Looking for things to do in London in June? Have a lookie here
You’re in plenty of time to book tickets to the best events in London, from theatre shows to art exhibitions, and there are always pop-ups opening across the city, but our handy guide features the best of what’s on in London in June so you won’t miss a thing.
With Pride celebrations taking over town, June might just be the most colourful month of the year, and with festival season also kicking into high gear this month, you should expect to be seeing a lot of glitter around. There’s no better time to get the bevs in, with World Gin Day, Beer Day Britain, Martini Day and English Wine Week all falling this month – why not get outside on a terrace or on a rooftop bar and enjoy a drink in the sunshine? Or you could head to the park and DIY your own spread during Picnic Week instead.
1. Catch Charli XCX, Jamie xx and More at LIDO Festival
All Points East is expecting a little sibling as its organisers, AEG, will be introducing LIDO in 2025. The brand-new music festival will take over Victoria Park for two weekends in June and is being positioned as a “fan-first” event, while the line-ups will be curated by the artists themselves. The likes of Charli XCX, London Grammar, Massive Attack and Jamie xx are headlining, with other names of the bills including The Blessed Madonna, 070 Shake, Romy, Sampha, Holly Walker and Kelly Lee Owens.
Fri 6th & Sat 7th and Fri 13th – Sun 15th June 2025
Lido Field, Victoria Park, London E3 5TB
lidofestival.co.uk
2. Eat From Some of the City’s Best Restaurants All in One Place
Set up by Margot Henderson of Rochelle Canteen and members of the Soho community to raise money for Soho Parish primary school, Soho Food Feast has evolved from a school fete to a proper foodie fest. As usual, a ton of restaurants are on board, including the likes of The Devonshire, Bubala, OPSO, Lina Stores, Flat Iron, Berberè, Koya, BAO, 10 Greek Street, Andrew Edmunds, Dishoom, Gelupo, Pastaio and more, who’ll all be cooking up a tapas-sized signature dish. As well as being able to eat your way round some of Soho’s best restaurants in one weekend, there’ll also be plenty of entertainment to enjoy, including live music, food demos, a raffle, and a kids vegetable sculpture competition.
Sat 7th & Sun 8th June 2025
St Anne’s Gardens, Wardour Street, London, W1D 6LB
sohofoodfeast.co.uk
3. See the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt in its Entirety
The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, created to commemorate those lost to the AIDS epidemic, is going on display at Tate Modern this June after being in storage for several years. Inspired by the AIDS Quilt he saw in San Francisco in the late 80s, Scottish activist Alistair Hulme set up a similar project in the UK. The quilt is made up of 42 12ft x 12ft panels, each comprising up to eight smaller panels, and each panel is dedicated to someone who died of AIDS. The quilt as a whole represents 384 people who died from around the UK. The quilt was made and displayed at the height of the epidemic to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, and though antiretrovirals have made it possible to live with HIV, the disease still affects many people around the world and this quilt is a reminder of that. The entire quilt will be hung in the gallery’s Turbine Hall, with live readings of the names taking place at 11am and 2pm on Sat 14th June.
Thurs 12th – Mon 16th June 2025
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
tate.org.uk
4. Yeehaw with Beyonce as the Cowboy Carter Tour Comes to London
After bringing the Renaissance tour to the capital in 2023, Beyoncé is coming back in 2025 with her Cowboy Carter world tour. We got a taste of Cowboy Carter live on Christmas Day, when she performed the Beyoncé Bowl, the halftime show during Netflix’s NFL 2024 Christmas Gameday at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, and in June we’ll be getting the full concert treatment. The UK shows will be taking place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium across six nights.
Thurs 5th, Sat 7th, Tues 10th, Thurs 12th, Sat 14th & Mon 16th June 2025
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 782 High Rd, London N17 0BX
beyonce.com
5. Get Grilling at Jimmy’s BBQ Club
It’s not summer in London without a BBQ pop-up from Jimmy Garcia, so he’s bringing his BBQ Club back to the South Bank. The club is serving up a six-course menu, including dishes like Wye Valley asparagus with goat’s curd, brown butter pangrattato and garlic three ways; smoked trout with cultured cream, pickled Pink Lady apple, pickled cucumber and dill oil; marinated chicken thigh with Panang sweet potato puree, pak choi, and a charred corn & coriander salsa; and rum-cured pineapple with pineapple biscuit crumb, vanilla ice cream and smoked caramel sauce, with at least one element of each course coming from the Big Green Eggs on each table. If you’re after something a little more casual, the club’s two bars will be offering a street food menu featuring burgers, gochujang wings, halloumi fries and Panang chicken salad boxes, so you can just walk up, grab your goods and find a sunny spot to sit in.
Throughout June 2025
Queen’s Walk, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX
jimmysbbqclub.com
6. Head to This Festival Curated by Little Simz
Following Chaka Khan’s takeover in 2024, the next curator of Meltdown Festival is going to be Little Simz. She’s taking the reins for the fest’s 30th anniversary edition this June, putting together eleven days of art, music, workshops and more. The line-up includes The Streets, James Blake, Mahalia, Ghetts, Lola Young, Jon Batiste, Tiwa Savage, BADBADNOTGOOD, Nubya Garcia, Sasha Keable and Yukimi, and Simz herself will be performing with the Chineke! Orchestra.
Thurs 12th – Sun 22nd June 2025
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
southbankcentre.co.uk
7. See Jamie Lloyd’s Version of Evita at the Palladium
Not content with putting on star-studded productions of Shakespearean classics, Jamie Lloyd is also taking on one of the most iconic musicals ever in 2025 by directing Evita at the London Palladium, with Rachel Zegler starring as Eva Perón in her West End debut. Lloyd has got form with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s show, having staged it at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre back in 2019, so we’re expecting big things from the West End production, which tells the story of Eva Perón, who rose to become the most powerful woman in Latin America and a symbol of hope for Argentines.
From Sat 14th June 2025
8 Argyll St, London W1F 7TF
evitathemusical.com
8. Learn About the History of Humankind with Sir David Attenborough
When it comes to telling stories about Earth and the species that inhabit it, there’s no one better than Sir David Attenborough, and he’s bringing a brand new experience that encompasses just that to the Natural History Museum. Produced in collaboration with Open Planet Studios, Our Story with David Attenborough will take you from the beginnings of the Earth over four billion years ago through the evolution of humankind, exploring the impact our species has had on the world around us and sharing his hopes for our planet. Drawing on Attenborough’s incredible, almost century-long career and using state-of-the-art cinematic projection tech and real-life footage of the natural world, it’ll be a 360° immersive experience that’s a first-of-its-kind for the Museum.
From Thurs 19th June 2025
Jerwood Gallery, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
nhm.ac.uk
9. Check Out the Ceramic Poppies at the Tower of London
The ceramic poppies were originally created for the epic 2014 display ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’, which marked the centenary of the start of WWI. Many of those poppies, designed by artist Paul Cummins, were auctioned off to raise money for military charities, with the remainder forming smaller installations that went on show at the Imperial War Museum. Now the museum is loaning out 30,000 of them to make up the new 2025 display, created by designer Tom Piper, where poppies will pour over the lawn and form a crater to represent a wound at the heart of the Tower, which was bombed during the Blitz. The installation will become a shared space for people to come and reflect on the sacrifices made by so many during the conflict and it’s set to be another beautiful and moving exhibit.
Throughout June 2025
Tower of London, London EC3N 4AB
hrp.org.uk
10. Discover Cecil Beaton’s Love for Gardens at This Exhibition
Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party at the Garden Museum is the first exhibition to dive into the passion that the photographer and artist had for gardens and flowers, and the inspiration they provided for his work. Looking at his gardens at both Ashcombe House and Reddish House, the exhibition will showcase the role that flowers had in his creative practice, including floral installations for parties; painted and fresh flowers used as backdrops for fashion photography and royal portraits; and floral costumes created for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and in designs made for the Royal Ballet. A range of paintings, photographs, letters, drawings, costume sketches, and diaries will be on show, many of which have never been publicly displayed before.
Throughout June 2025
Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7LB
gardenmuseum.org.uk