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What's On in Kensington

Things to do in and around Kensington: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story Kensington panto 2026: Chelsea's 3 Sundays, Lyric from £10 Chelsea Theatre's CindeRahRahella plays 11am and 2pm on 6, 13 and 20 December. The big one nearby is the Lyric's Cinderella, 14 Nov to 3 Jan, £10 to £48. · 6 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 9 Oct Silver Sunday programme for older residents Venues across Kensington and Chelsea · Free
  2. On now to 4 Apr Es Devlin: Other Worlds Design Museum · From £8.55
  3. On now to 24 Oct Man to Man, with Tilda Swinton Royal Court Theatre · From £15
  4. On now to 7 Oct Berliner Ensemble: De Profundis The Coronet Theatre · From £20
  5. On now to 20 Dec Palace in the Park walking tour Kensington Palace
  6. 5 Oct to 7 Nov Blood of my Blood Royal Court Theatre · From £15
  7. Mon 5 Oct Silver Sunday Warm and Welcome Space at Kensington Palace 10am · Clore Learning Centre, Kensington Palace · Free
  8. Mon 5 Oct Silver Sunday Warm and Welcome Space 10am · Kensington Palace · Free
  9. Mon 5 Oct An Evening with Celia Imrie: The Elegant Hustler 7.30pm · Cadogan Hall · From £36.50
  10. Wed 7 Oct The Tallis Scholars: Rachmaninov Vespers and Arvo Pärt 7.30pm · Cadogan Hall · From £21.50
  11. Thu 8 Oct Silver Sunday tours of the National Army Museum 11am · National Army Museum · Free
  12. Fri 9 Oct Glass Door Sleep Out Duke of York Square

More stories

Kensington Kensington Remembrance Sunday 8 Nov: where and what time Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. The council marks it at the Kensington and Sloane Square war memorials from 10.55am; its 2026 notice is due in early November. · 4 min read Kensington Kensington Christmas markets: Chelsea village opens 25 Nov Chelsea Winter Village is free from 25 November, the Physic Garden fair runs 26 to 29 November, and Portobello Road has Sunday markets on 6, 13 and 20 December. · 5 min read Events What's On in Kensington: Halloween in Holland Park, Freddie The free Freddie Mercury display opens at the V&A on 24 October and Holland Park's ticketed Halloween night is on the 31st. 40 dated listings to 14 November. · 9 min read What's on Tabernacle accordion concert: two orchestras, 25 Oct, £12 London Accordion Orchestra and Germany's Akkordeon-Studio-Orchester Bielefeld play The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, on 25 October at 2pm. Tickets £15 or £12. · 3 min read Christmas Kensington Palace at Christmas: Victoria display from 25 Nov Kensington Palace's Christmas display runs 25 November to 3 January, included in the £19 adult ticket. Closed 24 to 26 December, open New Year's Day. · 5 min read South Kensington Body Worlds South Kensington: now open, booking to March Real human bodies have been on show at Sussex Mansions, SW7, since 25 September. Adults paid £23 and youths £15 on 3 October, plus fees; prices vary by date. · 6 min read Chelsea Scala choir at Cadogan Hall, 30 September: concert past Belgian girls' choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers bring their 30th anniversary tour to Cadogan Hall on 30 September, its only UK stop. Tickets £35.50 to £50.50. · 3 min read Kensington Kensington Silver Sunday: 31 free events, 1 to 9 October Every session for older residents is free, from a Kensington Palace drop-in to a Coronet Theatre tour. Booking is open now, and none falls on the Sunday. · 8 min read Chelsea Royal Hospital Chelsea exhibition: 80m knitted war scenes An 80-metre knitted Second World War exhibition runs 2 to 12 November at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, plus a free artefacts day on 14 November and a £30 lecture. · 5 min read Chelsea Chelsea History Festival ends Sun 4 Oct: 32 sessions, 8 free The Chelsea History Festival ends on Sunday 4 October with 32 sessions, eight of them free. Across all four days the programme lists 124, priced from £2 to £40. · 5 min read Chelsea Chelsea Christmas lights switch-on: 2026 date not set yet Cadogan's own 2026 calendar still says only November for the King's Road switch-on. Here is what it was in 2025, 2024 and 2023, and when the date usually lands. · 3 min read Kensington Kensington bonfire night: no display, Battersea 7-8 Nov Kensington and Chelsea runs no fireworks display. The nearest big one is Battersea Park on 7 and 8 November, gates from 4.30pm, adult tickets £10.60 to £18.10. · 6 min read South Kensington Natural History Museum ice rink: closed, where to skate The museum's rink shut after 16 seasons; its site is now a garden. Skate at Somerset House from 11 November, Hyde Park from 19 November or Queensway all year. · 4 min read Chelsea Chelsea Arts Festival: 2026's 16-20 Sept run has ended Cadogan's festival runs Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 September across six venues. Here is every 2026 event with its time and price, and the free outdoor programme. · 7 min read Holland Park Kensington Halloween: Holland Park tickets back 15 Oct Holland Park's free Playful Park of Peculiar runs 4.30pm to 7.30pm on 31 October. The first tickets have gone; more are released on 15 October. Full programme. · 6 min read Kensington Kensington markets: Open Art 10 Oct, Big Flea 31 Oct Next on Phillimore Walk: a new Open Art Market on 10 October, the Big Flea on 31 October, then 14 and 28 November, and the Sunday farmers market to 20 December. · 4 min read