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London’s most spectacular free outdoor festival has announced its line-up for the summer

Photo: Matheus José MariaNo London summer is complete without the Greenwich Docklands International Festival – aka GDIF – which as ever brings a spectacular array of gargantuan street theatre shows and spectacular installations to the streets of Greenwich and the Docklands […]

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The 6 best free things to do in London this weekend [June 5-7 2026]

Photograph: Imperial College LondonAfter confusingly tropical temperatures last month, London is firmly back to the status quo. Damp, rainy, and just warm enough to make the tube nice and sweaty – without the properly hot weather we’d need to justify summery fripperies like jorts, […]

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This Grade II-listed palace in south London is being converted into flats

Photograph: Bromley CouncilBromley Palace, a grand Grade II-listed manor house in south London, is to be converted into 11 flats under new plans approved by Bromley Council.  Once a bishops’ residence, the palace (also known as Bishop’s Palace) was home to […]

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Boyzone at London’s Emirates Stadium: start time, tickets, potential setlist and what you need to know

Photograph: Ray BurmistonWhen Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, and Shane Lynch took their last bow as Boyzone in 2019 with their ‘Thank You And Goodnight’ farewell tour, well, turns out it wasn’t actually goodnight.  That’s because, seven years later, […]

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First Look: Time Out’s review of the new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Photograph: Benedict Johnson, 2026The world’s largest space dedicated to illustration is here. More than two decades after celebrated English cartoonist and children’s book illustrator Quentin Blake began championing the idea, the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opened this week in […]

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Europe’s first major international chicken festival is coming to west London

Photograph: FumeThe Big Smoke is no stranger to food festivals. In May, bibimbap and tteokbokki fanatics queued round the block to get a taste of the city’s first ever Korean food fête, Jung. In June, the great and the good […]

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A huge Frida Kahlo installation is taking over Carnaby Street this summer

Image: Carnaby StreetCarnaby Street will be going Mexican this summer, as a huge new immersive installation celebrating Frida Kahlo will take over the shopping destination.  ¡Frida Icónica!, created in collaboration with Tate Modern, will mark the opening of the gallery’s landmark exhibition […]