The.Agenda

Want to know what’s coming up this year? Check out our handy guide for all the best events to pencil into your calendar.

Anthony McCall
Apr
27

Anthony McCall

“In Summer 2024, Tate Modern will present a focused exhibition of immersive works by English-born, US-based artist Anthony McCall. Occupying a space between sculpture, cinema and drawing, McCall is known for his ‘solid-light’ installations that began in 1973 with the seminal work Line Describing a Cone, a key work in Tate’s collection.“

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Barbie®: The Exhibition
Jul
5
to 23 Feb

Barbie®: The Exhibition

“Opening to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the Barbie brand in 2024, the exhibition will map the Barbie legacy that started in 1959 when Ruth Handler wanted to craft a different narrative for her daughter, Barbara. It will explore the story of Barbie through a design lens, including fashion, architecture, furniture and vehicle design.“

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Pancake Day
Feb
13

Pancake Day

Feast on a mountain of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and watch runners flip their pans at a charity Pancake Day race in London. Top celebrations include pancakes races at Greenwich Market, Borough Market and Leadenhall Market.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Oct
13
to 30 Jun

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Discover the natural world in all its wonder and diversity at the newly redesigned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, where 100 remarkable photographs illustrate the precious beauty of our planet.

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Junipalooza
Jun
10
to 11 Jun

Junipalooza

Junipalooza is the UK’s largest gin festival and provides direct access to the people who produce and are behind your favourite gins. They also include free samples from the gin stands and a bespoke show guide.

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Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian
Apr
20
to 3 Sept

Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian

An exhibition exploring the relationship between abstract art and the natural world. This exhibition brings together the work of two ground-breaking modern artists: Swedish painter Hilma af Klint and Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.

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British Pie Week
Mar
7
to 13 Mar

British Pie Week

British Pie Week has been celebrated for the past 15 years and you could say it is one of the most delicious weeks of the year. What bet time than to tuck into one your favourite pies or why not head to your local pub and enjoy a pie encrusted meal.

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Guys & Dolls
Feb
27
to 2 Sept

Guys & Dolls

Join us for Guys & Dolls as The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time. It has more hit songs, more laughs and more romance than any show ever written.

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EFG London Jazz Festival
Nov
11
to 20 Nov

EFG London Jazz Festival

The EFG London Jazz Festival is the capital's biggest pan-city music festival, taking place annually in November, which has long been acclaimed for showcasing a heady mix of talent from around the world. Widely acknowledged for delivering world-class artists and emerging stars, the Festival continues to take jazz to a massive audience, in one of UK's landmark music events.

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Bonfire Night
Nov
5

Bonfire Night

Each year, London marks the historic moment when Guy Fawkes and his motley crew attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I in the Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605.

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Chris Killip, retrospective
Oct
7
to 19 Feb

Chris Killip, retrospective

Chris Killip's continued efforts to value and document the lives of those affected by the economic shifts in the North of England, throughout the 1970s and 80s, have made him one of the most influential figures of British Photography. 

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The EY Exhibition: Cezanne
Oct
5
to 12 Mar

The EY Exhibition: Cezanne

‘With an apple, I will astonish Paris’, Cezanne once claimed. Leaving his native Aix-en-Provence for the French capital in his 20s, this is precisely what he did. Cezanne’s still lifes, landscapes and paintings of bathers were to give licence to generations of artists to break the rule book. The history of painting was never to be the same again.

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BFI London Film Festival
Oct
5
to 16 Oct

BFI London Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival (#LFF) is bursting with a whole host of new films, series and immersive storytelling from around the world. Whether this is your first or 30th visit, our rich and varied programme means there is something for everyone. What’s more, all feature films and series are being shown in the UK for the first (and sometimes the only) time. Imagine who and what you can discover.

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John Gabriel Borkman
Sept
24
to 26 Nov

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of his comeback.

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I, Joan
Sept
17
to 22 Oct

I, Joan

A cry for courage erupts in the Globe Theatre this summer with the premiere of I, Joan, a powerful and joyous new play which tells Joan of Arc’s story anew.

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BBC Proms
Jul
15
to 10 Sept

BBC Proms

The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored new venue spaces through the innovative Proms at... series of events. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood's original vision in 1895.

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Junipalooza
Jun
11
to 12 Jun

Junipalooza

The one and only gin festival returns to Tobacco Dock again - get ready for all the best gin distilleries all descending on London for one weekend only!

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