Things to do in London this weekend
There are plenty of things to do this weekend in London and we've rounded up the best of what's on offer across the capital
HADESTOWN
Lyric Theatre 13 Feb 2024 to 28 Sep 2025
New production photography has been released for the multi award-winning Hadestown.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Cambridge Theatre 30 Sep 2024 to 15 Dec 2025
Extends monthly run at the Cambridge Theatre until December 2025!
OLIVER!
Gielgud Theatre 14 Dec 2024 to 28 Sep 2025
Full cast announced for Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Lionel Bart’s irresistible musical masterpiece.
Being Human - at Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection 1 Jan 2025 to 1 Jan 2026
The permanent exhibition that explores health, identity, and the human condition, with over 50 artworks and objects that interrogates our health anxieties in a changing world.
Helen Oxenbury: Illustrating the Land of Childhood
Burgh House 5 Mar 2025 to 14 Dec 2025
Burgh House presents the first-ever solo exhibition – Helen Oxenbury, celebrating the artist, illustrator and author.
Zines Forever! DIY Publishing and Disability Justice - at the Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection 14 Mar 2025 to 14 Sep 2025
This exhibition at the Wellcome Centre explores how zines have amplified disabled voices and fostered disability justice.
Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur
The Wallace Collection 28 Mar 2025 to 26 Oct 2025
In 2025, the Wallace Collection will hold a major exhibition featuring over 40 new works by Sir Grayson Perry.
Pirates
National Maritime Museum 29 Mar 2025 to 4 Jan 2026
Explore the myth & discover the truth for a major new exhibition coming to the National Maritime Museum in March 2025.
Starlight Express
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre 16 Apr 2025 to 1 Mar 2026
Starlight Express was delighted to win at the Olivier Awards 2025!
1880 THAT: Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader - at Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection 17 Apr 2025 to 16 Nov 2025
An innovative, curated exhibition on deafness, the importance of language, and language as home, '1880 THAT' refers to the conference of the same year which sidelined sign language in schools.
OF THE OAK
Kew Gardens 3 May 2025 to 28 Sep 2025
Experience Of the Oak, a one-of-a-kind. outdoor immersive art installation at Kew Gardens.
Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party
Garden Museum 14 May 2025 to 21 Sep 2025
An exploration of Cecil Beaton’s passion for gardens and flowers and the inspiration they provided him in his work.
Watteau and circle
The British Museum 15 May 2025 to 14 Sep 2025
An outstanding collection of drawings by the French 17th-century painter, Antoine Watteau (1684–1721).
Scented Visions: Smell in Art 1850-1915
Watts Gallery 15 May 2025 to 9 Nov 2025
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Pre-Raphaelite art through the evocative power of scent.
STEREOPHONIC
Duke of York’s Theatre 24 May 2025 to 22 Nov 2025
Step into the studio with the new West End play hailed as ‘an extraordinary, electrifying odyssey’ (The Guardian).
Victorian Treasures at Leighton House
Leighton House 24 May 2025 to 21 Sep 2025
A range of incredible Victorian treasures will be shown at Leighton House this summer combining two very different collections.
Elvis Evolution – The Immersive Experience
Immerse LDN 31 May 2025 to 28 Sep 2025
Walk in the shoes of iconic music superstar Elvis Presley and experience Elvis like never before!
STOREHOUSE
Deptford Storehouse 4 Jun 2025 to 20 Sep 2025
One of the most ambitious, large-scale, immersive theatre events ever staged!
Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking
London Museum Docklands 18 Jun 2025 to 1 Mar 2026
Unearth fascinating objects and stories from London’s past in the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking.
London Museum Docklands - Free Family Trail
London Museum Docklands 18 Jun 2025 to 1 Mar 2026
Free Family Trail inspired by bestselling author Jessie Burton now at London Museum Docklands.