Coming Up in Autistic Culture
September 28–October 4, 2026
Sept. 29 | Autistic Collective: Board Games | Bromley, England — Free board-game night for Autistic adults 18+ at the Bricklayers Arms. 🇬🇧
Sept. 30–Oct. 1 | A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy | Oxford, England — Autistic artists Cian Binchy and Anna Constable perform a dark comedy about masking, identity and mental health at Oxford Playhouse. Every performance is relaxed and captioned. 🇬🇧
Oct. 1 & 4 | Joe Wells: Daddy Autism | UK — New stand-up show from Autistic comedian Joe Wells. Oct. 1: Truro; Oct. 4: Bristol. 🇬🇧
Note from Angela: I have been to a show on this tour in Bristol, and it was brilliant. 5 stars!
Oct. 1–Nov. 5 | Heart n Soul Choir | London + online — Six-week inclusive choir programme at The Albany, with both in-person and online participation. 🇬🇧
Oct. 2 | Good Chaos Party | London, England — Heart n Soul club night with DJs, live music and art for young people with learning disabilities and young Autistic people ages 10–25. £5 or pay what you decide. 🇬🇧
Oct. 2 | Being Michelle at Inthrive Film Festival | Richmond, Virginia — Screening of Being Michelle, about a Deaf Autistic woman, followed by a discussion of disability and the criminal legal system. ASL interpretation provided. 🇺🇸
Oct. 2–4 | Robert White: THAT Gay Autistic Keyboard Tanktop Comedy Guy! | UK tour — Autistic comedian and musician Robert White brings his musical comedy show to Aberystwyth Oct. 2, Leicester Oct. 3, and Salford Oct. 4, with two Salford performances. 🇬🇧
Oct. 2–Nov. 5 | Heart n Soul autumn programme | London, England — Heart n Soul’s autumn cultural programme begins this week, including choir, music-making and social events created with and for people with learning disabilities and Autistic people. 🇬🇧
Oct. 3 | Sensory-Friendly Family Morning at the Charles M. Schulz Museum | Santa Rosa, California — Early museum opening for disabled and neurodivergent families, with Peanuts films, art activities, DIY fidgets and sensory tables. Free with registration. 🇺🇸
Oct. 3 | Fiesta with Flor sensory-friendly performance | New Brunswick, New Jersey — Flor Bromley’s interactive Latin American music and storytelling show offers a noon sensory-friendly performance for children on the Autism spectrum and children with sensory sensitivities. 🇺🇸
Oct. 3 | Luxembourg Autism Foundation 30th Anniversary Jazz Concert | Sanem, Luxembourg — Luxembourg Jazz Orchestra and singer Magali Dahan perform at Artikuss to celebrate 30 years of Fondation Autisme Luxembourg. 🇱🇺
Oct. 4 | Family Autism Art Workshop | West Palm Beach, Florida — Free Norton Museum of Art programme combining gallery exploration and art-making with sensory-friendly materials, headphones, fidgets and quiet spaces. 🇺🇸
Oct. 4 | Sensory Sunday at Manitoba Museum | Winnipeg, Canada — The museum lowers or switches off gallery sounds, adjusts lighting and opens its Quiet Room for a sensory-friendly museum morning. 🇨🇦
Oct. 4 | Autistic Women & Non-Binary Friendship Groups | Portland, Oregon + online — Two Autistic social gatherings on Sunday: an in-person Portland group from 3:30–5 p.m. and a free online group from 6–7:30 p.m. The Portland group is currently full. 🇺🇸
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