Top things to see and do in London this March

Sounds of Blossom

When: 15 March to 6 April 2025
Where: Kew Gardens

This unique collaboration between Kew Gardens and the Royal College of Music features newly commissioned compositions inspired by spring blooms. Visitors can experience this multisensory celebration while wandering through Kew's blossom hotspots, surrounded by nature's awakening.

Columbia Road Flower Market

When: Every Sunday, 8am to 3pm
Where: Columbia Road

This vibrant weekly event features sixty independent businesses, from art galleries to vintage stores. The historic market street comes alive each Sunday with flower vendors, complemented by local cafés, pubs, and specialty shops.

Picasso Printmaker

When: 7 November 2024 – 30 March 2025
Where: British Museum

This comprehensive exhibition showcases the artist's mastery of print medium, featuring the UK's largest collection of Picasso's prints. The display spans his entire career, from early 1900s works to his final creative burst with the 347 Suite, completed at age 86.

NAOMI In Fashion

When: Until 6 April 2025
Where: Victoria & Albert Museum

The first-ever exhibition dedicated to supermodel Naomi Campbell's extraordinary career, showcasing her creative collaborations with leading designers and photographers while exploring her cultural impact and activism.

Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet

When: Until 1 June 2025
Where: Tate Modern

This major exhibition explores the early innovators of optical, kinetic, programmed and digital art, offering visitors a rare chance to experience vintage tech art in action. The show celebrates groundbreaking works that shaped the visual language of the future.

The Face Magazine: Culture Shift

When: 20 February - 18 May 2025
Where: National Portrait Gallery

This exhibition celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face magazine, featuring over 200 photographs by 80 photographers. The show explores how this trail-blazing publication shaped contemporary culture from 1980 to 2004 and beyond.

Edvard Munch Portraits

When: 13 March - 15 June 2025
Where: National Portrait Gallery

This pioneering UK exhibition focuses on Munch's portraiture, showcasing his intimate depictions of family, friends, lovers, and self-portraits. The show demonstrates how his energetic brushstrokes and bold colors influenced the portrait genre.

Versailles: Science and Splendour

When: Until Monday 21 April 2025
Where: Science Museum

This illuminating exhibition explores how science was used as a tool of power at the Palace of Versailles, featuring spectacular objects including Louis XV's rhinoceros and the world's most famous watch designed for Marie Antoinette.

Astronomy Photographer of the Year

When: Until summer 2025
Where: National Maritime Museum

This annual competition showcases the world's greatest space photography, featuring over 100 photographs displayed on brilliant lightbox screens. The free exhibition brings together spellbinding work from photographers across the globe.

Noah Davis

When: 6 February - 11 May 2025
Where: Barbican Art Gallery

This debut retrospective celebrates Davis's original body of figurative paintings exploring Black life. The exhibition presents over 50 works, showcasing his contributions to painting, sculpture, curating and community-building from 2007 to 2015.

Flowers – Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture

When: 12 February - 5 May 2025
Where: Saatchi Gallery

This comprehensive exhibition spans nine major gallery spaces, featuring over 500 unique artworks and objects that explore flowers' influence on creativity and human expression. Highlights include a 100,000-dried-flower installation by Rebecca Louise Law.

Oedipus with Rami Malek

When: 21 January - 29 March 2025
Where: Old Vic Theater

This epic adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy stars Academy Award winner Rami Malek and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma. The production brings together Ella Hickson's revelatory version with co-direction by Hofesh Shechter and Matthew Warchus.

Mickalene Thomas: All About Love

When: 11 February - 5 May 2025
Where: Hayward Gallery

This major exhibition presents two decades of Thomas's vibrant, large-scale portraits celebrating Black women. The show transforms the gallery with bespoke wallpapers, textiles and furnishings evoking the artist's 1970s childhood.

Women's History Month

When: March 2025
Where: Various London venues

London celebrates women's achievements with a dynamic lineup of events, including the WOW Festival at Royal Albert Hall featuring Angela Davis, the HighlightHer exhibition in King's Cross, and special screenings at BFI Southbank.

St. Patrick's Day Festival

When: Sunday 16 March 2025
Where: Trafalgar Square and central London

This annual celebration features a spectacular parade from Hyde Park to Whitehall, with Grand Marshals Katie-George Dunlevy and Kellie Harrington. The festival includes Irish music, dance performances, and cultural activities attracting over 50,000 visitors.

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