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Are you aged from 13 to 16 and living in Westminster?

You can get exclusive access to Westminster’s most inspiring cultural organisations and get the chance to boost your CV by taking part in talks, workshops and work placements with some of the biggest names in the creative industry.

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30 Mar - 23 Dec 2026 | | | ActivitiesCommunityCreativeFriendsFun

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Future Holiday Programme 2026 Dates

The City Lions team will be bringing you exciting Holiday Programmes throughout 2026.
Don't want to miss out? Register your interest, so you will be the first to know when the sign up forms are live!!

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21 Jan - 1 Mar 2026 | Natural History Museum | | ActivitiesCareerFutureQ&AScience

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Career Connections: Find Your Future 

6:30-8:30pm, Wednesday 4th March

Are you aged 14–15 living in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea or Hammersmith and Fulham? Are you wondering what you might want to do when you’re older? Come to the Natural History Museum for an evening of inspiration!  Meet real scientists and curators working on cutting-edge research and collections. Discover the wide range of technical careers behind the scenes, from 2D and 3D production to AI, and hear from creatives working in design and architecture.  You’ll have the chance to ask questions, take part in hands-on activities and try our job matching and Dragon’s Den style games. Uncover all the exciting jobs and unexpected career journeys you never knew existed!  

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21 Jan - 11 Apr 2026 | City Lions | | ArtCreativeExhibtionsGalleriesProgramme

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Creative Collective 2026

Calling all young creatives in Westminster! City Lions’ Creative Collective is back, and we want to showcase your talent to the world.

Submit your artwork for a chance to be featured in public exhibitions across Westminster and in our online gallery. Whether you paint, draw, sculpt, write, film, design, or express yourself in any other creative way — we want to see it.

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28 Jan - 25 Feb 2026 | Gorilla Circus | Various | AppenticeshipCareersCircusTrapeze

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Gorilla Circus' Professional Pathways Programme

The Professional Pathways Programme (PPP) is similar to an apprenticeship programme. We give you the training and skills to begin a career in Flying Trapeze. Your training time is paid, and at the end of the programme, you will have learned the necessary skills to be a platform assistant at a London Grande Volant flying trapeze school.

The programme is aimed at young people between the ages of 17-23, who love physical activity, like interacting with lots of different people and may have faced barriers to accessing training opportunities, particularly in circus.

Our programme is now in its third year and has been successful in securing work and opportunities in circus for young people who would not otherwise have had an opportunity. 

All the details, including how to apply, can be found on our website.

The application deadline is Wednesday 25th February

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We were previously taught that art is a paintbrush and paper but today has shown us that art is a huge world. City Lions is a good thing to do as it provides really good opportunities to visit places like this (Somerset House).

Ayad, Year 9 pupil at St Marylebone CE School

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