Rather than closing out October with a single week of events, the 2026 programme spans a full month, from early October to mid-November, bringing health, history, science and culture together across the area in more ways than ever before.

For anyone new to it, Medi-Culture is London Bridge’s own festival celebrating the area’s fascinating ties to health, history and medicine, told through comedy, walks, talks, art and more. The festival focuses on connecting people to the place they work, live and visit, in ways that are fun, thought-provoking and good for wellbeing.

Many of this year’s events take place along Newcomen Street and Snowsfields, adding to the growing programme of activity supporting the London Bridge Healthier Streets campaign. From walking tours to street photography workshops, many of these events invite people to slow down, get outside and experience the area on foot, leading us to think a bit more about how the area around us can help with healthier choices and habits.

The festival is also teaming up with London Month of the Dead for two events at Guy’s Chapel on 31 October: Reading the Dead: Forensic Anthropology and the Search for Truth with Dame Sue Black, and The Neuroscience of Forgotten Diseases with Dr Jenny Lange. Both bring together history, science and storytelling in true Medi-Culture fashion.

Want to go deeper? Season 2 of Medi-Culture Conversations, the festival’s official podcast, launches on 1st October with poet and performer John Hegley, talking about his event Keats at the Kirk at King’s and the surprising links between Keats, Guy’s, and the art-science crossover at the heart of the festival. Each episode sits down with the artists, facilitators and experts bringing this year’s programme to life, offering a behind-the-scenes look you won’t get anywhere else.

Head to www.mediculture.co.uk for the full autumn line-up.