Celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee In London
There will be many many events and activities, large scale and local, taking place across London leading up to and during the special extended bank holiday weekend so we’ve rounded up 48 of them for you!
In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service, which for us Brits, is a very good cause for celebration!
Queen Elizabeth celebrated 70 years on the throne, on February 6th, the day of her accession in 1952, but the official celebrations are due to take place over the gloriously long, four-day Bank Holiday weekend which will be filled with public celebrations, processions and a lot of local street parties.
The Queen's Jubilee 2022 bank holiday begins on Thursday June 2nd, with the usual Spring Bank Holiday at the beginning of June, and the special Bank Holiday running from Friday to Sunday.
1. Pravha Presents: Platinum Jubilee Party and Jubilee Brunch at The Prince
This Jubilee weekend, the @theprincelondon pub will be playing to their royal roots, bringing you everything we know and love about The Prince; beautiful smiling people, great music and a busy dancefloor, all day and all night long. The iconic pub is opening the Jubilee with a special bottomless brunch from 12pm-2pm, where you can enjoy two hours of bottomless @pravhauk Aperol Spritzand Mimosas as well as live music. There’s no need to buy tickets, just book yourself in and get ready for a weekend like no other at West London’s most beautiful beer garden.
Date: Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th of June
Location: 14 Lillie Rd, London, SW6 1TT
Open to public? Open to public
Find out more: https://www.theprincelondon.com/event/diamond-jubilee-party/
2. Castle Square Street Party
On Friday 3rd June will be the first street party of the weekend at Castle Square. From 11am until 5pm guests can enjoy a day full of music, food, drinks, performances, and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Londoners and locals alike will be able to taste local delicacies from around the world provided by the traders of Castle Square and neighbouring tenants, located in outside food stalls for the day.
The traders of Castle Square will each provide an exclusive Jubilee menu, priced at just £5.50 for each dish on offer. All traders taking part have chosen one of their specialty meals for guests to enjoy at a reduced rate exclusively for the Castle Square Street Party. Guests will be able to try: Coma Y Beba’s Sandwich Super Special, Daddy O's Jollof Rice with fish or chicken, the choice of Curried Goat or Fried Chicken with rice from Original Caribbean Spice, Kaieteur Kitchen’s, Calipso Rice, BBQ Chicken and fried plantains and lastly, El Guambra, will be showcasing their Fritada, fried pork with fried corn grains, originally from Ecuador. Also joining in on the festivities, new cocktail bar Cherry Tiger will be offering the Pisco Sour as their special cocktail of the day, made up of Brandy distilled in Peru and Chile.
Expect entertainment, a host of family-friendly entertainment throughout the day by Magician Paul Longhurst, face painters and music,from Colombian Jazz musician Roberto Pla.
Date: Friday 1st June
Location: Bobo Social, Sayer Street, Elephant & Castle, SE17 1FY
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: www.elephantpark.co.uk/about-elephant-park/blog/jubilee-at-the-elephant
3. Benjamin Franklin’s Relationship with the Crown
Benjamin Franklin House at 36 Craven Street in the heart of Westminster is a heritage ‘gem’ and the world’s only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin. The House today brings history and innovation to life as a dynamic museum and educational facility.
In honour of the event, they will be enhancing their standard Architectural Tours and Historical Experiences with jubilee decorations and fun Benjamin Franklin facts all about his surprising relationship to the Crown
Make your way through this iconic historic building, the only remaining residence of Benjamin Franklin anywhere in the world, and learn all about Benjamin Franklin’s relationship with the Crown during his 16 year stay here.
Date: 2nd June 2022
Location: 36 Craven Street, Greater London, London, WC2N 5NF, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to the public, advance booking/ticket required. £10 per person.
Find out more: https://benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/platinum-jubilee-celebrations-benjamin-franklins-relationship-with-the-crown/
4. Jubilee Afternoon Tea at 116 Pall Mall
Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee just down the road from Buckingham Palace in true quintessential British style with a regal Jubilee afternoon tea at the beautiful Morning Room of 116 Pall Mall who are serving up a series of treats and savouries inspired by Her Majesty’s favourites. On the menu you will find dishes such as beetroot cured salmon, a Coronation chicken rillette with rye tuile and a selection of sandwiches with Searcys signature Victoria sponge alongside a fruity Dundee cake, strawberry and vanilla, red white and blue colours and a chocolate, cherry and pistachio delice. On the 8th June you can book in to a special, one-off event with Edward Griffiths CVO, former Deputy Master of the Royal Household, working for Her Majesty The Queen. This is an opportunity to hear about his work at Buckingham Palace, as he shares insight into his book, 'A Royal Cookbook', which is the first cookbook to have been created from within the Royal Household, along with a delicious three-course dinner.
Date: Searcys Jubilee afternoon tea will run every Saturday from 28th May – 25 June, with additional daily sessions between the 3rd – 10th June over the Jubilee weekend.
Location: 116 Pall Mall, St. James's, London, London, SW1Y 5ED, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required. £49 per guest.
Find out more: http://www.116pallmall.com/afternoon-tea
5. Jubilee Afternoon Tea at Hotel Cafe Royal
Hotel Café Royal is launching a quintessentially ‘royal’ afternoon tea experience to celebrate the Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee this summer. From sandwiches inspired by the royal residences to sweet delicacies that replicate the Queen’s favourite fashion accessories, each and every element of the afternoon tea has been inspired by Her Majesty and her historic reign of over 70 years.
Served in the stunning, Grade II listed Oscar Wilde Lounge, which is decorated with mirrored walls, ornate gold detailing and painted ceilings and has welcomed royalty in the past, including Princess Diana, it is the perfect venue for such a royal affair!
Launching on the 26th May 2022 and priced at £70 per person or £80 with a glass of N.V Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne
Date: 26th May 2022
Location: 68 Regent Street, London, W1B4DY, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.hotelcaferoyal.com/afternoontea
6. A Very Royal Opera House
In celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, nothing short of the full royal experience will do. The Royal Opera House invites you to walk the red carpets and grand stairways and catch a glimpse of the hidden spaces known to Royals throughout history, from King Edward’s smoking room to the Royal Box and retiring rooms of the Main Stage. Learn about The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet’s links to The Queen and the Royal Family, as well as the history of royal visits to our building – the impact they had, the stories they created, and how they helped shape our legacy to make the Royal Opera House what it is today.
Date: 3rd June 2022
Location: Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/a-very-royal-opera-house-details
7. Royal Festival Hall: The Platinum Jubilee Celebration
Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the magnificent combined sound of the Royal Choral Society and the Bach Choir along with a distinguished line-up of soloists for a glorious concert of majestic music celebrating 70 years of Her Majesty’s reign.
Date: 4 June 2022
Location: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: http://www.raymondgubbay.co.uk/whats-on/the-platinum-jubilee-celebration
8. Southbank Centre’s Jubilee Events
The Southbank Centre is marking The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with pomp, punk and parties from 1st – 5th June. There will be daytime family shows, classical concerts, maypoles and ceilidhs across the weekend with highlights including Academy Award-winning film director Danny Boyle on the legacies of punk, cabaret and a performance from Duckie, and Nu Civilisation Orchestra performing a selection of jazz compositions including Duke Ellington’s
Date: 1st June 2022
Location: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/jubilee
9. The Platinum Jubilee Celebration
Her Majesty The Queen’s reign is marked with fitting splendour by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Choral Society and the Bach Choir. They’re accompanied by a distinguished line-up of soloists for a concert of majestic music. Part of Southbank Centre’s Jubilee series of performances and parties marking Her Majesty The Queen’s 70-year reign.
Date: 4th June 2022
Location: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/classical-music/platinum-jubilee-celebration
10. Bow Street Police Museum celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022
Bow Street Police Museum will tell the story of the Bow Street Runners and the Metropolitan Police officers who patrolled the streets of Covent Garden in their footsteps. From eighteenth-century crime-fighting to the closure of one of London’s first police stations in 1992, explore the important and fascinating tales of Bow Street and its unique links with police history.
The Museum will be marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee during our regular opening hours on Friday 3rd-Sunday 5th June 2022. There will be free craft activities for young visitors in the Museum as well as our latest family trail. Normal admission prices and opening hours apply, under 12s go free.
We will also have some exciting object handling on Friday 3rd June and ex-Bow Street Police Officers to talk to visitors about what working life at Bow Street was like!
For more details check out our website and social media channels.
Date: 3rd June 2022
Location: 28 Bow Street, Martlett Ct, London, WC2E 7AH, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.org.uk/
11. Machine de Cirque
The acclaimed Canadian circus company Machine de Cirque presents a hilarious and high-energy show where six guys find themselves alone in the world. They embark on a quest to contact other survivors with the help of a strange machine. Will they succeed? Demonstrating impressive acrobatic skills and masterful handling of a teeterboard, juggling clubs, a drum kit and even a bath towel, trailblazers Machine de Cirque combine circus, spectacle, storytelling and live music in this witty production that will keep you on the edge of your seat and make up for the perfect Jubilee holiday treat, to enjoy with the family, friends or on a date night out.
Date: 1st June 2022
Location: Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HT, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: www.sadlerswells.com
12. Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession
At the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession will include portraits of The Queen taken by Dorothy Wilding, alongside items of Her Majesty’s personal jewellery worn for the portrait sittings. Shortly after Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on 6 February 1952, the first official photograph sitting with the new Queen was granted to the photographer Dorothy Wilding. The series of photographs taken of The Queen in 1952 are remarkable for their modern, emblematic approach and formed the basis of The Queen’s image on postage stamps from 1953 until 1971, as well as providing the official portrait of Her Majesty which was sent to every British embassy throughout the world.
Included in the Buckingham Palace display will be The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, which was a wedding gift to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, later Queen Mary, on the occasion of her marriage to the future King George V in 1893. Queen Mary gave the tiara to her granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth, as a wedding present on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Philip on 20 November 1947.
Date: 22nd July 2022
Location: Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/platinum-jubilee-the-queens-accession/buckingham-palace
13. A Platinum Jubilee Treasure Hunt
To celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Captain TRSRE has hidden 18 secret treasure hunts around London, at places related to the Queen’s reign and history.
Players use the TRSRE app to enter each treasure hunt, using the in-app compass and clues along the way, in order to find and scan the TRSRE Barcode secretly hidden at each location! There’s lots of prizes to win to mark the event, with players collecting ‘items of the Crown Jewels’ at each hunt to win a special prize for finding them all at the end. Each hunt location includes some history related to the queen, making for a fun time exploring London!
Truly excellent family fun, explore little known spots and learn some histories about the queen.
Date: 20th May 2022
Location: Buckingham Palace and Surrounding, London, London, SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: The Platinum Jubilee Treasure hunt is featured on the TRSRE app on the app store. http://www.trsre.co.uk
14. Platinum Jubilee Pageant
The Platinum Jubilee Pageant will have all the excitement and spectacle of an international parade and carnival – awe-inspiring and filled with marvel and delight. The Pageant will combine street arts, theatre, music, circus, carnival and costume to celebrate Her Majesty’s unwavering duty, love of the natural world and dedication to the Commonwealth.
The Platinum Jubilee Pageant is inviting children from across the UK to play a part in the ‘River of Hope’ procession. Forming an important part of the Pageant, the procession will comprise of two hundred silk flags which will process down The Mall, emulating a moving river. Primary and secondary school children are invited to create a picture of their hopes and aspirations for the planet over the next 70 years. A selection of these creations will be transferred on to silk flags, which will be carried by secondary school pupils. The ‘River of Hope’ section is being choreographed by Kinetika Bloco with music by one hundred young players from London and Edinburgh.
The artwork for the flags will be focused on climate change and will incorporate the children’s messages for the future.
Date: 5th June 2022
Location: Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: https://www.platinumpageant.com/
15. BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace
The BBC and Buckingham Palace today unveiled a glittering group of performers from the worlds of music and dance set to perform at the Platinum Party At The Palace concert which takes place on Saturday 4 June at Buckingham Palace – and live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 2.
Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Hans Zimmer, Ella Eyre, Craig David, Mabel, Elbow and George Ezra will share the three-stage set up with the likes of Duran Duran, Andrea Bocelli, Mimi Webb, Sam Ryder, Jax Jones, Celeste, Nile Rodgers, Sigala and Diversity – all performing their biggest hits in a star-studded tribute to Her Majesty’s unprecedented anniversary.
Stars from the stage and screen, and the sporting world appearing at the event and on film will include Sir David Attenborough, Emma Raducanu, David Beckham, Stephen Fry, Dame Julie Andrews, The Royal Ballet, Ellie Simmonds, and a specially recorded performance from Sir Elton John. Sam Ryder, the United Kingdom’s Eurovision hero, will also perform live, fresh from his success in Italy.
Date: 4th June 2022
Location: Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2wsWnt1JVhX8j4XlLgMmNbh/event-and-ticket-information
16. The Queen’s Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour)
More than 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians will come together in the traditional Parade to mark The Queen’s official birthday, usually held on the second Saturday in June. Beginning at Buckingham Palace, the Parade will move down The Mall to Horse Guard’s Parade, joined by members of the Royal Family on horseback and in carriages. The Parade will close with the traditional RAF fly-past, watched by The Queen and members of the Royal Family from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Don’t forget, you can enjoy the festivities from the comfort of your home because events across the Platinum Jubilee weekend including Trooping the Colour will be broadcast live on BBC One.
Date: 2nd June 2022
Location: Buckingham Palace, London, London, London, SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: www.qbp.army.mod.uk/queensbirthdayparade/
17. Sir John Soane’s Museum – Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
For centuries, Londoners have been fascinated by royal ceremony, not least Sir John Soane. In September 1831, when King William and Queen Adelaide were crowned, Soane acquired a pair of sketches showing the regal coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey. In 2022, Sir John Soane’s Museum will celebrate HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a display of royal memorabilia commemorating coronations and jubilees, from cups and plates to hairpins and bunting. These objects, lent by staff and the local community, show how the British public, from Soane’s time to our own, have participated in royal events through collecting souvenirs and memorabilia.
Date: 25th May 2021
Location: Sir John Soane’s Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.soane.org/
18. Mary Gillick Jubilee exhibition at the British Museum
This exhibition presents the life and work of the sculptor Mary Gillick (1881-1965), who enjoyed a burst of fame when, in her seventies, she was invited to model the Queen’s head for the 1953 UK coinage. Mary Gillick’s portraits of HM The Queen continued to appear on the coinage until decimalisation. Gillick worked on the portrait between March and October 1952, with one sitting and close supervision by the Duke of Edinburgh. A cameo of Gillick’s portrait of the Queen has been used on British commemorative stamps since 1966 and the original still appears on the Maundy money given out by the Queen each Easter.
The exhibition will celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the coronation, and enable the Museum to focus on an important but little known female artist. It follows Gillick’s career, from her training at the Royal College of Art, where she discovered Renaissance medals, through her specialisation in medallic art, to her 1953 success and beyond. A highlight of the exhibition will be items presented to the British Museum by the artist’s family in 2005, which included medals created by Gillick from the 1910s to the 1950s, related dies, punches and plaster models, a set of large-scale plaster models of her portrait of the Queen, and documents relating to the new coins.
Date: 2nd June 2022
Location: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: http://www.britishmuseum.org
19. Let’s Create – Cockpit Jubilee at the Cockpit Summer Festival in Bloomsbury
Cockpit is home to some of the most exciting makers in the world. Spanning every kind of craft, the Cockpit makers are united by their extraordinary skill and imagination.
The Cockpit Jubilee is a free, open access, creative, community bunting project celebrating place. Head to the bunting room at the Cockpit Summer Festival to create your own flag and get inspiration from their own Makers as they drop in throughout the day. All materials will be provided, the rooms are small so it will be first come first served, we will be providing templates to take away if you cannot stay.
To access the event, book your free ticket to the Cockpit Summer Festival and Open Studios, and drop into our bunting rooms.
With free entry, Cockpit Summer Festival and Open Studios is a chance to experience craft, meet with makers in their studios and buy their products directly – and enjoy a great day out.
Date: 11th June 2022
Location: Cockpit, Cockpit Yard, Northington Street, London, WC1N 2NP, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://cockpitstudios.org/whats-on/the-cockpit-jubilee-bloomsbury/
20. Imperial War Museums London
During her 70 year reign, and indeed throughout her lifetime, Her Majesty The Queen has lived through times of conflict and has had an enduring relationship with the armed forces. This relationship can be traced and explored through IWM’s collections in enlightening and powerful ways, bringing human stories to the foreground and revealing a strong shared history.
Date: 27th May 2022
Location: IWM London, Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ
Find out more: https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/queens-platinum-jubilee-iwm-london
21. Superhero Jubilee Bunting
Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and come along to this fun free workshop led by Grace Holliday. Explore drawing and mark making to create a large-scale jubilee bunting inspired by Superheroes, Orphans and Origins: 125 Years in Comics.
Date: 3rd June 2022
Location: Foundling Museum 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/half-term-workshops/
22. A Right Royal City
City Guides are the Official Guides to the City of London. We lead guided walks in the City and lecture on City related topics. Our new walk specially created for the Platinum Jubilee, A Right Royal City, celebrates the relationship of the monarchy and the City over the centuries. Discover the trials and tribulations, processions, and celebrations of the kings, queens, princes and princesses who have left their mark on the City of London. The tour takes place every Friday and Saturday at 2pm until September.
Date: 5th May 2022
Location: City Information Centre, St Paul's Churchyard, LONDON, London, EC4M 8BX, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-right-royal-city-tickets-274898397507
23. Meet Queen Elizabeth I at the Charterhouse
Queen Elizabeth I has arrived at the Charterhouse on the way to her coronation. Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee with us at this family event and enjoy an audience with the future Queen, as a costumed interpreter from Spectrum Drama brings her to life in her first throne room, the Great Chamber. But, don’t forget, the house needs to look its best — from food to laundry, dress to décor, lend a hand to ensure the Charterhouse is fit for a queen! Each session lasts 45mins. Dates and Times: 31st May, 10.15-11am & 1st June, 3.45-4.30pm.
Appropriate for children ages 5-11. Children £10 each, adults FREE!
Date: 31st May 2022
Location: The Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AN, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://thecharterhouse.org/
24. SNOWLAND: Colouring Workshops Jubilee Edition
Artist Samme Snow is back in Coal Drops Yard with 3 days dedicated to all-day colouring workshops for the Queen’s Jubilee. Samme Snow is an artist and illustrator who creates large-scale worlds filled with characters developed by his imagination, happiness and joy; featuring his unique characters and style, these workshops are designed to enhance collaboration and creativity because Samme believes that art should be fun and accessible to everyone.
Over the 3 days, there will be free 30-minute drawing sessions for children and adults.
Date: 3rd June 2022
Location: Coal Drops Yard (MAIN YARD) Stable St,, London, N1C 4DQ, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/snowland-colouring-workshops-jubilee-edition-tickets-324959471527
25. V&A Emblem Design Shortlist Exhibition
The Royal Household in partnership with the V&A invited young people aged 13 – 25 to design an emblem for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
The V&A Platinum Jubilee Emblem Competition has now closed and the winner has been announced.
Nineteen-year-old Edward Roberts, a graphic design student from Nottinghamshire studying at Leeds University, has won a national competition run by the V&A in conjunction with Buckingham Palace, to design an emblem for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
Edward's winning emblem will be prominent at celebrations marking Her Majesty's 70 years as Monarch, including street parties and televised national events. It will also appear on Jubilee publications, merchandise, official websites and the Royal Family's social media accounts.
Date: 1st June 2022
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.vam.ac.uk/
26. Shay’s World @ Traitors Gate Tower Hill Pub
Coming up, on Friday 3rd June thru Sunday 5 June is a massive LIVE & IMMERSIVE art Pub party that promises to be a ton of fun.
Shaycasanova is Partnering with Traitors Gate Tower Hill Pub in order to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Shaycasanova is a multidisciplinary artist focusing on conceptual art, raised in the heart of Brixton, he uses creativity to spark conversation & connect people worldwide.
Titled Shay’s World @ Traitors Gate Tower Hill – The Jubilee Special, the vivid, three-day live event aims to bring the community together to celebrate the power and potential of the arts to create positive social change all whilst focusing on The Queen’s 70 year reign.
Date: 3rd June 2022
Location: 14 Trinity Square, London, EC3N 4AA, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: events@traitorsgatetowerhill.co.uk
27. Superbloom Afternoon Tea
This June, to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Rotunda Bar and Lounge will launch their new Superbloom Afternoon Tea. Drawing Inspiration from the flora and fauna in bloom over summer and Rotunda Bar and Lounge neighbours, the Tower of London, will mark the jubilee with their Crown Jewels display and a vibrant, colourful installation of wildflowers in the Tower’s moat. Executive Pastry Chef Sylvain Goujon has used seasonal British flavours to create a selection of pastries reminiscent of a flowerbed in bloom alongside traditional fingers sandwiches and scones.
The Superbloom Afternoon Tea will launch on the 1st June and be available until 18th September 2022.
Date: 1st June 2022
Location: Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square, 10 Trinity Square, London, EC3N 4AJ, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.fourseasons.com/tentrinity/dining/lounges/rotunda-lounge/
28. Superbloom at the Tower of London
Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen at the Tower of London, where a spectacular, colourful, vibrant field of flowers will fill and transform the Tower’s moat. In spring 2022, over 20 million seeds will be sown in the moat from carefully designed seed mixes. From June to September, the flower display will erupt into new colours and patterns creating a dramatic and engaging experience.
Designed to attract pollinators, ‘Superbloom’ will bring a spectacular natural beauty to the urban space and introduce a new biodiverse habitat for wildlife. It will celebrate the value of nature for our wellbeing. Visitors can wander along a weaving path into the centre of the flowers. A specially commissioned sound installation and sculptural elements will draw visitors in and make you feel at home amongst the bees and butterflies. Take a moment to slow down and experience the nature that surrounds you.
Date: 1st June 2022
Location: HM Tower of London, London, London, EC3N4AB, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: http://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/superbloom-at-the-tower-of-london
29. Wandsworth’s Big Jubilee Lunch
Enable is a not-for-profit organisation, working in partnership with councils, charities, and other organisations to deliver health, leisure and community services and events that enrich people’s lives.
In partnership with Wandsworth Borough Council and the London Community Foundation they will be helping Wandsworth Residents find the perfect picnic spot as well as providing entertainment by the World Heartbeat Music Academy in Battersea Park, Wandsworth Common, Tooting Common, Furzedown Recreation Ground and Coronation Gardens.
Date: 5th June 2022
Location: Central Avenue, Battersea Park, London, Greater London, SW11 4NJ, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: events@enablelc.org | @enableparks
30. Queen’s Jubilee Street Party at Islington Square
Islington Square is a wonderful destination right in the heart of the borough. Previously the old sorting office, the Square is steeped in history and the bricks tell the stories of London’s old letters. Islington Square houses 500 residents as well as a buzzing, busy local community, all of whom will join for the Square’s very first street party!
Think family-style seated lunch for 150 people, live music, face painting, immersive performances, stilt walkers and Little Angel Theatre will be ensuring the local puppets make an appearance. Miss Ballooniverse will also be creating some favourite characters, outrageous costumes, elegant jewellery and caricatures – all made from balloons, of course.
Date: 3rd June 2022
Location: Islington Square, 116 Upper Street, London, N11AB, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.islingtonsquare.com/allevents/queens-jubilee-street-party
31. Let’s Get Sauced, Jubilee Weekend BBQ with Orange Buffalo
Orange Buffalo x Colours are bringing burgers, hotdogs and chicken to Hoxton this Jubilee weekend. Sip on handcrafted cocktails, ice cold beer, fill your belly with burgers, hotdogs and chicken and boogie on through the day as the in-house DJ spins the best in disco.
NB; The first 40 people each day get a free Kirin beer.
Date: 2nd June 2022
Location: 2-4 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6NU, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.ticketweb.uk/search?q=all+sauced+up
32. Boxpark Shoreditch
Boxpark will be hosting an eclectic range of events across the jubilee weekend in the heart of London. Live music, DJ’s, roof terrace party’s, amazing food and incredible entertainment. Expect kid's crafts, quizzes, Jubilee screening, a very special QUIZBOX, DJs, live music, and of course lots of alcohol and food!
Date: 1st May 2022
Location: BOXPARK, 2-10 Bethnal Green Rd, Hackney, London, E1 6GY, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.boxpark.co.uk/shoreditch/
33. We’ll Meet Again
Celebrate The Queens Platinum Jubilee with a good old-fashioned knees up and singalong. On Thursday 2nd June 10.00-12.00 St Johns 386 Clapham Road London.
Date: 2nd June 2022
Location: 386 Clapham Road, London, London, SW9 9AR, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: info.stjohns@yahoo.com 07411 803095
34. Jubilee Singers at Chelsea Theatre
The Jubilee Singers, a talented group, singing a selection of feel good singalong songs to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. The show has been devised to whisk audiences back to memorable times throughout the Queen’s life allowing them to participate and reminisce. Open Age and Rah Rah Community Theatre Company have received funding from the Let’s Create Jubilee Fund to offer this FREE show to the local community.
Date: 3rd June 2022
Location: Chelsea Theatre, 7 World’s End Place, Chelsea, SW10 0DR, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-chelsea-theatre/t-lnkxnnl
35. A Musical Jubilee Jamboree
St John’s is a vibrant church at the heart of Notting Hill with a rich heritage and history providing worship, sanctuary and a meeting place for an extremely diverse local community. Big Smoke Brass – UK is a London based modern brass and percussion ensemble with vocalist, comprising seven Conservatoire trained musicians.
The Jubilee Jamboree will celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee through a programme of popular music played on brass by Big Smoke Brass – UK, dancing, singing and sharing food over four hours on 2nd June 2022. The event will also feature items by a DJ, St John’s Choral Scholars and Ukrainian choirs.
Date: 2nd June 2022
Location: St John's Notting Hill, 152 Lansdowne Cres, London, Notting Hill, W112NN, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/bigsmokebrass/
36. Town Hall Hotel Jubilee Celebrations
To celebrate Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, Town Hall Hotel is hosting an afternoon of quintessentially East London fair.
Starting at 12:00 noon and finishing at 6:00pm, all guests who join us will be welcomed by a Pearly King and Queen and entertained by The Henri Defoe Jazz Trio. A traditional ice-cream cart and a pop-up bar will be serving up some summer refreshments, alongside a barbeque.
Date: 3rd June 2022
Location: Town Hall Hotel, Patriot Square, London, E2 9NF, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: http://www.townhallhotel.com
37. Station Hall Creative Families Jubilee Week
Get Creative making Fancy Hats, Fabulous Flags and brilliant bunting to prepare for the Jubilee Celebrations at this free Jubilee Celebration Event. Skewbald Theatre will take you on a thrilling time traveling adventure through the ages of the Queen’s reign. Plus music, dancing, party games, face painting a complementary brew, fancy biscuits and prizes for best Jubilee Costume
Date: 31st May 2022
Location: Station Hall (First Floor) Herne Hill Railway Station, Railton Road, London, SE24 0JW, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: http://www.stationhallhernehill.org/jubilee
38. Jubilee Family Concert (free) with picnic
Keynote Music and Docklands Sinfonia present: A Free Jubilee Family Concert in Limehouse featuring Docklands Sinfonia, a new Jubilee poem by JR Thorpe, cakes baked by Jubilee Pudding finalist Shabnam Russo and Lisa Logan’s new children’s orchestral piece ‘The Magical Fish’, with illustrations by Rosie Brooks, narrator Ben Thapa.
Date: 26th June 2022
Location: St. Anne’s Church,, Limehouse,, London,, E14 7HA, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: http://www.tickettailor.com/events/keynotemusic
39. Jubilee Bank Holiday Concert: A Royal Serenade
From the English Country Gardens to the stillness of Stromness, from the exhilarating rhythms of the Sailor’s Hornpipe to the ancient rhymes of Greensleeves, Bach to Baby will serenade you with the music of this sceptred isle.
Date: 2nd June 2022
Location: St John of Jerusalem, Lauriston Rd, London, E9 7EY, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.bachtobaby.com/victoria-park-music-concerts-for-baby-and-family
40. SPW Queens Jubilee Event
Join a community picnic to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. Location: St Paul's Way Community Centre on Wednesday 1st June, 12pm – 4pm Activities include a picnic, bring your own dish, cupcake decorating, crown making, face painting, photo backdrop booth, quizzes & fun activity booklets.
Date: 1st June 2022
Location: 83 St. Pauls Way, London, E3 4AJ, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: Poplar HARCA Facebook page or call the community centre at 0207 510 5600 or stpaulswaycentre@poplarharca.co.uk
41. The Plough Party Celebration
The Plough in Dulwich will be hosting several events across the long weekend starting with our famous Burger Night on Wednesday, Thursday we will be hosting our Royal Themed Quiz – Prize for best dressed, Friday our Local resident will be spinning his Vinyl throughout the night pumping up the jam followed by the wonderful Rosie Hopkins on Saturday playing her famous acoustic session which is well worth the visit. Sunday we will be hosting a much needed recovery serving Sunday roasts and bloody mary’s to help the recovery. Fresh food will be served daily from 12pm – 9pm and array of drinks raging from the best beers in town to the driest wines to Aperol spritz all served in the largest garden in Dulwich.
Date: 1 June 2022
Location: The Plough, 381 Lordship lane, Duwlich, London, se22 8jj, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: enquiry@theploughdulwich.co.uk
42. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration: Drag Queen Bingo
Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with family-friendly, royal Drag Queen Bingo. Join in with the singing, dancing and fun over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Timberlina and Auntie Maureen present a special Platinum Jubilee edition of the Big Bingo Show.
The Big Bingo Show features impromptu dance routines, silly sing-alongs and witty royal repartee for all the family. You will feel like royalty in our decked-out Grade II listed Victorian Conservatory, celebrating the Jubilee as a community, together.
Timberlina, the world’s number one environmentally friendly bearded drag lady has been wowing audiences for years with their inimitable mix of gentle observation, ecological songs, museum tours and yoga shows. They presented the longest-standing weekly drag bingo show at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
Auntie Maureen is an international DJ with an encyclopaedic knowledge of music from across the ages. The two met at a shindig at the National Trust and share an avid interest in permaculture and the natural world.
Date: 5th June 2022
Location: Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/drag-queen-bingo/
43. Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Come together with friends, family and neighbours to the beautiful riverside setting of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
There is a whole of host of activities taking place for everyone to enjoy – from free games on the lawns and Jubilee craft making, to a wonderful mix of food and drink stalls, theatre, spectacle, Royal tours and much more.
Date: 2 June 2022
Location: Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, SE10 9LW, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: https://ornc.org/whats-on/platinum-jubilee-celebrations/
44. Beacon Lighting on Blackheath Common
The Blackheath Society is leading the Jubilee celebrations in Blackheath including taking part in the lighting of one of the Queen’s Beacons in the centre of Blackheath Common.
The Blackheath beacon will be situated in the centre of the Blackheath Common near the paved circle known as the Hub. To locate it, head in a straight line from All Saints’ Church towards the Blackheath Gate of Greenwich Park.
From 8.30pm 7 choirs, mostly from Blackheath Halls, will give a concert, each picking a song from one decade of the Queen’s 70 year reign. The programme will be varied with gospel, musical theatre and classical pieces.
Just before 9.30pm, a bugler, Trinity Laban student Ed Habershon, will sound a tune especially written for the occasion to announce the beacon’s lighting.
The choirs will then join together to join other choirs nationwide to sing the song especially composed for the Jubilee.
Date: 2 June 2022
Location: Blackheath Common, , SE3, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/beacon-lighting-in-blackheath-queens-platinum-jubilee/
45. The Creative Craft Show
The Creative Craft Show invites you to celebrate The Platinum Jubilee with us this Spring at our ‘Street Party’ themed Craft Show at the ExCeL London, 1st – 2nd April, in honour of the Queen and this monumental celebration. Expect themed crafting workshops, features, and demonstrations from the very best in the craft business from knitting, to cross-stitch, to paper crafting, to jewellery making – there’s something for everyone!
46. Uncovering the Coronation of a Historic Monarch
Uncovering the coronation of a historic Monarch
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.
In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British monarch to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee after 70 years on the throne. To mark this momentous occasion, The National Archives is digitising records from our collections about Her Majesty’s life, coronation and reign as well as revealing interesting and intriguing tales from royal history.
Find out more about the Queen’s ground-breaking coronation in our showcase display at The National Archives Event Space, 1st Floor in Kew, West London. The display features records from the ceremony and visitors can also watch our film celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s life and reign.
Date: 12 May 2022
Location: The National Archives, Bessant Drive, Kew, TW9 4DU, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/jubilee/
47. Jubilee with the Wombles
As neighbours at West Place, opposite Wimbledon Common, we have supported each other during the pandemic and rediscovered the value of friendship. We wish to come together to celebrate the Queen and the example of devotion to others that Her life is for all of us.
Date: 5 June 2022
Location:15 West Place, West Place, West Place, London, London, SW19 4UH, United Kingdom
Open to public? Open to public, no booking required
Find out more: Marta.diforti@kcl.ac.uk
48. ‘Welcome to the Gaybourhood’ Jubilee Party
In honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s sensational Platinum Jubilee, Elephant Park have got quite a weekend planned. Kicking off the celebrations, Bobo Social are throwing a colourful, joyous celebration of the neighbourhood – or, should we say, Gaybourhood? From 6pm – 12am they’ll be throwing their third annual Welcome to the Gaybourhood Party with a resident DJ who will be playing the best pop, dance and disco queens – in honour of Her Majesty’s big day.
To start the weekend off right, you can come along and enjoy 2 for 1 drinks from 6 – 7pm. Entry is free, but we’d recommend you register for a ticket to make sure you don’t miss out!
Date: Thursday 2nd June
Location: Bobo Social, Sayer Street, Elephant & Castle, SE17 1FY
Open to public? Open to public, advance booking/ticket required
Find out more: www.elephantpark.co.uk/about-elephant-park/blog/jubilee-at-the-elephant
Your Majesty, we would like to wish you a very wonderful Jubilee year, and may you reign in good health for many more years to come.You have been and are a wonderful Monarch.
Happy Platinum Jubilee!
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