Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Things to do in London in December 2019

The ianVisits guide to December's unusual events, tours, lectures and exhibitions happening around London.


Sunday 1st December

A monthly opening of the Victorian museum of industrial testing equipment.
2019-12-01
11am to 5pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain celebrates the publication of her brand-new memoir in her own warm, honest and humorous way, in conversation with Emma Freud.
2019-12-01
7:30pm to 9pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Monday 2nd December

You’ll find over 50 stalls selling gorgeous gifts at the spectacular Drapers’ Hall in the City of London.
2019-12-02
11am to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
Tom Bolton discusses his second volume of London’s Lost Rivers explores eleven more rivers that have been buried, hidden or mislaid across the city.
2019-12-02
7:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

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Tuesday 3rd December

Join best-seller author Simon Jenkins as he presents his latest book in Leighton’s studio, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
2019-12-03
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
West Kensington
West Kensington
The little-known story of how a clandestine press was made and run by a group of men in a German prisoner of war camp to mass produce escape maps.
2019-12-03
7pm to 8:30pm
 
City of London
City of London

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Wednesday 4th December

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Thursday 5th December

From low-temperature physics and the freezing cold of outer space, to Antarctic deserts and sub-zero chemistry desserts, embrace the chill in the Winter Wonderlab.
2019-12-05
Starts at 12am
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
Monthly late night opening at the modernist HQ of the ancient Royal College Of Physicians.
2019-12-05
5:30pm to 8pm
 
Camden
Camden
Don’t miss the lighting of the world’s most famous Christmas tree.
2019-12-05
Starts at 6pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Step back in time and experience Benjamin Franklin House in true eighteenth-century style this winter with our festive candlelit tours.
2019-12-05
6:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square

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Friday 6th December

£23.50
Eat, drink and be merry as the Hampton Court Palace courtyards are transformed into a food-lover's Christmas wonderland at the Festive Fayre 2019.
2019-12-06
10am to 6pm
 
East Molesey
East Molesey
Dr Aimée Fox will discuss the British Army's approach to learning and innovation during the First World War.
2019-12-06
Starts at 11:30am
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
xplore Hogarth: Place and Progress after normal opening hours, accompanied with a Gin & Tonic.
2019-12-06
Starts at 6pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Join costumed guides for seasonal candlelit tours of the house and learn about Eastbury’s history.
2019-12-06
Starts at 7pm
 
Barking
Barking
Architectural historian Anna Bronovitskaya and photographer Yuri Palmin, will give an illustrated lecture on the most underappreciated era in the history of Soviet architecture,
2019-12-06
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
Historian and author William Dalrymple tells a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power: the East India Company, inspired by the research Dalrymple conducted for his latest book, The Anarchy.
2019-12-06
7pm to 8:15pm
 
Camden
Camden

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Saturday 7th December

Watch a fleet of vintage buses recreate an old bus route - not a running day, the buses are not carrying passengers.
2019-12-07
Starts at 12am
 
Experience some nostalgia riding on vintage buses from Upminster out towards Essex.
2019-12-07
All Day
 
£23.50
Eat, drink and be merry as the Hampton Court Palace courtyards are transformed into a food-lover's Christmas wonderland at the Festive Fayre 2019.
2019-12-07
10am to 6pm
 
East Molesey
East Molesey
A church hall filled with amazing Meccano models of all types and sizes.
2019-12-07
10:30am to 5pm
 
Barkingside
Barkingside
Rummage through a selection of salvaged treasures from over 30 handpicked vintage traders.
2019-12-07
11am to 6pm
 
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Annual christmas fair at the Surrey Dock's city farm with food, drink and gifts for sale.
2019-12-07
11am to 4pm
 
Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe
Fete inside a church - with a chance to climb up the clock tower.
2019-12-07
11am to 5pm
 
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Fowlers Molly Dancers dance traditional molly dances in December and January each year around south east London, starting with this tour of Deptford.
2019-12-07
12:30pm to 4pm
 
New Cross
New Cross
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2019-12-07
2pm to 5pm
 
Tooting
Tooting

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Sunday 8th December

A fleet of old buses will be plying the routes around Bromley and Crystal Palace.
2019-12-08
All Day
 
Free
Look out for large numbers of people dressed up as Santa and generally behaving as though they are on a pub crawl.
2019-12-08
All Day
 
A tour of Charles Dickens house as it's decorated for Christmas
2019-12-08
Starts at 10am
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
£23.50
Eat, drink and be merry as the Hampton Court Palace courtyards are transformed into a food-lover's Christmas wonderland at the Festive Fayre 2019.
2019-12-08
10am to 4:30pm
 
East Molesey
East Molesey
Rummage through a selection of salvaged treasures from over 30 handpicked vintage traders.
2019-12-08
11am to 6pm
 
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Monthly opening of the organ collection, with many playing music through the day.
2019-12-08
11am to 5pm
 
Amersham
Amersham
Occasional open day at the restored St Stephen's Church, Rosslyn Hill.
2019-12-08
2pm to 5pm
 
Hampstead
Hampstead
As innovations in military technologies race toward ever-greater levels of automation and autonomy, debates over the ethics of violent technologies tread water.
2019-12-08
3pm to 5pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
British composer, journalist, and lecturer Robert Hugill, returns to Conway Hall for a free Pre-Concert Talk, exploring the invention and evolution of the saxophone.
2019-12-08
5:30pm to 6:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

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Monday 9th December

How do the internal politics of rebel movements drive wider dynamics of war and peace in Myanmar's changing borderlands?
2019-12-09
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

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Tuesday 10th December

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Wednesday 11th December

An evening of cheese sales, tastings and talks at Borough Market.
2019-12-11
6pm to 8pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Dr Peter Caddick-Adams presents a panoramic new account of one of the Second World War's most important campaigns.
2019-12-11
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea

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Thursday 12th December

Late evening opening of the Charles Dickens Museum - with performances from A Christmas Carol.
2019-12-12
Starts at 6pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
This presentation and panel Q&A will explore the role of digital heraldic design in the 21st century, exploring an ancient art and science through a thoroughly modern lens.
2019-12-12
6pm to 8pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Step back in time and experience Benjamin Franklin House in true eighteenth-century style this winter with our festive candlelit tours.
2019-12-12
6:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Screening of the classic movie with introduction in the old operating theatre.
2019-12-12
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Robin Ince is back to host another four nights of the acclaimed Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People.
2019-12-12
Starts at 7pm
 
Islington
Islington
Make Christmas cosy again! Get into the spirit of the season with this talk on the folklore, customs, food, magic & music of Christmas.
2019-12-12
8pm to 10pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Friday 13th December

Occasional tour of a 1500s era brick tower.
2019-12-13
2pm to 3:30pm
 
Islington
Islington
Robin Ince is back to host another four nights of the acclaimed Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People.
2019-12-13
Starts at 7pm
 
Islington
Islington

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Saturday 14th December

A one-day pop-up event to show off the latest discoveries at the Curtain Theatre, one of Shakespeare’s least historically documented playhouses.
2019-12-14
11am to 6pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Craft your very own beautiful and decorative Christmas/festive wreath to take home, using natural foraged materials from the park.
2019-12-14
11am to 2pm
 
Bow
Bow
Discover the especially written east-end version of the 12 Days of Christmas as Sheldon & Sacha introduce you to the deceased residents of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.
2019-12-14
Starts at 2:30pm
 
Bow
Bow
Love it or hate it, the concrete landscape of Europe’s largest art centre has been dividing opinion for generations.
2019-12-14
Starts at 6pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
The Cinema Museum presents its annual variety extravaganza - a cornucopia of great entertainers caught on film at the height of their powers.
2019-12-14
7:30pm to 10:15pm
 
Kennington
Kennington

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Sunday 15th December

A tour of Charles Dickens house as it's decorated for Christmas
2019-12-15
Starts at 10am
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Large model rail show with 20 fully scenic layouts now in its 5th year.
2019-12-15
10am to 4pm
 
Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath
Star Wars themed pantomime horse race through Greenwich town centre.
2019-12-15
Starts at 11:30am
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Monday 16th December

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Tuesday 17th December

Explore the authentic folklore, history and contemporary practices associated with the Krampus.
2019-12-17
7pm to 10pm
 
Hackney
Hackney

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Wednesday 18th December

Late evening opening of the Charles Dickens Museum - with performances from A Christmas Carol.
2019-12-18
Starts at 6pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
An evening lecture with mulled wine exploring the origins of Christmas from Saturnalia to Santa Claus—by way of Krampus & the Christmas Cat
2019-12-18
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green

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Thursday 19th December

Step back in time and experience Benjamin Franklin House in true eighteenth-century style this winter with our festive candlelit tours.
2019-12-19
6:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Robin Ince is back to host another four nights of the acclaimed Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People.
2019-12-19
Starts at 7pm
 
Islington
Islington
A talk about the artist of the famous Kings Cross muck heap and why he chose his subjects.
2019-12-19
7:30pm to 9pm
 
Hampstead
Hampstead

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Friday 20th December

It's quiet over Christmas, so if you've never been, it's a good time to visit Parliament for a tour.
2019-12-20
All Day
 
Whitehall
Whitehall

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Saturday 21st December

Waterloo Classics is a monthly classic car show/meet in central London.
2019-12-21
12pm to 4pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Love it or hate it, the concrete landscape of Europe’s largest art centre has been dividing opinion for generations.
2019-12-21
Starts at 6pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Robin Ince is back to host another four nights of the acclaimed Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People.
2019-12-21
Starts at 7pm
 
Islington
Islington

More London events on Saturday 21st December

Sunday 22nd December

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Monday 23rd December

It's quiet over Christmas, so if you've never been, it's a good time to visit Parliament for a tour.
2019-12-23
All Day
 
Whitehall
Whitehall

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Tuesday 24th December

The Charles Dickens Museum will be filled with festive greenery, authentic Victorian fayre and the scent of citrus and spice.
2019-12-24
All Day
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Good news for meat lovers and lovers of a meaty bargain as the exceptionally good fun Christmas Eve auction will return to Smithfield this year.
2019-12-24
10:30am to 12pm
 
Barbican
Barbican

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Wednesday 25th December

Watch from the shore the famous Christmas morning swim in Hyde Park's Serpentine Lake.
2019-12-25
9am to 11am
 
Kensington
Kensington
On Christmas Day 2019 a free bus service will run on route 430 between Roehampton and Putney Bridge.
2019-12-25
9:30am to 4:20pm
 
The one ice rink that will be open on Christmas Day.
2019-12-25
12:20pm to 9pm
 
Hampstead
Hampstead

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Thursday 26th December

A folk tradition to perform a mummers play at three Middlesex pubs.
2019-12-26
All Day
 
Morris men are inviting everyone to an ancient midwinter play during their Boxing Day tour of Ewell Village.
2019-12-26
11am to 3pm
 
Epsom
Epsom

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Friday 27th December

It's quiet over Christmas, so if you've never been, it's a good time to visit Parliament for a tour.
2019-12-27
All Day
 
Whitehall
Whitehall

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Saturday 28th December

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Sunday 29th December

A monthly open day at a quirky transport museum housed in an old water pumping building.
2019-12-29
10am to 4pm
 
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
A lecture about a short-lived island in the Mediterranean that appeared in 1831.
2019-12-29
Starts at 12:30pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
Discover the history of the building and climb the 135 stairs for the best view of Hackney.
2019-12-29
2pm to 4:30pm
 
Hackney
Hackney

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Monday 30th December

It's quiet over Christmas, so if you've never been, it's a good time to visit Parliament for a tour.
2019-12-30
All Day
 
Whitehall
Whitehall

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Tuesday 31st December

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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