Fab February!
Find out what's on this month along the river.
We've conquered the January blues, and now it's time to dive into the real excitement with the best of the capital’s events happening along the Thames!
Ready, set, go! For unlimited fun this half-term
Half-Term at Battersea Power Station
Get creative this half term with workshops for families and kids at Battersea Power Station! Packed with crafts, games, and hands-on learning, children can explore new skills, make friends, and enjoy free face painting and plenty of fun activities.
Nearest pier: Battersea Power Station
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Imagine Children's Festival
Returning to Southbank Centre from 11 – 21 February, the Imagine Children's Festival brings over 100 events for kids aged 0-11 including theatre, comedy, music and literature.
It's a relaxed festival with a welcoming environment, BSL interpretation, sensory-adapted shows, and more, making it perfect for the whole family.
Nearest pier: London Eye (Waterloo)
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Get Moving This Half Term!
This February half term, the London Transport Museum is celebrating active travel!
From walking and wheeling to cycling and rowing, enjoy creative crafts, music, and hands-on activities for all ages. Little ones can dance and play in Let’s Get Moving sessions, while older children can design cycle paths, build boats, or create walking bingo cards.
Drop in, get creative, and explore all the amazing ways London moves!
Nearest pier: Embankment
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Half-term at Royal Museums Greenwich
This February half term 15 - 23 February , join in a week of exciting family activities and performances at Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum, and Queen’s House. Celebrate love, fashion, and LGBTQ+ History Month with hands-on fun, creative workshops, and inspiring shows for all ages.
Nearest pier: Greenwich
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Family Fun at the National Gallery
This February half term, explore Decoding Pictures with Gallery Educators or get creative in Curious Shadows and Creative Light with artist Joanna Connybeare. Hands-on sessions inspired by Wright of Derby: From the Shadows let families look, question, and create together.
Nearest pier: Embankment
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Discover iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and exciting activities near our piers. Plan your ideal day out and explore London effortlessly!
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Art on the Thames
Turner Prize 2024 at Tate Britain
There’s still time to catch the Turner Prize 2024 exhibition at Tate Britain, running until 16 February 2025! Explore the best of British art today, featuring vibrant drawings and thought-provoking installations from shortlisted artists Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur, and Delaine Le Bas.
Nearest pier: Milbank
Linder: Danger Came Smiling
From 11 February – 5 May, experience the first London retrospective of pioneering feminist artist Linder. This exhibition explores 50 years of her work, delving into our fascination with the body and its representation.
From the early photomontages created during her time in the punk scene of 1970s Manchester to new digital montages shown for the first time, the exhibition showcases Linder’s diverse artistic output across montage, photography, performance, and sculpture.
Nearest pier: London Eye (Waterloo)
Mike Kelley: Ghost and Spirit at Tate Modern
Explore the first major UK exhibition of American artist Mike Kelley, running until 9 March at Tate Modern. Discover the elaborate, provocative, and imaginative worlds created by this experimental artist, who worked across drawing, collage, performance, found objects, and video.
Nearest pier: Bankside
Impressive Impressionism: Goya to Impressionism
From 14 February – 26 May, The Courtauld Gallery presents an exceptional selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces, showcasing the first-ever display of the Oskar Reinhart Collection ‘Am Römerholz’ outside of Winterthur, Switzerland.
This exhibition offers a rare chance to see some of its finest works, featuring pieces by renowned artists such as Goya, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Cézanne, among others.
Nearest pier: Embankment
Socks: The Art of Care and Repair
NOW Gallery proudly presents its 2024 Fashion Commission by London-based textile artist Celia Pym, on show until 9 March 2025.
Highlighting sustainability in fashion and everyday life, the exhibition celebrates the art of mending through darning. At its heart is a vibrant installation of 488 socks, stitched and darned by the Surrey Square Primary School community in Southwark. Created using waste socks from industry
warehouses, the pieces are the result of 26 workshops led by Pym in early 2024, where children, staff, and families honed their stitching and darning skills.
Nearest pier: North Greenwich
LGBTQ+ History month at Royal Museums Greenwich
Join Royal Museums Greenwich in celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month with a fantastic series of events hosted at the National Maritime Museum and the Queen's House. Each year, the museum marks this special month by exploring and honouring queer histories in their collections, acknowledging the vibrant LGBTQ+ communities they engage with.
Be part of this inclusive celebration as Royal Museums Greenwich continues to shine a spotlight on the rich and diverse narratives within the LGBTQ+ spectrum.
Nearest Pier: Greenwich
