October is London’s secret best month, and more people are starting to figure that out. The summer tourists have gone, the parks are doing something extraordinary with the light, and the cultural calendar is running at full capacity. Halloween brings out the city’s theatrical side in the best possible way, from immersive events and ghost tours to pumpkin trails in parks and one-off parties that take the whole thing very seriously indeed.
It’s also the month when London’s indoor spaces come into their own. The theatre, the galleries, the restaurants: October is when you stop making excuses about the weather and go back to all the things you meant to do earlier in the year.
