Whether you're a foodie, you're into your music or you love binging the latest Netflix show, there's a lot of fun to be had in June. Summer is finally here and these are the biggest and best events and experiences you can enjoy this month...
Taste of London festival
18-22 June
Regent's Park, London
Tickets from £10
London’s hottest food festival, which takes place in the stunning surroundings of Regent’s Park, is back for 2025, with the capital’s most delicious restaurants serving up their tastiest dishes. There will also be live fire cooking, cocktails, chef demos and more. Whether you’re a fully-fledged foodie or are just looking for a fun day out, this one’s not to be missed. Get your tickets here.
Squid Game: The Experience
Opens on 1 June
Immerse LDN, Excel Waterfront, London
Tickets from £28
Promising to be bigger and better than any Squid Game experience seen in London before, Squid Game: The Experience will open at Immerse LDN this month, immersing visitors into the award-winning TV show - without the threat of death, of course. Fans and thrill-seekers alike will be plunged into the heart of the drama as they take on five nail-biting tasks including ‘Red Light, Green Light’ under the watchful eye of the haunting Young-hee doll, the nerve-wracking Glass Bridge and the intense Marbles game in this 60-minute experience. Tickets available here.
Lovestuck: A New Comedy Musical
From Friday 6 June
Stratford East, London
Tickets from £10
If there’s three things we all need to be doing more for the sake our own wellbeing it’s laughing, watching far more musicals and speaking out about how s**t dating is in 2025 is. A new musical called Lovestuck, written and produced by the comedic geniuses behind the podcast, My Dad Wrote a Porno, ticks all of those off, so we’re immediately on board.
The musical introduces us to thirty-somethings Lucy and Peter; we find her stuck upside-down in his bathroom window at the end of their first date. How on earth did they get themselves into this awkward situation? And what happens next? All will be revealed in this riotous romantic comedy with a catchy score as big as its heart. Tackling themes of online dating, toxic social media and crippling self doubt, Lovestuck charts the hilarious, humiliating and all too relatable quest for our happy ever after... The run (IYKYK) begins on Friday 6 June 2025 at Stratford East in London - tickets available here.
wagamama's summer menu
Available now
wagamama restaurants throughout the country
Who doesn’t love wagamama? Their chicken katsu curry is ICONIC, but it’s their new summer menu that we’ll be trying next time we pay their restaurant a visit. From light and fragrant pho noodle soups to build-your-own donburi and warm and cold salads, there’s something for everyone. Oh, and you can wish down your meal with one of their new non-alcoholic drinks, which include the spicy saffron picante, strawberry spritz and a zesty kickstart juice. Find your nearest wagamama here.
Parklife
Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 June
Heaton Park, Manchester
Tickets from £97.70
You know it's summer when festival season arrives and huns, we've got some good news as this month you can see Charli XCX, 50 Cent, Jorja Smith, Flo, Rudimental and a whole lot more in Manchester. There's plenty of options too - you can go for either day, the whole weekend, upgrade to VIP and they've even introduced backstage tickets this year and they include luxury toilets, a pamper station and exclusive cocktail and wine bars. Stunning. You can buy Parklife tickets here.
The Burning Blimp Festival at Phantom Peak
Sunday 1 June - Saturday 7 September
Surrey Quays, London
Tickets from £35
I'm not kidding when I say I had the BEST time at the Burning Blimp festival at Phantom Peak. It's an immersive experience, set in a fictional town in the Wild West. Make sure your phone is fully charged as you and a team of your choosing - I took my eight-year-old son - will use it to go on a choose-your-own-adventure, solving clues along the way. Normally, interactive things make my shoulders shoot up around my ears but this was a grand old time and I'll be back like a shot when the seasons change and a new adventure is released later in the year. Get tickets for Phantom Peak.
Celebrate Lupins' eighth birthday
10 - 24 June
Borough, London
Plates from £3.50
I went to Lupins to try their limited edition menu of fan favourites and - safe to say - they're now my favourites too. The small but perfectly formed restaurant is informal but the food is honestly some of the best I've put in my belly this year. The borlotti beans with courgette blew my socks off and I'd happily eat both that and the chocolate ganache with caramel, sea salt and olive oil every day. To top it all off? Our waiter was an absolute delight of understated charm. Roll on another year. Book a table at Lupins.
Get a free lunch at LEON
25 June
Locations throughout the UK
£free
It's Chrisssssttmaaaasssssss at LEON. Well, sort of. This 25 June, head to your local LEON between 11am - 3pm. If you're wearing a Christmas jumper and utter the phrase 'I’m here to speak with Santa' at the till, you'll be rewarded with a complimentary main. NB, doens't apply at all outlets so be sure to check out the terms and conditions.
Georgina Terryis group editor for heat and Closer online. She's sure she used to be cool but these days spends more time in soft play than scoping out hip new happenings. To be clear, Georgina Terry has two young children.