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Street art tours in Shoreditch: which one to book

An artist-led walk from £14, a weekend tour run since 2008, a free tip-based walk that leaves from Shoreditch High Street station and a workshop where you get a spray can. How to see Shoreditch street art with a guide.

30 October 2026 - 4 min read

The best galleries in Shoreditch and around

A free photography gallery on Rivington Place, a 125-year-old public gallery at Aldgate East, Gilbert and George on Heneage Street and two galleries that grew out of the street art scene. Where to see art indoors in Shoreditch.

Out

Christmas in Shoreditch 2026: markets, lights and nights out

The Spitalfields lights go on on Wednesday 11 November, Victorian living rooms dress for winter on Kingsland Road from 17 November, Folgate Street goes candlelit from 20 November and Hoxton Hall puts on A Christmas Carol from 21 December. The dates that are confirmed for Christmas 2026.

Drink

The best wine bars in Shoreditch

A daily-printed list in an old pub on Hackney Road, natural wine next to Rough Trade on Dray Walk, self-pour machines under a heated roof at Principal Place and raclette with orange wine in Spitalfields Market. Where to drink wine in Shoreditch.

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