What’s On in London: East and South East Asian Events This Month

NOVA ESEA
19 hours ago
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Updated 3/11/2025

This is your hub for finding East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) events in London. From underground gigs and rooftop supperclubs to heritage festivals, exhibitions and theatre, we spotlight what’s happening across the UK each month.

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Featured Events This Month

This Week

Asia Triennial Manchester 6 | Nov – Dec | Manchester

A multi‑venue exhibition and research project exploring value, identity and Asian‑diasporic art.

An Ting ‑ The Departure UK Tour | Nov | UK wide

Performance by An Ting: a journey into ritual, nature, and diasporic memory.

London Korean Film Festival 2025 | Nov - Dec | London

A major festival of Korean cinema and cultural dialogue in the UK.

Jianbo London Shows | Nov | London

Dance/club night event curated by Jianbo.

GSOUL – TIME Concert | 07 Nov | London

K‑R&B concert featuring GSOUL performing “TIME” and special guests.

Japanese Sample Sale by Yokimono Market | 08 - 09 Nov | London

Seasonal sample sale of Japanese design, craft, and streetwear.

Urban Garden Fair | 08 - 09 Nov | London

A weekend pop‑up combining East Asian food, lanterns, street‑culture and community.

10 – 16 November

Hyper Japan Manchester 2025 | 14 - 16 Nov | Manchester

J-culture takeover: anime, cosplay, Japanese cuisine, fashion and more.

Valley of the Shadow of Death Film Screening | Nov | TBC

UK premiere of a Hong Kong film exploring themes of grief, justice, and faith.

THE 4TH WAVE // UK FILIPINO CREATIVE FESTIVAL | 14 - 16 Nov | London

Festival spotlighting Filipino creatives through arts, performance, and talks.

Rooftop Chitchat Supper Club | 13 Nov | London

A rooftop dining experience combining modern Asian cuisine and casual conversation.

They Call Me Witch Exhibition | 14 - 19 Nov | London

Group exhibition exploring gender, identity, and power through the ESEA witch archetype.

CARAVAN // OPEN JAM FUSION NIGHTS | 13 Nov | London

Jam night celebrating cross-cultural music and open collaboration.

ESEAEats Conversations: Leaders in Sports and Wellbeing | 13 Nov | London

Panel talk on ESEA representation in sport and wellness industries.

Shetengai Pan-Asian Market | 13 - 16 Nov | London

Street-style Pan-Asian market featuring food, fashion, crafts and music.

ALIÉNORE + FIONNUALA + YIJIA + GRACE MOORE (Troubadour Presents) | 10 Nov | London

A night of genre-blending live music showcasing rising East & Southeast Asian talent.

SINGLES QUIZ NIGHT 11/11 | 11 Nov | London

A fun, community-driven quiz night to connect ESEA singles through pop culture and trivia.

17 – 23 November

Hallyu Con 2025 - Where Korea Meets You | 21 Nov | London

Convention celebrating Korean pop culture, fandom, and community.

Sorry for your loss (BUT NOT REALLY) | 22 - 23 Nov | London

Solo performance that blends dark humour and grief through an ESEA lens.

iwannashow | 22 Nov | London

Underground music night platforming emerging ESEA / Hong Kong acts and sounds.

Gather (2) Community Gathering | 18 Nov | London

Second edition of this informal gathering for ESEA creatives and cultural organisers.

Still On: Don’t Miss These

THE MAIDS | til 29 Nov | London

Bold reimagining of Jean Genet’s classic with a diasporic lens.

Rising in Fire: Hantoo Art Group – The Making of Taiwan’s Art History | til 31 Dec | London

A retrospective tracing 30 years of Hantoo’s radical Taiwanese art.

Marcos Kueh: Smooth Sailing, 一路順風 Exhibition | til 11 Jan | Manchester

Textile-based solo show exploring identity, diaspora and colonial memory.

How to Be a Strong Woman in One Hour - A Stand-Up Comedy by Monica Hsueh | til Dec | London

One-woman comedy show unpacking cultural expectations, identity, and strength.

My Neighbour Totoro | ongoing | London

Stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s iconic film, now extended on the West End.

Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder and Abstraction 2015–2025 | til 9 Nov | London

A landmark retrospective of Cai Guo-Qiang’s explosive gunpowder-based artwork.

Pictograms Iconic Japanese Designs | til 9 Nov | London

An exhibition showcasing the global influence of Japanese visual design.

Queer East on the Road | Touring | Venues across the UK

Touring programme spotlighting queer Asian cinema across UK cities.

1880 THAT: Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader Exhibition | til Nov | London

Sound, sign language, and subversion in this radical duo show.

Mint on Tour 2025 | ongoing | TBC

Touring concert series from rising ESEA music collective Mint.

Whose Homeland Film Season | 02 Nov | UK‑wide

A film season bringing together fiction and non‑fiction new releases, archival rediscoveries and artist moving‑image works from East & Southeast Asia and beyond.

Hong Kong Film Festival UK 2025 Touring – Manchester Edition | 26 Oct – 09 Nov | Manchester

Five screenings across four weekends featuring acclaimed works from Hong Kong filmmakers; UK tour from late October into early November.

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