Hi - I’m Sanny. Welcome to 18th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Free

• The London Symphony Orchestra has a free outdoor summer concert in Trafalgar Square on Saturday

• Ocean Guardians: voice from the shore is a free photo-series co-created with coastal communities, open now until Sunday

• It’s free to visit the Wandsworth Prison Museum for their open weekend

• The World Naked Bike Ride is on Sunday, demonstrating the vulnerability of cyclists on city streets

• Art on the doorstep is Croydon’s free contemporary Art Fair

Newsletter exclusives

• Join the crowds for Trooping of the Colour: The Kings Birthday Parade (Image below from Visit London)

  

• You can ride a vintage heritage London bus for free on Saturday

Art

• Imperfect Art Cafe are opening a second location this time in Peckham which you can experience for just £5 this Saturday

• The London Illustration Fair comes to Peckham

• It’s the opening of Hepworth in Colour

Newsletter exclusives

• It’s free to support students and see their Chelsea College of Arts Show

Pop-up’s and festivals

• For sustainable swimwear, the Junk LDN pop-up will be in Dalston

• There’s a free interactive toy story 5 experience

• There’s a chance to win tickets to Thailand, and the chance for free sauce at the Flying Goose Sriracha pop-up

• Catch a performance at the Battersea Jazz Festival

• Head to Marylebone for a free entry summer festival with stalls and live music

• Burger Fest comes to Richmond

• And it’s free entry to the Wine circuit at Battersea Power Station

More Newsletter Exclusives

• It’s the start of Harry Styles Meltdown at Southbank Centre

• …and his residency at Wembley for the Together Together tour (Image from Harry Styles)

• The Gathered Hands Summer Market will be in Clapton

• For a weekend celebrating Portugal Day, head to Cutty Stark

• Wanna Play festival is free at Ally Pally

Have a great weekend

love, Sanny

Hi - I’m Sanny. Welcome to 17th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Free markets and pop-ups

• Step inside a free vintage-inspired photobooth experience at Mare Street with Lili Curia, with prizes up for grabs.

• Explore rare maps, prints and cartographic treasures at the London Map Fair.

• Browse independent makers and creatives at the King’s Cross Open Art Market.

• The Olive Oil Pop-Up Bar returns, this time taking over Seven Dials.

• Get a complimentary hair type diagnosis at the Gisou pop-up in Covent Garden.

• Meet local creatives and explore their studios at Wembley Park Open Studios.

Newsletter Exclusive

• Refresh your wardrobe at LOANHOOD’s clothes swap in Redbridge.

• Hunt for retro treasures at the So Last Century Vintage Market in Dulwich.

Exhibitions

• Discover Kyotographie, the new free photography exhibition at Japan House

  

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• See the World Food Photography Awards exhibition, free all week.

Community and Festivals

• It’s the first weekend of the London Festival of Architecture, with events taking place across the capital.

• Somerset House is hosting its annual artists’ fair with Pay What You Can tickets available.

• Hackney Art Week kicks off with exhibitions, talks and events across more than 60 venues.

• Discover hidden gardens and green spaces during London Open Gardens weekend.

• Watch history come to life with the reenactment of the Battle of Barnet at the Medieval Festival

  

• Enjoy free family-friendly entertainment and the colourful street parade at Mitcham Carnival.

• Celebrate World Ocean Day at the National Maritime Museum’s free family festival.

• Celebrate the intersection of science, technology and the arts at the free Great Exhibition Road Festival in South Kensington.

• Experience a full day of music, food and fun at the country-themed festival at Between the Bridges.

Newsletter Exclusive

• Polo in the Park returns for a weekend of sport.

Workshops

• Channel your inner artist at a Monet-themed Sip & Paint session in Holborn this Sunday.

More Newsletter Exclusives

• Attend a free screening of a short documentary exploring the nature crisis in Southwark, followed by discussion and reflection.

• It’s the opening of this years free Serpentine Pavillion

• Mount Street Festival is a summer festival in Mayfair

• Emelie Sande is performing at the Barbican

Have a great weekend!

love, Sanny

Hi - I’m Sanny. Welcome to 16th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Markets and Pop-Ups

• Free entry to the Moon Bear Creative Market in Camden
• Habitat for Humanity is a pop-up installation in Covent Garden with a global call to action around the housing crisis

• Korean skincare brand Dr Jart has teamed up with Chin Chin to create a bespoke sorbet flavour
• You can get complimentary REM Beauty make-up touches at this pop-up event in Battersea

Sports

• The Arsenal Parade is on Sunday. Remember - there will be no access to the Emirates. The route is MUCH bigger so they’re encouraging everyone to spread out

• There’s a free London Football Book Market on Saturday in Brixton

Festivals

• Mighty Hoopla is on all weekend with performances from Lily Allen, JLS and Alexandra Burke. If you’re there on Saturday you can also watch the Champions League from the Gay Gooners tent!
• Black Eats Fest is taking over Hackney Bridge for 3 days

Culture and Community

• Eid on the Square is a huge free event celebrating Muslim communities through art, history, food and more
• The Red Bull Dance Your Style final is happening this weekend with the audience voting for the winner

Exhibitions

• It’s the opening of the free exhibition Tenderness and Rage at the Wellcome Collection

•Last chance to see this free photography exhibition on the world’s largest wetland at the Science Museum
• Last chance to see Stubbs: Portrait of a House at the National Gallery

Have a great weekend!

love, sanny

Hi - I’m Sanny. Welcome to 15th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Outdoor Events

• Two free flower shows: Belgravia in Bloom returns with a fairytale theme and Chelsea in Bloom with an “Out of this World” floral display

• Last chance to visit the free Chelsea Barracks Spring Festival

• London Rivers Week features free talks, workshops and riverside activities

• Free sports screenings launch with the opening of the Spitalfields Summer Screen

• Gunnersbury Park celebrates its 100th birthday with live music and a community market

Shopping and Pop-ups

• The Giant London Flea arrives at Olympic Park

• DPUS is hosting a four-day designer outlet pop-up sale in Shoreditch with free entry

• The award-winning charity supermarket pop-up returns to Coal Drops Yard

• Medik8 x Space NK are bringing an immersive Skin Lab pop-up to Covent Garden

• Grab free cheese on Saturday at the Cathedral City Truck Tour

Music, Festivals & Nightlife

• Scouting for Girls are performing at Foodies Festival

• GALA Festival brings independent music vibes to South London

• Head to Ally Pally for a free Street Food & Craft Beer Festival

• Beer N Bites, a free-entry food and drink festival, lands in Enfield on Monday

• Tickets are available for a unique Ghibli Cabaret experience

Exhibitions

• Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep opens at the Natural History Museum

• Holy Pop opens at Somerset House

• Richmond Art House Open Studios features a huge range of free events

Newsletter Exclusives

• London has plenty of immersive experiences with FEVER — use code SANNYLONDON10 for discounted tickets on selected experiences

• Criminal is the newest exhibition at the Museum of Homelessness

• Maison Imule will host a shop residency in Covent Garden

• The Greenwich Dog Show takes place this weekend

• Walk through a giant inflatable light-up sculpture in Battersea

Remeber, the Arsenal parade isn’t until NEXT weekend BUT, I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone ran back to the stadium again on Sunday 😁

Have a great weekend,

love, sanny

Hi - I’m Sanny! Welcome to 14th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Free Pop-Ups & Experiences

• Passport to Norway in Covent Garden — 4 days of free-entry live performances, food trucks & more

• Pastael Summer Club pop-up

• Bessette fashion pop-up

• Sowvital x Selfridges pop-up

• Free tickets for the Star Wars Grogu Café in Shoreditch

• The Ordinary’s Mark-up Marché pop-up in Spitalfields

• Free cowboy-themed flash tattoo + free plant steak sandwich pop-up

• Free-entry artists-led fair in Wimbledon

Newsletter Exclusive

• Free Grand Flâneur walk through central London

• Free Hackney Half Yoga Shake Out session in Haggerston Park

Festivals & Markets

• Slow Fashion Festival at Coal Drops Yard — free entry, live music & street food

  

• Free-entry food festival in Camberwell

• London Coffee Festival all weekend

• Highways Festival for country music

• Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words — 40+ events across 5 days

• London Original Print Fair at Somerset House

Community & Causes

• March for Palestine taking place this weekend

• Tommy Chooses Love fundraising campaign with Choose Love

Newsletter Exclusives

• Arsecast & Arsenal Vision live show in Islington

• Explore and taste lesser known teas at Travel with Tea in West London

• London Craft Week with workshops & free-entry markets

• Goose Green Fair in East Dulwich — free entry

• Free-entry Vauxhall May Fair at Vauxhall City Farm

• London’s first-ever rare book fair in Chelsea

• Rising Voices: Contemporary Art From Asia, Australia and the Pacific exhibition

• Hackney History Festival — talks, walks & guided tours

• Silent disco amongst the plants at Kew

Have the best weekend!

Love, sanny

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Free Things To Do This Week

• Explore the city during London’s Walking Festival with free guided walks happening all month

• Free entry to Hampton Court Palace Gardens this weekend

• Free Arsenal pop-up exhibition near the Emirates exploring 140 years of shirt design and football culture

• Support 59 local artists at the free art trail in Crouch End

• The FA: The Art of Possibility is A completely free to visit exhibtion this weekend only

• Free Independent Label Market at Coal Drops Yard

• Covent Garden’s free puppet festival returns on Sunday

• Free daily breakfasts and cocktail hour at the We Present Art Exhibition in Peckham

Newsletter Exclusives

• Free Cajun dance lesson and jam session at Jamboree

• Bring your best hat to the free London Hat Walk

• Free entry Courtyard Market

Free Pop-Ups

• Watch out for the Doc Martens x City Daze canal barge with free ice lollies and DJ sets along Regent’s Canal

• Grab a free pack of sausages at the Jolly Hog pop-up in Clapham on Sunday

• The Ordinary Caffeine Locker pop-up lands in Battersea with skincare prizes and sweet treats

Art, Festivals and Performance

• Ceramic Art London is coming to Olympia

• Grab £5 tickets to the Hot Sauce Festival in Peckham

• Sound Bites is a brand new food and music festival in London

Newsletter Exclusives

• Dulwich Festival returns with 10 days of free and ticketed events

• Vintage homeware pop-up coming to Leyton

• Celebrate Hackney’s alternative venues with a week-long cultural festival

• Morning yoga sessions in Marylebone

• Free afternoon of poetry at Keats House

• Final week to see A Mirrored Monet with tickets from £13

• The Women in Art Fair arrives at the OXO Gallery

• The Affordable Art Fair takes over Hampstead

Have a great weekend!

love, sanny

Hi - I’m Sanny! Welcome to 12th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me.

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Free Markets & Pop-ups

• JUNG Korean Food Festival at King’s Cross

• Mexico Vivo Fest at Hackney Bridge

• Free half pints at the Artwork x Peroni pop-up in Covent Garden

• Grab free ice cream on Friday at the Dr Martens x ASOS Scoops and Sandals pop-up

• Canal Festival at Little Venice

• Indie Jewellers Market at Coal Drops Yard

• Yokimono Japanese Market in East London

• Salad Days small business market in Battersea

• Burberry Her pop-up at Covent Garden

  Newsletter exclusives:

• Matcha lovers: the first 30 visitors Thurs–Sun can try the limited edition Blueberry Pie Matcha for free at JENKI (Battersea Power Station & Covent Garden)

• Sicilia Fashion Menswear Sample Sale

Music, Art & Film

• Free entry before 10pm (Fri–Sun) at Ridley Road Market Bar – expect Girls Aloud, ABBA, Mariah & more

• Open mic fundraiser night for Sudan & Iran in Stoke Newington

• Zurbarán at the National Gallery

• NIGO: From Japan with Love at the Design Museum

• The Art of the Ring exhibition is free in Kilburn

• Skate 50 exhibition at Southbank Centre (free or pay-what-you-can)

• The Lord of the Rings trilogy screening at Prince Charles Cinema

• Explore the historic Barts North Wing during its free monthly opening

Newsletter exclusives:

• Mario Kart Live with a band at Signature Brew, Blackhorse Road

• Shake The High Road: independent music & arts festival in Leytonstone

More Newsletter Exclusives

• Migration Festival celebrating wildlife, culture & connection

• Annual Macmillan Charity Sports Day in Greenwich (free entry)

• Brockwell Bark community dog show

• You can do a Beatrix Potter afternoon tea

• Book to go to an Enchanted Garden Day in Enfield

• For a metal take-over, Incineration Festival comes to Camden

• There’s a Bowl-Cut All Dayer Fundraiser for MIND at The Ivy House

• Fiesta Flameca comes to Hackney Empire

• 54presents presents the Gate Fashion Show

• Laura Ramoso’s comedy tour comes to London on Sunday

• May Fest will be at The Brixton Windmill

• Last chance to see the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition

• And last chance to see Threads of Life at Southbank Centre

• Prophets and Protocols is an exhibit at Somerset House

• The Kensington Botanical Market is back on Sunday

See you next week!

love, Sanny

Hi - I’m Sanny! Welcome to 11th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me.

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Free Markets & Pop-ups

• Tatty Devine jewellery sample sale in Covent Garden

• Free Milani Cosmetics Shade Matching pop-up

• For a ritual reset, Elemis have a pop-up in Covent Garden

• Clinique x Crayola pop-up in Covent Garden

• Free illustration & print market in Stoke Newington

• Filini Mayfair pop-up – martinis, shopping, and cake

• Free Upcycled Plastic Flower Workshop

• Free nature recording day at Regent’s Park

• Blues to Bowie, Beatles to Britpop – free afternoon session

• Mr Fogg’s new games parlour at the City Tavern (book NOW for FREE before it goes up to £10pp)

• Free drawing for wellness session in Kensington

• The Scilia Fashion Menswear pop-up is in Hampstead

• It’s your last chance to see the free Serpentine Currents exhibition at Somerset House

Festivals & Big Events

• Free food, discounted drinks, and workshops at Good Vibes Day (part of Roundhouse Three Sixty Fest)

• Italian alternative rock at Londra Festival in Camden

• Brick Lane Jazz Festival happening this weekend

• Little Venice Film Festival running all week

• North London Book Festival at Ally Pally

• Explore 40 local clubs, groups and small business Playfair community festival in East London with 40+ local groups

• Cheer on runners at the London Marathon on Sunday

• Wear orange for free King’s Day celebration at the Dutch Centre

• Guinness World Record attempt for the World’s Longest Tiramisu in Chelsea

  Newsletter exclusives:

• For a free day of activities, go to the Royal Albert Wharf Open Studios

For the Marathon Runners

• Free pasta with Emilia’s Pasta (get a token at the finish line)

• Free drink at Vinegar Yard on race day (show your medal)

• Free Chipotle burrito on race day or Monday (show your medal)

• Free Lush balm / jelly at selected stores on race day (show your medal)

• Free Jenki matcha on race day (show your medal)

• Free Le Bab kebab on race day (show your medal)

• Free Brockwell Lido swim pre or post race day (show proof of participation)

• Free Lanes of London smoothie on race day (show your medal)

• Free Happy Socks at Covent Garden while stocks last (show your medal)

Check each one’s websites or Instagrams for T&C’s before going!

More Newsletter Exclusives

• 360 Bowie Experience at Lightroom

• An Evening with an Immigrant (one-man show at Southbank Centre)

• Books in the Park will be at Beckenham Palace Park

• For Folk music, the Sam Sweeney Trio will be at Kings Place

• The Big Spring Walthamstow Flea

• Last chance to see the Pay What You Can Edible Earth exhibition

• The Chronic Youth Festival is on this weekend at the Barbican

Enjoy the last weekend in April this year! Have a great time and I’ll see you next week :)

love, sanny

I had a great few days solo travelling in Dubrovnik (shout out to my Airbnb Host for kindly giving me a birthday cake and a balloon) and landed back in London on the afternoon of my birthday to be surprised with a gorgeous dinner at Trullo in London. A restaurant I would really recommend! And super reasonable prices, especially for the atmosphere and the quality.

If you’re there and the £14 Pici with golden garlic and marojam pasta dish is on the menu - get it. I can’t stop thinking about it.

Hi - I’m Sanny! Welcome to 10th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me.

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Free pop-ups

• Nespresso Recipe Remix pop-up with the chance for prizes in Covent Garden

• Little Moons free samples in Shoreditch

• Dr Althea x Moida giveaway pop-up

• Too Faced pop-up with samples, free drinks and games

• adidas x ASOS pop-up on Oxford Street

Free Markets, Pop-ups & Shopping

• Shōtengai Pan-Asian market at King’s Cross

• Feelanco & Friends pop-up in Stoke Newington

• Nostos vintage pop-up in Bethnal Green

• Make-up lovers meet-up in Camberwell

Newsletter Exclusive

• Free entry London Home Show (perfect for first-time buyers)

Free & Outdoor Events

• Thamesmead Wildlife Walk on Saturday

• Jurassic Jungle at The Brunswick Centre (image below from The Brunswick Centre)

  

• A free board games day in Kingston

• Trafalgar Square celebrations:

  • Saturday: Vaisakhi on the Square

  • Sunday: St George’s Day Festival

Newsletter Exclusive

• Loved and Wanted is a free family Spring Festival

Culture & Exhibitions

• Somerset House Earth Day Weekender – includes free workshops + Planet in Focus room

• Last chance: to see the free Beyond Burma (VJ Day 80th anniversary) exhibition

• The Music is Black exhibition opens at V&A East

• Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition opens

Newsletter Exclusives

• HitFest at British Library for all things history

• West End leading men concert in Greenwich

• For the Love of Books festival launches in Enfield

• Dandelions Always Return installation opens at Kings Cross

Festivals & Experiences

• Open Documentary Festival for non-fiction cinema

• London Games Festival – citywide events, including a video games orchestra + a Mario Kart brunch

• London Taco Experience in Brixton

• Pour Choices Wine Fair at Hackney Bridge

Newsletter Exclusives

• Joia rooftop opening party in Battersea

Even MORE Newsletter Exclusives

• Salone Prive is a luxury car event in Chelsea

• Celebrate experimental music from South West Asia and North Africa with Another Sky Festival

• The Classic Car Boot Sale comes to Kings Cross

• Paddington’s Picnic is a family workshop at The Foundling Museum

• Victorian High Life and Low Life is a new walking tour at the Florence Nightingale Museum

• For an evening of West African music, head to Kings Cross

• The Garden Museum hosts its Spring Plant Fair

• There’s an Open Garden fundraiser for North London Hospice

• The Science Museum has a free Star Trek Warp Trail

• Museum of the Home are doing their 2026 Yard Sale

• It’s your last chance to see the Rosie Wylie exhibition at the Royal Academy

• You can get tickets to take part in the annual Tweed Run

• For a community event around heartbreak and growth, Love Rehab will be in Richmond

• Oysho community fitness weekend

Have a great weekend!

love, sanny

Hi - I’m Sanny! Welcome to 9th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me.

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Remember, they’re not all free because I wouldn’t want to miss out the fantastic ticketed events that London has too - but it is possible to go out and only do free things :)

Free events

• There are free concerts at three different venues in Southwark with Brixton Chamber Orchestra

• It’s your last weekend to see films for free at the Covent Garden outdoor cinema

• For markets, music and more, it’s free to go to Playing Outside Festival at Canada Water

• This week is your last chance to see the free Love Letters exhibition at The National Archives

• Winnie The Pooh: The Lost Balloon is a free immersive pop-up

• (SOLD OUT) Book to do London’s fastest speed boat tour for free on Saturday with IHG Hotels & Resorts

• There’s still time to go cherry blossom hunting in places like St Pauls, Primrose Hill, St James Park and more

  Newsletter Exclusives

• There’s a free line sequence performance at Sadlers Wells East as part of the 3 week Elixir Festival

• For a free afternoon of poems head to Keats House

• Our Freedom Then & Now is a free exhibition in South Bank

Markets and Food pop-ups

• French Tostada is French cookery on Mexican crunch

• WA cafe × RUIIA pop-up for the chance to win The Cream by Ruiia Kyoto

• This weekend it’s half price off Mondo Sandwiches at their new Deptford site

• There’s a Giant London Flea in East London

• It’s free to go to the Crafty Fox Market at Kings Cross

• Celebrate POC businesses at the free entry Esteni Market in Shoreditch

  Newsletter Exclusives

• Picasso and Dinner is an evening at Tate Modern

Exhibitions and Museum Events

• Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style is opening at Buckingham Palace

• Celebrate the London Guards with a free day of activities at The National Army Museum

More Newsletter Exclusives

• Author Jacqueline Wilson has a book singing at the Foundling Museum

• Ministry of Sound Games comes to London

• The Imperial War Museum is hosting a Meet The Author series

• The Horniman Spring Fair is on Saturday

• For an evening of self-expression, Blackstage Present will be at Clapham Grand

• The Frock Me Vintage Fair comes to Chelsea

• Last chance to see The Singh Twins exhibition at Kew

• There’s a Comic Book Workshop at Waterstones Piccadilly

• Philharmonia Debates... Music & Sexuality is a free event at Southbank Centre

• For fun and performances, the circus has come to Hackney Wick

• The Clown Opera is coming to the Museum of Comedy

The next Things to do in London this weekend video that comes out will be on my birthday! 🎂 See you on April 15th ☺️

love, sanny

Before we get into everything in London, my biggest recommendation would be to use one of the days to go on a day trip whether that be a hike, a picnic, a beach trip or exploring a new town 🫰🏽

Hi - I’m Sanny! Welcome to the 8th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)

Free Events & Pop-ups

• Free outdoor cinema screenings in Covent Garden until April 12

• Pop-up reading room celebrating Iraqi art & heritage

• There’s a new free entry Botanical Market in Kensington

  

• The Salad Days small business market will be in Battersea

• Lisa Eldridge x Space NK Kings Cross pop-up to discover your beauty aura

• Real Barrier pop-up at Pure Seoul

• Prada Touch pop-up to explore the collection

• Free poetry festival at Crypt Gallery in Euston

Newsletter exclusives

• Watch and cheer on The Boat Race 2026

• Free live music and entry to independent shopping at Gabriel’s Wharf

• Duck Pond Market in Chiswick

Easter Events

• Free disco egg hunt and giveaway with Barbarella

  

• Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt at Hampton Court Palace

• Free Easter chair lifting in Greenwich

• Last weekend of Sounds of Blossom at Kew

• Ace Pizza’s Disco take over by Victoria park

• Floozie Cookies Easter Special

Newsletter Exclusive

• Simmer Down is a free Friday dance event for families

Day Trips

Towns

• Oxford

• Cambridge

• Windsor

Beaches

• Brighton

• Whitstable

• Margate

• Bournemouth

• West Wittering

Hikes

• Seven Sisters

• Hastings to Rye

• Lullingstone Loop

• Epping Forest

• Box Park

More Newsletter Exclusives

• Last chance to see to Divine Jewels: a free display of historic jewellery

• It’s Spring, perfect timing for a new plant so head to the Horniman Plant Fair

• Indie beer festival in Brixton

• You can go to a silent auction for quilts in Kings Cross

Have a great weekend relaxing and exploring!

love, Sanny

Now - back to London. Welcome to the 7th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Pop-Ups & Markets

Free entry L’Oréal Collagen Taxi Pop-Up

Free entry Babble & Goose Spring pop-up

Free entry Real Barrier pop-up with the chance for goodies at Pure Seoul

Free entry Handmade in Highgate Spring Fair

Let It Bloom Week with workshops, cocktails and more at TRIBE Canary Wharf

Hilton Paddington host a free Wedding Open Day

Newsletter Exclusive:

Big South London Flea in Peckham

Community Events & Culture

Together for Palestine March

Together Against the Far Right March (image below from @chooselove on Instagram)

Free to watch the Head of the River Race

Earth Hour – 8:30pm Saturday

There’s a free Elephant Trail at Battersea Power Station

Morecambe & Wise tribute show at the West End

Kew Palace is reopening for the 2026 season

Exhibitions

The Last Princesses of Punjab – Kensington Palace

Free exhibition The Coming of Age at the Wellcome Collection

Free and last chance to see Emergency Exits at the Imperial War Museum

Free and last chance to see Quantum Untangled at the Science Gallery London

Free Through The Years exhibition as part of BFI Flare

Free and last chance to see London Parks & Gardens exhibition

London Canal Museum is free to visit this Saturday only!

Newsletter exclusive:

Fairy Tales is new at The British Library

More Newsletter Exclusives!

Astronomers Take Over is the new interactive exhibition at The National Maritime Museum

Museum of Comedy hosts a Comedy 4 Kids Special

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art is the latest exhibition at the Young v&A

Last chance to see The Blitz Exhibition at the Design Museum

Final chance to see A Letter in Mind exhibition

The Big Penny Social has a Makers Market

The Young Barbican Takeover Festival is on Sunday

Scilia Fashion Menswear is back in Hampstead

It’s the opening of Lifeline the Musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Have the best best weekend in London,

love, sanny

P.S. I’m on YouTube now (ty to my 1 subscriber, I see you <3) and will attempt to travel vlog while solo backpacking in South Korea next week, as well as get into London content when I’m back - stay tuned and check out my channel 👀

Welcome to the 6th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Free events & Pop-Ups

The Beat Goes On is a free live music at Battersea Power Station

Urban Elephant Fest is a free dance, music and arts festival at Elephant & Castle

SNL UK x Greggs are bringing us free sausage rolls the chance to win tickets

Ariana Grande x Swarovski pop-up with free r.e.m. beauty touch-ups on Oxford Street

Space NK have an immersive pop-up and the chance for goodie bags at King’s Cross

A free Spring Fair and indoor Market with the Royal Collage of Art Student Union

Newsletter Exclusives

Our Stokey Market is a free entry vintage and local makers market

It’s free entry to the Re-Loved Club fashion market in Walthamstow

Free Exhibitions

Beauty and Destruction: Wartime London in Art is London’s latest free art exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Media image from IWM below

Our Freedom: Then and Now is a free exhibition at SouthBank centre looking at what freedom means today, and what it meant in 1945

Museum of Edible Earth has pay-what-you-can tickets at Somerset House

Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse is a new free at The National Gallery.

David Hockney: A Year in Normandie is the latest free exhibition at North Serpentine Gallery.

Community Events & Festivals

Daunt Books Festival with talks and discussions from the authors

Disrupting the Matrix has their International Women’s Day special with free entry and a new venue

ParaPride is London’s Disabled Queer Extravaganza at Hoxton Hall

Loanhood’s free clothes swap is coming to Islington

There are free St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Camden Market

Newsletter Exclusives

London’s biggest Retro Game Fair will be in Bloomsbury

The London Festival of Railway Modelling is coming to Alexandra Palace

Evenings Out

Kam (from The Eras Tour) debuts his new choreography at Sadler’s Wells Theatre with a post-show talk on Friday.

Comedy in Ruins is a POC-owned stand-up in Walthamstow

More Newsletter Exclusives

The River Art Walk is a free trail bringing together galleries and studios

The Stitch Festival comes to Islington

Black Sheep Coffee host their Banana Arcade pop-up

The World’s Biggest Dance Festival will be at the Excel

The Arab Hall: Past and Present is the latest exhibition at Leighton House

A screening of Life After Death will play at Walthamstow

It’s £1 entry to the No Car Boot Sale in Tottenham

Shop furniture at Midcentury Modern in Dulwich

The Adam Antiques festival comes to Victoria

The Giant London Flea comes to Olympic Park

Useful Art: How Activists Change the World is a book discussion at Conway Hall

The Hampstead Wedding Fair is free

The Everyday Fit Pop-up Shop is at Urban Outfitters

Have the most amazing weekend in the sun!
love, Sanny

My top recommendation to enjoy London this weekend: Go for a walk around Hyde Park (we’re meant to have some sunshine on Saturday!) & see the new, free David Hockney exhibition at the Serpentine.

Welcome to the 5th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Festivals & Special Events

There’s a free St Patrick’s Day festival and parade at Trafalgar Square on Sunday.

Celebrate more than a century of London transport history by riding a vintage bus for free along the historic Route 38, which has been running since 1912.

Celebrate Persian New Year at Nowruz Festival with books, pottery, art and more at a free bazaar this weekend event.

Opening this weekend: Vikings: The Immersive Experience at Canada Water, step into the world of Norse mythology and history in this interactive exhibition.

Free Exhibitions

It’s your last weekend to see the free, rare Jane Austen Manuscripts Display at The British Library.

Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse is a new free at The National Gallery.

David Hockney: A Year in Normandie is the latest free exhibition at North Serpentine Gallery.

Covid 19 & Beyond is a free photography exhibition opens this weekend only

Don’t Forget To Teleport is a free immersive exhibition launching in East London.

Newsletter Exclusive:
It’s free to see this joyful outdoor exhibition celebrating the illustrations of Quentin Blake along the Southbank Centre.

Free Entry Markets & Pop-Ups

Go East Creative Market is free entry in Hackney and Shoreditch

Discover independent brands and handmade pieces at the free Feelanco and Friends Studio Pop-Up in Clerkenwell.

Refresh your wardrobe sustainably at a free Community Swap Event at Primrose Hill.

Local Makers Market at a free neighbourhood market in Wanstead.

LEON The Chippy Pop-Up where the first 100 wraps each day are free.

Newsletter Exclusive:

Fashion brand raye the store hosts a pop-up shop in Covent Garden.

Free Outdoor Activities

Take advantage of free entry to the gardens at Hampton Court Palace Gardens this weekend. Note: the Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon takes place on Sunday.

Watch the Women’s Eights Head of the River Race - a great free spectator event.

Free Spring Walks

• Newsletter Exclusive: A free wellbeing walk in Islington on Friday

• A free guided spring walk through Epping Forest on Saturday

Theatre, Music & Talks

Ed Gamble and James Acaster bring Off Menu Live to the stage from Monday to Friday.

Storytellers share the songs that changed their lives in this unique Hidden Tracks event at Southbank Centre.

Imperial War Museum has a Film Lecture Day discussing war in films.

Newsletter Exclusive

A Mirrored Monet is new theatre production inspired by the life and work of Claude Monet.

Food & freebies

Crosstown launches limited-edition collagen doughnuts, available this weekend only.

At Aesop in Shepherd’s Bush, shoppers receive complimentary tulips with any purchase all weekend.

Film, Music & Creative Events

The world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival arrives in Islington, celebrating mountain culture and exploration.

Join a free creative writing workshop with Hidden Tracks to try writing your own story about a piece of music that changed your life.

Newsletter Exclusives:

Enjoy live music performances at the Piano in the Elms Festival taking place in Nine Elms.

Country to Country Festival is a huge country music festival at The O2.

Explore the influence and evolution of jazz as the iconic Montreux Jazz Festival takes residency at Southbank Centre.

More Newsletter Exclusives:

An evening of reading, dancing and conversation celebrating the launch of the Feral Worlding Launch Party

Country to Country Festival is a huge country music festival at The O2.

Explore the influence and evolution of jazz as the iconic Montreux Jazz Festival takes residency at Southbank Centre.

Eating, Drinking, Thinking is a brand-new event series launches at Kings Place.

Step back in time at a themed Medieval Supper Club in East London, featuring historic dishes and immersive dining.

Celebrate East London culture with music, comedy and performances at the lively Modern Cockney Festival.

More Beautiful Than You: Wildlife Photography of Chris Packham

String of Identity - a debut exhibition exploring identity and storytelling opens in Hackney.

Celebrate with music and skating at a Mother’s Day roller disco at Fulham Pier.

Vintage lovers can browse antiques, fashion and collectibles at the Big London Flea.

Have the best weekend - make sure you check out some of those exhibits! :)

love,

sanny

Everyday activities, that should feel safe and normal, like walking home at night, are moments we have to navigate with more caution and bravery. We face inequality, risks to our safety, and a huge lack of education around our health. This Sunday, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. Celebrate yourselves, the women in your lives, the community we’ve made with each other and all the achievements we’ve reached - especially in a world that often works against us.

Welcome to the 4th edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me :)

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

International Women’s Day events

The free International Women’s Day L’Oréal Paris pop-up is at at Old Spitalfields Market, offering an experience where you can engrave lipstick, eat crêpes and send postcards.

Bridge to Bean is hosting a free International Women’s Day run and coffee morning in Hammersmith.

You can also join About Women by Women, a free read-and-write workshop at Islington Museum.

Newsletter Exclusive

Creative writing and storytelling take centre stage at the free SheWrites International Women’s Day event at Arches Lane Theatre, celebrating women’s stories and creativity

The Women’s Spring Open Exhibition in Tower Hamlets showcases work by women artists and is free to visit.

At The National Gallery, a free guided tour highlights works by women artists in the collection.

Art and books

The Purple Reign Art Show is free entry at Bermondsey

And All Women Are Artists is free entry in Croydon

Mayfair will host a free mini book fair on Saturday.

Food lovers can head to Chuku’s for a Brunch and Bookswap with Nigerian tapas.

Newsletter Exclusive

It’s free entry and your last chance to see Sudan: A Visual Art Narrative – Second Generation Exhibition

Nights Out: Theatre, music and comedy

First Woman is a comedy harp show playing in Camden.

Disco Always is a Harry Styles and One Direction party at The Clapham Grand.

At Southbank Centre, The Songs of Joni Mitchell celebrates the music of Joni Mitchell on Sunday.

Literary fans can head to a Seed Talks event exploring Gothic Literature and Women: The Female History of Horror.

Festivals and pop-ups

Free Dove x Bridgerton immersive pop-up experience in Battersea.

In Shoreditch, A Very Brooklyn Pop-Up is a free immersive fashion event inspired by New York style.

Build your own LEGO Star Wars lightsaber in Stratford and take it home.

Holi Colour Dance Festival in Swiss Cottage, featuring DJs, dancing and food.

Another Holi celebration is happening at Hackney Bridge with Impact’s Holi Festival.

Searcys is hosting The Bubble Show, a two-day champagne celebration.

Final chance to visit the spectacular Kew Orchid Festival

Newsletter Exclusive

Maebe Village pop-up

More Newsletter Exclusives

The Amersham Fair Organ Museum has a free entry Open Day

Artists will be exhibiting at The Other Art Fair at Truman Brewery.

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen is the latest exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery

Take a walking tour exploring the life and legacy of Florence Nightingale

Last chance to see the Painting Light exhibition by Anna Ancher

Mary, Queen of Scots is a ballet at Sadler’s Wells.

We Can Build It Better an International Women’s Day celebration at Soho Theatre Walthamstow.

It’s the opening of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize at the Photographers Gallery

Haringey Shed celebrates its 25th anniversary with a one-off performance of The Silver Hive at Ally Pally

Impromptu Shakespeare is live at New Wimbledon Theatre this weekend

On Sunday, Hackney Bridge has a Bottle Factory Flea Market

Loanhood take their free clothes swap to Barking and Dagenham

See you next week!
love,
sanny

Welcome to the 3rd edition of the Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me.

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Markets & Pop-Ups

• Celebrate St David’s Day at the free Welsh Market in Spitalfields all weekend.

• It’s Highgate’s annual free Heritage Weekend

• Pophams x Jenki Matcha have teamed up to bring you a pastry collab this week only.

• It’s your last chance to get free Max Factor lipstick when you get a treat from Floozie Cookies

• Canopy Market are hosting a free Lantern Festival with workshops, live music, and more.

• Salad Days have a free entry Small Business Market pop-up at Borough Yards (and the girls have just hit 100k on Instagram!!)

• One of my favourite markets is the who are hosting their N4 Makers market ceramics seconds sample sale.

• It’s free entry Black Culture Spring Market comes to Brixton.

  🗞️ NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVES:

  • Free samples at the Giant BuzzBallz Machine at Observation Point, South Bank

  • Laundry goodies at the free Dr Beckmann Pop-Up at the Barbican Laundrette

  • Hunt for new art at the free entry Parallax Art Fair in Chelsea.

Exhibitions & Art

• Life on the Line - see how far a single drawn line can go (I think this one looks really cool!)

• Tracey Emin: A Second Life is opening at the Tate Modern

• Handel Through Mozart’s Eyes is a new exhibition at Handel & Hendrix House.

• The Rosa Wylie exhibition with unseen works on display.

• Ramses The Exhibition is now open at Battersea Power Station.

• Beatriz Gonzalez exhibition at the Barbican exploring power and conflict through a vivid palette.

• Join Honey Djon at the Friday night Tate Modern Late

  🗞️ NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVES:

• Free Silpa Art Exhibition at Canal St Martins - A one-day showcase celebrating Thai student and emerging creatives in the UK, exploring movement, identity, and the spaces in-between

Wellness & Fitness

• Meet new people at the City Daze Saturday Afternoon Walking Club

• Yoga & Brunch session with Lululemon at Battersea.

🗞️ NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVES:

• Tempo LND is a free 3km run + 2-hour DJ workshop.

• I Run You Walk is a free scenic 10k tour of North London.

Theatre, Parties & Performances

• Gal Pals is a queer dance party for women, trans & non-binary people at Hackney Bridge.

🗞️ NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVES:

• There’s a St David’s Day daytime disco on Sunday.

• A Funny, Fragile, Deeply Human Play, Anything is Possible if You Think About it Hard Enough is a 3-night run at The Cockpit.

• Share some adventures with Christopher Robin, Pooh Bear, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and Tigger at The House on Pooh Corner opening at Arches Lane Theatre.

• For Friday night entertainment, The Peoples Comedy comes to Brixton.

• Milk Fest is a British blues celebration on Sunday..

Even more Newsletter Exclusives!

• Croydon Pride have a free LGBTQ+ History Month Family Story Time.

• Ben Paites book talk and signing of 50 LGBTQ+ Finds.

• Loanhood have a free clothes swap, Redbridge.

• Frock Me Vintage Fair is coming to Kensington Town Hall.

• Theres a Frame Making Workshop at Ham Yard Hotel.

• Register for free Wedding Showcase at the Natural History Museum.

See you next week for the International Woman’s Day special! <3

love,
sanny

Welcome back to Things to do in London this weekend the newsletter - curated by me.

You’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas throughout the article and at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Have a great time exploring London

Pop-Ups & Freebies

• Exclusive drinks, plus the chance for freebies and surprises at the free entry Pastael Airport Café pop-up.

• Win prizes and use the Photo Booth at the free entry Clarins: The Radiance Studio Pop-Up.

NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVES:

• Free Anua skincare with your cake at EL&N

• Goody bags, competitions and prizes at the free entry Dr Jart pop-up

• Free workshops, new season accessories, music, clothes & good dogs at the free entry Natra Studios pop-up

London Fashion Week

• Book free tickets to an immersive fashion experience in Mayfair: Gallery Archives: London Fashion Week Edition.

• Fashion Cinema + vintage pop-ups at the free entry Local Fashion Week in Hammersmith

• Free entry KNWLS store pop-up is here for London Fashion Week.

NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE:

• Free entry to On The Street - a collection of rare books exploring vernacular fashion and the culture of style

Chinese New Year & Lunar New Year Celebrations

• There’s a free Chinese New Year Parade through Chinatown on Sunday.

• Greenwich Peninsula is hosting a free-entry celebration with Lion & Dragon Dances, DJ sets, markets and more.

• Free Lunar New Year performances are happening on Saturday at both Battersea Power Station and Camden Market.

Exhibitions & Installations

• Book to see a stunning sound and light experience at St Martin-in-the-Fields.

• Serpentine Currents — the newest (free!) installation at Somerset House.

• A free LGBTQ+ exhibition celebrating activists, writers and artists who changed the world.

• Toastland — a free exhibition where the art is built from bread (with treats from The Dusty Knuckle)

• The new Wallace & Gromit exhibition at Young V&A.

• February half-term fun at Southbank Centre’s Imagine Festival (mix of free + ticketed)

NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVES:

• Explore continuity and impermanence at the new free exhibition In Perpetuity.

• Objects of Enhancement — free at Wimbledon Museum.

Even more Newsletter Exclusives

(These aren’t in my videos - they’re just for you)

• Free museum late at Dulwich Picture Gallery celebrating LGBTQI+ stories.

• Free entry Palestine Solidarity Flea Market

• A free uplifting grief-focused pop-up at Barbican Centre.

• The free annual Brixton Library LGBTQ+ Zine Fair.

• Aisling Bea performs her latest Work in Progress show near Caledonian Road.

• Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life is now open at Hayward Gallery.

• Final chance to see the Space exhibition at Natural History Museum.

• Contemporary Artist exhibition Sublime Space at Heath Robinson Museum.

• Last chance to see these exhibits at The Photographers’ Gallery.

  • 100 Years of the Photobooth

  • Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary

  • Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record

Have a great weekend! See you next week.

love,
sanny 💌

Welcome to the very first Things to do in London This Weekend newsletter - curated by me.

Here you’ll find links to everything I list in my weekly video series on Instagram and TikTok including plenty of free events as well as loads and loads of extra events and ideas at the end (exclusive to readers of this newsletter)!

Have a great time exploring London!

Exhibitions

• One of my favourite free things happening right now is Love Letters at The National Archives. It’s a free exhibition exploring promises, sacrifices, longing and more.

• Last chance to see the free By the Dawn’s Early Light at the National Gallery.

• Share Your Heart is a free exhibition featuring artwork by Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson, John Lithgow and more.

• Together Through Art is a free-entry charity exhibition open on Saturday.

Markets, Pop-Ups & Debuts

• Free entry Food Festival in Tooting.

• Free entry N4 Makers Seconds & Sample Sale in Stoke Newington.

• Free The Ordinary immersive pop-up in Shoreditch.

• Free-entry women-led business weekend market in Canary Wharf.

• Ally Pally’s highest roof walk in the UK now open at Alexandra Palace.

Evenings Out

• Book to see a rooftop screening of Bridget Jones’s Diary, Dirty Dancing or The Notebook in Battersea.

• Joe Lycett’s Big Valentine’s Comedy Shindig

• The Sound of Epic Anime will be performed by a symphony orchestra at the Barbican Centre.

• Book free entry tickets to The Heartbreak Hotel at The Standard London.

• Life Drawing fundraiser at The Cavendish Arms supporting LGBTQ+ charities

Valentine’s & Galentine’s

• Valentine’s Late at the Natural History Museum.

• Deptford Northern Soul Club Valentine’s Ball in Hackney.

• Free Valentine’s dog walk in Richmond with Love on the Lead.

Newsletter Exclusives

That’s right! There are even more events, pop-ups, and exhibitions (free and ticketed) taking place this weekend that aren’t featured in my videos:

Pop-ups & more events

• Free entry NYX x Tinder Wonder Date Lounge pop up

• Free Ultrasound Collagen Test + supplement sample at Battersea Power Station.

• Free family-friendly Lip Sync Brawl at the Southbank Centre.

• Oysters Masterclass at Wright Brothers.

• Loanhood free clothes swap in Harrow.

• Free entry The Big Market in Croydon — records, vintage, home & clothing.

• Valentine's Independent Jewellers' Market in Peckham

• Free Lunar New Year Lion Dance Celebration at Westfield White City.

• Break Up with toxic news pop-up in Hackney

More Exhibitions

• The Jolly Postman at The Postal Museum.

• Wallace & Gromit exhibition at the Young V&A.

• Extra/Ordinary Women at the Charles Dickens Museum.

• Seurat and the Sea at The Courtauld Gallery.

• Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting at the National Portrait Gallery.

• Are You Better Yet? at Fujifilm House of Photography.

• Free Mary Lincoln and Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Royal Watercolour Society.

• If your name is Sophia or Sophie — free entry this Sunday at the Brunel Museum.

Theatre, Literature & Music

• Practically Imperfect (Mary Poppins-inspired play in Barnes).

• London Bookshop Crawl (guided or self-guided).

• Classical Coffee Morning at the Royal Albert Hall.

• All About Love — literature & live performance night.

• Solstice Sounds Live at Morocco Bound Bookshop.

• HILLTOP literary magazine free launch party East London.

Valentine’s Extras

• Valentine’s cocktail menu at Guilty inside nhow London.

• Habibit Club Love at Hackney Bridge.

Have a great weekend & a great valentines. See you next week <3

love, sanny

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