Welcome to the IanVisits guide to lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random miscellany happening around London today.
Click for just the Free Events taking place today.
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Event is free of charge (sometimes a donation is appreciated) |
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Pre-Booking required. |
One-Off Events Happening Today Only
| All Day | Clock Watching Weekend (Bloomsbury) |
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To mark the end of British Summer Time, the Foundling Museum is celebrating all things horological. (Cost: Events are free with museum entry - £7.50) |
| 10:30 AM | The London Ghost Conference (Liverpool Street) |
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The London Ghost Conference is a day dedicated to talks covering many hauntings in the London. (Cost: £20) |
| 10:30 AM | Rainforest Roadshow (Barnes) |
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Meet an array of amazing rainforest minibeasts including snakes, giant millipedes and whip spiders, and find out more about them. (Cost: £9.99 (access to entire site)) |
| 11:00 AM | Paper cutting inspired by nature workshop (Fulham) |
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Learn the art of paper cutting in this workshop for adults led by artist Claire Brewster whose work is inspired by the natural environment. (Cost: £15) |
| 11:00 AM | 50th birthday of the restored Old Operating Theatre (Southwark) |
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Free entry to the Old Operating Theatre to mark the 50th anniversary of its discovery and restoration. |
| 11:00 AM | Eat your heart out |
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A chance to see inside the Pathology Museum - for a display of anatomically correct cakes |
| 4:00 PM | Simon Reeve in conversation (Barnes) |
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Hear about some of Simon’s epic adventures filming his captivating BBC TV travel documentaries, (Cost: £15) |
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Regular Events on Today (typically repeat each week)
| 2:00 PM | Explore Dulwich |
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Our tour of Dulwich lasts around 3 hours and leads you on a gentle walking tour through an area rich in history and landmarks. (Cost: £20) |
7:30 PM | Halloween Ghost Walk |
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A ghostly, ghoulish guided walk through High Barnet and Monken Hadley, the second most haunted village in England. (Cost: £7, under 12s £3) |
8:00 PM | See the stars through the Hampstead Observatory Telescopes (Hampstead) |
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London's only free working telescope observatory is open every Fri/Sat event during the winter months with volunteers to show off the night sky |
Temporary Exhibitions Open Today
| A history of Woodford - An Exhibition (South Woodford) | |
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| Explore the rich and surprising history of Woodford in this special exhibition by Redbridge Museum. (Ending Soon! Sat, 27th Oct) |
| Dickens and Music (Camden) | |
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| An exhibition about Charles Dickens little known interest in music composition. (Ending Soon! Thu, 20th Dec) |
| 100 Years of Street Architecture (Picadilly) | |
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| This exhibition takes Piccadilly as its focus to explore how architects create memorable and compelling street architecture. (Ending Soon! Sun, 27th Jan) |
| Mind the Map: inspiring art, design and cartography (Covent Garden) | |
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| The exhibition is the largest of its kind and includes previously unseen historic material and exciting new artworks by leading artists. (Ending Soon! Sun, 28th Oct)
(Cost: £13.50 (inc access to entire museum)) |
| Kathakali - An exhibition | |
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| This exhibition explores the world of Kathakali, the male classical dance drama from Kerala, South India. (Ending Soon! Sat, 22nd Dec) |
| Pop! Design Culture Fashion (Southwark) | |
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| POP! will explore the impact of music, art and personality on the development of the fashion of the times. (Ending Soon! Sat, 27th Oct)
(Cost: £7) |
| The Brewer’s Art: a history of brewing in chiswick (Chiswick) | |
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| This exhibition will look at the history of brewing in chiswick, (Ending Soon! Sun, 11th Nov) |
| Akihisa Hirata: Tangling (Southwark) | |
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| Over a hundred study models and conceptual sketches will be presented on and within the structure, as well as an interview with the architect (Ending Soon! Sat, 17th Nov) |
| Addressing the Need: The Graphic Design of the Eames Office (Ealing) | |
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| An exhibition about America’s iconic 20th century design couple - Charles and Ray Eames. (Ending Soon! Sat, 3rd Nov) |
Location Map for Today's Events
Note: only lists venues with fixed locations - not guided walks unless a start point is known.
