Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.
In Pictures: The Silvertown Tunnel Is Open
Photos of London's brand new crossing.
Outdoor Cinema In London: Where To Watch Films In The Open Air In Summer 2025
Blow of the multiplex for these outdoor screens.
Sadiq's New Powers Could Help Revive London Nightlife
Mayor could clamp down on licence rejections.
A New And Extremely Satisfying Real Time Tube Map
Warning: dangerously addictive.
London’s Best Restaurants For Eating Outdoors: Summer 2025
The terraces, the porches, the rooftops, the courtyards...
10 Ideas For A London-Themed Amusement Park
Black cab dodgems, anyone?
When Buckingham Palace Had A Major Facelift In Just 13 Weeks
An incredible feat of engineering in 1913.
Where To See Wisteria In Bloom In London This Season
The capital's best wisteria hysteria spots.
"I Played Giant Monopoly... It Turned Out To Be London" - Milton Jones Speaks To Londonist
Another instalment of Londonist Asks Someone Random Questions.
Two Sections Of The DLR Are Now Free To Ride For At Least A Year
Every little helps.
Competition! Win £500 To Spend On A Night Out At Roxy Ball Room
Food, booze and ball games await... (sponsor)
Huge Whale Sculpture Appears In Canary Wharf
11 metre blue whale made of plastic lands in east London.
The Man Turning Coal Holes Into Bowls
He's even taking commissions.
London's Vaisakhi Festival Is Back In Trafalgar Square This April
Celebration of Sikh and Punjabi heritage and culture.
10 Downing Street's Garden Is Opening For Tours
Enter ballot to snoop around Starmer's back yard.
London's First Theatre
More than a 1,000 years before Shakespeare.
How Do You Like Your London? Ways To Enjoy And Engage With Londonist
We're even on Bluesky these days.
Where To Ride On Vintage Buses In London
Plenty of retro services if you know where to look.
VE Day 80: Commemorative Events Happening In London This May
Eight decades since the end of the Second World War.
That Time A Volcano Killed A Third Of Londoners
You've heard of the Great Fire and the Great Plague... but the Great Eruption?
Looking Ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 14-20 April 2025
Two summer venues reopen, and the circus is in town.
