Christmas in Camden 2026: markets, gigs and dates
30 October 2026·4 min read
Out
Clubs, comedy and the plan for Saturday.
OutWhere to stay in Camden: hotels by neighbourhood
A compact hotel room on the high street for gig nights, a restored townhouse studio in Primrose Hill, a red brick mansion in Belsize Park from £140 a night and a Victorian landmark at the King’s Cross end of the canal. Where to sleep in Camden, by what you came for.
28 October 2026·4 min read
OutThings to do in Camden: the first-visit essentials
The market opens at 10:00, the towpath is free, Primrose Hill is 63 metres of protected view and the Jazz Cafe is on Parkway. The Camden essentials for a first visit, in the order we would do them.
22 October 2026·4 min read
OutMoving to Camden: the neighbourhoods compared
Two Northern line branches, one Thameslink station, a hill with a protected view and five very different high streets. Camden Town, Kentish Town, Chalk Farm, Primrose Hill and Belsize Park compared for anyone thinking of moving to NW1, NW3 or NW5.
8 October 2026·4 min read
OutComedy in Camden: where to see stand-up in NW1
A 65-seat club above the Camden Head running seven nights a week, £6 for a show and a pint on Kentish Town Road, a 42-seat pub theatre where Bill Bailey warmed up, and a fringe festival every August. Comedy in Camden, sorted by room.
27 September 2026·4 min read
OutClubs in Camden: where to dance on a Friday and Saturday night
£3 into the Electric Ballroom, £7 for rock anthems under the World's End, house at KOKO and Soul City at the Jazz Cafe. Camden's club nights, by music, mostly running to 03:00.
23 September 2026·4 min read
OutCamden with kids: the family day out
Child fares on the canal boat from £14, under-4s free, pond dipping by King’s Cross, a narrowboat cabin to sit in at the canal museum and 1,000 fountains on Granary Square. A family day in Camden that is not just the market.
15 September 2026·4 min read