5 days left to respond to the public consultation! Licensing is not fit for purpose –that's why @london.gov.uk is working to create a system that works better for everyone. Survey closes on Friday 27 March. Have your say now⬇️ buff.ly/0Vp0x1g

⭕️ Full circle moment! Over 3 decades ago I started my career at The Place. A joy to be back celebrating contemporary dance talent ✨ Exciting times as they look to expand into a new site for much needed rehearsal space 🩰 theplace.org.uk

Launched by @london.gov.uk the Dementia Friendly Venue Charter is helping make cultural spaces more inclusive & welcoming✨ We’re improving support with a new digital portal and practical guidance for venues📄 Sign up now⬇️ www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

"London runs on creative energy" - @justinesimons.bsky.social ✨ @london.gov.uk recently announced £2.2 million of funding to boost creative industries in the capital through his innovative Creative Enterprise Zones🎨 youtu.be/gvaTWJd0uBI

Licensing is not fit for purpose –that's why @london.gov.uk is working to create a system that works better for everyone. We want to hear what you think! Have your say on changes to licensing⬇️ buff.ly/0Vp0x1g

It's Great Mental Health Day✨ Creativity is a catalyst for change, it strengthens health, wellbeing, and community connection🎨 I'm proud to champion work with the Mayoral Authorities #CreativeHealth Network. Helping more people access the benefits of creativity!

London’s nightlife is central to our success✨ But we must come together as a city to support it! Huge thanks to the Nightlife Taskforce - an excellent report outlining the changes needed to help our city thrive. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Deputy Mayor @justinesimons.bsky.social joined leaders from London’s nightlife, inc. @fabriclondon.bsky.social Director Cameron Leslie, to welcome the launch of the independent Nightlife Taskforce’s report. It sets out a comprehensive plan for the future of London’s nightlife

✨ Good energy only at the BRIT School, Croydon. 🚀 The day alumni got 15 BRIT nominations. 💫 And beyond the headlines: creativity in design, games, fashion & social purpose - powered by community and cross-gen collaboration. 👏 Big congrats to Stuart Worden OBE + whole team!

📣ANNOUCEMENT 🙌 £2.2m boost for our #CreativeEnterpriseZones ⚽️ Ten football stadiums of affordable permanent creative workspace ✅ Reversing the decline in affordable creative workspace 💰 for Acme Studios to save the Propeller Factory in Deptford! 🙏 @london.gov.uk

Deputy Mayor @justinesimons.bsky.social visited Acme Propeller Factory in Deptford, London’s largest affordable artist studios, which has received @london.gov.uk Creative Enterprise Zones funding to secure its long-term future supporting hundreds of creatives www.london.gov.uk/mayors-boost...

🏆Celebrating the winners of the Fourth Plinth School Awards. Their artworks made in 3D and on display in the crypt of St Martin in the Fields. 📍Do drop by! This year’s awards are now open for entries ⬇️ london.gov.uk/imagination

NEW: Many people have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a very different story.   Last year saw:   The lowest homicide rate since records began   The fewest homicides of those aged under 25 this century

Deputy Mayor @justinesimons.bsky.social tells @marieclaire.com.web.brid.gy about the crucial role culture plays in London and the contribution it makes to all aspects of society. You can read more in #Intheframe www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainmen...

💥 Another year of hard work but big rewards. 🎭East Bank openings and new theatres 💷 £10m creative funding and global impact across games, design, film & fashion 🌃New nightlife powers on the horizon 🙏 Mayor of London ✨Huge Team London effort ✨

✨Still marvelling at the stellar success of #ABBAVoyage 🪩 We are so proud to host them in London! Latest figures in - £2bn contribution to the UK economy, incl. £1.51bn in London. Bringing joy to fans old and new 🎶 www.iqmagazine.com/2025/12/abba...

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ABBA Voyage has been an absolute sensation. Since it opened, it has drawn visitors from around the globe, filled restaurants and hotels, and given ABBA fans an unforgettable night out. It has once again shown why London is the music capital of the world.

The #BlackCultureMarket returns to Brixton this weekend! 🎅🎄🥳 Shop cards, clothes, jewellery, prints and more - all supporting new and emerging black businesses of African & Caribbean descent. 🎁💫 📆 6 & 7 December 📍 Downstairs at The Department Store, Brixton blackculturemarket.co.uk

🌙 London has 1.3 million night workers who keep our city running around the clock The new Data After Dark report from @ucl.ac.uk recognises their vital contribution and sets out recommendations for employers to improve nighttime working practices ⬇️ www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

"Public art brings our city to life, it sparks conversations, celebrates & connects our communities and 11 Million Dots does all of this and more"- @justinesimons.bsky.social Go see a new public artwork in @london.gov.uk's Acton & Park Royal Creative Enterprise Zone✨ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.      Everyone can now experience the amazing Liberty Digital Guide FOR FREE!      Liberty is @london.gov.uk's flagship disability arts festival ✨      links.bloombergconnects.org/6Ggw/0qxwjpb3 (links.bloombergconnects.org/6Ggw/0qxwjpb3)

Today is #WorldAIDSDay. @themosaictrust.bsky.social is hosting a vigil with AIDS Memory UK at Fitzrovia Chapel. Providing time to reflect on those we've lost. There will be a walk to the site selected for the new AIDS Memorial, which we're proud to support www.timeout.com/london/thing...

Great to be with leaders across business and culture at @businessldn.bsky.social’s Culture Council💫 Spoke about what 25 years of the London mayoralty has meant for culture - and what more we can do together!

NEW: Plans are underway for a tourist levy to supercharge London's economy. It could raise *millions* to fund major improvements in our city. London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.

"Many of us know firsthand how creativity can transform our wellbeing. Daisy Fancourt’s book delves deeper into this story, revealing how this happens through fascinating insights." - our @justinesimons.bsky.social Discover the power of #CreativeHealth⬇️ www.penguin.co.uk/books/462340...

♻️ Great speaking at National Theatre on culture + climate 🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action. 🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.

Wonderful to speak at the opening of the @oldvictheatre.bsky.social's Backstage, a new home for creativity and community in Waterloo✨ Half a million invested by Sadiq Khan will help grow the next generation of creatives. standard.co.uk/news/london/ol…

Our @justinesimons.bsky.social spoke at the opening of the @oldvictheatre.bsky.social's new Backstage building🎭 We're proud that @london.gov.uk invested half a million pounds to help make the vision for Backstage a reality through the Good Growth Fund💫 www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

How short our memories are. Just a few years ago, nurses carried this country through a pandemic, and now they're suffering a 55% surge in racist abuse. To every nurse: London stands with you. You are loved and valued, and always will be.

Thank you for being there and for all your amazing support 🙏

👋 Say hello to ReStage! ♻️ Recycling sets from theatre and film at scale will help us tackle the climate crisis. 🎬🎭 The Mayor is working with the @NationalTheatre, @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & WorkWild to make this ambition a reality. #CircularEconomyWeek Find out more⬇️ restage.org.uk

🎬Wonderful European premiere of Hamnet for the Mayor of London’s Gala. 👏Congratulations to Chloé Zhao and the whole stellar cast and crew. 🍿London Film Festival is one of the world’s greatest celebrations of cinema and a magnet for talent.

Diwali on the Square returns to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 12 October. As hatred and division continue to be spread globally, I’m proud that this free, family-friendly, inclusive celebration will once again bring people together from all backgrounds to spread the message of unity and hope.

⁉️Believe it or not, London’s had a Mayor for 25 years! What has it meant for culture in the capital? 🚀 Especially after Sadiq Khan made it a core priority @london.gov.uk Lovely to share this journey at the Creative Industries Property Summit 💫

🔥 Fire garden tonight and tomorrow outside City Hall! Free!

Culture is London's DNA✨ To help creatives thrive we need affordable creative spaces. And many people came together to secure V22 Ashwin Art Centre! We worked with @hackneycouncil.bsky.social & V22 Studios to acquire the building at risk of closure, securing its future as a creative hub🎨

What’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.

🥇A huge pleasure to present Sinéad Burke with the London Design Innovation Medal. Designer, educator, advocate, and changemaker. She has transformed the way we think about design—not just as something beautiful or functional, but as something deeply human✨

In London, hate will never win.

We must unite against those who seek to divide us.

🚀 London Design Festival is GO!

The London Design Festival is back with over 300 events✨ Highlight for me “What Nelson Sees" in Trafalgar Square, fantastic new vantage points of the skyline🔭 by Paul Cocksedge V proud of the support from our Mayor @london.gov.uk. londondesignfestival.com

⚡️BIG NEWS! 🎶 David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse opens this weekend 👘 I got a sneak peak with @london.gov.uk. We saw an amazing kimono & shoes worn on the Ziggy Stardust tour 1972-1973 ✨ So much to discover and it’s free! @timreeve.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Inspiring trip to my hometown Stoke-on-Trent for the launch of the British Ceramics Biennale. Over 70 artists and back in the extraordinary Spode Works 🏺✨

Amazing time at the biggest esports event in the UK this year @blastpremier.com 🎮 Great to see gamers and fans from across the world in London💫 With support from @london.gov.uk we're now one of the best cities in Europe for gaming! esportsinsider.com/2025/09/blas...

London’s got so much to celebrate this weekend! Here are 5 FREE events happening across the city. From festivals and food to music, art, and culture. There’s something for everyone, and it’s all right on our doorstep.

NEW: I’m excited to announce our ‘This is Oxford Street’ event on Sun 21 September. This is a fantastic opportunity to see Oxford Street in a whole new light: traffic-free, full of music, great food, pop-ups & entertainment for everyone. www.oxfordstreet.co.uk/whats-happen...

On Sunday 21 September, you’re invited to see Oxford Street like never before ⬇️ www.timeout.com/london/news/...

Great meeting new British Fashion Council CEO Laura Weir with the Mayor of London. London is home to over 10,000 fashion businesses. Sadiq’s longstanding support for the British Fashion Council has helped emerging designers, delivered affordable creative space and funded London Fashion Week✨