Introduction
Thank you for your interest in London: City of Languages. Here is a concise update on recent activities and upcoming opportunities to get involved.
Forthcoming Events
1. Festival Events: Summer 2026
Events are being added regularly. Current listings: https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/festival/summer2026/
Featured events
- Where will languages take me? – British Council, 30 June https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/event-listing/where-will-languages-take-me/
- Goethe-Institut workshops for beginners to 6th form
- ALL London June Event – Saturday 13 June 2026 For teachers in mainstream and supplementary schools. Friendly people, brilliant speakers, Erasmus+ update, language tasters and helpful stands. Great value (from £1). Register: http://tinyurl.com/alljuneevent26
Offer an event: https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/contact-form/contact-us-events/
2. Home‑Language Taster Sessions
Thank you to everyone offering online home‑language tasters. These sessions are open to anyone aged 18+. Please share widely: https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/language-tasters-summer-2026/
Here is the list:
- A taster in … Slovene! – June 5 @ 13:00 – 14:00
- A taste of … Cockney! – June 11 @ 13:00 – 14:00 (online)
- A taster in … Macedonian! – June 12 @ 13:00 – 14:00
- A taster in … Romanian! – June 15 @ 13:00 – 14:00
- A taster in … Tamil! – June 19 @ 13:00 – 14:00
- A taster in … Albanian! – June 24 @ 13:00 – 14:00
- A taster in … Danish! – June 26 @ 13:00 – 14:00
- A taster in … Georgian!– June 30 @ 17:30 – 18:30
- A taster in … Estonian!– July 13 @ 18:30 – 19:30
3. Festival of Languages 2026: Ways to Get Involved
It’s not too late to take part. Our guide offers 10 ways to participate, with tailored ideas for:
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Supplementary schools
- Higher education
- Businesses and employers
Please tell us what you do — and send a short report + photo so we can feature it on the website.
News
1. Poster Competition
We had a fantastic response, and we love seeing young people reflect on the value of languages. Browse the longlist, shortlist and finalists: https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/album/lfol-2026-poster-results/
Read our write‑up: https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/news-item/poster-competition-results-2026/
More features coming soon.
2. Logo
With Amandine’s help, we finalised our logo. Huge thanks to Bethan McHugh (Lightning Languages) and her team for producing a full set of versions (circular, rectangular, outline, grey, black). Supporters may request logo files to badge aligned events: info@londoncityoflanguages.org.uk
3. Supporters
A warm welcome to our new supporters: Library 4 Multilinguals Ltd, NALDIC, and Prabhu Rajendran (Cotton Candy). Full list: https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/supporters/
If your organisation would like to join, please get in touch.
Spreading the Word
Read about the success of our Westminster drop‑in: https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/past-event/westminster-drop-in-19-05-26/
Larry Lamb, our Language Ambassador, proved quite a draw!
Resources
1. Free Resources for Schools
Lightning Languages has created a simple portal for their excellent free materials:
- Multilingual boardgame
- Display pack
- Activity pack
Download here: https://144591076.hs-sites-eu1.com/lightning-languages-cities-of-languages
2. YouTube Channel
Our new YouTube channel launched on 30 May with its first video. We’d love your contributions: webinar recordings, vox pops, “day in the life” stories, and features on home, heritage and newly learned languages. https://www.youtube.com/@LondonCityofLanguages
3. LinkedIn
Join our LinkedIn group (309 members) for discussion: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14911015/
Follow our LinkedIn page (234 followers) to help us reach more people: https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-city-of-languages/
Contact Us
For queries, ideas or offers of support, fill in a contact form
https://londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/contact-us/
Or email: info@londoncityoflanguages.org.uk