CLASS Week is our new free-to-access cocktail festival in London for the UK bar industry. The week will see a mix of CLASS-organised events and affiliate industry activations such as talks, masterclasses, tastings and guest shifts.
Taking place from Monday 4th May to Friday 8th May, CLASS Week straddles the headline event of the week – the CLASS Bar Awards - which takes place on the evening of May 6.
We’ll be announcing events here in the coming weeks, so watch out for our updates and info on how you can join in.
If you’re planning to put on an event yourself during CLASS Week, feel free to tell us about it by completing this form and we’ll help you promote your event, free of charge.
WHAT'S ON
MONDAY 4TH MAY
BAR US X THE SPY BAR @ RAFFLES LONDON
DATE: 05/05/26 TIME: 8PM-11PM
WHAT: TAKEOVER SUPPORTED BY SIPSMITH
WHERE: RAFFLES LONDON AT THE OWO
Bangkok's Bar Us - no.15 in The World's 50 Best Bars - lands in London with a takeover of the subterannean Spy Bar @ Raffles London at the Old War Office.
TUESDAY 5TH MAY
THE TUESDAY ROAST
DATE: 05/05/26 TIME: 7PM-10PM
WHAT: INDUSTRY COMEDY NIGHT
WHERE: PARASOL, DALSTON
WHO: JAKE PATRICK, BOATYARD GIN AND CLASS
ENTRY: APPLY APRIL 15TH
Targeting the trade - in more ways than one - The Tuesday Roast comedy night is unserious curtain raiser to the more serious business of the Class Bar Awards.
The ringmaster of the roast is former bartender and Class Columnist Jake O’Brien Murphy (Jake Patrick), who is now a full-time comedian and the Guardian’s ‘one to watch’. There is no one better to tease some of the looser seams of the UK bar scene.
The event in collaboration with Boatyard gin (expect Martinis) is open to the industry on a first come, first served basis.
LADY BEE X SCARFES BAR @ ROSEWOOD LONDON
DATE: 05/05/26 TIME: FROM 7PM
WHAT: TAKEOVER
WHERE: ROSEWOOD LONDON
Lady Bee from Lima are in London for CLASS Week, popping up at fellow World's 50 Best Bars venue, Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London. Bartender Alonso Palomino and chef Gabriela Léon, the husband-and-wife team behind the bar, will bring a taste of Peru's diverse bounty to their takeover of one of London's most celebrated hotel bars.
WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY
THE CLASS CUP
DATE: 06/05/26 TIME: 11.30AM-2.30PM
WHAT: BARTENDER FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
WHERE: POWERLEAGUE BATTERSEA
WHO: CLASS, UK BARTENDERS
ENTRY: FREE TO ATTEND
The CLASS Cup is a football tournament bringing together the UK bartender community to compete for their country, network, and celebrate the healthier side of hospitality.
A home nations round-robin tournament, the CLASS Cup will take place the day of the Class Bar Awards at the nearby Battersea Powerleague. Panda & Sons’ Iain McPherson will captain Scotland, Kevin Armstrong will lead out England (South), while Katie Rouse of Couch heads up the Midlands and Tani Hasa of Lab 22 will captain Wales. Captains and teams for the North of England and Northern Ireland will be announced in due course.
If you wish to play, contact CLASS or your team captain, otherwise feel free to join in support.
THE CLASS BAR AWARDS
DATE: 06/05/26 TIME: 6.30PM-11PM
WHAT: AWARDS CEREMONY
WHERE: BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE
WHO: CLASS, UK BARTENDERS
ENTRY: APPLY APRIL 7th
The headline event of CLASS Week, the CLASS Bar Awards is the longest-running and best-attended UK bar industry celebration. Bringing together more than 600 of the industry’s biggest names and featuring fantastic drinks, canapés and music, the ceremony is the must-attend night in the UK bar calendar.
THURSDAY 7TH MAY
HEY PALU X PEROLA BAR @ ART'OTEL LONDON BATTERSEA
DATE: 07/05/26 TIME: FROM 6PM
WHAT: TAKEOVER SUPPORTED BY MALFI GIN
WHERE: BATTERSEA POWER STATION
ENTRY: NO REGISTRATION
Hey Palu is set to take over Perola Bar, located on the 15th floor of Art’otel London Battersea, where guests will enjoy a Negroni and sweeping skyline views of the iconic Battersea Power Station and the wider city.