Local events and activities
There's lots on in Westminster this summer. For full events listings for children and young people, see our Summer in the City activity guide.
Search daily events as part of the London 2012 Festival.
Mayor of London Presents - pop up performances, discovery trails and more.
NEW
London 2012 mascot discovery trails
| Sunday 9th September |
Bandstand Marathon in Paddington Recreation Ground. 1pm - 5pm A free event for all the family, with community choirs, local dance groups and music acts. Part of the biggest community event of the London 2012 Festival closing celebration and part of the Showtime Festival presented by the Mayor of London. |
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Wednesday 1st August |
Kids Week in the West End launches. Free theatre tickets for children plus activities, events and behind-the-scenes tours. Extended opening hours continue in the West End, until 10pm. Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including The Beat at 8:40pm and Levellers at 9:40pm. Exhibition Road Show continues. |
| Thursday 2nd August |
Three new discovery trails in Westminster take you past 12 models of the London 2012 mascots. Pass the Flame Connect the World exhibition in the SW1 Gallery, 12 Cardinal Walk, roof garden level, Cardinal Place, SW1E 5JE including Westminster City Archives project to record local memories of the 1948 Games. Until 30th August. Hatwalk: 20 hats by British milliners including Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones have been placed on iconic statues as part of the Mayor of London’s London 2012 Festival. Lord Nelson, Sir Henry Havelock and King George IV in Trafalgar Square all don the specially commissioned headpieces. Bush Bikes in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrate the efforts of Team GB cyclists. Take a look at photos and add your own using #bushbikes. Kids Week continues. Extended opening hours continue in the West End, until 10pm Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including Lawson at 6:35pm and Alexandra Burke at 9:30pm Exhibition Road Show continues Debutots, 'Story Lab' event for under 6's at St. John's Wood Library: 10:15am Fishy Tales, 'Story Lab' event for under 6's at Church Street Library: 10:30am Chinese calligraphy, 'how to' class for ages 6+ at Charing Cross Library: 2pm Bronia Evers, Storyteller, for ages 6 + at Marylebone Library: 2pm Olympic Nintendo Wii - a challenge for 6 years+ at Victoria Library: 2pm |
| Friday 3rd August |
Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including Amy MacDonald at 5:20pm, Dodgy at 6:10 and Cast at 10:00pm Kids Week continues. Debutots, 'Story Lab' event for under 6s at Queen's Park Library: 10:15am Wallace Collection, art and craft workshop for ages 6+ at Paddington Children's Library: 2pm. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. |
| Saturday 4th August |
Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including McFly at 5:20pm and St. Etienne at 10:00pm Kids Week continues. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. |
| Sunday 5th August |
Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including Alyssa Reid at 5:30pm. Kids Week continues. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. |
| 6th - 12th August | |
| Monday 6th August |
Free swimming Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including Lemar at 5:50pm and Soul II Soul at 9:45pm. Kids Week continues. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. The World in London (daily until 12th August) Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music. Three new discovery trails in Westminster take you past 12 models of the London 2012 mascots. Free drop-in art workshops for families Hatwalk: 20 hats by British milliners including Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones have been placed on iconic statues as part of the Mayor of London’s London 2012 Festival. Lord Nelson, Sir Henry Havelock and King George IV in Trafalgar Square all don the specially commissioned headpieces. Bush Bikes in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrate the efforts of Team GB cyclists. Take a look at photos and add your own using #bushbikes. |
| Tuesday 7th August |
Free swimming Summer Camp for ages 5-15 Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including Kenny Thomas at 5:10pm. Kids Week continues. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. The World in London (daily until 12th August) Free drop-in art workshops for families Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music. Three new discovery trails in Westminster take you past 12 models of the London 2012 mascots. Hatwalk: 20 hats by British milliners including Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones have been placed on iconic statues as part of the Mayor of London’s London 2012 Festival. Lord Nelson, Sir Henry Havelock and King George IV in Trafalgar Square all don the specially commissioned headpieces. Bush Bikes in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrate the efforts of Team GB cyclists. Take a look at photos and add your own using #bushbikes. |
| Wednesday 8th August |
Free swimming Summer Camp for ages 5-15 Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including Nik Kershawat 5:35pm. Kids Week continues. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. Free drop-in art workshops for families The World in London (daily until 12th August) Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music. Three new discovery trails in Westminster take you past 12 models of the London 2012 mascots. Hatwalk: 20 hats by British milliners including Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones have been placed on iconic statues as part of the Mayor of London’s London 2012 Festival. Lord Nelson, Sir Henry Havelock and King George IV in Trafalgar Square all don the specially commissioned headpieces. Bush Bikes in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrate the efforts of Team GB cyclists. Take a look at photos and add your own using #bushbikes. |
| Thursday 9th August |
Free swimming Summer Camp for ages 5-15 Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including The Noisettes at 5:00pm, The Overtones at 6:30pm and The Enemy at 10:05pm. Kids Week continues. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. Free drop-in art workshops for families The World in London (daily until 12th August) Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music. Three new discovery trails in Westminster take you past 12 models of the London 2012 mascots. Hatwalk: 20 hats by British milliners including Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones have been placed on iconic statues as part of the Mayor of London’s London 2012 Festival. Lord Nelson, Sir Henry Havelock and King George IV in Trafalgar Square all don the specially commissioned headpieces. Bush Bikes in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrate the efforts of Team GB cyclists. Take a look at photos and add your own using #bushbikes. |
| Friday 10th August |
Free swimming Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including The Temper Trap at 5:25pm, Ocean Colour Scene at 6:20 and Feeder at 9:45pm. Kids Week continues. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. The World in London (daily until 12th August) Free drop-in art workshops for families Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music. Three new discovery trails in Westminster take you past 12 models of the London 2012 mascots. Hatwalk: 20 hats by British milliners including Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones have been placed on iconic statues as part of the Mayor of London’s London 2012 Festival. Lord Nelson, Sir Henry Havelock and King George IV in Trafalgar Square all don the specially commissioned headpieces. Bush Bikes in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrate the efforts of Team GB cyclists. Take a look at photos and add your own using #bushbikes. |
| Saturday 11th August |
Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music, including Paul Carrack at 5:35pm and The View at 9:40pm. BT Road to 2012 - portraits of summer 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. Until 23rd Sept. The World in London (daily until 12th August) Kids Week continues. Hyde Park Live - live coverage of Olympic events and live music. Three new discovery trails in Westminster take you past 12 models of the London 2012 mascots. Hatwalk: 20 hats by British milliners including Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones have been placed on iconic statues as part of the Mayor of London’s London 2012 Festival. Lord Nelson, Sir Henry Havelock and King George IV in Trafalgar Square all don the specially commissioned headpieces. Bush Bikes in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrate the efforts of Team GB cyclists. Take a look at photos and add your own using #bushbikes. |
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