55+ Awesome Things To Do In London This Month: April 2026
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NORTH LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL: One of London's newest literary festivals, the North London Book Fest returns to Alexandra Palace with events for all ages. Tessa Hadley, Ben Aaronovitch, Rachel Parris and Laura Bates are among the names confirmed, with plenty more TBC. 23-26 April 2026 BRICK LANE JAZZ FESTIVAL: The Brick Lane Jazz Festival returns for a weekend of live music. Headline acts include American multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah, jazz keys player Charlie Stacey and south London producer Footshooter. 23-26 April 2026 [...] HAROLD FRY: Following a sold-out run at the Chichester Festival Theatre, musical The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is at Theatre Royal Haymarket, telling the story of a walk from Devon to Berwick-upon-Tweed and the personal journey that followed. Until 18 April 2026 BROKEN GLASS: Arthur Miller's rarely staged drama Broken Glass is at the Young Vic. Set in 1938 Brooklyn, it follows Sylvia Gellburg as her conviction about violent attacks on Jewish communities strains her marriage. Until 18 April 2026 BEYOND BURMA: Marking the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, National Army Museum exhibition Beyond Burma brings together rarely seen weapons, medals, uniforms and personal accounts from British, Indian, Burmese and African troops who served in the Far East. Until 19 April 2026 [...] RALPH FIENNES: David Hare's new play Grace Pervades stars Ralph Fiennes as Sir Henry Irving and Miranda Raison as Ellen Terry, charting their theatrical partnership and its effect on Victorian theatre. It comes to Theatre Royal Haymarket following a sell-out run at Theatre Royal Bath. 24 April-11 July 2026 BOOKS IN THE PARK: Literary festival Books in the Park returns to Beckenham Place Park with author talks from Ruth Ware, Paul Sinha and others, along with writing workshops, family sessions, a pop-up bookshop (Beckenham Bookshop) and a Food & Farmers Market. Simon Goddard and Alexander Larman present a special event marking David Bowie's legacy, and many activities are free to enter while individual events are ticketed. 25 April 2026
