Events
This weekend At the Docks
At the Docks is back. Experience a summer of open-air culture, live music, world-class sport and family adventure, with more than 100 events taking place across the Royal Docks from June to September. Explore the At the Docks season.
It’s also the start of London Festival of Architecture 2026 (LFA), with Royal Victoria as a featured neighbourhood exploring this year’s theme of belonging through a series of free events. Find out more about LFA.
Highlights this weekend:
A tour of Iron Works
Connecting to Culture: Iron Works Tour
Saturday 6 June, 12 – 1pm, free
The Iron Works Tour offers a rare look inside this former metalworks on the Thames, now being reimagined by Projekt as a new cultural and workspace destination. Visitors can explore striking river views and previously inaccessible warehouse and outdoor areas as the site begins its next chapter. Book your free place on the Iron Works Tour.
Types of Happiness by Yinka Ilori
We Flow: Royal Victoria Art Trail
Saturday 6 June, tours 11am & 2pm, free
The Youth Guided tours introduce key artworks along The Line, exploring how art, place and community shape experiences of belonging. From bold colour and local nature to themes of vulnerability, migration and visibility, each stop offers a different perspective in a 40‑minute walk. Book your free place on the Royal Victoria Art Trail.
Girl watering Art in the Docks community flower beds
Buzzapalooza: Community Events & Parade
Saturday 6 June, 10:30am - 3:30pm, free
Celebrate World Bee Day with a vibrant, family‑friendly celebration. Expect live music, community planting and arts and crafts, culminating in a joyful community parade that everyone is invited to join. Find out more about Buzzapalooza.
The Cause night club
The Cause: 8th Birthday
Saturday 6 June, 10pm. Tickets from £11.50
The nightclub celebrates in style with a full non‑stop 24‑hour marathon spread across eight dance floors. Join world‑class DJs including Prosumer, Sweely, Chez Damier and Planetary Assault Systems for an unforgettable all‑day‑and‑night celebration. Book tickets for The Cause 8th Birthday.
East End Road Runners
Royal Docks Run: 5K with East End Road Runners
Sunday 7 June, 8:15am meet (for an 8:30am start), free
The Royal Docks Run is a friendly 5K led by East End Road Runners, taking you past iconic landmarks including City Hall, Excel London, Millennium Mills, the London Cable Car and the Grade II‑listed cranes. With three supportive pace groups (the slowest completing 5K in around 38 minutes), runners meet outside the Good Hotel at 8:15am for an 8:30am start, booking essential. Book your free place on the Royal Docks Run.
Children creating art
Call for proposals: Summer Splash activities
We are looking for local creatives and organisations to run workshops, sports sessions or performances as part of Summer Splash 2026. Submit your proposal by 28 June.
