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title: "London Calling: The Week Starting 2nd November 2026"
description: "Pitchfork London, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Sunday, Diwali and the final weekend for Schiaparelli at the V&A: your London guide for 2nd to 8th November."
author: Dr Marina Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
date: 2026-10-28T20:50:37.251Z
updated: 2026-10-28T20:50:37.274Z
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## Pitchfork fills the city's best rooms from Monday to Sunday

Pitchfork Music Festival London runs from Monday 2nd to Sunday 8th November across venues including KOKO, the Roundhouse, Hackney Church and the Royal Festival Hall. The Avalanches play the Roundhouse on Friday 6th November, and the Dalston Takeover fills six east London venues on Saturday 7th November. Every show is ticketed on its own, so you can book a single night or build a whole week around it.

## Fireworks on Thursday and all weekend

Bonfire Night falls on Thursday 5th November, and the city's big firework displays carry on through the weekend. Wimbledon Park lights up on the night itself, Blackheath follows on Saturday 7th November, and Alexandra Palace and Battersea Park run their displays on both Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November.

## Remembrance from the Royal Albert Hall to Whitehall

On Saturday 7th November the Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance comes to the Royal Albert Hall. On Sunday 8th November, Remembrance Sunday, the country falls silent for two minutes at 11am, and the National Service of Remembrance takes place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

## Diwali belongs to homes, temples and neighbourhoods this year

The same Sunday brings Diwali, the Festival of Lights, for Hindu, Sikh and Jain families across London. Storms forced the cancellation of the Trafalgar Square celebration in October, so this year the light belongs to homes, temples and neighbourhoods. If a neighbour or colleague is celebrating, wish them a happy Diwali. It costs you nothing and it means a great deal.

## Schiaparelli and the Punjabi princesses close on Sunday

Sunday is also your last chance to see two exhibitions. Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art closes at the V&A in South Kensington, and The Last Princesses of Punjab closes at Kensington Palace.

I urge you to see the second. It follows the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, goddaughter of Queen Victoria, who campaigned for votes for women as a suffragette and nursed wounded Indian soldiers as a Red Cross volunteer during the First World War. She never waited for permission to matter, and on a weekend of remembrance her story deserves your time.

The two venues sit a short walk apart across Kensington Gardens, so you can see both in a single day.

## Armistice Day, the Jazz Festival and the Lord Mayor's Show come next

Looking further ahead, Armistice Day follows on Wednesday 11th November, the EFG London Jazz Festival opens on Friday 13th November and the Lord Mayor's Show fills the City on Saturday 14th November.

## Eight guides for the fortnight ahead

- [Pitchfork Music Festival London, from The Avalanches to the Dalston Takeover](https://richdadmagazine.com/article/pitchfork-music-festival-london-2026)
- [Bonfire Night and the best firework displays across London](https://richdadmagazine.com/article/bonfire-night-london-fireworks-2026)
- [Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, the Cenotaph and on Armistice Day](https://richdadmagazine.com/article/remembrance-sunday-london-2026)
- [Diwali in London after the Trafalgar Square cancellation](https://richdadmagazine.com/article/diwali-london-2026)
- [Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art at the V&A](https://richdadmagazine.com/article/schiaparelli-va-closing)
- [Sophia Duleep Singh and The Last Princesses of Punjab](https://richdadmagazine.com/article/last-princesses-of-punjab-sophia-duleep-singh)
- [The EFG London Jazz Festival and the Miles Davis and Coltrane centenaries](https://richdadmagazine.com/article/efg-london-jazz-festival-2026)
- [The Lord Mayor's Show and its return to the Thames](https://richdadmagazine.com/article/lord-mayors-show-2026)