soho Theatre | From 24 April | From £10
Writer Dave Harris and director Matthew Xia deliver a steamy, boisterous and tender story about breaking free from masculinity’s seductive cage.
The Activist (2025) | The Arzner | 24-30 April | £10
A young man infiltrates a radical neo-Nazi group to find the killer of his LGBT+ activist boyfriend. Screenings exclusive to The Arzner.
Chronic Youth Film Festival 2026 | Barbican | 25 & 26 April
A season of fiction, docs, DIY films and activities exploring self-documentation, curated by and for young people.
Did we forget any unmissable things to do in London? We almost certainly did – please let us know in the comments below or contact us!
Occasionally the To Do List team are forced to work together.
Rupert likes: free, cheap & offbeat London, especially: cabaret, art, theatre, pop-ups, eating out, quirky films, museums, day trips, social enterprise & much more.
Stuart likes: nice pubs, film marathons, not doing real marathons, bad comedy, plays/musicals with shorter second halves, and the Oxford comma.
