Open House Festival 2026 is open for applications
We are now open for applications to this year’s festival. Will you open your doors in September and welcome London in?
London Open House Festival 2025 Programme Announced
Find out which of London’s doors are opening up from 13 to 21 September
Open City celebrates Young City Makers in Westminster, Brent, Earl’s Court and Birmingham
Open City has been celebrating the conclusion of this year’s Young City Makers programme for primary schools
Introducing the Guest Curators for Open House Festival 2025…
Learn more about this year’s Open House Festival Guest Curators
Complete our 2025 tours, printed and podcast survey
Help Open City improve the quality of its year-round tours, printed tours and podcast by completing our latest survey
Accelerate tutors shortlisted for AJ Awards
Jeevan Chahal, Sean Galvin, and Pui Quan (PQ) Choi, have been shortlisted for AJ awards.
Find out how to promote accessibility during Open House Festival
Sign up to learn about making Open House Festival open days and events as accessible as possible
Open City celebrates conclusion of It’s My City Too 2024-25
Get in touch if you're interested in bringing this programming to your school in 2026
Enjoy a boat or walking tour for your spring and summer socials
Did you know Open City’s boat tour and walking tours can be booked for private group events?
Celebrate the 50th edition of our Pocket Printed Tours
You can purchase Nine Elms on our online shop where you can also sign up as a subscriber
Open House Festival comes to a close, but your chance to get involved isn't over
What's coming up at Open City and how to support us.
Become an Open City Friend and enjoy our alternative London boroughs guide for free
All Friends who sign up in the month of August will get a free copy of The Alternative Guide to the London Boroughs, along with all our other benefits such as exclusive tours and Friends-only balloted events at the Open House Festival.
Book a private boat tour for your autumn or winter socials
Did you know Open City’s highly popular Architecture on the Thames Boat Tour can be booked for private events?
Press release: Lucy Pickford to lead in the interim as Phineas Harper steps down from heading up Open City
Open City’s Chief Operating Officer Lucy Pickford will lead the organisation in the interim as an extension of her current role
Phineas Harper leaving Open City after four years as Director
Four years to the day since Phineas Harper joined Open City on the cusp of the Covid pandemic, they have announced they are moving on to pursue more writing and curatorial projects
Open City Programmes
Accelerate
For over a decade, Open City has run Accelerate, a free programme supporting young people from under-represented communities to pursue creative careers in engineering, architecture, design and city-making.
Tours and events
Open City runs an adventurous programme of year-round walking, cycling and boat tours, debates and lectures.
Open House London Festival
With thousands of visitors across all 33 London Boroughs, Open House London Festival is the largest and most inclusive festival of architecture and neighbourhoods in the world.
Open House Worldwide
Open City is part of a global network of festivals dedicated opening up and celebrating special buildings and places from New York to Maputo and beyond.