London Events

📍 Barbican Centre

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

📍 Barbican Centre

Mastercard priceless.com ticket holders are invited to step into the future, at the Barbican's new immersive exhibition.

📍 Tate Britain

Experience the powerful and playful work of a ground-breaking British artist

📍 Almeida Theatre

📍 Barbican Centre

9.30am

📍 Tate Modern

Experience the intricate beauty of this traditional art-form

📍 Barbican Centre

Thirty years after it was lost with all hands, a fishing boat reappears in its old harbour. Arthouse Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin creates an eerie coastal world lost in time.

📍 Barbican Centre

Step into the vibrant world of Carnival arts this summer with a joyful programme of Carnival Mas costume-making and Carnival Mas dance workshops led by some of the UK’s most celebrated innovators.

📍 Barbican Centre

Nearly 20 years after The Devil Wears Prada , Meryl Streep , Anne Hathaway , Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to Runway.

📍 Almeida Theatre

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 2)

📍 Arcola Theatre (Participation)

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Barbican Centre

A tale of friendship and rivalry in the world of classical Japanese performance, this epic Japanese historical drama is inspired by director Lee Sang-il 's obsession with kabuki theatre.

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Clore)

📍 Kew Gardens

Discover towering sculptures and smaller-scale artworks by Henry Moore, one of Britain’s most renowned artists, in what is the largest ever presentation of outdoor artworks by Moore at Kew Gardens, Richmond, London.

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Barbican Centre

Colombian artist Delcy Morelos explores our relationship with the earth in a monumental, site-specific installation made of soil, clay and fragrant spices.

📍 Barbican Centre

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel deliver a clever comedy of art and avarice, from Ocean's Eleven director Steven Soderbergh.

📍 Barbican Centre

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

📍 Barbican Centre

You're invited to the most swell party of the year as this summer's eagerly anticipated production delivers another glorious dose of Golden Age musical theatre escapism.

📍 Tate Britain

Step into the glamorous world of Britain’s best loved society portraitist

📍 Barbican Centre

Our new immersive exhibition invites you to step into the future.

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Weston)

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

Tails, horns, flippers and spines... dinosaurs come in ALL kinds of colours, shapes and touchy-feely textures. An intimate and interactive storytelling for our smaller visitors and their caregivers — based on the best-selling That’s not my……

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Park Theatre

We’re rollin’ into the Wild West for the return of Park Theatre’s star-studded fundraiser Whodunnit [Unrehearsed]; back with more murder, mayhem, and, this time, a touch of musical mischief.

📍 Little Angel Theatre

When everyone has left the house in the morning, the bath toys spring into action and head off on exciting adventures in their magical flying bath! From giving a muddy piglet a shower to putting out a fire for a frightened baboon, they have…

📍 Little Angel Theatre

Based on Dermot O’Leary’s best-selling children’s book, illustrated by Nick East, this purr-fectly thrilling tale is filled with original music, laugh-out-loud fun, and extraordinary puppetry.

📍 Barbican Centre

György Pálfi 's darkly comic allegory shifts the lens on a chicken who escapes an industrial farm and seeks refuge, in a film that mirrors a world shaped by greed and exploitation.

📍 Barbican Centre

Escape to the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare’s timeless comedy of love, transformation and newfound freedom.

📍 Barbican Centre

Strangers in a strange land: Sakari Oramo conducts music by Bartók and Korngold, European composers stranded in America and dreaming of a better world.

📍 Barbican Centre

Winter, 1999. A Swiss explorer and a British flying instructor take on the world's leading aeronauts and billionaires in a race to become the first people to fly nonstop around the world in a balloon.

📍 Barbican Centre

In this new political thriller from director Tarik Saleh , a famous actor ( Fares Fares ) is forced to collaborate with the Egyptian authoritarian regime.

📍 Science Museum

Be among the first to see our new interactive science show for under 7s this May half term.

📍 Brompton Cemetery

Enjoy a walk with Royal Parks Treescape Curator Greg Packman to discover the landscape, ecology and cultural history of the trees in Brompton Cemetery.

📍 National Gallery

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Barbican Centre

See Roald Dahl's beloved, wacky tale of a young boy and his unusual group of friends, celebrating its 20th anniversary on the big screen.

📍 Barbican Centre

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel deliver a clever comedy of art and avarice, from Ocean's Eleven director Steven Soderbergh.

📍 Old Street

Here’s a fun bank holiday activity for fans of fancy homewares and even fancier wine. For the first time in its 13 years, Isaac McHale’s two Michelin-starred restaurant The Clove Club is hosting an archive sale. For one afternoon only, the …

📍 Little Angel Theatre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

Use collage and junk modelling to build your dream home. Part of the May Half Term fun at Discover Pops Up! at Stratford Centre. £5 for children, free for adults.

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

Transform ordinary boxes into tiny treasure chests filled with imagination. Part of the May Half Term fun at Discover Pops Up! at Stratford Centre. £5 for children, free for adults.

📍 Little Angel Theatre

In this workshop your children will design and cut their very own shadow puppets, bringing characters to life with striking shapes and silhouettes. From mysterious animals to magical creatures, they’ll explore how stories can be told throug…

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

A magical storytelling adventure and dream catcher craft workshop with author Iona Campbell. Part of the May Half Term fun at Discover Pops Up! at Stratford Centre. £5 for children, free for adults.

📍 Horniman Museum

27 May – tickets available 26 June – tickets available…

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

Try your hand at junk modelling and make an animal portrait using recycled materials. Part of the May Half Term fun at Discover Pops Up! at Stratford Centre. £5 for children, free for adults.

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Little Angel Theatre

Discover the magic of storytelling in this special Playcation, where children will meet the enchanted book Story of Stories and journey through the many ways humans have shared creativity across time.

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

Create a larger-than-life character by drawing around your entire body, then transforming the outline using colour, collage and imagination. Part of the May Half Term fun at Discover Pops Up! at Stratford Centre. £5 for children, free for a…

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 South Kensington

A new free photography exhibition illustrates the beauty and fragility of the Pantanal – the world’s largest wetland that sprawls across Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Over 60 images, captured by two of Brazil’s leading documentary photograp…

📍 Science Museum

This thought-provoking free photography exhibition reveals the fragile beauty of the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, and the destructive threats to its rich wildlife.

📍 National Gallery

See the works of the master of horse painting, George Stubbs.

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Almeida Theatre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 Union Chapel

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Little Angel Theatre

Join us for this family workshop based on our upcoming production of Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape based on Dermot O’Leary’s best-selling children’s book.

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Tate Modern

Witness the bold and beautiful works of leading Algerian artist

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 2)

📍 Tate Modern

Discover seven decades of joyful works by Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, which turns visitors into active participants

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 Union Chapel

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Almeida Theatre

📍 South Bank

Skate boarders, roller skaters and BMXers have been hanging out at the Southbank’s Undercroft since the ‘70s. Back then, the area had no chain restaurants, no street vendors and certainly no tourists. The Southbank was a barren stretch of p…

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Museum of the Home

Explore folk in an urban context through nine days of hands-on workshops, music, talks, family fun, and Summer Solstice celebrations.

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 National Gallery

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 Tate Modern

Step into the life and legacy of Frida Kahlo: revolutionary artist and global icon

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Little Angel Theatre

Meet Toto. She might look like an ordinary cat, but she’s no ordinary feline. Almost completely blind, Toto has incredible ninja skills, a big heart, and a nose for adventure.

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Horniman Museum

At this free celebration, you’ll find activities in every corner of the…

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Holborn

Get ready to scream, because the ‘rockstar of the English baroque’ – yep, you heard that right – is getting his own major exhibition in London this spring. Three hundred years after his death,  the OG ‘starchitect’ Sir John Vanbrugh will ge…

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Horniman Museum

From fossils to foxes and koalas to kiwis, the display highlights the…

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 National Gallery

📍 Horniman Museum

Connect with Horniman’s Gardens and immerse yourself in the power of nature…

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Clore)

📍 Union Chapel

Want to gawp at some of the masterpieces in the National Gallery but can’t face schlepping to central London? Croydon will be taken over with life-sized reproductions of some of the gallery’s biggest bangers in this free outdoor art exhibit…

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Park Theatre

Join fabulous drag queen Tania for Drag Tales at Park Theatre! An enchanting hour of storytelling, singing, dancing, and puppets brings beloved children's books to life in this inclusive, magical experience for all families.

📍 Park Theatre

Andrew is trying out some new stuff. If he is honest with you... it will be fun, and there will probably be card magic involved.

📍 Horniman Museum

See photographs from Hope Reef in Indonesia, alongside behind the scenes images…

📍 Park Theatre

We’re bringing you hilarious household names alongside the most exciting rising stars in stand-up for an unforgettable night of laughter. Our July show features Sarah Keyworth, Milo Edwards, Amy Annette, Matthew Ali & Laura Walsh.

📍 Park Theatre

Kate-Lois Elliott is back with a new show about modern monogamy, fertility, Gingham fetishes and how 'the good old olden days’ weren’t even that good, actually.

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Park Theatre

Brand new stand up shows from Amy Matthews (as seen/heard on Off Menu, BBC, ITVx & Radio 4) and Fab Goualin (BBC New Comedy Award ‘25 Semi-Finalist.)

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Weston)

📍 Park Theatre

Off the back of a sold-out run in Park90 and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe, Sami Abu Wardeh’s hit show blends resistance, identity, and 'defiantly goofy' comedy (★★★★ The Guardian).

📍 Tate Modern

Experience the powerful work of Ana Mendieta, whose legacy changed the course of contemporary art

📍 Horniman Museum

enSEmble26 are a collective of passionate classical musicians devoted to sharing their…

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Park Theatre

Do you want to be a comedy reviewer? Caliban Munroe, ‘the most influential critic of our times’ (The Caliban Munroe Podcast) tells you how.

📍 Park Theatre

18 years ago, A-Lister Guy Wesley disappeared. Now, he’s writing his tell-all memoir. At least, that’s what failing author Bee Leigh wants her publishers to believe. Can she pull off the biggest hoax of the century?

📍 Horniman Museum

The day will feature some of our most popular sessions, showcasing some…

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Park Theatre

Work-In-Progress shows from the fantastic Courtney Büchner and Sketch Duo – Burger And A Pint.

📍 Park Theatre

Work-in-progress shows from the brilliant Larry Dean and Emmeline Downie.

📍 Park Theatre

Work-In-Progress shows for the incredible Li Jin Hao and Marty Gleeson.

📍 Park Theatre

Step beyond the footlights into the private world of Oscar Wilde. Micheál Mac Liammóir’s renowned play returns to London following a critically acclaimed run.

📍 Almeida Theatre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 2)

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Park Theatre

From Adam Riches, the writer of Jimmy, comes the true story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel.

📍 Park Theatre

Just before Fringe 2024, Linus Karp (Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, Gwyneth Goes Skiing, The Fit Prince) was the victim of a homophobic attack. The case never went to trial... Until now.

📍 Park Theatre

Following multiple sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, Celya AB (Live At The Apollo, Off Menu, Just For Laughs) is working on her new show. Expect new jokes on the A-Side and unformed ideas on the B-Side.

📍 Park Theatre

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without the rude bits!

📍 Little Angel Theatre

Discover a Tiny Planet that holds gigantic stories.

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 2)

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Barbican

Delcy Morelos spent a month filling the Barbican’s Sculpture Court with earth and clay. Working by hand, the Colombian artist and her team layered more than ten tonnes of the stuff to create origo, a mammoth, multi-sensory installation stre…

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Little Angel Theatre

Even the most lost things can be found.

📍 Little Angel Theatre

A panto like no other – loud, silly and completely off its beanstalk!

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Park Theatre

A new work in progress show by acclaimed comedian Julian Clary.

📍 Little Angel Theatre

Rip, fold and scrumple! Dive into the magical world of Club Origami.

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Greenwich

Once again you can expect to see remarkable feats of astrophotography at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition. It’s a chance to see magical views of both our own night sky and of galaxies far, far away. The winning spacey visio…

📍 Little Angel Theatre

Percy is a puffling with a fear of flying; when his Map & Pap & the flock migrate south, he's lost & alone! Along comes Shrimp the field-mouse, and an unexpected adventure begins...

📍 Wellcome Collection

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 2)

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 2)

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Little Angel Theatre

A curious child unleashes magical powers, with the ability to transform everyday objects into the extraordinary! But when the spells don’t stop, the young apprentice learns that all things must be handled with care, especially magic.

📍 Tate Britain

📍 National Gallery

A giant in the history of Spanish art, Francisco de Zurbarán was one of the great painters of 17th-century Seville

📍 Park Theatre

One wrong note. One fatal mistake. Under Stalin’s rule, Shostakovich must compromise to survive - and risk everything to tell the truth in his music.

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Park Theatre

A powerful new verbatim play foregrounding the voices of a community fighting to be heard. The Talking Drum is a captivating portrait of a vast and diverse neighbourhood.

📍 Finchley Road

Donald Locke shows don’t come around often. But like proverbial buses, you wait for ages, and then three arrive at once, in the form of this touring exhibition moving from Birmingham to Bristol and now Camden Art Centre in London.  It’s not…

📍 Tate Modern

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Science Museum

Calling all Starfleet recruits! Discover iconic Star Trek objects and outfits across the museum on this free trail.

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Almeida Theatre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Arcola Theatre (Studio 1)

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Polka Theatre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Weston)

📍 Tate Britain

Experience the captivating world of rule-breaking American artist James McNeill Whistler

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Park Theatre

Sharp, darkly funny and deeply uncomfortable, Bull lays bare the human cost of a working culture shaped by competition, hierarchy and silence. How far will people go to protect themselves?

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Clore)

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Tate Britain

Explore a decade characterised by its bold creativity and rebellious spirit

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Tate Modern

Discover how pictorialism, the first international art photography movement, developed across the world from the 1880s to the 1960s

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Park Theatre

Wladyslaw Szpilman's extraordinary internationally bestselling memoir is brought to life by a cast of virtuoso actor-musicians.

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Science Museum

SUPPORTED BY GRIFFIN CATALYST. Marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, this landmark exhibition reveals the fascinating scientific history that shaped the founding of the USA through remarkable maps, stunning paintings and …

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Horniman Museum

Inspired by Jules Verne’s ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’, board the legendary…

📍 Horniman Museum

The Octonauts crew need your help on some mini-missions throughout the Museum.

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 V&A South Kensington

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Almeida Theatre

📍 Tate Britain

Explore the vivid world of the Bloomsbury Group’s famous artistic duo

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Weston)

📍 Young V&A

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Clore)

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Horniman Museum

Our 15 exhibits showcase aquatic environments from around the globe, ranging from…

📍 V&A East Museum

📍 National Gallery

📍 Horniman Museum

Upcoming summer workshops Art Portfolio: Masks 21 May, 2.45pm – 3.45pm |…

📍 V&A South Kensington

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Horniman Museum

‘Enchanted Creatures and How to Become One’ brings animated tales from around…

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Weston)

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Clore)

📍 Barbican Centre

Works by contemporary artist Lynda Benglis and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are displayed together for the first time in this major new exhibition, the third in Encounters: Giacometti .

📍 Tate Modern

Enjoy the exquisite works of one of history’s best-loved artists

📍 Science Museum

Discover the new out-of-this-world Jellycat Space Crew in our special themed Space shop.

📍 Science Museum

The countdown is on to a new world (and galactic) premiere exhibition from the Science Museum Group.

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Unicorn Theatre (Weston)

📍 WWT London Wetland Centre

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Union Chapel

📍 V&A South Kensington

📍 Union Chapel

📍 Tate Modern

Witness the powerful work of leading contemporary artist Nalini Malani

📍 Tate Modern

Immerse yourself in the electrifying, rule-shattering world of Lynda Benglis

📍 Tate Modern

Step into the soulful world of mesmerising Munch

📍 Museums

Soak up the city’s most exciting cultural offerings without spending a penny.

📍 Olympic Park

The V&A’s east London cluster is finally complete. The Young V&A arrived in Bethnal Green in June 2023, the game-changing V&A East Storehouse opened in Stratford in spring 2025 and in April 2026, the long-awaited V&A East Museum launched. A…

📍 BFI

Fed up of endless superhero flicks at your local cinema? Take an enjoyable (and totally free) dive into cinematic history at BFI's mediatheque. You can pick from hundreds of historic flicks to watch in your own comfy private booth, amongst …

📍 Camden Town

Evolving from a digital archive and pop-up event established in 2015, the world’s first bricks-and-mortar museum dedicated to youth culture has been a long old time coming. Due to open in June 2026, t he 6,500 square-foot site will preserve…

📍 Southbank Centre

One of Southbank Centre's best kept secrets is its fab line-up of free performances . These are usually designed to tie in with the venue’s themed seasonal festivals, and have a loose, drop in feel. Turn up and you could catch anything from…

📍 Covent Garden

Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House is one of the city’s most iconic performance venues, pulling in crowds of more than 600,000 each year. But while tickets for its world-leading programme of opera and ballet productions tend to cost a pretty…

📍 Sky Garden

Zip up 35 floors of the Walkie Talkie's shapely layers and you'll be transported to a public garden with some truly spectacular views. Sky Garden boasts three storeys of landscaped gardens lush with South African and Mediterranean plants, o…

You don't need to have art collector levels of spare cash to enjoy London's many galleries. Although the blockbuster special exhibitions at galleries like Tate Modern , National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery can be pricy, their free…

London is one of the world's greenest cities, w ith more than 3,000 parks to explore – ranging from tiny pocket parks to massive, beautifully landscaped wonderlands you could easily spend all day exploring. Cool your feet in the Princess Di…

📍 Angel

London is packed with comedy talent, so don't rely on your friends to entertain you: show up to Angel Comedy's stellar line-up of free nights to laugh yourself silly at emerging stars or seasoned show-offs. Refreshingly, there's no need to …

📍 London's city farms

Animal-lovers, rejoice! You don't have to splash out a fortune in vet bills, zoo tickets or cat cafe coffees to get some quality time with four legged creatures. London's full of city farms, most of which you can enter for free or for a sma…

📍 Barbican's tropical paradise

Wander for long enough among the Barbican's concrete angles and you’ll stumble into a gasp-inducing tropical paradise. The Barbican Conservatory opened in 1984 and houses 2,000 plant species, including towering palms and ferns. There are ev…

📍 Chelsea

London's finest crop of dead celebs is to be found at Highgate Cemetery, but you've got to pay to get in. So set aside that cash for your funeral (gotta pay at least two sexy ladies to weep on your grave) and head to Brompton Cemetery for a…

📍 Bank

Transport yourself back to old Londonium with a trip to these intriguing ruins, hidden underneath a massive shiny tower block. 1,800 years ago, this space was the home of the men-only cult of Mithras, a place to drink, misbehave and worship…

📍 Markets and fairs

There's something very fulfilling about going to a market. You can browse (and if you're lucky even try) local produce at food markets. And the people behind the stalls are always pretty passionate about the things they're selling. Best of …

📍 Walks and tours

One of the joys of being London is that it's surprisingly easy to feel like you're somewhere completely different. This hodgepodge of a city is full of wooded corners, rugged hills and flower-filled fields, provided you know where to look f…

📍 The Houses of Parliament

Make for the hallowed halls of Westminster and you can treat your eyes and ears to the inspiring sight of democracy in action (or snooze like a backbencher after a three hour liquid lunch). This majestic building has public galleries that a…

📍 Greenwich Peninsula

This city's biggest sculpture trail is a must for both art fans and nature fans, leading walkers along waterways including the Royal Docks and the River Lea, as well as soaring over the Thames on the Emirates Air Line . Just download the ma…

📍 Walthamstow

God’s Own Junkyard probably isn't Walthamstow's best kept secret, but this warehouse of neon delights is a classic for a reason. Go along to marvel at the late neon artist Chris Bracey’s personal collection in a salvage yard in Walthamstow,…

📍 Fulham Palace

Visiting a National Trust-owned stately home involves having pockets almost as deep as the long-dead aristos who built them. But if you want to get your fill of historical grandeur for free, make for Fulham Palace: a fascinating spot where …

A week until pay day? Don’t spend the next seven days sat at home

Plan a jam-packed weekend without splashing your cash

📍 V&A East Storehouse

📍 Science Museum

From wow moments in our interactive bubble show, to boldly going where no-one has gone before with the Star Trek Warp Trail, discover what’s on this May half term at the Science Museum in London.

📍 Science Museum

Immerse yourself in our hands-on gaming experience, featuring the very best video games and consoles from the past 50 years. Book early for cheaper prices.

📍 Science Museum

Have you ever wanted to have a sleepover in a museum? Then don't miss out on our exciting space-themed Astronights!

📍 Science Museum

See iconic spacecraft and out-of-this-world objects in our exciting new free gallery.

📍 Science Museum

Fuel your imagination and immerse yourself in a world of wonder at the most spectacular interactive gallery on the planet. Book early for cheaper prices.

📍 Science Museum

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek and experience the entire cinematic legacy, from the original voyages of Captain Kirk to the modern reboot trilogy,

📍 Science Museum

Our popular sell-out adults-only Power Up evening sessions return in 2026 with more dates.

📍 Science Museum

Join Benedict Cumberbatch as he explores the Arctic in an epic adventure across this magical realm of snow and ice.

📍 Science Museum

Pick up a guide and discover astonishing science stories around the museum.

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 National Gallery

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

While our building is closed, we'll be popping up in Stratford Centre with a temporary space filled with stories, crafts and play. Entry is free.

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

Storytelling, songs and rhymes. An intimate, interactive storytelling for babies and their caregivers in our temporary space - Discover Pops Up! at Stratford Centre. £2

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

A free weekly club at Discover for disabled children and children with SEN, their families or carers.

📍 Discover Children's Story Centre

Join us for a Discover special – a story building session where you can put together a brand new story, with the help of our expert Story Builders. Free - booking recommended.

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Museum of the Home

📍 Museum of the Home

Discover how city gardens have changed and developed over the centuries.

📍 British Museum

📍 National Gallery

📍 Tate Modern

📍 Tate Britain

📍 V&A South Kensington

📍 Natural History Museum

📍 Science Museum

📍 Imperial War Museum

📍 National Portrait Gallery

📍 Royal Academy of Arts

📍 Wallace Collection

📍 Sir John Soane's Museum

📍 Saatchi Gallery

📍 Design Museum

📍 Horniman Museum

📍 Tower of London

📍 Tower Bridge

📍 Buckingham Palace

📍 Houses of Parliament

📍 Westminster Abbey

📍 St Paul's Cathedral

📍 London Eye

📍 The Shard

📍 Sky Garden

📍 Trafalgar Square

📍 Piccadilly Circus

📍 Covent Garden

📍 Leicester Square

📍 Royal Albert Hall

📍 Hyde Park

📍 Regent's Park

📍 St James's Park

📍 Green Park

📍 Kensington Gardens

📍 Greenwich Park

📍 Richmond Park

📍 Hampstead Heath

📍 Kew Gardens

📍 Borough Market

📍 Camden Market

📍 Portobello Road Market

📍 Spitalfields Market

📍 Brick Lane