# Saturday 17 October 24 art events on Saturday 17 October at Frieze Week 2026 London at Souvenir438Space Gallery, Berkeley Square and The Coronet Theatre and more: openings, fair previews, talks and parties, with times and a map. - Dates: October 12 – 18, 2026 - Where: London, UK - Times: local (BST) - Listed: 24 events - Page with map, search and favourites: https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-17 - Part of: [Frieze Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026) ## Saturday 17 October 2026 - **11:00 AM** · [A Coffee with Ben Okri and Rosemary Clunie](https://artweekguide.com/events/a-coffee-with-ben-okri-and-rosemary-clunie) — Talk at Royal Academy of Arts. A morning talk at the Royal Academy of Arts, part of Frieze Week 2026. Booker-winning writer Ben Okri and painter Rosemary Clunie discuss their joint book, *The True Artist Breaks Out of Jail*, over coffee. The event is ticketed. - **12:00 PM** · [Frieze Masters Talk: 'Narrative Threads: Textiles and Storytelling Beyond Bayeux'](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-talk-narrative-threads-textiles-and-storytelling-beyond-bayeux) — Talk at Frieze Masters. A talk at Frieze Masters, part of Frieze Week 2026 in London, on how textiles carry stories. Goshka Macuga and Grant Watson speak, with Thomas Marks moderating. Entry is included with a Frieze Masters ticket. - **1:00 PM** · [Fair Play: A Table With…Christian Bense](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-a-table-with-christian-bense) — Other at Portland Greenhouse, One Marylebone. A seated lunch with interior designer Christian Bense at Portland Greenhouse in One Marylebone, part of Frieze Week 2026. A seat includes entry to the fair. RSVP is required, and the sitting is ticketed. - **1:00 PM** · [Resonance Plane Performances](https://artweekguide.com/events/resonance-plane-performances) — Performance at hARTslane. Live sound performances at hARTslane as part of Frieze Week 2026, staged alongside the exhibition *Resonance Plane*. Ted Brunning, Guillaume Milochau and the duo of JP Guerrier and Nicholas Faris each perform. Entry is free, with an RSVP. - **2:00 PM** · [Orlan Ohtonen & Del LaGrace Volcano in Conversation](https://artweekguide.com/events/orlan-ohtonen-del-lagrace-volcano-in-conversation) — Talk at Auto Italia. A conversation at Auto Italia, part of Frieze Week 2026, between curator Orlan Ohtonen and artist Del LaGrace Volcano. They talk about *Sensual / Mutual*, Volcano's first major solo exhibition at a UK institution, which presents queer photography from the 1970s and 80s. Booking is required. - **2:00 PM** · [Zarastro Art: (no) Pause — Living Sculpture](https://artweekguide.com/events/zarastro-art-no-pause-living-sculpture) — Performance at Frieze Sculpture, English Gardens. A live performance in which Shuyi Alice Wang works inside a translucent geometric structure, staged as part of Frieze Sculpture during Frieze Week 2026 in London. It runs as four 30-minute sessions through the afternoon. Entry is free. - **2:00 PM** · [Beyond the Fair: A Frieze Week Open Studio Trail](https://artweekguide.com/events/beyond-the-fair-a-frieze-week-open-studio-trail) — Studio Visit at Studios across Hackney and Cambridge Heath. An open studio trail through working artists' studios in Hackney and Cambridge Heath, part of Frieze Week 2026. It is run by Nimi Collective with artist Alice Irwin. Booking is through Eventbrite. - **3:00 PM** · [Adeela Suleman: The Rising Crescendo of the Band Baja — Artist Walkthrough](https://artweekguide.com/events/adeela-suleman-the-rising-crescendo-of-the-band-baja-artist-walkthrough) — Talk at Grosvenor Gallery. Adeela Suleman, a Pakistani artist, leads a walkthrough of her new works at Grosvenor Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026. The pieces place South Asian wedding bands in imagined forests. Canvas Gallery, Karachi, is involved. - **5:00 PM** · [Minor Attractions: Company of the Soul](https://artweekguide.com/events/minor-attractions-company-of-the-soul) — Performance at The Newman (Room 109). A performance at The Newman, in Room 109, that closes the readings programme of the Minor Attractions fair during Frieze Week 2026 in London. Entry is by RSVP only, and places are now sold out. - **6:30 PM** · [3 Evenings: Experiments in Performance and Technology — Night 2](https://artweekguide.com/events/3-evenings-experiments-in-performance-and-technology-night-2) — Performance at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station. The second night of the *3 Evenings* series on performance and technology, held at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station as part of Frieze Week 2026. Performances come from Holly Blakey and Tai Shani, Team Rolfes, and Gary Zhexi Zhang with Klara Kofen and Cameron Graham, alongside installations by Ayoung Kim and Keiken. Ticketed at £25, 18+. - **7:00 PM** · [Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui — Live Session 2](https://artweekguide.com/events/hyundai-commission-tarek-atoui-live-session-2) — Performance at Tate Modern, Turbine Hall. The second night of improvised performance within Tarek Atoui's Hyundai Commission in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, part of Frieze Week. Atoui performs with Emptyset, Mazen Kerbaj, Kenichi Iwasa and Aya Metwalli. A ticket is required, so RSVP in advance. - **10:00 PM** · [Fair Play Lates](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-lates) — Party at The Vaults. A late-night party at The Vaults, running as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Still on from an earlier day: - **Last day** · [Movana Chen: Questioning the Line](https://artweekguide.com/events/movana-chen-questioning-the-line) — Performance at The Coronet Theatre. Movana Chen stages a performance at The Coronet Theatre, with dancers working inside connected sculptures knitted from shredded maps. The piece takes territory and identity as its subject. It is presented with Flowers Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026, and tickets cost £25. - **Last day** · [The Bright Eyes of Children](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-bright-eyes-of-children) — Show at Pollock's Theatrical Print Warehouse. OCD Gallery's pop-up for Frieze Week London shows sculpture, painting and print by six artists in a nineteenth-century Fitzrovia house that was once half of Pollock's Toy Museum. The show is about attention before interpretation, and the building's layered interiors replace white walls. - **Last day** · [1-54 Talks Programme](https://artweekguide.com/events/1-54-talks-programme) — Talk at Somerset House. A programme of 1-54 talks at Somerset House, part of Frieze Week 2026. Sessions include one marking ten years of Addis Fine Art with poet Lemn Sissay, one featuring Seyni Awa Camara, and a Christie's Education session on African art after the spotlight. Booking is required. - **Last day** · [Mr & Mrs Smith: To Seek, To Find](https://artweekguide.com/events/mr-mrs-smith-to-seek-to-find) — Show at Frieze No.9 Cork Street. A photography show at Frieze No.9 Cork Street during Frieze Week, and the first photography show from the Frieze Week partner. Curated by Brandei Estes, it features Tina Barney and a previously unseen work by Martin Parr. Print sales benefit the Human Dignity Trust. - **Until Sun** · [PAD London](https://artweekguide.com/events/pad-london) — Fair at Berkeley Square. PAD London is a design fair on Berkeley Square, part of Frieze Week 2026. It covers historical and contemporary design from leading galleries, and was founded in 2007 by Patrick Perrin. It is the sister fair to PAD Paris. RSVP is needed. - **Until Sun** · [Frieze Masters — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-public-days) — Fair at Frieze Masters. A fair of about 140 galleries showing work from antiquity to the 20th century, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. It adds a new thread, *Queering Modernism*, alongside the Spotlight and Reflections sections. Entry is ticketed and an RSVP is needed. - **Until Sun** · [Paraíso Latin American Art Fair — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-latin-american-art-fair-public-days) — Fair at Ambika P3. A Latin American art fair at Ambika P3, held as part of Frieze Week 2026. This is its first edition, with Mexico as focus country. Twenty-two galleries and projects take part, showing work by Carlos Amorales, Felipe Ehrenberg and Pola Weiss. RSVP is needed. - **Until Sun** · [1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/1-54-contemporary-african-art-fair-public-days) — Fair at Somerset House. The 14th London edition of the contemporary African art fair, at Somerset House as part of Frieze Week, introduces a new Modernist spotlight. It also includes the exhibition *West Wind*, Hassan Hajjaj's *My London Rockstars* and a courtyard installation by Martin Wöllenstein. RSVP is required. - **Until Sun** · [Paraíso Public Programme: Talks and Live Performances](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-public-programme-talks-and-live-performances) — Talk at Ambika P3. A public programme of talks and live performances at Ambika P3 during Frieze Week. River Claure speaks with Gasworks and the Barbican, and a talk is titled *Institutional Gaze*. Rafael Escardo performs on Friday, Daniela Delatorre with Juanjose Rivas on Saturday. Entry requires a fair ticket. - **Until Sun** · [London Invitational — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/london-invitational-public-days) — Fair at The Chancery Rosewood. The Dallas Invitational makes its first London appearance, with 12 galleries sharing one floor of the former US Embassy. Participants include François Ghebaly, Bel Ami and franklin parrasch. It runs as part of Frieze Week. An RSVP is required, and entry is by timed ticket. - **Until Sun** · [FOCUS Art Fair London — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/focus-art-fair-london-public-days) — Fair at Saatchi Gallery. A fair at the Saatchi Gallery during Frieze Week 2026, showing artists from Asia and the Asian diaspora. Work ranges from craft-based practice to digital and AI art. The Friday session continues into an evening late opening, and RSVP is required. - **Until Thu** · [CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky) by Thomas Hjelm](https://artweekguide.com/events/consumed-swallow-the-sky-by-thomas-hjelm) — Other at Souvenir438Space Gallery. *CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky)* is a work by Thomas Hjelm, presented at Souvenir438Space Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. An RSVP is needed to attend. ## Suggested walks - [Paraíso then Marylebone lunch](https://artweekguide.com/walks/5hfrmnls) — Saturday 17 October: 3 stops · 940 m · 13 min on foot, 11:00 AM – 1:45 PM - [Photography, then 1-54](https://artweekguide.com/walks/vau3dvvg) — Saturday 17 October: 3 stops · 1.9 km · 25 min on foot, 4:00 – 6:40 PM --- From Art Week Guide (https://artweekguide.com/), a free, hand-picked guide to the events of art weeks and cities worldwide. Check each event's own page before you go.