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London Gallery Weekend in Central London for art lovers 2026

Gillian Jason Gallery
Gillian Jason Gallery

London Gallery Weekend returns on 5–7 June 2026, inviting visitors to explore more than 120 contemporary galleries across the capital through exhibitions, talks, tours and artist-led events. Free to attend, the three-day programme celebrates London’s creative energy while offering an accessible way to experience the city’s diverse art scene.

For those exploring central London, Fitzrovia Quarter provides an ideal starting point. Close to the West End and Oxford Street, the neighbourhood combines galleries, independent spaces, cafés and restaurants within a calmer, creative setting, perfect for turning a gallery visit into a full cultural day out.

Information about the London Gallery Weekend

London Gallery Weekend is the world’s largest gallery weekend event, bringing together more than 100 galleries across London for three days of free exhibitions, talks, workshops, and special events. Each day highlights a different area of the city, giving visitors the chance to explore London’s vibrant art scene and diverse creative communities through an engaging citywide cultural programme.

The London Gallery Weekend’s public opening hours:

  • Friday 5 June 2026:  11 am – 6 pm
  • Saturday 6 June 2026:  11 am – 6 pm
  • Sunday 7 June 2026:  12 – 5 pm

For travellers, it is a thoughtful way to see London beyond the major museums. For locals, it offers a fresh reason to look again at familiar streets, step into galleries they may have walked past before, and spend time with the city’s contemporary creative scene.

Events taking place during the London Gallery Weekend

What’s happening on Friday, 05 June

Josh Lilley: Exhibition Walkthrough

Join Josh Lilley with artist Racel Maclean on the occasion of her exhibition “The Enchantment of Reason” through the London Gallery Weekend event. Exploring the authenticity and imitation, utilising complex AI models with painting and filmmaking techniques to form glowing totems to technological innovation across time.

Pace Gallery: Exhibition Tour

Explore an exhibition tour led by Professor Bert Winther-Tamaki in the celebration of Kenjiro Okazaki’s first-ever exhibition in the UK, “Never could be any other way – anagnorisis”, featuring abstract paintings, sculptures, and reflections on perception, time, and artistic form.

Richard Saltoun Gallery: In-Conversation

Richard Saltoun Gallery hosts an insightful conversation with curator Abi Shapiro and professor Jo Applin, exploring Ree Morton’s pioneering practice and lasting influence on installation art through the exhibition “Signs and Gestures.”

Kate MacGarry: Walkthrough & In-conversation

Discover “Swan Song” exhibition and discussion with artist Mark Corfield-Moore and gallerist Kate MacGarry, exploring the exhibition’s themes, materials and the conceptual framework underpinning the show.

Bluerider ART: Exhibition Tour

Explore Willi Siber’s Dimension V – Baroque Nature through a guided exhibition tour at Bluerider ART, where fluid steel and resin sculptures transform organic natural forms into striking works shaped by precision, movement, and digital-like rhythm.

Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery: Exhibition Tour

Step into the world of Indigenous Australian art with a guided exhibition tour at Bluerider ART. Featuring works by Gabriella Possum- “Tjukurpa: Songlines Season XXXVIII”, the exhibition explores ancestral storytelling, sacred songlines, and deep cultural connections through vivid colours, symbolic patterns, and richly layered compositions.

Events to visit on Sunday, 07 June

Hales: Opening Reception 

Celebrate the opening of Hales: Opening Reception with an afternoon reception for Ally Fallon’s exhibition “At the still point of the turning world”, featuring new abstract paintings that explore memory, space, and shifting emotional landscapes.

Yamamota Keito Rochaix: Exhibition Tour

Presented as part of London Gallery Weekend, this guided tour at Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix offers a closer look at Yvonne Mabs Francis’ exhibition Breakdown. Led by Carol Maund, Co-Director of BEAF, the tour explores the artist’s psychologically charged paintings and drawings through personal insight and discussion.

New Art Projects: In-Conversation 

Marking the closing day of Dislocations, this conversation at New Art Projects brings together artists Rachel Mortlock and Harry Grundy to discuss their creative practices and explore how found materials, industrial forms, and architectural references can transform meaning through process, context, and use.

  • Date & time: Sunday 7 June, 3-6 pm

 

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Other galleries to explore in Fitzrovia, London

Beyond the official London Gallery Weekend route, Fitzrovia Quarter is home to some of the most distinctive art galleries in Central London, making it an ideal area to continue your cultural day out. These galleries offer visitors the chance to move between contemporary exhibitions, restaurants and nearby shopping streets without losing the neighbourhood feel. 

1. Edel Assanti Gallery

Set within a renovated Grade II listed building on Little Titchfield Street, Edel Assanti invites London Gallery Weekend visitors into Fitzrovia Quarter’s contemporary art scene. Travellers can discover ambitious, research-led exhibitions that bring international artists and timely ideas into sharp, thought-provoking focus.

 

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2. Eclectic Gallery

Eclectic Gallery offers a brighter, faster-moving experience just steps away from Oxford Street. With group, solo and duo exhibitions changing every two to three weeks, the space has a fresh and energetic rhythm. It is a good choice for visitors who enjoy variety: one visit might introduce bold new voices, while the next may bring a completely different mood, medium or conversation into the room.

 

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3. PM/AM Gallery

PM/AM Gallery brings an experimental edge to Fitzrovia Quarter. Its programme spans painting, sculpture, photography and digital art, creating a space that feels open to different forms of visual storytelling. For art lovers, collectors or anyone simply curious, the gallery offers a contemporary atmosphere shaped by conversation, creativity and a willingness to explore ideas beyond the expected.

 

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4. Pontone Gallery

Pontone Gallery a polished contemporary setting in the heart of London’s West End, positioned between Soho, Fitzrovia and Mayfair. Spanning two floors, the gallery creates a generous sense of space for visitors to move through painting, sculpture, video and installation. Its atmosphere feels refined and open, making it a fitting choice for travellers and Londoners who want to experience contemporary art in a setting that balances technical skill, international perspective and a forward-looking creative spirit.

 

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5. Niru Ratnam Gallery

Niru Ratnam Gallery brings a thoughtful, intellectually curious edge to Fitzrovia’s art scene. Opened in 2020, the gallery works across painting, film, installation, photography and sculpture, with a programme that often explores identity, representation, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class. It is a strong stop for visitors to feel reflective, socially engaged and closely connected to wider cultural conversations.

 

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Finding more attractive destinations to come in Fitzrovia Quarter

After exploring the neighbourhood’s galleries, visitors can extend the day with nearby shops, restaurants, theatres or museums in Central London, shaping a fuller itinerary around art, culture and discovery.

For those travelling by car, planning for parking near Oxford Street can make it easier to enjoy Fitzrovia Quarter’s galleries, restaurants and nearby West End attractions at a more relaxed pace. For locals, it is a reminder that some of the city’s most interesting cultural moments can be found just around the corner.

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