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Acrobatics · Aerial · Circus · Trapeze
SE18 5NR
A circus-training space in SE18 running weekly adult classes across aerial and acrobatic disciplines. Static trapeze, flying trapeze, silks, hoop, rope, straps, dance, handstands and acrobatics — the breadth is what makes a weekly habit stick.
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Comedy · Open Mic · Stand Up Comedy
N1 8NQ
A comedian-run comedy club putting on free stand-up shows seven nights a week at The Bill Murray on Queen's Head Street. It takes acts from their very first open-mic gig through to TV names getting ready to tour.
Experience
Band Rehearsal · Live Music · Music Performance
Central London
A term-based programme that forms bands, rehearses them weekly with a professional director and takes them to a live performance. Rehearsals fall on the same evening every week of the term, which is what makes it hold in a routine.
Experience
Comedy · Drop In Class · Improv
SW5 9EF
A female-led independent improv theatre company running a free weekly Sunday drop-in class in west London. A place to get your reps in without signing up to a course.
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Open Mic · Poetry · Spoken Word · Theatre
Brixton · SW9 8GL
A theatre and arts centre on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton. It hosts Jawdance, a performance poetry night with an open mic, presented by Apples and Snakes.
Group
Amateur Theatre · Drama
Wimbledon
A non-professional theatre group rehearsing twice a week in Wimbledon. Rehearsals run on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Space
Ceilidh · Choir · Folk Dance · Folk Music
NW1 7AY
The home of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, with regular folk dances and ceilidhs, a choir, and classes in dance and singing. A building with a weekly rhythm to it.
Experience
Dance Class · Salsa · Social Dance
Maida Vale · W9 2JA
A salsa school running Monday Crossbody and Cali classes at The Amadeus in Maida Vale, with a social afterwards. Entry to the social from 9pm is free.
Group
Choir · Singing
Clerkenwell · EC1V
An inclusive, non-audition community choir that rehearses every Monday evening in Clerkenwell. You can try a session before deciding anything.
Group
Comedy · Open Mic · Stand Up Comedy
Clapham · SW4 7UR
A Clapham comedy producer running free open-mic shows on Mondays and Wednesdays upstairs at The Railway, plus a ticketed Friday show. Two free nights a week make it an easy habit to keep.
Group
African Drumming · Community Band · Djembe
Greenwich · SE10 8JA
A Greenwich African-drumming group running Tuesday beginner classes and community-band rehearsals at Greenwich West Community Centre. The first session is £5.
Group
Comedy · Improv · Improv Jam
Brixton
An improv group running a free jam every Monday at 8pm at the Hope & Anchor in Brixton.
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Drum Circle · Drum Ensemble · Drumming
Merton
A not-for-profit community drumming organisation running recurring sessions at MertonVision in Merton. Two strands run side by side: a drum ensemble and a relaxed drum circle.
Group
Amateur Theatre · Drama
An amateur dramatics group in North London that stages several productions a year and auditions openly. Five shows cost £40.
Group
Classical Music · Orchestra
Holborn
An amateur orchestra that rehearses on Monday evenings and performs about three concerts a year in Holborn halls.
Experience
Comedy · Improv
London Bridge · SE1 3SS
An improv theatre and school at The Miller in London Bridge. Its open jam is open to anyone who signs up in advance — a playful mix of games, scenes and long-form.
Experience
Live Music · Open Mic · Singing
Soho · W1D 6PU
A music open mic at O'Neill's on Wardour Street in Soho, held every Monday from 8pm. The programme advertises a £100 cash prize for the best performer each week.
Experience
Comedy · Open Mic · Stand Up Comedy
West End
A Tuesday stand-up open mic in the West End, presented by The Lion's Den Comedy Club. Acts register on the night; audience places are £5, and performing is free.
Group
Classical Music · Orchestra
City of London
An orchestra rehearsing on Mondays in the City and giving concerts in halls across London, working through varied and challenging repertoire. Membership runs by term, and the first rehearsal is free.
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Choir · Singing
A non-audition, non-religious community choir with weekly rehearsals in London and online. Members join a term at a time, and the first rehearsal is free.
Group
Brass Band · Brass Music
Hornsey · N8 7JN
A North London brass-band organisation running three rehearsals a week: a beginner band on Mondays, a community band on Wednesdays and the senior band on Thursdays.
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Choir · Singing
Marylebone
A community choir in Marylebone that rehearses on Thursday evenings, 7–9pm, and performs at the end of each term. Two free taster sessions open each term, so the first visit costs nothing.
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Bateria · Percussion · Samba Drumming
Waterloo · SE1 7AA
Weekly bateria drumming classes at Waterloo Action Centre, on Sunday evenings. The same room and the same day each week — which is what turns a class into a habit.
Space
Open Mic · Poetry · Spoken Word
Bermondsey · SE1 3HB
A bookshop and bar on Morocco Street in Bermondsey that runs a recurring poetry and spoken-word open mic night. Entry is £6.13.
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Brass Band · Brass Music
Enfield · EN2 0BS
A brass band in the brassband.london network, formed in 2010 and rehearsing on Wednesday evenings at Lancaster Road United Reformed Church in Enfield. A weekly rehearsal is the whole shape of it.
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Amateur Theatre · Drama · Pantomime
Eltham · SE9 1SL
An amateur-drama group meeting every Tuesday at Progress Hall in Eltham and staging three productions a year. Membership is £30 for those in full-time employment and £15 for students, OAPs and those not in full-time employment.
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Dance · Musical Theatre · Singing · Theatre
A community musical-theatre charity that rehearses on Tuesdays and stages its productions at the Greenwood Theatre, with room for performers and people working behind the scenes. Adults pay £130 per show; concessions £100.
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Open Mic · Poetry · Spoken Word
Fulham · SW6 3EZ
An arts and community centre on Peterborough Road in Fulham, where the Walnut Tree Café hosts If Poets Ruled the World, a poetry open mic on the second Thursday of every month. It is hosted by the poets Ruth Elora and Salma the Poet.
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Amateur Theatre · Improv · Musical Theatre
EC4Y 8JP
A long-running London amateur theatre society at Bride Lane, near Fleet Street, staging musicals and plays. Auditions are open to members and non-members, and its improv drop-in, Simprov, runs every Friday night.
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Folk Music · Folk Singing · Music Jam · Poetry
NW1 7AY
A Tuesday folk singers' night where the room is open to songs, tunes and poetry. Singers pay £4 and the audience £5.
Experience
Acoustic Music · Blues · Folk Music
Soho · W1D 5LW
A fortnightly unplugged folk and blues night at Cuts on Frith Street, in the middle of Soho. The room is intimate, the music is acoustic, and the acts come from the London folk and blues scene.
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Spoken Word · Storytelling
Kentish Town · NW5 2RX
An adults' storytelling club-night held on the second Wednesday of each month. It takes a room at 99 Torriano Avenue in Kentish Town, and closes for August.
Experience
Lindy Hop · Social Dance · Swing Dance
Holborn · WC2A 2AP
A Lindy Hop and jazz-dance programme running beginner and improver classes on Thursday evenings at the Saw Swee Hock Centre in Holborn. No partner needed.
Experience
Blues Dance · Lindy Hop · Solo Jazz · Swing Dance
London
A swing-dance school running weekly classes across London, with socials and events alongside them. Lindy hop, blues and solo jazz, taught from the basics up.
Experience
Lindy Hop · Social Dance · Swing Dance
Hammersmith · W6
A Monday-night swing club at The Hammersmith Club in Hammersmith, and a Tuesday night in Balham. Lindy hop classes run from absolute beginners through to intermediate and advanced, with social dancing in between and after.
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Choir · Classical Singing
Westminster
A classical choir that rehearses every Monday at 6.15pm at Westminster Cathedral Hall, in Westminster. The weekly rehearsal is the whole rhythm of it.
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Music Jam · Singing · Ukulele
WC2H 0EA
A free weekly ukulele jam in the basement of the Royal George on Charing Cross Road. It has been running since 2007, and the format is a straightforward one: ukuleles, singing, the room in it together.
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Chamber Choir · Choir · Classical Singing
Strand
A London chamber choir that rehearses weekly at St Clement Danes RAF Church on the Strand and aims to perform at least four times a year, in halls in and around central London.
Experience
Cabaret · Musical Theatre · Open Mic · Singing
A monthly cabaret and musical-theatre open mic, run by WEF Productions at the Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club. It is open to all musical theatre enthusiasts, and it returns every month.