What's on in Berkeley

Greater London, England

Berkeley sits snugly on the River Thames and feels like a quiet secret just waiting to be found. The Faraday Museum has been hosting science shows for years, proving you don't need a huge city centre to have great learning moments. It is quite a treat when the river is calm and the air smells of damp earth. Pub quizzes pop up through the week and local craft fairs turn the high street into a hub of activity. Near Here pulls it all into one place so you are not stuck checking a dozen websites on a Sunday evening. Not bad for a town this size.

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Arts & CultureHistory & Heritage

Around £400.00

A solitary sun for a medieval time

Liverpool Biennial 2025: BEDROCK. This limited edition lithograph print depicts a vibrantly colourful drawing that inspired the artist’s hand tufted rug ‘“The sky is not bounded by a fixed edge!”: an illuminated rug arranged to accommodate a medieval mind.’ (2014). This work was first shown as part of the artist’s ‘The Weakened Eye of Day’ exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin. ‘A solitary sun for a medieval time’ (2025) is inspired by Nolan’s interest in ecclesiastical architecture and aesthetics, and drawing the present, real and imagined together. The edition relates to Nolan’s Liverpool Biennial 2025: ‘BEDROCK’ exhibition, which features similar arches inspired by historical and current cathedrals in Liverpool: Sir Edwin Lutyen’s unfinished Roman Catholic Cathedral, of which only a crypt exists due to post-war lack of funds, St Nicolas Pro-Cathedral, which was built in 1813, and the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King , which replaced St Nicolas’ in 1967 and still stands there today. Whether fixating on the knees of a C17th sculpture, or considering the status of a Neolithic artefact, images of deep space or the contingent grandeur of Gothic architecture, Nolan’s work responds to how we make reality happen through science, philosophy, religion, and art.

Sun 12 AprPlinth(1.9mi)

via Plinth

Community

Around £19

The Shoop Shoop Show

Aldwych Theatre

Sun 12 AprAldwych Theatre, London UK(2mi)

via Aldwych Theatre, London UKLocal gem

Community

Family Workshops - I Want My Hat Back

12 Apr 2026

Sun 12 AprThe Little Theatre(2.1mi)

via The Little TheatreLocal gem

Community

Sunday Gathering

Unity Rooms hasn't given us the full script, but Sunday Gathering has got "worth checking out" written all over it.

Sun 12 AprUnity Rooms(2.1mi)

via Unity RoomsCurated

Talks & LecturesReligion & Spirituality

Sunday Gathering: ‘A Few Rules for Predicting the Future’

Sunday Gathering: ‘A Few Rules for Predicting the Future’ at Unity Rooms. That's all we've got, but sometimes a good title is all you need. Intrigued? Us too.

Sun 12 AprUnity Rooms(2.1mi)

via Unity RoomsCurated

Cinema

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks? At Lightroom? Say no more. Well, actually — their site says quite a bit more. Worth a click.

Sun 12 AprLightroom(2.1mi)

via LightroomCurated

Community

Lama Chopa and Tsog Offering (Guru Puja)

Lama Chopa (also known as Guru Puja) is a practice of guru devotion special to the Gelugpa tradition. During this practice, the lamas of the graduated path lineage beginning with Shakyamuni Buddha himself, are invoked, extending to present direct teachers who have shown the path. Practitioners pay homage, make offerings, and request each of them to please bless their minds with the same realizations that they themselves have generated. By offering sincere, heartfelt requests, students make their minds ripe to receive the full blessings of this precious lineage and quickly actualize the realizations they need to attain enlightenment. If you wish to experience realizations quickly, the practice of Lama Chopa is indispensable. The benefits of the practice according to Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Practicing this Guru Puja, which is an integration of the three deities, makes it much easier to achieve enlightenment in a brief life of this degenerated time. Doing this practice every day, with purification and many infinite skies of merit, brings the mind closer to the path to enlightenment and closer to enlightenment itself, and so much closer to freeing all sentient beings from obscurations and suffering and leading them to enlightenment.

Sun 12 AprJamyang Buddhist Centre(2.1mi)

via Jamyang Buddhist Centre

Community

Around £20.00

Warwick Community Centre Hall

This versatile venue is suitable for events and meetings, with a capacity of up to 80 people. It offers good transport links and can be booked for as little as £20 per hour for community use.

Sun 12 AprWarwick Community Centre(2.2mi)

via Warwick Community CentreCurated

Community

Ember's House

Visit Rupert Street Bar London for our event Ember's House in Westminster on Sunday 12 April 2026.

Sun 12 AprRupert's Jazz Club(2.3mi)

via Rupert's Jazz ClubLocal gem

Free! (worth double-checking)

Community

Zazen + Samu + Coffee/Chat (9:00am - 11:45am)

Our Sunday morning schedule consists of 9:00am - two 30 minute periods of zazen with kinhin in the middle10:20am - chanting of the Heart Sutra, Sandokai / Hokyozanmai, and the dedication to the patriarchs/matriarchs10:40am - samu - some cleaning work practice. 10:55am - coffee/tea/biscuits and chat!

Sun 12 AprLondon Zendo (Hannya Temple)(2.4mi)

via London Zendo (Hannya Temple)Curated

Sports & Fitness

Fitness Jam

Right then — Fitness Jam at Walworth Town Hall Community Space. We've nabbed the essentials, they've kept the juicy bits for their own site.

Sun 12 AprWalworth Town Hall Community Space(2.5mi)

via Walworth Town Hall Community SpaceCurated

Community

Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom at Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Andrew. That's all we've got, but sometimes a good title is all you need. Intrigued? Us too.

Sun 12 AprGreek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Andrew(2.5mi)

via Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. AndrewCurated

Community

Yom HaShoah – Confronting the Truth

Something's afoot at South Hampstead United Synagogue and it goes by the name of Yom HaShoah – Confronting the Truth. Their site has the particulars.

Sun 12 AprSouth Hampstead United Synagogue(2.5mi)

via South Hampstead United SynagogueLocal gem

Community

London Landmarks Half Marathon 2026

Hayward Adventure Playground is being delightfully mysterious about London Landmarks Half Marathon 2026. Consider our curiosity piqued. Yours too, hopefully.

Sun 12 AprHayward Adventure Playground(2.8mi)

via Hayward Adventure PlaygroundLocal gem

Community

London Landmarks Half Marathon 2027

Run the London Half Marathon with team Kids and take in fabulous views of London’s most iconic landmarks, from Big Ben to the London Eye!

Sun 12 AprHayward Adventure Playground(2.8mi)

via Hayward Adventure PlaygroundLocal gem

Community

Around £20.00

St Judes Community Hall

St. Jude's Community Hall in Queen's Park is a charming Victorian venue for up to 80 guests, offering Wi-Fi, tables, chairs, and a kitchen equipped with a microwave, fridge, and oven.

Sun 12 AprJude Hall(3.1mi)

via Jude HallCurated

Community

To Re-Cite: Ayat al-Kursi — Sound, Faith, and Collective Listening

To Re-Cite: Ayat al-Kursi — Sound, Faith, and Collective Listening? At Whitechapel Gallery? Say no more. Well, actually — their site says quite a bit more. Worth a click.

Sun 12 AprWhitechapel Gallery(3.3mi)

via Whitechapel GalleryLocal gem

Arts & CultureFestivals & Events

Pad Paris 2026 Ingrid Donat

Pad Paris 2026 Ingrid Donat is happening at Carpenters Workshop Gallery. We've got the when and where — their site has the why and the how much.

Sun 12 AprCarpenters Workshop Gallery(3.3mi)

via Carpenters Workshop GalleryLocal gem

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