What's on in London on Wednesday 12th March 2025

Top events happening London

Monthly release of tickets to visit Big Ben

Monthly release of tickets to visit Big BenTickets to climb the 334 steps to the top of the Elizabeth Tower and stand next to Big Ben when it bongs will be released for sale today.

Starts at 10:00am
£35

Early evening gin tour of the Household Cavalry Museum

Early evening gin tour of the Household Cavalry MuseumJourney through the history of the Household Cavalry after hours in this evening tour.

6:00pm to 7:30pm
£20
Household Cavalry Museum, Whitehall

'Candlelit' tour of Emery Walker's House

'Candlelit' tour of Emery Walker's HouseVisitors will enjoy seeing 7 Hammersmith Terrace in low lighting, which creates a unique and special effect on wallpapers, textiles and furniture displayed within the house.

6:00pm to 7:15pm
£20

Colour and Paint in the Smaller 18th-century Town House with Patrick Baty

Patrick Baty talks us through his long career of conserving some of England’s most remarkable historic homes

6:00pm to 7:30pm
£11.55
Benjamin Franklin House, Trafalgar Square

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

The London Festival of Railway Modelling

The London Festival of Railway ModellingLondon's biggest model railway show.

Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Mar
£16
Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally), Wood Green

Rotimi Fani-Kayode: The Studio – Staging Desire

Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s photographs are a spirited exploration of culture, intimacy, desire and pain. From 1983 until his death in 1989, the artist lived and worked in Brixton, where his studio transcended into a sanctuary visualising black queer self-expression. A prominent …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar
Free
Shoreditch

Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos

Spirit of Lagos unearths the story of Abi Morocco Photos, one of the most vibrant photographic studios operating in Lagos. The studio’s remarkable black-and-white portraits celebrate the rich style and joyous spirit of a generation of Lagosians during a transformative …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar
Free
Shoreditch

The Windsor Tapestry

A very Royal new exhibition looking back at the life of King Charles III, as told through the sharp pen of Steve Bell. For the past forty years, legendary British political cartoonist Steve Bell has been caricaturing Charles and the …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar
£9.50
Cartoon Museum, New Oxford Street

Derrick Adams - Situation Comedy

Derrick Adams - Situation ComedyComposed with brightly hued, faceted planes of acrylic paint and fabric collage, Adams’s paintings present visions of Black Americana through figures engaged in everyday leisure and enlivened by individual daydreams and fantasies.

Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar
Free

Stories of Migration

Stories of MigrationStories of Migration celebrates 12 years of innovative storytelling from SOAS-based, not-for-profit organisation, PositiveNegatives.

Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar
Free
SOAS Gallery, Euston

Batul

Batul is a powerful photography exhibition and documentary following the journey of Sambhav, a Sikh man from Old Delhi, as he transitions to Batul, a Muslim woman in Kashmir.

Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Mar
Free
SOAS Gallery, Euston

Helios

HeliosLooking for some winter sun? Be the first to see Luke Jerram’s newest and most ambitious design, Helios, at the London premiere at the Old Royal Naval College.

Exhibition ends on Tuesday 25th Mar
£16.50
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

City of London, a city of science

A small two-case display celebrating the City’s history of scientific innovation and invention. The City was a place where scientific methods and specialist instruments were developed, and as a publishing centre offered a place where these ideas could be disseminated …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 27th Mar
Free
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London

In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British Diaspora

Britain’s Caribbean colonies had been exploited for centuries, but increasing demands for self-determination emerging from riots and strikes during the 1930s forced Britain to introduce political reform. Progress towards self-government unfolded in stages between the 1960s and 1980s. Today Britain …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 28th Mar
Free
Euston

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