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WOW: Women of the World Festival
WOW: Women of the World Festival
Billed as ‘the world’s biggest, most comprehensive festival celebrating women, girls and non-binary people’, WOW – Women of the World...
Eat and Drink Festival
Eat and Drink Festival
Rosemary Shrager, John Whaite and Atul Kochhar are among the celebrity chefs on hand at this huge food fest in west London. It’s not...
London St. Patrick's Day Festival
London St. Patrick's Day Festival
Now in its 19th year, the Mayor’s St. Patrick’s Day festival is the largest celebration of Irish culture and community in London. Head to...
Found Arts Festival
Found Arts Festival
In 2019, the Greenwich and Lewisham Young People’s Theatre changed its name, and lo, Tramshed was born. These days the community arts hub puts on all...
The Other Art Fair
The Other Art Fair
Fed up of your boring white walls? Head to this East London art fair and pick up some original work to brighten up your bedroom for as little as £100....
London Coffee Festival
London Coffee Festival
Reckon you can tell your Square Mile from your Allpress? Got some serious opinions on microfoam? This four-day coffee bonanza at Brick Lane’s Truman...
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British Museum
British Museum
One of the world's oldest museums, the British Museum is vast and its collections, only a fraction of which can be on public display at any one time, comprise...
Museum of London
Museum of London
The history of London, from prehistoric times to the present is told in the Museum of London through reconstructed interiors and street scenes, alongside...
Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre
This riverside titan of arts and entertainment has morphed and expanded in the past few years securing its position as one of the most attractive cultural...
British Library
British Library
The John Ritblat Gallery houses some of the most famous written and printed items in the world: the Lindisfarne Gospels, Shakespeare’s first Folio,...