Earth Day Weekender 2026

Join us at Somerset House from 16–18 April for our special Earth Day weekend exploring urgent environmental questions through art, culture, and collective action.

Through talks, workshops, and striking exhibitions, we invite everyone to examine our relationship with the planet, from the depths of the ocean to the ground beneath our feet.

Dates

16–18 Apr 2026

Thu 16 Apr

Earth Day with the Somerset House Community

Showcasing the creative climate-focused work taking place within our resident community.

9.30am–12.30pm

Fri 17 Apr

Upgrade Yourself Takeover: Earth Day

We’re celebrating our incredible planet with a double exhibition special!

6–10pm

Scratch Menu at Spring

A delicious, nutritious meal using ingredients that are often overlooked.

5.30–6.15pm

Sat 18 Apr

Planet In Focus

Bringing together community voices, creative experiments and inspiring books and resources.

12–6pm

Food + Flora: Mapping memories of food through our local natural environments and compost ink with Nitesh Tailor

Exploring together our memories of food.

1–3pm

The Workshop of Screen Printed Earthy Delights

A free hands-on screen printing drop in workshop like no other.

2–6pm

Artist Tour with Dana-Fiona Amour

A special tour of Dana-Fiona Amour: Serpentine Currents.

3.15–3.45pm

Scratch Menu at Spring

A delicious, nutritious meal using ingredients that are often overlooked.

5.30–6.15pm

Exhibitions

Museum of Edible Earth

Somerset House brings The Museum of Edible Earth to London, for the first UK presentation of this acclaimed multi-sensory project by artist and researcher masharu.

18 Mar–26 Apr 2026

Dana-Fiona Armour: Serpentine Currents

A major new courtyard installation by artist Dana-Fiona Armour. Blending sculpture, science, and responsive light technology.

Until 26 Apr 2026

Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2026

The Sony World Photography Awards 2026 exhibition returns to Somerset House from 17 April - 4 May.

17 Apr–4 May 2026

Header image: Serpentine Currents - Dana-Fiona Armour - Credit: David Parry PA Media Assignments

More events

Earth Day with the Somerset House Community

Morning event showcases the creative climate-focused work taking place within our resident community.

Thu 16 Apr 2026

Earth Day: Planet in Focus

Come and explore our specially compiled Earth Day Reference Room—a space that brings together community voices, creative experiments and inspiring books and resources.

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Earth Day: Food + Flora: Mapping memories of food through our local natural environments and compost ink with Nitesh Tailor

Join us as we explore together our memories of food, imagining them within the constraints of our local natural environments through discussion and mapping.

Sat 18 Apr 2026

For this year’s Earth Day, Spring will be presenting their Scratch menu that aims to provide a delicious, nutritious meal using ingredients that are often overlooked, all for a fair and reasonable price.

Fri 17 & Sat 18 Apr 2026