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Your essential guide to the very best things to do around London

London events in September
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London events in September

September in London isn’t just the damp end of summer it has some pretty amazing things in store

London Design Festival is back
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London Design Festival is back

Find the most impressive installations in the city

Open House London: our highlights
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Open House London: our highlights

The world’s biggest festival of architecture returns 

Totally Thames festival
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Totally Thames festival

The month-long tribute to London’s beautiful, murky river is back 

The best free things to do in London
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The best free things to do in London

Don’t just do the city right, do it free

What’s on in London?

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Latest London news

Overheard in London: this week’s #wordonthestreet
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Overheard in London: this week’s #wordonthestreet

‘Our mouths filled simultaneously. Honestly, it was a special experience.’      ‘When I say “tools”, I mean implements. And when I say “implements”, I mean...

Leave London for this woodland screening of ‘Twin Peaks’
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Leave London for this woodland screening of ‘Twin Peaks’

Encounters Film Festival hits Bristol for the 25th time this month, and to celebrate they’ve gone with a ’90s twist.  Inspired by the decade that it...

Festival of ideas HowTheLightGetsIn returns to London this month
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Festival of ideas HowTheLightGetsIn returns to London this month

Got a taste for Ted Talks? HowTheLightGetsIn might just be the thing for you. The Kenwood House festival comes to north London on September 21-22 and...

Thank Abba for the music at a massive new O2 exhibition opening this winter
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Thank Abba for the music at a massive new O2 exhibition opening this winter

In the last couple of years, London has gone Abba mad. We’ve had themed club nights, an immersive ‘Mamma Mia’ film experience, and now, there’s a huge,...

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Upcoming events in the capital

Totally Thames Festival
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Totally Thames Festival

Explore the Thames at this month-long festival 

London Design Festival
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London Design Festival

The London Design Festival returns for its 17th year 

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The BBQ Club: Patch & Picnic
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The BBQ Club: Patch & Picnic

Reserve a private picnic spot by the Thames

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London Tattoo Convention
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London Tattoo Convention

An annual body art festival packed with the best in the business

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Upcoming Time Out events

Silent disco at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium

Silent disco at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium

Join us for a night of revelry with the brand new jellyfish at this world-famous landmark. Tickets from £29.

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Silent Disco at The View from The Shard
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Silent Disco at The View from The Shard

Dance at the top of the world - well, western Europe at least - tickets just £37.50

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London’s cultural highlights

101 things to do in London
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101 things to do in London

London is a treasure trove of brilliant days out and activities worth boasting about

Secret London
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Secret London

A treasure trove of places that fly under the radar despite being totally brilliant

Top 10 museums in London
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Top 10 museums in London

Overwhelmed by the many museums in London? Here's where to start

London’s hidden green spaces
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London’s hidden green spaces

Discover the city's most verdant secret gardens and parks

London’s top attractions
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London’s top attractions

Be sure to tick off London's biggest and best attractions

Exhibitions in London
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Exhibitions in London

See what London's best museums and galleries have got on show

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Things to do with the kids

18 things to do before you’re 18
Kids

18 things to do before you’re 18

Tick these off before becoming a grown-up

Harry Potter experiences in London
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Harry Potter experiences in London

Go from muggle to wizard in a day

101 things to do in London with kids
Kids

101 things to do in London with kids

Fantastic days out for families and kids

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Getting around London

The Cultural TfL Map
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The Cultural TfL Map

Paid content: London’s top cultural landmarks, mapped

Welcome to the wonderful world of off-peak
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Welcome to the wonderful world of off-peak

Paid content: Your passport to affordable, convenient public transport        

Meet London’s most-loved bus drivers
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Meet London’s most-loved bus drivers

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Explore more of London

Free things to do
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Free things to do

Enjoy the world of free London

Sport and fitness in London
Sport and fitness

Sport and fitness in London

Get seriously sweaty in the city

Day-trips from London
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Day-trips from London

Get outta town in no time at all

Other-worldly locations in London
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Other-worldly locations in London

Escape the city (without leaving it)

Timewarp London
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Timewarp London

Places around the capital that time forgot

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The seven wonders of...
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The seven wonders of...

The best bits of London's museums

Rainy day London
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Rainy day London

Inspiring indoor activities

London by area
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London by area

Explore the city's neighbourhoods 

Alternative London
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Alternative London

Delve a little deeper

Discover the best things to do in Europe

The 20 best things to do in Stockholm
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The 20 best things to do in Stockholm

The Swedish capital is effortlessly photogenic from pretty much every angle

The 12 best things to do in Cambridge
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The 12 best things to do in Cambridge

If you thought Cambridge was all bucolic riverside walks, then, well... you’re spot-on

The 101 best things to do in Paris
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The 101 best things to do in Paris

This list should help you get a sense of this storied yet ever-changing city as it is right now

The 12 best things to do in Munich
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The 12 best things to do in Munich

The capital of Bavaria (and beer) has experienced a major resurgence in recent years