October in London - London Weather and London Events Guide

London Film Festival

October Weather

• Average High: 57°F (14°C)
• Average Low: 46°F (8°C)
• Average wet days: 13 days
• Average daily sunshine: 3.5 hours

What To Wear

• It's probably best to not wear shorts any more

October Highlight

• London Film Festival (mid-October - early November)

Any Public Holidays?

• No more Bank Holidays until Christmas Day (25 December)

October Annual Events

• Pearly Kings & Queens Harvest Festival (2nd Sunday in October)
  
  
• Raindance Film Festival (late September - early October)
  
  
• Covent Garden Punch and Judy Festival (1st Sunday in October)
  
  
• The Big Draw (throughout October)
  
  
• October Plenty on Bankside (Sunday in late October)
  
  
• London Games Festival (week in October)
  
  
• National Poetry Day (early October)
  
  
• Run to the Beat - London's Half Marathon (Sunday in September or October)
  
  
• International London Tattoo Convention (weekend in early October)
  
  
• Hampstead Heath Conker Championships (Sunday in mid-October)
  
  
• The Ski and Snowboard Show (week in late October)
  
  
• Frieze Art Fair (3-4 days in mid-October)
  
  
• London Film Festival (mid-October - early November)
  
  
• Diwali celebrations (mid-October)
  
  
• Wildlife Photographer of the Year at The Natural History Museum (from mid-October to April)
  
  
• Trafalgar Day Parade (Sunday nearest to 21 October)
  
  
• The London Wine Show (long weekend in late October)
  
  
• British Summer Time Ends (clocks go back 1 hour) (last Sunday in October)
  
  
• Halloween (31 October)

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