Arts + Culture

London’s arts and culture scene: theatre, exhibitions, film, comedy, live music and the cultural moments that make this city shine.

Man with canopic jar and mummy

What happens when Horrible Histories meets 3,000-year-old Egyptian artefacts? This.

Petrie Museum

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology: 80,000 objects, a very rude fertility god and free entry

Barbican Outdoor Cinema

Arrival to American Utopia: the Barbican’s outdoor cinema has built the perfect August programme

London Podcast Festival

A Decade of Pods and Punchlines: London Podcast Festival Is Back for 2026

Spitalbeats Shoreditch

Old Spitalfields Market is turning its Fridays into a free live music series this summer

Oasis Noel and Liam

The free Barbican exhibition that takes you back to the year Britain lost its mind

Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern

The Frida Kahlo exhibition at Tate Modern is the most important show in London this summer

Somerset House Summer Series

The Somerset House Summer Series lineup is here, and it’s one of the strongest in years

Steam Down

Canada Water is getting a free six-week festival this summer, and the lineup is seriously good

London Pride Parade in Picadilly

Your complete guide to Pride in London 2026: route, stages and everything you need to know

Tartuffe Remixed starring Mark Rylance

Darren Raymond’s Tartuffe Remixed, starring Mark Rylance, is the autumn theatre booking you need to make now

Power & Respect Festival East Bank

Power & Respect is bringing a free, brilliant weekend of music to Stratford in July

Sistine Chapel immersive experience in Frameless

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel is coming to London this summer, and it’s going to be spectacular

external view of Kensington Olympia and ARC

London has a brilliant new music venue, and its July lineup is seriously good

Leadenhall Live

Leadenhall Live returns with 30 free events inside one of London’s most iconic buildings

Seven Noses of Soho

Have You Spotted The Seven Noses of Soho?

Charles Dickens

The Ultimate Self-Guided Charles Dickens Walking Tour of London

Golf

Should We Build Housing on London’s Golf Courses? Let’s Find Out

The Wallace Collection

The 25 Best Art Galleries in London

Born with Teeth

Born With Teeth: Shakespeare, Marlowe and a Dangerous Game of Genius Coming to the West End