Festival – Articles about London

12th May sees the return of the Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival. This free annual event takes place in the garden of St Paul's Church, close to where Samuel Pepys first recorded spotting Mr Punch of Punch & Judy fame in May 1662. Lots of puppet-themed activities take place as part of...

Some of London's (and beyond) best chefs, live-fire cooks, and drinks producers are pitching up at Five Points Brewery for a weekend of all things BBQ and beyond at Big Grill Festival From June 8-9. Chow down on smokey delights and sip on super-fresh craft beer (made just steps away), as well as coc...

The Blackhorse Beer Mile is marking its second anniversary with a free event at Big Penny Social and other surrounding venues. All the surrounding breweries are also planning to get involved, like Signature Brew, Pretty Decent, Exale, and more, serving over 20 beers on tap, such as Signature Brew's...

Brixton Disco Festival 2024 is back for another year of disco hits in the heart of Brixton on Saturday, May 4, until Sunday, May 5, in venues surrounding Brixton's iconic Windrush Square, like Brixton Village, Electric Brixton, and Brixton Jamm. The line-up includes disco legends, DJs, and more, suc...

The UK's largest Latin music festival returns for its 8th year on Saturday 20 July to West London's Walpole Park, honouring the UK's largest Latin community. Visitors can expect five stages with the hottest UK and international Latin talent. LatinoLife In The Park Festival has built a stellar reputa...

Taking place on 25th and 26th May, Feria de Londres is a cultural festival that gives you a taste of Spain in the heart of London. Experience the vibrant spirit of Spain in an exciting new location: Brick Lane Yard, within the iconic Truman Brewery in Shoreditch.  The event will transform Brick...

London's jazz scene is one of the most thriving ones, and if you want a taster of everything that's going on, head down to Shoreditch this weekend. From Friday to Sunday, The Brick Lane Jazz Festival will showcase the diverse and innovative talents of the capital's jazz scene. This year, the Brick L...

When you think of a fringe festival, the world-famous event in Edinburgh is probably the first thing that springs to mind. However, you don't have to go all the way to Scotland if you want to enjoy exciting and innovative new shows. Peckham Fringe takes place between 1st May and 8th June, bringing a...

21st April promises to be an even busier day than usual in central London. Not only is the world-famous London Marathon taking place but it's also St George's Day, and there's a big celebration in Trafalgar Square to honour the patron saint of England, as well as all things English. This is the 17th...

Following last year's successful events, The Tacover is coming back to Blackhorse Road for another weekend fiesta. National taco festival The Tacover is gearing up for its fourth edition this year. Again held at the Blackhorse Road home of the Signature Brew craft brewery, the festival is promising...

The London Coffee Festival, hailed as the world's top coffee and hospitality event, celebrates London's buzzy coffee culture and creative subcultures at The Truman Brewery in Brick Lane. With over 23,500 visitors in 2023, it showcases the city's pioneering speciality coffee scene and stellar hospita...

This new springtime festival, Books in the Park, presents a lineup of author talks, scavenger hunts, guided walks, and writing workshops for adults and children, all centred around nature's influence on literature and community.  Breaking away from traditional venues, this new book festival tak...

The Garden Museum is gearing up for its annual spring plant fair, where expert growers and specialist nurseries from all over the country will showcase their finest blooms for London's gardening enthusiasts. Each year, the Garden Museum Spring Plant Fair gathers expert plant growers and specialist n...

Resurgent singer-songwriter Mitski is the final headline act of the annual Victoria Park bash. American musician Mitski is an accomplished singer-songwriter with seven albums under her belt, her personal, insightful lyrics and pop-friendly music steeped in Americana winning over critics and listener...

The London Craft Beer Festival returns to the city this summer for two days of beers and cheers, hosting more than 100 breweries from around the world. Taking place in Tobacco Dock on 9 and 10 August, the London Craft Beer Festival is set to be the largest celebration of beer in London this summer.

Taiwan might be pretty far away from London but a new cultural festival is bringing its vibrancy to the capital. Taiwan Festival kicks off on 12th April and continues until 27th April at Notting Hill's The Coronet Theatre, showcasing the work of more than 30 Taiwanese visual artists, theatre-makers,...

If you prefer your food on the spicy side then get 11th May in your diary – the biggest hot sauce festival in the entire country is taking place in South London. Taking place at Peckham's creative business park Copeland Park, The Hot Sauce Society Festival will be ready to blow your head off with lo...

The clocks have gone forward and spring is already in the air in London. You can get even more into the seasonal spirit in May – Belgravia in Bloom is back. This free flower festival in West London sees floral displays blossoming all around the area. Expect colour and whimsy because the theme this y...

The Islington Festival of Music and Art was conceived as an extension of a series of post-lockdown garden concerts in 2020 and has since grown into a multi-day event bringing the Islington community together through live classical music and fine art. Each edition of the festival revolves around a se...

What could be a nicer way to enjoy spring than exploring some beautiful gardens? If that sounds good to you, you'll be pleased to know that the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will soon be back for another year, taking place this time between 21st and 25th May. The first two days of this classic event are r...

Do you love sandwiches (and beer)? If so, there's a food festival coming up in May that you'll want to know about. Taking place between 17th and 19th May at Camden Town Brewery's Camden Beer Hall, Sarnie Party will bring together 20 different chefs, each creating an original new sandwich to tempt yo...

Urban Village Fete is a one-day event aimed at people from all walks of life, from families with children to partygoers in search of a fun night out. Held outdoors in Greenwich Peninsula, the event combines music, food and drinks, workshops, talks, and more in its varied programme, ensuring somethin...

Established in 2020 to address the lack of East and Southeast Asian representation in the arts, Queer East Festival is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. The 2024 edition, running in London in April and later across the UK, features a diverse range of LGBTQ+ cinema, including contemporary...

Get ready foodies, a big event is hitting Regent's Park this summer, packed full of food and entertainment. Taste of London is back for 2024, and this one's extra special because it's the 20th anniversary of the festival. Taking place between 12th and 16th June, it's all about indulgent dining, deli...

Muslims across the world are currently observing the holy month of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr, a celebration that marks the end of the fasting period, set to fall on 10th April in the UK. Ten days later, Trafalgar Square will be the site of a big celebration to mark this special time – Eid in the Squa...

The world's longest-running art fair is back at Somerset House for its 39th year, bringing together more than forty international dealers, publishers, and studios to celebrate the art of original printmaking in all of its forms. Rummage through the stalls to discover a treasure trove of offerings fr...

The annual Somerset House Summer Series returns to the prominent London arts centre this July, bringing along a star-studded line-up of musicians across eleven nights.  Each year, Somerset House takes advantage of its splendid courtyard to host a series of intimate gigs by renowned artists duri...

Last week we brought you news that Wandsworth has been named as the new London Borough of Culture, replacing the outgoing borough of Croydon. As Croydon passes the baton to another South London borough, it's going out with a bang with a closing weekend of exciting cultural activities. Taking place b...

London is known for being a vegan-friendly city and this summer there's a vegan festival coming to Clapham Common that's sure to delight plant-based food lovers across the capital. Vegandale began in Toronto in 2015 and has grown to become the largest vegan experience in North America. Now it's maki...

Notting Hill Carnival has a well-deserved reputation as the biggest and loudest party of the summer, but another well-loved carnival is making its return to London this year. Hackney Carnival has not taken place since 2019, being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and in 202...

Fresh off her wins at this year's Grammys and Brit Awards, American RnB star SZA will be bringing her acclaimed album “SOS” to London's Hyde Park this summer. BST Hyde Park is showing no signs of letting up with the high-profile line-up announcements. Following the likes of Kylie, Stevie Nicks, and...

The Jazz Cafe is a historic London live music venue, having drawn in fans of jazz, hip hop, club music, and other sounds for almost four decades now. Regularly hosting big-name acts from across the music spectrum, The Jazz Cafe has, somewhat surprisingly, never dabbled in the festival business, but...

All Points East, the annual multi-day music festival taking place in London's Victoria Park across two summer weekends, has a habit of building its line-ups around major stars, and it's no different this time around. The latest act to join previously announced headliners Loyle Carner, LCD Soundsyste...

A new literary festival is coming to the capital that's sure to delight book lovers. North London Book Fest is happening on 21st-24th March at Alexandra Palace and is the first literary festival to take place at this well-known venue. A whole host of activities are happening as part of the festival,...

The BST Hyde Park festival has announced its next headliner and we just can't get her out of our mind. Australian pop star Kylie Minogue, whose long and storied career has experienced a resurgence recently thanks to last year's viral smash “Padam Padam”, is joining Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams, S...

The festival in Crystal Palace Park has revealed the headliners for two more of its open-air concerts. Taking place in the historic Crystal Palace Bowl across multiple summer weekends, South Facing Festival brings a varied line-up to South London, building its programme around each day's headliners.

Part of All Points East, the one-day event is bringing a bunch of hyped music acts to the East London park in summer. Field Day is a day-long celebration of electronic music in Victoria Park, organised within the framework of the broader All Points East festival. Dedicated to keeping festivalgoers o...

The winter season might be dark and dreary but Kew Gardens has got the ideal remedy to brighten up the days. Its annual Orchid Festival is back between 3rd February and 3rd March, transforming the gardens with vibrant flora and inspiring displays. Each year, the festival is themed on a country where...

If you're a Londoner who loves Italian cuisine, there's a food festival happening in May that you'll want to check out for yourself. SicilyFEST 2024 is taking place at the Business Design Centre in Islington between 2nd and 5th May, bringing a whole load of food and culture from the Mediterranean to...

The iconic brick building in Battersea is bringing back its annual Light Festival on 25 January, just a few days before Canary Wharf turns off its own annual winter lights festival. Between Battersea Power Station and Canary Wharf, Londoners are spoilt for choice when it comes to illuminating the wi...

The UK's largest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), is returning to London in the beginning of February for its largest showcase ever. Hosted at the recently renovated Institute of Contemporary Arts in Westminster, JFTFP will revolve around the theme of...

Each year, the ten-day London Short Film Festival (LSFF) screens hundreds of fascinating short films by talented auteurs from around the world. LSFF, first established in 2003, is an acclaimed independent short film festival held in January each year. In addition to between 250 and 500 British and i...

Wide Awake, an annual summer festival celebrating the best in independent music and rising talent, is throwing a month of free gigs to help you get over the winter gloom. In collaboration with partner venues MOTH Club, The Shacklewell Arms, and Rich Mix, Wide Awake has put together a month-long seri...

If the holiday season merely whetted your appetite for pretty lights, you're in luck. Starting on Wednesday 17 January, the annual Canary Wharf Winter Lights festival is back. Welcoming visitors from all over London, this free-to-visit festival features a light trail encompassing a dozen spectacular...

Experience an unusual seasonal tradition on 7th January – it's London's annual Twelfth Night celebrations, taking place in Bankside. This festival welcomes in the new year and combines ancient seasonal customs with modern celebrations. It's free to attend. At the festival you'll spot characters in c...

Held at the Signature Brew venue on the Blackhorse Beer Mile, Veganuary Fest promises to help you keep any plant-based New Year's resolutions. Organised by Signature Brew and vegan caterers Feed the Village, the brand new vegan street food festival will bring some of London's best vegan street food...

Clapton's destination for the wine-curious, the independent wine market Wineyard, is returning on 10 December, bringing together some of the best wine importers and producers for a day of festive wine tastings. Following its successful debut in September, Wineyard is once again bringing all things w...

London's premier festival for hardcore, screamo, extreme metal, and other such hard-hitting, loud, and heavy genres, Reality Unfolds, is a weekend bash taking place at the New Cross Inn in mid-January. From Friday to Sunday, you'll be able to blasty your eardrums and get your mosh on to a range of b...

Walthamstow-based brewery Signature Brew isn't just known for delicious London-brewed beers. The venue has also been playing host to some seriously fun food festivals and this Christmas is no exception. Head to the brewery on 2nd and 3rd December to indulge in a whole load of seasonal street food th...

The Christmas edition of the renowned Eat & Drink Festival, taking place Nov 26, is a celebration of the best of contemporary cuisine, mixology, global gastronomy, and independent culinary treasures all within a single venue. There will be tastings, talks and live demonstrations by celebrity che...