religion · religious, seasonal, family, outdoor
Friday, 3 April 2026, 09:00 – 19:00
Trafalgar Square, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DS
Free entry
Experience a powerful Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus' final days in Trafalgar Square.
More info: https://www.london.gov.uk/events/passion-jesus-trafalgar-square-2026
art · art
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 20:00
Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Discover Seurat's stunning seascapes - the first UK exhibition dedicated to the artist in 30 years.
More info: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-seurat-and-the-sea/
art · gallery, art, exhibition
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Saatchi Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
Four decades of boundary-pushing contemporary art - iconic works and fresh voices across two floors.
More info: https://www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/the-long-now-saatchi-gallery-at-40
Recurring: daily until 26 April 2026
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery, nature, photography
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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
museum · museum, exhibition
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 20:30
The British Museum, The British Museum, Bloomsbury
Uncover a millennium of myth and reality in this major exhibition exploring the legendary warriors of Japan through 280 objects at the British Museum. Until 4 May 2026.
More info: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/samurai
art · art, exhibition
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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
museum · art, exhibition
Friday, 3 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
photography · exhibition, photography, art
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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/
photography · photography, exhibition, animals, nature, outdoor
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Science Museum, Science Museum, Kensington
Free entry
Discover the fragile beauty of the Pantanal wetland through breathtaking photography. Free entry.
More info: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/water-pantanal-fire
Recurring: daily until 31 May 2026
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 16:00
Pace Gallery, Pace Gallery, 5 Hanover Square, W1S 1HQ
Free entry
Overview Effect immerses you in luminous, sculptural paintings that translate the sensations of childbirth into radiant abstract forms. Discover a new series where concentric orbs and pulsating colour evoke both the intimacy of the body and the awe of seeing Earth from space.
More info: https://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/loie-hollowell-overview-effect-london/
museum · art, exhibition, museum
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Tate Britain, Tate Britain
The definitive exhibition of two pivotal British artists in the 250th year of their births.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/turner-and-constable
Book tickets: https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/date?cgid=367752
Recurring: daily until 12 April 2026
art · art, exhibition
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Tate Britain, Tate Britain
Hurvin Anderson's first major solo show - 80+ vibrant paintings spanning the UK and the Caribbean.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/hurvin-anderson
Recurring: daily until 23 August 2026
art · art, exhibition, fashion
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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.
More info: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/yin-xiuzhen-heart-to-heart/
art · art, exhibition, gallery
Friday, 3 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
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Perrotin, Perrotin, Brook's Mews, W1K 4HR
Free entry
Sigrid Sandström's first solo exhibition in London, featuring atmospheric abstract paintings exploring turbulence.
More info: https://www.perrotin.com/exhibitions/sigrid_sandstrom-squall/12544
art · art, nature
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 16:00
Garden Museum, Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7LB
Stunning 18th-century Chinese botanical paintings displayed in Britain for the first time in 235 years.
More info: https://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/seeds-of-exchange/
art · tour, art
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 10:45
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Step inside the gallery before the crowds for an intimate guided journey uncovering hidden history. £16.50 (£12 Members). Meet at Ross Place entrance.
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery, family
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 21:00
Tate Modern, Tate Modern
Picasso reimagined as spectacle - over 45 works staged as theatre by celebrated contemporary artists.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/theatre-picasso
museum · art, design, fashion, exhibition, gallery
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 22:00
V&A South Kensington, V&A South Kensington
Explore the visionary world of Elsa Schiaparelli, a fashion icon whose designs blurred lines between art and clothing.
More info: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/schiaparelli
Book tickets: https://www.vam.ac.uk/shop/ticket?cgid=461
art · art, history, exhibition
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 21:00
The National Gallery, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Step into the candlelit world of Joseph Wright of Derby - where science, art and wonder collide.
More info: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/wright-of-derby-from-the-shadows
photography · photography, art, exhibition, gallery
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Gagosian - Grovesnor Hill, Gagosian, 20 Grosvenor Hill, W1K 3QD
Free entry
Explore the powerful portraits of Richard Avedon's 'Facing West' exhibition.
More info: https://gagosian.com/exhibitions/2026/richard-avedon-facing-west/
art · art, exhibition
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Uncover the forgotten women who shaped British landscape art. 10 artists, 100 years of hidden talent.
More info: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-a-view-of-ones-own/
Recurring: daily until 20 May 2026
art · art, history
Friday, 3 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
Friday, 3 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
photo · art, exhibition
Friday, 3 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
talk · art, talk
Friday, 3 April 2026, 11:00 – 14:00
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Free entry
A talk on a chosen portrait in the Gallery's Collection, delivered every day at 11:00 and 14:00. Meet on historic stairs landing, Floor 0. Check NPG website for more details.
More info: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/portrait-of-the-day-talks-2
Recurring: daily
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery
Friday, 3 April 2026, 11:00 – 18:00
Frith Street Gallery - Golden Square, Frith Street Gallery, 17-18 Golden Square, W1F 9JJ
Free entry
Featuring new sculptures exploring time, identity, and domestic life. Highlights include the Jesmonite installation Sons and Couch (2025) and fragile unfired clay Fridge Still Life.
More info: https://www.frithstreetgallery.com/exhibitions/242-daphne-wright-expectations/
art · art, talk, tour
Friday, 3 April 2026, 12:00 – 15:00
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Free entry
Free highlights tour exploring the NPG Collection and building, delivered every day at 12:00 and 15:00. Meet in Room 18, Floor 3. Check NPG website for more details.
More info: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/highlights-tours
Recurring: daily
religion · religious
Friday, 3 April 2026, 15:00 – 16:15
Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey
Free entry
A solemn service remembering Christ's death on the cross.
music · music
Friday, 3 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.
religion · religious, poetry, music, history
Friday, 3 April 2026, 18:00 – 20:00
Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey
Free entry
Experience grief, music, and poetry following the Stabat mater text. At St. Margaret’s, known as ‘the Church on Parliament Square’, is a 12th-century church next to Westminster Abbey.
music · quiz, pub
Friday, 3 April 2026, 19:00
The Smugglers Tavern, 28 Warren St, W1T 5ND
Free entry
Karaoke Night every Friday at The Smugglers Tavern, starting at 7pm. All welcome.
More info: https://thesmugglerstavern.co.uk/whats-on/karoake/
music · music, pub
Friday, 3 April 2026, 20:30
The Ship, 68 Borough Rd, SE1 1DX
Free entry
Experience live music every Friday at 8:30pm. The Ship is the place to be for lively Friday nights.
More info: https://www.theshipsouthwark.co.uk/events/friday-live-music/
market
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 09:00 – 14:00
Orange Square, corner of Pimlico Road and Ebury Street, SW1W 8UT
Free entry
Weekly farmers' market on leafy Orange Square. Fresh produce, artisan bread, cheese, fish & game. Saturdays 9am-2pm.
More info: https://www.lfm.org.uk/markets/pimlico-road/
market · market
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 09:00 – 14:00
Bute Street, London SW7 3EX
Free entry
Bute Street, Saturdays 9am-2pm. Fresh fish, vegetables, bread, cakes, poultry, cheese and flowers.
museum · art, exhibition, museum
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Tate Britain, Tate Britain
The definitive exhibition of two pivotal British artists in the 250th year of their births.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/turner-and-constable
Book tickets: https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/date?cgid=367752
Recurring: daily until 12 April 2026
photography · exhibition, photography, art
Saturday, 4 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
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Discover Seurat's stunning seascapes - the first UK exhibition dedicated to the artist in 30 years.
More info: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-seurat-and-the-sea/
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Perrotin, Perrotin, Brook's Mews, W1K 4HR
Free entry
Sigrid Sandström's first solo exhibition in London, featuring atmospheric abstract paintings exploring turbulence.
More info: https://www.perrotin.com/exhibitions/sigrid_sandstrom-squall/12544
art · art, exhibition
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Uncover the forgotten women who shaped British landscape art. 10 artists, 100 years of hidden talent.
More info: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-a-view-of-ones-own/
Recurring: daily until 20 May 2026
museum · museum, exhibition
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 17:00
The British Museum, The British Museum, Bloomsbury
Uncover a millennium of myth and reality in this major exhibition exploring the legendary warriors of Japan through 280 objects at the British Museum. Until 4 May 2026.
More info: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/samurai
art · art, nature
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 16:00
Garden Museum, Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7LB
Stunning 18th-century Chinese botanical paintings displayed in Britain for the first time in 235 years.
More info: https://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/seeds-of-exchange/
art · art, exhibition
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Tate Britain, Tate Britain
Hurvin Anderson's first major solo show - 80+ vibrant paintings spanning the UK and the Caribbean.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/hurvin-anderson
Recurring: daily until 23 August 2026
museum · art, exhibition
Saturday, 4 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
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Hauser & Wirth, Hauser & Wirth, 23 Savile Row, W1S 2ET
Free entry
Celebrating 60 years of Takesada Matsutani’s Paris-based practice with powerful new works in vinyl glue and graphite. Experience sensuous, sculptural canvases and historic pieces that trace Matsutani’s journey from Gutai avant-garde experiments to today’s meditative, time-charged surfaces.
More info: https://www.hauserwirth.com/hauser-wirth-exhibitions/takesada-matsutani-shifting-boundaries/
photography · photography, art, exhibition, gallery
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Gagosian - Grovesnor Hill, Gagosian, 20 Grosvenor Hill, W1K 3QD
Free entry
Explore the powerful portraits of Richard Avedon's 'Facing West' exhibition.
More info: https://gagosian.com/exhibitions/2026/richard-avedon-facing-west/
art · art, exhibition
Saturday, 4 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 · art, exhibition, gallery
Saturday, 4 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
photography · photography, exhibition, animals, nature, outdoor
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Science Museum, Science Museum, Kensington
Free entry
Discover the fragile beauty of the Pantanal wetland through breathtaking photography. Free entry.
More info: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/water-pantanal-fire
Recurring: daily until 31 May 2026
art · gallery, art, exhibition
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Saatchi Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
Four decades of boundary-pushing contemporary art - iconic works and fresh voices across two floors.
More info: https://www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/the-long-now-saatchi-gallery-at-40
Recurring: daily until 26 April 2026
art · art, exhibition, fashion
Saturday, 4 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.
More info: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/yin-xiuzhen-heart-to-heart/
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery, nature, photography
Saturday, 4 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
art · art, history
Saturday, 4 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 · tour, art
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 10:45
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Step inside the gallery before the crowds for an intimate guided journey uncovering hidden history. £16.50 (£12 Members). Meet at Ross Place entrance.
art · art, exhibition
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 21:00
Tate Modern, Tate Modern
Picasso reimagined as spectacle - over 45 works staged as theatre by celebrated contemporary artists.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/theatre-picasso
art · art, history, exhibition
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
The National Gallery, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Step into the candlelit world of Joseph Wright of Derby - where science, art and wonder collide.
More info: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/wright-of-derby-from-the-shadows
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery, family
Saturday, 4 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-galleries · art, exhibition, tech, design, nature
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Hauser & Wirth, Hauser & Wirth, 23 Savile Row, W1S 2ET
Free entry
Step into “Microcosms”, the first London show in a decade for visionary artist Tetsumi Kudo, exploring eerie fusions of nature, technology and the human body.
More info: https://www.hauserwirth.com/hauser-wirth-exhibitions/tetsumi-kudo/
museum · art, design, fashion, exhibition, gallery
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 17:45
V&A South Kensington, V&A South Kensington
Explore the visionary world of Elsa Schiaparelli, a fashion icon whose designs blurred lines between art and clothing.
More info: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/schiaparelli
Book tickets: https://www.vam.ac.uk/shop/ticket?cgid=461
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Pace Gallery, Pace Gallery, 5 Hanover Square, W1S 1HQ
Free entry
Overview Effect immerses you in luminous, sculptural paintings that translate the sensations of childbirth into radiant abstract forms. Discover a new series where concentric orbs and pulsating colour evoke both the intimacy of the body and the awe of seeing Earth from space.
More info: https://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/loie-hollowell-overview-effect-london/
photo · art, exhibition
Saturday, 4 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, 4 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
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 11:00 – 17:00
Frith Street Gallery - Golden Square, Frith Street Gallery, 17-18 Golden Square, W1F 9JJ
Free entry
Featuring new sculptures exploring time, identity, and domestic life. Highlights include the Jesmonite installation Sons and Couch (2025) and fragile unfired clay Fridge Still Life.
More info: https://www.frithstreetgallery.com/exhibitions/242-daphne-wright-expectations/
talk · art, talk
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 11:00 – 14:00
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Free entry
A talk on a chosen portrait in the Gallery's Collection, delivered every day at 11:00 and 14:00. Meet on historic stairs landing, Floor 0. Check NPG website for more details.
More info: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/portrait-of-the-day-talks-2
Recurring: daily
art · art, talk, tour
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 12:00 – 15:00
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Free entry
Free highlights tour exploring the NPG Collection and building, delivered every day at 12:00 and 15:00. Meet in Room 18, Floor 3. Check NPG website for more details.
More info: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/highlights-tours
Recurring: daily
music · music
Saturday, 4 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.
religion · religious, seasonal, music
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 20:00 – 21:30
Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey
Free entry
A moving service that begins in darkness and celebrates Christ's Resurrection.
market · market
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 08:00 – 14:00
New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall, SW8 5EH
Free entry
One of London's largest general markets and boot sales. Every Sunday 8am-2pm at Nine Elms Lane. Over 400 stalls.
More info: https://www.saundersmarkets.co.uk/nine-elms-market
religion · religious, seasonal
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 08:00 – 08:40
Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey
Free entry
A quiet, said service in traditional language from the Book of Common Prayer.
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery, family
Sunday, 5 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.
museum · art, design, fashion, exhibition, gallery
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 17:45
V&A South Kensington, V&A South Kensington
Explore the visionary world of Elsa Schiaparelli, a fashion icon whose designs blurred lines between art and clothing.
More info: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/schiaparelli
Book tickets: https://www.vam.ac.uk/shop/ticket?cgid=461
art · art, nature
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 16:00
Garden Museum, Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7LB
Stunning 18th-century Chinese botanical paintings displayed in Britain for the first time in 235 years.
More info: https://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/seeds-of-exchange/
art · art, exhibition, gallery
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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
art · art, exhibition
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Tate Modern, Tate Modern
Picasso reimagined as spectacle - over 45 works staged as theatre by celebrated contemporary artists.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/theatre-picasso
museum · art, exhibition, museum
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Tate Britain, Tate Britain
The definitive exhibition of two pivotal British artists in the 250th year of their births.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/turner-and-constable
Book tickets: https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/date?cgid=367752
Recurring: daily until 12 April 2026
museum · art, exhibition
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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 · art
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Discover Seurat's stunning seascapes - the first UK exhibition dedicated to the artist in 30 years.
More info: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-seurat-and-the-sea/
art · gallery, art, exhibition
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Saatchi Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
Four decades of boundary-pushing contemporary art - iconic works and fresh voices across two floors.
More info: https://www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/the-long-now-saatchi-gallery-at-40
Recurring: daily until 26 April 2026
art · art, exhibition, fashion
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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.
More info: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/yin-xiuzhen-heart-to-heart/
art · art, exhibition
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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
photography · photography, exhibition, animals, nature, outdoor
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Science Museum, Science Museum, Kensington
Free entry
Discover the fragile beauty of the Pantanal wetland through breathtaking photography. Free entry.
More info: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/water-pantanal-fire
Recurring: daily until 31 May 2026
art · tour, art
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 10:45
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Step inside the gallery before the crowds for an intimate guided journey uncovering hidden history. £16.50 (£12 Members). Meet at Ross Place entrance.
art · art, history, exhibition
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
The National Gallery, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square
Step into the candlelit world of Joseph Wright of Derby - where science, art and wonder collide.
More info: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/wright-of-derby-from-the-shadows
art-galleries · art, exhibition, gallery, nature, photography
Sunday, 5 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
art · art, exhibition
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Tate Britain, Tate Britain
Hurvin Anderson's first major solo show - 80+ vibrant paintings spanning the UK and the Caribbean.
More info: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/hurvin-anderson
Recurring: daily until 23 August 2026
museum · museum, exhibition
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 17:00
The British Museum, The British Museum, Bloomsbury
Uncover a millennium of myth and reality in this major exhibition exploring the legendary warriors of Japan through 280 objects at the British Museum. Until 4 May 2026.
More info: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/samurai
photography · exhibition, photography, art
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Uncover the forgotten women who shaped British landscape art. 10 artists, 100 years of hidden talent.
More info: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-a-view-of-ones-own/
Recurring: daily until 20 May 2026
art · art, history
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 18:00
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
market · market
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:00 – 14:00
W1U 4DF
Free entry
Every Sunday, discover Marylebone Farmers' Market come rain or shine. It offers fresh seasonal produce, and a wide range of fruits and vegetables throughout the year.
More info: https://www.lfm.org.uk/markets/marylebone/
photo · art, exhibition
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:30 – 18:00
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
religion · religious, seasonal
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:30 – 12:00
Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey
Free entry
The Abbey's principal Easter service, celebrating Christ's Resurrection.
art · art
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 10:30 – 18:00
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
talk · art, talk
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 11:00 – 14:00
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Free entry
A talk on a chosen portrait in the Gallery's Collection, delivered every day at 11:00 and 14:00. Meet on historic stairs landing, Floor 0. Check NPG website for more details.
More info: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/portrait-of-the-day-talks-2
Recurring: daily
art · art, talk, tour
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 12:00 – 15:00
National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, London
Free entry
Free highlights tour exploring the NPG Collection and building, delivered every day at 12:00 and 15:00. Meet in Room 18, Floor 3. Check NPG website for more details.
More info: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/highlights-tours
Recurring: daily
music · music, pub
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 15:00 – 17:00
The Ship, 68 Borough Rd, SE1 1DX
Free entry
Every Sunday 3-5pm: Join London's best Irish trad musicians for a special session at The Ship.
More info: https://www.theshipsouthwark.co.uk/events/sunday-trad-session/
religion · religious, music, seasonal
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 15:00 – 16:00
Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey
Free entry
A traditional service of Choral Evensong with the Installation of a Canon.
walks · walks, outdoor
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 15:00 – 17:00
Warwick Avenue Tube Station
Discover Little Venice’s charm with its elegant white stucco houses, lush greenery, and tranquil canals - once home to Freud, Browning, and other notable residents. Wander romantic towpaths and soak up early Victorian London before relaxing at a canal-side café.
More info: https://www.walks.com/our-walks/little-venice
Recurring: weekly
walks · walks, outdoor
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 15:00 – 17:00
Tottenham Court Road Tube Station, Bloomsbury, Exit 1 Opposite The Flying Horse Pub
Step into the shadowy, fascinating world of historic Soho as you wander past grand townhouses and secret alleyways. Encounter bawdy madams, daring body snatchers, and heroic doctors in this lively, two-hour guided walk full of dark tales and witty surprises.
More info: https://www.walks.com/our-walks/death-debauchery-doctors-in-soho/
Recurring: weekly
religion · religious, seasonal
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 18:00 – 20:00
Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey
Free entry
Evening Easter service celebrating Christ's Resurrection. At St. Margaret’s, known as ‘the Church on Parliament Square’, is a 12th-century church next to Westminster Abbey.
More info: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/holy-week-and-easter/2026/april/st-ms-easter-day/
quiz · pub, quiz
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
The Pilgrim, 247 Kennington Ln, London, SE11 5QU
Sunday 7:00pm trivia night with all-day happy hour drink specials and 2-4-1 burgers. £2 per person. £50 bar tab - First Prize. Bottle of wine, 2nd place.
More info: https://www.thepilgrimpub.com/whatson
Recurring: weekly