What To Do In London This Weekend: Your Guide to London for Colts vs Commanders
You came to London for the NFL.
Good decision.
But unless your entire London itinerary consists of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a hotel room and whichever pub happens to be showing football, there is quite a lot more to do.
The Indianapolis Colts vs Washington Commanders game takes place this Sunday, October 4 at **2:30pm BST**, but the NFL weekend in London starts well before kickoff.
So whether you’re arriving Friday, spending Saturday exploring the city, or wondering what the hell you’re going to do once the final whistle blows, here’s our guide to what to do in London this weekend.
And we’ve got some good news for American football fans:
It’s a Soccer-Free Weekend. Live It Up.
This is a rare London weekend when you don’t have to fight Premier League football for every television, table and bar stool.
The Premier League is on its first big international break of the 2026/27 season, with league matches paused until October 10.
So yes:
It’s a soccer-free weekend. Live it up.
There will still be plenty of football being played around the world, but you won’t have Premier League games dominating every sports bar in London.
For NFL fans, that’s excellent news.
Saturday also brings a full slate of college football, so it’s a perfect day to find a sports bar, order a pint and explain to a confused English person why you are emotionally invested in a university you’ve never attended.
Friday: Welcome to London
If you’re arriving Friday, don’t spend the entire evening recovering from the flight.
London is at its best when you simply pick an area and start walking.
For first-time visitors, the obvious choices include Westminster and the South Bank, Tower Bridge and Borough Market, Covent Garden and Soho, or Camden and Regent’s Canal.
If you’re looking for something specifically happening this weekend, the **Chelsea History Festival** runs October 1–4, with talks, tours, workshops and events around some of Chelsea’s historic locations.
And there is plenty happening in London’s theatres, museums, galleries and comedy clubs.
Friday is also NFL London fan day
The Colts have their official Colts FanZone at Greenwood Sports Pub & Kitchen, 170 Victoria Street, running throughout the weekend.
On Friday, it is open from 11am until midnight. On Saturday, it runs until 2am, making it a particularly useful starting point for Colts fans looking for somewhere to meet other supporters.
Washington fans have their own London activities too. The Commanders are holding their London Welcome Rally on Friday from 10am–2pm at The Box Piccadilly, followed by their London FanFest at BrewDog Waterloo on Saturday from noon–4pm.
In other words, you don’t actually have to wait until Sunday to start acting like the game is happening.
Saturday: See Some London
Saturday is your big sightseeing opportunity.
The current Met Office forecast is looking remarkably kind for London in October: around **21°C on Friday, 22°C Saturday and 22°C Sunday**, with Saturday mostly dry and Sunday bringing sunny spells after possible morning fog.
That means you can actually walk around London without looking like you’ve just escaped from a shipwreck.
If this is your first visit, consider:
-Tower of London and Tower Bridge
-Borough Market and the South Bank
-Westminster, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
-Covent Garden and the West End
-Camden Market
-Greenwich
-Shoreditch and Brick Lane
-Kensington and Hyde Park
Don’t try to do all of them.
London is big. Very big.
You will not successfully visit Tower Bridge, Camden Market, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye and the NFL Shop before lunch unless your definition of sightseeing is “looking at things from a moving Uber.”
And there is plenty for foodies
The London Restaurant Festival is also running its autumn edition throughout October, with special menus and dining events across the capital.
For visitors who simply want to know where to eat in London, you’re spoiled for choice.
Soho and Chinatown are obvious choices for central London. Borough is great for food markets and restaurants. Shoreditch has an enormous range of restaurants and bars. And Tottenham itself has a wonderfully diverse food scene, particularly along Tottenham High Road.
Our advice: don’t eat every meal in a chain restaurant you’ve seen at an airport.
You came all this way.
Try something London.
Saturday Night: College Football, Pints and Trouble
Well, perhaps not trouble.
But Saturday night is where London becomes particularly useful for American football fans.
With the Premier League taking the weekend off, **sports bars in London** have a little more room for American sports.
College football fans should contact their chosen sports bar before heading there if there’s a specific NCAA game they desperately need to see. London has plenty of sports bars, but not every venue will show every game.
If your team is playing, ask.
If your team isn’t playing, pretend it is anyway. Nobody in London will know the difference.
And if you want to stay in the NFL bubble, the Colts FanZone at Greenwood is open until 2am Saturday night.
How to Get to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
This is the bit you really don’t want to get wrong.
The Colts vs Commanders game kicks off at 2:30pm local time, and the NFL recommends arriving early. The stadium opens two hours before kickoff, with fans advised to be in their seats around 30 minutes before the game.
By train: White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is the closest station.
London Overground trains serve the station, and it is approximately a five-minute walk from the stadium.
That’s the one to remember.
By train: Northumberland Park
Northumberland Park is about a 10-minute walk from the stadium.
Greater Anglia services run from Liverpool Street and also serve routes toward Cambridge and Stansted Airport.
By Tube: Tottenham Hale
Take the Victoria line to Tottenham Hale.
From there, it’s approximately a 25-minute walk to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
By Tube: Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters is also on the Victoria line and served by London Overground.
It’s approximately a 30-minute walk to the stadium.
The Victoria line gets particularly busy on game days, so Tottenham Hotspur and the NFL both recommend travelling early and avoiding the busiest periods if possible.
Coming from central London?
If you’re near Liverpool Street, the simplest option is often the London Overground directly to White Hart Lane, or Greater Anglia to Northumberland Park.
From Paddington, the Elizabeth line to Liverpool Street is a useful connection.
From King’s Cross St Pancras, you can use the Circle or Metropolitan lines to Liverpool Street and connect from there.
Tottenham Hotspur specifically recommends Liverpool Street connections as an alternative to relying on the busy Victoria line.
And whatever route you take:
Don’t drive.
Roads immediately around the stadium will be closed or restricted around the game, and the crowds afterwards are enormous.
After Colts vs Commanders: Don’t Go Home Yet
The game should finish in the early evening.
That is not bedtime.
That’s halftime.
Option 1: Find a Sports Bar
If three hours of NFL wasn’t enough NFL, London has you covered.
Sunday’s schedule continues after Colts vs Commanders, including games such as Titans at Ravens, Patriots at Bills and the later afternoon games.
Find a sports bar, order dinner and keep watching.
This is one of the great advantages of an NFL London game: you can go to an actual NFL game in the afternoon and then watch the rest of the league in a London pub that evening.
That’s a pretty good Sunday.
Option 2: Go Out for Dinner
If you’ve spent the afternoon eating stadium food, congratulations.
You now deserve vegetables.
Or another burger.
London’s restaurant scene is enormous, and after the game you can head toward central London, Shoreditch, Soho, Chinatown or Borough.
If you’re staying in north London, consider eating locally rather than immediately trying to get into central London with several thousand other NFL fans.
And if you want something genuinely London, Tottenham and the surrounding area offer everything from Turkish and Caribbean food to South Asian, African and British restaurants.
Option 3: Experience 24-Hour London
Here’s something North American visitors sometimes discover rather late:
London does not necessarily go to bed.
The Night Tube operates on selected Underground lines on Friday and Saturday nights, and night buses cover much of the city.
And there are places where you can simply keep going.
One of the most famous is **Polo Bar**, directly opposite Liverpool Street Station.
It has operated 24 hours a day for decades and currently advertises food, coffee, cocktails and a 24-hour licence.
So if your plan is to watch the NFL, go for dinner, have a few drinks and somehow find yourself eating breakfast at 5am, London is perfectly capable of accommodating your poor decisions.
We are not recommending this.
We’re just impressed by your commitment.
A Warning About Leicester Square
We love London.
But we’re also going to tell you something we tell our own fans:
Be careful around Leicester Square.
We’ve heard from multiple NFL in London fans who have been robbed in and around Leicester Square late at night.
This isn’t a reason to avoid the area altogether. It’s a reason to pay attention.
Keep your phone secure. Don’t leave your wallet in an easily accessible back pocket. Be especially careful in crowded areas and around late-night venues.
Pickpockets like crowds.
NFL fans like crowds.
You can see where this is going.
Travel Disruptions: Check Before You Leave
There is some planned rail engineering work this weekend, although the most significant National Rail disruption currently listed for Sunday is outside the immediate Tottenham route.
For example, there is early-morning engineering work affecting Great Northern services around King’s Cross and Potters Bar, while National Rail is also listing disruption affecting routes through Tottenham Hale early Sunday morning.
For the latest Tube, Overground and bus information, **check TfL before setting out**, particularly on Sunday afternoon and immediately after the game. TfL’s live status page allows you to check the network and future-date disruptions.
And remember: post-game station arrangements can be different from the normal ones. Follow the signs and instructions from stewards and station staff rather than assuming you can simply walk into the nearest station.
The Bottom Line
Your London NFL weekend doesn’t need to begin at kickoff and end at the final whistle.
Friday: Explore London, hit the Colts or Commanders fan events and start the weekend properly.
Saturday: Sightsee, eat, drink, watch college football and enjoy a London night out.
Sunday: Get to Tottenham early, enjoy Colts vs Commanders, then find a sports bar, restaurant or late-night venue and keep the weekend going.
And with the Premier League taking the weekend off?
It’s a soccer-free weekend. Live it up.
Just remember where you left your phone.
