What To Do In Covent Garden in October

With autumn in full swing and the days getting darker, it’s important to fill the calendar with activities that keep moods running high. Luckily, it seems Covent Garden is bursting with fun things to do throughout October, so there’s plenty of serotonin-boosting options to choose from. Here’s our handy guide on what to do in London this month.

Smart Works Pop Up

Smart Works returns to Covent Garden with its Confidence Studio Pop-Up, offering clothing styles and accessories designed to empower women to step into the office with confidence. This award-winning charity provides high-quality clothing, donated by your favourite brands (including Saint + Sofia), as well as coaching for unemployed women to help them get back into the workforce.

Until 8th October

Change Please x Nespresso

Change Please is on a mission to tackle homelessness. How? Through coffee. The charity started 10 years ago with a single coffee van in Covent Garden and has since expanded into an award-winning social enterprise. Each year, they train those experiencing homelessness to become baristas through the Barista Training Programme and support them with everything they need to turn their lives around (a living wage job, accommodation advice, therapy, a bank account, and onward employment opportunities). 

But this year, the van returns to the North Piazza, partnering with Nespresso to serve a specially crafted coffee blend with sweet notes of toasted cereals and a hint of nut.

Until 10th October

Downton Abbey at The Ivy

Ready for your next Mr Bates and Lady Crawley fix? Celebrate their return to the big screen with a two-course meal at The Ivy Market Grill. The restaurant emulates the sophistication of 1930s dining with a Downton Abbey-inspired menu at 1 Henrietta Street. Get yourself a booking any day of the week until the 14th October, because after all, “What is a weekend?”.

Until 14th October

London Cocktail Week

An expertly mixed tipple is the perfect beverage to accompany your next Covent Garden trip – especially when it’s served in London Cocktail Week. You can celebrate the occasion all across London’s bar scene and discover new concoctions, exclusive cocktails, and all-time classics at bars throughout the Piazza.

9th – 19th October

October at Saint + Sofia

Discover all the new October designs from Saint + Sofia at the Covent Garden store. You’ll find beautiful merino wool knits, expertly tailored trench coats, and statement jeans at 35 Monmouth Street.