PARTNER EVENTS
1 August | Regent’s Roots Festival 2026 | Old Diorama Arts Centre
A free annual community and arts festival on the Regent’s Park Estate, with dance, circus and theatre performances, workshops, and free food. Free.
1 & 21 August | Dickens: ‘First Lines’ (National Year of Reading 2026) | Charles Dickens Museum
A free drop-in activity for all ages focused on the opening lines of Dickens’s novels.
5 August | Medicinal Garden Tours | Royal College of Physicians
A guided tour of the RCP’s historic Medicinal Plant Garden at Regent’s Park, led by a senior physician. Free, donations welcomed.
6 August | Museum Lates | Royal College of Physicians
A late-opening evening (until 8pm) at the RCP Museum and Garden. Free.
13–23 August | King’s Cross Summer Sounds | King’s Cross
An 11th-edition free outdoor music festival at Coal Drops Yard, with nightly live folk, jazz, soul, classical and indie performances plus Family Sundays.
20 August | Swing into Summer with the Kings Place Jazz Orchestra | Kings Place
A big-band jazz performance as part of King’s Cross Summer Sounds.
15 August | Open House (Campus Tours) | Royal Veterinary College
A guided welcome presentation and campus tour at the RVC’s Camden campus for prospective students and the public. Free.
EXHIBITIONS
13 July–24 August | Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies | British Museum
A rotating display of a rare ancient Chinese scroll painting and calligraphy, back on view for a limited run due to its fragility.
10 July–7 Feb 2027 | Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions | Wellcome Collection
A new exhibition of artist Audrey Amiss (1933–2013), examining her life and work through the lens of the mental health care system.
Until 6 September | Extra/Ordinary Women | Charles Dickens Museum
A special exhibition exploring the overlooked women in Dickens’s life and work. Included with admission.
Until 6 September | Hepworth in Colour | Courtauld Gallery
A major exhibition uniting around 20 of Barbara Hepworth’s coloured sculptures with 30 related drawings, exploring an overlooked aspect of her practice. Concessions available, under-18s/Friends free. (£18)
Until 3 October | Department of Euterpe (1926–2026) | Warburg Institute
A major new sound-based installation in the Kythera Gallery giving voice to the Warburg’s history, archive and collections.