Major London events to mark in your calendar this year from West End shows to Elvis Evolution

From milestone anniversaries to new openings there’s a lot to celebrate in London this year.

Marking two and a half decades since the millennium, 2025 will celebrate milestone anniversaries of some of the city’s most famous landmarks.

This year will also bring some newness to London as more must visit events and experiences and venues open in the city.

We’ve compiled a list of all the major events happening in London this year that you’ll probably want to mark on your calendar.

25 years of London Eye and O2 Arena

2025 is set to be a momentous year in London as some of its most iconic landmarks including the London Eye and the O2 Arena celebrate milestone anniversaries.

Then known as the Millennium Wheel and Millennium Dome, both London attractions opened in 2000 to celebrate the turn of the millennium.

While the London Eye has remained relatively unchanged over the years, the Millennium Dome, after its year-long themed experience in 2000, became the now familiar events arena - The O2 in 2007.

London premieres to look out for

The capital is set to host the premieres for some of 2025’s biggest films from the new Bridget Jones movie to 28 Years Later.

London’s famous Leicester Square will no doubt be at the centre of celebrations over the year as some of the biggest movie stars walk the carpet in the city.

Leicester Square the spot is home to four main cinemas - Odeon, Vue, Cineworld, and Odeon West End, which typically take turns to host premiere events.

Elvis Evolution comes to London

London Elvis Presley fans will be able to see a life-sized digital projection of the star perform right before their eyes, thanks to the new Elvis Evolution concert experience coming to the capital.

Elvis Mania is set to take over the capital this spring as a new immersive AI-aided concert of the late king of rock n' roll opens in the city.

The Elvis Evolution show will open to fans in May 2025 at the ExCeL’s new immersive waterside district.

Royal Observatory Greenwich turns 350

After the spot’s recent temporary transformation for the Wicked Movie, 2025 is also set to be a momentous year for Greenwich.

Its famous Royal Observatory will celebrate its 350th anniversary this year. Founded by Charles II by way of a Royal Warrant in 1675, it is the oldest scientific institution in Britain still standing.

Welcoming visitors from far and wide to be at the centre of world time aka Greenwich Mean Time they can also stand on the meridian line which is where all distances east and west have been measured since the 1800s.

Clueless, Hercules and 101 Dalmatians to takeover West End in 2025

London’s theatre scene is also set to welcome some new productions this year including some hotly anticipated movie adaptations.

Clueless will be one of the first to hit the West End as it opens at the Trafalgar Theatre this February.

The Live Aid musical Just For One Day, Hercules, and 101 Dalmatians are all other big releases that will make their debut in London over the summer.

Lido festival launches at Victoria Park

London is set to welcome a new music festival this summer as Lido has its first year at Victoria Park.

Lido Festival will make its debut at Victoria Park this June as it takes over the east London green space for two weekends of music and events with headliners including Charli XCX.

Named after Victoria Park’s historic Lido Field, the festival will be the latest event to join the spaces’ summer music schedule alongside All Points East.

New V&A East Storehouse opens

The V&A family of museums will expand this year as a new venue opens up in the east of the city.

The V&A East Storehouse will open at the end of May in Stratford and is set to offer Londoners a new kind of museum experience which goes behind the scenes of traditional museum collections.

Spanning across 4 floors there will be 250,000 objects, 350,000 library books and 1,000 archives from the V&A’s various collections to discover.

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