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UCL American Society is dedicated to informing students of all backgrounds on the culture, history, and politics of the United States!

We host discussions on US current events, cultural celebrations, and trips to embassies and sites of American cultural importance in London. 

These events include: 

  • A Thanksgiving gathering
  • Cinco de Mayo social
  • US Election Day Watch Party
  • Visit to Benjamin Franklin House

So come join us! Whether you're American or just interested in learning more about the United States, UCL American Society welcomes you. 

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Events

Knowledge Trip: Visit to the Benjamin Franklin House
10/10/2026 | 11:00 - 15:00

250 years after the US declared independence from Britain, come on our Knowledge Trip to the former London home (now a museum) of American revolutionary Benjamin Franklin, who led an eventful life on both sides of the Atlantic.


Participants are anticipated to need to individually buy tickets at the student discount price (offered according to the Benjamin Franklin House’s discretion), but

🎃 Halloween Gathering
31/10/2026 | 17:00 - 22:00

After dinner at a local restaurant in Hampstead, come with us to Hampstead Heath for an evening of “social activities” (which “could” include poetry/literature readings, art discussions, storytelling, and/or whatever else comes to happen).