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Guildhall Library celebrates 600th anniversary
Guildhall Library is holding a series of talks, walks, and literary viewings throughout 2025 to celebrate 600 years since it was founded.
0.1% by Jonathan Baldock
Myths, gods and hidden histories. Discover Jonathan Baldock’s 0.1%, a new immersive installation at London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE.
February Half Term at the Tower
This February Half Term, join the hunt for Colonel Blood and his gang as they stir up trouble at the Tower of London in an exciting, family-friendly performance.
Art Explorers: Craft Your Own Textile Art!
This half-term, join London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE for a fun, free and creative family day, inspired by 0.1% by Jonathan Baldock. Craft a piece of art, explore the exhibition and the Temple of Mithras below.
February Half Term Family Day
This February half-term, come and join Guildhall Art Gallery for a creative family day. Families with young children are invited to try their hand at making stained glass inspired banners as well as floating window roundels all responding to the theme ‘Art of Stained Glass’ and the practice of both past and present female glass artists.
Museum Late at Dr Johnson’s House
Enjoy an evening in Dr Samuel Johnson's atmospheric 17th-century house and explore his wonderful world of words with a glass of bubbly.
‘Luminous’ by Luxmuralis
Prepare to see St Paul’s in a whole new light. Transforming the interior of this iconic London landmark, 'Luminous' offers a breathtaking fusion of art, sound, and architecture.
Inter-Livery Pancake Day Race
Watch and cheer on members from City Livery companies, many in fancy dress, as they race around Guildhall Yard for this thrilling annual event.
Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement
Susannah Gibson will explore how Thrale and the other Bluestockings overcame great difficulties to pursue fulfilling careers, and lay the foundations for modern feminism.
Sculpture in the City’s Sculpting Perspectives: Mind The Gap
Sculpture in the City’s latest event will be a long table discussion to explore how we tackle sexism, misogyny and the gender pay gap within the creative and corporate industries.
What's On - Sculpture in the City tour, people looking at a white tree sculpture

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Exhibition: Desks, Drudgery and the Dictionary

Exhibition: Desks, Drudgery and the Dictionary

Dr Johnson's House

After a 250-year absence, the ‘Dictionary Desk’ of celebrated 18th century writer Samuel Johnson makes a historic return to his former abode, Dr Johnson’s House in the City of London.

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03.07.2024 03.07.2025
Heritage Gallery Exhibition: City of London, a city of science

Heritage Gallery Exhibition: City of London, a city of science

City of London Heritage Gallery

A new display that celebrates the City’s rich history of scientific innovation and invention.

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21.09.2024 27.03.2025
New Italian restaurant – now open!

New Italian restaurant – now open!

Penny Square

Discover Penny Squares, East London's newest Italian gem! Think handcrafted pizzas, fresh pasta, and authentic Italian flavours in a cosy, welcoming setting. Buon Appetito!

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01.11.2024 31.03.2025
Guildhall Library celebrates 600th anniversary

Guildhall Library celebrates 600th anniversary

Guildhall Library

Guildhall Library is holding a series of talks, walks, and literary viewings throughout 2025 to celebrate 600 years since it was founded.

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07.01.2025 29.04.2025
Swing Out & Shimmy Dance Classes

Swing Out & Shimmy Dance Classes

Portsoken Community Centre

Learn how to Swing, Jive, strolls, Rock 'N' Roll and more! Looking to learn solo dancing or wanting to keep fit with uplifting toe tapping music this Dance class is for you.

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15.01.2025 31.12.2025
Spring Recital Series

Spring Recital Series

St Lawrence Jewry

Join one of St Lawrence Jewry's lunchtime concerts, part of their Spring Recital Series, every Tuesday at 1pm.

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21.01.2025 01.04.2025
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

Barbican Art Gallery & The Curve

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

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30.01.2025 20.04.2025
0.1% by Jonathan Baldock

0.1% by Jonathan Baldock

London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE

Myths, gods and hidden histories. Discover Jonathan Baldock’s 0.1%, a new immersive installation at London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE.

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30.01.2025 05.07.2025
Magic at the Temple

Magic at the Temple

Andaz London Liverpool Street

Magic. Deception. Secrets. Who holds the keys to the inner knowledge, and what must we do to attain them? An immersive new show combining magic and masonry comes to Andaz Liverpool Street from Sept 2024.

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01.02.2025 28.06.2025
Masterpieces of the Iranian New Wave

Masterpieces of the Iranian New Wave

Barbican Cinemas

Explore a showcase of ground-breaking films from 1962 to 1977, when a surge of creativity laid the foundation for Iranian arthouse cinema.

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04.02.2025 25.02.2025
Family Activities at Tower Bridge

Family Activities at Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge

Designed to entertain children of all ages, Tower Bridge’s Family Activities are included in the price of entry, plus, receive a Family Activities Pass offering free entry on any Family Activities Day in the next six months.

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08.02.2025 18.02.2025
Home: Figure and Portrait Drawing Workshops

Home: Figure and Portrait Drawing Workshops

Barbican Centre

Express yourself freely and creatively at this figure and portrait drawing course that will encourage you to reflect on the themes of family and the home.

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12.02.2025 16.04.2025
February Half Term at the Tower

February Half Term at the Tower

The Tower of London

This February Half Term, join the hunt for Colonel Blood and his gang as they stir up trouble at the Tower of London in an exciting, family-friendly performance.

More info
15.02.2025 23.02.2025
Art Explorers: Craft Your Own Textile Art!

Art Explorers: Craft Your Own Textile Art!

London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE

This half-term, join London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE for a fun, free and creative family day, inspired by 0.1% by Jonathan Baldock. Craft a piece of art, explore the exhibition and the Temple of Mithras below.

More info
18.02.2025
February Half Term Family Day

February Half Term Family Day

Guildhall Art Gallery

This February half-term, come and join Guildhall Art Gallery for a creative family day. Families with young children are invited to try their hand at making stained glass inspired banners as well as floating window roundels all responding to the theme ‘Art of Stained Glass’ and the practice of both past and present female glass artists.

More info
19.02.2025
Museum Late at Dr Johnson’s House

Museum Late at Dr Johnson’s House

Dr Johnson's House

Enjoy an evening in Dr Samuel Johnson's atmospheric 17th-century house and explore his wonderful world of words with a glass of bubbly.

More info
20.02.2025
‘Luminous’ by Luxmuralis

‘Luminous’ by Luxmuralis

St Paul's Cathedral

Prepare to see St Paul’s in a whole new light. Transforming the interior of this iconic London landmark, 'Luminous' offers a breathtaking fusion of art, sound, and architecture.

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22.02.2025 28.02.2025
Rooftop Yoga and Brunch at The Skyline London

Rooftop Yoga and Brunch at The Skyline London

Tower Suites by Blue Orchid Hospitality

Experience the ultimate rejuvenation with Rooftop Yoga and Brunch, guided by London's best yoga instructors, in the breathtaking setting of The Skyline London rooftop terrace.

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22.02.2025
Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove

Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Immerse yourself in the charm and wit of Mansfield Park, Jonathan Dove's enchanting opera based on Jane Austen’s beloved novel, performed at Guildhall School of Music & Drama in the author's 250th anniversary year.

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24.02.2025 03.03.2025
Spring Recital Series with The Geneva High School Choir

Spring Recital Series with The Geneva High School Choir

St Lawrence Jewry

Lunchtime concert by The Geneva High School Choir from Chicago USA.

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25.02.2025
Leisure in Roman London Tour

Leisure in Roman London Tour

Multiple locations

Discover two of the best-preserved Roman sites in London with archaeologist Dr Andrew Lane; the Roman Amphitheatre & Billingsgate Bath House

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01.03.2025 22.03.2025
Inter-Livery Pancake Day Race

Inter-Livery Pancake Day Race

Guildhall Yard

Watch and cheer on members from City Livery companies, many in fancy dress, as they race around Guildhall Yard for this thrilling annual event.

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04.03.2025
Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement

Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement

Dr Johnson's House

Susannah Gibson will explore how Thrale and the other Bluestockings overcame great difficulties to pursue fulfilling careers, and lay the foundations for modern feminism.

More info
06.03.2025
Sculpture in the City’s Sculpting Perspectives: Mind The Gap

Sculpture in the City’s Sculpting Perspectives: Mind The Gap

Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill

Sculpture in the City’s latest event will be a long table discussion to explore how we tackle sexism, misogyny and the gender pay gap within the creative and corporate industries.

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07.03.2025
Second Saturday – Family activities at Guildhall Art Gallery

Second Saturday – Family activities at Guildhall Art Gallery

Guildhall Art Gallery

A revolving programme of family activities may have you heading into the Roman Amphitheatre and hearing tales of Roman conquests, or creating crafts from the Victorian paintings surrounding you.

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08.03.2025
Britten and Haydn ‘London’ Symphony

Britten and Haydn ‘London’ Symphony

Barbican Centre

Journey through vivid musical landscapes with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican. Featuring conductor and soprano Barbara Hannigan and baritone Stéphane Degout, this captivating programme features works by Roussel, Ravel, Britten, and Haydn.

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13.03.2025
Vivier, Haydn and Bartók

Vivier, Haydn and Bartók

Barbican Centre

Experience a night of mystery and wonder as Barbara Hannigan conducts and sings with the London Symphony Orchestra. Featuring works by Claude Debussy, Jean Sibelius, Claude Vivier, Golfam Khayam, Joseph Haydn, and Béla Bartók.

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20.03.2025
A Season to Sing – London launch concert

A Season to Sing – London launch concert

St Bartholomew the Great Church

A Season to Sing is a choral re-imagining by British composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, to mark its 300th anniversary in 2025.

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22.03.2025
Evelyn De Morgan: The Modern Painter in Victorian London

Evelyn De Morgan: The Modern Painter in Victorian London

Guildhall Art Gallery

One of the most remarkable artists of her generation, Evelyn De Morgan, returns to Guildhall Art Gallery this year in a major exhibition that premieres two newly restored artworks.

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04.04.2025 04.01.2026
London’s Roman Amphitheatre Tour: discovery, function and form

London’s Roman Amphitheatre Tour: discovery, function and form

London's Roman Amphitheatre

Join archaeologist Dr Andrew Lane for an extended tour of one of the most important buildings in Roman London.

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12.04.2025
Liminal Chords: A Dreamscape in Verse and Sound

Liminal Chords: A Dreamscape in Verse and Sound

Barbican Centre

Poet and sound artist MA.MOYO (Belinda Zhawi) and friends, Roxanne Tataei & Marysia Osu, respond to the radical work of artist Noah Davis through poetry, vocal textures, and music.

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23.04.2025
Hamlet: Teatro La Plaza

Hamlet: Teatro La Plaza

Barbican Theatre

A joyful and enigmatic reinvention of Shakespeare's tragedy that explores what it's like to 'be' in a world that often excludes you, performed by a powerful cast of actors with Down's Syndrome.

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24.04.2025 27.04.2025
When the Cloud Catches Colours

When the Cloud Catches Colours

Barbican Centre

Thought-provoking theatre exploring the experience of two queer Singaporeans as they grow older. Based on true accounts, the show delves into relationships, family, insecurity, kindness and safety.

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24.04.2025 26.04.2025
Krapp’s Last Tape

Krapp’s Last Tape

Barbican Theatre

Stephen Rea gives a 'hauntingly good' (Guardian) performance in this triumphant production of Samuel Beckett's solo masterpiece about memory, loneliness and lost love.

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30.04.2025 03.05.2025
Passion Fruit

Passion Fruit

Barbican Centre

Brimming with joyful movement, brutal honesty and tender insight, this coming-of-age comedy-drama follows the life of Romeo, a Black, Gay, British-Jamaican boy growing up in North London.

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30.04.2025 03.05.2025
Jason Moran

Jason Moran

Barbican Centre

Join acclaimed pianist Jason Moran for a special one-off concert inspired by Noah Davis's paintings.

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09.05.2025
A Night With Boy Blue

A Night With Boy Blue

Barbican Centre

Mixing exuberant hip hop dance displays, a joyful sense of community and the heart-thumping rhythms of an eclectic score, Boy Blue’s company showcase always culminates in uproarious applause.

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10.05.2025 11.05.2025
Feel the Sound

Feel the Sound

Barbican Centre

Feel the Sound with the Barbican's bold new multi-sensory exhibition experience that explores our relationship to sound and embraces a world of listening.

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22.05.2025 31.08.2025
Lord Mayor’s Show

Lord Mayor’s Show

Visit the City for the Lord Mayor’s Show - a three mile long outdoor procession with colourful floats, music and fun.

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08.11.2025

17 wonderful things to do this February in the City of London

Whether you’re looking to keep the kids entertained during half-term, enjoy a night at the theatre, or celebrate Valentine’s Day with a memorable dinner or market visit, the City of London has something for everyone.

From workshops for creative minds to live concerts and cultural events, February is bursting with activities to enjoy.

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Concerts at the Barbican - What's On - Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali in the Barbican Hall live performance
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17 wonderful things to do this February in the City of London
Discover some of the most exciting things to see and do in the City of London in February 2025.
Walking Tours and Trails in the City
Make the most of your time in the City of London - take a guided tour with official City of London Guides, or follow self-guided walks and trails.
City Visitor Trail
The City Visitor Trail is a 90 minute self-guided tour perfect for those on a sight-seeing mission. Take on world famous attractions, uncover hidden gems and feast on the culture, history and heritage of the City of London.
Parks and green spaces in the City of London
Whether you’re looking for a tranquil picnic spot or somewhere for quiet contemplation, here are some of the City’s greenest spaces to seek out.
10 hidden gems in the City of London for you to explore!
Whether you love art, history or simply a good old snoop around, there’s a treasure trail of hidden gems to find in just one square mile – the Square Mile.
Where to ‘meet’ history’s great characters in the City
You can get to know the City’s famous historical residents on a stroll through the streets – look for the rectangular City of London blue plaques.
A Day in the City: Art-lovers Edition
19 of the best restaurants to eat in the City of London
Why you should stay in the City on your next trip to London
You’re spoilt for choice for accommodation in the City – from chic serviced apartments to grand heritage hotels
Family Fun Activities to Enjoy on the Weekend in the City of London
Find lots of fun ways to keep your family entertained with a choice of cool, often free, experiences (many with added learning thrown in).
What's On - Guy F at Royal Exchange - walking guide talking to an audience