8 of the Best Entertainment and Arts Experiences to Have in London
The Mayor’s Thames Festival
September is one of the best times of the year to be in London. The Mayor’s Thames Festival takes place annually throughout September on the banks of the Thames River between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge.
The diverse program includes screenings of 125 short films, a nighttime river opera, choir performances, boat races and fireworks. For a truly unique experience, take a European river cruise down the Thames while the festival is happening!
National Gallery and Other Art Venues
The National Gallery is free to visit and showcases hundreds of the world’s most famous and most beautiful paintings. The vast space features Western European paintings from the 13th to 19th centuries, which includes works by masters like Picasso, da Vinci, Van Gogh, Michelangelo and more.
Art lovers will find contemporary art at Tate Modern, one of the world’s best museums of its kind, while the Royal Academy is known for its record-breaking art shows.
Whether you're looking for a wild weekend or just some time to relax, these girls weekend getaways are sure to give you plenty of quality time with friends.
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey offers a fascinating look at history in what’s considered to be the greatest church in the English-speaking world. This is the place where the nation’s kings and queens have been crowned and buried, dating all the way back to the 11th century. It was also the modern setting for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s fairy tale wedding.
It’s a living pageant of British history, with the remains of 29 kings and queens, some 3,000 tombs and countless memorials that lie within its walls and underneath its stone slabs. Visitors of any religious domination are also welcome to attend the church services.
