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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 6 November 2026 Thanksgiving in London falls on Thursday 26 November 2026, and for the city's American community, their friends and anyone who simply fancies a turkey feast a month before Christmas, it has become one of the busiest Thursday nights of late autumn.
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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 2 November 2026 Museum lates in London are one of the best ways to start a night out without starting it in a bar. A museum late is an evening opening, usually with a bar, music, talks or a DJ in the galleries, that ends around the time most people are only just thinking about where to go next.
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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 29 October 2026 The London Jazz Festival 2026 runs from Friday 13 to Sunday 22 November, and a jazz night out works best when the gig is the first half of the evening rather than the whole of it.
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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 26 October 2026 A Christmas markets night out in London is one of the easiest festive plans to put together: browse the stalls with a mulled wine in the early evening, move on to dinner, then finish the night in a club.
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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 23 October 2026 The Box Soho NYE 2026 is a table only night, and the date is on its side. New Year's Eve 2026 falls on Thursday 31 December; The Box opens that night and tables should be booked early. The Box normally opens Wednesday to Saturday on Walker's Court in Soho, so New Year's Eve lands on one of its usual nights.
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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 23 October 2026 Tape London NYE 2026 is the New Year's Eve night we are asked about more than any other. New Year's Eve 2026 falls on Thursday 31 December; Tape opens that night and tables should be booked early.
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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 23 October 2026 Cirque le Soir NYE 2026 is one of the most requested New Year's Eve tables in Soho. New Year's Eve 2026 falls on Thursday 31 December; Cirque le Soir opens that night and tables should be booked early.
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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 23 October 2026 Maddox NYE 2026 is one of the safest New Year's Eve bets in Mayfair, because the date falls on one of the club's normal nights. New Year's Eve 2026 falls on Thursday 31 December; Maddox opens that night and tables should be booked early.
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By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief Last updated: 21 October 2026 A Christmas lights night out in London is the simplest festive plan there is: walk under the West End's illuminations in the early evening, have dinner nearby, then finish the night in a club.