Art & culture in City of London

85 exhibitions, screenings and talks in City of London across 21 local venues. Updated daily from what City of London's businesses post themselves.

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Weekly Tuesday Lunchtime Talks
Arts & Culture🔁 Every Tuesday · 13:10PTS Headquarters
Weekly lunchtime talks in July and August
Vernacular Architecture of Weardale: An Online Talk
Arts & Culture2026-08-04 · 18:00OnlineFree for Historic Buildings & Places members; £4 for non-members
Online talk on vernacular architecture and social history with conservation architect Martin Roberts

Magic and Marvels in Queen's Park
Arts & Culture2026-08-05Queen's Park
Exhibition in Queen's Park August 2026
Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-05 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing
Livery Committee: Their Dark Materials
Arts & Culture2026-08-05 · 10:30Apothecaries' Hall
A tour focusing on the trade in materia medica in London from the Roman era to the present day.
Wednesday 1pm Lunchtime Recital
Arts & Culture🔁 Every Wednesday at 1pm (from 23 September) · 13:00St Mary-at-Hill ChurchFree
Last recital 8 July; resumes 23 September

Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-06 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing
Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day
Arts & Culture2026-08-06 · 11:15The Temple Church
Talk on the history of Temple Church from the Knights Templar to present day

Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-07 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing

In & around Smithfield Market
Arts & Culture2026-08-08London-wideFree
Guided tour through medieval and Tudor history in Smithfield Market area
London Museum Docklands highlights tour
Arts & Culture2026-08-08London Museum DocklandsFree
Gallery tour showcasing the best of London Museum Docklands
Dictionary Drop-in
Arts & Culture🔁 Multiple dates including 8 & 22 August, 5 & 19 September · 14:30Dr Johnson's HouseIncluded with entry fee
View exhibition with curator and ask questions about the Dictionary

Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day
Arts & Culture🔁 Monday, Thursday and Monday every other week · 12:30The Temple Church
Talk on the history of Temple Church from the Knights Templar to present day
Organ Recital
Arts & Culture🔁 Every Monday · 13:00St Michael's
Organ Recital at St Michael's
Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-10 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing
Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day
Arts & Culture2026-08-10 · 12:30The Temple Church
Talk on the history of Temple Church from Knights Templar to present

Story adventures with Richard O'Neill MBE
Arts & Culture2026-08-11London Museum DocklandsFree
Interactive storytelling adventures with a National Literacy Hero
Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-11 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing
Church Watchers – Friends of the City Churches
Arts & Culture2026-08-11 · 11:00Dutch ChurchFree
Church open for visitors

Second World War family walk
Arts & Culture2026-08-12London-wideFree
Guided walk exploring marks of WWII and stories across London
Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-12 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing
Walk & Visit
Arts & Culture2026-08-12 · 13:00Dr Johnson's House£20
Guided walk through literary London and Dr Johnson's House
The Painted Hall: Talk and Tour with Hugh Broughton
Arts & Culture2026-08-12 · 14:00The Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College£28 HB&P Members / £36 Non-Members
Bespoke talk and tour of the Painted Hall led by architect Hugh Broughton, who worked on its conservation.

Crash Festival
Arts & Culture2026-08-13Framestore
Two days of talks, panels and masterclasses
Invoice Automation: Transforming Finance in Malaysia
Arts & Culture2026-08-13 · 09:00Tungsten
Invoice Automation webinar in Kuala Lumpur
Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-13 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing

Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-14 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing

Post-war Poplar & Call the Midwife
Arts & Culture2026-08-15London-wideFree
Guided walk exploring 1950s East End stories in Poplar

Roman fort gate tours
Arts & Culture2026-08-16London-wideFree
Guided tours of Roman London's military fort remains beneath the streets

Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-17 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing
Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day
Arts & Culture2026-08-17 · 12:30The Temple Church
Talk on the history of Temple Church from Knights Templar to present

Church open for sightseeing
Arts & Culture2026-08-18 · 10:00The Temple Church£5.00 | £3.00 | Free to children, the Inns' members, Inns and Chambers staff, and their guests
Temple Church open for sightseeing