Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.
New Museum Alert! Visit The Quentin Blake Centre For Illustration
London gets a well-timed champion of illustration.
London's Queer Brewing Announces It's Closing
East London brewery calls time in July.
One London: City's Future-Tallest Building Gets New Name
Farewell to 1 Undershaft.
Explore This Historic Ship When It Docks In London This Summer
Nao Victoria sails into St Katharine Docks.
It's A Sin Is Returning — And This Time It's A Stage Show
Lands in London October 2027.
FREE: The Huge Soil Sculpture 'origo' Arrives At Barbican
The greatest show of Earth.
The Tube Map, (Jokingly) Simplified For Tourists
Showing only the stereotypical destinations.
Elfin Oak: Magical London Tree Restored To Former Glory
Spike Milligan would be pleased.
Idler Festival 2026: See Very Famous People Talk In A Big Old Posh House
Prue Leith, Charlie Higson, Irvine Walsh, Jojo Moyes...
Ice Cream-Themed Apartments For Hackney?
Cool!
10 Roman Miles Up Watling Street
An historical walk along Edgware Road.
The Secretive Eel Pie Island Is Open To Visitors This July
Explore the usually off-limits oddball artistic enclave.
Buffy Revamped: One-Man Vampire Slayer Show Has A Bite Of The West End
"Seventy minutes. Seven seasons. One Spike."
Soho Has The Best Village Fete Anywhere - And It Returns In July
Feat. the (in)famous waiters' race.
The Places That Closed Down In London In 2026 (So Far)
A fond farewell to these London establishments.
A Day Out At The Bizarre And Brilliant Covent Garden Rent Ceremony
Hear ye! Hear ye!
The Micro-History Of A Traffic Island
Everything has a history, and everything is connected.
Canary Wharf's Annual Dragon Boat Race Returns
Spectate, or even take part.
Looking Ahead: Things To Do In London This Week: 8-14 June 2026
Outdoor concerts, guided walks and World Cup screenings.
