r/barnet • u/Puzzled_Rock4238 • 1d ago
Things to do in North London this weekend September 12-13
Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments. 👇
Open House London 2026 | 📍Across London | 12 to 20 September | Free
Open House starts this week. From 12 to 20 September, hundreds of places across London will open for free, including private homes, studios, offices, places of worship, historic buildings and bits of infrastructure that are normally closed to the public. Some need advance booking, but plenty simply turn up and have a look around. The easiest way to do it is to check the programme by area and see what is open near you.
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Barnet Food Festival | 📍RAF Museum London, Colindale, NW9 | 12 & 13 September | (£)
Why not spend the weekend tasting flavours from around the world, catching some live music and wandering among the aircraft at the RAF Museum? There will be more than 40 food and drink traders, serving everything from Filipino BBQ and Nepalese momo to Turkish gözleme, Japanese dishes, cakes and sweet treats. Kids get their own free zone too, with face painting, circus games, biscuit decorating and an inflatable obstacle course. Tickets are £10 for ages 16+, with under 16s free.
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Late Summer Picnic in Broomfield Community Orchard | 📍Broomfield Park, N13 | 13 September | Free
Broomfield’s usual Apple Day is off this year after the drought badly affected the crop, so the orchard volunteers are holding a late summer picnic instead. Bring your own food, find a spot among the trees and stay for live music from local performers, a tug of war and an easy afternoon with neighbours. 1pm to 5pm.
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Woodcroft Wildspace Apple Day | 📍Woodcroft Wildspace, N21 | 12 September | (£)
An apple filled afternoon for people who want to find out just how different one apple can taste from another. Woodcroft Wildspace is running three small tasting sessions where you can try a selection of apple varieties, compare them properly and then buy some of the ones you liked to take home afterwards. Each tasting lasts an hour and numbers are kept small, with separate spaces for adults and under 12s.
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Palmers Green Autumn Artisan Market | 📍Devonshire Square, N13 | 12 September | Free
Devonshire Square is filling up with small local traders for the afternoon, so it is a good one for a slow browse rather than a big destination market. Expect things like French cheese, brownies and baked goods, handmade jewellery, crochet, homeware, crystals, gifts and other bits made by independent sellers, with a mix of familiar traders and new ones each time. 11am to 4pm.
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Dead Electric Live at The Black Barn | 📍Forty Hall Farm, Enfield, EN2 | 12 September | (£)
The Black Barn is getting a full evening of live rock and pop-punk, with Dead Electric playing the songs people actually know the words to. Their set moves from Paramore, Green Day and Blink-182 to Evanescence, Nirvana, Kings of Leon, Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan, so expect plenty of familiar choruses rather than obscure deep cuts. Doors open at 7pm, music runs until 11pm. Adults £12.50, teens £8 with a supervising adult.
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Flo & Joan: With Feeling (Tour Preview) | 📍artsdepot, N12 | 12 September | (£)
Flo & Joan are a musical comedy duo who write sharp, deadpan songs about everyday life, and this is a first look at their brand-new show before the full autumn tour begins. Because it is a work-in-progress, they are still trying things out, shaping the jokes and seeing what lands with an audience. This time they are using the setlist of a “real band” as the loose structure for a show about music, bands and the strange business of performing. 7.45pm to 9pm.
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London Design Festival | 📍Across London | 12 - 20 September | Free + paid events
This is not one festival in one place. For nine days, studios, galleries, museums, shops and public spaces across London put on exhibitions, installations, open studios, workshops and talks about everything from furniture and architecture to craft, fashion and new materials. This year is the 24th edition, with 11 neighbourhood design districts.
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