Things to do in London today
Some of the best days out in London are the unplanned ones. You wake up with the hours free, the weather decides itself, and the city is already in motion: galleries opening their doors, lunchtime concerts tuning up, markets laying out their stalls, theatres readying matinees. The question is never whether there is something on, only what you feel like doing.
This guide gathers events happening in London today, all of them in person. Every listing shows its venue and, where the time is known, when it starts, so you can pick something close by or worth crossing town for without booking days ahead.
Because it is built from live listings, the page reflects what is genuinely on right now and refreshes as the day goes on. Treat it as a nudge out the door rather than a fixed itinerary.
50 events listed right now
Marilyn Monroe
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Rome-Tehran: Parallel Avantgardes
Fin Simonetti: I’m Already an Actor
Patricia Piccinini: Holding Tight and Letting Go
Colour is the Place
The Fountain Overflows
Lucien Smith: Burn Down the House
Thomas Houseago: Death’s Sacred Mirror
Lisson Street: Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska – Zanzibar
Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait
Project 88: Treeish
Vadehra Art Gallery: A. Ramachandran: A Singular Modernist
Pieter Obels | Feng Xiao-Min
Daniel Arsham: Time Fold
Joe O’Rourke: Disc Unknown
Heft
Jason Dodge
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Discovering Hidden Westminster with a Funny Historian
Ravelle Pillay: Revisitations
Delaine Le Bas: Leap
Jemila Isa: Dreams Lost Upon Waking
Mindfulness Meditation
Byoung Soo Cho: Earth Works
Wes Anderson: The Archives
Future Observatory: Tools for Transition
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Sound Explorers (June - July 2026)
Coltrane and Hartman on Impulse
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Armineh Negahdari at Cell Project Space
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Accessible Wellbeing Walks
Young Artists’ Platform: Aida Piano Trio
Jewish Donors and Collectors at the V&A
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Wonders of the warehouse tour
London Loo Tour
BSL Tour: Veronica Ryan
Conservation Studio Tour
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Making Of NetFlix’s ‘The Dinosaurs’
Linnean Society Treasures Tour
Lunchtime Lectures: Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art Curator Talk
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Frequently asked questions
What does today mean on this page?
This page collects events dated for the current day in London, drawn live from the listings, so it reflects what is on right now.
Are all of these in person?
Yes. OnlyHere only lists events you can physically attend in London, so everything here is somewhere you turn up to.
How late are today's events?
It depends on the listing. Each event shows its start time where it is known, so you can find something for the morning, the afternoon, or the evening.
How many things to do in london today are listed right now?
There are 50 events listed on this page right now. It updates daily.