It’s been good news for Londoners (and visitors) lately with lots of kawaii pop-up shops. Nicolette and Gabriel both visited recently so have a look at their cute photos and videos, plus more events coming up with Pokemon, Nintendo & Miffy.
Rua Rua Panda Popup Shop
It’s no secret that I love pandas so when I was in London I made it a priority to visit the Rua Rua Panda pop-up shop. They had all kinds of adorable panda items including Sherlock Holmes pandas and weighted baby panda plushies which look and feel like the real thing!
There is also a station where you can choose to adorn a purse, bag or card holder with embroidered stickers. The stickers are panda and London-themed and look like iron-on patches but they are stickers! I got a card holder for £5 which comes with 6 stickers of your choice. I went with all panda stickers but you can mix it up with Big Ben, a London bus and even a red postbox! They attach really well and make a fun souvenir.
I really enjoyed my visit to the shop and it was a really fun experience! The shop is closed now but you can follow @ruarua_panda on Instagram to see where they pop up next.
ACDC RAG x Dreamy Bows Event
Gabriel was first in line for this popup event at ARTBOX with exclusive merch and freebies and came home with the limited edition Gloomy Bear t-shirt.
You can shop the ACDC Rag collection online at Dreamy Bows (UK) too, including more Gloomy Bear items.
Upcoming Kawaii Pop Up Shops in London
- A new Miffy shop in Carnaby Street (open now until at least Spring 2026)
- Nintendo POP-UP STORE at Westfield (Oct 22nd – Nov 16th)
- Pokémon pop-up store at the Natural History Museum (Jan 26th – Mar 22nd 2026).
Free tickets are required for that last one so get signed up if you want the exclusive merch.
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