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<p>Summer isn&#8217;t officially over until 22 September, so Muddy&#8217;s keen to keep the sunshine vibes alive and go out as much as possible, including al fresco festivals, new party restaurants and a nosey around some iconic landmarks usually closed to the public. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-1-fringe-fix-soho-1-27-sept">1. <a href="https://underbellyboulevard.com/fringe-fix/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fringe Fix</a>, Soho (1-27 Sept)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-5-1024x683.jpeg" alt="space Hippo at Underbelly Soho " class="wp-image-13850" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-5-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-5.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>If you missed this year’s Edinburgh Festival, fear not because&nbsp;<strong>Underbelly Boulevard Soho</strong>&nbsp;has had the genius idea of bringing a curated programme of its favourite acts from the fest to perform at&nbsp;<a href="https://underbellyboulevard.com/fringe-fix/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fringe Fix</a>&nbsp;(1 – 27 Sept).&nbsp;We&#8217;ve got tickets to see Mark Watson (<em>Taskmaster</em>) on 11 Sept, you? </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-2-sleep-alexandra-palace-6-7-sept">2. <a href="https://dice.fm/partner/alexandra-palace/event/nvb58q-max-richter-sleep-10-year-anniversary-6th-sep-alexandra-palace-london-tickets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SLEEP</a>, Alexandra Palace (6-7 Sept)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="680" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/minh-do-i3EV734YZ70-unsplash-1024x680.jpg" alt="Sleep Unsplash " class="wp-image-13993" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/minh-do-i3EV734YZ70-unsplash-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/minh-do-i3EV734YZ70-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/minh-do-i3EV734YZ70-unsplash-768x510.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/minh-do-i3EV734YZ70-unsplash.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>Fancy a sleepover in Ally Pally? Well now you can thanks to a 10-year anniversary celebration of Max Richter&#8217;s SLEEP, an eight-hour lullaby which accompanies the audience through all stages of the sleep cycle. Doors open 7pm, performance 10pm, curfew 6am and a bed and light breakfast are provided. Tickets £223.71. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-3-soho-jazz-festival-soho-10-14-sept">3. <a href="https://www.sohojazzfestival.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Soho Jazz Festival</a>, Soho (10-14 Sept)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/68a31801160ab2615212567b_Jo-Harrop-1024x683.jpeg" alt="Jo Harrop at the Soho Jazz Festival " class="wp-image-13979" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/68a31801160ab2615212567b_Jo-Harrop-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/68a31801160ab2615212567b_Jo-Harrop-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/68a31801160ab2615212567b_Jo-Harrop-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/68a31801160ab2615212567b_Jo-Harrop.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>If you love Jazz you&#8217;re not going to want to miss this fabulous fest, which takes place over five days in 15 sexy venues (think Ronnie Scotts and Alfie&#8217;s Soho). A fantastic opportunity to discover new acts and enjoy live music from the likes of Jo Harrop (pictured). Day pass, £40; full festival pass, £120. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-4-punk-royale-mayfair-opens-12-sept">4. <a href="https://punkroyale.com/en/london/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Punk Royale</a>, Mayfair (Opens 12 Sept)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="767" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-1024x767.png" alt="Punk royale London " class="wp-image-13781" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-1024x767.png 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-300x225.png 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-768x575.png 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown.png 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>Get your name down for a table at Punk Royale, the Scandi party restaurant sweeping into London this month like a breath of fresh air. Based in an 18th Century building on Sackville Street, it&#8217;s already a hit in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo but this is a UK first and promises to be the antithesis of uptight fine dining, though the cuisine&#8217;s still top quality. Expect part performance, part dinner party, with unexpected dishes (think caviar licked off your hand with a shot of vodka) and banging tunes. The website hints at Michelin sniffing around…<strong>Opens 12 September</strong>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-5-david-bowie-centre-v-amp-a-east-storehouse-hackney-opens-13-sept">5. <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/david-bowie-centre?srsltid=AfmBOoqAQSwa-rDDocYezfpD92tG7kzrUXgfuLiykX3ROh1YGbErWT8F" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Bowie Centre</a>, V&amp;A East Storehouse, Hackney (opens 13 Sept)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="479" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/online-curator-talk-david-bowie-centre_1920-1024x479.jpg" alt="David Bowie Centre " class="wp-image-13991" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/online-curator-talk-david-bowie-centre_1920-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/online-curator-talk-david-bowie-centre_1920-300x140.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/online-curator-talk-david-bowie-centre_1920-768x359.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/online-curator-talk-david-bowie-centre_1920.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>Bowie fans prepare to get excited as a new exhibition dedicated to the star opens at <a href="https://london.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/art-culture/v-and-a-east-storehouse/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">V&amp;A East Storehouse</a>. You&#8217;ll have access to more than 80,000 memorabilia and artefacts, from costumes and sketches to photos and instruments, in the V&amp;A&#8217;s groundbreaking new museum. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-6-london-open-house-festival-various-locations-13-21-sept">6. <a href="https://programme.openhouse.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">London Open House Festival</a>, various locations (13-21 Sept)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="768" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/image_processing20250701-56-p5tkfd-1024x768.jpg" alt="London Open House Festival " class="wp-image-13973" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/image_processing20250701-56-p5tkfd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/image_processing20250701-56-p5tkfd-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/image_processing20250701-56-p5tkfd-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/image_processing20250701-56-p5tkfd.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>London’s <a href="https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Open House Festival</a>  is a great chance to take a peek inside some of the capital’s most iconic (and usually closed to the public) buildings. This year for the first time there’s the chance to step inside <a href="https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/2738" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10 Downing Street</a>, which has been the residence of British Prime Ministers since 1735. Read the Muddy review <a href="https://london.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/whats-on/open-house-festival/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-7-greenwich-comedy-festival-greenwich-17-23-sept">7. <a href="https://www.greenwichcomedyfestival.co.uk/line-up" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Greenwich Comedy Festival</a>, Greenwich (17-23 Sept)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="901" height="1024" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/Unknown-3-901x1024.jpeg" alt="Sara Pascoe " class="wp-image-13996" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/Unknown-3-901x1024.jpeg 901w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/Unknown-3-264x300.jpeg 264w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/Unknown-3-768x873.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/Unknown-3-1351x1536.jpeg 1351w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/Unknown-3.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px" /></figure>



<p>Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar, Rosie Jones, Frankie Boyle, Phil Wang, Sarah Pascoe &#8211; comedy&#8217;s heavyweights are queuing up to headline at this year&#8217;s annual Greenwich Comedy Festival taking place in the Old Royal Naval College. Tickets are selling fast though, so get booking pronto. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-8-the-importance-of-being-ernest-noel-coward-theatre-18-sept-8-jan">8. <strong><a href="https://muddystilettos.tixculture.com/london/shows/44522-the-importance-of-being-earnest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Importance of Being Ernest</a>, Noël Coward Theatre (18 Sept – 8 Jan)</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="640" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-1024x640.jpeg" alt="Olly Alexander in The Importance of Being Ernest " class="wp-image-13580" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-300x188.jpeg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown-768x480.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/Unknown.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>Starring Olly Alexander (<em>It’s a Sin)</em>, the perfect casting for Algernon Moncrieff in the National Theatre’s revival of Oscar Wilde’s best comedy. Not that he&#8217;ll be the only star on stage, with comedian Hugh Dennis playing Reverend Canon Chasuble and Stephen Fry starring as Lady Bracknell. As Oscar once said, “being sensible can be excessively boring,” so splash the cash and go see.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-9-brick-lane-c-u-rry-festival-bethnal-green-19-21-sept">9. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brick-lane-curry-festival-tickets-1559455275709">Brick Lane C</a><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brick-lane-curry-festival-tickets-1559455275709" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">u</a><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brick-lane-curry-festival-tickets-1559455275709">rry Festival</a>, Bethnal Green (19-21 Sept)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/kalpa-mahagamage-LxkWpGMEwlM-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg" alt="Brick Lane Curry Festival " class="wp-image-13988" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/kalpa-mahagamage-LxkWpGMEwlM-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/kalpa-mahagamage-LxkWpGMEwlM-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/kalpa-mahagamage-LxkWpGMEwlM-unsplash-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/09/kalpa-mahagamage-LxkWpGMEwlM-unsplash-1.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>Spice up your life with a trip out East to eat your body weight in delicious street food, learn to dance Bangla-style, watch pop-up cooking demos from the area&#8217;s top chefs and catch live bands, DJs and parade floats. Best of all it&#8217;s free, so if you&#8217;re not feeling spenny this September, no problem. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-10-marie-antoinette-style-v-amp-a-20-sept-22-march-2026">10. <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/dnlo79lD/members-preview-marie-antoinette-style" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marie Antoinette Style</a>, V&amp;A (20 Sept – 22 March, 2026)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="479" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/members-preview-day-marie-antoinette-style_1920-1024x479.jpg" alt="Marie Antoinette style at the V&amp;A " class="wp-image-13437" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/members-preview-day-marie-antoinette-style_1920-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/members-preview-day-marie-antoinette-style_1920-300x140.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/members-preview-day-marie-antoinette-style_1920-768x359.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/08/members-preview-day-marie-antoinette-style_1920.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Film still from Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette. Photo @ I WANT CANDY LLC and Zoetrope Corp</figcaption></figure>



<p>This clever exhibition opening in Sept examines how and why the ill-fated Queen has had such a lasting impact on fashion, film and culture, spanning more than 250 years. There are also lots of events related to the exhibition taking place too, including sewing workshops, see website for details. Tickets £23. </p>


September sorted! Brilliant things to do in London this month

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