Art After Dark

Art of London’s Art After Dark transforms the West End into a free, week-long celebration of art, music, and nightlife from 3-10 February.

Artist Lakwena Maciver unveils 7-metre-high tower of illuminated stacked disco lightboxes in Piccadilly Circus, in tribute to sound systems and London’s music scene.

Titled Rise and Shine, Lakwena Maciver’s towering art installation features 30 stacked, glowing disco lightboxes celebrating London’s nightlife and carnival culture, set to a soundtrack of hip-hop, funk and soul. Its acid-bright visuals and illuminated forms reference the nightlife of the 1980s and 1990s, a period that influenced music genres from hip-hop to drum and bass.

4 February 2026

Talk: Art After Dark with Lakwena Maciver and Art of London
No. 1-7 The Piazza, London, WC2E 8HB
Wednesday, 4 February 2026 I 18:30-19:30
TICKETS: Sign up via the Apple website here

5 February 2026
Drag and TV icon Bimini set to DJ and headline at PARTY After Dark at the National Gallery on 5 February, with tickets available here.

With music and togetherness at its core, Art After Dark will also host a special after‑hours DJ night at the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing on Thursday 5 February. PARTY After Dark will give night owls a place to celebrate with DJ sets from drag queen and TV icon Bimini, French‑Canadian DJ Karaba, and emerging DJ/musician Mia Lily, who will be opening the night in the Sainsbury Wing foyer.

PARTY After Dark
DJS: Bimini, Karaba, and Mia Lily.
Sainsbury Wing Foyer, The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
Thursday, 5 February 2026 | 20:00-00:00
TICKETS: Via the National Gallery website here for £5 – all proceeds go towards The National Gallery

On Thursday 5 February, Gallery HOP! offers self-guided and guided routes across a selection of St James’s independent galleries, spanning traditional to contemporary art, including Cristea Roberts Gallery, The Mayor Gallery and Iconic Images Gallery.

Gallery HOP!
Independent St James’s galleries
Thursday, 5 February 2026 | 18:00-20:00
Further information and tickets are available here.
Lead image: Artist Lakwena Maciver unveils ‘Rise & Shine’, a 7-metre-tall light installation, as part of Art of London’s Art After Dark public art and culture programme in London’s West End. Photo credit: David Parry/PA Media Assignments