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 2016

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


Thursday 1st December

This talk will highlight the diversity of these mounted forces, their roles and the significant contribution they made once operations became more mobile.
2016-12-01
2pm to 3pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
Annual lighting of the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square
2016-12-01
Starts at 6pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Queen’s House transforms into a magnificent advent calendar with surprises behind every door.
2016-12-01
6:30pm to 9pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich
This event will discuss the prospects for the EU in 2017, including expert perspectives from Germany, The Netherlands, France and the Czech Republic.
2016-12-01
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Forget mulled wine, warm up with a sake evening featuring a talk and tasting at Asia House.
2016-12-01
6:45pm to 8:30pm
 
Harley Street
Harley Street

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Friday 2nd December

As part of a fund raiser for the London Fire Brigade, there will be a zip-wire across the Thames at Westminster.
2016-12-02
All Day
 
Southwark
Southwark
This conference brings together researchers and scientists from the UK and abroad to discuss the direction of future transportation technology.
2016-12-02
1:30pm to 6:30pm
 
Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge
£10.00
A talk by the artist behind the huge display of ceramic poppies in the grounds of the Tower of London.
2016-12-02
7pm to 8pm
 

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Saturday 3rd December

This workshop will help you identify natural signs for navigation using the sun, wind, plants and animals.
2016-12-03
10am to 12pm
 
Paddington
Paddington
London's newest, most vibrant Meccano exhibition returns to Hainault for its third year.
2016-12-03
10:30am to 5pm
 
Barkingside
Barkingside
Local food and craft stalls. There will be wreath making workshops, Father Christmas, a BBQ and Xmas trees for sale.
2016-12-03
11am to 4pm
 
Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2016-12-03
2pm to 5pm
 
Tooting
Tooting

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Sunday 4th December

A chance to catch a ferry across the Thames in central London.
2016-12-04
8am to 10pm
 
Step back in history and visit the terminus building of London's original international airport - in Croydon.
2016-12-04
11am to 4pm
 
Croydon
Croydon

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Monday 5th December

This book describes how the 150 residents and others who work under high pressure in this small space to give visitor satisfaction and preserve the heritage in this world famous, unique tourist attraction.
2016-12-05
11am to 12:30pm
 
Wapping
Wapping
In this Turing Lecture, the UK’s National Statistician, John Pullinger, will explain how data is helping us make better decisions about out futures,
2016-12-05
1:30pm to 5pm
 
Camden
Camden
This paper will demonstrate the way in which racism never left Britain, rather historically, culturally and politically, racism has been a central defining feature of the British state.
2016-12-05
6pm to 7pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
A panel examines how the Great Fire changed laws, building regulations and led to the development of some of the investigation techniques that we know today.
2016-12-05
7pm to 9:30pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Take a journey through the history of Christmas carols with author and ex-chorister, Alexandra Coughlan, and James Jolly, editor of Gramophone magazine.
2016-12-05
7pm to 8pm
 
Soho
Soho
Richard will be explaining the science behind the stunts and showing some amazing optical illusions.
2016-12-05
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Camden
Camden

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Tuesday 6th December

This book describes how the 150 residents and others who work under high pressure in this small space to give visitor satisfaction and preserve the heritage in this world famous, unique tourist attraction.
2016-12-06
11am to 12:30pm
 
Wapping
Wapping
Come and meet Ian Hislop and the Private Eye Team as they sign copies of the 2016 Private Eye Annual
2016-12-06
Starts at 12:30pm
 
City of London
City of London
Sir Anthony Seldon will discuss significant events of the 20th century and how they were both dealt with and viewed from inside the Cabinet.
2016-12-06
2pm to 3pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
An evening in the Sir John Soane's Museum with the rooms lit by candles.
2016-12-06
6pm to 9pm
 

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Wednesday 7th December

Join the artist as she talks about her recent Art on the Underground commission with Gilane Tawadros.
2016-12-07
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Soho North
Soho North
A serious topic with some added kitsch for Christmas in the form of decorations, mulled wine and Christmas nibbles.
2016-12-07
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Historian Sarah Wise undertook a close examination of the Booth Archive , and reveals how the notebooks enabled her to piece together a complex picture of life in one small part of ‘outcast London’.
2016-12-07
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Snake Oil Salesman Ash Pryce demonstrates the miraculous curative abilities of psychic surgery,
2016-12-07
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Thursday 8th December

A talk about the design of the London Underground's famous text font.
2016-12-08
Starts at 7pm
 
City of London
City of London
Inspired by, and using the iconic fabric moquette, you’ll be helped to create your own Christmas tree decorations
2016-12-08
7pm to 9pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Inspired by, and using the iconic fabric moquette, you’ll be helped to create your own Christmas tree decorations and card.
2016-12-08
7pm to 9pm
 
This illustrated presentation by S I Martin introduces key players - from Mary Seacole to Marcus Garvey - and demonstrates how they impacted on the borough we know today.
2016-12-08
Starts at 7:15pm
 

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Friday 9th December

80 real Christmas Trees decorate the grade 2 * listed church
2016-12-09
12pm to 7pm
 
Erith
Erith
Be prepared to encounter the Disappointment Society of Greenwich, the Court of Dusty Feet and the gorilla of Northumberland Avenue.
2016-12-09
2pm to 3pm
 
City of London
City of London
An evening of starry events at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
2016-12-09
5:30pm to 8:50pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Saturday 10th December

Free
Look out for large numbers of people dressed up as Santa and generally behaving as though they are on a pub crawl.
2016-12-10
All Day
 
80 real Christmas Trees decorate the grade 2 * listed church
2016-12-10
10am to 7pm
 
Erith
Erith
Take an expert 50 minute guided tour of Hornsey Town Hall with Paul and Oonagh of Crouch End Walks.
2016-12-10
11am to 1pm
 
Hornsey
Hornsey
An evening of starry events at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
2016-12-10
5:30pm to 8:50pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Sunday 11th December

Costumed Pantomime horses – not to mention the odd cow and zebra – take part in the fun-packed comedy race.
2016-12-11
11:45am to 1pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich
80 real Christmas Trees decorate the grade 2 * listed church
2016-12-11
12pm to 5pm
 
Erith
Erith

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Monday 12th December

Illustrated talk by his great niece, will shine a light on the work and world of this master of the decorative map,
2016-12-12
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Kensington
Kensington

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Tuesday 13th December

An exclusive architect-led, behind the scenes tour of this RIBA London Award winning building by Tim Ronalds Architects.
2016-12-13
10:30am to 12pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Knowing how long we have before we interact with a zombie could mean the difference between life, death and zombification.
2016-12-13
12:15pm to 2pm
 
Hendon
Hendon
This is the first ever exhibition dedicated solely to Duval’s work as a nineteenth century pioneer of the art of comics.
2016-12-13
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
Enter the world of fire forensics and learn its techniques in this Great Fire inspired workshop.
2016-12-13
Starts at 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican

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Wednesday 14th December

100 contemporary artists who will transform this atmospheric building into a maze of art.
2016-12-14
11am to 6pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Stargazing and Lunar Photography from an East London rooftop bar.
2016-12-14
6:30pm to 10:30pm
 
Hackney
Hackney
Candlelit evening openings of the Charles Dickens Museum.
2016-12-14
Starts at 6:40pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell

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Thursday 15th December

100 contemporary artists who will transform this atmospheric building into a maze of art.
2016-12-15
11am to 6pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
2016-12-15
2pm to 3:30pm
 
City of London
City of London
Chris Packham will cover the year of 2016 as seen through the photos on his iPhone. Expect to see his TV work, environmental campaigning, love of punk and even poodles.
2016-12-15
6:15pm to 7:30pm
 

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Friday 16th December

100 contemporary artists who will transform this atmospheric building into a maze of art.
2016-12-16
11am to 6pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Join artist Julie Leonard for a special lunchtime talk and curator-led tour of her art project based on Crossrail building sites.
2016-12-16
1:15pm to 1:45pm
 
Euston
Euston
A screening of the classic sci-fi movie, with introduction talk.
2016-12-16
6pm to 9pm
 
Euston
Euston

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Saturday 17th December

100 contemporary artists who will transform this atmospheric building into a maze of art.
2016-12-17
11am to 6pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
A note that a steam train will be running in a loop around West and South London.
2016-12-17
12:15pm to 4:10pm
 

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Sunday 18th December

100 contemporary artists who will transform this atmospheric building into a maze of art.
2016-12-18
11am to 6pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Monday 19th December

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Tuesday 20th December

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Wednesday 21st December

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Thursday 22nd December

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Friday 23rd December

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Saturday 24th December

The famous annual clearance auction by Harts at Smithfield - cash only.
2016-12-24
Starts at 10:30am
 
Barbican
Barbican

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Sunday 25th December

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Monday 26th December

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Tuesday 27th December

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Wednesday 28th December

The tour offers a rare opportunity to see inside a Tudor dwelling complete with wonderful oak panelling.
2016-12-28
10am to 11:30am
 
Islington
Islington

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Thursday 29th December

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Friday 30th December

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Saturday 31st December

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