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Concerts, theatre, festivals, markets, and exhibitions. Everything happening in London, filtered for visitors who want the best of it.

ABBA Voyage
23
MAY

ABBA Voyage

📍 ABBA Arena, Pudding Mill Lane, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, E15 2PW

The revolutionary digital concert experience features hyper-realistic avatars of ABBA performing all their greatest hits — Dancing Queen, Waterloo, The Winner Takes It All — backed by a live 10-piece band in a purpose-built 3,000-capacity arena.

Frank Sinatra The Musical — West End
03
JUN

Frank Sinatra The Musical — West End

📍 Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DF

A brand-new musical portrait of the legendary Rat Pack singer arrives in the West End, featuring a soundtrack of over twenty Sinatra classics including My Way, Fly Me to the Moon, and New York, New York. The production charts Old Blue Eyes' extraordinary career from Hoboken to Hollywood.

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
05
JUN

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

📍 Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, 14 Spa Fields, Clerkenwell, EC1R 4RN

London's brand-new world-class centre for illustration opens in a beautifully converted Victorian waterworks in Clerkenwell, celebrating the art form beloved by generations. The inaugural programme pays homage to its namesake, Sir Quentin Blake — the iconic illustrator of Roald Dahl's most beloved works — with a debut exhibition of his theatre and performance-inspired drawings, alongside a second show exploring identity and mental health through vibrant prints. A landmark new cultural destination for the capital.

The Truth at the Apollo Theatre
09
JUN

The Truth at the Apollo Theatre

📍 Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, West End, W1D 7EZ

Stephen Mangan and Ardal O'Hanlon star in this wickedly funny West End comedy about two couples whose comfortable assumptions unravel into gleeful chaos at a dinner party. Florian Zeller's sharp-clawed comedy The Truth crackles with dark wit, perfect comic timing and the kind of marital comedy that only the best playwrights can make look effortless. A brilliantly entertaining evening of laughter on Shaftesbury Avenue from the team behind The Father and The Son.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
16
JUN

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

📍 Palace Theatre, Soho

The eighth story in the Harry Potter series unfolds live on stage at the Palace Theatre. This multi-award-winning production transports audiences into a spellbinding theatrical experience that pushes the boundaries of stagecraft.

Tina — The Tina Turner Musical
16
JUN

Tina — The Tina Turner Musical

📍 Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria

The electrifying West End smash celebrating the life and music of Tina Turner. Featuring powerhouse performances and all the iconic hits, this biographical musical delivers a night of raw energy at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

The Lion King
16
JUN

The Lion King

📍 Lyceum Theatre, Covent Garden

Julie Taymor's visionary staging of the beloved Disney story has been captivating London audiences for over two decades at the Lyceum Theatre. The breathtaking puppetry, costumes and music make this an unmissable theatrical landmark.

Les Misérables
16
JUN

Les Misérables

📍 Gielgud Theatre, West End

The world's longest-running musical continues its legendary West End residency at the Gielgud Theatre. Victor Hugo's epic tale of revolution, redemption and love remains as powerful and moving as the day it first opened in London.

Wicked
16
JUN

Wicked

📍 Apollo Victoria Theatre, Victoria

The untold story of the witches of Oz continues to dazzle at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. With spectacular sets, a soaring score and unforgettable performances, Wicked remains one of London's most beloved musicals.

Tom Stoppard's Arcadia — West End
20
JUN

Tom Stoppard's Arcadia — West End

📍 Duke of York's Theatre, St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4BG

Tom Stoppard's dazzling masterpiece transfers to the West End for a strictly limited 12-week run. Weaving between 1809 and the present day in a single English country house, Arcadia is a scintillating exploration of mathematics, landscape gardening, love, and the nature of truth — widely regarded as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.

Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon
25
JUN

Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon

📍 Tate Modern, Bankside

An unmissable retrospective tracing how Frida Kahlo transformed from artist to global cultural phenomenon. Tate Modern brings together over 90 works alongside rare personal artefacts, photographs, and films to tell the story of one of the twentieth century's most compelling and recognisable figures. Essential viewing for art lovers.

BBC Proms 2026
17
JUL

BBC Proms 2026

📍 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington

The world's greatest classical music festival returns to the Royal Albert Hall for its 132nd season, bringing eight weeks of extraordinary orchestral performances. From rousing opening night fanfares to the iconic Last Night of the Proms, it's a uniquely British celebration of classical music at its most accessible and spectacular.

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