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Photo of musician Wynton Marsalis
Season
Contemporary music

New jazz shows this spring

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Players of the Academy of Ancient Music standing with their instruments in the Barbican Conservatory
Season
Classical music

Baroque at the Barbican

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Hear an array of outstanding Baroque music this Spring. 

Spiritualized
Season
Contemporary music

One of a kind – London premieres

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Cinema_2025_Queer East_Some Nights I Feel Like Walking
Season
Cinema

Queer East Festival 2025

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A cross-disciplinary festival showcasing boundary-pushing queer cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities.

Henry Fonda
Season
Cinema

Open City Documentary Festival 2025

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Open City Documentary Festival creates an open space in London to nurture and champion the art of non-fiction cinema.

A black and white photo of Alberto Giacometti in his studio holding his sculpture, Three Men Walking.
Season
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti

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Three groundbreaking exhibitions position historic sculptures by Alberto Giacometti with new works by contemporary artists, in an intimate new space.

Aerial photo of the Barbican Outdoor Cinema in the Sculpture Court
Season
Art & design Cinema Classical music Contemporary music Talks & events Theatre & dance

Summer at the Barbican

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Heat up your summer with open-air screenings, smash hit musicals, mid-century sculpture, immersive shows, eclectic concerts and more.

A black and white photograph of a man sitting in a rubber tree, wearing white
Season
Cinema

Fashion in Film Festival

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Fashion in Film Festival 2025 presents GROUNDED, a major UK-wide season exploring the relationship between fashion and nature through the lens of cinema. 

IPORB
Season
Art & design Talks & events

Frequencies: The sounds that shape us

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A season that brings you music and takes you beyond, to interrogate how you perceive and encounter sound.​

DJ Tee broadcast from three-year-old pirate radio station Kiss-FM studio. Photo by Jeff Veitch.
Season
Contemporary music

Rebel Radio

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Experience the sound of resistance and reinvention across this month-long celebration of pirate radio and its lasting impact on music, culture and community.