Things to do in Manila today

Doors from seven onwards, for a night that starts after work rather than instead of it.

Today · 7pm to 10pm

Roundtable: Table Sixteen

Restaurant Aurora · Food

Until 15 Nov · Opening reception 6 to 8pm

Olafur Eliasson: Your Curious Journey

Ground floor · Art

Open daily · Open from 11am

Afternoon High Tea at Papillon

G/F Frabelle Corporate Plaza · Food

Open daily · 4pm to midnight

Evenings at 78-45-33

LPL Mansion Ground Floor (rear) · Concert

Open daily · From 7am until late

Kariton x Sabi Sounds: All-Day Cafe and Listening Bar

Tiffany Place · Food

Every wednesday · 7:30pm

Le Ciné-Club: Weekly French Cinema at Alliance Française de Manille

209 Nicanor Garcia St. · Art

Manila traffic decides more evenings than the programme does. Pick the area you can actually reach.

• Makati11 on

  Roundtable: Table Sixteen, Turning Tides: Maritime Encounters and Exchanges of Power, Reuniting the Surigao Treasure

• Quezon City4 on

  Andres Barrioquinto: Sober to Death, and four solo shows at West Gallery, Sidcor Sunday Market, Parolan 2026: Christmas Lantern Bazaar at Araneta City

• Salcedo4 on

  Afternoon High Tea at Papillon, Evenings at 78-45-33, Kariton x Sabi Sounds: All-Day Cafe and Listening Bar

• BGC3 on

  Printmaking Series at The M, Hi-Fi Listening Sets at GotSoul MNL, Medusa Supper Club at The Palace Manila

• Poblacion2 on

  Natural Wine Nights at Bibio, Vinyl & Live Sets at The Spirits Library