What's on in London today
Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London Today
Free
Waterloo Classics
A monthly classic car show/meet just behind Waterloo Station.
12pm to 4pm
Southwark
Explore the collection of publications, ephemera and artefacts that form part of the UK Leather Archive at this free ‘drop in’ display.
2pm to 4pm City of London
Skills of the Huguenots Day celebrates contemporary interpretations of these talents so whatever you are interested in, drop in and participate.
11am to 4pm WhitechapelA debate about the culture and history of tattooing.
2pm to 3pm Picadilly
£5.00
Roman fort gate tours
Step into Roman London’s military fort, located under the Museum, and learn about the Roman foundations, their discovery, excavation and preservation.
2pm to 3pm Barbican
The Gentle Author of Spitalfields Life traces the history of this cultural tradition and explores how it has shaped the identity of the place through the centuries.
Starts at 11am WhitechapelThis unique document is in private hands and speaker Kate Wigley from the School of Textiles, offers a rare opportunity to discover more about this previously undiscovered gem.
2pm to 3pm WhitechapelA display of Meccano and old cars at the Victorian steam pumping station.
7pm to 8pm Feltham
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
A selection of rare items drawn directly from the collection at Swedenborg House.
10am to 5pm Bloomsbury
Closes today
This exhibition explores the influence of Michael Jackson on some of the leading names in contemporary art,
10am to 6pm Soho Closes tomorrow
Revisit 1948 and explore how the Windrush story is much more than the dawn of British multiculturalism it has come to represent.
All Day Camden Closes tomorrow
With walls and fences being constructed everywhere, this striking photographic exhibition provides a broad historical and geographical perspective revealing the ephemeral nature of barriers to human movement.
10am to 4pm South Kensington Closing soon Thu, 25th Oct
The Redfern Gallery is hosting a retrospective of works by Paul Feiler (1918-2013), in honour of the artist’s centenary year.
11am to 2pm Hanover Square Closing soon Sat, 27th Oct
The exhibition presents an illustration of how craftsmanship and small industry are embedded in tradition, embrace the new, and adapt in a changing society.
10am to 8pm Kensington Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
An award-winning exhibition exploring the endless ways in which colour shapes our world.
10am to 5:30pm Forest Hill Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
A major exhibition about the burial and funeral rites of Roman London.
10am to 6pm Poplar Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
Extreme training. Secret missions. Total dedication. Explore the hidden world of the Special Forces.
10am to 5:30pm Chelsea Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
Uncover the mathematics behind De Morgan’s exquisite work.
9am to 5pm City of London Closing soon Sun, 28th Oct
Regular Events - today
A guided tour around the historic Somerset House including the vaults under the main forecourt.
12:15pm to : Strand
£20.00
The Pantheon of Pancras
A guided walk around the old Parish of St Pancras, the edge of London where old and new collide, to meet the old and new gods that have sprung up, and the outsiders who have disrupted time, and space, and the way we see the world.
2pm to 6:30pm ClerkenwellWeekend openings of one of London's largest visible Roman ruins, currently in the basement of an otherwise unremarkable office block.
11am to 1pm City of LondonTower Bridge opening times
| 09:30pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Up river |
| 10:15pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Down river |
