St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival 2025
For guaranteed fun and a good-natured party vibe follow the St Patrick’s Day Parade, complete with floats, marching bands and dance troupes. The route starts at Hyde Park Corner, passing …
For guaranteed fun and a good-natured party vibe follow the St Patrick’s Day Parade, complete with floats, marching bands and dance troupes. The route starts at Hyde Park Corner, passing …
Celebrate the Hindu festival of colours at the Magic of India’s Holi Colour Dance Festival. With performances from professional dancers and drummers, a selection of street food stalls, a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
An annual festival celebrating the area’s rich history and culture with events taking place in various venues around Bloomsbury. Established in 2006, Bloomsbury Festival is a lively blend …
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 …
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 multicoloured chambers illuminated by …
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 …
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 …
Camden Inspire is back for 2023. This free, community-led creative festival brings you a fabulous weekend of live music, poetry and spoken word, workshops and an open air gallery of street …
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 …
Get an early start to the Bank Holiday weekend with this four-day freebie in Victoria Park. In collaboration with Tower Hamlets Council, the local community, businesses, organisations and …
Organised annually by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), the Great British Beer Festival has been running for over 40 years. With around a thousand different drinks available, organisers call it …
Festival14, Canary Wharf’s four-day arts festival, is back for 2023. The programme will include live music, comedy, outdoor theatre, dance and family activities. Whilst most of the events …
A brand new weekend festival launches in London Bridge this July, aimed at inspiring sustainable living and celebrating community action. In a Field by a Bridge is the first opportunity to …
Fabulously eccentric village fete including a dog show, spaghetti-eating contest, a tug-of-war between the Soho police and fire brigade, a human fruit machine and the famous Soho Waiters’ …
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 2024 with their usual mix of live music, DJs and …
The square is alive, with the sound of music in June. Musical theatre fans can get all the highlights from hit shows without the sting of the West End ticket prices. In fact, there are no …
A staggering 700,000 Londoners admit to feeling lonely ‘always’ or ‘most of the time’, so in partnership with West London Queer Project, London Writer’s Salon, and the Head of TED, …
Cosplayers, film geeks, and graphic novel fans gather under one colourful roof to pledge their pop cultural allegiance during the biannual MCM Comic Con. This is part one of the UK’s …