02 Jun 2024 Londonist
 
 
By Londonist · Jun 02, 2024 at 05:00

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.

Win Tickets To Londonist's 20th Birthday Bash!

Booze, BBQ, live music and lots of love for London.

A brewery courtyard full of people

Festivals Cancelled After Unusually Wet Spring In London

Brockwell Park, Barnet and Barking all stymied by soggy ground

Rain sculpture

London Installed The UK's First Parking Meters In 1958, And Minutes Later Traffic Wardens Were On The Scene

But now time is ticking on London's parking meters.

Black and white image of a car next to a meter
Image: Future Publishing via British Newspaper Archive

Commemorate D-Day 80 At West London's Secret Second World War Bunker

Special tours, talks and performances are taking place. (sponsor)

A Live Taskmaster Experience Is Coming To London - And Your First Task Is To Enter The Ballot

Quarter of a million people have already signed up.

Greg Davis and Alex Horne on thrones
Image: Taskmaster/Channel 4

70+ Fantastic Things To Do In London This Month: June 2024

Festivals, new stage shows and a huge new V&A fashion exhibition.

Performers in costumes dancing

Lavender Fields Near London: 6 Pretty Purple Days Out This Summer

You've seen them on Instagram - now visit them yourself.

A wooden bench surrounded by lavender

Evening Standard To End Its Daily Newspaper

One-night Standard.

An evening standard distribution van in orange and white
Image: oxyman under creative commons licence

Over 100 Private London Gardens Open To The Public This June

Open Gardens London returns for its 25th year.

A garden square from above
Image: Colin Wing via creative commons

Visit The Ruined Brick Church Of Stanmore

It's been slowly decaying for 175 years.

Brick church of Stanmore

Things To Do In London On A Saturday

Markets, museums and tours to keep you busy every Saturday.

The courtyard of Somerset House

13 Joyous Things To Do Near London In June 2024

Flower picking, a book festival and a dog show.

Exterior of Chiddingstone Castle

West End Live 2024: Free Musical Theatre Celebration Returns To Trafalgar Square This June

Free performances, giant singalongs, and a new viewing area for 2024.

A huge crowd of people at West End Live in Trafalgar Square
Photo: Pamela Raith
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