London Games Festival
The London Games Festival is a multi-day celebration of the art, culture and business of video games. Back for its tenth year, the London Games Festival is an umbrella under which events are …
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After Dark Festival 2026: Fire & Circus at UEL
Fancy learning to ride a unicycle? The University of East London’s After Dark Festival returns in spectacular style, transforming the Docklands campus into a dazzling winter celebration of …
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Frost Fair, Bankside
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the surface of the Thames froze over completely on over twenty occasions. Londoners responded by holding Frost Fairs on the ice; full-on markets, food …
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Christmas Carols in Trafalgar Square
Carol singing is coming back to Trafalgar Square this Christmas! There will be more than 40 carol groups gathering for an hour at a time under the big Christmas tree to fill you with festive …
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The Regent Street Motor Show
If you’re into classic cars – or even if you’re not – this is a great Saturday afternoon in town with a fantastic display of over 100 vintage, veteran, classic and and …
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MCM Comic Con London – October
Late October isn’t just the time of year for dressing up for Halloween. It’s also time for the autumn edition of the bi-annual pop culture expo MCM Comic Con. (The spring event usually takes …
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Bloomsbury Festival 2025
Established in 2006, the annual Bloomsbury Festival is a lively blend of science, arts and culture. Events this year include street parties, dance and music performances, scientific exhibitions, …
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BFI London Film Festival
Hey film fans – it’s BFI London Film Festival time. With events including red carpet premieres, awards and immersive experiences across London and the UK – many of them free …
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Totally Thames Festival 2025
A month-long annual arts and cultural festival at venues spanning the length of the Thames. The sheer variety of events is staggering, from film, concerts and art installations to activities and …
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Colourscape
Looking for a slightly more interesting way to spend your lunch break, or ease into the weekend? Colourscape is an immersive walkthrough of labyrinths with around 70 interlinked multi-coloured …
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Free Live Music at Regent’s Park Bandstand
Make the most of the summer with free concerts featuring local groups, choirs and jazz bands at Regent’s Park bandstand – deckchairs are available to hire if you’re planning to …
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Bermondsey Street Festival
If anywhere can pull off an urban/suburban village fete in the middle of London, it’s Bermondsey. There’s a (very competitive) dog show, street entertainment, craft beer, a whole …
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GDIF: Greenwich & Docklands International Festival 2025
London’s biggest free outdoor performing arts festival is back at iconic venues across the city with a programme of theatre, circus, dance and street arts. This annual event is committed …
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Camden Inspire
Camden Inspire is back for 2024. This free, community-led creative festival brings you a fabulous day of live music, poetry and spoken word, workshops and an open air gallery of street artists, …
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Notting Hill Carnival
August Bank Holiday weekend means it’s time for Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s biggest street party. It’s a colourful, vibrant celebration of London’s Caribbean …
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All Points East & In The NBHD
Get an early start to the Bank Holiday weekend with All Points East, a two-weekend festival in Victoria Park, and In The Neighbourhood (NHBD), a series of free activities and entertainment in …
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Soho Village Fete & Waiters’ Race
If you do one thing this weekend make it this fabulously eccentric village fete; it includes a dog show, spaghetti-eating contest, a tug-of-war between the Soho police and fire service, morris …
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Kaleidoscope Festival
All you could want from a laid-back summer festival, and you don’t even need a tent. Ally Pally’s one-day festival is back for 2025 with their usual mix of live music, DJs and …
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Wembley Park Pride 2025
On the evening of 5 July, Wembley Park Pride returns for its fourth year as a joyful sunset finale to London’s Pride parade. It’s free and there’s no need to book; just head over and …
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West End Live 2025
Fabulous news, darlings; West End Live, the hugely popular open-air weekend festival, is back for 2025. Musical theatre fans can get all the highlights from hit shows without the sting of the …
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Brentford Canal Festival
How about a fabulous free day out celebrating the historic canals, waterways and creative communities of this vibrant West London neighbourhood? This year there’s going to be more going on than …
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Marylebone Summer Festival
CancelledThis is a past eventSadly the annual Marylebone Summer Festival will not be going ahead this year.
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