What’s on

At the Ivy House, it’s a constantly changing scene, so we have an ever-evolving list of events that are updated regularly. But we also have a schedule of regular activities around which we work, from kids’ drama to knitting classes, from sci-fi clubs to Sunday singarounds.

Calendar of Events

  • Alyssa Jinks

    Tue 28 Apr / 19:30 / £10

    SE London Folk Singer/Songwriter presents her debut EP 'To Keep You Company'.

    Support from Big Oil

  • Quiz

    Wed 29 Apr / 20:00 / £2.50

    with special guest hosts lilo! Top team takes home £50 to spend at the bar

  • False Idah

    Thu 30 Apr / 19:00 / £11

  • Zine Workshop

    Thu 30 Apr / 17:45 / Free Entry

    In support of Football vs Transphobia. In collaboration with Match Made in Heaven.

  • Live Band Karaoke

    Fri 1 May / £8.80 - £12.10 / 19:00

    Your time to shine! Sing with a live band!

  • Bowl Cut All-Dayer for MIND ft. Blue Bendy & more

    Sat 2 May / 14:30 / £5 - £15

    The return of the Bowl Cut summer all-dayer, another bumper day of music & a raffle! This year we will be raising money for the brilliant charity MIND in memory of Jim Clemoes. 

    Featuring:

    Blue Bendy

    Clémentine March

    Lou Terry

    Frank Lloyd Wleft

    Nyssa Rosaleen

    Two Man Lift

    Prayer Tech

    Sidney Jones & the Murmuration

  • The George Mooney Trio

    Sun 3 May / 16:00 / Free Entry

  • Kaspar Hauser

    Mon 4 May / 19:30 / £8 (£4 unwaged)

    Join us on this bank holiday Monday for a show with Kaspar Hauser, Sophia Hansen-Knarhoi and Brette Wolfe.

    Presented by Falling Moon

  • New Lands: Global Cowboys + Ropeburn

    Tue 5th May / 19:30 / £7

    Purchase a ticket in advance and you’ll recieve a FREE pint of New Lands lager.

  • Quiz

    Wed 6 May / 20:00 / £2.50

    with hosts Fred & Jacob! Top team wins £50 to spend at the bar.

  • Elliott Smith: Live in 1999

    Thu 7 May / 19:30 / £10

    Deeper Into Movies presents a rare concert screening of the late great Elliott Smith from 1999 Olympia, Washington.

    The concert has been upscaled to 1080p HD and the audio has been re-mixed and mastered.

  • Potato

    Fri 8 May / 19:30 / £8

    Potato headlines the first instalment of a special run of shows 'Round and Round' at The Ivy House, in celebration of their new single.

    Potato is a six-human troupe hailing from South East London, quickly making their mark on the London art-rock scene with the release of their debut EP 'Stew' in 2024 and second surprise EP ‘Antiques and Interludes’ in March, 2026.

    Support comes from Morgan Noise and Big Oil.

  • King Groovy & The Horn Stars

    Sun 10 May / 16:00 / Free Entry

  • Female Rage Collage Workshop

    Mon 11 May / 19:00 / £6-£16

    Join us for an evening of cutting, pasting, tearing and reimagining at our Female Rage Collage Workshop; a creative fundraiser for kinder, a new feminist print magazine.

    Together, we will create collages that channel rage, resistance, care and liberation. We will have a scanner to hand and collages will be featured in the first print issue of kinder magazine.

  • Cash Flow #5

    Tue 12 May / 19:00 / £8.80

    Presented by Peak Trading

    Featuring The Horse, Russell Walker, Peak Trading and Not Sure.

  • Quiz

    Wed 13 May / 20:00 / £2.50

    with Quizmaster Sam. Winning team takes home a £50 bar tab!

  • Pinãta

    Thu 14 May / 19:30 / £10

    Piñata is a festival. A festival of comedy variety. A brand new roster of comedic talent hosted by Ellie BW & Lewis Blomfield! The smashing of a papier mache object to finish.

  • The Ivy House Beer Fest

    Fri 15 + Sat 16 + Sun 17 May / Free Entry

    Our annual Beer Fest returns with over 40+ guest beers, ales and ciders and three days of totally FREE live music, including:

    Fri:
    Matthew Ryan Thomas / Garden Centre / Animal Soup

    Sat:
    Steely Dan 2 / Sinatra… Lives! A Tribute to Frank Sinatra / Scrounge / flytrap / tall child / Free Lunch

    Sun:
    Doolally Tap
    Open Decks (BYO Vinyl)

  • New Lands: Richard Lewis + Odina

    Tue 19 May / 19:30 / £7 / £9 (includes pint of New Lands lager)

  • Quiz

    Wed 20 May / 20:00 / £2.50

    with Quizmaster Maze. Winning team takes home a £50 bar tab!

  • djank

    Fri 22 May / 19:30 / £8+bf

    The Ivy House presents a night of incredible new music, with some of the most exciting new voices in the scene; djank, Crazy Paving and Or Sobre Blau!

  • Jon Magidsohn

    Tue 26 May / 19:00 / £12 adv / £15 otd

    Jon announces his new EP 'Balance' with a live event with special guests, local folk trio The May Project.

  • Movie Quiz

    Wed 27 May / 20:00 / £2.50

    Hosted by Emmett Cruddas. Winning team takes home a £50 bar tab!

  • John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett

    Fri 29 May / 19:00 / £18

    Presented by The Goose Is Out!

  • Blind Yeo

    Sun 31 May / 19:30 / £10

    Cornwall’s premier cosmic-folk collective, Blind Yeo, bring their psychedelic carnival to South London’s Ivy House. Expect jagged synth-runs, West African ngoni vibrations, and a live experience that Lauren Laverne rightly swoons over. It’s restless, it’s transcendental, and it’s happening. Do not blink.

  • Utopia Ghost

    Thu 4 Jun / 19:30 / £8

    Utopia Ghost Ensemble, Flo Lines and an iteration of the South London Drone Orchestra play The Ivy House. Expect drone, lots of people singing and various attempts to render the unknowable as sound. Hopefully transcndensce.

  • Live Band Karaoke

    Fri 5 June / £8.80 - £12.10 / 19:00

    Your time to shine! Sing with a live band!

  • Songs of the Summer Solstice

    Sun 21 Jun / 16:00 / £16

    An afternoon and evening of ritual, dance and live folk & experimental music to celebrate the Summer Solstice.

    Gather with us to celebrate the season with an afternoon - evening of mindfulness, community, storytelling, movement and gentle live music.

    Presented by Turning of The Seasons.

  • Frankie Morrow

    Thu 25 June / 19:00 / £11

    Big, fat, dirty, tender, country catharsis from Scotland.

    Inspired by North American rock legends Bob Dylan and Neil Young, and the Celtic folk songs and poetry of Morrow's homeland, this will be her biggest headline show to date complete with 5-piece band. The debut record, Way Out West, will release at midnight on 25 June 2026.

    Support from Tabby Barbera and Djank.

  • Evanion

    Thu Jul 2 / 19:30 / £7

    London Fantasia...A night of revelry, music and performance.

  • Astra Forward / Spy From Moscow

    Sun 12 Jul / 19:30 / £12 (£8 student / low wage)

    Astra Forward brings her full band for a performance of ethereal, immersive songs exploring nature, grief, mysticism and human connection.

    Sharing the headline slot is London songwriter Spy From Moscow, whose soaring vocals and grunge-laced guitar create a raw yet magnetic atmosphere.

    Support from Mock Deer

    Presented by Folklore

Regular events & clubs: from singaround to sci-fi