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East and Southeast Asian Events in London November 2026 - What's On Guide by NOVA ESEA
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Updated 02/11/2026
Looking for East and Southeast Asian events in London this month? This is your hub for ESEA gigs, food markets, supperclubs, exhibitions and theatre across the city. We spotlight everything from underground nights to big festival moments, with new listings added throughout the month. You will also find the occasional ESEA highlight from other UK cities when something special is happening.
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Still On from October
K-Music Festival 2026 | until 23 November | London
The UK's flagship Korean music festival, a multi-month programme of concerts across London venues run by the Korean Cultural Centre UK, spanning traditional gugak, contemporary experimentation and pop.
Franz & Marie (Musical) | until 14 November | London
A new musical inspired by Georg Büchner's Woyzeck, pairing raw indie folk with a story of love, poverty and survival as a soldier returns from the front haunted by what he has seen.
Made in Taiwan — a Garden Cinema Retrospective | until 6 December | London
The Garden Cinema's annual Taiwanese film season focuses on cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-bing, with films including The Assassin, Millennium Mambo and Flowers of Shanghai, and marks 70 years of Taiwanese-language cinema.
SEANCES by RIEKO: In Residence | until 11 December | Margate
Japanese-American artist and musician RIEKO leads a residency on intuition, ritual, writing and performance, with multi-sensory meditation, automatic writing, divination and electro-acoustic sound baths.
Playing with Fire: An Immersive Odyssey with Yuja Wang | until 3 January | London
A mixed-reality concert where visitors in VR headsets watch a virtual avatar of Chinese pianist Yuja Wang perform Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bach, Liszt, Prokofiev and Chopin on a real self-playing Steinway.
1 - 8 November
Blow Water Cafe x W Confections: Japanese Sukiyaki & Unagi Don Club | 1 November | Birmingham
A one-day Japanese lunch pop-up at Blow Water, the Hong Kong eatery and arts space in Kings Heath, with a three-course sukiyaki or unagi don set made with W Confections.
London Piano Festival: Junyan Chen in Recital | 1 November | London
Shanghai-born, London-based pianist Junyan Chen, second prize winner at the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, gives a lunchtime recital as part of the London Piano Festival.
Taiko Concert with London Taiko Drummers and St. Mary's Ukrainian School Choir | 1 November | London
A charity concert pairing Japanese taiko drumming from the London Taiko Drummers with a Ukrainian children's choir, organised by the Japan-Ukraine Sakura Peace Initiative.
Ele Yan 顏人中 – MOMENTⁿ 2026 World Tour | 1 November | London
Mandopop singer Ele Yan (顏人中) brings the overseas leg of his MOMENTⁿ world tour to London after 35 shows across mainland China, with the slow-burn ballads that made him a streaming fixture.
London Korean Film Festival 2026 | 2–16 November | London
The Korean Cultural Centre UK's Korean cinema festival returns for its 21st edition, centred on BFI Southbank, with titles including Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love, Yoo Jae-wook's The Gorals and the diaspora drama Mongrels.
can't be blue — Beyond The Blue in Europe (UK) | 2–3 November | London / Manchester
Seoul five-piece can't be blue bring their first European tour to the UK, blending R&B-leaning pop with rock around Lee Dohun's vocals.
AKASAKI 1st World Tour “ONIGIRI” — London | 3 November | London
19-year-old Japanese singer-songwriter AKASAKI, known for viral hit Bunny Girl, brings his blend of lo-fi, R&B and J-pop to London for his only UK date.
DANCE WITH ME《與我共舞》— Donald Shek | 5 November – 13 December | Salford
An immersive solo exhibition by British Chinese artist Donald Shek tracing dance across generations, from the dance halls of first-generation migrants to the underground clubs of their children, through moving image, sound and sculpture.
The Inseminator (dir. Bùi Kim Quy) — Star Nhà Ease at Belfast Film Festival | 5 November | Belfast
A rarely seen Vietnamese magical-realist feature by Bùi Kim Quy about a rural father, his son and the weight of patriarchal tradition, banned in Vietnam soon after release, introduced by Star Nhà Ease.
Jianbo: Headline Show at The 100 Club | 5 November | London
British-Chinese artist Jianbo plays his first headline show of the year, previewing new music alongside old favourites.
Maple Stories: Japanese Maple Leaf Watercolour Workshop | 6 November | London
A beginner-friendly botanical watercolour evening painting autumn Japanese maple leaves with London artist Fan Qiu of Goldenleaf Studio.
bug-bites at Freakuencies II by Kolektif ASEA | 6 November | London
bug-bites, a new band with members from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines, play rock, pop and indie at Kolektif ASEA's night championing Southeast Asian talent in London.
escdotdot2: Xiang, Li Song, Suze Chan, catchacat | 6 November | London
The second escdotdot night of experimental sound and film by ESEA artists, with Chengdu sound artist Xiang and London-based Li Song playing found and electronic sounds, plus a new video by Hong Kong artist Suze Chan.
Sama Sama Records presents: BREAKIN' ASIA | 6 November | London
An all-star breakdance battle showcasing UK breakers of East and Southeast Asian heritage, followed by a party with DJ BobaFatt and Norsicaa of Sama Sama Records.
KTAM Unleashed: K-pop Showcase in London | 6–8 November | London
An intimate K-pop showcase featuring STUDIO L, ANOHRTS, COMMA and ANTARES, with half-hour sets, fan games and a fansign.
JAPANESE SAMPLE SALE! by Yokimono Market — Annual Autumn Sale | 7–8 November | London
Yokimono Market's annual autumn sale brings over 30 Japanese independent makers, designers and food businesses together, with kimono, ceramics, prints, jewellery, records, Japanese sweets and street food.
SPYAIR EUROPE TOUR 2026 — LONDON | 7 November | London
Nagoya rock band SPYAIR, behind anime anthems for Haikyuu!!, Gintama and Bleach, close their European tour with big riffs and singalong choruses.
Eastern Margins x Asian Paper: DJ Billybool & More | 7 November | London
Eastern Margins, the London collective championing music from East and South-East Asia, joins Asian Paper for an all-night club party with DJ Billybool, amil raja, Bloody Shield and more.
Bodyslam World Tour 2026 — Live in London | 8 November | London
Thailand's biggest rock band Bodyslam return to London for the first time in a decade with a full set of the anthems Thai audiences have sung along to for 20 years.
9 - 15 November
RepresentAsian: An Evening of Asian Talent 2026 | 9 November | London
A West End gala celebrating Asian talent in musical theatre, raising scholarship funds for young Asian performers, with a line-up including Nadim Naaman, Zheng Xi Yong and Mia Kobayashi.
Tradition/Rebellion: Coming-of-Age Style in Kitakyushu, Japan (まつろわぬ二十歳) | 11 November – 18 April | London
A Japan House London exhibition on the flamboyant coming-of-age fashion of Kitakyushu, where 20-year-olds swap formal kimono for fur trims, wild colour and gravity-defying hair, following eight 'new adults' from first fitting to ceremony.
Kassna Kollectiv: User Manual for a Broken Machine (VOILÀ! Theatre Festival) | 11–12 November | London
East Asian female-led collective KASSNA's interdisciplinary piece, now with live cinema and AI-generated characters, in which three performers try to fix a broken Daewoo vacuum using its manual, unpacking South Korea's industrialisation.
ALL(H)OURS 1st World Tour 'Rise Up' in London | 12 November | London
Seven-member K-pop boy group ALL(H)OURS bring their first world tour, Rise Up, to London.
Live Performance: A Buzzing Witness 旁觀者濁 (HKUK) | 12–14 November | Kingston upon Thames
A 20-minute immersive site-specific performance by Hong Kong artists Lit WH and Kiwi Chan, seen through the eyes of a cicada and a firefly.
Blessed Forgetful | 13–14 November | London
Peculiar Matter, the London theatre collective founded by Korean director Sarah Hyojin Kim, returns with a movement-led, multilingual piece about memory, love, grief and forgetting, reimagining Germaine Pichot, remembered mostly through Picasso.
HKUK Carnival Publishing Fair 出版市集 | 14–15 November | Kingston upon Thames
A weekend zine and small-press fair where independent creators from Hong Kong, the UK and across Asia show self-published books, artist books and handmade work.
LEDI — Golden Hour at PizzaExpress Live Chelsea | 14 November | London
London-based Indonesian singer-songwriter LEDI celebrates her second EP Golden with bossa nova, jazz and pop on vocals and nylon-string guitar.
Zhou Ning: This Time is Different | 14 November | London
Comedian Zhou Ning's one-hour solo show of stand-up, live music, magic tricks and storytelling about love, heartbreak, family, queerness and immigration.
East Asian Market @ Milton Keynes (Urban Garden Fair) | 15 November | Milton Keynes
A showcase of East Asian vendors, artisans and street food from Urban Garden Fair in the heart of Milton Keynes.
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16 - 22 November
We Knead To Talk: Nandal Seo x SPILLLL (Creative Encounters) | 18 November | London
Queer ESEA zine collective SPILLLL and artist Nandal Seo run a drop-in craft session, shaping salt dough into dumpling keychain charms while swapping stories of home, food and memory.
Nina 仁奈 — Komorebi 木漏れ日 Album Launch | 18 November | London
Tokyo-born, London-based jazz vocalist and pianist Nina 仁奈 launches her debut album Komorebi, sung in Japanese and English and drawing on her heritage, her life in England and the natural world.
Shōtengai Pan Asian Market at King's Cross | 19–22 November | London
A monthly East Asian artisan market at Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross, bringing together independent ESEA makers, artists, designers and street food vendors.
Add Oil 加油 — Crossing Cold Rivers 過冷河 Supper Club, Dinner No. 1 | 19 November | London
Siu Yen Lo launches his food project Crossing Cold Rivers with a seven-course Cantonese fusion supper club served family-style, with proceeds supporting the ESEA Community Centre's Lunch Club.
Don't Spill the Tea: Matcha Workshop + Cup Holder DIY | 21 November | London
An afternoon workshop where Dear Matcha teaches you to spot quality matcha and whisk the perfect latte, and Weekend Whimsy helps you bead, patch and sew your own canvas cup holder.
Haruki Murakami's Jazz at Peter Cat: A Japanese Jazz Night | 21 November | London
The Barbican Hall becomes a Japanese listening bar modelled on Peter Cat, the Tokyo jazz club Haruki Murakami ran in the 1970s, as Junko Onishi Trio, Sachi Hayasaka / TReS and Yoshio Suzuki's The Blend reinterpret the jazz that runs through his novels.
Echoes of Korea: An Evening of Sound, Story, Food & Culture | 21 November | London
Cookbook author Bini Sudo and sound therapist Joo Westwood host an intimate Korean evening of a home-cooked vegan Korean platter, a mindful tea ritual and a Korean-inspired sound bath.
Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown Walking Tour | 22 November | London
A walking tour of London's original Docklands Chinatown, bringing the 1920s–30s Chinese East End back to life through urban archaeology and community stories.
Kakilang Presents: Aiya Shoes Off!! | 22 November | London
Kakilang's ESEA stand-up afternoon returns, hosted by Sam See of Comedy Central Asia's Stand-Up Asia, with sets from Aisha Amanduri, Maple Zuo and Alex Franklin.
23 - 30 November
Cook With Me: Simply Malaysian — with Mandy Yin | 24 November | London
Mandy Yin, the chef behind Sambal Shiok, leads a hands-on Malaysian cookery class from her book Simply Malaysian, cooking dishes including spicy coconut roast chicken and sambal aubergines.
Wednesdays Presents: Xmas Kamayan Shabanger | 25 November | London
Supper club Wednesdays throws a Christmas kamayan — an eight-course Filipino-meets-Hong Kong family-style feast from Swilipino and Celestial Peach, eaten with your hands.
Global Majority | 25 November – 16 January | London
Chris Fung's new political thriller sees Brian Tran sit an ever more brutal interview for the most powerful job in the world, led by Jeremy Ang Jones.
Bôa — Live + Signing at Rough Trade East | 27 November | London
London alt-rock band Bôa, fronted by British-Japanese singer Jasmine Rodgers, play an intimate in-store set and signing to mark a Record Store Day 7" pairing Duvet, the Serial Experiments Lain theme, with Walk With Me.
C(P)LAY presents PRICE OF SILENCE | 27 November | London
Dance collective C(P)LAY premieres its first full-length duet by Ka Ki Christina Lai and Ying Yen (Yvonne) Wang, built on contact and repetition to unpack the sayings we inherit from our elders.
ESEA Winter Celebration: SEEAWA x Reconnecting Cambodia | 28 November | London
A festive daytime gathering for London's ESEA community from SEEAWA with Reconnecting Cambodia, the DNA-based family tracing project, with ESEA market stalls and festive treats.
PANDAN JAM: Southeast Asia Festival | 28 November | London
Yumm Singa and the Singapore Global Network bring a day of Southeast Asian food stalls, founder talks, live performances and hands-on workshops to Brick Lane.
Christmas Fiesta 2026: Filipino Christmas Market | 28 November | London
A Filipino Christmas fiesta with an indoor market of Filipino-owned makers, an outdoor food market, live performances and festive workshops like parol lantern making.
Alternative Roots 2026: Festival of ESEA Performances and Communities | 28 November | London
Kakilang's day-long festival of East and Southeast Asian creative practice takes over Hoxton Hall with live performance, music, film, exhibitions, workshops, talks and food.
Toshiki Soejima Live in London | 28 November | London
Japanese guitarist Toshiki Soejima blends neo-soul warmth, deep-pocket grooves and lyrical improvisation on his European tour.
Homegrown: Sound, Movement & Celebration — ESEA Cultural Festival | 29 November | London
SEEAC's ESEA Cultural Festival returns for an afternoon of traditional and contemporary Southeast and East Asian dance, music and sound, with a chance to join in.
AYLA: A New Musical in Concert | 30 November | London
A semi-staged concert of the new musical AYLA, led by Singaporean West End star Nathania Ong, set in a dying world where fire means survival.
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