Our editor’s guide to the best events, films, festivals, exhibitions and things to do in March 2025 in London.
Spring is just around the corner, and London is buzzing with an exciting lineup of events that promise to captivate, entertain, and inspire. Whether you’re a culture enthusiast, a music lover, or simply looking for a unique way to spend your weekends, the city is packed with must-see exhibitions, live performances, and immersive experiences. From breathtaking orchestral concerts and star-studded film festivals to cutting-edge theatre and interactive history showcases, there’s something for everyone.
This guide highlights the most unmissable events in London this March, including world-class musical performances, thrilling theatre productions, and fascinating exhibitions. Read on to discover the best things to do in London in March 2025 and make the most of the capital’s vibrant cultural scene.
Fun Things to Do in London for Adults
London Soundtrack Festival 2025
Dates: 19-26 March 2025
Venues: BFI IMAX, The Barbican, Alexandra Palace, Royal Festival Hall, The Roundhouse, Wigmore Hall
For film, TV, and gaming enthusiasts, the inaugural London Soundtrack Festival is an unmissable celebration of the power of music in storytelling. Headlined by legendary Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore, the festival features exclusive conversations with Shore and director David Cronenberg, alongside screenings, live performances, and in-depth discussions with some of the industry’s most celebrated composers.
Tickets are now on sale. For more details and updates, visit londonsoundtrackfestival.com.
Punch
Dates: 1 March – 26 April
Venue: Young Vic
Punch has already ignited discussions across the country at its hit run at the Nottingham Playhouse. Teenager Jacob Dunne spends his Saturday nights seeking thrills with his friends. One fateful evening, an impulsive punch leads to fatal consequences. After serving prison time, Jacob finds himself lost and directionless. Searching for answers, his victim’s parents ask to meet, sparking a profound transformation in Jacob’s life.
Oliver!
Dates: To 29 March
Venue: Gielgud Theatre
This critically acclaimed production, which Mackintosh has reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, ran at Chichester Festival Theatre as part of their 2024 Summer Season where it was the biggest success in that theatre’s history.
Get your tickets at Oliver The Musical
Epsom Symphony Orchestra: A Night of Classics
Date: 23 March 2025
Venue: Epsom Playhouse
Classical music lovers are in for a treat as the Epsom Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of dramatic masterpieces. The concert opens with Tchaikovsky’s iconic Romeo and Juliet Overture, featuring its instantly recognizable love theme. Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini follows—a dazzling showcase of piano virtuosity made famous as the theme for The South Bank Show. The evening concludes with Shostakovich’s deeply moving Symphony No. 5, promising a powerful and unforgettable musical journey.
Book tickets at Epsom Playhouse
We Wear our Wheels with Pride
Dates: 21 – 22 March,
Venue: Southbank Centre
South African choreographer Robyn Orlin’s piece is performed by the leading contemporary dance troupe Moving Into Dance Mophatong. The production is an explosive array of dance, song and vibrant costume that pays homage to the rickshaw drivers of South Africa’s past.
Book your tickets at the Southbank Centre
Titanic: Echoes From the Past
Dates: Ongoing
Venue: 213 Camden High Street
VR company Eclipso has devised a fully immersive 360° VR journey that seamlessly blends history with (virtual) reality. Step aboard the Titanic and witness everyday life aboard the luxury liner and uncover the human stories that defined its journey – culminating in the dramatic moment of the iceberg collision, experienced from the captain’s cockpit.
JonaCon at Phantom Peak
Dates: 7-14 February
Venue: Printworks, SE16
Prepare to embark on an adventure through the vibrant immersive town, as Jonas, the enigmatic founder and celebrated leader of JONACO, arrives to cause a stir. The new JonaCon season fully transforms Phantom Peak to celebrate Jonas and his groundbreaking company. The event is styled as a convention hosted by JONACO, showcasing the latest innovations, hosting exclusive Q&A sessions with key figures, and teasing new storylines.
Editor’s Pick for Must-See in London in March 2025
Pirates
Dates: From 29 March
Venue: National Maritime Museum
A new exhibition tracing the changing depictions of pirates throughout the ages and revealing the brutal history often obscured by fiction. While sometimes portrayed as tricksters or scoundrels, pirates are primarily swashbuckling adventurers associated with lush islands, flamboyant dress and buried treasure. Pirates will deconstruct these myths and illuminate the realities of pirate life, including those of the pirates Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Teach, William Kidd, Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
Book at the National Maritime Museum
Idols of the Sun by Dan Reisner
Combat medic turned artist Dan Reisner will be unveiling a series of deeply personal sculptures exploring the horrors of war in a new collection of work titled Idols of the Sun. In 2000, Reisner, an Israeli artist, suffered delayed post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of his army service as a combat medic in Lebanon in the 1980s, in which he treated multiple victims of conflict with profound life-changing injuries.
Reisner channels his own PTSD to explore the collective trauma of conflict in the hope of shining a timely light on human loss and the ultimate folly of war, and to propagate the cause of peace.
Idols of the Sun consists of dozens of small bronze sculptures that refer to Reisner’s continual efforts to process and interpret the stress he suffered following his time serving in the army, and shed light not only on the brutality inflicted on the bodies of the victims of war – presenting distorted, often faceless and sometimes otherworldly ‘self-portraits’ in various states of distress – but also on trauma as a catalyst for positive change.
“I realised that if I didn’t take control of my healing, no one else could.” comments Reisner. “I began to see my trauma, not just as something to survive, but something to create from. I realised that the images and feelings that plagued me could be transformed into tangible forms – into sculptures that allowed me to externalise the pain, fear, and chaos I was experiencing internally. This shift in perception was the beginning of my recovery. I started casting these insights, these very personal reckonings, into bronze, and from that process emerged a series of self-portraits. Each piece represented a step in my healing, a release from the burden of trauma.”
Idols of the Sun, by Dan Reisner. For more information visit www.danreisner.com
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