Mayor of London's Culture team
@ldnculture.bsky.social
Working to support London’s culture, creative industries and night time economy. Sign up to our Culture Newsletter and follow #LondonCreates | #MyLocalCulture.
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NEW: Plans are underway for a tourist levy to supercharge London's economy. It could raise *millions* to fund major improvements in our city.
London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.
London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW: Plans are underway for a tourist levy to supercharge London's economy. It could raise *millions* to fund major improvements in our city.
London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.
London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.
Quarantine theatre presents A Public Address at Battersea Arts Centre as part of @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
Drawing on Quarantine’s 27-year history of dismantling conventions & collaborating with all kinds of people.
📅2-14 March, 2026
welcometowandsworth.com/events/a-pub...
Drawing on Quarantine’s 27-year history of dismantling conventions & collaborating with all kinds of people.
📅2-14 March, 2026
welcometowandsworth.com/events/a-pub...
A Public Address - Welcome to Wandsworth
Award-winning theatre collective Quarantine takeover the former Town Hall – now Battersea Arts Centre – to ask: who gets heard in a place like this today?
welcometowandsworth.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Quarantine theatre presents A Public Address at Battersea Arts Centre as part of @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
Drawing on Quarantine’s 27-year history of dismantling conventions & collaborating with all kinds of people.
📅2-14 March, 2026
welcometowandsworth.com/events/a-pub...
Drawing on Quarantine’s 27-year history of dismantling conventions & collaborating with all kinds of people.
📅2-14 March, 2026
welcometowandsworth.com/events/a-pub...
Heritage Boxes for Dementia is brining Wandsworth’s rich heritage collection into care homes & community spaces as part of their London Borough of Culture year✨
Designed to support reminiscence therapy and community engagement❤️
Find out more⬇️
welcometowandsworth.com/creative-hea...
Designed to support reminiscence therapy and community engagement❤️
Find out more⬇️
welcometowandsworth.com/creative-hea...
Heritage Boxes for Dementia - Welcome to Wandsworth
Bringing Wandsworth’s heritage collection into care homes and community spaces to spark connection and support people living with Dementia.
welcometowandsworth.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Heritage Boxes for Dementia is brining Wandsworth’s rich heritage collection into care homes & community spaces as part of their London Borough of Culture year✨
Designed to support reminiscence therapy and community engagement❤️
Find out more⬇️
welcometowandsworth.com/creative-hea...
Designed to support reminiscence therapy and community engagement❤️
Find out more⬇️
welcometowandsworth.com/creative-hea...
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Looking for something to get up to in London this week? If only someone had compiled a really handy roundup...
Things To Do In London This Week: 24-30 November 2025
See what's on in London today.
londonist.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Looking for something to get up to in London this week? If only someone had compiled a really handy roundup...
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They can't all be wrong 🤷🏽♂️
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
They can't all be wrong 🤷🏽♂️
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The moving cloud-like shapes that you can see in the air during winter are formed by starling murmurations! Starlings can be found in the UK all year round, but their population rises significantly in the winter months as they migrate from colder European countries. 🥶
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The moving cloud-like shapes that you can see in the air during winter are formed by starling murmurations! Starlings can be found in the UK all year round, but their population rises significantly in the winter months as they migrate from colder European countries. 🥶
The Ever After Garden is a tranquil haven where everyone can remember treasured friends & family they have lost🕯️
Over the festive season, Duke of York Square will be lit up with over 30,000 illuminated white roses❤️
www.royalmarsden.org/ever-after-g...
Over the festive season, Duke of York Square will be lit up with over 30,000 illuminated white roses❤️
www.royalmarsden.org/ever-after-g...
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Ever After Garden is a tranquil haven where everyone can remember treasured friends & family they have lost🕯️
Over the festive season, Duke of York Square will be lit up with over 30,000 illuminated white roses❤️
www.royalmarsden.org/ever-after-g...
Over the festive season, Duke of York Square will be lit up with over 30,000 illuminated white roses❤️
www.royalmarsden.org/ever-after-g...
Some of the first graphic art posters displayed on the London Underground in the 1920s and 1930s have gone on show at the London Transport Museum✨
Check out Art Deco: The Golden Age of Poster Design⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Check out Art Deco: The Golden Age of Poster Design⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
London Underground Art Deco posters on show at transport museum - BBC News
Posters displayed on the Tube in the Art Deco era are on display at the London Transport Museum.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Some of the first graphic art posters displayed on the London Underground in the 1920s and 1930s have gone on show at the London Transport Museum✨
Check out Art Deco: The Golden Age of Poster Design⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Check out Art Deco: The Golden Age of Poster Design⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember those whose lives have been lost to transphobic hate and violence.
Everyone in London and around the world deserves to live with dignity and be safe from harm.
Everyone in London and around the world deserves to live with dignity and be safe from harm.
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember those whose lives have been lost to transphobic hate and violence.
Everyone in London and around the world deserves to live with dignity and be safe from harm.
Everyone in London and around the world deserves to live with dignity and be safe from harm.
The Congregation by Rudy Loewe launched today at Brixton Tube station 🚆
Visualising the rich social & political history of Brixton over the past 75 years.
Paying tribute to figures & communities which have shaped the local area's culture⬇️
londonist.com/london/art-a...
Visualising the rich social & political history of Brixton over the past 75 years.
Paying tribute to figures & communities which have shaped the local area's culture⬇️
londonist.com/london/art-a...
New Rudy Loewe Mural At Brixton Tube Celebrates Local Culture And History
Rudy Loewe is the ninth artist to go on show at Brixton Tube.
londonist.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Congregation by Rudy Loewe launched today at Brixton Tube station 🚆
Visualising the rich social & political history of Brixton over the past 75 years.
Paying tribute to figures & communities which have shaped the local area's culture⬇️
londonist.com/london/art-a...
Visualising the rich social & political history of Brixton over the past 75 years.
Paying tribute to figures & communities which have shaped the local area's culture⬇️
londonist.com/london/art-a...
Today marks #TransDayOfRemembrance🕯️
Teresa Margolles sculpture Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant) on the Fourth Plinth is a memorial to all transgender victims of violence and stands for the rights of trans communities worldwide.
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
Teresa Margolles sculpture Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant) on the Fourth Plinth is a memorial to all transgender victims of violence and stands for the rights of trans communities worldwide.
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
What's on the Fourth Plinth now
Mil Veces un Instante (A thousand times an Instant) by Teresa Margolles is the current artwork on the Fourth Plinth.
www.london.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Today marks #TransDayOfRemembrance🕯️
Teresa Margolles sculpture Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant) on the Fourth Plinth is a memorial to all transgender victims of violence and stands for the rights of trans communities worldwide.
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
Teresa Margolles sculpture Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant) on the Fourth Plinth is a memorial to all transgender victims of violence and stands for the rights of trans communities worldwide.
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
"Many of us know firsthand how creativity can transform our wellbeing. Daisy Fancourt’s book delves deeper into this story, revealing how this happens through fascinating insights." - our @justinesimons.bsky.social
Discover the power of #CreativeHealth⬇️
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462340...
Discover the power of #CreativeHealth⬇️
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462340...
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Many of us know firsthand how creativity can transform our wellbeing. Daisy Fancourt’s book delves deeper into this story, revealing how this happens through fascinating insights." - our @justinesimons.bsky.social
Discover the power of #CreativeHealth⬇️
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462340...
Discover the power of #CreativeHealth⬇️
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462340...
Head to Park Royal to view one of the biggest permanent public art installations in Europe✨
11 Million Dots reveals the soul of a neighbourhood in a stunning visual display and companion oral history.
11milliondots.com
11 Million Dots reveals the soul of a neighbourhood in a stunning visual display and companion oral history.
11milliondots.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Head to Park Royal to view one of the biggest permanent public art installations in Europe✨
11 Million Dots reveals the soul of a neighbourhood in a stunning visual display and companion oral history.
11milliondots.com
11 Million Dots reveals the soul of a neighbourhood in a stunning visual display and companion oral history.
11milliondots.com
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London is a place that truly values diversity, inclusion, equality and opportunity – and is a shining success because of it.
I can only imagine that some political commentators don’t like our city because it’s an engine of social progress.
I can only imagine that some political commentators don’t like our city because it’s an engine of social progress.
London proves progressive cities work. No wonder some politicians hate that, writes Sadiq Khan | LBC
We must stand up and defend our liberal, progressive, caring capital
www.lbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
London is a place that truly values diversity, inclusion, equality and opportunity – and is a shining success because of it.
I can only imagine that some political commentators don’t like our city because it’s an engine of social progress.
I can only imagine that some political commentators don’t like our city because it’s an engine of social progress.
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Our New Year’s Eve fireworks display is renowned across the world. The best way to experience it is by joining Londoners and visitors along the banks of the River Thames.
Final tickets will go on sale via our official event partner Ticketmaster at noon on Monday 24 November.
Final tickets will go on sale via our official event partner Ticketmaster at noon on Monday 24 November.
Final tickets for London New Year's Eve fireworks drop next week
There is one final chance to attend the iconic event
www.mylondon.news
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our New Year’s Eve fireworks display is renowned across the world. The best way to experience it is by joining Londoners and visitors along the banks of the River Thames.
Final tickets will go on sale via our official event partner Ticketmaster at noon on Monday 24 November.
Final tickets will go on sale via our official event partner Ticketmaster at noon on Monday 24 November.
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♻️ Great speaking at National Theatre on culture + climate
🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action.
🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.
🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action.
🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
♻️ Great speaking at National Theatre on culture + climate
🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action.
🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.
🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action.
🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.
UPLIFT Festival starts today!
Welcome to Wandsworth's exciting new youth theatre and performance festival created by and for young people🎭
Part of @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
📅18-22 November
welcometowandsworth.com/events/uplif...
Welcome to Wandsworth's exciting new youth theatre and performance festival created by and for young people🎭
Part of @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
📅18-22 November
welcometowandsworth.com/events/uplif...
UPLIFT Festival - Welcome to Wandsworth
An exciting new youth theatre and performance festival created by and for young people across the borough of Wandsworth. 18-22 November.
welcometowandsworth.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
UPLIFT Festival starts today!
Welcome to Wandsworth's exciting new youth theatre and performance festival created by and for young people🎭
Part of @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
📅18-22 November
welcometowandsworth.com/events/uplif...
Welcome to Wandsworth's exciting new youth theatre and performance festival created by and for young people🎭
Part of @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
📅18-22 November
welcometowandsworth.com/events/uplif...
The 29th Made in Prague Festival is celebration of Czech culture✨
From film to music and theatre - there's something for everyone🎶🎞️🎭
📅on until 30 November
london.czechcentres.cz/en/projects/...
From film to music and theatre - there's something for everyone🎶🎞️🎭
📅on until 30 November
london.czechcentres.cz/en/projects/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The 29th Made in Prague Festival is celebration of Czech culture✨
From film to music and theatre - there's something for everyone🎶🎞️🎭
📅on until 30 November
london.czechcentres.cz/en/projects/...
From film to music and theatre - there's something for everyone🎶🎞️🎭
📅on until 30 November
london.czechcentres.cz/en/projects/...
🎉Five incredible local artists and arts organisations will receive up to £10,000 each to deliver community-focused events across #Wandsworth!🎨
All part of Wandsworth's year as @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
Find out more⬇️
welcometowandsworth.com/news/wtw-pro...
All part of Wandsworth's year as @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
Find out more⬇️
welcometowandsworth.com/news/wtw-pro...
Five New London Borough of Culture Commissions - Welcome to Wandsworth
Five new projects join our London Borough of Culture commissioned progranme, with £50,000 awarded in WelcomeTo Wandsworth Project Grants.
welcometowandsworth.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🎉Five incredible local artists and arts organisations will receive up to £10,000 each to deliver community-focused events across #Wandsworth!🎨
All part of Wandsworth's year as @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
Find out more⬇️
welcometowandsworth.com/news/wtw-pro...
All part of Wandsworth's year as @london.gov.uk's Borough of Culture✨
Find out more⬇️
welcometowandsworth.com/news/wtw-pro...
The EFG London Jazz Festival is back and better than ever!.
A 10-day celebration blending legendary acts with rising stars 🎷🎶. 🎺
🗓️14-23 November
efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk
#wearejazz
A 10-day celebration blending legendary acts with rising stars 🎷🎶. 🎺
🗓️14-23 November
efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk
#wearejazz
EFG London Jazz Festival
EFG London Jazz Festival is back 14-23 November 2025!
efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The EFG London Jazz Festival is back and better than ever!.
A 10-day celebration blending legendary acts with rising stars 🎷🎶. 🎺
🗓️14-23 November
efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk
#wearejazz
A 10-day celebration blending legendary acts with rising stars 🎷🎶. 🎺
🗓️14-23 November
efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk
#wearejazz
The London Palestine Film Festival starts today📽️
Encouraging dialogue around Palestine's culture, people & politics.
📆 14-28 November
See something new⬇️
www.palestinefilm.org.uk
Encouraging dialogue around Palestine's culture, people & politics.
📆 14-28 November
See something new⬇️
www.palestinefilm.org.uk
London Palestine Film Festival
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB +SCREEN TALK
www.palestinefilm.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The London Palestine Film Festival starts today📽️
Encouraging dialogue around Palestine's culture, people & politics.
📆 14-28 November
See something new⬇️
www.palestinefilm.org.uk
Encouraging dialogue around Palestine's culture, people & politics.
📆 14-28 November
See something new⬇️
www.palestinefilm.org.uk
#COP30 is currently taking place in Belém, Brazil.
Here in London, we're on a mission to reduce the environmental impact across the film & theatre industries♻️📽️🎭
Restage is our partnership with the @nationaltheatre.org.uk, @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & WorkWild.
youtu.be/jJg565nwUjI
Here in London, we're on a mission to reduce the environmental impact across the film & theatre industries♻️📽️🎭
Restage is our partnership with the @nationaltheatre.org.uk, @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & WorkWild.
youtu.be/jJg565nwUjI
Introducing ReStage: our mission to reduce environmental impact across the film & theatre industries
YouTube video by London Gov | City Hall
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#COP30 is currently taking place in Belém, Brazil.
Here in London, we're on a mission to reduce the environmental impact across the film & theatre industries♻️📽️🎭
Restage is our partnership with the @nationaltheatre.org.uk, @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & WorkWild.
youtu.be/jJg565nwUjI
Here in London, we're on a mission to reduce the environmental impact across the film & theatre industries♻️📽️🎭
Restage is our partnership with the @nationaltheatre.org.uk, @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & WorkWild.
youtu.be/jJg565nwUjI
Make your NYE magic ✨
London’s NYE fireworks are the best in the world, and there’s no better way to welcome in 2026 than on the banks of the River Thames.
I urge everyone not to fall for scams and only buy tickets from our official partner, Ticketmaster.
I urge everyone not to fall for scams and only buy tickets from our official partner, Ticketmaster.
New Year's Eve fireworks ticket scams and rip off prices to avoid
The Mayor and City of London police have cautioned against illegitimate websites
www.mylondon.news
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Make your NYE magic ✨
TfL are celebrating 25 years with a fun festive draw🎄
A great chance to win some amazing prizes🎁
Including tickets to:
🩰 English National Ballet’s Nutcracker
🚆London Transport Museum Hidden London tour
🤥Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe
Enter now⬇️
cloud.email.tfl.gov.uk/TfL25Competi...
A great chance to win some amazing prizes🎁
Including tickets to:
🩰 English National Ballet’s Nutcracker
🚆London Transport Museum Hidden London tour
🤥Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe
Enter now⬇️
cloud.email.tfl.gov.uk/TfL25Competi...
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
TfL are celebrating 25 years with a fun festive draw🎄
A great chance to win some amazing prizes🎁
Including tickets to:
🩰 English National Ballet’s Nutcracker
🚆London Transport Museum Hidden London tour
🤥Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe
Enter now⬇️
cloud.email.tfl.gov.uk/TfL25Competi...
A great chance to win some amazing prizes🎁
Including tickets to:
🩰 English National Ballet’s Nutcracker
🚆London Transport Museum Hidden London tour
🤥Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe
Enter now⬇️
cloud.email.tfl.gov.uk/TfL25Competi...
Mil Veces un Instante (A thousand times an Instant) on the Fourth Plinth is a collective portrait of the trans community.
Made up of plaster casts of the faces of 726 trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
Made up of plaster casts of the faces of 726 trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
What's on the Fourth Plinth now
Mil Veces un Instante (A thousand times an Instant) by Teresa Margolles is the current artwork on the Fourth Plinth.
www.london.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Mil Veces un Instante (A thousand times an Instant) on the Fourth Plinth is a collective portrait of the trans community.
Made up of plaster casts of the faces of 726 trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
Made up of plaster casts of the faces of 726 trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...