London Today

What's on in central London

Culture inside the centre: exhibitions, carnival, theatre, and what the weekend actually holds.

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Festival

Totally Thames 2026

Along the Thames · London

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Festival

London Design Festival 2026

Across London · London

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Architecture

Open House Festival 2026

All 33 London boroughs · London

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Exhibitions

What is actually hanging in London right now

Ten shows are on the critics' list. Six of them close before January, one has sold more advance tickets than anything in Tate's 128-year history, and two of the best are free.

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Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival turns sixty

A plaque at Westbourne Park names seventy people who built Carnival — unveiled for its sixtieth year, and for seventy years since London Transport went recruiting in the Caribbean.

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Fashion

M&S joins London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week runs 17 to 21 September, with M&S making its debut on the schedule, Mulberry's first collection under Christopher Kane and McQueen's London return.