Best Of Londonist: 1-7 September 2025

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Last Updated 07 September 2025

Londonist Best Of Londonist: 1-7 September 2025

Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.

Greenwich To Glow With Two Spectacular Light Shows This Autumn

Luxmuralis and Peter Walker work their magic.

Two big purple hands in the Painted Hall

Green London: Where To Volunteer In September 2025

Volunteers needed for London Wildlife Trust, Thames21 and others.

A peacock

In Pictures: New Covent Garden Market On Its First Day In 1974

It was new 51 years ago, anyway.

A photo of people walking around a brand new New Covent Garden Market

The Ballot For Wimbledon 2026 Is Now Open

Ace!

A player serving on Centre Court
Image: AELTC/Joe Toth

Four Phone Boxes In Front Of The British Museum Are Now Galleries

Buy original art for as little as £10.

A phone box with artworks in it

Beer, Brezel And Bratwurst - At The Famous London Oktoberfest

Help to drink 23,000 litres of lush lager. (sponsor)

Three people with steins celebrating Oktoberfest

How Many Peter Pan Statues Are There?

The boy who could fly... to every corner of the globe.

A statue of Peter Pan

Dark London By Dr Drew Gray, A New Book About London's Grimmer Side

Dark tales from London's past.

The cover of Dark London

9 Christmas Shows In London To Book Right Now

Hey, we're just the messengers.

A troupe performing the Nutcracker

Princess Anne To Walk Through Giant Inflatable Gut.... And You Can Too!

Paternoster Square will host a microbiome festival.

Part of a giant purple gut

Soho Transforms Into A 'Jazz Village' For This Five-Day Festival

Nice!

Fingers on a piano

How To Explore London

10 steps to learn the city, and its history.

Artwork of a compass

Join An Autumnal Fun Run In Hyde Park, And Raise Money For Children With Cancer

A fun day out for all ages and abilities. (sponsor)

Two kids holding hands

Inside the Bank of England

A look around the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

A staircase with a mosaic at the bottom

Free David Hockney Exhibition Comes To London In 2026

Feat. a 90-metre-long frieze.

A vivid painting of a cottage and hay bales
© David Hockney

Liberty Festival: Celebration Of Disabled Artistry Comes To Wandsworth

A fantastical forest and Elvis on the toilet.

A person in a blonde wig clutching a cymbal

Five Wonderful New Pubs That (Re)Opened In London This Year

It's not all doom and gloom in the world of boozers.

A pint on a pub table

Looking Ahead: Things To Do In London This Week: 8-14 September 2025

See what's going down in the Best City in the World.

A striking looking cabaret performer with specs and a tache