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City Lions

Are you aged from 13 to 16 and living in Westminster?

You can get exclusive access to Westminster’s most inspiring cultural organisations and get the chance to boost your CV by taking part in talks, workshops and work placements with some of the biggest names in the creative industry.

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22 May - 31 Dec 2026 | City Lions | | ArtDisplayDrawingGallery

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Creative Collective Virtual Gallery 2025

View the artworks submitted to this years Creative Collective!

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22 Dec 2025 | | | ActivitiesFriendsFun

Free

December Holiday Programme 2025

Taking place between the 22nd - 23rd December, the City Lions team will be bringing you an exciting 2-days filled with creativity, trips, friendships and fun to keep you busy during the start of your winter break break.

Don't miss out on the exciting opportunity!

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20 Nov - 16 Dec 2025 | Unloc | | BusinessGrant Programme

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Spark Tank

Unloc & Westminster City Council are excited to announce Spark Tank, a new programme offering 15 young people aged 16–25 who live or study in Westminster the opportunity to win £1,000 to launch or grow a business idea.

At this stage, young people can register their interest by visiting the link.
To be eligible to apply, they must attend one of three pre-grant workshops taking place in December 2025 and January 2026.

Key Dates:
Applications open: Monday 1st December, 2025
Application deadline: Mid February 2026
Winners announced: Early March 2026

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8 Sep - 15 Jun 2026 | | Royal Opera House | BalletDancingDressing UpOperaSinging

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Family Sundays at The Royal Opera House

Family Sundays at The Royal Opera House which include a mixture of different activities for children and young people running from 10.00-12.30pm and 1.30 – 4.00pm. The aim is to offer an opportunity to discover opera, ballet with fun-packed creative activities suitable for all ages in a warm, friendly and relaxed environment.

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We were previously taught that art is a paintbrush and paper but today has shown us that art is a huge world. City Lions is a good thing to do as it provides really good opportunities to visit places like this (Somerset House).

Ayad, Year 9 pupil at St Marylebone CE School

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