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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Soho Comedy Factory
The Blue Posts pub and the Soho Comedy Factory present a cocktail of comedy talent, from well-known faces to the stars of tomorrow. Previous shows have included acts seen on Live at the Apollo, …
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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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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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Soho Village Fete & Waiters’ Race
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’ …
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Somerset House Summer Series 2025
Celebrating 21 years, the Somerset House Summer Series with American Express returns to their iconic courtyard in July with eleven nights of gigs from both new and established music artists from …
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London Clown Festival
Packed with physical comedy and buffoonery, London Clown Festival is thrilled to once again bring the best of UK and international clowning to the capital. The festival has cemented itself as an …
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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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Open House London 2025
Each year, over a quarter of a million people take advantage of the festival to glimpse London’s hidden treasures, take tours, and listen to talks throughout the city. Lots of spaces …
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Exploding Heads Present: Colin From Portsmouth
2024 will see the first live outing for two cult heroes with their fingers on the nation’s pulse: angry-about-everything Colin from Portsmouth and …
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Japan Matsuri Festival
Forget the flights, you can enjoy a little piece of Japan right here in the middle of London. Japan Matsuri is a free annual celebration of Japanese culture; expect music, magic, dance, tasty …
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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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Spooky Dials Market
Running from 21st October-3rd November and free to attend, Spooky Dials Market will see KERB’s fabulous street food vendors creating bespoke Halloween-themed dishes to celebrate the scariest …
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London Gaming Market 2025
London Gaming Market is the city’s biggest (and perhaps only) regular market dedicated solely to games and game culture. It’s a regular grab bag of bargains, with everything from retro consoles …
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The Polari Prize
The leading LGBTQ+ literary prize returns to the British Library. Hosted by author and Polari founder, Paul Burston, the event features a sparkling lineup of former Polari Prize winners and …
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The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree
Every year since 1947 the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square has been given to London by the people of Norway as thanks for Britain’s support during World War II. There is a lighting …
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A Dickensian Christmas
Get all the Christmas feels with this performance of classic Christmas carols and music from Dickens’s time, with readings from Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’, in the heart of …
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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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