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Screen Your Old Home Movies At The Cinema Museum
Share your home movies with the Cinema Museum this October. Noir, horror, sci-fi: throughout the year, Kennington's Cinema Museum screens all types of films in its unique location in a former...
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Where To Go Ice Skating In London For Christmas 2026
Keep up to date with festive happenings in the capital on our Christmas 2026 in London page. Find out which London ice rinks are back for Christmas 2026. Image: Owen Harvey Keen to go ice skating in...
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Canary Wharf Winter Lights: Free Trail Is Back In January 2027
Winter Lights brightens up Canary Wharf every January. Photo: Londonist Free illuminations festival Winter Lights returns to Canary Wharf in January 2027. For 11 evenings, several temporary light...
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The DLR Extension To Thamesmead And Beckton Riverside Just Got One Step Closer
Image: TfL There is "strong support" for the DLR to be extended to Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead, according to the results of a public consultation. More than 550 people and organisations responded...
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Sing With Dogs In Church At Battersea's Barking Mad Carol Concert
Keep up date with festive happenings in the capital on our Christmas 2026 in London page. © Battersea Dogs & Cats Home London's most barking mad festive event is back this Christmas — as dogs are...
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London's First Avocados
Adapted from a feature that first appeared in September 2025 on Londonist: Time Machine, our much-praised history newsletter. To be the first to read new history features like this, sign up for free...
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Oxford Street's 2026 Christmas Lights Will Have A Harry Potter Theme
Looking for all of London's Christmas lights? We've got information about all of the 2026 switch-on dates and events. Image: Oxford Street The Oxford Street Christmas lights will have a Harry Potter...
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Panto In London 2026: Where To Watch The Best Pantomimes This Festive Season
London's panto scene bounds back onto the stage for Christmas 2026, camper and funnier than ever — oh yes it does! Here's our pick of the biggest and best pantomimes happening in London's theatres...
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Every Fourth Plinth Commission, And Where They Are Now
A rare moment with an empty plinth, between commissions in 2022. Image: Matt Brown A list of every Fourth Plinth sculpture, and where they are now. The Fourth Plinth was built in Trafalgar Square in...
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Peep Show Marathon: 165 Fans Are 'Accidentally Running To Windsor' This Weekend
"My legs have gone man! I'm a jelly!" Image: Dobby Club Croydon-based sitcom Peep Show is an embarrassment of comedic riches (or should that be a rich comedy of embarrassments?) But who could ever...
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Kew Gardens Needs To Raise £1 Million To Save Its Famous Palm House
The huge Palm House is undergoing a major refurb. Image: Matt From London, Creative Commons Kew Gardens has launched a fundraising appeal to restore its historic Palm House, with the aim of raising...
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Things To Do In London This Weekend: 10-11 October 2026
All weekend Get your stitch on at Alexandra Palace. Image: Brokentaco, Creative Commons KNIT & STITCH SHOW: The Knit & Stitch Show is at Ally Pally all weekend, with hundreds of exhibitors...
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Ticket Alert: Rowan Atkinson Brings New Stage Show To The West End
He's back! Image: Matt Crockett Comedian and actor Rowan Atkinson brings his new theatre show to the West End next spring. Rowan Live combines nostalgia with new material written for this show; expect...
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Santa's Grottos 2026: Where To Meet Father Christmas In London This Year
Santa's grottos and meet-and-greets with Father Christmas are big business in London. If your children want to meet the man in red, his elves and reindeer in London for Christmas 2026, our advice is...
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Free Things To Do In London This Week: 5-11 October 2026
Our pick of free things to do in London this week. Get earlier access to this article, delivered straight to your inbox for free every week, via our newsletter. The Bank of England Museum has a new...
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When Does Christmas Start In London? These Are The Major Dates For The 2026...
Keep up to date with all things festive on our Christmas 2026 in London page. Christmas in London is coming sooner than you think. Image: Londonist Like it or not, Christmas 2026 is coming — very...
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Best Of Londonist: 28 September-4 October 2026
Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features. Halloween 2026 In London: Parties, Events And Things To Do Get your spook on. Image: The Haunting The Top Exhibitions To See In London: October 2026...
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London's Lost White House
Aileen Reid, a senior research fellow on The Survey of London at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, delves into the story of London's White House — built for a great artist, but later...
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Halloween 2026 In London: Parties, Events And Things To Do
Halloween at Kew is back for 2026. Image: Ollie Dixon Spooky season is almost upon us. Whether you want to spend Halloween 2026 partying to the max, or taking the kids for a creepy day out, here's our...
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This Deptford Website Is Both Informative And Beautiful
Deptford's famous carriage ramp. Image: Matt Brown Deptford.org is a superb new website, put together by local journalist Elia Kabanov. In the 22 years Londonist has been running, we've seen countless...
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