The last summer days are always bittersweet, aren't they? But there are ways to make them the greatest, most memorable days in the whole year — join our UX & Product Design Week in London! It's four days of meeting the most inspiring industry experts, connecting with UX professionals from all over the world and, of course, exploring London at its best!
Beat the Autumn blues by learning about the most innovative businesses and latest trends in UX and visiting the best spots in one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in the world.
And here are our top picks of things to do in London in August and September. Choose the ones you like and don't forget to book in advance, tickets are selling out fast!
Step inside the magical world of This Bright Land, transforming a magnificent courtyard into a wonderland open to all, with joyful day-and-night performances, music, dance, talks, workshops and more, platforming established creatives and grassroots communities.
Get classy by listening to Bach's Mass in B minor at Albert Hall. This monumental in size and scope musical statement of faith takes listeners from penitence and prayer to redemption and ecstatic rejoicing. It will be performed by the period-instrument Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a team of leading soloists directed by an award-winning conductor John Butt. Can it be more sophisticated?
A visual feast, one of the world’s biggest celebrations, Notting Hill Carnival returns to the streets of West London in 2022 for the first time since 2019. Mas Bands—operating on a theme that changes annually—will parade through Notting Hill showing the public, fellow masqueraders and the judges their marvellous creations.
Bask in the beauty of the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen at the Tower of London, where gorgeous, colourful fields of flowers await. Then maybe you can spend some time in the Tower of London. Hope you don’t catch hay fever!
A beautiful exhibition by JeeYoung Lee inspired by memories, dreams, emotions, and her personal experience. The artist reinterprets her psychological landscape and thoughts into this environment. And you yorself can contribute and become part of the exhibiton by writing down you memory on a piece of origami paper, and folding it into a swan to add to the collection which will grow during the exhibition. Isn't that fun?
Have a walk across the Bankside on an immersive Shakespeare Art Trail featuring images from a myriad of artists, Shakespeare’s Globe, Borough Academy, Jack Arts, Art Academy, Bankside Gallery and a number of local businesses to create the trail.
Let this eternal classic take you back to the best childhood or teenage memories under the London open sky during an outdoor film screening.
A mesmerising festival of outdoor theatre and performing arts which, in the words of The Guardian, makes an “unrivalled contribution to the happiness of the people of London”. Let this beautiful, vibrant event awaken your artistic self. The festival is free for everyone to enjoy!
Walking tour based on the famous Bermondsey Beer Mile running that allowes you to discover multiple breweries in a one-day in depth tour.
Visit this super cool and futuristic concert featuring ABBA’s avatars accompanied by a 10-piece live band, at the custom-built ABBA Arena.
Empower your artistic self during this Immersive Experience. It's a 360º digital art exhibition that invites you to step into the incomparable universe of Frida and Diego, two of the most inspiring and revolutionary artists of the 20th century.
To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Neil Hannon’s The Divine Comedy, will play their 8th and 9th studio albums in their entirety.
This Top Secret Comedy Club has the best stand-up comedians in the world and the U.K. “popping in” to try out new stuff all the time. This means you get to see the hottest comedians in the intimate setting of a live Stand-up Comedy Club.
Rise and shine with an early-morning yoga session in the world's most spectacular setting, the Temperate House. Beat the rush with this pre-opening class in a stunning Victorian glasshouse. Make sure to take a relaxing walk through the landscape after your session.
The stage is set for a tumultuous new production of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s tale of reckoning and redemption, in the Globe Theatre. Get ready to be shaken by Shakespeare’s most elemental comedy, brought to life by our 2022 Globe Ensemble with direction from Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Twelfth Night, Globe).
Peaky Blinders fan? Then we can’t suggest more than the immersive peaky blinders experience, getting lost in the world of Tommy Shelby with live sets, unmissable character interactions and competitive gameplay.
Get to celebrate the River Thames with arts events, active adventures, environmental initiatives, heritage and education programmes.
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