Looking for things to do in London this September? This guide brings together 10 London pop ups to visit in September 2026, from FREE matcha, pizza and Japanese sandwich tastings to skincare giveaways, beauty transformations and London Fashion Week experiences.
Between 15 and 24 September, you can explore a colourful SKITTLES salon in Hoxton, discover Clinique’s Moisture Surge range in Stratford, visit Joonbyrd’s Mood Market in Bayswater and celebrate Cirio’s 170th anniversary in Battersea. There are also stops for KEWPIE, NEXMARKET, PerfectTed, NYX Professional Makeup, McDonald’s and MATCHADO.
Explore each pop up below for its activities, FREE treats, dates, location and visiting details. From beauty discoveries to hands-on food experiences, there’s plenty to add to your September plans.
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September 2026 London pop ups at a glance
| pop up | London dates | Opening times | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKITTLES Flip Your Fit Salon pop up | 15 September 2026 | 2–7pm | FREE hair styling, makeup and nail transformations. |
| Clinique Moisture Surge pop up | 17–18 September 2026 | 10am | FREE full-size Clinique product for the first 50 visitors each day; additional opportunities to win a deluxe sample or full-size skincare product. |
| Joonbyrd Mood Market pop up | 19 September 2026 | 10am–3pm | Fragrance discovery, an immersive Jelly Bar, sweet treats and personalised touches. |
| Cirio Italian Piazza: The 170th Aperitivo pop up | 19 September 2026 | 11am–7pm | FREE freshly made pizza and Italian-inspired drinks; games offer opportunities to win merchandise and prizes. |
| KEWPIE KONBINI pop up | 19–20 September 2026 | 19 September: 11am–8pm | 20 September: 11am–6pm | FREE KEWPIE Tamago Sando tasting, a limited-edition Mayozine, and opportunities in product and merchandise giveaways. |
| NEXMARKET London Fashion Week pop up | 19–20 September 2026 | 10am–6pm both days | Public entry with no ticket required; shopping purchases are separate. |
| PerfectTed’s Fifth Birthday pop up | 24 September 2026 | 11am–7pm | FREE matcha latte tastings; first 400 guests receive a goodie bag and Lola’s cupcake; a separate birthday offer has specific eligibility. |
| NYX Brows Under Construction pop up | 19 September 2026 | 10am | Brow services from NYX makeup artists and FREE NYX goodies. |
| The Counter by McDonald’s pop up | 18–19 September 2026 | 1:30–5pm | Masterclasses at booked session times | FREE booked hands-on patty-making masterclass, cooked patty tastings, your own patty to take home and exclusive The Counter merchandise. |
| MATCHADO Seven Dials Opening pop up | 15 September 2026 | From 12pm | Giveaway for the first 100 customers | One FREE matcha latte per person for the first 100 customers. |
1. SKITTLES Flip Your Fit Salon pop up
Get FREE hair styling, makeup and nail transformations at SKITTLES’ colourful Flip Your Fit Salon in Hoxton. Celebrating the launch of its new Flavour Flip sweets ahead of London Fashion Week, this one-day pop up invites you to experiment with a look you might usually save to your inspiration board.
The experience brings together personalised styling advice from maximalist creator Abigale Masters, colour analysis, hair styling, makeup and nail art. You can explore fruit-inspired manicures and unexpected colour combinations, with the emphasis on bringing more colour into your everyday style.
If you’re looking for beauty-focused things to do in London this September, this is a chance to explore several styling services in one place.
| Location | 227 Hoxton Street, Hoxton, London |
| Date | 15 September 2026 |
| Times | 2–7pm Walk-ins accepted. Limited amount of appointments available. |
| What to expect | FREE hair styling, makeup and nail transformations. |
2. Clinique Moisture Surge pop up
Get a FREE full-size Clinique product if you’re one of the first 50 visitors each day at the Moisture Surge pop up in Westfield Stratford City. Running over two days, the skincare experience combines hydration discovery with product giveaways outside Boots on the Lower Ground Floor.
Explore the Moisture Surge collection, including Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator, learn more about your skin and its hydration levels, and discover the aloe vera bioferment behind the range. The activation also gives visitors the chance to win a deluxe sample or another full-size skincare product.
The first-50 giveaway runs on both days, with additional opportunities to win skincare during the experience.
| Location | Outside Boots, Lower Ground Floor, Westfield Stratford City, Montfichet Road, Stratford, London |
| Dates | 17–18 September 2026 |
| Times | From 10am |
| What to expect | FREE full-size Clinique product for the first 50 visitors each day; additional opportunities to win a deluxe sample or full-size skincare product. |
3. Joonbyrd Mood Market pop up
Step into Joonbyrd’s colourful world at the Mood Market, a one-day fragrance experience created with Space NK to celebrate the brand’s latest launch, Mood Jellies. Taking over Sol’s Sister in Bayswater, it brings sensory discovery, sweet treats and personalised touches together in a single visit.
The experience is centred on a sensory walk-through, inviting you to discover fragrance through different sensations. Explore the installations, learn more about Joonbyrd and stop at the immersive Jelly Bar as you make your way around.
For anyone interested in fragrance pop ups in London, the Mood Market offers a way to explore Joonbyrd through scent, installations and playful sensory moments. The public event runs for five hours, closing at 3pm.
| Location | Sol’s Sister, 25 Leinster Terrace, Bayswater, London |
| Date | 19 September 2026 |
| Times | 10am–3pm |
| What to expect | Fragrance discovery, an immersive Jelly Bar, sweet treats and personalised touches. |
Visit the Joonbyrd x Space NK event page.
4. Cirio Italian Piazza: The 170th Aperitivo pop up
Get FREE freshly made pizza and Italian-inspired drinks as Cirio celebrates its 170th anniversary at Battersea Power Station. The one-day Italian piazza brings food, games, music and a riverside setting together for an aperitivo-inspired celebration.
There are two tomato-themed games to try. Drop tokens down the board in Tomato Plinko, or test your aim in the Giant Cirio Can Challenge, with opportunities to win branded merchandise and prizes. Winning a prize depends on the activity; the games are separate from the food and drink offering.
Enjoy the live DJ, step into the vintage photo booth and take home a printed keepsake. Seating surrounded by olive trees and deckchairs gives you somewhere to settle in with your pizza and enjoy the atmosphere. With both food and entertainment, this is one of the more varied food pop ups in this September guide.
Allow time for the games and photo booth as well as the food if you want to experience the full piazza.
| Location | Battersea Power Station Square, Circus Road West, Battersea, London |
| Date | 19 September 2026 |
| Times | 11am–7pm |
| What to expect | FREE freshly made pizza and Italian-inspired drinks; games offer opportunities to win merchandise and prizes. |
5. KEWPIE KONBINI pop up
Taste a FREE KEWPIE Tamago Sando at a Japanese convenience-store-inspired pop up in Covent Garden Piazza. Created to celebrate the Make the Joy. KEWPIE IT. campaign, the colourful konbini puts the Japanese egg sandwich and KEWPIE mayonnaise behind its creamy filling at the centre of the experience.
Alongside the tasting, discover KEWPIE’s story, pick up recipe inspiration and collect a limited-edition Mayozine. There are also product and merchandise giveaways, merchandise to browse and photo opportunities around the pop up.
This is a walk-in event with no advance booking required. Saturday has the later finish at 8pm, while Sunday closes at 6pm, so check the day-specific hours when planning your visit.
If you’re searching for Japanese food events or FREE food in Covent Garden this September, KEWPIE combines a tasting with a chance to explore the ingredient and brand behind a much-loved sandwich.
| Location | Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London |
| Dates | 19–20 September 2026 |
| Times | 19 September: 11am–8pm | 20 September: 11am–6pm |
| What to expect | FREE KEWPIE Tamago Sando tasting, a limited-edition Mayozine, and opportunities in product and merchandise giveaways. |
Read the KEWPIE KONBINI announcement.
6. NEXMARKET London Fashion Week pop up
Discover emerging designers and independent fashion labels at NEXMARKET’s two-day London Fashion Week event in Whitechapel. Taking place at The Loom, it brings together designers, artists, buyers and creatives through curated pop up shops, fashion presentations and immersive experiences.
The programme includes live runway shows, contemporary art exhibitions and brand installations. Browse collections, explore the shops and connect with the people behind the brands, with more to see than a straightforward retail pop up.
Among the exhibitors is AIRY Fragrances, offering a chance to discover Japanese home fragrances, including its Serene Solstice home reed diffuser. This adds a fragrance element to the mix of fashion, art and independent shopping.
The event is open to the public with no ticket required. Explore the collections, runway shows and installations between 10am and 6pm on both days.
| Location | The Loom, 14 Gower’s Walk, Whitechapel, London |
| Dates | 19–20 September 2026 |
| Times | 10am–6pm both days |
| What to expect | Public entry with no ticket required; shopping purchases are separate. |
See AIRY Fragrances’ NEXMARKET event details.
7. PerfectTed’s Fifth Birthday pop up
Get a FREE freshly whisked matcha latte tasting as PerfectTed celebrates its fifth birthday on the South Bank. The event introduces its new Birthday Cake Matcha Latte Powder and brings together matcha, cake, a giant birthday installation and a live DJ.
The first 400 guests receive a FREE PerfectTed goodie bag containing the new product and a FREE Lola’s cupcake.
There is also a separate birthday giveaway: the first 100 visitors whose birthday falls on 26 September receive a FREE PerfectTed Birthday Matcha Gift Set and a FREE Lola’s bento cake.
Pose by the giant birthday cake installation and enjoy the DJ while exploring the celebration. Entry is queue-based and first come, first served.
| Location | Observation Point, 56 Upper Ground, South Bank, London |
| Date | 24 September 2026 |
| Times | 11am–7pm |
| What to expect | FREE matcha latte tastings; first 400 guests receive a goodie bag and Lola’s cupcake; a separate birthday offer has specific eligibility. |
Check PerfectTed’s birthday event listing.
8. NYX Brows Under Construction pop up
NYX Professional Makeup’s Brows Under Construction pop up tour celebrates The Brow Glue Crazy Lift, with stops in Liverpool, Birmingham and London. The London stop arrives at King’s Cross on 19 September, bringing the construction-themed activation to Euston Road.
Discover The Brow Glue Crazy Lift, get your brows done by NYX makeup artists and pick up FREE NYX goodies while exploring the construction-themed space. It brings product discovery and brow services together at the London stop of the tour.
Although this guide focuses on things to do in London this September, the activation is a three-city tour. Here are all three stops so you can find the event outside London too:
| City | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | One Paradise Place, Liverpool ONE, Liverpool | 15 September 2026 |
| Birmingham | Rotunda Square, Bullring, Birmingham | 17 September 2026 |
| London | Euston Road, King’s Cross, London | 19 September 2026 |
| Location | Euston Road, King’s Cross, London |
| Date | 19 September 2026 in London; Liverpool 15 September; Birmingham 17 September |
| Times | From 10am |
| What to expect | Brow services from NYX makeup artists and FREE NYX goodies. |
9. The Counter by McDonald’s pop up
Join a FREE hands-on masterclass at The Counter by McDonald’s in Shoreditch, where you can press your own beef patty, taste freshly cooked patties and take home the one you make. Exclusive The Counter merchandise is also part of the announced experience.
The pop up recreates a traditional butcher’s shop, complete with butcher’s blocks and the whole cuts of British and Irish beef used in McDonald’s patties. It offers a closer look at the ingredients and process behind a familiar food, with farmers, producers and food experts involved.
Learn about the journey from farm to restaurant and discover how the patties are made before getting behind the counter to try the process yourself. This is a practical food experience, with the masterclass providing the opportunity to make a patty rather than simply watch a demonstration.
Book your FREE masterclass through Eventbrite and attend at your chosen session time between 1:30pm and 5pm.
| Location | 149 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, London |
| Dates | 18–19 September 2026 |
| Times | 1:30–5pm | Masterclasses at booked session times |
| What to expect | FREE booked hands-on patty-making masterclass, cooked patty tastings, your own patty to take home and exclusive The Counter merchandise. |
10. MATCHADO Seven Dials Opening pop up
Get a FREE matcha latte if you’re one of the first 100 customers celebrating MATCHADO’s new opening at Seven Dials Market. The giveaway begins at midday and is limited to one FREE latte per person.
Choose from favourites including the Classic Matcha Latte, Real Fruit Matcha Latte in Banana, Strawberry or Mango, and Brown Sugar Matcha Latte.
Beyond the opening giveaway, explore the new location’s menu, including the Seven Dials-exclusive Purple Sweet Potato Matcha Latte, available hot or iced. The wider offering includes matcha and hojicha drinks alongside Japanese-inspired bakes.
Seasonal Matcha & Coconut Mooncakes also return for autumn, with a coconut and raisin filling and a matcha-infused outer layer. These are menu items to discover separately from the FREE latte promotion.
| Location | Seven Dials Market, Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London |
| Date | 15 September 2026 |
| Times | From 12pm | Giveaway for the first 100 customers |
| What to expect | One FREE matcha latte per person for the first 100 customers. |
Planning things to do in London this September
Which London pop ups have FREE food and drinks?
Cirio offers FREE pizza and Italian-inspired drinks, KEWPIE has FREE Tamago Sando tastings, and PerfectTed offers FREE matcha latte tastings alongside cake and gift giveaways. MATCHADO’s opening offer is one FREE latte per person for the first 100 customers. The Counter by McDonald’s includes cooked patty tastings as part of its booked masterclass experience.
Where can you find beauty giveaways this September?
Clinique’s offer is a FREE full-size product for the first 50 visitors on each of its two event days, plus additional chances to win skincare. NYX offers FREE goodies and brow services at its Brows Under Construction tour. SKITTLES offers FREE hair styling, makeup and nail transformations.
Do you need to book these London pop ups?
McDonald’s masterclasses require a booking through Eventbrite. KEWPIE is walk-in with no advance booking required, NEXMARKET requires no ticket, and PerfectTed uses a first-come, first-served queue. SKITTLES also welcomes walk-in visitors.
Can you visit more than one in a day?
On 15 September, MATCHADO’s giveaway starts at midday in Covent Garden and SKITTLES opens at 2pm in Hoxton. On 19 September, Joonbyrd, Cirio, KEWPIE, NEXMARKET, NYX and McDonald’s all have London dates. These events are spread across the city, so choose your priorities and allow for travel and queues.
Explore more of my September London pop up guide and London pop ups to visit this September for more dates, beauty experiences and food discoveries.
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Updated 14 September 2026.
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