What To Do This Weekend, From Immersive Experiences To Music Festivals
With the clocks officially jumped forward, we’re inching one step closer to warm weather and London businesses are busy preparing with plenty of pop-ups, immersive experiences and day festivals to get you in the spring spirit. If you’re looking for things to do this weekend in London, we’ve rounded up the very best events to book.
The best things to do this weekend in London
Find a vintage wardrobe hero at this pop-up
If you’re looking to ditch fast-fashion this year, make the swap and invest in some wardrobe heroes at Hilda’s Stoke Newington pop-up this week.
Running until this Friday, you can shop the curated range home to everything from knitted vests to drawstring bags, bright spring pieces to accessories you won’t want to miss.
Love vintage? Check out London’s best vintage shops.
When: Until 31.03.2023
Where: 88 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0AP
Website: www.hildavintage.com
Immerse yourself in the wonders of the planet
London’s set to get a brand new immersive experience this spring. Created in partnership with BBC Studios, Moon Eye Productions and Live Nation, the BBC Earth Experience offers a 360-degree audio-visual journey, featuring footage from the TV series Seven Worlds, One Planet.
Narrated by David Attenborough, you’ll have the chance to be fully immersed and get stuck into the wonders of planet Earth. Journey through the ocean floor in the Water Life room, immerse yourself in the drone footage on the Vista Stage and see the wonders that grace the plant on a microscopic level in the Micro Life room. Educational and fun, this is a great one for all the family.
WHEN: 30.03.2023 – 31.07.2023
WHERE: THE DAIKIN CENTRE, EARL’S COURT, EMPRESS PLACE, SW6 1TT
WEBSITE: WWW.BBCEARTHEXPERIENCE.COM
Take part in Amal’s sponsored walk
Little Amal, the 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child from not-for-profit company The Walk, will be returning to London this weekend. Over the past few years Amal has become a symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees, and you’ll regularly find her popping up across the globe.
This weekend Amal will be walking through Hampstead Heath raising awareness and support of displaced children across the world. All funds raised will be donated to Choose Love which helps support displayed refugee children in the UK and across the globe.
Head down this weekend to join Amal on her walk – it’s free to join her and you can donate here.
When: 01.04.2023
Where: Hampstead Heath, London
Website: www.walkwithamal.org
Try Copenhagen’s coolest culinary hotspot
Carousel’s latest takeover will be Copenhagen pop-up duo, Caos. Last summer saw best friends Marie Louise Westmark and Metel Martine Quint take over Denmark’s capital dining scene with pop-up residencies, and this week they will be taking over the Carousel kitchen to cook up some of their signature dishes.
Menu highlights include charred spring gazpacho with cockles, mussels and homemade Caos hot sauce; wild garlic hake parcels with whey sauce; and open lasagne with langoustines and new season’s asparagus.
When: Until 01.04.2023
Where: Carousel, 19-23 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 1RL
Website: www.carousel-london.com
Get theatre ready with this tasty pre-theatre menu
Seeing a show in the West End is one of our favourite things about living here. Make this weekend’s viewing one to remember and book in for a pre-theatre meal at cocktail bar and restaurant Rockwell.
Available from 5pm to 7pm, their menu features the likes of ham hock terrine; chicken Milanese with rocket and parmesan cheese; and golden delicious apple crumble complete with tonka bean custard. Prices start at £25pp for two courses or three courses for £30.
Where: 2 Spring Gardens, SW1A 2TS
Website: www.trafalgarstjames.com
Party it up at this Hackney festival
Returning for its second edition, Risen is a London-based festival taking place this Saturday in Hackney Wick. Over 80 artists will be performing across seven different venues in the area.
Expect some of the top leading names and rising stars in the bass, garage, disco house and techno scene to come together for a day packed with talent.
When: 01.04.2023
Where: Venues across Hackney Wick
Website: www.ra.co
See the largest creatures to roam the earth in person
If you’ve got a little dinosaur-obsessed human at home, make their dreams a reality Easter break and book in for the Natural History Museum’s brand new exhibition dedicated to the largest creatures to have ever walked our planet.
Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur takes a look at the Patagotitan mayorum. On display for the first time in Europe, this gigantic dino is four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodcus and 12 metres longer than Hope, the museum’s blue whale.
The dinosaur kingdom will come to life through this mega exhibition, from illustrations of Cretaceous plants and animals to interactive zones.
Looking for more children-friendly activities? Check out these Easter activities.
WHEN: 31.03.2023 – 07.01.2024
WHERE: NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, CROMWELL ROAD, SOUTH KENSINGTON, SW7 5BD
WEBSITE: WWW.NHM.AC.UK
Book in for an Easter wreath workshop
As if we needed another excuse to drape our front doors with a pretty perennials and foliage, Petersham Nurseries’ Richmond branch is hosting an Easter-themed wreath-making masterclass.
Taking place this Saturday, the class will be led by director of horticulture Thomas Broom-Hughes who’ll be teaching you how to create a wreath bursting with colour and foliage. Expect to be making a special one-of-a-kind piece, complete with an environmentally friendly willow-based wreath, British foliage and flowering bulbs.
When: 04.04.2023
Where: Church Lane, off Petersham Road, richmond, Surrey, TW10 7AB
Website: www.petershamnurseries.com
Check out London’s live music scene
Let’s face it, London’s music scene is next level. We’ve taken a look at the best bars in London serving up nights filled with live bands, good drinks and great vibes.
From members’ clubs to dive bars and old-school jazz favourites, read our guide to inspire your next music night out.
Looking for more things to do this weekend in London? Check out our what’s on section