CLASS Week is our new free-to-access bar 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
OPENING PARTY
ARTESIAN X MOËT & CHANDON
DATE: 04/05/26 TIME: FROM 6PM
WHAT: CLASS WEEK OPENING PARTY WITH LIVE MUSIC AND £13 CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS
WHERE: ARTESIAN, THE LANGHAM
Come and join Artesian, Moet & Chandon and CLASS for champagne cocktails in celebration of the start of CLASS Week.
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: REGISTER NOW (ALSO WALK INS)
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
ENTRY: WALK INS
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.
HEY PALU X COUPETTE
DATE: 05/05/26 TIME: FROM 6PM
WHAT: TAKEOVER WITH DESI DARU VODKA
WHERE: COUPETTE, LONDON
ENTRY: WALK INS
Hey Palu will be bringing a touch of their Scottish-Italian charm, alongside a selection of revisited Hey Palu classics from their repertoire. There’s also a strong chance that the Yuzu Margarita will make an appearance.
WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY
THE CLASS CUP
DATE: 06/05/26 TIME: 11AM-2PM
WHAT: BARTENDER FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
WHERE: POWERLEAGUE VAUXHALL
WHO: CLASS, UK BARTENDERS, DRINKS FROM SIPSMITH
ENTRY: FREE TO ATTEND TO WATCH
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 Powerleague Vauxhall.
Panda & Sons’ Iain McPherson will captain Scotland, Satan's Whiskers' Kevin Armstrong will lead out England's South region, while Katie Rouse of Couch heads up the Midlands and Cressie Lawlor is captain for the north. Tani Hasa of Lab 22 will captain Wales, while CBAs Chair Ronan Collins will wear the armband for Northern Ireland.
Please join us and lend your 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
BAR US X THE SPY BAR @ RAFFLES LONDON
DATE: 07/05/26 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.
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.
VESPER BAR MENU LAUNCH
DATE: 07/05/26 TIME: 6PM-9PM
WHAT: LAUNCH OF PLANETARIUM MENU
WHERE: THE DORCHESTER, PARK LANE, LONDON, W1K 1QA
ENTRY: RSVP HERE
Come and join The Dorchester's Vesper Bar as they celebrate the launch of their 2026 menu during CLASS Week.