Events in Bankside

Sat, Jun

07

Booze, Brothels & The Bard: A Walking Tour of London’s Bawdy Borough

Journey back in time on a walking tour that explores the seedier side of London’s history, where Shakespeare found his inspiration from medieval misfits and Dickens exposed Victorian …

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£20.00 (advance sales)

Tour

Walk

Bankside
Borough
London Bridge
Mid
Sep

Gabriel’s Wharf Arts Festival

This September, explore one of London’s best-kept secrets at Gabriel’s Wharf Arts Festival. Taking place on Saturday 14th September and Saturday 28th September, this free event celebrating …

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12:00pm – 6:00pm

Free

Art

Festival

Bankside
Apr 7

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Oct 31

Shakespeare’s Globe Story & Tour

Fascinating for visitors and locals alike, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is brought to life by expert guides on this immersive tour. Travel back in time over 400 years to the original 1599 …

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£27.00 (advance sales)

Theatre

Tour

Bankside
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Mid
Dec

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Early
Jan
2026

Festive Tour of The Globe

Celebrate the holiday season and discover how Christmas was observed in Shakespeare’s time with this special Globe Theatre tour. Learn about the folk traditions that people practiced in winter; …

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£20.00 (advance sales)

Theatre

Tour

Bankside
Early
Jan
2026

Twelfth Night Festival

The Lions Part invites you to their 30th Twelfth Night celebration beginning on the Bankside near Shakespeare’s Globe and continuing in procession to the historic site of Soap Yard in Borough …

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12:00pm

Free

Parade

Theatre

Tradition

Bankside
Borough
Late
Jan
2026

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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11:00am – 6:00pm

Festival

Bankside