Celebrate open-air arts and culture across Westminster this month with Inside Out Festival🌞 Enjoy guided walks, dance and drama performances, family workshops, live music and more🚶‍♀️🎨🎶 Check it out⬇️ www.westminster.gov.uk/leisure-libr...

"We’ll show the world that, in the face of division, our diversity remains our greatest strength." London is bidding to host the world’s largest international Pride festival in 2032 as the city marks 60 years since its first official Pride march🌈 www.standard.co.uk/comment/sadi...

Sadiq Khan: 'We’ve come a long way — WorldPride in London would take us even further'

The Mayor of London on why he is backing the bid to host WorldPride in 2032

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Costa Del Croydon is back🏖️ Transforming Centrale’s car park rooftop into the ultimate urban beach escape😎 Enjoy street food, games, entertainment and brand-new Beach Club nights🎤🍦💃 Free entry! centraleandwhitgift.co.uk/whats-on/cos...

COSTA DEL CROYDON RETURNS FOR 2026 - Centrale & Whitgift

Your FREE Rooftop Beach Experience is Back!

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The @camdenfringe.bsky.social is back. Explore over 450 shows across 39 venues✨ With theatre, comedy, music, opera, improv, dance and even a gameshow! There's something for everyone🎭🎶🩰 camdenfringe.com

You can't run a world-famous nightlife district with a village-hall mindset. London's hospitality and nightlife support jobs, culture and growth. New powers for City Hall will help ensure decisions consider the wider benefits for our city.

Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to ban standing

Sadiq Khan criticises Westminster council’s ‘anti-growth policies’ after it recommends stopping ‘vertical drinking’

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Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade opens today🎨 The much-loved illustrator and author celebrates the 1951 Festival of Britain with a new free installation for everyone to enjoy✨ Head to the Southbank Centre to check it out⬇️ www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/que...

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade | Southbank Centre

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"A space for filmmakers, audiences, and communities to come together...and remind us of how deeply connected we are through art and experience.” - Ketty Rodriguez✨ The London Latino Film Festival will launch at the Barbican on 2 October📽️ www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Latin American film festival set to launch in London

The festival will launch at the Barbican on October 2

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Open House Festival has partnered with Haringey 2027, @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨ They offered 10 funded places on a tour guide training course to people who live or work in the borough🚶‍♀️ Find out more⬇️ programme.openhouse.org.uk/collections/...

"Businesses love it, communities love it. It's a good thing. We want London to really be an al fresco city." - @justinesimons.bsky.social ✨ @london.gov.uk’s Summer Streets is supporting 15 schemes across the city🌞 Find out more⬇️ www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

Sadiq Khan's £500K plan to make London 'al fresco city' and revive hospitality

More money may be required, however

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Enjoy a free creative workshop celebrating the stories, voices and experiences of people living in Barnet🎨 📅10 Aug 📍Royal Air Force Museum Part of Barnet Council’s Cultural Impact Award programme, supported by @london.gov.uk💫 Find out more⬇️ www.lightandflight.co.uk/events-page/...

From Barnet with Love Postcard Party - Light+Flight

Get ready for a year-long celebration of imagination, belonging and community. From Finchley to Edgware, Mill Hill to Colindale, creativity is taking flight across Barnet!

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What’s your favourite thing about your local library? And what would you change? You can have your say and help shape the future of London’s libraries📚 Share your views with City Hall and London Libraries. Take the survey now⬇️ www.london.gov.uk/talk-london/...

Make the most of the summer holidays in London🌞 We’ve got 5 great outdoor events the whole family can enjoy. Including: 🏊‍♀️outdoor swimming 🎨creative workshops 🎵free music festivals Check it out⬇️ www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/c...

Great things to do this summer

To help you make the most of summer in London, we’ve got five great outdoor events the whole family can enjoy!

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Explore London Unseen Collective's free walking tours🚶‍♀️ Learn about Black Tudors, Regent's Park Muslim history and more! London Unseen has been supported by @london.gov.uk 's Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm✨ eventbrite.co.uk/o/london-uns...

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W e are Rav Singh - A Little History of the Sikhs, Yvette Reinfor - More Curricular, AbdulMaalik Tailor - Halal Tourism Britain, Manasi Pophale - History Speak and Krissi - Hidden Figure, Hidden Place...

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After two years in Trafalgar Square, Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant) by Teresa Margolles will depart from the Fourth Plinth on 23 August. Made up of plaster casts of the faces of trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people. Make sure to see it.

⚠️ An Amber Heat-Health Alert is in place from 9am today until 9am Wednesday. Hot weather can affect anyone, but older people, young children and those with health conditions are most at risk. Stay hydrated, keep cool, check in on others and follow the latest advice.

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⚠️ An amber Heat-Health Alert has been issued for East Midlands, East of England, South East of England, & London. A yellow Heat-Health Alert is in place for all other regions of England apart from the North East. Alerts are in place from 9am Monday 3 to 9am Wednesday 5 August.

Great opportunity! The London Museum is looking for resident DJs for late weekend openings🎶 12 emerging DJs will be selected from across London💫 Apply by 14 August⬇️ www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/l...

The London Museum is looking to recruit a resident DJ collective for late-night events

The new West Smithfield site opens in November.

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"Art and culture are for everyone – no matter where they’re from or how much money they earn." - @london.gov.uk Free museums and galleries are a fundamental part of London life. These spaces open up a world of possibility to Londoners and visitors alike💫 www.lbc.co.uk/article/lond...

London's museums are the envy of the world. We must keep them free to enter, writes Sadiq Khan | LBC

Art and culture are for everyone – no matter where they’re from or how much money they earn

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The @london.gov.uk’s Summer Streets fund is supporting al fresco dining, events and extended opening hours🌞 We visited ‘Little India’ on Ealing Road to soak up the amazing food, Bollywood dancing and colourful art😋🎶🎨 See what’s happening near you⬇️ www.london.gov.uk/summerstreets

Well done to all the nominees for the Mercury Prize! Great to see so many London artists recognised💫 Music helps make our city a creative capital and our live music scene has helped so many new artists get started🎶 www.nme.com/news/music/m...

Mercury Prize 2026: check out this year's shortlisted albums

The full shortlist for the Mercury Prize 2026 has been revealed, with Paul McCartney, JADE, Suede, the War Child 'Help(2)' compilation and more

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How's this for a throwback? 🔨 The National Theatre building turns 50 this year - head to the link below to see how we're celebrating this incredible milestone. https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/news/the-national-theatre-building-is-turning-50/ 📸 Philip Vile, Sir Robert McAlpine

The Palestinian Circus comes to @sohotheatre.bsky.social Walthamstow today🎪 Inspired by the traditions of Palestinian Dabkeh, a joyful folk dance, this uplifting circus show is a celebration of life✨ 📅31 July - 2 August sohotheatre.com/events/the-p...

Museum of Illusions has opened in London with over 70 immersive exhibits✨ Designed to evoke joy, wonder and a healthy dose of confusion🤩 Get 20% off family tickets for the summer holidays⬇️ secretldn.com/museum-of-il...

The World-Famous, Reality-Defying Museum Of Illusions Has Opened In London With 70+ Immersive Exhibits

Museum of Illusions is finally in London. With over 70 immersive exhibits and 10,000 square feet of pure hands-on fun - it's a must-visit.

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The Revel Puck Circus are bringing their heartfelt, hilarious and dangerous edge to Jacksons Lane in Highgate this weekend🎪 Enjoy high-octane acrobatics, a daredevil teeterboard trio and side-splitting physical comedy✨ 📅1-2 August Tickets from £10⬇️ www.jacksonslane.org.uk/events/the-w...

Love will always conquer hatred. Unity will always conquer division. And lightness will always overcome darkness.

There's so much great theatre happening in London this August🎭 Enjoy musicals featuring cats and dogs, outdoor Shakespeare and the free Greenwich + Docklands International Festival🐱🌳🎪 www.timeout.com/london/news/...

The 10 best new London theatre openings in August 2026

From the return of ‘Cats’ to the spectacular free Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, it’s a thrilling month for London theatre

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Many cultural spaces in our city are designated Cool Spaces🧊 Open to all where Londoners can take respite on hot days. Find your nearest Cool Space⬇️ apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

Cool Spaces

Cool Spaces Map displays indoor venues open to all where Londoners can take respite on hot days.

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Roundhouse Comedy Festival is back this August! The line-up includes Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Sam Campbell, Ayoade Bamgboye and many more💫 📅1-18 August There's hundreds of £5 tickets across the whole festival for anyone aged 30 and under⬇️ www.roundhouse.org.uk/seasons/roun...

Tonight London stood with Berlin. I joined thousands of Londoners in Soho Square to send a message of togetherness with LGBTQIA+ people in the capital and around the world.

The new London Museum's free permanent galleries will open on 28 November✨ Proud @london.gov.uk is a principal funder of this incredible project with City of London. Get excited for its delicious food and drink options, including a 24-hour café☕️ Find out more⬇️ www.timeout.com/london/news/...

The new London Museum in Smithfield has revealed its spectacular food and drink options

With cocktails from one of the city’s greatest bartenders and a 24-hour café.

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Open House festival invites everyone to explore creative studios, royal dwellings, secretive municipal offices, historic archives and even private homes🏡 📅12-20 September Check out the programme⬇️ www.timeout.com/london/news/...

6 iconic London buildings you’ll be able to access for free in Open House 2026

From the BT Tower to Zaha Hadid’s archives.

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