Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.
What’s Going On At Elephant And Castle? An Explainer
The area’s changed A LOT lately.
Review: Return Of Avenue Q Is A Warm, Fuzzy Feeling
Despite all the f-bombs.
South London’s Inter-War Stations Built To Rival The Tube’s
Step aside, Charles Holden.
10 Downing Street’s Garden Is Opening For Tours
Enter ballot to snoop around Starmer’s back yard.
A Major Peter Blake Exhibition Is Coming To London
Sgt. Pepper’s artist will recreate his studio in Ealing.
Outdoor Cinema In London: Where To Watch Films In The Open Air In Summer 2026
Ditch the multiplex for movie screenings on rooftops and in parks.
Where To See Wisteria In Bloom In London This Season
The capital’s best wisteria hysteria spots.
Ride On A 1938 Art Deco Tube Train This May
OMG that moquette!
A Flight Over London in 1843?
And other flights of fancy.
Watch Shakespeare Shows In Some Of London’s Prettiest Garden Squares
Love’s Labour’s Lost amidst the flowers.
Greenwich Park Just Got A Pink ‘Valley Of Blossom’ – Thanks To 130 New Cherry Trees
A candy floss-coloured hillside cascade.
Free And Cheap Comedy In London: Where To Find It
Talk about cheap laughs…
London Hat Walk: Scores Of Fashionable Folk Parade Around Town This May
Hat’s the way uh-huh, uh-huh…
The Historic Whittington Stone Has Been Lovingly Restored
“Turn again, Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of London”.
Review: V&A East Comes To Stratford, Creating More Cultural Chutzpah
Olympic legacy = complete.
Comedy Festival Coming To Crystal Palace Subway
Daniel Kitson, Kerry Godliman and Elis James star.
Covent Garden’s Puppet Festival Returns This May
That’s the way to do it!
We’re Getting Fired Up About This Hot Sauce Festival In Peckham
For those who enjoy the spicier things in life.
1826: Britain’s First Female Balloon Pilot
Margaret Graham’s perilous trip over Islington.
Looking Ahead: Things To Do In London This Week: 20-26 April 2026
See what’s on in London this week.
