Visiting London in June 2015

You’ll find loads of events in London this month, including the world famous Trooping the Colour and Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. There’s also the City of London Festival and Taste of London, and music lovers will enjoy British Summer Time Hyde Park, Field Day and Take That. Read on for more in June 2015.
Ariana Grande at The O2 Arena

Monday 1st June 2015

Greenwich, London

London Festival of Architecture

Monday 1st to Tuesday 30th June 2015

Bloomsbury, London

  • Tags: Culture

  • Fans of fascinating buildings will enjoy the month-long London Festival of Architecture, with exhibitions, events, talks and tours on the theme of 'Work in Progress' taking place from 1st to 30th June 2015 at venues across the capital, including the Design Museum, Royal Academy of Arts and the V&A.

  • Address: Bloomsbury, London W1J 9LN Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £13.80!

Take That at The O2 Arena

4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 19th June 2015

Greenwich, London

  • Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • It’s time to enjoy the latest incarnation of Take That as the three-piece of Mark Owen, Gary Barlow and Howard Donald when the man-band perform at The O2 Arena with special guest Ella Henderson on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 19th June 2015.

  • Address: The O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, Greenwich, London SE10 0BB Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £15!

Jimmy Carr Funny Business at Brixton Academy

Saturday 6th June 2015

Brixton, London

  • Tags: Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • The ever-popular TV host and comedian Jimmy Carr is performing his stand up routine on his latest tour, called Funny Business, at the O2 Academy Brixton on 6th June 2015 to raise many a chortle amongst the crowd.

  • Address: Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Road, Brixton, London SW9 9SL Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £12.95!

Field Day at Victoria Park

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2015

Joshua Reynolds: Experiments In Paint

On until Sunday 7th June 2015

Marylebone, London

  • Tags: Culture

  • Learn all about the artist’s unconventional techniques via the marvels of x-rays and archival sources at Joshua Reynolds: Experiments in Paint, on until 7th June 2015 at The Wallace Collection.

  • Address: Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Marylebone, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £17.50!

Wellington: Triumphs, Politics and Passions

On until Sunday 7th June 2015

Covent Garden, London

  • Tags: Culture

  • Mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo at Wellington: Triumphs, Politics and Passions, on until 7th June 2015 at The National Portrait Gallery, with nearly 60 portraits of he Duke of Wellington.

  • Address: National Portrait Gallery, St Martins Place, Covent Garden, London WC2H 0HE Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £10!

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts

Monday 8th June to Sunday 16th August 2015

  • Tags: Culture

  • View artwork from unknowns as well as famous artists at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition from 8th June to 16th August 2015, which receives 12,000 pieces to whittle down to be displayed at this biggest regular contemporary art exhibition in the world.

  • Address: Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Mayfair, London W1J 0BD Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £13.80!

Summer Graduate Fair

Wednesday 10th June 2015

Kensington, London

  • Tags: Business and Community

  • Find inspiration and advice about how to bag the best postgraduate course, internship or placement after university at the Summer Graduate Fair at Olympia Exhibition Centre on 10th June 2015.

  • Address: Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 8UX Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £9.99!

Hampton Court Palace Festival

Thursday 11th to Tuesday 23rd June 2015

Kensington, London

Trooping The Colour at Horse Guards Parade

Saturday 13th June 2015

Westminster, London

World Naked Bike Ride at Regents Park

Saturday 13th June 2015

  • Tags: Sports

  • Around 1,000 cyclists in various states of undress is a sight to behold, and that’s exactly what happens on World Naked Bike Ride, which raises awareness for tolerance of bicycles in the capital and will take place on 13th June 2015.

  • Address: Regent's Park, Inner Circle, London NW1 4NR Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £10!

Open Garden Squares

Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June 2015

  • Tags: Culture | Families | Business and Community

  • Have a snoop behind the hedges during Open Garden Squares on 13th and 14th June 2015, when more than 200 gardens open up to the public to share their beauty, from roof gardens, historic gardens and private gardens to ecology centres, community allotments, and urban wildlife.

  • Address: Various Venues Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £10!

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

On until Saturday 13th June 2015

Covent Garden, London

Royal Ascot

Tuesday 16th to Saturday 20th June 2015

  • Tags: Sports

  • A day at the races is about more than just horses when you attend Royal Ascot, with its fine dining, pageantry and array of hats and fascinating fashion, from Tuesday 16th to Saturday 20th June 2015.

  • Address: High Street Ascot, Berkshire, Ascot, London SL5 7JX Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £11.67!

Taste of London at Regents Park

Wednesday 17th to Sunday 21st June 2015

  • Tags: Food and Drink

  • Foodies will find all manner of exciting things from London’s top chefs and best restaurants to satisfy their stomachs and their love of all things gastronomic at Taste of London at Regent's Park from 17th to 21st June 2015.

  • Address: Regent's Park, Inner Circle, London NW1 4NR Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £10!

Olympia International Fine Art & Antiques Fair

Thursday 18th to Sunday 28th June 2015

Kensington, London

  • Tags: Culture

  • The capital’s original art and antiques fair will host 170 of the leading specialist dealers in the world offering 30 categories of art, antiques and furniture at the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair from 18th to 28th June 2015.

  • Address: Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 8UX Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £11.50!

BP Portrait Award at National Portrait Gallery

Thursday 18th June to Sunday 20th September 2015

Westminster, London

  • Tags: Culture

  • View the best entries to the open competition that is the BP Portrait Award, one of the world’s most prestigious portrait painting prizes with a £30,000 winner’s prize, on from 18th June to 20th September 2015 at the National Portrait Gallery.

  • Address: National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, Westminster, London WC2H 0HE Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £11.99!

Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium

Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June 2015

Wembley, London

Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park

Friday 19th to Sunday 28th June 2015

  • Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • The impressive line-up for 2015 includes Taylor Swift, The Who, Kaiser Chiefs, and Paul Weller, plus loads more live music, comedy and films amongst the bars, pubs, bistros and cafes across the themed zones at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park from 19th to 28th June 2015.

  • Address: Hyde Park, Rangers Lodge, Hyde Park, London W2 2UH Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £17.50!

West End Live

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2015

Westminster, London

Kylie Minogue at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park

Sunday 21st June 2015

Kensington, London

  • Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • Kylie Minogue will headline Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park on Sunday 21st June 2015 with special guests Grace Jones and Chic feat. Nile Rodgers in one of the most anticipated live music events of the summer.

  • Address: Hyde Park, Rangers Lodge, Hyde Park, London W2 2UH Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £17.50!

City of London Festival at Fitz Eylwin House

Monday 22nd June to Friday 10th July 2015

  • Tags: Families | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • The City's outdoor spaces and buildings are transformed by an artistic programme of film, music, tours, comedy, performance arts, debates, walks and talks in one of the UK's leading arts events, the City of London Festival from 22nd June to 10th July 2015.

  • Address: Fitz Eylwin House, 25 Holborn Viaduct, City of London, London EC1A 2BP Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £9.99!

John Legend at The O2 Arena

Thursday 25th June 2015

Greenwich, London

British Summer Time 2015: The Who at Hyde Park

Friday 26th June 2015

Reginald D Hunter The Man Who Attempted to do as Much as Such

Friday 26th and Saturday 27th June 2015

Hammersmith, London

  • Tags: Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • The controversial comic Reginald D Hunter will bring his brand of humour to the capital when he performs a show in his The Man Who Attempted to do as Much as Such tour at the Hammersmith Apollo on 26th and 27th June 2015.

  • Address: Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £16.50!

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour at Hyde Park

Saturday 27th June 2015

  • Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • As part of her 1989 world tour, Taylor Swift will headline Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2015 on Saturday 27th June 2015, bringing her hugely popular brand of pop to London on the Great Oak Stage along with special guests Ellie Goulding and John Newman.

  • Address: Hyde Park, Rangers Lodge, Mayfair, London W2 2UH Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £17.50!

Idina Menzel at SSE Arena

Saturday 27th June 2015

Wembley, London

Pride London at Trafalgar Square

Saturday 27th June 2015

Covent Garden, London

  • Tags: Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • The parade that attracts more than 30,000 people with 200 community groups, charities, organisations and companies dancing to celebrate freedom will take place again when Pride in London livens up the capital’s streets on 27th June 2015.

  • Address: Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 5DS Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £11.99!

Dancing City Festival

Monday 29th June to Saturday 4th July 2015

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

Monday 29th June to Sunday 12th July 2015

Wimbledon, London

  • Tags: Sports

  • Get ready for Pimm’s plus strawberries and cream and plenty of tennis action from the world’s greatest players at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Club from 29th June to 12th July 2015.

  • Address: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £11.50!

RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Tuesday 30th June to Sunday 5th July 2015

  • Tags: Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment | Families

  • Beautiful blooms from more than 150 specialist nurseries will be on display at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show from 30th June to 5th July 2015, the world's largest horticultural show, which is held at Hampton Court Palace.

  • Address: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, City of London, Surrey KT8 9AU Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £17.25!

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

On until Sunday 19th July 2015

South Kensington, London

  • Tags: Culture

  • Celebrate the influential London fashion designer at Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, on until 19th July 2015 at The Victoria and Albert Museum following its success at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  • Address: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £10!

Sonia Delaunay at Tate Modern

On until Sunday 9th August 2015

Bankside, London

  • Tags: Culture

  • View abstract paintings, textiles, clothes, and collaborations by the Parisian avant-garde artist Sonia Delaunay at the Tate Modern up until 9th August 2015.

  • Address: Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £10!

Against Captain's Orders: A Journey Into The Uncharted

On until Monday 31st August 2015

Greenwich, London

  • Tags: Families

  • Go on a theatrical trip with kids (especially 6 to 12-year-olds) through the maritime artefacts at Against Captain's Orders: A Journey Into The Uncharted, on until 31st August 2015 at The National Maritime Museum.

  • Address: National Maritime Museum, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £9.99!

Open Air Theatre

On until Saturday 12th September 2015

Marylebone, London

  • Tags: Culture | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment | Families

  • Enjoy plays in the great outdoors at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, which is putting on J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan up until 14th June 2015, followed by The Seagull from 19th June 2015 to 11th July 2015, and then more until 12th September 2015.

  • Address: Regents Park, Inner Circle, Marylebone, London, NW1 4NR Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £10!

Let It Be

On until Sunday 27th September 2015

Covent Garden, London

  • Tags: Music | Live Shows, Gigs, Entertainment

  • Enter the wonderful world of the Fab Four at Let It Be Take, on until 27th September 2015 at The Garrick Theatre, featuring the Beatles’ hits like ‘Yesterday’, ‘Hey Jude’ and (but of course!) ‘Let it Be’.

  • Address: Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H 0HH Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £10!

What Is Luxury? at Victoria and Albert Museum

On until Sunday 27th September 2015

South Kensington, London

  • Tags: Culture

  • Discover more about what luxury means to designers at the V&A Museum, which is hosting the What Is Luxury? exhibition up until 27th September 2015, displaying items like an Iris van Herpen couture gown and George Daniels haute watch.

  • Address: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL Map View

  • Hotels: Stay nearby from only £8!

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