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Lord Mayor’s Show: A Guide to Visiting the City’s 800-Year-Old Tradition

Pomp and ceremony – nowhere does it quite as well as London, as the Lord Mayor’s Show serves to remind us. This annual event is a longstanding London tradition that you should experience at least once.  With the Lord Mayor’s Show returning to the City of London in the coming weeks, here’s everything you need …

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Freedom Arts Show – An Exhibition of Prison Art Arrives in the Southbank

An art show dedicated to showing the art of people stuck in the penal system as curated by Ai Wei Wei is coming to the Southbank. Here’s everything you need to know. So here’s one that should definitely be on your radar.  The Southbank Centre is hosting an exhibition to give a voice to people …

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The EFG London Jazz Festival is Set to Electrify the Capital in November

The EFG London Jazz Festival returns between 11th – 20th November and we couldn’t be more excited. Here’s why you do not want to miss this stellar festival taking over London. The killer lineup includes a range of famous faces, jazz icons, and some global rising stars that you’ll most definitely want to keep an …

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Time to Discover: The Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square

The Fourth Plinth sits on a corner of Trafalgar Square, not so hidden and in plain sight – but how much do you know about it? Time to delve deeper…  Only a foolish person would ever claim that Trafalgar Square is one of the city’s hidden gems.  Although millions of people pass through the square …

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1-54 Returns to London This Month and It’s Bigger Than Ever

Art lovers, unite. 1-54, the biggest contemporary African art fair is back in London this October and there’s plenty on the palette. Get ready for performances, monumental sculptures, talks with artists, performances, monumental sculptures and a whole lotta beautiful art. Dedicated to art from Africa and its diaspora, 1-54 returns to Somerset House from the …

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@sohoplace: London’s Brand New West End Theatre Opens This Autumn

Theatre lovers, get excited. London’s West End is getting a swanky new theatre this autumn and you’re going to want to check out the first production. Excitingly, @sohoplace is the first new-build West End Theatre to open in 50 years – and there’s no better location for it than at Soho Place. Which, FYI, is …

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Young, Gifted & Black: The Return of Theatre Peckham’s Celebration of the African Diaspora

Theatre Peckham has announced its stellar line-up for the 4th edition of Young, Gifted & Black and it looks set to be one of the top South London events in October. Here’s why you should be excited. Taking place between the 3rd of October and the 2nd of November, Theatre Peckham will be home to …

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The Wellcome Collection: Exploring London’s Delightfully Quirky Museum

Planning a visit to The Wellcome Collection? Here’s what you need to know about this quirky London museum. The Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library exploring health and human experience. Yes, you read that right – it’s another of the many free museums in London.  It’s filled with 19th-century collector Henry Wellcome’s medical …

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Leighton House is Reopening in October and is Set to be More Beautiful than Ever

Leighton House is finally reopening on 15th October 2022 after getting an 8 million pound renovation – and we couldn’t be more excited. Here’s what you need to know. Situated in leafy Kensington, on the edge of Holland Park, is the studio of Victorian artist and President of the Royal Academy, Lord Leighton.  Leighton House …

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A Stranger Things Experience Is Coming to London + You Do Not Want to Miss It

Looking for something fun to do in London this month? Here’s why you need to visit the brand new Stranger Things: The Experience in London. If, like everybody else on the planet, you’ve been obsessed with the latest season of Stranger Things (sorry, but can we just take a moment to appreciate the masterpiece), you’ll …

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