Mount Street Neighbourhood Arts Festival is back, & will bring a variety of visual art, fashion, food & literature events to Mayfair. This year, the theme is ‘the world of books’.

The Antiuniversity Festival is running events all this week that aim to challenge institutionalised education, like this book club at the MayDay Rooms this eve.

This fascinating-sounding talk from an Imperial lecturer at Gresham College will explore the legacies of war, whether medical, environmental or psychological.

There’s a late night opening this Tues of the latest exhibit at White Cube Mason’s Yard: a collab between German artist Andreas Gursky & ‘a prominent English musician’.

Love them or hate them, tradwives are becoming more & more culturally influential. Explore what the trend means for young women with this panel at the Science Gallery.

It’s your regular free film night, with one catch: you don’t know what the movie will be (here’s this week’s clue). Head to Theatreship to see if your guesses were right.

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This talk at the Museum of the Home, by designer Ben Pentreath & Ruth Guilding, creator of this glorious Instagram account, will explore what ‘home’ means in the modern world.

Nose around the working spaces of some of south London’s leading creatives with this open house at Cornerstone Studios. There’ll also be a private view of this exhibit.

Make sure you’re in the room where it happens, as Juju’s Bar & Stage celebrates a decade of Hamilton with bangers from the iconic hip-hop musical, as well as all your other fave showtunes.

‘Emergency Exits’, opening on Fri at the Imperial War Museum, will look at how the end of WW2 accelerated the fight for independence across the British Empire.

The Last Shot Gallery is an immersive exhibit which explores the environmental cost of modern tech. Catch it this afternoon only at Gallery Different, advance booking recommended.

The London Photo Show at Hoxton Arches will bring together a diverse range of photographic voices, from emerging talent to established professionals. Genres include documentary, street, portraiture, fine art & abstract photography.

Find your creative community at this “Make & Mend” festival in Muswell Hill, with workshops on offer including paper lampshade making & a chance to sew your own tote bag.

From bara brith to Welsh blankets, you’re sure to find something at the London Welsh Centre’s annual food & handicrafts market, which will bring a small slice of Cymru to London.

Parallax Art Fair is not your average art fair: it’s also a conceptual work of art, & prides itself on compensating its artists fairly. It’s on all weekend at Chelsea Town Hall.

For the last time in 2025, the Wax on Tap record fair is coming to Grow Hackney. Whether you’re a vinyl newbie or seasoned collector, there’ll be a wealth of discs to rifle through.

The annual city-wide jazz festival is back next month, taking over music venues across London, including the Barbican & Southbank Centre. Expect 10 days of live performances, special collabs, the return of The Jazz Social (packed with brilliant free & affordable events) – & plenty more to get you grooving 🎷