Lammas is on August 1 and is a festival to celebrate the start of the harvest in the Pagan Wheel of the Year. Here are details of some of the magical events in and near London over that time and the week ahead, as well as a few further afield and some online talks and rituals.
Now - 19 October; Ancient India Living Traditions Exhibition. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets £20 (free for members). https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/ancient-india-living-traditions
Now - October 31; Alexandrian Witchcraft exhibition. Venue: Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall. Musueum opening hours: 10am-4.30pm. Entry £10/£5. https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/
Now - 21 August; Whittington: The Man, The Myth and The Cat. Venue: Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH. Time: 10am - 4pm, Mon to Thu. Admission: Free. https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/events/whittington-the-man-the-myth-and-the-cat
Now until 19 October; Edward Burra/Ithell Colquhoun: Two art exhibitions with one ticket. Venue: Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG. Tickets: £18 / Free for Members https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain
Now to 10 January 2026; Jane and Louise Wilson: Performance of Entrapment. Exhibition investigating parallels between the Roman Temple of Mithras in London and Ise Jingu shrine in Japan. Venue: Bloomberg Space, 12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA. Free. https://www.londonmithraeum.com/
Now to 16 May 2026; Broken, Burnt, Buried. Exhibition of Egyptians objects deliberately broken as part of ritual and religious practices. Venue: Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT. Free. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/
Most lunchtimes and some other times: Meditation - in-person or online. In-person venue: Inner Space, 36 Shorts Gardens, Covent Garden, London · WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm (for lunchtime meditation). Free. https://www.meetup.com/inner-space-covent-garden/events/
Every Wednesday and Friday (except Bank Holidays); College of Psychic Studies - pop in to have a look around the lovely building. Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am-5pm weekdays. Free entry. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk
Wednesday 30 July and other dates; Tea with a Medium. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm Cost £60 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/
Wednesday, 30 July (every Wednesday); Sound Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events
Thursday 31 July; Midweek Meditation with the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 3pm. Tickets: free for members/£7.50 non members. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk
Thursday 31 July; Astrological Magic Sound Bath with Nicole Bettencourt Coelho. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £30 per person. https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.
Thursday 31 July (tbc but usually every fortnight); Inquisitive Spirit open circle. Learn Mediumship and Psychic development with a group. Venue: Bretons Manor, 411 Rainham Road, South Hornchurch RM13 7LP. Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm. Cost £10 per session Text 07549 638276 for details.
Thursday 31 July; Stories at Southey for Becky. Venue: Southey Bewery Tap Room, 21 Southey St,, London, SE20 7JD. Time: 7.30pm. Donations welcome and tickets must be booked. https://www.londondreamtime.com/calendar/
Thursday 31 July; PF London Lammas Open Ritual via Pagan Federation London. Venue: Pirate Castle, Gilbey's Wharf Oval Road NW1 7EA London, UK Time: 7.20pm. Entry £8 for PF members, £10 for non-members (cash only). https://www.facebook.com/PaganFederationLondon
Thursday 31 July (usually last Wednesday every month); Talk on Pagan Celebrations at Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: The White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH) (45 mins from central London). Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047
Friday, 1 August (usually every Friday); Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of Gods and Goddesses of England and the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/
Friday, 1 August (1st and 3rd Friday each month); The Pagan Portal Podcast by Moon Books. Time: noon (or listen to recording later). Free event. https://open.spotify.com/show/11N4kNj65tTz9NFUcZTMa7?
Friday, 1 August and other dates; London Witches and History Bankside Walking Tour. Meet at Southwark View Point, Minerva Square, London, SE1 9DF. Time: 4pm. Tickets from £13.19. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/20-off-london-witches-history-bankside-walking-tour-tickets-1335204034209?
Friday, 1 August; Laylah: The Life of Leila Waddell. Talk and signing by Darren Francis. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events
Friday, 1 August; Cunning Folk Archive Hour: High Summer Halcyon Days. Venue: Dash The Henge Store, 348 Camberwell New Road, London SE5 0RW. Time: 7pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cunning-folk-archive-hour-high-summer-halcyon-days-tickets-1480638322079?
Saturday 2 August; Decoding the Body's Messages with Evette Rose, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 9am. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 August; Rhythms of the Soul:
A Sacred Medicine Journey - A Full-Day Transformational Experience. Venue: Secret Farm Location near London. Starts 10am. Tickets £249 https://lushretreats.co.uk/rhythms-of-the-soul-a-sacred-medicine-journey/?
Saturday, 2 August; Witches and Pagans Essex Lammas Festival hosted by Earth Spirit Events. Venue: Galleywood Heritage Centre, Off Margaretting Road, Galleywood CM2 8TR. Time: 10.30am - 4pm. Tickets £3.96. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witches-pagans-essex-lammas-festival-host-earth-spirit-events-tickets-1407180618109?
Saturday 2 August; Unlock Your Potential with Crystals and Essential Oils. Workshop with Gemma Petherbridge. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Saturday 2 August; Mantra and Sound for Altered States. Workshop with Ann Mathie. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 1pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Saturday, 2 August; Lammas Womens' Circle Celebration. Venue: 19 Castle Close, London E9 5TN. Time: 4 - 6pm. Tickets £27.80. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lammas-womens-circle-celebration-tickets-1480843144709?
Saturday, 2 August; Charm Necklace Workshop. Venue: Tipi Coffee Co., 117 George Lane, London E18 1AN. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £59.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/charm-necklace-workshop-tickets-1458907695189?
Saturday 2 August (tbc but usually first Saturday each month); Gong Bath. Venue: Upminster Sanctuary Pea Lane, Upminster, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: tbc. https://upminstersanctuary.com/
Saturday, 2 August; Feeling Free Fire Ceremony - Celebrate Lammas. Venue: 26 Vardens Road London SW11 1RH. Time: 8pm. Tickets: £11.55 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/feeling-free-fire-ceremony-celebrate-lammas-tickets-1461806505609?
Sunday 3 August; A Day of Mediumship with Maria Antoniou. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Sundays 3 and 10 August; The Transpersonal Chakras. Two session class with Julia Shepherd, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 2pm. Tickets: £115. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Sunday 3 August (tbc but usually on the closest Sunday to the festival); Anderida Gorsedd Lammas open ritual. Venue: Long Man of Wilmington, Wilmington, near Eastbourne, East Sussex. Meet near the car park between 1.30pm and 2pm, walk up to the chalk hill figure at 2pm. Afterwards, the Giants Rest pub. https://www.facebook.com/groups/227609495203/
Sunday 3 August (and other dates); Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 4pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648
Sunday 3 August (every Sunday); Mindfulness Meditation. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3, 1NG. Time: 6pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk
Sunday 3 August; Wheel of the Year: Lammas pagan ceremonyn. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3, 1NG. Time: 7pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk
Sunday 3 August; Magic in Contemporary Art, Ep. 6. Dr. Amy Hale chats with Edgar Fabián Frías, Elijah Burgher and Hilma’s Ghost about queer magical art practices. Online and delayed viewing via Treadwell's. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events
Monday, 4 August; Genesis P-Orridge and a Very British Satanic Panic with Matthew Levi Stevens. Venue: The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets £16.40. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/the-absinthe-parlour-338339
Monday, 4 August (tbc but usually every Monday); Tea With a Druid. Free online event by the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Time 8pm. https://druidry.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/druidry
Tuesday 5 August; Intermediate Tarot (Reading Spreads). 2-part workshop with Delphine Leblanc. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £60. https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.
Tuesday 5 August (and other dates); Gong Bath / Sound Journey by Claire The Soul Nurturer. Venue: Secret Soul Sanctuary, Sydenham Hill, London SE23 3PH. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £20.21. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/claire-the-soul-nurturer-35479207053
Tuesday 5 August; John Schorne, Conjured the Devil into a Boot. Talk by Wayne Perkins on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets · from £3.59. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619
Wednesday, 6 August; An Afternoon With…John Matthews. Talk and Launch of The Prophecies of Merlin. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 2.30pm. Cost £25 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/
Wednesday, 6 August; S/He Is Still Her/e - The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion (TBA). Venue: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1HX. Door time: 7pm. Tickets from £8.80 - £11. https://wegottickets.com/event/667849
Wednesday, 6 August; Gong Bath. Venue: Akasa, 5a Prince Edward Rd, Hackney Wick, London E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £21.29. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427
Wednesday, 6 August; Sound Bowl Meditation with Spiritual Tiik. Time: 8.30pm. Tickets £12.74. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627
Thursday 7 -11 August; The Great Heathen Gathering in honour of Tyr. Venue: Out To Grass, Woodend Farm/ Bromyard Rd, Malvern, WR13 5JW https://www.asatruuk.org/event-details/ghg-2025?
Thursday 7 and 14 August; Weather Lore. Online talk with Rest Less Events. Time: 11.30am. Tickets £3.99 per talk. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/
Thursday 7 August; Self-obsession. Talk and signing by Dr Tom Davies. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events
Thursdays 7 August; Meet Hermes Trismegistus, Magi and Sage. Talk by Dr Steven Muiren, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Thursday 7 August; Interview and Soirée with Mark Vincent on Chaos Magic. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £10. https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.
Thursday 7 August (first Thursday each month); A Year of Witchcraft: An Introduction to Wicca. Venue: Lost Souls Pizza Camden, 245 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BA. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £6.13. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-year-of-witchcraft-an-introduction-to-wicca-session-12-tickets-1533568668169?
Thursday 7 August; Full Moon Sound Bath. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £15. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/
Thursday, 7 August; Full Moon Sound Bath. Venue: Tooting and Balham Sea Cadets, 89 Mellison Road, London SW17 9AS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £22.38 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/tune-within-37129236973
Friday 8 August (and other dates); New Moon, Full Moon or Divine Union Cacao Ceremony, Heart Ritual and Gong Bath. Venue: Private Location near Wandsworth Town/Clapham Junction, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: From £32.93 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-moon-full-moon-or-divine-union-cacao-ceremonyheart-ritual-gong-bath-tickets-169545022727
Friday 8 August; Moon Book Gathering with author Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25-£50. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events
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Friday 8 August; London Witches Walking Tour with Maria Beadell's organised by Treadwell's Bookshop. Meet Meet outside Farringdon tube Station, London EC1M 6BY, UK. Time: 7.50pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.treadwells-london.com/
Friday 8 August; Evening Mindful Stroll and Forest Bathing in Cator Park with Bat spotting. Venue: Cator Park, Aldersmead Road, Beckenham BR3 1NA. Time: 8pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709
Friday 8 August; Lion's Gate Portal Meditation with Spiritual Tiik. Time: 8pm. Tickets £10.33. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627
Friday, 8 August; Lion's Gate and Full Moon Healing Meditation - Online Event. Time: 8pm. Tickets: From £13.70. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/tune-within-37129236973
Saturday 9 August; Meet the Egyptian Gods. Workshop with Frances Billinghurst, via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 10.30am. Tickets: £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Saturday 9 August (once a month Saturday mornings); Druid Open Grove. Talk on Druid, Heathen, Shaman - Spot the Difference. Venue: The Electric Elephant Cafe, 186A Crampton Street, London, SE17 3AE. Time: 11am to 1.30 pm. Free
Saturday 9 August; Crowley Crawl 2025 with Marco Visconti. Meet at 93 Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y. Time: 2pm. Tickets £35. https://www.marcovisconti.org/events/crowleycrawl2025?
Saturday 9 August; Diana the Huntress Full Moon ritual at Richmond Park with Mani and Woodland Witches. Meet at the entrance at Richmond Park Gate, TW10 5HU. Time: 5pm. Tickets £10, pay on entry. https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/events/
Saturday 9 August (every full and new moon); Moon Space online event via She's Lost Control. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events
Saturday 9 August; Full Moon Celebration with South East London Pagans. Venue: Peckham Rye, London, SE15. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7046502195365834
Sunday 10 August; The Wisdom and Wyrd Market. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Old Hill, BR7 5NL Time: 11am to 4pm. Free Entry https://www.facebook.com/groups/1335736923852705/events
Sunday 10 August; The New Violet Rainbow. Workshop with Joan Osborne. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Sunday 10 August; North West Kent Pagans Moot. Organised by NWK Pagans for members of the group. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, NW Kent. Time: 11.30am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887
Sunday 10 August (possibly the last of these, but was usually first Sunday of the month); Lammas Celebration at Woodspirits. Venue: meet at Cheshunt station, EN8. Time: 2pm. Free in-person event for members of Woodspirits group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4032235040150960
Sunday 10 August (date and details tbc but usually second Sunday of the month); Ritual in the Tower (Luna Iter). In-person ritual in Hackney, East London for members of the group, guests and seekers on the path. Meet at the Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Rd, London, from 4.30pm, moving on to a historic site to start the ritual at 6pm. Entry: £9.73. https://www.hildegardmaier.co.uk/luna-iter or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230392930656154
Sunday 10 August; Women's Full Moon Gong Ceremony. Venue: Akasa, 5a Prince Edward Rd, Hackney Wick, London E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: from £25.63. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sunita-kaur-34415293427
For activities after these dates please visit my events page.
Please note that I am not responsible for the content of these events except my own talks and workshops. Contact organisers directly if you have questions or to check ticket availability. Where a practitioner is offering information about magical healing, this is *not* medical advice. If you're running an event you want included, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com Also please note I earn commission from advertisers for some links.
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