The Best Parties Events in London This Week: Where the Real Nightlife Is Happening

If you’re hunting for the best parties events in London right now, the city is very much in its main-character era. More than 13,000 people are already circling this week’s highlights, which means two things: 1) you’re not the only one planning a big one, and 2) if you’re not booking in advance, you’re absolutely rolling the dice. From big-room house at KOKO to dub heads tucked away in east London corners, this month is all about choosing your lane and committing to it.

Top of the list for anyone with a soft spot for a proper 4/4 workout is HOUSE OF LOVE @ KOKO – HOUSE IS A FEELINGS’ 12th birthday. It’s got big-night-out energy written all over it: Camden, that huge theatre-style room, and a crowd who actually came to dance, not just film 30-second clips for Instagram. If you still have knees, this is the one you book first. And if you really don’t want the night to end, the HOUSE OF LOVE official after party is there to mop up the die-hards – expect sweatier vibes, fewer tourists and chatty 4am friendships you’ll only half remember.

If your idea of a good time is more bass weight than confetti cannon, Culture Yard Roots and Dub Music is the move. Think proper soundsystem culture rather than ‘lo-fi reggae playlist’ energy – the kind of night where the sub does most of the talking and you emerge a little dazed but very satisfied. It’s perfect for people who’d rather nod in a dark corner with a Red Stripe than scream along to a pop remix in Zone 1.

On the complete other end of the spectrum, The Princess Proms is having a bit of a moment. It keeps popping up twice on people’s plans because it sits in that funny little sweet spot between nostalgia and dress-up. Expect Disney-adjacent singalongs, big gowns, small princesses and fully grown adults using ‘I’m taking my niece’ as an excuse. It’s not a rave, obviously, but if you’re in your wholesome era (or parenting era), it’s a solid, low-stress outing.

Guitars more your thing? Masters of the Riff V is for the superfans who still know every note of their favourite breakdown. It’s very much a commitment night: louder, heavier, and definitely not a casual ‘pop in for one’ situation. You go for the riffs, you stay because your ears are ringing and you’ve somehow ended up talking pedalboards with a stranger at the bar.

And then there are the venues that quietly keep the whole ecosystem alive. The White Swan Bar, The Munster Tavern, and spots like Creativity In Our Hands: Suzanne Asphall aren’t shouting as loudly as KOKO on your feed, but they’re where a lot of the city’s best small-scale chaos happens – last-minute DJ sets, friends-of-friends birthdays that turn into full-blown parties, and those nights that were meant to be ‘just a quick one in the local’. If you want the side of London nightlife that never really makes it onto flyers, you start there.

This is what discovery looks like in London right now: giant house birthdays in Camden, roots and dub sessions humming away in corners of the city, princess-themed proms for the romantics, and riff marathons for the faithful. Pick your scene, book the thing that actually excites you, and let the algorithm catch up later.