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London Cocktail Week

London’s city-wide cocktail festival, with a wristband and Signature Cocktails in hundreds of bars. No festival in 2026: it moves to March 2027, exact dates not yet published.

At a glance

  • A city-wide festival of Signature Cocktails in London bars
  • No festival in 2026: the next one moves to March 2027
  • A wristband unlocks the festival prices in participating bars
  • Signature Cocktails at £9 in hundreds of bars in 2025
  • Over-18s only, and ID may be required
  • Last edition: 9 to 19 October 2025, with more than 200 bars

What to taste

  • Signature Cocktails

    Drinks created for the festival by each bar, £9 in 2025 with the wristband.

  • London Cocktail Week Specials

    The other drinks at the festival price. Not every drink on a bar’s list counts, only those marked.

  • Champagne cocktails

    Up to £12 in 2025, according to The Spirits Business.

  • Alcohol-free cocktails

    Offered at £6 in 2025, according to The Spirits Business.

  • London dry gin

    The style of gin named after the city, a base of many classic cocktails.

London Cocktail Week turns hundreds of the city’s bars into one festival: “a week-long city-wide festival dedicated to specially created Signature Cocktails”, in the organiser’s words. It used to take place each October, with the last edition from 9 to 19 October 2025, and it skips 2026: the next festival moves to March 2027.

London Cocktail Week, a bar crawl across the city

In 2025 more than 200 bars took part, according to The Spirits Business, and the organiser’s Curated Cocktail Tours point visitors to hundreds of bars offering Signature Cocktails.

  • Organiser: ABV Global Ltd. The festival is back in the hands of its founders, Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhán Payne.
  • Beyond the Signature Cocktails: the organiser lists one-off experiences, cocktail events, special menus, immersive pop-ups and international take-overs in its programme.

The original Cocktail Week

Launched in 2010, London Cocktail Week calls itself “the world’s original Cocktail Week”, held in what it calls “the cocktail capital of the world”.

  • An older address: the American Bar at the Savoy opened in 1893 and has welcomed guests from Churchill to Hemingway, says the hotel, which describes it as “frequently named the world’s best bar”.

From October to March

The move is the organiser’s decision, published on its own site.

“The decision has been made to move the next festival to March 2027”, says London Cocktail Week.

Before you go

  • Dates: the organiser announces March 2027, without exact dates on 15 October 2026.
  • Wristband: everyone needs their own. Advance wristbands are sold through DesignMyNight before the festival.
  • Age: over-18s only. ID may be required under Challenge 25.
  • Prices: only drinks marked Signature Cocktails or London Cocktail Week Specials are at the festival price.
  • Planning: the bar list can be searched by area, spirit or bar type, and on a map.
  • Where your money goes: all revenue from the cocktails sold stays with the partner bars.

Festival drink prices at the 2025 edition

Drink2025 priceSource
Signature Cocktails and London Cocktail Week Specials£9Official FAQ
Champagne cocktailsup to £12The Spirits Business
Alcohol-free options£6The Spirits Business

Prices of the October 2025 edition. 2027 prices not yet published.

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Frequently asked questions

When is London Cocktail Week 2027?

In March 2027, says the organiser, which had not published exact dates on 15 October 2026. There is no festival in 2026.

Is there a London Cocktail Week in 2026?

No. The organiser is taking a break in 2026 and moving the festival from October to March 2027.

How does London Cocktail Week work?

You buy a wristband, then order Signature Cocktails at the festival price in participating bars: £9 in 2025.

Where do you buy a London Cocktail Week wristband?

Online through DesignMyNight before the festival, says the organiser.

Can under-18s go to London Cocktail Week?

No. It is an over-18 event, and ID may be required.

Sources

  • London Cocktail Week: official site consulted on October 15, 2026
  • London Cocktail Week: FAQ (move to March 2027, wristband, Signature Cocktails, over-18s) consulted on October 15, 2026
  • London Cocktail Week: what is London Cocktail Week consulted on October 15, 2026
  • The Spirits Business: London Cocktail Week moves to March 2027 (2025 dates, prices, founders, bars) consulted on October 15, 2026

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