The Time Out London blog team

South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival returns for a second round in London’s Shoreditch this year after debuting last June. An offshoot of the flagship festival from Austin, Texas in the United States, SXSW London continues the festival’s commitment to celebrate music, film, visual arts and creative businesses. Here’s what to expect from the festival this time as per the latest announcements. What are the latest additions to the SXSW movie line-up? New additions to the movie side of the fest include opening night film Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day, starring Cyrano’s Haley Bennett and Jack Whitehall, opulent period caper Savage House with Richard E Grant and Claire Foy, and Adult Swim’s Get Jiro, a dystopian anime series based on a graphic novel by Anthony Bourdain.  Which other films will premiere at SXSW London 2026? Much like its American sibling, SXSW London is also the place to be for film premieres with the 2026 edition hosting three global premieres and 13 titles premiering in the UK for the first time. These films will be receiving their world premiere: the culinary documentary Feast or Famine, the supernatural horror The Remedy, and the crime comedy All Night Wrong. Directed by Adrian Choa and Michael Boccalini, Feast or Famine chronicles the journey of London restaurant Angelina as the establishment strives for a Michelin Star. Meanwhile, The Remedy is the latest effort by Mexican-American filmmaker Alex Kahuam. The horror follows a young man who unleashes a...

The journey to the airport is stressful enough on a good day. The obligatory panic questions – What if I left the stove on? Did I remember to double lock the back door? Have I got my passport? – go through your head as you heave your luggage to one of London’s six major airports.  If you’re heading off on a break from London this week, the prospect of tube strikes organised by the RMT union is likely causing you even more of a headache. Strikes began on Tuesday April 21 and will continue until Friday April 24.  Luckily, the strikes’ impact has been less severe than previous walk outs in September. While the whole tube network will be affected, reduced services will be running on most lines until industrial action ends or is called off by the union. However, just to be safe we’d suggest finding alternative routes so you don’t run the risk of missing your flight.  Here’s everything you need to know about how this week’s industrial action will impact your trip to the airport. RECOMMENDED: ⛔️ London tube strikes Spring 2026: full list of dates and train services impacted by RMT train strikes in April, May and June 2026.🚇 London travel disruption to watch out for this weekend: tube and train closures on April 25-26. When are the tube strikes in April 2026? Tube drivers are walking out for one more 24-hour period this week, impacting travel across two days: April 23 and 24. Strike action lasts from on April 23 at 12pm ’til April 24 at 11.59am. Even when the 24-hour strike...

More tube strikes are underway. RMT drivers are walking out for six 24-hour periods across April, May and June. The first two of those strikes are this week, with one walk-out having already taken place. Another strike will start on Thursday April 23 and last until Friday April 24.  Before you panic and sign up to a Lime bike subscription, you do have options. Here’s everything you need to know about using the Elizabeth line during the strike period.  RECOMMENDED:🚇 How to get around London during April’s RMT industrial action.⛔️ The full list of dates and train services impacted by RMT train strikes in April, May and June 2026✈️ How to get to London airports during next week’s RMT industrial action❌ London travel disruption to watch out for this weekend: tube and train closures on April 25-26. RMT union members voted in favour of action back in February, with strikes called for the London Underground. Walk-outs that were supposed to take place in March were suspended, but for now further action will still be going ahead. The action will only be affecting services on the Underground, meaning that the DLR, Overground and Elizabeth lines will all still be operating. London buses will be affected by separate strikes in April and May.  RMT drivers are striking over a proposal to condense the working week into four days, resulting in changing shift patterns.  A representative from RMT said: ‘Our members will not accept TfL's plan to condense the working week for tube drivers...