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Festivals in central London

Everything on this site filed under festivals — what is on, when it is on, and where we read it.

Upcoming in London

A paper river winding under a bridge span

Festival

Totally Thames 2026

Along the Thames · London

A grid of paper furniture silhouettes in red and charcoal

Festival

London Design Festival 2026

Across London · London

A red paper bunting line strung across a warm off-white ground above two charcoal market stall shapes

Festival

Bermondsey Street Festival 2026

Bermondsey Street, SE1 · London

A fanned stack of red paper rectangles with a dark aperture ring resting over them

Festival

BFI London Film Festival 2026

BFI Southbank and other cinemas · London

Four small red oil lamps burning in a row on a warm off-white ground

Festival

Diwali on the Square 2026

Trafalgar Square · London

A dark cut-paper big wheel and a red-and-white striped tent standing on a white band of snow, a bare tree and two small firs between them, on a warm off-white ground

Festival

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2026

Hyde Park · London