London Events - June 2012 - My Destination London

Diamond Jubilee Party at Ramsay's York and Albany

Ladies, get those below-the-knee skirts out and gents, put your suits on: it's time for a spot of time-travelling. On June the 2nd, the York and Albany, one of Gordon Ramsay's ...more »

Type: Nightlife
Dates: 2 Jun 2012 at 12:15 - 23:00
Location: 127-129 Parkway
Tel: 020 7388 3344

Romantics

Examining the development of Romantic art in Britain, this exciting new nine-room exhibition has some of the biggest names on display. Drawing upon the strength of the Tate’s ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 9 Oct 2011 - 3 Jun 2012
Location: Tate Britain, Millbank

Thames River Pageant

On Sunday June the 3rd, two days before the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, there's going to a big to do on the river. A flotilla of up to a thousand boats garnered in all sorts of ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 3 Jun 2012 at 14:00 - 17:00
Location: Battersea Bridge

Golden Spider Silk

An extraordinary exhibition showcasing how over a million female Gold Orb spiders produced enough of their golden-coloured silk to create such examples as a four-metre-long ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 25 Jan 2012 - 5 Jun 2012
Location: V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, London

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Weekend

In the early days of June 2012, the Queen will celebrate sixty years on the throne. It's to be a weekend of joviality and sharing among friends, relatives and neighbours, and a ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 2 Jun 2012 - 5 Jun 2012
Location: Various Locations

Jump 4 London

One of the coolest free London events, and a world-record setting showcase to boot, artist and designer, Clare Newton, will be unveiling to the Guinness Book of Record judicial ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 1 Jun 2012 - 9 Jun 2012
Location: ExCel London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7069 5000

Simon Amstell Numb tour

Amstell's tour finale at the Empire will see television presenter and all-round nice chap put his bleeding little heart on the line in this intropective stand-up routine. more »

Type: Comedy
Dates: 8 Jun 2012 - 9 Jun 2012
Location: 02 Shepards Bush Empire

Jump Jive and Shout

Come on down to Jump Jive and Shout the lively, fun friendly retro style party night, with retro dj Jeniffer Jackson spinning some of the very best in pulsating, energy driven ...more »

Type: Nightlife
Dates: 9 Jun 2012 at 20:00 - 10 Jun 2012 at 00:15
Location: Kennedy’s Bar
Tel: 02089648399

Jump Jive and Shout

Come on down to Jump Jive and Shout, the lively and friendly 1940s and 50s style party night, with retro diva and vinyl queen Jeniffer Jackson spinning some of the very best in ...more »

Type: Nightlife
Dates: 12 Jun 2012 at 08:00 - 13 Jun 2012 at 12:00
Location: Kennedy's Bar, Islington
Tel: 02089648399

Trooping the Colour

The Sovereign's birthday is officially celebrated by the ceremony of Trooping the Colour on a Saturday in June. Although The Queen was born on the 21st of April, it has long ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 16 Jun 2012 at 11:00 - 13:00
Location: Horse Guards Parade

Father's Day Whiskey Talk & Tasting

The Forge, just down the road from Camden's bustling market is a venue fit for showcase purpose. There are events happening here regularly, and there's room enough inside to sit ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 17 Jun 2012 at 14:30 - 17:00
Location: The Forge
Tel: 020 7 383 7808

Up at The O2 - the grand opening

The Millennium Dome, The O2 Centre, the Greenwich Arena: it's come under many guises since its conception at the turn of the year 2000. Like a boiled egg on the London landscape ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 21 Jun 2012
Location: O2 Centre

Taste of London 2012

From the table to the turf, some of London's most well-known Michelin-starred restaurants are taking to Regent's Park and bringing all their culinary masterpieces with them. ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 21 Jun 2012 at 12:00 - 24 Jun 2012 at 17:00
Location: Regent's Park

West End Live

Head down to Trafalgar Square for a weekend of sing-song and merriment. All the stars and casts for some of London's top theatrical performances will be filling the streets and ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 23 Jun 2012 at 11:00 - 24 Jun 2012 at 18:00
Location: Trafalgar Square
Tel: +44 (0)20 7983 4750

Greenwich and Docklands International Festival

This renowned, well-loved and explosively entertaining festival introduces all forms of dance, theatrics and arts to east/southeast London every year. Performances pop up in ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 21 Jun 2012 - 30 Jun 2012
Location: Greenwich and Docklands

Poetry Parnassus

First of all, 'Parnassus' is to do with Greek mythology. Parnassus itself is a mountain in the middle of Greece, however in mythology it was believed that the Muses lived on the ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 26 Jun 2012 - 1 Jul 2012
Location: Southbank Centre
Tel: 0871 663 2500

Can-ary Wharf

Since it's can-ception in 2003, this artistic competition in the lobby of Canary Wharf shopping centre has attracted both talented competitors and awe-struck spectators alike. ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 25 Jun 2012 - 7 Jul 2012
Location: Canary Wharf Shopping Centre
Tel: 020 7001 3016

Universe of Sound

The Science Museum is part of London's awesome array of free things to do. Many of its exhibitions are likely to cost you money, however. Not the Sounds of the Universe. This ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 23 May 2012 - 8 Jul 2012
Location: Science Museum

World Pride 2012

Through the use of parades, mini-festivals and all manner of other exciting events, World Pride will promote its message across London and the rest of the world. What is World ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 23 Jun 2012 - 8 Jul 2012
Location: Trafalgar Square
Tel: +44 (0)20 7983 4750

Wimbledon 2012

Strawberries and cream, Pimms and Lemonade - it’s almost that time of year. Get out your suncream and hats and head to the world's most famous and prestigious lawn tennis event, ...more »

Type: Sport
Dates: 25 Jun 2012 - 8 Jul 2012
Location: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

Designs of the Year 2012

Featuring a short list of the 100 best designs from the past year, the annual award ceremony returns. Judging is split into seven different categories. They are: architecture, ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 8 Feb 2012 at 10:00 - 15 Jul 2012 at 17:45
Location: Design Museum, Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, London

BT Artbox

Like many other events going on in London throughout 2012, Bt Artbox is all about celebrating both the Olympics and the Queen's Jubilee because, when King George V sat the throne ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 18 Jun 2012 - 16 Jul 2012
Location: Various Locations

Olympic Walks

Guided by a professional, take an inside look at what are soon to become more of London's most famous features: the Olympic Games 2012 structures. Running daily until the ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 22 Nov 2011 - 27 Jul 2012
Location: Bromley-by-Bow Station

Late Nights at ZSL London Zoo

Throughout the early summer, London Zoo will be playing host to late-night parties, allowing the over 18s to gain access to the Zoo after hours and see what happens with their ...more »

Type: Nightlife
Dates: 1 Jun 2012 at 18:00 - 27 Jul 2012 at 22:00
Location: London Zoo

Ealing Summer Festival

The pretty borough of Ealing, a little further afield than some of London's other top attractions, will host a number of jovial festivals and carnivals this summer. With music ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 30 Jun 2012 - 29 Jul 2012
Location: Ealing
Tel: 020 8825 5000

Long Day’s Journey into Night

Eugene O’Neill’s drama Long Day’s Journey into Night is lighting up London's Apollo Theatre all through the summer. Set in 1912 it is the story of the Tyrone family as they ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 11 Apr 2012 - 18 Aug 2012
Location: Apollo Theatre

Big British Bang

They're busting out the British memorabilia at Selfridges to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics all through the summer. Pop-up shops, fashion shows and just a ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 4 May 2012 at 09:30 - 31 Aug 2012 at 18:00
Location: Selfridges

Midsummer Night Screen

99.9% of us will have watched a movie in the cinema, or in a room with the lights off and nothing but the flash of the screen for a light source. How many of us, though, have ...more »

Type: Nightlife
Dates: 18 May 2012 - 31 Aug 2012
Location: Dalston Roof Park, above the Print House

Champagne and Pineberries at Bluebird

The King's Road in Chelsea is a bristling stretch of eclectic activity engaging restaurant-goers, art-lovers, and shopping fiends. Not one to shy away from the trend, Chelsea's ...more »

Type: Food
Dates: 29 Jun 2012 - 31 Aug 2012
Location: Bluebird
Tel: (+44) 020 7559 1000

Scott's Last Expedition

In 1910, Robert Falcon Scott embarked on a monumental Antarctic expedition with his team, Terra Nova. Their aim: to retrieve geological and zoological specimens and information so ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 20 Jan 2012 at 10:00 - 2 Sep 2012 at 17:45
Location: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London

Ragtime

Regent’s Park has announced its open air season for 2012 which will include the musical Ragtime. Based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime is a musical depicting the ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 18 May 2012 - 8 Sep 2012
Location: Regent's Park

Damien Hirst at The Tate Modern

Over the summer of 2012, some of Hirst's most iconic displays will be available on show at the Tate Modern. Definite highlights include the diamond skull, complete with over ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 5 Apr 2012 - 9 Sep 2012
Location: Tate Modern, Bank Side, London

World Shakespeare Festival

All the world's a stage, and you better buy some tickets for this global cultural Olympiad event that will see thespians and interpretive celebrations of Shakespeare's genius. more »

Type: Festival
Dates: 23 Apr 2012 - 9 Sep 2012
Location: Various Locations

Festival of the World

One of the biggest and most diverse festivals on London's 2012 event calendar, the Festival of the World - as the name suggests - packs so much global activity into it you won't ...more »

Type: Festival
Dates: 1 Jun 2012 - 9 Sep 2012
Location: Southbank Centre
Tel: 087 1663 2500

London 2012 Festival

Summing up the London 2012 Festival would be pretty much impossible and wouldn't do it justice. So, let's just say, you do not (and if you currently live in London, probably will ...more »

Type: Festival
Dates: 21 Jun 2012 - 9 Sep 2012
Location: Various Locations

British Music Experience

Over the course of 2012, the 02 Centre is paying homage to all things British in the music world over the past decades, from the 40s to now. Brit-pop took hold of the music ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 17 Feb 2012 - 16 Sep 2012
Location: The O2

Sweeney Todd at Adelphi Theatre

The Victorian demon barber of Fleet Street gets a Westend make over, in this retelling of the ever popular tale with Michael Ball as Sweeney Todd and Imelda Staunton as Mrs. ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 10 Mar 2012 - 22 Sep 2012
Location: Adelphi Theatre

Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre

One of Disney's most loved and popular animations comes to life on the big stage at London's Lyceum Theatre. Using music produced by Elton John, this stage production packs punch ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 11 May 2012 - 23 Sep 2012
Location: Lyceum Theatre
Tel: 0844 844 0005

The London Wonderground

Situated right at the foot of the London Eye, this site of circus, dance, and other shenanigans is set to bring the seaside style entertainment straight into the middle of the ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 8 May 2012 - 30 Sep 2012
Location: Southbank Centre

Wild Planet

London's Natural History Museum is a Mecca for knowledge of our planet, and is presented in the most accessible and memorable ways. The Wild Planet photo exhibition that they've ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 21 May 2012 - 30 Sep 2012
Location: Natural History Museum
Tel: 020 7942 5000

Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist

Enrich your knowledge of the human anatomy in what will be the largest exhibition of da Vinci's drawings, including works such as the anatomy of a bear's foot, and a sectioned ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 4 May 2012 - 7 Oct 2012
Location: Ticket Sales and Information Office
Tel: +44 (0)20 7766 7300

Buckingham Palace Tour

If there's ever a way to enjoy the summer weather in London, a trip round the city's most iconic building is definitely one of them. Step into the realms of British royalty and ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 30 Jun 2012 - 7 Oct 2012
Location: Buckingham Palace

Chariots of Fire

Adapted from the award-winning movie of the same name, this West End production lets you relive the story of two men's Olympic dreams unfolding before your very eyes. A tale of ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 22 Jun 2012 - 10 Nov 2012
Location: Gielgud Theatre
Tel: +44 (0)20 7850 8740

War Horse

Recently adapted in to a film directed by Steven Spielberg, War Horse the play is in turn adapted from a book by Micheal Morpurgo and tells the story about a horse that is ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 1 Dec 2011 - 1 Jan 2013
Location: New London Theatre

Ballgowns - British Glamour Since 1950

A history lesson into the world of fashion from sixty years ago, the Ballgowns exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum is enough to make anyone glow green with envy. In ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 21 May 2012 - 6 Jan 2013
Location: V&A Museum
Tel: 08445 791940

Ghost: The Musical

Adapted from the smash hit movie, Ghost: The Musical shows in poignant accuracy the tale of how Sam's ghost communicates with girlfriend, Molly, after being killed in a mugging ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 22 Jun 2012 - 20 Apr 2013
Location: Piccadilly Theatre
Tel: +44 (0)20 7478 8800

Scrum Down Behind the Scenes at Twickenham

Fancy taking a tour of the home of English rugby? You can with the Twickenham Tour. It begins in the museum/shop, where your tour guide meets with you and your group. From there, ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 25 May 2012 - 25 May 2013
Location: World Rugby Museum

Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

This is every Potter fan's dream: a chance to immerse themselves in the world behind the magic and sorcery of J.K Rowling's fantasy creation. The Harry Potter tour at Warner Bros. ...more »

Type: Exhibition
Dates: 1 Apr 2012 at 10:00 - 1 Jan 2014
Location: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
Tel: 0845 084 0900

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