LPFF GALA DINNER 2025

Date: Thursday 20th November 2025

Time: 6.30pm to 11.30pm

Venue: The Savoy, London, WC2R 0EU

The London Playing Fields Foundation Gala Dinner is the glittering highlight of our fundraising calendar and is a must-attend event for committed supporters of our work.

The guest speaker at this year’s event is Britain’s top comedian and satirical impressionist Rory Bremner. Come along to join over 300 guests and enjoy a champagne reception in The Savoy Hotel’s River Room before a sumptuous three-course meal in its Lancaster Ballroom.

Gala Dinner Flyer 2025

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TO SUPPORT THE EVENT PLEASE CONTACT katherine.hegarty@lpff.org.uk for MORE details.

Five reasons to attend or sponsor our Gala Dinner

• Hear from high-profile keynote speakers, which have included former London Mayor and current prime minister Boris Johnson, former prime minister Sir John Major, sports presenter Clare Balding and lyricist Sir Tim Rice. MC Martin Bayfield will host the evening, regaling the audience with hilarious sporting stories and reminding people why playing fields are so important.
• Get the chance to take home exclusive gift experiences in our silent and live auctions, including everything from lunch with sporting legends to money can’t buy experiences.
• Honour stars who have grown up in London and owe a debt of gratitude to a local playing field where their love of sport was ignited. Each year we present a Made in London Award to a deserving sports star. Past winners include Harry Kane (2016), Christine Ohuruogu (2017) Teddy Sheringham (2018) Maggie Alphonsi (2019), Emma Hayes (2021), Roy Hodgson (2022) and Jason Leonard (2023).
• Come along with your colleagues to show your support for London’s playing fields, network and team build. Organisations that have attended the event include Khayami Foundation, Cadogan Estate, Mace, Zurich, Prudential, BT Sport, Goldman Sachs, Savills, Cazenove, Barclays, PWC, and the Professional Footballers’ Association.
• Sponsor the event through your company or provide prizes for the auction to help raise as much as possible to improve people’s lives through sport. Companies that have done this include Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Emirates, Vitality, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Arsenal FC, The FA, The Premier League and the Professional Cricketers’ Association.

To find out more about this year’s event download our 2025 GALA DINNER FLYER

WATCH THE VIDEO from our Gala Dinner held in 2018

To get a Gala Dinner ticket or find out more about becoming a sponsor, please email katherine.hegarty@LPFF.ORG.UK.