Welcome to the City
Welcome to the City is a fantastic opportunity to connect with alumni in your local area, hear updates and celebrate our newest graduates. This year's Welcome to the City is taking place globally on and around Tuesday 27 October 2026.
For the Class of 2026, this is the perfect chance to connect with your local community, wherever you are in the world.
Below you’ll find your local Welcome to the City event. Keep an eye on this page for events taking place near you and make sure you register to secure your place.
Note: all times for LSE alumni events are local.
Central, South and South-East Asia
Join our LSE Alumni Association in Chennai for a networking event and welcome the class of 2026 to the local alumni community!
Date: Saturday 10 October
Time: 6pm-8pm IST
Location: Lady Connemara Bar, Taj Connemara, Chennai
Come and join our LSE Alumni Association in Kolkata as they welcome the class of 2026.
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Location: TBC
Join the LSE Alumni Association Mumbai for a networking event welcoming the class of 2026 to the local alumni community.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6.30pm-9.30-pm IST
Location: AZ American Brasserie, Ground Floor, Jio World Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400051, India
East Asia and the Pacific
Come and join the LSE Alumni Association Japan at the Hobgoblin pub in Roppongi! Enjoy a drink while getting to know your local community.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6.30pm-9pm JST
Location: Hobgoblin Pub, 3 Chome-16-33 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032
Join the LSE Alumni Association Korea and meet your local community in Seoul. Hear from alumnus Inman Hong (MSc Accounting and Finance 2010) as he discusses his experiences in startup investment as an entrepreneur and founder of two companies.
Date: Thursday 29 October
Time: 7pm-9pm KST
Location: Decision Room A, Flag One, the 18th Floor, Yonsei Severance Building, 10, Tongil-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Cost: ₩15,000 for a sandwich and drink
We are delighted to bring together the LSE community in Singapore for an evening of conversation, connection, and new beginnings.
Whether you have recently arrived in Singapore, have been here for years, or are simply passing through, Welcome to the City is an opportunity to meet fellow LSE alumni, reconnect with old friends and make new ones.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm SGT
Location: Provided on registration
Cost: Between S$17 and S$22 for alumni attendees
Come and join the LSE Alumni Association Australia in Sydney as they celebrate the class of 2026 at this Welcome to the City event.
Date: Wednesday 28 October
Time: 6pm-7.30pm AEDT
Location: TBC
Europe
Come and join the LSE Alumni Barcelona Association in celebrating the class of 2026 at this Welcome to the City event.
Date: Tuesday 20 October
Time: 7pm-9pm CEST
Location: El Bestiari, Carrer del Rec, 49, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona
Come join the LSE Alumni Belgium Association at the Grand Central Bar and celebrate the class of 2026 at Welcome to the City.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm-9pm CET
Location: Grand Central Bar, Rue Belliard 190, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium
Come join the LSE Alumni Switzerland Association at restaurant La Potinière and celebrate the class of 2026.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 7pm-11pm CET
Location: La Potinière, Le, Jard. Anglais, 1204 Genève, Switzerland
Come join the LSE Alumni Finland Association at the Gillet Bar & Bistro in Helsinki. Make connections with your local community and celebrate our newest alumni from the class of 2026!
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 5pm-7pm EET
Location: Gillet Bar & Bistro, Kasarmikatu 23, 00130 Helsinki, Finland
Join your fellow alumni in London for drinks and pizza to celebrate the class of 2026 and welcome them into the alumni community.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm-8.30pm GMT
Location: LSE Alumni Centre, Ground Floor, Centre Building, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Join our alumni in Paris as they celebrate Welcome to the City.
Date: Tuesday October 27
Time: 5pm-10pm CET
Location: TBC
Come join LSE alumni in Tbilisi to celebrate the class of 2026 at this Welcome to the City event.
Date: Thursday 29 October
Time: 7.30pm GET
Location: Giorgobistve, 17 Mikheil Zandukeli St, Tbilisi 0108
Come join fellow LSE alumni in Vienna to celebrate the class of 2026 at this Welcome to the City event.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6:30pm-9pm CET
Location: The Golden Harp - Irish Pub Landstraße, 27 Erdbergstraße, 1030 Wien
Come join the LSE Alumni Association Poland in Warsaw as they celebrate the class of 2026 at this Welcome to the City event.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 7pm-9pm CET
Location: Green Cafe Nero (Cafe Telimena), Krakowskie Przedmieście 27, 00-071 Warszawa
Latin America and the Caribbean
SOLD OUT
Join the LSE Alumni Chile Association and UAI for the Ideas, Career and Public Policy: A Conversation with Professor Andrés Velasco event.
Sponsored by Fundación Luksic and moderated by Bernardo Larraín M., it will be a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with your fellow alumni, welcome recent graduates into the alumni community and hear from Andrés Velasco, who is Dean of LSE's School of Public Policy.
Date: Tuesday 13 October
Time: 6.30-9pm CLST
Location: Salón Naranja, Sede Errázuriz, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Avenida Presidente Errázuriz 3485, Las Condes, Región Metropolitana, Santiago., Santiago, Chile.
North America
Join the Atlanta Chapter of our Alumni and Friends of LSE as they welcome this year's new graduates. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm EDT
Location: Irby’s Tavern, 322 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Austin to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Sunday 1 November
Time: 9am-11am CST
Location: First Light Books - 4300 Speedway, Unit 104, Austin, TX 78751
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Boston to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm-8pm EDT
Location: Trillium Fort Point, 50 Thomson Pl, Boston, MA 02210
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Chicago to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Thursday 12 November
Time: 5.30-7.30pm CST
Location: Sterling Food Hall - 15 S Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60603
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Los Angeles to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm-8pm PDT
Location: Bike Shed Moto Co, 1580 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
The Canadian Friends of LSE in Montreal look forward to welcoming new graduates and seeing fellow alumni at a special alumni reception with LSE President and Vice Chancellor Professor Larry Kramer, which will also serve as our Welcome to the City event.
Date: Wednesday 28 October
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm EDT
Location: Bar George in Le Mount Stephen, 1440 Rue Drummond, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1V9, Canada
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in New York City to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and continue to build your network in the city.
Date: Monday 9 November
Time: 6pm-9pm EST
Location: The Churchill Tavern, 45 E 28th St, New York, New York, 10016, United States
The Canadian Friends of LSE in Ottawa are collaborating with the Oxford University Society and Harvard Club of Ottawa for a fall Public House Social.
Join your fellow alumni at Pubwells on Sussex as we welcome you to the city!
Date: Wednesday 21 October
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm EDT
Location: Pubwells on Sussex, 431 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1N 9M6
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Palm Beach and Broward Counties to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Come meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Thursday 29 October
Time: 6pm-8pm EDT
Location: El Camino Restaurant, 5377 Town Center Rd, Unit 100 Boca Raton
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Philadelphia to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in Philadelphia.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm EDT
Location: Garage Rittenhouse, 1501 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Phoenix to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm to 8pm MST
Location: Cornish Pasty Co, 3800 N Goldwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in San Diego as they welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm-8pm PDT
Location: Shakespeare Pub, 3701 India St, San Diego, CA 92103
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in San Francisco to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm-8pm PDT
Location: Press Club, 20 Yerba Buena Ln, San Francisco, CA 94103
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Seattle-Tacoma to welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm PDT
Location: Details will be provided after registration.
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Tampa as they welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Wednesday 23 October
Time: 5.30-8.30pm EDT
Location: Birchwood Canopy, 340 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Join the Canadian Friends of LSE in Toronto for a casual gathering. Come along to celebrate our newest alumni and meet your local community!
Date: Thursday 15 October
Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: Elephant & Castle, 212 King St W, Toronto, ON M5H 1K5
Join the Alumni and Friends of LSE in Washington DC, as they welcome this year’s new graduates to the LSE alumni community. Meet fellow alumni, connect with the LSE community, and start building your network in your new city.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm-8pm EDT
Location: The Admiral, 1 Dupont Circle NW, Washington DC 20036
Join the Canadian Friends of LSE in Vancouver for a networking event welcoming the class of 2026 to the local alumni community.
Date: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 6pm-8.30pm PDT
Location: TimeOut Market Vancouver, 650 W 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2M9
Welcome to the City 2025 Gallery
FAQs
All LSE alumni can attend, with recent graduates warmly welcome.
Event organisers have their own alumni group or personal emails, but feel free to email alumni@lse.ac.uk and we’ll be able to help you.
All the LSE alumni groups worldwide are aiming to host Welcome to the City events on Tuesday 27 October, but of course this isn't always possible and sometimes local groups may have slightly have different activities and plans.
Make sure you check the date of your local Welcome to the City event.
New events may still be added so make sure you keep an eye on this page. Feel free to email alumni@lse.ac.uk if you have any questions about events in your local area.
Make sure your details are up to date so you receive updates about future LSE alumni events or activity in your local area!