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Best Things To Do In London Today
Things to do in London today. Managed to snag a hot date at the last minute and want to know what’s happening in London today? Or maybe you have your pals all suddenly become free thanks to a round of cancelled plans? You could go for dinner or drinks, or you could do one of the hundred other free things to do in London every single day. You could hit up that one-off pop-up, dive into the latest immersive experience or one of the best exhibitions that are on right now. We’ve picked out the best things to do today so you can spend less time planning and more time, you know, doing them.
There are so many things to do in London every day which is why London on the Inside is here to tell you about only the very best London events. Our filters let you see the best things to do in London today, this week, or even for the whole month, so you can see what’s on at the times that are important to you. We bring you the best of what is on in London, from strolls along the river to London bridge to the best London theatre, exhibitions and events. And for even more tips, you can browse our guides on the best London hotels, London bars, and the best London restaurants.
Looking for things to do in London today? Even if you haven’t planned anything, there’s always a whole host of amazing London events and things to do in the capital on any day of the week. Our guide below will show you all the best things happening in London today, allowing you to see at a glance what’s on in London. Even if the London weather is doing its thing today and raining on your parade, you can always check out one of London’s amazing museums or galleries (many of which are free to get into). Or if you’re planning further ahead and want to know what’s on in London tomorrow, then don’t forget to check out our guides to all the best things to do in London this week and all the hottest things to do in London this month.
Sophie Tea Is Taking Over the British Red Cross Shop in Chelsea
The British Red Cross is showing a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and to celebrate, it's collaborating with Sophie Tea.
14th May 2025
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Genesis Is Rolling its Cinema Ticket and Popcorn Prices Back to 1999
Genesis is getting in on the action by rolling back its ticket - and its popcorn - prices to what they were in 1999, in honour of its 26th birthday.
2nd - 15th May 2025
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A24 Is Popping Up at the Prince Charles Cinema
Award-winning film studio A24 is coming to the Prince Charles Cinema for a week-long film series this May.
9th - 15th May 2025
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Save up to 70% on Styles at This Toogood Sample Sale
Toogood is hosting a sample sale this May with prices of womenswear, menswear and homeware slashed by up to 70%.
15th & 16th May 2025
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The Women for Women International Car Boot Sale Is Back
Shop one-off samples and designer pieces from a whole host of celebs and brands at the Women for Women International car boot sale.
17th May 2025
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See Iconic Images from The Face at This Exhibition
Look back over some of the most iconic fashion images and portraits featured in the Face Magazine at this exhibition
20th February - 18th May 2025
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Sunday Papers Live Is Back to Bring the Broadsheets to Life
Sunday Papers Live is returning to London, turning Park Village Studios l into a living room, to bring the broadsheets to life once more
18th May 2025
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Rummage For a Bargain Walthamstow Flea Market
It's time to get your barter on as Big Penny Social, the UK’s biggest beer hall, is hosting the Walthamstow Flea Market.
18th May 2025
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Get Up to 80% off Melissa Odabash at This Sample Sale
This Melissa Odabash sample sale will see prices on luxury womenswear, swimwear, beachwear and accessories slashed by up to 80%.
20th - 22nd May 2025
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Feast on the World’s Best Food Photography at This Exhibition
See all 185 finalist images from the 2025 edition of the World Food Photography Awards at this free exhibition at Mall Galleries.
21st - 25th May 2025
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Learn How to Arrange Flowers at Peonies Do Bloom
We've teamed up with Peonies Do Bloom to host two BYOB flower arranging masterclasses for our INSIDERS on Mon 26th May.
26th May 2025
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A Major Tim Burton Exhibition Has Come to London
'The World of Tim Burton' will explore the artist's on-screen career, as well as his work as an illustrator, painter, photographer and author.
Until 26th May 2025
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Tate Modern Is Exploring the Relationship Between Art and Technology Before the Internet
Tate Modern is taking us back in time with its blockbuster exhibition Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet.
28th November 2024 – 1st June 2025
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The Black Culture Market Is Back in Brixton
The Black Culture Market is back this spring, providing an opportunity to support emerging Black entrepreneurs and businesses.
31st May & 1st June 2025
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The London Docklands Flea Market Is Coming This Summer
The supersized London Docklands Flea market is taking over Silverworks Island this June and will feature over 200 vintage traders
1st June 2025
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Secret 7″ Is Returning to NOW Gallery for 2025
Secret 7" is back for 2025; seven amazing songs, each pressed 100 times, with each sleeve designed by a different mystery artist.
11th April - 1st June 2025
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A Load of Secret London Gardens Are Opening to the Public This Weekend
Over 100 parks, squares, allotments and terraces that are normally locked are being flung open to the public for London Open Gardens.
7th & 8th June 2025
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Peckham Salvage Yard Is Back
Setting up shop in Copeland Park, Peckham Salvage Yard will play host to over 60 handpicked traders selling a whole range of vintage goods
8th June 2025
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Soho Food Feast Is Back for 2025
Soho Food Feast is back and this time round they've got a ton of restaurants on board to help raise money for Soho Parish primary school.
7th & 8th June 2025
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Beyoncé Is Doing a Cowboy Carter Tour | Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Beyoncé is coming back in to London in 2025 having just announced the dates of her Cowboy Carter world tour.
5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 14th & 16th June 2025
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Learn How to Make Cardamom Buns at Toklas Bakery
Learn how to make cardamom buns at Toklas Bakery, at this exclusive baking masterclass for our INSIDERS on 13th June
13th June 2025
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TRAID, Beyond Retro and Charity Super.Mkt Are Teaming Up for a Massive Jumble Sale
Second-hand heroes TRAID, Beyond Retro and Charity Super.Mkt are joining forces to put on Super Jumble at Mercato Metropolitano
14th June 2025
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Enjoy Free Classical Music from the London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is returning to Trafalgar Square this June for another BMW Classics concert. Conducted by LSO Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, the…
15th June 2025
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The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Is Going on Display at Tate Modern
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…
12th - 16th June 2025
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Learn How to Make Dim Sum at Yú Gé
Learn how to make dim sum at Yu Ge as we put on an exclusive Cantonese masterclass for our INSIDERS at the Park Hyatt restaurant
22nd June 2025
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LCD Soundsystem Are Doing a Residency at Brixton Academy This Summer
After headlining last year's All Points East, LCD Soundsystem are doing an eight-night residency at Brixton Academy this June
12th - 15th and 19th - 22nd June 2025
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Head to the Hatch at Senza Fondo for Lasagnwiches
The Senza Fondo takeaway sandwich hatch, open weekday lunchtimes, is dishing out Italian-American sarnies, including the Lasangwich
Monday - Friday, 12pm - 2pm
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An Immersive Tutankhamun Exhibition Has Come to London
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition is coming to London, allowing you to experience Ancient Egypt like never before
28th March - 29th June 2025
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Big Name Designers and Creative Directors Will be Speaking at Vogue’s Immersive Fashion Exhibition
Vogue: Inventing the Runway, opening at Lightroom in King's Cross will explore the history of the fashion runway show
Until 29th June 2025
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David Hockney Is Getting the Immersive Treatment Again
Immersive exhibition David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) is returning to Lightroom in King's Cross
30th April - 29th June 2025
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Michael Bibi to Play a Massive Show at Silverworks Island This Summer
Don't miss Michael Bibi's massive show in London this summer. Join the celebration of life and music with the Solid Grooves label head.
5th July 2025
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Learn About the Craft of Japanese Carpentry at Japan House
Japan House is exploring the country's carpentry culture with The Craft of Carpentry: Drawing Life from Japan’s Forests exhibition
12th March – 6th July 2025
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See Early Works by David Hockney at This Exhibition
Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert is bringing together early works by David Hockney, some of which have not been shown together since the 1960s
21st May – 18th July 2025
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The Barbican Music Library Is Showcasing the Impact of Black British Music
With Black Sound London, the Barbican Music Library is showcasing the impact that Black British music has had around the world.
Until 19th July 2025
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A New Flower Market Has Come to Deptford
Running every Saturday, Deptford Flower Market will be an inclusive space for queer, local and underrepresented makers to sell their wares.
1st February - end of July 2025
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London Trans+ Pride Is Back for 2025
London Trans+ Pride, which was established in response to the daily injustices trans+ people face, is back for 2025
26th July 2025
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Wake Up to the Lord Mayor’s Balloon Regatta
Waking up to a sky full of hot air balloons is a magical thing and that's exactly what the plan is with the Lord Mayor's Balloon Regatta
11th May, 20th & 27th July 2025
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Serpentine Is Hosting the First Solo Exhibition of Arpita Singh Outside India
Remebering at Serpentine North is the first institutional solo exhibition of Arpita Singh’s work in London
20th March – 27th July 2025
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See the Natural World in a New Way at Outernet
LA-based artist Maggie West is showcasing her style of time-lapse photography and colouration effects at Outernet
Until summer 2025
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Enjoy Arty Cocktails at Ochre
Ochre at The National Gallery has launched a new cocktail menu featuring tequila and inspired by the exhibition of José María Velasco.
Until 17th August 2025
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Explore the Relationship Between Design and Swimming at This Exhibition
Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style at the Design Museum is examining design’s role in our relationship with swimming
28th March – 17th August 2025
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The World Press Photo Exhibition Is Back in London
After a successful return in 2024 following a seven-year hiatus, The World Press Photo Exhibition is back in London
23rd May - 25th August 2025
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Meatopia Reveals First Chefs for 2025 London Festival
The flames are being stoked once again as Meatopia On-Fire London returns for another unforgettable four-day celebration of fire-cooked food. Revered by food lovers and…
Read moreFeel the Sound at This Multi-Sensory Exhibition at the Barbican
The summer the whole of the Barbican Centre is going to be transformed into immersive exhibition Feel the Sound
22nd May - 31st August 2025
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An Exhibition Dedicated to Leigh Bowery Has Come to London
Early next year Tate Modern will be showcasing the life and career of artist, club promoter, performer and designer Leigh Bowery.
27th February - 2nd September 2025
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Explore the Life and Work of Hiroshige at the British Museum
The British Museum is celebrating the work of one of Japan's most popular artists with the Hiroshige: artist of the open road exhibition
1st May - 7th September 2025
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Secret Cinema Is Coming Back to London This Summer
Experience Secret Cinema in London as it returns in 2025 with Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical at Evolution in Battersea Park
1st August - 7th September 2025
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This Is the World’s First Sculpture Garden Dedicated to the Work of Women Artists
MARY MARY at the Artist's Garden, is the world's first sculpture garden featuring the work of women artists.
3rd October 2024 – September 2025
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Discover the Role of Gardens and Flowers in the Work of Cecil Beaton
Cecil Beaton's Garden Party at the Garden Museum is the first exhibition to dive into the passion that the artist had for gardens and flowers
14th May - 21st September 2025
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Jimmy’s BBQ Club Is Back on the South Bank
It's not summer in London without a BBQ pop-up from Jimmy Garcia, so he's bringing his BBQ Club back to the Southbank
24th April - 21st September 2025
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Check Out This Immersive Oak Tree Installation at Kew Gardens
Experiential artist collective Marshmallow Laser Feast has created Of the Oak, Kew's first ever outdoor digital art commission.
3rd May - 28th September 2025
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Little Earthquakes Is Doing Deep Pan Pizzas in Dalston
Neil Rankin and the From The Ashes BBQ founders have teamed up to create Little Earthquakes, a new deep pan pizza concept.
From 20th March 2025
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Get High in Stratford at Roof East
Fancy playing a round of crazy golf, catching a movie or hitting some bullseyes? Well you can do it all at Roof East.
17th April – end of September 2025
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The British Museum Is Exploring the Ancient Art of India
With Ancient India: living traditions, explore the artistic and spiritual legacy of one of the world's most influential civilisations
22nd May - 19th October 2025
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Sumo Is Returning to the UK for the First Time in More Than 30 Years
34 years after an official tournament was held outside Japan, Sumo is returning to the Royal Albert Hall in 2025
15th - 19th October 2025
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Go Open Water Swimming in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is bringing its open-water swimming season back to Eden Dock for another year, so dive on in and cool off
From 5th June 2025
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Dough Hands Has Gone South of the River for its Next Residency
Dough Hands founder Hannah Drye is giving south Londoners a chance to get in on the action with a second residency at the Old’s Nun’s Head
From 13th February 2025
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See The Terminator Live in Concert for the First Time
The Terminator, one of the most iconic films ever made, is being shown in concert for the first time this year.
2nd November 2025
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My Neighbour Totoro Is Returning to the Stage
The stage adaptation of the beloved Studio Ghibli animated film My Neighbour Totoro is transferring to the West End
Sat 8th March – Sun 2nd November 2025
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Pitchfork’s 5-Day Festival Is Coming to London
The hardcore music obsessives behind Pitchfork magazine will be bringing their annual festival to London this November
4th - 8th November 2025
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Ceramic Poppies Will Be Back on Display at the Tower of London
A ceramic poppies display at the Tower of London will be in place to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this May
6th May - 11th November 2025
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1880 THAT Is the First Major London Exhibition by Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader
Berlin-based artists Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader are presenting 1880 THAT at the Wellcome Collection
17th April – 16th November 2025
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The V&A Is Hosting a Major Exhibition on Cartier
This show at the V&A will be the UK’s first major exhibition on Cartier in almost 30 years and will feature over 350 objects
12th April – 16th November 2025
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Kurt Cobain’s Legendary Guitar to Star in New London Exhibition
Kurt Cobain’s Iconic Guitar to Make UK Debut in Major Nirvana Exhibition Rock fans, this is one you won't want to miss! On June 3rd…
3 June 2025
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Watch Labyrinth With a Live Score in London Next November
Labyrinth fans will be able to watch the 80s cult favourite alongside a live score and soundtrack in London next November
28th November 2025
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An Immersive Journey Through British Music Is Coming to London
Travel through the history of British music at Live Odyssey, an immersive experience that's coming to Camden in May.
22nd May - 20th December 2025
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An Immersive Experience Narrated by Sir David Attenborough Is Coming to the Natural History Museum
Sir David Attenborough is bringing a new immersive experience telling the story of humankind to the Natural History Museum
19th June 2025 - January 2026
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See Whether Life Could Exist Beyond Earth at the Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is going interplanetary with its next major exhibition, Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?
16th May 2025 - 22nd February 2026
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Uncover the Secrets of the Thames at This Exhibition
With the Secret of the Thames exhibition, London Museum Docklands is hosting the UK's first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking
4th April 2025 – 1st March 2026
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