Welcome to the ianVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Coronavirus: Events may be cancelled and venues closed at short notice, you are advised to check on their websites before making a trip.
Top events in London Today
£15.00
Occasional open days at the overflow depot where the London Transport Museum stores its trains and most of its unseen collection.
11am to 5pm
Acton
An annual parade by the pupils and marching band of Christ's Hospital.
12pm to :
Barbican
Online events / webinars
Listen to Illuminated River lighting designers, Jonathan Gittins and Elga Neimann, discuss the delivery of the world's longest public artwork.
1pm to 2pm
This talk will look at how depictions of African people in British and Irish heraldry have changed over time
6pm to :
Kate MccGwire is joined by Catriona McAra to explore the themes of the feminine grotesque that have come to characterize MccGwire's work
8pm to 9:30pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Free
On Tenterhooks
Inspired by artist Anna Ray’s Huguenot ancestors who settled in Spitalfields as textile makers in the 18th century, the exhibition, On Tenterhooks explores the past and present of textile making.
8am to 6pm
City of London
Closing soon Thu, 1st October
Free
CorporateQueer
A photography exhibition representing and recognising the LGBT+ community and their contribution to the world of work, in The City of London and beyond.
10am to 6pm
City of London
Closes today
7:30am to 4pm
City of London
Closes today
Around 70 shops, restaurants and hotels will be decorated with floral displays for the week.
All Day
City of London
Closes tomorrow
The exhibition showcases the people and places in Harrow who have contributed to preserving Harrow’s natural spaces.
10am to 4pm
Rayners Lane
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
11am to 4pm
Hampstead
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
This exhibition looks at the Cold War and its effect on cultural practices in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa region, which generated one of the most fertile periods in the history of Arab culture and publishing.
11am to 6pm
Earls Court
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
An exhibition about the 20th century’s most influential floral decorator, Constance Spry.
10:30am to 4pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
Made in the spring of 2020, during a period of intense activity at his home in Normandy, this exhibition charts the unfolding of spring, from beginning to end, and is a joyous celebration of the seasons.
10am to 6pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
£17.50
Naturally Brilliant Colour
Experience colour like never before in an exhibition that celebrates the spectacular shades of the natural world.
10am to 5pm
Richmond
Closing soon Sun, 26th September
Regular Events - today
A free lunchtime talk in our new space at Coal Drops Yard and learn about London’s historical and physical development.
12:30pm to 1pm
Kings Cross
Walking tours of London - today
Are you ready to learn about London’s grim and gruesome past? Then join us on a tour that tells the tale of crime and punishment, executions and excess.
11am to 12:30pm City of LondonDiscover more about this much-loved London hospital, whose history dates back nearly 900 years!
2pm to 3:30pm Barbican
