What's on in London on Sunday 2nd March 2025

Top events happening London

Hands on History in Watermen's Hall

Hands on History in Watermen's HallStep into the historic Watermen's Hall and discover the world of the famous Thames Watermen & Lightermen through the artefacts recovered by mudlarks.

10:00am to 4:00pm
Free
City of London

See a replica 300 year old printing press in action

See a replica 300 year old printing press in actionFor the next few weeks, there's a chance to see a replica 300 year old printing press in use in central London.

12:00pm to 6:00pm
Free
St Bartholemew the Great church, Barbican

The Seething Festival

Annual local fete and festival held in Surbiton.

1:00pm to 5:00pm
Free
Surbiton

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Lost Gardens of London

Did you know that Southwark once had a zoo? That for a short spell Britain’s first ecological park was built within a stone’s throw of Tower Bridge? Or that one of the capital’s most celebrated botanical gardens now lies beneath …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
£15
Southwark

Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle

Keeping Time: Clocks by BoulleFor the first time, the Wallace Collection is bringing together clocks by André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732), the most famous cabinetmaker to have worked for the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Five exceptional timepieces will tell the story of how …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
Free
Wallace Collection, Marylebone High St

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words

Medieval Women: In Their Own WordsEncounter the women of medieval Europe through their own words, visions and experiences, in an exhibition like no other. Discover the rich and complex lives of women in the Middle Ages, with over 140 extraordinary items that reveal their artistry, …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
£17
British Library, Camden

Orchids festival

Orchids festivalAnnual orchids festival of flowers in Kew Gardens - entry is for the entire garden estate.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
£24.50
Kew Gardens, Richmond

Collect 2025

Presented by the Crafts Council, Collect is the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design. The fair showcases the best work created by living artists in the world today.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
£29
Somerset House, Strand

The Broderers’ Exhibition: The Art of Embroidery

The one-week exhibition promotes and celebrates embroidery as fine art and is organised by the Worshipful Company of Broderers; one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
Free

Rethinking the British Museum

Rethinking the British MuseumThis display, in the newly reopened Reading Room, sets out the bold visions of five architectural teams to transform the British Museum's 'Western Range'.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 2nd Mar
Free
British Museum, Russell Square

Distillation of Architecture: 家具

Distillation of Architecture: 家具An exhibition celebrating more than 30 years of collaboration between Maeda and the AA

Exhibition ends on Friday 7th Mar
Free

Art After Dark

A three-night art festival in central London.

Exhibition ends on Saturday 8th Mar
Free

Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London

Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London exhibition centres around the legendary nightclub Taboo, opened by designer and performance artist Leigh Bowery in 1985. Imposing ‘dress as though your life depends on it, or don’t bother’ as the dress code, the …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 8th Mar
£12.65
Fashion and Textile Museum, Southwark

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Guided Tour of Woolwich Works

The tour will also show how the building has been restored and how it’s used today.

11:00am to 12:00pm
Free
Woolwich Works, Woolwich

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