MAJOR EVENTS LONDON

Major Events in London for 2025

EXTENDED ART EXHIBITS
Through 30 Mar: Picasso: Printmaker (The British Museum)
Through 21 Apr: The World of Tim Burton (Design Museum)
28 Jan – 21 Apr: Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism (Royal Academy of Arts)
06 Feb – 11 May: Noah Davis Retrospective (Barbican Art Gallery)
21 Mar – 29 Jun: Victor Hugo’s Works on Paper (Royal Academy of Arts)
29 Mar – 17 Aug: José María Velasco: A View of Mexico (The National Gallery)
12 Apr – 16 Nov: Cartier (Victoria & Albert)
28 Jun – 26 Oct: Kiefer/Van Gogh (Royal Academy of Arts)
20 Sep 2025 – 22 Mar 2026: Marie Antoinette Style (Victoria & Albert)

JANUARY
01 Jan: Bank Holiday
17 – 26 Jan: London Short Film Festival
21 – 23 Jan: The Toy Fair London (Olympia London)
22 – 26 Jan: London Art Fair (Business Design Center)
29 Jan: Chinese New Year Festival

FEBRUARY
14 Feb: Valentine’s Day
16 Feb: BAFTA Awards
17 – 21 Feb: Spring Half-Term (School Holiday)
20 – 24 Feb: London Fashion Week
Dates TBD: London Classic Car Show

MARCH
11 – 13 Mar: London Book Fair (Olympia London)
16 Mar: St Patrick’s Day and Parade
30 Mar: Mother’s Day

APRIL
02 – 13 Apr: London Games Festival
06 Apr: Olivier Awards (Royal Albert Hall)
07 – 21 Apr: Easter/Spring Holidays (School Holiday)
18 Apr: Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
20 Apr: Easter
21 Apr: Easter (Bank Holiday)
23 Apr: St George’s Day
27 Apr: London Marathon

MAY
05 May: Early May Bank Holiday
08 May: VE Day Celebration
15 – 18 May: Royal Windsor Horse Show (Windsor)
17 May: The Emirates FA Cup Final (Soccer, Wembley Stadium)
20 – 24 May: RHS Chelsea Flower Show
26 May: Spring Bank Holiday
26 – 30 May: Summer Half-Term (School Holiday)

JUNE
07 – 08 Jun: Open Garden Squares London
09 Jun: Whit Monday (Bank Holiday)
14 Jun: Trooping the Colour, The King’s Birthday Parade (Horse Guards)
15 Jun: Father’s Day
17 – 21 Jun: Royal Ascot
30 Jun – 13 Jul: Wimbledon (Tennis)

JULY
01 – 06 Jul: Hampton Court Garden Festival (East Molesey)
05 Jul: Gay Pride
10 July – 28 Sep: Buckingham Palace open
19 Jul – 14 Sep: BBC Proms Classical Music Festival (Royal Albert Hall)
30 Jul – 03 Aug: Women’s Open, (British) Royal Porthcawl (Wales)

AUGUST
02 – 03 Aug: London Triathlon
24– 25 Aug: Notting Hill Carnival
25 Aug: Summer Bank Holiday

SEPTEMBER
03 – 21 Sep: London Design Festival
18 – 22 Sep: London Fashion Week

OCTOBER
01 – 31 Oct: Black History Month
08– 19 Oct: BFI London Film Festival (estimated dates)
27 – 31 Oct: Autumn Half-Term (School Holiday)

NOVEMBER
05 Nov: Guy Fawkes
08 Nov: Lord Mayor’s Show
15 – 24 Nov: London Jazz Festival (estimated dates)
19 Nov: Remembrance Day (Cenotaph)

DECEMBER
25 Dec: Christmas Day
26 Dec: Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)