Visiting London in August 2015
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August 2015
The biggest bike festival in Britain is back for cyclists to take part in various events across the city and the countryside in Surrey during RideLondon on 1st and 2nd August 2015.
Address: The Mall, St James, Westminster, London SW1Y 5AH Map View
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1st, 8th and 15th of August 2015
Tags: Food and Drink | Music
Enjoy Latin American food, music, dance and arts & craft in Nursery Row Park on the 1th, 8th and 15th of August.
Address: Nursery Row Park, Elephant & Castle, London SE17 1AL Map View
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Saturday 1st August to Sunday 27th September 2015
If you love the classic game show Through The Keyhole then you’ll love having a snoop around the Royal Family’s residence in London on a tour of the 19 State Rooms during the Buckingham Palace Summer Opening from 1st August to 27th September 2015.
Address: Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Road, Westminster, London, SW1A 1AA Map View
Hotels: Stay nearby from only 15!
Throughout August
Tags: Families
West End shows offer free tickets to young fans of theatre during Kids Week throughout August 2015, with workshops, backstage tours and sing-a-longs with the casts highlights of previous years.
Address: The West End, Soho, London WC2H 7BP (venue to be confirmed) Map View
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Monday 3rd to Sunday 30th August 2015
This performing arts festival celebrates new writing, comedy, dance, poetry, opera, musicals and cabaret, and you can enjoy it all at Camden Fringe from 3rd to 30th August 2015 at various venues across the area.
Address: Camden Peoples Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road, Camden, London NW1 2PY Map View
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Thursday 6th to Wednesday 19th August 2015
Tags: Culture
While away those lovely summer evenings in London at one of the capital’s most famous summer open-air film events, Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House in August 2015
Address: Somerset House, Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R 1LA Map View
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On until Sunday 9th August 2015
Tags: Culture
The Tate Modern is home to the Sonia Delaunay exhibition, featuring abstract paintings, textiles, clothes, and collaborations by the Parisian avant-garde artist, until 9th August 2015.
Address: Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG Map View
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Tuesday 11th to Saturday 15th August 2015
Tags: Food and Drink
Tens of thousands of visitors will celebrate hundreds of real ales, ciders, perries and of course beers from across the globe at The Great British Beer Festival at Olympia Exhibition Centre from 11th to 15th August 2015.
Address: Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 8UX Map View
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Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th August 2015
Tags: Food and Drink
In previous years beer enthusiasts have been able to choose from more than 100 beers from 18 UK and European craft brewers at the London Craft Beer Festival at the Oval Space in Bethnal Green, which is expected to take place again this year from 13th to 16th August.
Address: Oval Space, 29 to 32 The Oval, Bethnal Green, London E2 9DT (venue to be confirmed) Map View
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Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August 2015
Tags: Business and Community
The UK’s largest online video conference will bring YouTubers together for screenings, discussions, performances and meet and greets at Summer in the City at ExCel London Exhibition Centre from 14th to 16 August 2015.
Address: ExCel London Exhibition Centre, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, E16 1XL Map View
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Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August 2015
Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment
Past years have seen the capital’s largest free jazz festival take place in August in Canada Square Park, so stay tuned to find out more details about this year’s Canary Wharf Jazz Festival.
Address: Canada Square Park, Canada Square, Tower Hamlets, London E14 5AX (venue to be confirmed) Map View
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Monday 17th to Friday 28th August 2015
Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment
The music festival held at the Southbank Centre boasts an eclectic line-up of musicians and performers to entertain all kinds of musical tastes at the Meltdown Festival in August from 17th to 28th.
Address: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 8XX Map View
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Thursday 27th to Monday 31st August 2015
Tags: Culture
It’s all about the heebie-jeebies when fans of thrillers, horror movies and zombie flicks flock to Film4 FrightFest to get their scary kicks, to be held at the Vue Cinema Leicester Square from 27th to 31st August 2015.
Address: Vue Cinema, 3 Cranbourn Street, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7AL Map View
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Saturday 29th August 2015
Tags: Sports
One of the world’s most prestigious rugby league fixtures, the Challenge Cup Final will attract a huge number of rugby fans to Wembley Stadium on 29th August 2015 for this year’s exciting game.
Address: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS Map View
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Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August 2015
Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment
Dance fans will party to tunes spun by the world's top DJs at South West Four Weekender on Clapham Common over the bank holiday weekend of 29th and 30th August 2015.
Address: Clapham Common, Windmill Drive, Clapham, London SW4 9DE Map View
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On until Saturday 29th August 2015
The popular film from the 1950s that is set in the mid-19th century has been adapted for stage to be performed as part of the summer season of outdoor performances when Seven Brides For Seven Brothers comes to The Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park until 29th August 2015.
Address: The Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4NU Map View
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Sunday 30th and Monday 31st August 2015
Europe's biggest street party is our highlight of the summer in London, with the music and flavours of Caribbean filling the streets of West London during the Notting Hill Carnival over the August bank holiday weekend of 30th and 31st August 2015.
Address: Chepstow Road, Westbourne Grove, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, London, W11 1HT Map View
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On until Sunday 30th August 2015
Head to the River Stage in front of the National Theatre to watch free entertainment including circus, street theatre, dance, DJs and installations, on until 30 August 2015.
Address: Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PX Map View
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On until Monday 31st August 2015
Tags: Culture
Discover how fashion flourished during rationing in the 1940s, from air shelter onesies to aeroplane parts jewellery, at Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style at the Imperial War Museum, on until 31 August 2015.
Address: Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, South Bank, London SE1 6HZ Map View
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On until Monday 31st August 2015
Fans of Elvis Presley have got until the end of the month to get immersed in more than 300 artefacts from the legend’s life, as the Elvis Exhibition is on at The O2 Arena until 31st August 2015.
Address: The O2, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX Map View
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On until Monday 31st August 2015
Tags: Families
The National Maritime Museum is home to Against Captain's Orders: A Journey Into The Uncharted, a theatrical trip through maritime artefacts ideally suited to children aged 6 to 12-years-old, until 31st August 2015.
Address: National Maritime Museum, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF Map View
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On until Saturday 12th September 2015
Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment
The highlight of the classical music calendar in London, major orchestras and performers will entertain the crowds at the iconic BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, expected to run until 12th September 2015.
Address: Royal Albert Halll, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP Map View
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On until Sunday 13th September 2015
Meet 250 beautiful specimens from the Natural History Museum's collections, go on a virtual dive, and marvel at live fish and coral at Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea, on until 13 September 2015.
Address: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, Kensington, London SW7 5BD Map View
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On until Sunday 20th September 2015
Tags: Culture
The National Gallery is home to the BP Portrait Award, one of the most prestigious portrait painting prizes in the world, until 20th September.
Address: National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, Westminster, London WC2H 0HE Map View
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On until Sunday 27th September 2015
Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment
The Garrick Theatre is home to Let It Be, featuring the Beatles’ classics like ‘Yesterday’, ‘Hey Jude’ and ‘Let it Be’, until 27th September 2015.
Address: Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H 0HH Map View
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On until Sunday 27th September 2015
Tags: Culture
The V&A Museum is home to the What Is Luxury? exhibition, featuring luxury designer items like an Iris van Herpen couture gown and George Daniels haute watch, until 27th September 2015.
Address: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL Map View
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