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What's on in London in July 2026
396 things to do across 162 venues, from exhibitions and live shows to food and family days out. Every listing links straight to the venue for tickets, with no booking fee from us.
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New openings in July 2026 (18)
Places that opened their doors this month, not one-off events. See every new London opening
Performing Arts in July 2026 (97)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
25 Apr - 18 Jul 2026
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Soho Place
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Season 2026
Until 12 Sept 2026
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Season 2026
Regents Park Open Air Theatre
A Midsummer Night's Dream
22 Jun - 18 Jul 2026
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Regents Park Open Air TheatreShow the other 85 in Performing Arts
Proms at St Jude's Music and Literary Festival
Sat 4 Jul - Sun 5 Jul
Proms at St Jude's Music and Literary Festival
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and String Ensemble
4 Jul 2026
Organ Recital: Andrej Ivanovic
5 Jul 2026
Organ Recital: Andrej Ivanovic
St Marylebone Parish Church
Allegra
8 Jul - 8 Aug 2026
Allegra
The Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton Street, London, UKThe Household Division Beating Retreat
Wed 8 Jul - Fri 10 Jul
Shakespeare in the Squares: Love's Labour's Lost
11 Jul 2026
Shakespeare in the Squares: Love's Labour's Lost
Chiswick House and Gardens
Benefit Concert In Memory of James Borrer
13 Jul 2026
Benefit Concert In Memory of James Borrer
The O2
Kankyō London: Yumiko Morioka, Nick Luscombe and James Greer
14 Jul 2026
Kankyō London: Yumiko Morioka, Nick Luscombe and James Greer
Royal Albert Hall
Somerset House Summer Series 2026
16 Jul - 26 Jul 2026
Somerset House Summer Series 2026
Somerset House
Silent Disco at Kew
17 Jul 2026
Silent Disco at Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Swan Lake: State Ballet of Georgia
17 Jul - 26 Jul 2026
Swan Lake: State Ballet of Georgia
London Coliseum
Rough Trade 50
Fri 17 Jul - Sun 19 Jul
Rough Trade 50
Southbank Centre
Grease, The Immersive Movie Musical
Until 13 Sept 2026
Grease, The Immersive Movie Musical
Battersea ParkHorrible Science: The Big Bang Proms Experiment
25 Jul 2026
Horrible Science: The Big Bang Proms Experiment
Royal Albert Hall
Archduke (Final Performance)
25 Jul 2026
Archduke (Final Performance)
The Royal Court Theatre
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man
Until 29 Aug 2026
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Wayne Tucker and the Bad Mothas
30 Jul 2026
Wayne Tucker and the Bad Mothas
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Picturehouse Outdoor Cinema at Gunnersbury Park
31 Jul - 9 Aug 2026
Picturehouse Outdoor Cinema at Gunnersbury Park
Gunnersbury Park Museum
History & Culture in July 2026 (110)
The Last Princesses of Punjab
Until 8 Nov 2026
The Last Princesses of Punjab
Kensington PalaceVoyage to the Deep: Underwater Adventures
Until 31 Dec 2026
Voyage to the Deep: Underwater Adventures
Horniman Museum and GardensProject Coral: Journey of Hope
Until 31 Dec 2026
The Wallace Collection at War
Until 25 Oct 2026
The Wallace Collection at War
The Wallace Collection
Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep (Opening)
Until 3 Jan 2027
Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep (Opening)
Natural History Museum
Out of Frame: LGBTQIA+ Tour
29 May - 4 Aug 2026
Out of Frame: LGBTQIA+ Tour
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Tenderness and Rage: Stories of HIV and Care
Until 30 May 2027
Tenderness and Rage: Stories of HIV and Care
Wellcome Collection
A Tudor To-Do
Tower of LondonShow the other 98 in History & Culture
St Martin-in-the-Fields: 300 Years at the Heart and on the Edge
Until 16 Nov 2026
St Martin-in-the-Fields: 300 Years at the Heart and on the Edge
St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London
Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment
1 Jul 2026
Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment
Museum of the Order of St John
Story Weaving: Charles Dickens's Working Notes
2 Jul 2026
Charles Dickens Lunchtime Lecture
2 Jul 2026
Charles Dickens Lunchtime Lecture
Victoria and Albert Museum
A New History of Tudor and Stuart England
2 Jul 2026
A New History of Tudor and Stuart England
National Portrait GalleryListening Session: Generation(s) of Panafrica – An Ode to Street Soul
3 Jul 2026
Listening Session: Generation(s) of Panafrica – An Ode to Street Soul
Barbican CentreMarilyn Monroe was an act: Bonnie Greer and Colin McFarlane in conversation
3 Jul 2026
Marilyn Monroe was an act: Bonnie Greer and Colin McFarlane in conversation
National Portrait Gallery
Vintage Weekend
Sat 4 Jul - Sun 5 Jul
Vintage Weekend
Priory Park
London Transport Museum's depot open days
Sat 4 Jul - Sun 5 Jul
London Transport Museum's depot open days
London Transport Museum DepotEast End Tour: Spitalfields Market & Brick Lane Walk
6 Jul 2026
East End Tour: Spitalfields Market & Brick Lane Walk
Christ Church Spitalfields
Minority Writes: How Queer Books and Bookshops Changed the World
6 Jul 2026
Minority Writes: How Queer Books and Bookshops Changed the World
The British LibraryI Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany
7 Jul 2026
I Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany
The Wiener Holocaust LibraryThe Pan-African Festival of Algiers + Introduction
8 Jul 2026
Monthly release of tickets to visit Big Ben
8 Jul 2026
Post-war Poplar & Call the Midwife Walk
9 Jul 2026
Post-war Poplar & Call the Midwife Walk
Museum of London
Buckingham Palace State Rooms Summer Opening
Until 27 Sept 2026
Lunchtime Lecture: British West Indies, Luxury, Identity and the New World
9 Jul 2026
Lunchtime Lecture: British West Indies, Luxury, Identity and the New World
Victoria and Albert MuseumIcons of stage and screen highlights tour
9 Jul - 19 Jul 2026
Icons of stage and screen highlights tour
National Portrait Gallery
Archives on Show: The Greater London Council
10 Jul 2026
Idler Festival
Fri 10 Jul - Sun 12 Jul
Idler Festival
National Trust - Fenton House and GardenGriselda Pollock and Michael Arnold in Conversation
10 Jul 2026
Griselda Pollock and Michael Arnold in Conversation
National Portrait Gallery
Drawn on the Western Front: Curator's Introduction
10 Jul 2026
Henry VIII's Joust
Hampton Court Palace
Great Escapes - Tales of Prisoners in London
13 Jul 2026
Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies
13 Jul - 24 Aug 2026
Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies
The British Museum
Lying-in-State: Artists' Responses
Until 2 Oct 2026
Lying-in-State: Artists' Responses
Palace of WestminsterSummer Scholars: Colonial Fatherhood and Chinese Caribbean Labour
14 Jul 2026
Summer Scholars: Colonial Fatherhood and Chinese Caribbean Labour
The British LibraryLibrary and Archive Tour: Rare Books
14 Jul 2026
Library and Archive Tour: Rare Books
The Wallace CollectionWandsworth Prison - 175 Years of Public Service
15 Jul 2026
Leighton House Centenary: Miniature Model Tours
Wed 15 Jul - Mon 20 Jul
Leighton House Centenary: Miniature Model Tours
Leighton House
Shared Histories: London's Jewish East End
16 Jul 2026
Shared Histories: London's Jewish East End
Whitechapel GalleryThe British Blonde: Monroe's influence on 1950s Britain
16 Jul 2026
The British Blonde: Monroe's influence on 1950s Britain
National Portrait Gallery
Meet the Pioneers: The Revolutionary Publishers
16 Jul 2026
Henry VIII's Joust
Hampton Court Palace
Trent Park House of Secrets
Until 21 Jul 2027
Trent Park House of Secrets
Trent Park House of SecretsIsabella Whitney - London's First Professional Woman Writer
23 Jul 2026
Isabella Whitney - London's First Professional Woman Writer
The London ArchivesAn After-Hours Tour of the Lost Priory of the Medieval Order of St John
23 Jul 2026
An After-Hours Tour of the Lost Priory of the Medieval Order of St John
Museum of the Order of St John
Fakers: Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line
24 Jul 2026
Fakers: Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line
National Army Museum
Haflah at the Horniman
25 Jul 2026
Haflah at the Horniman
Horniman Museum and Gardens
The Freud Museum London at 40: Memory, Family and Legacy
28 Jul 2026
The Freud Museum London at 40: Memory, Family and Legacy
Freud Museum London
Radically Inclusive Nightlife: First Look and Q&A
29 Jul 2026
Radically Inclusive Nightlife: First Look and Q&A
London Museum Docklands
Guided Tour: Fitzrovia Chapel with James Thomson
29 Jul 2026
Guided Tour: Fitzrovia Chapel with James Thomson
Fitzrovia Chapel
LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Art Sessions
29 Jul - 19 Aug 2026
LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Art Sessions
Saatchi Gallery
Exhibition Talk: Lucinda Dickens Hawksley on Anny Thackeray
30 Jul 2026
Exhibition Talk: Lucinda Dickens Hawksley on Anny Thackeray
Charles Dickens MuseumSummer Scholars: Wags, Comics and Fast Food
30 Jul 2026
Summer Scholars: Wags, Comics and Fast Food
The British LibraryMarilyn Monroe: stardom, glamour and the spirit of Hollywood
31 Jul 2026
Marilyn Monroe: stardom, glamour and the spirit of Hollywood
National Portrait Gallery
Franklin, Print, and Polemical Politics
31 Jul 2026
Art & Design in July 2026 (88)
Wes Anderson: The Archives
21 Nov 2025 - 16 Aug 2026
Wes Anderson: The Archives
the Design MuseumThe Arab Hall: Past and Present
Until 4 Oct 2026
The Arab Hall: Past and Present
Leighton HouseFrank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime
Until 17 Jan 2027
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime
The Fitzwilliam MuseumNIGO: From Japan with Love
Until 4 Oct 2026
NIGO: From Japan with Love
the Design Museum
Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Until 31 Dec 2026
Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Victoria and Albert Museum
Show the other 76 in Art & Design
By Appointment Only: Romani Art, Culture and Heritage
Until 27 Jan 2027
By Appointment Only: Romani Art, Culture and Heritage
London Museum DocklandsKyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane Ai
Until 18 Oct 2026
Kyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane Ai
Japan House LondonThe Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial
Until 8 Sept 2026
The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial
Saatchi Gallery
Serpentine Pavilion 2026: a serpentine by LANZA atelier
Until 25 Oct 2026
Serpentine Pavilion 2026: a serpentine by LANZA atelier
Serpentine GalleryProject a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica
Until 6 Sept 2026
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica
Barbican Centre
Mineral: Design Researchers in Residence
the Design MuseumJesús Rafael Soto: Pénétrable BBL Jaune
Until 25 Oct 2026
Jesús Rafael Soto: Pénétrable BBL Jaune
Serpentine Gallery
RHS Botanical Art Prizes at Saatchi Gallery
19 Jun - 2 Aug 2026
RHS Botanical Art Prizes at Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi GalleryHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026
Until 7 Oct 2026
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026
National Portrait Gallery
Genuine Fake Premium Economy
Mon 29 Jun - Sun 5 Jul
Ionela Flood: Longing for Infinity
1 Jul - 21 Jul 2026
Ionela Flood: Longing for Infinity
St Marylebone Parish ChurchPrelude to Impressionism: Diego Velázquez
1 Jul 2026
Prelude to Impressionism: Diego Velázquez
The Wallace Collection
Portrait Painting Masterclass with James Hague
4 Jul 2026
Portrait Painting Masterclass with James Hague
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Lizzie Carey-Thomas on Cecily Brown: Picture Making
Serpentine Gallery
Eel Pie Island Open Weekend
Sat 4 Jul - Sun 5 Jul
Eel Pie Island Open Weekend
Eel Pie IslandSammy Baloji: Le Père Sauvage – A Poetic Memento of K(C)ongo
5 Jul 2026
Churchill's Artistic Mentors: Sickert and the Laverys
6 Jul 2026
Churchill's Artistic Mentors: Sickert and the Laverys
The Wallace CollectionArtists in Conversation: Cecily Brown and Celia Paul
6 Jul 2026
Artists in Conversation: Cecily Brown and Celia Paul
Serpentine Gallery
Prelude to Impressionism: Francesco Guardi
8 Jul 2026
Prelude to Impressionism: Francesco Guardi
The Wallace CollectionAnish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader
8 Jul 2026
Anish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader
Southbank CentreThe Sun and The Moon: LATES – Stretch & Sketch Life Drawing
10 Jul 2026
The Sun and The Moon: LATES – Stretch & Sketch Life Drawing
Saatchi GalleryKristina Õllek and Kathleen Soriano in Conversation
11 Jul 2026
Kristina Õllek and Kathleen Soriano in Conversation
Dulwich Picture GalleryHonorary Academician Extraordinary: Churchill's Artistic Trajectory
13 Jul 2026
Honorary Academician Extraordinary: Churchill's Artistic Trajectory
The Wallace CollectionHenry Moore Sunset Buggy Tours
14 Jul - 11 Aug 2026
Henry Moore Sunset Buggy Tours
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Wearing Our Stories: Stitching Identity Through Football
18 Jul 2026
Wearing Our Stories: Stitching Identity Through Football
Whitechapel GalleryThe Cosmic House: Monthly Ticket Release
18 Jul 2026
The Cosmic House: Monthly Ticket Release
The Cosmic HouseIntroduction to the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award
23 Jul 2026
Introduction to the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award
National Portrait GalleryEmbodied Script: Yoga and Calligraphy Workshop
23 Jul 2026
Embodied Script: Yoga and Calligraphy Workshop
Leighton HouseThe Sun and The Moon: LATES – First Woman on the Moon Life Drawing
24 Jul 2026
The Sun and The Moon: LATES – First Woman on the Moon Life Drawing
Saatchi GalleryNational Art Library and Archive Talks (Monday, 14:00)
27 Jul 2026
National Art Library and Archive Talks (Monday, 14:00)
Victoria and Albert MuseumPortrait of a City: A Century of American Photography
Until 2 Oct 2026
Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography
Dulwich Picture GalleryFriends Exclusive Private View: Portrait of a City
30 Jul 2026
Family in July 2026 (65)
Show the other 53 in Family
The Sun and The Moon: Family Days
11 Jul 2026
The Sun and The Moon: Family Days
Saatchi Gallery
Tom Gates EPIC Adventure
Until 31 Aug 2026
Tom Gates EPIC Adventure
Royal Botanic Gardens, KewThe Sun and The Moon: Family Days
18 Jul 2026
The Sun and The Moon: Family Days
Saatchi Gallery
The Enchanted Cinema
Wed 22 Jul - Thu 23 Jul
The Enchanted Cinema
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Beano Havoc at Hampton Court
25 Jul - 23 Aug 2026
Beano Havoc at Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace
Wine Car Boot
25 Jul 2026
Wine Car Boot
Coal Drops Yard
The Enormous Crocodile (The Musical)
28 Jul - 22 Aug 2026
The Enormous Crocodile (The Musical)
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Science & Nature in July 2026 (18)
Our Story with David Attenborough
Until 30 Aug 2026
Our Story with David Attenborough
Natural History Museum
Invisible rainbows: The hidden Universe beyond human perception
6 Jul 2026
Invisible rainbows: The hidden Universe beyond human perception
The Royal InstitutionDig Deeper: Rewriting the Story of Human Evolution
7 Jul 2026
Alive: What Life Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
16 Jul 2026
Alive: What Life Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
The Royal InstitutionShow the other 6 in Science & Nature
The Sound of Serotonin – Listening to Brain Cells
22 Jul 2026
The Sound of Serotonin – Listening to Brain Cells
The Old Kings Head, King's Head Yard, London SE1 1NA, United Kingdom
Discourse: Discoveries at the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn
24 Jul 2026
Discourse: Discoveries at the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn
The Royal InstitutionFor Your Inspiration: Reach for the Cosmos
25 Jul 2026
For Your Inspiration: Reach for the Cosmos
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