Celebrate the return of spring and experience the wonder of nature at Cannizaro Park’s inaugural Nature Weekend taking place on Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 May.
Throughout March 2021, Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) will celebrate Women’s History Month with a series of online events exploring the links that our collections and sites have to women’s histories and how these stories are told.
Zoom in to Aldwych disused Tube station without even stepping outside your front door. New tour dates will be on general sale from 12 February on London Transport Museum’s website. Aldwych, originally known as the Strand, is one of London’s most secret places, holding memories of times gone by. Opened to the public in 1907, it was never as heavily used as originally intended and closed nearly 100 years later in 1994.
The Royal Opera House is proud to continue its #OurHouseToYourHouse programme with Tony and the Young Artists, a celebration of music and song on Friday 19 February at 7pm GMT and their next Friday Premiere, The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty on Friday 26 February at 7pm GMT.
London Transport Museum is taking its Museum After Dark events online for people to soak up some culture and help beat the lockdown boredom.
The Barbican announces a new programme of music and films On Demand, alongside fresh and existing digital content, inspired by the Barbican’s international arts programme. A curated mix of streams, podcasts, playlists, films, videos, talks and articles enables audiences to continue to enjoy the Centre’s rich and varied programme from home or on the go during its temporary closure and beyond.
This Christmas, come together with your household or with friends and family online to take part in the music and merriment of this uplifting story, joyously adapted by Jack Thorne.
Join Dick Whittington and friends on an adventure to save the true spirit of London as pantomime comes to the National Theatre for one year only.
Christmas shoppers are in for a treat as London’s West End village, Seven Dials, officially goes live with Christmas merriments to coincide with shops, cafes and restaurants reopening.
Mr Stink, and the whole cast, bring plenty of festive cheer - with some singing and dancing - guaranteed to lift our hearts this Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas with festive drinks and hot chocolate under the stars.
See the zoo's animals feasting on their own Christmas treats ahead of the big day. But there’s plenty for you to tuck into too... Indulge in sweet treats from the Sensory Sweet Shop and make your way through a forest of candy canes, clouds of candy floss and marshmallow meadows.
Visitors will enter through a magical wardrobe and discover an enchanting snow-filled winter wonderland before they grab a mulled wine and cosy up amongst the icy firs for their favourite Christmas movie.
Beginning on 1 December and released in weekly instalments, the craft activities will be led by five professional artists and makers including animators, prop makers and paper artists.
The 2019 hit production has been amplified for Sadler’s Wells stage this Christmas
From the hundreds of thousands of lights illuminating the main thoroughfares of Regents and Oxford Street to the dozens of picture-perfect Ice rinks dotted around the city, London is a truly spectacular place at Christmas time
Join panto dame storyteller Mama G at The Stanley Halls for an hour of spooky stories about being who you are and loving who you want.
Have fun hunting for pumpkins this Half Term! A FREE outdoor game you can play with family and friends whilst exploring Wimbledon Town Centre.
Backyard Cinema is here to save Christmas with the return of Festive Magic for the whole family.
Bring the kids to Cutty Sark for an action-packed day out on one of the world's most famous ships.
Celebrate magic, nature and the joy of storytelling at the Globes half term events for families.
With a whole host of festive activities, we’ve got everything you need for a jam-packed fun family day out this Christmas!
Become your best spooky self this Halloween and choose from a range of creepily colourful face paint designs, hand painted by local makeup artists.
Follow the map to unlock the hidden word and claim your Halloween goody bag full
of creepy treats then listen to the Ghoul of the Gardens as they weave their magic
with their spooky story.
Family friendly Halloween-themed activities return to ZSL London Zoo this half term (19-27 October 2019). Celebrating the more gruesome side of nature, it’s the perfect thing to do for Halloween in London with your little monsters.
This National Dog Day on 26 August the Museum of London are welcoming dogs for the first time to celebrate their Beasts of London experience.
It's that time of year again and it's time to go wild about the wetlands and take part in loads of fun and free activities!
For 2019 we have some amazing activities including:
Pond dipping
Wetland Detective Trail - complete this and you'll win a prize!
Nature and wildlife arts and crafts
Meet the bees, bats and birds
Children can get a taste of life behind the scenes of the Zoo in a fun-packed, role-playing experience over the summer holidays - Zoo It Yourself!
To celebrate the opening of our brand new Animal Adventure play zone (open 31 July), which includes a mini climbing wall, Splash Zone, and of course amazing animals, we’re giving junior animal lovers the chance to get a taste of life behind the scenes and get hands-on, exploring what it takes to build a new exhibit.
Running through the summer holidays, from 24 July - 1 September 2019, kids can join the works crew to help build the enclosure by flattening the ground using a ride on digger, drilling, and solving drain pipe connecting puzzles.
Then, when the exhibit has been built, they can join the gardening team to carefully choose the right plants, flowers and herbs to create a perfect natural space for the animals to move into.
And of course once the space is ready it’s time for the animals to arrive! New Zoo recruits will help our veterinary team carry out health checks on soft toy animals to make sure they are fit and well before they move in.
The new animals are now all set to enjoy their new home. But first, little keepers need to prepare their food, do one last clean up and make sure they have plenty of enrichment in place to keep them happy and stimulated.
Zoo It Yourself is recommended for children aged 4-10 years old and is included in the Zoo’s entry price. Sessions will run from 11am - 5pm. There's no need to book a session in advance, simply turn up on the day.
On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July 2019, Walthamstow Garden Party returns to Lloyd Park for a sixth year running, presented by the Barbican, Create London, Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture 2019 and local residents. This is a global festival made locally, celebrating and powered by the incredible creativity of Waltham Forest, the Mayor’s first ever London Borough of Culture.
People across London can enjoy free culture on their doorstep as Romeo and Juliet is broadcast live in Trafalgar Square, IQL Summer Lawn in Stratford, Television Centre White City, The Scoop at London Bridge City and Arena Square in Wembley Park as the first in the Royal Opera House 2019 BP Big Screens series, on Tuesday 11 June 2019. Audiences can pack a picnic and head with friends and family to watch in one of 16 locations across the UK from Alnwick Castle in Northumberland to Queen’s Drive Space in Exmouth.
