Londonist's weekend guide: Fair Play, Light and Magic and Aardman at Lightroom

Londonist's rundown of what to do in London on the weekend of 17–18 October 2026 is one of the site's lead features going into Saturday morning. It leads with Disney's High School Musical opening at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, marking 20 years since the film first introduced Troy, Gabriella and East High's students. The guide also flags Tate Britain's 'Light and Magic', its celebratory exhibition on pictorialism — the first international art photography movement, developed worldwide from the 1880s — and Lightroom in King's Cross launching 'Larger Than Life', an immersive 50-minute Aardman experience projecting Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph and archival material across Lightroom's four 11-metre walls and floor. There is also the brand new Fair Play Art Fair at One Marylebone, bringing together 70 independent artists chosen by a selection committee with no upfront booth fee — unusually accessible for creatives from all backgrounds. Smaller family picks for Saturday 17 October include The Magic Sweet Jar at Vauxhall City Farm and 'A Conversation with Mary's Dress' at Keats House in Hampstead.