Spend this Summer in Aldgate!

Spend this Summer in Aldgate and discover everything you can see and do with our Summer in Aldgate 2023 Event Programme! Whether it’s live music, arts, sports, festivals, sculptures or installations, Aldgate has you covered for the whole summer!

Event Programme

Aldgate Sounds

• Enjoy a mindful musical lunch break, with the return of the Aldgate Sounds live mini concerts!
• 12:00-2:00pm every Tuesday throughout July & August
• Aldgate Square, Aldgate High St, London, EC3N 1A
• Find out more

Morph’s Epic Art Adventure

• Free public art trail of 56 x 6ft Morph sculptures, UK’s first step-free trail of its kind. 
• 19th June – 20th August
• Aldgate Square, The Crescent & various locations across Central London
• Find out more

Padel Tennis Festival – Extended!

• Join us in playing the world’s fastest growing sport in our pop-up Padel Court!
• Extended until end of September
• The Crescent, Tower Hill
• Find out more

‘Life is More Important than Art’ Festival

• A free summer season of exhibitions, events & more, examining the interface between art and everyday life. 
• 14th June – 17th September
• Whitechapel Gallery & more
• Find out more

London Festival of Architecture

• Visit the ‘On Tenterground’ installation, celebrating the fabric heritage of the area, activated by London Metropolitan University students in a series of workshops and performances.
• 7th-31st July
• Mallon Gardens, Toynbee Hall
• Find out more

‘What Shall We Build Here?’ Festival

• A festival of art, climate and community, with a line-up of feasts, workshops, performances & more.
• 28th June – 2nd July
• Artsadmin, Toynbee Studios & various locations across East London
• Find out more

Petticoat Lane Thursday

Petticoat Lane, Aldgate, London

• Delicious food, live entertainment & shopping in the iconic Petticoat Lane area, you won’t want to miss it! 
• TBC in September, Food Market 11-3pm
• Wentworth Street & Goulston Street
• Keep your eyes out for more details coming soon. 

Event Map

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