Events, markets & festivals

Starts in 7 days

Lord Mayor's Show

Nov 14, 2026

Procession sets off from Mansion House at 11am

Mansion House (procession through the City), City of London

Starts in 12 days

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

Nov 19, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027

Open daily except Christmas Day; pre-booked timed entry

Hyde Park

Starts in 54 days

London New Year's Eve fireworks

Dec 31, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027

8pm to 12:30am; ticketed viewing areas

River Thames, near the London Eye, Westminster & South Bank

Starts in 127 days

St Patrick's Festival

Mar 14, 2027

12pm-6pm

Trafalgar Square

Starts in 155 days

The Boat Race

Apr 11, 2027

River Thames, London

Starts in 192 days

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

May 18, 2027 – May 22, 2027

Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea

Starts in 196 days

Eid on the Square

May 22, 2027

12pm-6pm

Trafalgar Square

Starts in 233 days

The Championships, Wimbledon

Jun 28, 2027 – Jul 11, 2027

All England Club, Wimbledon

Starts in 238 days

Pride in London

Jul 3, 2027

London

Starts in 295 days

Notting Hill Carnival

Aug 29, 2027 – Aug 30, 2027

Notting Hill

Starts in 301 days

Black on the Square

Sep 4, 2027

12pm-6pm

Trafalgar Square

On now

Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep

May 22, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027

Natural History Museum, South Kensington

On now

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Oct 16, 2026 – Jul 11, 2027

Natural History Museum, South Kensington

Today

Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires

Nov 7, 2026

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

8 days left

Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends

Until Nov 15, 2026

Young V&A, Bethnal Green

8 days left

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art

Until Nov 15, 2026

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

On now

Frida: The Making of an Icon

Until Jan 3, 2027

Tate Modern, Bankside

On now

The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon (display)

Until Jan 3, 2027

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

On now

Windrush Food Culture

Until Jan 3, 2027

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

On now

Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific

Until Jan 10, 2027

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

On now

The Music is Black: A British Story

Until Jan 10, 2027

V&A East Museum, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford

On now

Ana Mendieta

Until Jan 17, 2027

Tate Modern, Bankside

On now

Bharti Kher at the V&A (display)

Until Jan 24, 2027

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

On now

Renoir and Love

Until Jan 31, 2027

The National Gallery (Sainsbury Wing), Trafalgar Square

On now

Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation

Until Feb 7, 2027

The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square

On now

The 90s: Art and Fashion

Until Feb 14, 2027

Tate Britain, Millbank

On now

Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography

Until Feb 21, 2027

Tate Modern, Bankside

On now

Julio Le Parc: Light. Color. Action.

Until May 3, 2027

Tate Modern, Bankside

On now

American Photographs (display)

Until May 16, 2027

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

Starts in 5 days

Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury

Nov 12, 2026 – Apr 11, 2027

Tate Britain, Millbank

Starts in 110 days

Monet: Painting Time

Feb 25, 2027 – Jun 27, 2027

Tate Modern, Bankside

Starts in 126 days

Punk to Pop

Mar 13, 2027

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

Starts in 166 days

Ink

Apr 22, 2027 – Aug 30, 2027

Tate Modern, Bankside

Starts in 168 days

South Asia Now: Fashion. Art. Design.

Apr 24, 2027

V&A East Museum, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford

Starts in 203 days

Sculpture in Clay

May 29, 2027

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

Starts in 215 days

Baya

Jun 10, 2027 – Oct 17, 2027

Tate Modern, Bankside

Starts in 236 days

Nalini Malani

Jul 1, 2027 – Jan 9, 2028

Tate Modern, Bankside

Starts in 315 days

Chintz

Sep 18, 2027

V&A South Kensington, South Kensington

Starts in 327 days

Lynda Benglis

Sep 30, 2027 – Mar 5, 2028

Tate Modern, Bankside

Tuesday to Sunday

Borough Market

Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm; closed Monday

Borough Market, Borough

Every Sunday

Brick Lane Market

Sundays 10am-3pm (Tower Hamlets Council listing)

Brick Lane, E1, Shoreditch

Every day

Brixton Village

Mon 8am-6pm; Tue-Sun 8am-midnight

Coldharbour Lane, SW9, Brixton

Every Saturday & Sunday

Broadway Market

Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm

Broadway Market, E8, Hackney (London Fields)

Every day

Camden Market (Camden Lock Place)

10am-7pm daily, including bank holidays

Camden Lock Place, Camden

Every Sunday

Columbia Road Flower Market

From 8am until about 3pm (organizer: "8am 'til 3'ish")

Columbia Road, Shoreditch & Bethnal Green

Every day

Greenwich Market

10am-5:30pm daily; closed Christmas Day and the first six Mondays of the year

Greenwich Market, Greenwich

Every Saturday & Sunday

Maltby Street Market

Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm (Southwark Council listing)

Maltby Street, SE1, Bermondsey

Every day

Old Spitalfields Market

Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 10am-8pm; Thu 8am-6pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-5pm

Horner Square, E1, Spitalfields

Every Thursday

Old Spitalfields Thursday Antiques Market

Thursday (the market trades 8am-6pm on Thursdays)

Old Spitalfields Market, Spitalfields

Every Sunday

Petticoat Lane Market

Sundays 9am-3pm (Tower Hamlets Council listing)

Middlesex Street, E1, Aldgate & Spitalfields

Every Friday & Saturday

Portobello Road Market

Busiest on Fridays and Saturdays; check stall times with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Portobello Road, Notting Hill

Dates to be announced

Diwali on the Square

Usually October

Trafalgar Square

Dates to be announced

Open House London

Usually September

Buildings across London, Across London

Dates to be announced

Totally Thames festival

Usually September

Along the River Thames, Thames, London

Dates to be announced

Trooping the Colour (the King's Birthday Parade)

Usually June

Horse Guards Parade, Westminster