All week
TEENAGE CANCER TRUST: The Who, The Sex Pistols and The Corrs are among the headliners at a series of gigs in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, taking place at the Royal Albert Hall this week. 24-29 March
BARNES WHITE RABBIT: Conceptual performance artist Spike Mclarrity invites you to challenge your sense of identity at a new exhibition exploring his collective of hybrid animal characters. This includes the Barnes White Rabbit (who you might’ve spotted out and about on the first of the month), alongside newer creations that examine sexuality, spirituality, cultural identity and gender. See it for free at the Penny School Gallery in Kingston, Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-1pm. 24 March-3 April (sponsor)
BIG EGG HUNT: 100 egg sculptures decorated by the likes of Mr Doodle, Jimmy Choo, Anya Hindmarch and Fortnum & Mason will be scattered around central London for the Big Egg Hunt, almost a month before Easter. You'll probably need that long to track them all down. FREE, 24 March-27 April
HELIOS: A 1:200 million scale sculpture of the Sun is on display at the Old Royal Naval College's Painted Hall. Helios is a work by artist Luke Jerram — who has previously installed his Moon and Mars sculptures in various buildings around London — and can be viewed in these beautiful surroundings. Until 25 March
LONDON SOUNDTRACK FESTIVAL: Continuing until Wednesday, the London Soundtrack Festival is a celebration of the music of films, TV shows and video games. Final highlights include The Silence of the Lambs in concert at Barbican, and Joker introduced by composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. Until 26 March
SCISSORHANDS: American singer Michelle Visage and *NSYNC's Lance Bass teamed up to produce Scissorhandz, a musical parody tribute to Tim Burton's character Edward Scissorhands. Expect to hear a soundtrack of 90s and 00s hits at Southwark Playhouse Elephant — this is your final chance to see it. Until 29 March
SCREEN CUBA: Film festival Screen Cuba continues until the weekend, showcasing Cuban-set and Cuban-made films including A Night With The Rolling Stones, about one woman's decision on the eve of the group's concert in Havana in 2016. Until 29 March
PICASSO: The British Museum focuses on the lesser-known aspect of artist Pablo Picasso's career, his prints, in an exhibition which closes this weekend. He created over 2,400 of them in all, with several on display here dating from the early 1900s through to the 1930s. Until 30 March
SADDEST SHOW ON EARTH: On at Waterloo Vaults, The Saddest Show on Earth features work from acclaimed contemporary artist and conservationist, Sophie Green. The exhibition explores themes such as consumerism, exploitation, and environmental despair through hyper-realistic paintings, forcing viewers to reflect on our relationship with nature and wildlife. FREE, until 30 March
BAR OF THE WEEK: Vinyl and agave is the vibe at Sixt33n, which has just opened in the basement of BRIX LDN in Bankside, doling out palomas, BBQ brisket croquettes and a soundtrack of hip-hop, jazz, funk and house. It's open Tuesday to Friday.
CINEMA OF THE WEEK: As of Thursday, west London has a brand new cinema, in the form of Everyman Brentford. Films on its first week include Mickey 17, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, and Black Bag. There are complimentary screenings of new releases between 27 and 30 March, although these are booking fast. From 27 March
Monday 24 March
HAMPSTEAD RAINSTORM: Fifty years ago, Hampstead Heath experienced a highly localised deluge. Lester Hillman, who witnessed the storm in August 1975, gives a talk about the experience at Guildhall Library. Watch in person, or online. FREE, 2pm-3pm
AUSTENLAND: Another alternative take on the works of Jane Austen (2025 is her 250th anniversary year, after all), Austenland at the Savoy Theatre is a musical comedy about an Austen superfan who takes a trip to Austenland in search of a Regency romance. 3pm/7.30pm
DIABETES SCIENCE: The Blizard Institute in Whitechapel hosts Dr. Rachel Wilson for a talk about how diabetes affects the nervous system, and potential interventions. The lecture focused on neuropathic pain related to diabetes, a condition increasingly prevalent in today's society, offering insights into current research. 6pm-7.30pm
UNECESSARY DETAIL: Nerdy comedy night An Evening of Unnecessary Detail is at the Cockpit Theatre, with Matt Parker offering a preview of his new comedy maths show, along with guests Rebecca Ellis, Matt Hutchinson, Mart Peers, Will Marler and Richard Marshall going into detail on their specialist subjects. 7pm
CHARITY COMEDY: Jon Richardson headlines a comedy night in aid of children's charity Bright Young Dreams. Josh Widdicombe, Angela Barnes, Joanne McNally and Joel Dommett are among those joining him on stage at the Comedy Store. 7pm
Tuesday 25 March
RHINOCEROS: Adapted from Eugène Ionesco's absurdist classic, a new production of Rhinoceros comes to the Almeida Theatre, delving into the themes of conformity versus individuality as a provincial town witnesses a peculiar epidemic. BAFTA nominee Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù leads the cast. 25 March-26 April
UNDER THE GREY SKY: As part of the New East Cinema series, Barbican screens Under The Grey Sky, including a discussion with director Mara Tamkovich. The film follows Lena, a Belarusian journalist, and her husband Ilja as they navigate the oppressive realities of a regime after her arrest. Shown in Belarusian and Russian with English subtitles. 6.20pm
WONDERS OF THE WORLD: The Conversation at St Martin-in-the-Fields is a series of events focused on various important themes including empathy, inequality, and the climate crisis. Tonight historian and author Bettany Hughes discusses the Seven Wonders of the World, only one of which remains intact, and asks what criteria we might use if we were to look for 'Wonders' today. 6.30pm
CAN WE TRUST AI?: Tonight's event at The British Academy questions the trustworthiness of AI technologies. Watch discussions featuring insights from experts in the field, about the implications and ethical considerations surrounding AI. FREE, 6.30pm
CLUB SUP: Melbourne-founded Club Sup is at Shoreditch's Chiave tonight, inviting you to meet new people over a couple of (included) glasses of wine. 6.30pm-8.30pm
FUNDRAISER CONCERT: Noemi Gyori and Gergley Madaras promise to enchant with their captivating flute melodies, at a fundraising concert at Primrose Hill Primary School. Proceeds go towards new books for the children. 7pm-8.30pm
BERLINER BAROCK SOLISTEN: The Berliner Barock Solisten — or the Baroque Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic — and pianist Alexandros Kapelis are at Barbican, performing Bach’s six concertos for solo keyboard and orchestra. 7.30pm
Wednesday 26 March
FAIRYTALES FOR GROWN-UPS: Storytelling collective Crick Crack Club are at Folkore Hoxton for an evening of Fairytales For Grown Ups. Sarah Liisa Wilkinson leads you into a surreal, enchanting, and hallucinatory world of wonder tales. 7pm
25 YEARS OF PUTIN: Paddington's Frontline Club hosts a panel discussion reflecting on 25 years of Vladimir Putin leading Russia. Journalist and former BBC Foreign Correspondent James Rodgers heads up a panel of experts discussing Putin's rise to power, and how he has changed Russia, and the rest of the world. 7pm-8.30pm
ABEL SELAOCOE: South African cellist Abel Selaocoe performs genre-bending cello renditions at the Troxy in Limehouse tonight, with the launch of his second album, Hymns of Bantu. 7pm-10pm
COMEDY AND CURRY: Social media star and ex-Tower of London resident Tom Houghton headlines a comedy and curry show at Sai Indian restaurant in Raynes Park. Dine from a two-course buffet while watching Houghton, who is joined by Erin Mckinnie and Barnaby Slater. 7.15pm
SPENCER JONES: Headlining the Bill Murray's Angel Comedy Social Club tonight (one of the best regular comedy nights we know) is Edinburgh-nominated Spencer Jones. He's joined by a handful of other acts, while Barry Ferns MCs. 8pm-10.30pm
This is a sponsored inclusion on behalf of Chelsea Women.
Cheer on Chelsea Women at a huge night of knock-out football
The decisive night of the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final is coming this week, with Chelsea taking on Manchester City in the second leg of the tie on Thursday 27 March. The London legends (and reigning Women's Super League champions) are back on home ground at Stamford Bridge, and there are still some incredible-value tickets up for grabs.
For as little as £15 (or a measly £7.50 if you’re a senior/under 20), you can enjoy high-stakes, world-class European football in one of London’s most iconic and historic stadiums. And when we say world class, we mean world-class — Chelsea Women currently count seven Lionesses amongst their ranks, including Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze and Lauren James.
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Chelsea Women v Manchester City Women. Thursday 27 March 2025 at Stamford Bridge. Kick off at 8pm.
Thursday 27 March
CULTURAL REFORESTING: How can we renew our relationship with nature? That's the question being asked at the Cultural Reforesting exhibition at Orleans House Gallery. Several works are on display, each looking at a different aspect of the ecological crisis. FREE, 27 March-31 August
CALL THE MIDWIFE: Visit the real-life locations of Call The Midwife on a guided walk, beginning at All Saints DLR station and taking in sights including the real Nonnatus House, the streets around which the midwives cycled, and the remains of East India Docks. It's a Bring Your Baby walk, aimed at parents and carers with babies, with feeding and changing breaks built in. 10.30am-2pm
TEMPLE BAR: Learn the history of this fascinating structure near St Paul's on a two-hour walk that culminates with access inside the Christopher Wren structure. 11am-1pm
PIONEERING PENSIONERS: Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders, two legends of the mountaineering world who have been climbing together for over 40 years, are at the Royal Geographical Society to talk about their experiences. They discuss their latest climb, a seven-day epic which involved sleeping upright in a storm. 6.30pm-8.30pm
TESS GERRITSEN: Author Tess Gerritsen is at Waterstones Putney to discuss her new crime novel, The Summer Guests. It's set in a seaside town, centred around a 'book group' made up of retired spies. 7pm
COMEDIANS BOXING: Josh Pugh, Nabil Abdulrashid, Spencer Jones and Emmy Fyles are among the comedians taking to the ring at Croydon's Arena Music Venue tonight, for the Big Boxing Comedy Fundraiser. They may be funny people, but they'll be taking the boxing seriously enough. 7pm-10pm
REMARKABLE MOTHERS: TV presenter Stacey Dooley is at Union Chapel in Islington to discuss her new book, Dear Minnie: Conversations with Remarkable Mothers. Emily Atack hosts as Dooley shares heartfelt stories of women from all walks of life as they become mothers. 7.30pm
Friday 28 March
DREAMY ART: Today sees the launch of The Rest Has All Been Dreams, an exhibition at Somers Gallery near St Pancras, showcasing seven specially chosen Chilean and Chilean-British artists, including Bárbara Oettinger, Luciana Solar Guzmán and Otto Schade. It's the curatorial debut from Londonist's own Tabish Khan. FREE, 28 March-6 April
SPLASH!: We're rather looking forward to diving into the Design Museum's latest exhibition, Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style. It ploughs through three settings: the pool, the lido and nature, looking at how design influences our experience of swimming in each, displaying objects including Pamela Anderson's Baywatch swimsuit. 28 March-17 August
TEXTILES EXHIBITION: The Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey opens new exhibition Textiles: The Art of Mankind, which traces human creativity from pre-history through to the digital age, via the medium of textiles. Objects on display include some never seen in the UK before, from as far afield as Panama and Sardinia. 28 March-7 September
WOMEN IN OBSERVATORIES: Pioneering women who worked at observatories in the UK, US and Australia in the late 1800s are the subject of a discussion and screening at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Find out about why they were employed, what jobs they did, and what conditions were like, and then watch Hidden Figures, a film about the gender and race discrimination experienced by female scientists in the Apollo space programme. 6pm-9.45pm
BLACK THEATRE TRAILBLAZERS: Celebrate the launch of new book Trailblazers of Black British Theatre, with an illustrated online talk by author Stephen Bourne. It spans the period from 1825, when Ira Aldridge made history as the first Black actor to play Shakespeare's Othello in the UK, through to Britain's first Black-led theatre company in 1975, covering actors, directors, producers, plays, dance and scandals. 7pm-8pm
JENNY ECLAIR: Comedian and novelist Jenny Eclair is at Southbank Centre, presenting her new autobiographical show Jokes, Jokes, Jokes Live!, coinciding with the publication of her new memoir. Hear her tales of drama school, punk poetry and waitressing, told in her own inimitable style. 7.30pm
MUSIC QUIZ: Test out your knowledge at the Sounds Familiar Music Quiz at Big Penny Social in Walthamstow. Over 100 songs from the 1960s to the current day feature, across a range of genres, in an event which is part-quiz, party-party. 7.45pm
Saturday 29 March
KEW THE RUN: One for London's athletic types, Kew the Run is a 10K or half marathon route finishing in Kew Gardens. The 10K course (Saturday) is entirely contained within the gardens, while the half marathon (Sunday) starts and ends in the gardens, meandering down to Ham House in Richmond and back. 29-30 March
GOLD BUNNY HUNT: The Easter bunny comes to south-west London early — well, several bunnies actually — as the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt returns to the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. Seek out the statues and look on their red ribbons for their names, then pick up a small chocolate treat. 29 March-21 April
PIRATES: Ahoy, mateys! The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich opens an exhibition all about pirates, challenging their depiction as swashbuckling adventurers in search of buried booty. Real-life pirates feature, as well as fictional characters from books, TV and film, and Orlando Bloom's Pirates of the Caribbean costume is among the objects on display. 29 March-4 January
MODEL RAILWAY SHOW: Chug down to south London for the Beckenham and West Wickham Vintage Model Railway Show. Various layouts will be on display, and specialist traders will be present, selling you what you need to work on your own layout at home. 10am-4.30pm
PIANO DAY: Shoreditch Treehouse plays to the tune of Piano Day with a melodious programme of events, including yoga with a live pianist, a charity concert, plus the chance to tickle the ivories of their grand piano. Just make sure you're playing all the right notes (preferably in the right order too, given it's a Steinway). From 11am
WOMEN WRITING CRIME: The British Library hosts Deadly: the festival of women writing crime, celebrating contemporary crime fiction by women. Throughout the day, hear from a range of authors, some of whom are introducing their latest work, including Sophie Hannah, Ann Cleeves, Hallie Rubenhold, Busayo Matuluko and Mary Watson. 11am-8.30pm
FAMILY DISCO: Celebrate Mother’s Day with with a Mini Disco at 12th Knot, the riverside rooftop bar and terrace at Sea Containers on South Bank. Sharky & George host a playful, high-energy kids disco, with a drink for adults and snack for kids included in the ticket price. 1pm-3pm
NIGHT WALKS: Join Dr Matthew Green for a haunting night walk through the miracle shrine of St Bartholomew, slaughter grounds of Smithfield and twisting alleys of Clerkenwell, with "the night-walkers of Old London leaping out" to give torch-lit performances. 6pm
SPACE COWBOY: Jamiroquai tribute act Space Cowboy pitches up at Fairfield Halls in Croydon for an evening dedicated to the jazz and funk band, with live performances of tunes including Cosmic Girl, Canned Heat and Virtual Insanity. 7.30pm
MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON: Spend the night at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, as it holds an all-nighter mystery movie marathon with no clues given as to the five films which'll be shown back to back through the night. The venue currently faces an uncertain future, so all support is very welcome. 11pm-9am
Sunday 30 March
CLOCKS CHANGE: A reminder that the clocks go forward an hour in the early hours of 30 March (which also happens to be Mother's Day). The bad news is that we lose an hour, but the good news is that it heralds the start of lighter, brighter days.
MOTHER'S DAY: A reminder to pick up a card and some flowers and chocolates. Perhaps treat her to afternoon tea too, eh?
COLOUR PAINTING: This week's free Sunday Session at the Garden Museum is a colour painting workshop. Using the John Morley exhibition (mentioned above) as a starting point, the family-friendly event is a chance to create your own still-life masterpiece. FREE, 11am-12.30pm
ROAST DINNER WALK: Join Caroline Mongan for a Squares, Stucco and Scandal walking tour of Belgravia, taking in stories of murderous aristocrats, barrack-haunting ghouls and the amazing architect who transformed this part of London. The walk is followed by an optional roast dinner at a London club. 11am-12.30pm
PECKHAM SALVAGE YARD: Peckham Salvage Yard returns to Copeland Park and the Bussey Building, with traders selling vintage furniture, reclaimed industrial fixtures, unique lighting, salvaged electricals, quirky homewares, curiosities and unexpected oddities. 11am-5pm
SUNDAY PAPERS LIVE: Enter an oversized living room and join an all-afternoon conversation sparked by stories in the Sunday newspapers. Features a roster of top speakers, food, drink and entertainment in a relaxing atmosphere. 12.30pm-10pm
SEX AND THE STAGE: Tour guide Laura Agustin returns with a tour of the West End that looks at the close links between theatre and the sex industry in the 18th century. 1pm
ROAST RIFF: Haggerston's Berber & Q restaurant is celebrating 10 years in the biz with a Sunday Lunch collaboration series. It kicks off today, with special guest Jake Norman whipping up a three-course feast, including mezze, a main, and a sharing dessert. Sittings available for two to 12 people. From 1.30pm
THE EMPATHY FIX: Join writer and researcher Keetie Roelen for a discussion on poverty and social policy as featured in her book The Empathy Fix, at Conway Hall. Roelen provides insights into the systemic nature of poverty and offers new approaches for tackling it effectively. 3pm-4.30pm
CRAFT AND CHILL: Colour expert and Londonist contributor Momtaz Begum-Hossain runs one of her regular crafting afternoons for adults at Well Bean Co Cafe in the Royal Docks. All art and crafts materials are provided, no artistic experience is necessary, and the session runs on a pay-what-you-can basis, with a different project each month — this time, it's a woolly textiles themed session. 4pm
