market · market
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 08:00 – 19:00
Portobello Road Market
Free entry
World-famous street market offering vintage fashion, antiques, handmade crafts, and food. Explore, bargain hunt and people watch. Open Monday-Sunday 8am-7pm
More info: https://visitportobello.com/
art · art, history
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 21:00
Tate Modern, Tate Modern
Free entry
Explore how artists responded to the impact of mass media in their work.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/display/media-networks
art · art, exhibition
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 20:00
Southbank Centre - Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre - Hayward Gallery
Lose yourself in Chiharu Shiota's immersive web-like installations at the Hayward Gallery.
More info: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/chiharu-shiota-threads-of-life
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery, nature, photography
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 19:00
Serpentine South Gallery , Serpentine South Gallery, Kensington Gardens, W2 3XA
Free entry
Experience Cecily Brown’s powerful new paintings and drawings. Celebrate nature, memory, desire.
More info: https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/cecily-brown-picture-making/
Book tickets: https://serpentinegalleries.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/list
market · market
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 19:00
Camden Market, Camden Lock Place, NW1 8AF
Free entry
Vibrant market in Camden Town with vintage fashion, handmade jewellery, gifts and street food from around the globe. Open daily 10am-7pm next to Regent's Canal.
More info: https://camdenmarket.com/visit-us
art · art, exhibition, fashion
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 20:00
Southbank Centre - Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre - Hayward Gallery
Reimagine the everyday in Yin Xiuzhen’s immersive artworks, where discarded clothes and objects weave intimate stories of memory and global life.
photography · exhibition, photography, art
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 20:00
Southbank Centre - Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre - Hayward Gallery
Free entry
Discover luminous analogue photos by Irish artist Samuel Laurence Cunnane in his free London debut exhibition at Hayward Gallery’s HENI Project Space. Running until 3 May 2026, it showcases a decade of hand-developed prints capturing fleeting scenes with subtle light and atmosphere, like a blue-tarmacked road at dusk.
More info: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/samuel-laurence-cunnane-blue-road/
art · art, exhibition, gallery
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 21:00
Tate Modern, Tate Modern
Step into the tender, confessional world of Tracey Emin's art and life.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/tracey-emin
museum · art, exhibition
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 21:00
Tate Modern, Tate Modern
Explore the artists who revolutionised modern art in Nigeria in the mid-20th century
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/nigerian-modernism
Book tickets: https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/date?cgid=368099
Recurring: daily until 10 May 2026
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery, family
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:00 – 19:00
Serpentine North Gallery , Serpentine North Gallery, West Carriage Drive, W2 2AR
Free entry
Discover David Hockney’s captivating exhibition at Serpentine North, featuring his monumental 90m iPad frieze ‘A Year in Normandie’ capturing seasonal changes, plus new 2025 portraits and still lifes.
art · art, exhibition, photography, gallery
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:30 – 21:00
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
A landmark UK debut: Catherine Opie's striking photographic portraits challenge who is seen, and who goes unseen.
More info: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2026/catherine-opie-to-be-seen
art · art
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 10:30 – 21:00
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
First UK museum exhibition focused on Lucian Freud's works on paper including 48 sketchbooks alongside key paintings. 25 and under: £5 tickets Friday to Sunday. Pay What You Can for entry times on Saturdays from 17.30 to 20.00.
More info: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2026/lucian-freud-drawing-into-painting
Book tickets: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2026/lucian-freud-drawing-into-painting#dates
music · music
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 17:00 – 23:00
Larry's, National Portrait Gallery, WC2H 0HE
Live jazz evenings whilst dining in the glitz and glam of Larry's, with an extensive wine list and cocktail menu. Wed 20:00-23:00, Thu-Sat 17:00-23:00.
drinking · music
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 19:00 – 23:59
The Askew, Shepherd's Bush, The Askew, Shepherd's Bush
Free entry
Live music that brings the pub to life. Great local acts, brilliant tunes, and proper pub vibes every Saturday.
More info: https://www.askewshepherdsbush.co.uk/events/live-music/
music · music, pub
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 21:00 – 02:00
The Good Mixer, 30 Inverness St, London NW1 7HJ
Free entry
Spin into Saturday 9pm-2am. Free entry, indie, britpop, 90s, funk, soul, rock & more.
More info: https://www.thegoodmixer.co.uk/events
Recurring: weekly
music · music
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 21:00
The Royal Oak, 320 Hale End Road, Walthamstow, Woodford Green IG8 9LN
Free entry
Good tunes, good people & great atmosphere. Live music every Saturday at 9pm. Check socials for acts.
More info: https://www.royaloakhighamspark.co.uk/events/live-music/
music · music, pub
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 21:00
The White Horse, 20-22 Peckham Rye, SE15 4JR
Free entry
RPM: Real People Music. 100% vinyl with Oliver Sudden & Keith Lawrence. Every Saturday 9pm–late.
More info: https://www.whitehorsepeckham.co.uk/whatson/
music · music, pub
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 21:30
The Old Hat, 128 The Broadway, W13 0SY
Free entry
Live music every Saturday at 9:30pm! Big bands, packed crowds & a real buzz.
More info: https://www.theoldhatealing.co.uk/events/live-music/