A weekend in Shoreditch can take in a free museum, a Georgian house lit by candles, Sunday markets, comedy and a listening bar. This guide is the hub for Made in Shoreditch’s area guides, with venues checked against their own websites in October 2026.
Museums and galleries
Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road. Free, no booking needed. Open 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Sunday and on bank holiday Mondays; the gardens open daily.
Whitechapel Gallery, a short walk south. Free entry, open 11am to 6pm Tuesday to Sunday and until 9pm on Thursdays.
Dennis Severs’ House, 18 Folgate Street. A house dressed as if an 18th-century Huguenot family has just left the room. Visits must be booked; day visits cost £16 in 2026.
Culture venues
Rich Mix, 35 to 47 Bethnal Green Road. Cinema, music and performance, open daily from 9am on weekdays and 10am at weekends.
Shoreditch Town Hall, Old Street. Theatre and events in the former civic building; check its listings for show times.
Markets
Columbia Road Flower Market trades on Sundays from 8am, and the Brick Lane markets run every day. Full times are in the markets guide.
Play
Bounce Old Street runs ping-pong tables and a free open-play session on Friday evenings, 6pm to 9pm.
Night
Listening bars, cocktail bars and clubs are in the Shoreditch nightlife guide.
A weekend plan
Saturday: Museum of the Home in the morning, GreatArt and Kingsland Road at lunch, Brick Lane Vintage Market in the afternoon, dinner from the restaurants guide. Sunday: Columbia Road at 8am, Old Spitalfields Market, then Dennis Severs’ House if booked.
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