Events on Exhibition Road

Create your own wearable art with artist Gayle Chong Kwan in this hands-on creative workshop.

Take part in a ‘walkshop’ around South Kensington to learn about nature, biodiversity and wildlife in London.

Discover secrets behind the brilliant facades of Exhibition Road during a short tour of the neighbourhood with the South Ken Culture Quarter.

Take an architectural tour of the stunning V&A, guiding you through the history and design of a building every bit as fascinating as the objects it contains!

Take a journey through Victorian architecture and history, finishing inside the Royal Albert Hall’s spectacular auditorium.

Help us create a woven installation, showcasing the way our diverse experiences shape understanding of how our brains age and neurodegenerative diseases.

Help us build a record‑breaking paper DNA helix and discover how the code of life is assembled, decoded and understood.

Sample delicious planet-friendly dishes and discover practical ways to reduce your food footprint.

Make your own junk sculpture using upcycled and everyday materials!

Exhibition Road is transformed into an open-air art gallery with ten new works painted live over the weekend, exploring how scientific ideas move through time.

Snap a photo against one of our large-scale backdrops and take home a memory of your own Festival day!

Investigate the art of printing, and the science of pigments, in this hands-on creative workshop from the Science Museum!

Step inside a tent full of surprises for curious minds— visualise sound, learn about hydrogen heroes and create with the Inventors Lab!

Make art inspired by maths and its connections to the Islamic print tradition of Ebru marbling.

Reimagine the Great Exhibition of 1851 for the 21st century, bringing your own personal stories and ideas into the spotlight.

Invent, draw and print playful, imaginary machines which you can take home or exhibit with Royal College of Art graduate Tamsin Loxley.

Discover the beautiful Royal Parks at the top of Exhibition Road and their instrumental role in hosting the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Step back into 1851 and explore the many perspectives surrounding the Great Exhibition on this guided walk with Iya London.

Head to our Main Stage for a jam-packed schedule of vibrant and lively music, from Jazz and classic brass bands to Cuban and Congolese fusion!

Watch a giant sand sculpture of the iconic Crystal Palace take shape across the festival weekend—presented by the Museum of Architecture.