Festival Events in London

The London Book Fair 2024

The London Book Fair is London’s biggest event for writers, publishers and production channels of all kinds. London Book Fair started as a hub for publishing industry and printed-word …

London Games Festival

The London Games Festival is a multi-day celebration of the art, culture and business of video games. Back for its eighth year, the London Games Festival is an umbrella under which events are …

Horniman Spring Fair 2024

A whole host of family-friendly activities make up the Horniman Museum’s fabulous annual spring fair: live music, craft workshops and stalls, face painting, children’s rides, a bouncy …

St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival 2024

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 is scheduled to start at Hyde Park …

WOW – Women of the World Festival 2024

This year marks the 13th anniversary of WOW Festival, which launched in 2010 to celebrate the centenary of International Women’s Day. WOW is now a global movement that has held festivals …

Kew Orchid Festival

Kew Orchid Festival is an annual event at the Princess of Wales Conservatory in Kew Gardens. People come from all over to see some of the world’s most beautiful orchids. This year’s event …

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 …

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 …

BFI London Film Festival 2023

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 …

The Big Docklands Street Party

Celebrate 20 years of the Museum of London Docklands with Drag Race royalty Vanity Milan leading the birthday celebrations. Hackney Showroom are hosting an evening of live music alongside street …

Wembley Park Coronation Celebration

To honour the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on Saturday 6th May, North London neighbourhood Wembley Park will be holding a free-to-attend Coronation Day celebration. Featuring live …

Chanukah in Trafalgar Square

To celebrate Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, a giant menorah is lit up in Trafalgar Square. One of the lights will be lit each day with live music and dancing; the menorah will be on …

An Evening with Shaun Ryder

Shaun Ryder is from Salford, Greater Manchester, where in 1980 he formed Happy Mondays. The band signed to Factory Records and their releases included the two classic albums ‘Bummed’ in 1988 …

The Day of the Dead – Mexico After Hours

Like an irrepressible autumn ritual, the Crick Crack Club’s annual celebration inspired by the Mexican festival of the Dias de Los Muertos has become part of the fabric of London’s cultural …

Destination City 2022

A spectacular free event will transform the City of London’s streets with a huge programme of theatre, games, and performance on Saturday 15 October. Featuring over 100 performers, the …

Gin & Juice: Old School Hip-Hop Indoor/Outdoor Festival

If you’re a fan of 80s/90s old school hip-hop then this is how you want to sign off the summer. Eight solid hours of classic hip hop, a professional sound system and headlining DJs, with …

Blueprint Festival

Head over to the Blueprint Festival for an extraordinary fortnight of new and unusual theatre 12th – 24th September. Blueprint has something for everyone! New Writing, Immersive Experiences, …

‘Celebrating 10 Years’ Festival

The ‘Celebrating 10 Years’ Festival Site runs from 11am until 9pm every night for 16 days – from Sunday 24 July to Monday 8 August and will take place at Hopkins Field on the northern …

Underbelly Festival

We’re still waiting for 2023 dates for this – check back as we’ll let you know as soon as we hear!

Columbia Road Christmas Wednesdays

Columbia Road is usually at its busiest during the Sunday flower market, but the area is also home to over 60 independent shops, as well as restaurants, galleries and cafés. Shops and restaurants …

Regent’s Park Music Festival

Free concerts featuring local bands, choirs and jazz bands on Saturday, Sundays and bank holidays at Regent’s Park bandstand.

Lovebox Festival

Started in a strip club by Groove Armada back in 2003, the Lovebox Festival quickly grew to be a major two-day music festival. When last held in 2019, the festival moved from Victoria Park to …

GENDERS at Science Gallery London

Science Gallery London’s fascinating GENDERS exhibition is now open to the public until late June. It’s an open and nuanced look at gender, the conflicts that surround it and the people most …

Canary Wharf Short Story Competition

Looking for an excuse to start writing more? Well there’s never been a better time! Canary Wharf, in league with publishing house short édition, has kicked off its inaugural writing …