Live at Lunch
Level up your lunchtime and get involved with this exciting programme of free lunchtime performances inspired by the heritage of the Royal Ballet and Opera. Artists from The Royal Opera, …
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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 …
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Classical Guitar by Candlelight
Chill out to the talent of renowned virtuoso guitarist Amanda Cook by candlelight in the intimate and atmospheric setting of St Mary Le Strand. The programme will include both classical and …
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Street Hunt Games: Will Breaker
You fancy an escape room, one of your mates wants to go for a walk, someone else wants to explore somewhere new in London and you all want to do something as a group? Problem solved – for …
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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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BucketRace’s Easter Scavenger Hunt
Fed up scrolling through all the fun Easter Egg hunts for kids and want to get in on the action? Check out BucketRace’s Easter Scavenger Hunt; solve the clues to find landmarks around …
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Vaisakhi Festival 2025
Enjoy a free celebration of Sikh culture and heritage at Trafalgar Square for Vaisakhi, one of the biggest festivals in the Sikh calendar, which marks the birth of modern day Sikhism. Indoor …
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Feast of St George in Trafalgar Square 2025
St George’s Day is traditionally celebrated on 23 April each year, and is recognised as England’s national day. Head over to Trafalgar Square for the annual celebration of St George, …
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The Conversation
Made a New Year’s resolution to learn something new? The Conversation is a fascinating series of weekly conversations exploring the biggest topics of the day from global conflict to the …
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Salt Cosmologies
Somerset House’s annual spring commission for 2025 is Salt Cosmologies by Hylozoic/Desires, the cross-disciplinary collective of Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser. The new …
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Nature’s Confetti at the Outernet
It’s cherry blossom time, and Outernet and the National Trust are back with a collaborative exhibition hoping to encourage us to appreciate the beauty of nature and the changing seasons. …
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Hidden City Adventure Game
Head off in teams of 2-6 people for this tour where you interact with characters and your surroundings as you make your way along the route. As the game unfolds, you will need to make choices …
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Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Exhibition
The highly-anticipated Sony World Photography Awards exhibition returns to Somerset House this Spring. Visit the iconic venue to uncover remarkable photographs from the past year and delve into …
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Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival
The Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival, which has been running since 1976, is a celebration of the puppet Mr. Punch who has been entertaining Londoners since the 17th century. Punch …
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Photo London 2025
This year’s Photo London is an exciting mix of vintage and modern photography, with internationalism at the core. Galleries from around London and the world gather annually at Somerset House. …
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Ride London FreeCycle 2025
Get on your bike and see London’s top sights on a traffic-free eight-mile circuit which can be entered at any point. The whole route starts and ends on the corner of Green Park and St …
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‘Beer & Bite’ Tapas Trail
Like beer? Like food? Then you’ll probably like this. Running for the whole of May, Spanish brewing titan Estrella Galicia’s ‘Beer & Bite’ sees specially curated combos of tapas …
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Unseen Tours
Unseen Tours are guided walking tours with a difference; being formerly homeless, the guides know the streets intimately and will show you the real London through their personal knowledge of the …
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West End Live 2025
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 …
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London Design Biennale 2025
See the work of designers from over 40 countries under one roof in June. This year’s theme is The Global Game: Remapping Collaborations. Over 40 exhibitors from around the world will showcase …
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London Pride Parade 2025
The massive annual London Pride Parade will make its colourful, joyous way once more throughout the city’s centre in celebration of LGBTQIA+ communities and the core values of visibility, …
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Cocktails in the City
Cocktails in the City is basically London’s most convenient cocktail crawl; three weekends of pop-up versions of around 20 of the city’s best-loved bars, all in a gorgeous private …
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BMW Classics 2025
This free summer concert highlights the continued partnership between BMW Group and the London Symphony Orchestra; hear London’s oldest symphony orchestra in a free open-air concert in …
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