Arts in London and Entertainment in London
This directory includes notable tourist attractions related to arts in London and entertainment in London. The attractions are listed from A to Z, making it easy to locate the London attraction of your choice.
If an attraction is pre-fixed with the word 'The' (for example, 'The Old Vic') then you need to scroll down to the letter 'T', instead of the letter 'O'. Similarly, 'The Jazz Cafe' is under the letter 'T' instead of the letter 'J'.
606 Club famous jazz club in Chelsea93 Feet East famous indie music venue in fashionable Brick Lane
Abbey Road world's most famous recording studio
Adelphi Theatre West End theatre
Aldwych Theatre West End theatre
Alexandra Palace famous concert venue and exhibiton/conference centre
Alfred Hitchcock London Locations Walk tour of Hitch's London film locations
Alfred Hitchcock Mosaics beautiful mosaics of Hitch's films at Leytonstone tube station
Apollo Theatre West End theatre
Apollo Victoria Theatre West End theatre
Barbican Centre Europe's largest performing arts centre
BBC Broadcasting House Tour tour of the BBC Broadcasting House
BBC Proms in the Park Last Night of the Proms broadcast in Hyde Park
BBC Television Centre Tour tour of the iconic BBC Television Centre
BFI IMAX the UK's largest cinema screen
BFI Southbank home of the British Film Institute
Brick Lane epicentre of indie, arty cool
BRIT Awards the major annual music ceremony
British Music Experience museum of British music
Brixton Academy famous music venue
Bull and Gate famous indie music venue
Cambridge Theatre West End theatre
Camden Barfly famous indie music venue
Camden Crawl annual indie music festival
Camden Fringe annual festival of comedy and other performing arts
Camden High Street Britain's best known high street - centre of arty bohemian cool
Camden Lock bars and eateries looking over the beautiful canal lock
Camden Underworld famous alternative rock music venue
CBBC Interactive Tour tour of the CBBC studios at BBC Television Centre
Comedy Theatre West End theatre
Courtauld Gallery wonderful gallery of classical European art
Crawdaddy Club site of The Rolling Stones' early shows
Criterion Theatre West End theatre
Design Museum detailing the evolution of design in various media
Dominion Theatre West End theatre
Duke of York's Theatre West End theatre
Duchess Theatre famous West End theatre
Dulwich Picture Gallery famous art gallery specialising in 17th and 18th century works
Earl's Court famous exhibition centre and iconic concert venue
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art located in a Grade II listed Georgian House on Canonbury Square
Film 4 Summer Screen summer screenings of cinematic classics at Somerset House
Film Premieres in London celebrity spotting at Leicester Square
Fortune Theatre West End theatre
Fright Fest annual horror-film festival
Gagosian Gallery acclaimed gallery of contemporary art
Garrick Theatre West End theatre
Gielgud Theatre West End theatre
Globe Theatre reconstruction of the iconic medieval Shakespearian theatre
Hackney Empire iconic performing arts venue
Hammersmith Apollo famous music venue
Handel House Museum charting the life and works of the great composer, George Handel
Hard Rock Calling music festival held each summer in Hyde Park
Hayward Gallery major visual arts gallery, part of the Southbank Centre
Her Majesty's Theatre West End theatre
HMV, Oxford Street the largest record and film store in the UK
Holland Park Opera glorious annual opera festival
Kentish Town Forum famous music venue
Kenwood House art collection with works from Rembrandt and Thomas Gainsborough
Kids' Week West End Theatre annual festival where children gain free admission to Theatreland productions
KOKO famous indie music venue and nightclub in Camden Town
Leicester Square cinema capital of the UK
London African Music Festival annual celebration of African music
London Beatles Walks tour of significant sites in the Fab Four's history
London Coliseum West End theatre
London Film Festival annual festival of film
London Film Museum detailing the history of the big-screen motion picture
London Jazz Festival annual celebration of jazz music
London Literary Festival annual literature festival held at the Southbank Centre
London Mela annual celebation of south-Asian culture with various music stages
London Palladium West End theatre
Lyceum Theatre West End theatre
Lyric Theatre West End theatre
Meltdown Festival annual music and arts festival held at the Southbank Centre and curated by an acclaimed artist
National Gallery the UK's official national collection of art
National Portrait Gallery gallery of portraits in various art forms
National Theatre world-famous theatre
New London Theatre West End theatre
Noel Coward Theatre West End theatre
Novello Theatre West End theatre
Palace Theatre West End theatre
Peacock Theatre Sadler's Wells' West End theatre
Phoenix Theatre West End theatre
Piccadilly Theatre West End theatre
Playhouse Theatre West End theatre
Pollock's Toy Museum beautiful toy museum
Portobello Film Festival annual film festival
Prince Edward Theatre West End theatre
Prince of Wales Theatre West End theatre
Purcell Room concert hall venue that forms part of the Southbank Centre
Queen Elizabeth Hall concert hall venue that forms part of the Southbank Centre
Queen's Gallery gallery of art owned by The Queen, located at Buckingham Palace
Queen's Theatre West End theatre
Ranger's House this beautiful Georgian villa houses The Wernher Collection
Regent Street Festival huge annual festival held on Regent Street
Ronnie Scott's one of the world's greatest jazz clubs
Rough Trade Rough Trade East and Rough Trade West - London's legendary independent record stores
Royal Academy of Arts historic art institution that hosts the renowned Summer Exhibition
Royal Albert Hall iconic concert venue and events venue
Royal Albert Hall Tours tour of the iconic concert venue
Royal Court Theatre non-commercial theatre that hosts fresh, innovative works by new writers
Royal Festival Hall centrepiece of the Southbank Centre, hosting various performing-arts shows
Royal Opera House one of the world's most famous opera and ballet venues
Royal Variety Performance legendary annual variety performance attended by the Royal Family
Saatchi Gallery acclaimed gallery of modern art
Sadler's Wells famous dance venue
Savoy Theatre West End theatre
Serpentine Gallery famous gallery of modern art
Shaftesbury Theatre West End theatre
Shepherds Bush Empire famous music venue
Somerset House beautiful 18th century building that hosts various arts events
Southbank Centre globally acclaimed arts venue
South West Four dance music festival
St Martin's Theatre West End theatre
Summer Swing Kew Gardens (Kew the Music) summer concerts at the UNESCO World Heritage Site
TATE Britain official national gallery of British art
TATE Modern official national gallery of modern art
The 100 Club legendary music venue on Oxford Street
The Comedy Store, London world-famous comedy club
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane historic West End theatre
Theatre Royal Haymarket historic West End theatre
The Borderline famous indie music venue
The Dublin Castle famous indie pub and music venue in Camden Town
The Garage famous music venue in Highbury
The Half Moon, Putney famous music venue
The Jazz Cafe one of Europe's greatest jazz clubs
The King's Road world famous street associated with 1960s hippie fashions and 1970s punk
The o2 arena major concert venue
The Old Vic one of the world's most famous theatres
The Proms annual classical music concert series at the Royal Albert Hall
The Roundhouse legendary music venue in Camden synonymous with 1960s counter-culture
The Scala famous music venue in King's Cross
The Scoop Outdoor Film Screenings classic films screened in beautiful amphitheatre
The Troxy famous music venue
Trafalgar Studios the most innovative of the famous Theatreland venues
Turner Prize Exhibition prestigious annual art award, displayed at TATE Britain
Twickenham Stadium major concert venue
Vaudeville Theatre West End theatre
Victoria Palace Theatre West End theatre
Water Rats famous indie music venue
Waterstone's, Piccadilly Europe's largest book store
Wembley Arena world famous concert, comedy and sports arena
Wembley Stadium major concert venue
West End Theatre the world-class productions of Theatreland
Wigmore Hall world-famous classical music venue
William Morris Gallery gallery of the 19th century craftsman's finest works
Wireless Festival major music festival held each summer in Hyde Park
Young Vic world-famous cutting-edge theatre