Best Of Londonist: 15-21 June 2026

Last Updated 20 June 2026

Londonist Best Of Londonist: 15-21 June 2026

Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.

Olympia's New Rooftop Street Is Just A Little Bit Wow

A great glass canopy, bars, restaurants and a new music venue await.

The new Olympia rooftop
Image: Matt Brown

More Beaks To Feed! Pelican Chicks Born At St James's Park For The First Time

Four additions to the feathered family.

Pelicans with their chicks
Image: Royal Parks

"Brixton Market As We Know It Could Disappear" Claim Traders

Locals urged to 'Buy Back Brixton'.

Brixton Market
Image: gerrypopplestone, Creative Commons

AI Video Brings Wren's Never-Built London To Life

See what might have been.

Image of a grand canal that never was
Image: Daniel Coughlin/AI

The Top Exhibitions To See In London: July 2026

From east London to Ukraine.

Photograph of children taking shelter to escape Russian air strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine 2022.
Image: © UNICEF/Oleksiy Filippov.

This West End Theatre Is Being Renamed After Dame Judi Dench

Actor "truly overwhelmed" at honour.

Judi Dench in front of the Shaftesbury Theatre
Image: Shaftesbury Theatre/Robert Wilson

Where To Watch World Cup 2026 Matches In London

60 years of hurt: could 2026 be England's year?

People celebrating at Boxpark
Image: Boxpark

A White Knuckle Guide To High Adrenaline Activities In London

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

A high speed boat on the Thames
Image: Thames Rockets

When London Bristled With Bonapartemania

We fell for a French emperor, big time.

Napoleon III
Image: Public Domain

Cram 400+ Shows At This Year's Camden Fringe

Arts extravaganza returns to north London.

A group of comedians
Image: Bitches in Stitches

The Forgotten Tudor Hall Of North London

And its sorry fate.

A remains of a great hall
Images courtesy of John Cole

17 Lions In A City: Westminster's Lion And Lioness Sculpture Trail

You've got till mid August to spot them.

A woman with a dog looking at a lion sculpture
Image: Ben Stevens, PinPep

Extreme Day Trips From London: Lille

A day trip abroad - no flying required.

Loads of huge teddies perched above a shopfront
Image: Laura Reynolds/Londonist

Victorian London Was So Obsessed With Japan It Built This 'Japanese Village'

And then it burned down.

Afternoon tea in a Japanese Village
Image: British Library Newspapers via CC BY-SA 4.0

Watch Live Opera In The St Pancras Clock Tower

One-off show this July.

St Pancras clock tower with a roundel in front of it
Image: Mathias Reding via Pexels

London's Most Central Museum Is An Eye On The Past

Why you should give the British Optical Association Museum a look-see.

A cheeky display on Dominic Cummings' eyesight
Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

Model Market: Beloved Lewisham Hotspot To Reopen This Summer

With German Kraft at the helm.

A mock-up of the market
Image: Model Market

How Slick Is This? Visualisation Shows Real-Time London Tubes, Boats, Buses, Planes...

You'll want to have a play.

A slick, moving transport map
Image: James Potter

Looking Ahead: Things To Do In London This Week: 22-28 June 2026

A ballet bonanza and a party in Pompeii.

Ballet dancers in the street
Image: Pierre Tappon