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The pub quizzes, craft fairs, and village fêtes the big sites miss — here's what's on around Bloomsbury.

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Southwark Volunteering Network

Join others organising volunteers in Southwark for an in person meeting at the Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX

Wed 22 JulCommunity Southwark(3.4mi)

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Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) Training

Deepen your understanding of addiction and recovery through mindfulness. This MBAR facilitator training explores mindfulness-based tools for working with addictive and compulsive behaviours — in your personal life, workplace, or community. Ideal for professionals, people in recovery, and those training to become MBAR facilitators.

Wed 22 JulTramshed Community Centre(3.5mi)

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Tom's Toe Tapping WEDNESDAY / Learn more

Wed 22 Jul Tom's Toe Tapping WEDNESDAY / Learn more 22 Jul 2026, 19:00 – 21:00 London, 49 Ridley Rd, London E8 2NP, UK TOM'S TOE TAPPING WEDNESDAY Step, shuffle, and scoot the right way by dancing in regimented lines to vaguely country music Open to all! 7pm-8:30pm ish Share

Wed 22 JulRidley House(3.6mi)

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Dance This Mess Around / Learn more

Wed 22 Jul Dance This Mess Around / Learn more 22 Jul 2026, 21:00 – 23 Jul 2026, 02:00 London, 49 Ridley Rd, London E8 2NP, UK D’LULU presents an all vinyl night of manic 80’s oddities and 70’s floor fillers. An eclectic mix of songs that are made for dancing. We’ll swing from hi-NRG 80’s, to post-punk, to pure Disco, to synth-pop, to funk, and sometimes we’ll even land on northern soul. Share

Wed 22 JulRidley House(3.6mi)

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Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

A Life Drawing Class by North London Life Drawing (Longer Poses)

Wednesday 22 July 2026 -

Wed 22 JulJamboree - Live Music Venue(3.8mi)

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Afternoon Show: TJ Johnson's Peak of the Week

Wednesday 22 July 2026 -

Wed 22 JulJamboree - Live Music Venue(3.8mi)

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Bosko Baker's Do Makers

Wednesday 22 July 2026 -

Wed 22 JulJamboree - Live Music Venue(3.8mi)

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Next Night

⭐ 22/07 - BOBBY MAIR ! Bobb is one of the most unique voices on the comedy circuit today. Brilliantly dark and hilarious provocative, he is comfortably one of the country's best headliners and has featurd on shows such as 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Roast Battle and much more. He’ll be joined by 5 incredible comedians from the LDN circuit! BOOK TICKETS HERE Click here to sign up to our mailing list and get free tickets to a future show! CLICK HERE FOR EVENT FAQS

Wed 22 JulHackney Comedy Club(3.8mi)

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Power Up

Power Up — brought to you by Ecsdac and surfaced by us. A beautiful collaboration, if we do say so ourselves.

Wed 22 JulEcsdac(3.8mi)

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Sports & Fitness

zumba

House Fellowship hasn't given us the full script, but zumba has got "worth checking out" written all over it.

Wed 22 JulHouse Fellowship(4mi)

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share a poem

share a poem at House Fellowship. We've done the legwork finding it — they've done the legwork organising it. Fair deal.

Wed 22 JulHouse Fellowship(4mi)

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gentle yoga

Found this on House Fellowship's radar. gentle yoga — sounds promising. Click through for the director's cut.

Wed 22 JulHouse Fellowship(4mi)

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chiropody

House Fellowship has got chiropody pencilled in. We've got the date — they've got the detail. Between us, you're sorted.

Wed 22 JulHouse Fellowship(4mi)

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country dancing

The full scoop on country dancing lives over on House Fellowship's site. We're just the friendly messenger.

Wed 22 JulHouse Fellowship(4mi)

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bridge club

bridge club is happening at House Fellowship. We've got the when and where — their site has the why and the how much.

Wed 22 JulHouse Fellowship(4mi)

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Astrid Sonne and Liana Zhen-Ai

Found this on CLUB CHEEK's radar. Astrid Sonne and Liana Zhen-Ai — sounds promising. Click through for the director's cut.

Wed 22 JulCLUB CHEEK(4.1mi)

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Muay Thai (Mixed adults)

Martial Arts fosters self confidence, discipline, focus and develops physical and mental wellbeing. For more information, E-mail- https://www.radojunkie.com/

Wed 22 JulSt Paul Old Ford(4.2mi)

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More about Bloomsbury

Greater London, England

Bloomsbury sits in the heart of Greater London with a quiet charm that makes even a Tuesday feel like a festival. The area has been hosting readings and small plays for decades while the local shops put on market stalls without breaking a sweat. You can catch a comedy night near the tube station or find a community group meeting down the road. Near Here keeps track of all the local gatherings so you never have to ask your neighbour what's on tonight.

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