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 July 2016

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


Friday 1st July

Galleries will host an eclectic series of talks during Brown's London Art Weekend.
2016-07-01
All Day
 
A panel of experts will review this history and assess the impact of the Elgin collection on taste, art and politics over 200 years.
2016-07-01
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Once a month, the private gardens of Lambeth Palace are open for a few hours in the afternoon.
2016-07-01
12pm to 3pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Saturday 2nd July

Galleries will host an eclectic series of talks during Brown's London Art Weekend.
2016-07-02
All Day
 
As part of National Meadows Day, Osterley is hosting a walk around the Great Meadow with a difference; No shoes allowed!
2016-07-02
11am to 4pm
 
Isleworth
Isleworth
At this discussion, activists and experts debate the changing nature of protest.
2016-07-02
Starts at 12:30pm
 
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2016-07-02
2pm to 5pm
 
Tooting
Tooting

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Sunday 3rd July

Regent Street will be transformed into a spectacular display of transport designs for a free festival.
2016-07-03
All Day
 
Regent Street
Regent Street
Galleries will host an eclectic series of talks during Brown's London Art Weekend.
2016-07-03
All Day
 
Technology and politics writer James O’Malley presents a provocative and sometimes shocking prognosis for democracy.
2016-07-03
Starts at 11am
 
Holborn
Holborn
Step back in history and visit the terminus building of London's original international airport - in Croydon.
2016-07-03
11am to 4pm
 
Croydon
Croydon
Join UCL Urban Laboratory and artists Fourthland at Somerset House for a conversation on regeneration and utopian visions in London.
2016-07-03
3pm to 5pm
 
A screening of the dystopian classic, The Running Man with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
2016-07-03
Starts at 4:30pm
 
City of London
City of London

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Monday 4th July

Find out what alcohol and other drugs do to our brains, and why some people are more susceptible to their effects than others.
2016-07-04
6pm to 10pm
 
Join Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald who will tell the story of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNOLAB), a laboratory 2 km underground.
2016-07-04
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square

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Tuesday 5th July

2016-07-05
2pm to 3:30pm
 
Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath
Guildhall Library’s latest exhibition showcases Tony Phillips’ etchings and pen-and-wash drawings of contemporary London
2016-07-05
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
An evening in the Sir John Soane's Museum with the rooms lit by candles.
2016-07-05
6pm to 9pm
 
In this interactive talk, Dr Jenny Bizley explores perception versus reality and if we can explain what’s happening inside our brains.
2016-07-05
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Wayne Hemingway MBE talks about the design he created for the London Underground staff.
2016-07-05
Starts at 7pm
 
Join Martin Hendry and Stuart Reid to explore how the discovery of gravitational waves is opening up an entire window into the cosmos.
2016-07-05
Starts at 7:30pm
 

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Wednesday 6th July

A dinosaur is woken up atomic tests and goes on a rampage through London - classic film on a big screen
2016-07-06
All Day
 
Lots of exciting events, displays and activities to show how much fun science can be.
2016-07-06
10:30am to 3pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
More than a dozen of Britain’s most popular breweries gathering to serve up a selection of beers.
2016-07-06
12:30pm to 9pm
 
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the film’s release, a screening and talk by the producer .
2016-07-06
6:15pm to 8pm
 
Big screen documentary about the interior and art of the Vatican
2016-07-06
Starts at 6:30pm
 

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Thursday 7th July

An exhibition of alternative tube map designs, and a talk by transit map book author, Mark Ovenden.
2016-07-07
Starts at 6pm
 

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Friday 8th July

Join Roger Highfield as he takes a journey to Hogwarts to unlock some of the secrets of our beloved wizarding world.
2016-07-08
4pm to 5pm
 
Explore all aspects of touch from neuroscience and perception to virtual reality with talks and activities throughout the Ri.
2016-07-08
Starts at 6:30pm
 

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Saturday 9th July

Come along and find out what goes on to keep Essex's longest Heritage Railway running.
2016-07-09
7am to 8am
 
North Weald
North Weald
Occasional opening of the caves underneath Reigate town centre.
2016-07-09
10am to 4pm
 
Reigate
Reigate
A country show with all day entertainment in the setting of Osterley's magnificent Front Lawn.
2016-07-09
10am to 5pm
 
Isleworth
Isleworth
Open day at the bus garage with a display of vintage buses and free rides on historic vehicles.
2016-07-09
10:30am to 4pm
 
Upper Holloway
Upper Holloway
A local fete will take place in Wapping, which also includes a fairly rare chance to visit the Police Museum.
2016-07-09
11am to 8pm
 
Wapping
Wapping
A free Hackney one-dayer event with food, drinks, arts and entertainment.
2016-07-09
12pm to 7pm
 
Clapton
Clapton
Festival in Trafalgar Square to mark the end of Ramadan.
2016-07-09
12pm to 6pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Join architectural journalist Merlin Fulcher for a new series of walking tours exploring the capital’s resurgent fringes.
2016-07-09
2pm to 4pm
 
Barking
Barking
Join a panel of experts to hear the ins and outs of the ethical debates surrounding driverless cars.
2016-07-09
Starts at 4:30pm
 

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Sunday 10th July

Come along and find out what goes on to keep Essex's longest Heritage Railway running.
2016-07-10
7am to 8am
 
North Weald
North Weald
Cemetery open day with tours and and an exhibition.
2016-07-10
11am to 4:30pm
 
Brockley
Brockley

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Monday 11th July

A lecture exploring the remarkable objects in the RCP's John Dee exhibition.
2016-07-11
6:30pm to 9pm
 

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Tuesday 12th July

This illustrated talk by John Adams, who located the Archive, will play examples, and explain the background to this unique collection of the voices of our grandfathers.
2016-07-12
2pm to 3pm
 
City of London
City of London
‘Hawk this way’ will shine a spotlight on spit by looking at the language, history, science and culture of saliva – its role in speech, taste and digestion,
2016-07-12
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Wednesday 13th July

This event brings together planners, policy makers and urban strategists to examine city densification within traditional street patterns.
2016-07-13
Starts at 8:30am
 
Join us for an evening of song and discussion as we explore how to build computers that are more like the brain.
2016-07-13
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Kings Cross
Kings Cross

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Thursday 14th July

Minister Freeland will be discussing the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and Canada’s intention to lead in the promotion of free and progressive trade.
2016-07-14
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Four women who have worked in brothels, on streets and as escorts around the world, will speak at this no-holds-barred event.
2016-07-14
Starts at 7pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Two of the finest writers on Punk in conversation.
2016-07-14
7pm to 10:30pm
 

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Friday 15th July

Literature and politics meet in a conversation between Ben Okri and Jeremy Corbyn.
2016-07-15
9am to 10am
 
Celebrating research at Royal Brompton & Harefield - Research open day
2016-07-15
11:30am to 2pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Explore the Burlington House Courtyard and discover the six learned societies that reside here.
2016-07-15
6pm to 9pm
 

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Saturday 16th July

A note that a steam train will run out of Paddington Station in the morning, and return in the evening..
2016-07-16
All Day
 
The Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society with be promoting industrial archaeology at the museum.
2016-07-16
10am to 4pm
 
The Lambeth Country Show returns to Brockwell Park, featuring a line-up that celebrates the very best of the city and countryside.
2016-07-16
12pm to 8pm
 
Herne Hill
Herne Hill
The City of London’s Community Fair will be back again, bringing fun and entertainment to Guildhall Yard.
2016-07-16
12pm to 4pm
 

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Sunday 17th July

A rare opportunity to visit the cemetery’s historic catacombs during the annual open day fete.
2016-07-17
11am to 5pm
 
The Lambeth Country Show returns to Brockwell Park, featuring a line-up that celebrates the very best of the city and countryside.
2016-07-17
12pm to 8pm
 
Herne Hill
Herne Hill
Explore the marvellous mulberry heritage, and the story it can tell, of Greenwich and the surrounding area with Dr Peter Coles
2016-07-17
12pm to 2pm
 
Deptford
Deptford

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Monday 18th July

Take an irreverent and amusing look at the not-so-famous people who have been unfairly consigned to the dustbin of history.
2016-07-18
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Afternoon lecture on the relationship between botany and Britain’s imperial past.
2016-07-18
1:30pm to 5pm
 
2016-07-18
5:45pm to 6:45pm
 
St James
St James

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Tuesday 19th July

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Wednesday 20th July

2016-07-20
Starts at 7pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel

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Thursday 21st July

Suu Kyi’s biographer Peter Popham talks about his latest book 'The Lady and the Generals’ and Myanmar.
2016-07-21
Starts at 6:45pm
 

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Friday 22nd July

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Saturday 23rd July

Climb inside the Spitfire MK16 and take the pilot’s seat, learn about the aircraft and see what it would have been like to fly a Spitfire.
2016-07-23
All Day
 
Twickenham Model Railway Club's annual open day will showcase the two extremes of this fascinating hobby.
2016-07-23
10am to 4pm
 
Hounslow
Hounslow
A tour exploring decades of architectural innovation and see Southbank Centre from a whole new perspective.
2016-07-23
Starts at 2pm
 
Watch -- from the sidelines -- as a parade of vintage buses are taken around central London.
2016-07-23
Starts at 2:30pm
 

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Sunday 24th July

A rare opportunity to descend into the historic ice wells beneath the floor of the London Canal Museum.
2016-07-24
10am to 4:30pm
 
Closed to the public since 1833, the unveiling of Woodberry Wetlands is hugely anticipated event.
2016-07-24
Starts at 11am
 
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
A street long festival, now in its 3rd year, to show off local trades and services.
2016-07-24
11am to 7pm
 
Bow
Bow

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Monday 25th July

Author Andrew Robinson introduces the Indus civilisation that flourished for half a millennium from about 2600 to 1900 BC
2016-07-25
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
In this lecture, Sir Malcolm will give a lively account of his years in government and opposition, detailing his involvement in some of recent history’s most important events.
2016-07-25
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

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Tuesday 26th July

This talk will provide an illuminating journey of the hereafter as imagined in literature, philosophy and religion throughout the centuries.
2016-07-26
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

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Wednesday 27th July

An open day in Guildhall Yard with police horses and dogs and officers in uniforms from the past 175 years.
2016-07-27
10:30am to 3:30pm
 
Test out the latest virtual reality headsets, compose your own Chiptune soundtrack and take part in a gaming inspired dance battle.
2016-07-27
6:45pm to 10pm
 
A chance to be a forensics scientist studying the cause of the Fire of London.
2016-07-27
Starts at 7pm
 

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Thursday 28th July

A choice of interactive debates and workshops, as well as enjoy a bar, music and the Museum’s new Designology exhibition.
2016-07-28
Starts at 6:45pm
 

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Friday 29th July

In this special event, Dora Thornton, British Museum, and Professor James S Shapiro, Columbia University, discuss how Shakespeare’s extraordinary plays responded to these tumultuous events.
2016-07-29
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
A guide to bat watching, followed by a walk through the nature reserve looking for them.
2016-07-29
3pm to 4pm
 
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington

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Saturday 30th July

Twelve yachts from the Clipper Venture Round The World Race will pass through Tower Bridge this morning as part of an end-of-race parade.
2016-07-30
Starts at 10am
 
Visit the c.1397 Grade 2 listed ‘threshing’ barn, over 100ft x 40ft in size, with a fine crownpost roof.
2016-07-30
Starts at 10:45am
 
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth
Explore light-based, glittering underground art installations; space-related craft, prints, clothing, cakes and books.
2016-07-30
Starts at 3pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
A series of scything workshops, talks and communal picnics culminating in a scything competition.
2016-07-30
6pm to 7pm
 
Leyton
Leyton
Good Chance presents a discussion on the role of technology in the refugee crisis.
2016-07-30
Starts at 6pm
 

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Sunday 31st July

Monthly open day at this railway side nature reserve in Sth London.
2016-07-31
1pm to 5pm
 
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
A series of scything workshops, talks and communal picnics culminating in a scything competition.
2016-07-31
6pm to 7pm
 
Leyton
Leyton

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