Talks and lectures
Talks and Lectures in London: 182 events this week (22 Jun to 25 Jun)
Talks and lectures in London this week, all in person. Author events, science and history lectures, panels and debates, with the date and venue on every listing.
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The Future of Sustainable Cities Panel Discussion
The Annual Pitt Lecture 2026: Marcus Ryder on Carnival at 60 - Equity, Justice and Representation
Biker Lesbians from Hell Book Reading
A body of knowledge: summer lectures
Governor’s Lecture Series – “The Boleyn Secret”
Artist Talk: KATAYAMA Mari and TAWADA Yuki
The Globe Talks: Mother Courage and Her Children
LL185: Archives – Edmund de Waal in conversation with Kavita Puri
Lunchtime Lectures: 'Such a Revered Name': the Ever-Inspiring Designs of Anna Maria Garthwaite
Teaching children with reading and writing difficulties
Novara Media's Downstream IRL: Can Capitalism Be Fixed?
Evolving Newham: connecting new districts with established communities
Queer 60s: Gay Erotica from the 1960s + ScreenTalk
The Keys and the Crossroads, talk by Dr. Patricia Dark
Mummies, warrior queens & raucous rulers: Tasting & Talk with Wet Ink -LIVE
Mummies, warrior queens & raucous rulers: Tasting & talk with Wet Ink
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Life as an Arts Correspondent. Talk by Michael Holland
Spotlight Talk: Leaving London
Artist Talk: Rooms of Neighbours with Olukemi Lijadu and Pamela Dayes
Indie Night: June
Belonging in Wandsworth Town: shaping place and culture
Lunchtime Talk: Screening London – The GLC Film Viewing Board Files
The Inns of Court
Building Together: Heritage crafts in action
London’s Secret Village
Windrush Day Celebration: Milestone - Streets Paved With Gold
The Science of ADHD & The Gut
Rain Bomb (with Director Introduction)
Old Westminster by Gaslight
Windrush Day Screening: While I Have You
In search of now: The mystery and science of the present moment
The Mother and the Whore
Oceanic Global Short Film Festival: London Premiere
Free Tour – Wiener Holocaust Library and Archive (Tuesdays)
From Zoo Time to Springwatch: Wildlife on Screen
On the Nature of Time According to Modern Physics
Miracle Mile
Aga Khan Centre Tour
Museum of Freemasonry Guided Tour 2026
BENITA - Q&A and UK Premiere
BENITA - UK Premiere + Q&A
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Interplay
European Poetry Festival: Estonia
Inside the Infinite Shed: Heat Pumps Explained
Green Escapes: An introduction to nature in The Regent’s Park
Bank of England June Architecture Walking Tour
Angels Behind the Seams Tour
A Private Life: Q&A with Director Rebecca Zlotowski
London has long been a city built on talking things through. Its museums, universities, libraries, bookshops, and learned societies run a steady programme of public lectures, author events, panels, and debates, and on most weeks the choice of talks in London is genuinely wide. You can spend an evening with a writer, a scientist, a historian, or an economist, often for the price of a paperback.
This guide brings together talks and lectures happening across the capital, all of them in person. Every listing shows its date and venue, so you can see what fits your week and where you would need to be, whether that is a grand hall, a bookshop back room, or a university lecture theatre open to the public.
The appeal of a London lecture is the breadth. One evening might offer a deep dive into a single painting, the next a frank conversation about climate, identity, or the news cycle, and the next an author reading from a book that has just landed. The format suits the curious as much as the expert, and many events leave room for questions from the floor.
Use the list below as a way into that world rather than the final word. It refreshes as venues add new dates, so a quiet week can turn into an evening of real ideas with very little effort, which is exactly what a city this dense with institutions ought to offer.
Venues to know
- South London Gallery 2 events this week
- Prince Charles Cinema 2 events this week
- Cine Lumiere 2 events this week
- The London Centre 3 Aldermanbury London Map 2 events this week
- Southbank Centre 2 events this week
- Holborn tube station Kingsway London Map 1 event this week
How we pick
OnlyHere tracks live listings from over a hundred London venues, councils, and programmers, refreshed nightly. Picks favour events with confirmed dates, real venues you can find on a map, and editorial notes written by us, not the promoter. Prices and dates come from the listing itself; we never guess.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find talks and lectures in London?
London talks and lectures run at museums, universities, libraries, independent bookshops, and learned societies across the city, covering everything from science and history to literature, politics, and the arts. The page above gathers events tagged as talks happening this week, with the date and venue on each one so you can plan around your week.
Are London talks and lectures open to the public?
Many are. Plenty of museum talks, bookshop author events, and public lecture series welcome anyone who books a place, and some university lectures are open to the public too. A few events are members-only or aimed at students, so it is worth checking the description and any booking detail before you set out.
How much do talks and lectures in London cost?
It varies widely. Some library and museum talks and many bookshop events are free or low-cost, while flagship lectures and ticketed series at the larger institutions charge more, and the popular author events sell out ahead. Because every OnlyHere listing shows its price, you can see at a glance which talks are free and which need a ticket.
What kinds of talks and lectures are on in London?
The range is broad: author readings and literary events, science and technology lectures, history and art talks, current affairs panels and debates, and conversations tied to exhibitions and new books. Some are single evenings, others run as series across a term. The listing above shows what is on this week so you can pick by topic and date.
How many talks and lectures in london are listed right now?
There are 182 events listed on this page right now. It updates daily.