Culture Groups London

D is for DNA - We go Way Back @ The Crick

**Join us at the Crick for ‘We Go Way Back’ - exploring DNA on their late night opening.** ### Unlock the secrets hidden in our DNA and discover the extraordinary story of humanity. This immersive new exhibition takes you on a journey through time. Explore how revolutionary ancient DNA research reveals hidden ancestry, vast migrations and the diseases that shaped us. Find out how science is uncovering the deep connections that link us all – across centuries, continents and cultures. **Read more [here](https://www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/we-go-way-back)** **MEET DETAILS:** Address: **The Francis Crick Institute** 1 Midland Road London NW1 1AT **5.30 Coffee meet in the Crick cafe. Look out for my LoMAZ lapel badge/ signs on the table. (Optional)** **From 6.20. Meet inside main entrance. and at 6.30pm: Private Introduction tour for us for 15/20 mins.** **6.45/50 - 8pm Mooch around exhibition at own pace. Museum closes at 8pm.** **8pm: Leave museum and mooch to the PUB for a social (optional)** Area reserved in a local pub for a social over drinks. Details in the WhatsApp group for those attending. **TICKETS:** **Free event. No registration needed.** **GETTING THERE:** ***North of the British Library - [here](https://www.crick.ac.uk/about-us/visit-us)*** **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE READ:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'. Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-for-30s-40s/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)** Image credit: Photo by MJH SHIKDER on Unsplash

Korean & Japanese Social Pub Quiz 🇰🇷🇯🇵 | Friday Night at The Two Bridges

Fancy putting your general knowledge to the test while meeting new people? 🍻🧠 Join us for a Friday night pub quiz at **The Two Bridges** — a relaxed evening of trivia, teamwork and meeting fellow members of our Korean and Japanese communities. You don’t need to be a quiz expert (seriously 😅). We’ll split into teams on the night, so you can come with friends or come on your own and we’ll help you find a team. Expect a mix of questions, a little friendly competition and plenty of time to chat and get to know each other. 🏆 **Quiz entry is £2 per person**, helping us provide a prize for our winning team and support future group activities. 📅 **Friday 23 October** ⏰ **7.30pm** 📍 **The Two Bridges** 🎟 **£2 per person** 👥 **Come solo or with friends** We’ll be using the pub’s upstairs space, with the quiz displayed on screen. **How to book** 1. RSVP to the event on Meetup. 2. Pay your **£2 quiz entry** via our Collctiv pot: [https://pay.collctiv.com/korean-and-japanese-social-pub-quiz-oct-2026-57802](https://pay.collctiv.com/korean-and-japanese-social-pub-quiz-oct-2026-57802) 3. Please use the **same name as your Meetup RSVP** when paying so we can match your payment to your booking. Paying for friends too? No problem — simply pay **£2 per person** (for example, £6 for three people). Whether you’re already part of our community or joining us for the first time, you’re very welcome. 🇰🇷🇯🇵 **RSVP and pay your quiz entry to save your place — and bring your thinking cap!** 🧠✨

Japanese Culture - Monthly Pub Social

**Welcome to our group!** **グループへようこそ！** ​Whether you're curious about Japan, a fan of Japanese culture, or a native speaker yourself, this is a great place to share your passion, socialise or practice your language skills. 日本文化に興味がある方、日本が大好きな方、ネイティブの方も大歓迎です！趣味を共有したり、交流を深めたり、語学スキルを磨いたりできる温かいコミュニティです。 ​Our events are a fun way to create lasting friendships through cultural exchange. 文化交流を通じて、楽しみながら素敵な友情を育むことができます。 ​**Where we'll meet \| 開催場所** We meet on the first Saturday of each month at the Cittie of Yorke pub, a short walk from Chancery Lane Station. 毎月第1土曜日に、チャンセリー・レーン駅から徒歩すぐのパブ「Cittie of Yorke」で集まっています。 ​We've reserved a room for our group. Walk straight to the end of the corridor, into the pub - we'll be in the room just to the left of the bar. みんなの個室を予約しておいたよ。 下をまっすぐ進んでパブに入ったら、バーカウンターのすぐ左側にある部屋にいるね。 If the reserved room gets busy, please feel free to use the main pub area too. 😊 ご予約のお席が混み合っている場合は、店内の他のスペースもご自由にお使いください。 There’s always a friendly mix of regulars and newcomers - everyone is welcome いつも常連さんから初参加の方まで和気あいあいと楽しんでいますので、どなたでもお気軽にご参加ください Feel free to come and go whenever you like, but please remember to RSVP if you plan to join 途中の出入りは自由ですが、準備の都合上、事前参加登録（RSVP）をお願いいたします We can’t wait to meet you, and share some laughs and great memories together 皆さんとお会いし、一緒に楽しい思い出を作れることを楽しみにしています

Japanese & Korean Culture - Cafe Social 🇯🇵

**Welcome to our group!** **私たちのグループへようこそ！** ​If you're interested in Japanese cultural exchange, this is the perfect place to share your passion, socialise, or practice your language skills. 日本文化に興味がある方は、ぜひ私たちのミートアップにご参加ください。情熱を共有したり、交流したり、語学力を磨いたりするのに最適な場所です。 ​This will be a joint event with the Korean Culture Meetup. 合同イベントのお知らせ： 今回は「韓国文化ミートアップ」との合同イベントになります。 ​**Location | 開催場所** We meet monthly at Ediné, a cosy Korean cafe near Holborn, where we have the upstairs area reserved for our group - feel free to grab a delicious drink or snack and join us! 毎月、ホルボーン（Holborn）駅近くにある居心地の良い韓国カフェ「Ediné」で集まっており、2階スペースを貸切にしています。お好きなドリンクやスナックと一緒に、ぜひお気軽にご参加ください！ ​**Waitlist Policy | ウェイティングリストについて** Seating is limited, so if you're on the waitlist, please arrive after 3:30 PM, when the cafe gets a bit quieter. 席数に限りがあるため、ウェイティングリストにお並びの方は、店内が少し落ち着く午後3時30分以降にお越しください。 ​**What to Expect | イベントの雰囲気** There’s always a friendly mix of regulars and newcomers - everyone is welcome. 初参加の方と常連さんが混ざり合った、和やかな雰囲気です。どなたでも大歓迎です！ ​ Unfortunately the venue isn't Wheelchair accessible. あいにく、会場は車椅子非対応となっております。 ​ **Flexible Seating | 自由な席移動** We have a wide range of interests in this group, so feel free to move around the tables and chat with different people whenever you like. Don’t worry about switching seats to find your crowd! 多様な興味を持ったメンバーが集まっていますので、いつでも自由にくつろいで他のテーブルの人とおしゃべりしてください。自分に合ったグループを見つけるために席を移動しても全く問題ありません！ ​**RSVP Notice | 注意事項** We aim to welcome everyone who wants to come, but RSVPs may close if the waitlist grows too long. 参加を希望されるすべての方を歓迎したいと考えておりますが、ウェイティングリストが長くなりすぎた場合はRSVPを締め切ることがあります。 ​See you soon! 👋 近いうちにお会いしましょう！

🎃 Halloween After Dark 👻 | International Social Hub 🍻

**🎃 HALLOWEEN AFTER DARK 👻** ************100 free tickets and £3.50 after that************ **This Halloween, International Social Hub is getting a little spooky… 🦇** **Join us for a special Halloween edition of our international social — bringing together people from across London and around the world for drinks, new friends, costumes and a Halloween night out! 🎃🌍** **Coming alone? Absolutely fine! Lots of our attendees come by themselves. Our hosts will welcome you, give you a name label and help introduce you to others if you’re feeling a little shy.** **Expect a friendly international crowd, drinks, Halloween atmosphere, light games and plenty of opportunities to meet new people. 🎲🍷** **🧛 Costumes are encouraged but completely optional — go all out, add something small and spooky, or simply come as yourself.** **🎟️ £3.50 FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT** **Entry is £3.50 for everyone, payable on the meetup App.** **And when the social finishes, the night isn’t over! 🕺👻** **We’ll all be heading to a nearby club to continue the Halloween party, with no additional club entry charge when joining us as part of the event.*************** **❤️ As always, please be respectful towards other attendees, our hosts and venue staff, and respect everyone’s personal boundaries. Inappropriate, aggressive or unwanted behaviour will not be tolerated.** **Come alone. Bring friends. Dress up. Or don’t.** **Just don’t be scared to say hello. 👻** **See you there,** **International Social Hub** **Club admission remains subject to the venue’s usual entry requirements, including valid ID, capacity and responsible behaviour.**

Japanese Culture Cafe Social @ Mowchi 🌸

If you can’t usually make it to our weekend events, this one’s for you - we’re bringing our café social to a weekday evening! ​普段週末のイベントに参加できない方もご安心ください！今回は平日夜の特別開催です！ ​Join us for a fun evening with people who share your passion for Japanese culture. Feel free to socialize or practice your language skills in a cozy, relaxed atmosphere. ​日本文化に興味がある仲間が集まり、楽しい時間を過ごしませんか？リラックスした雰囲気の中で、楽しくおしゃべりしたり、語学の練習をしたりと自由にお過ごしいただけます。 ​**Location | 開催場所** We’ll meet at Mowchi, a bubble tea and Japanese café in Camden Town. Just look for the small "Meetup" sign on our table. カムデン・タウンにあるタピオカ＆和風カフェ「Mowchi」で開催します。テーブルに置かれた小さな「Meetup」の目印を探してくださいね。 ​**What to Expect:** **イベントの雰囲気** Our events always have a mix of newcomers and regulars; everyone is welcome. ​いつもアットホームでフレンドリーな雰囲気です。初参加の方も常連さんも混ざって楽しんでいます。 ​Group members have a wide range of interests - including anime, food, travel, and language learning, so feel free to move around and chat with different people. You’ll definitely find your crowd! ​アニメ、グルメ、旅行、語学学習など、参加者の興味・関心は様々です。自由に席を移動して色々な方とお話ししてみてください。きっと気の合う仲間が見つかるはずです！ ​See you soon! 😊 ​皆様にお会いできるのを楽しみにしています！

N is for...'The 90s: Art and Fashion' exhibition at Tate Britain

*"Optimism: that’s what defined the ’90s. There wasn’t a lot of money floating around, but you didn’t need much. We had imagination. Oh, and people went out. We all had day jobs, but we’d roll out of a club and go straight to work. The ’90s was about people searching for identities – and having fun doing it."* (Edward Enninful, curator) **Join us at Tate Britain as we explore the The 90s: Art and Fashion exhibition - a decade characterised by its bold creativity and rebellious spirit** Curated by fashion industry game changer Edward Enninful OBE, whose lived experience of the decade informs the exhibition, *The 90s: Art and Fashion* examines a defining period in which a groundswell of creativity changed the face of British culture. As Britain began to emerge from recession, a new dawn of optimism, freedom, and rebellion was ushered in, epitomised by a new generation of diverse creative talent. Seen through Edward Enninful’s eyes, this sense of opportunity resulted in art, design, fashion and photography fusing into one potent cultural force, signalling an audacious renewal of British spirit. The exhibition explores how long-held hierarchies were dismantled, with high art and pop culture feeding into one another, and reflects both the energy and the challenges of the decade, looking at the enduring influence of key figures who emerged during this time. *The 90s: Art and Fashion* brings together photography, fashion, art and design, including iconic images by photographers including Juergen Teller, David Sims and Corinne Day. These are shown alongside the work of artists like Steve McQueen, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, and Yinka Shonibare, as well as fashion film and music culture, including collections by decade defining designers Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano. **Read more here: [https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/the-90s](https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/the-90s)** **And here: [https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-90s-tate-exhibition](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-90s-tate-exhibition)** *** **MEET DETAILS:** **FROM 1.30pm: MEET IN TATE BRITAIN DJANOGLY CAFE (LOWER FLOOR) (optional)** Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG The host will share the table location as soon as she arrives. Look out for the LoMAZ sign on the cafe table! **2.00pm: ENTER THE EXHIBITION** Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG **4.00pm - Late: PUB SOCIAL (optional)** *Location tbc 48 hours before event* *** **TICKETS:** **You will need to purchase your own ticket for this event.** **Please book here:** **[https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/time?prid=375284-20261115](https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/time?prid=375284-20261115) and choose the 2:00pm slot (or thereabouts).** Ticket: £22 / £11 Art Pass Members: free **GETTING THERE:** [https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain](https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain) **Nearest train stations:** Vauxhall, Victoria **Nearest tube stations:** Pimlico, Vauxhall **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE READ:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, **otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'.** Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-for-30s-40s/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)** Image credit: Juergen Teller, Young Pink Kate, London 1998 © Juergen Teller

Korea Exhibition at the British Museum 🇰🇷

🪔 DIWALI ON THE SQUARE – LONDON

🪔 DIWALI ON THE SQUARE – LONDON 🪔 Join us for one of London’s biggest public Diwali celebrations! 🌟 📅 Sunday, 25 October 2026 ⏰ 1:00pm – 7:00pm 📍 Trafalgar Square, Central London 🎟️ FREE ENTRY 🌟 What to expect: 🎶 Live music 💃 Indian dance & cultural performances 🪔 Diya lighting 🍛 Delicious Indian food stalls 🎨 Cultural workshops & activities ✨ Beautiful Diwali atmosphere 👭 Come along with the girls, meet new people, enjoy the performances and celebrate the Festival of Lights together! 💛 Celebrate • Connect • Dance • Enjoy Save the date! 🪔✨

C is for...Crime in Victorian London Talk + Londoners On Trial @ London Archives

**!! TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW SOLD OUT !!** **Join us at the London Archives for a talk about 'Crime in Victorian London - The Realities of Charles Dickens'. We'll also have time to explore the 'Londoners On Trial: Crime, Courts and the Public 1244-1924' exhibition before the talk starts.** **Talk: 'Crime in Victorian London - The Realities of Charles Dickens' by Patrick Voss, Blue Badge Guide. 50-60 minutes plus Q&A.** Discover what author Charles Dickens got right about Victorian crime, poverty and the workhouse, and how dangerous London really was. Dickens portrayed a world of pickpockets, thieves, and child exploitation - with fictional characters such as Oliver Twist, Fagin, Bill Sikes and the Artful Dodger. Crime features heavily in his novel Oliver Twist with offences ranging from pickpocketing, burglary, and handling stolen goods, to violent assault and murder. But how accurate was this picture of Victorian crime? Patrick Voss explores the real conditions behind the fiction, including the workhouse system, urban poverty, and the pressures of life in the largest city in the world. This talk will reveal how dangerous it was in Victorian London and why Dickens wrote so urgently about it. **Read more here:** **[https://www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/crime-in-victorian-london-the-realities-of-charles-dickens](https://www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/crime-in-victorian-london-the-realities-of-charles-dickens)** **Exhibition:** **'Londoners On Trial: Crime, Courts and the Public 1244-1924** This exhibition explores the history of law and order in London, uncovering the stories of London’s criminals, victims and law enforcers from the medieval period to modern times. Drawing on extensive archives, it examines how the growing city was governed and Londoners’ enduring fascination with true crime. Through cases involving figures such as Moll Cutpurse, Dick Turpin, Jack Sheppard, Oscar Wilde, and Sylvia Pankhurst, the exhibition reveals how historical records can illuminate lives, homes and the streets of London’s past. **Read more here:** **[https://www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exhibitions/londoners-on-trial](https://www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exhibitions/londoners-on-trial)** *** **MEET DETAILS:** **FROM 1.15pm: MEET AND GREET AT NEARBY CAFE (Optional)** *Address TBC* Look out for the LoMAZ sign on the cafe table. **1.45PM: EXPLORE THE EXHIBITION - 'LONDONERS ON TRIAL: CRIME, COURTS AND THE PUBLIC 1244-1924'** Address: The London Archives, 40 Northampton Rd, London EC1R 0HB **3PM: TALK - 'CRIME IN VICTORIAN LONDON - THE REALITIES OF CHARLES DICKENS'** **4.30PM: PUB SOCIAL (optional)** We'll head to a nearby pub for a social chit chat over drinks. Depending on numbers, we may not be able to book a table to seat everyone, so there *may* be some standing/mingling. *Location tbc 48 hours before event.* *** **TICKETS:** **You will need to purchase your own ticket for the talk. Tickets cost £10.** **Please book here:** **[https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saturday-talk-crime-in-victorian-london-the-realities-of-charles-dickens-tickets-1997333982709?aff=TWeb](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saturday-talk-crime-in-victorian-london-the-realities-of-charles-dickens-tickets-1997333982709?aff=TWeb)** **GETTING THERE:** **[https://www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/getting-here](https://www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/getting-here)** **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE READ:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'. Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-for-30s-40s/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)**

Korean & Japanese Culture - Cafe Social 🇰🇷

BCS Solo Jazz, Charleston & Lindy Hop dance class