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 April 2017

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


Saturday 1st April

Join the London Fortean Society and Conway Hall Ethical Society for an April Fool's Day of hoaxing, deceit and unreal things. Some may be charming, others are terrifying.
2017-04-01
10am to 5pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
An all-day guided walking tour of the Woolwich area covering both sides of the River Thames.
2017-04-01
Starts at 10:30am
 
East Ham
East Ham
Help Thames21 gather crucial data on the wet wipes settling in the Thames by getting down and dirty to count them!
2017-04-01
11am to 1pm
 
Barnes
Barnes
Help create an inviting space for people and wildlife, no experience necessary, all tools will be provided.
2017-04-01
11am to 1:30pm
 
Ealing
Ealing
Visit one of the Geffrye's 18th-century almshouses which has been fully restored to its original condition.
2017-04-01
11am to 3pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2017-04-01
2pm to 5pm
 
Tooting
Tooting

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Sunday 2nd April

Powerful 1960s Sports Model will be among Hundreds of MGs of All Ages at Annual Event
2017-04-02
10am to 5pm
 
Weybridge
Weybridge
Step back in history and visit the terminus building of London's original international airport - in Croydon.
2017-04-02
11am to 4pm
 
Croydon
Croydon

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Monday 3rd April

No events are listed for today. Sorry.

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Tuesday 4th April

Focussing on Richard Dawkins's, The Selfish Gene, a look at some of its core themes, the capacity of humanity to transcend its genetic limitations and predispositions.
2017-04-04
1pm to 2pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
An evening in the Sir John Soane's Museum with the rooms lit by candles.
2017-04-04
6pm to 9pm
 
What, if anything, happened? Have we learnt all the right lessons?
2017-04-04
6pm to 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Join Queen Mary’s School of Physics and Astronomy for an evening of astronomical entertainment.
2017-04-04
6pm to 9pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
A panel of bibliophiles will offer a variety of perspectives on the past, present and future of cookbooks.
2017-04-04
7pm to 9pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Wednesday 5th April

In this talk, Professor Sharon Ruston (Lancaster University) will explore some of Davy's private letters, the majority of which will be published for the very first time in 2018.
2017-04-05
2pm to 5pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
Was the Great Fire of 1666 truly as destructive as everyone believes?
2017-04-05
3pm to 4pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
What can we learn from cycling provision and behaviour elsewhere in the world and the UK? What is ‘Bike Lash’ and how do we deal with it?
2017-04-05
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Shoreditch
Shoreditch

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Thursday 6th April

Tour the remains of the western gate of London’s Roman military fort, located beneath the streets next to the museum.
2017-04-06
2pm to 3pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Andrew Lock will discuss progress made by the British Expeditionary Forces between the battles of the Somme (1916) and Arras.
2017-04-06
2pm to 4pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
Join Amanda Harvey Purse for the launch of her new book, to hear more about the lives of these policemen, making them more real than just names mentioned within the famous case.
2017-04-06
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
Faced with escalating population pressure and new construction technologies, western architects are designing cities in the skies, and under the sea.
2017-04-06
6pm to 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
2017-04-06
6pm to 8pm
 
Come and test your knowledge about the everyday lives of the Victorians,
2017-04-06
6:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Drawing on the experiences of film-makers and scientists, join us as we examine the role of natural history films and imagery in how we see nature.
2017-04-06
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden
Join Ken Brecher, as he shares stories of the innovative and award-winning work of the Los Angeles Public Library.
2017-04-06
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden
Gillian Tindall brings her love of London history to the stories and marvels uncovered from the London soil during the Crossrail project.
2017-04-06
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden

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Friday 7th April

Alastair Sooke, art critic, and Stephen Coppel, curator, discuss the context of the exhibition, focusing on pop art's important role.
2017-04-07
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Monthly opening of the private gardens within Lambeth Palace in the heart of London.
2017-04-07
12pm to 3pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Explore the delicate art and complex science of masculinity.
2017-04-07
7pm to 11pm
 
Camden
Camden

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Saturday 8th April

A chance to fly a full scale Boeing 737 flight simulator this weekend – for free.
2017-04-08
10am to 5pm
 
Putney
Putney
These tours have been created to mark the 100th anniversary of the Johnston typeface.
2017-04-08
Starts at 11am
 
Acton
Acton
Explore the overlap between literature and games as part of the London Games Festival Fringe
2017-04-08
1pm to 4pm
 
Camden
Camden
Hundreds of games characters take to the streets of London in the very special Games Festival Character Parade.
2017-04-08
Starts at 1:30pm
 
City of London
City of London

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Sunday 9th April

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Monday 10th April

Timothy Clark, Head of the Japanese section at the British Museum, will introduce selected highlights from the forthcoming special exhibition Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave.
2017-04-10
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
An opportunity to visit an impressive art deco building in the heart of Wood Green.
2017-04-10
11:30am to 12:30pm
 
Wood Green
Wood Green
A double-bill of documentaries from NHK WORLD TV, the 24-hour international English-language channel from Japan’s public service broadcaster.
2017-04-10
6:30pm to 10:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Patrick Griffin will give an update on London's greatest current railway project, as it prepares to actually run trains.
2017-04-10
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Croydon
Croydon

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Tuesday 11th April

In this talk, Editor-at-Large of Londonist Matt Brown overturns some of the myths and misconceptions about the capital, drawing from his new book Everything You Know About London Is Wrong.
2017-04-11
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
Experts explore how to push boundaries through material revolution.
2017-04-11
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Euston
Euston

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Wednesday 12th April

You can either take a cruise on the ships, or watch them from the river shore.
2017-04-12
All Day
 
Classic Car Club will be displaying a selection of their motors.
2017-04-12
All Day
 
Southwark
Southwark
Sir Vince Cable shares thoughts on the risks and opportunities that arise from the nation’s decision to exit the EU.
2017-04-12
6pm to 9pm
 
Strand
Strand
Join architectural writer and historian Chris Rogers to discuss how the capital’s built landscape has evolved from the Great Fire to the 2012 Olympics,
2017-04-12
6:30pm to 7:45pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Panel debate discusses how Britain’s exit from the EU will affect the army and defence policy.
2017-04-12
Starts at 7pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Pankaj Chandak goes on a journey through the history of surgery, from the first antiseptics to medical robots.
2017-04-12
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square
A note that there will be a series of short fireworks displays on the river.
2017-04-12
9:15pm to 9:30pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Thursday 13th April

You can either take a cruise on the ships, or watch them from the river shore.
2017-04-13
All Day
 
Hear about one man's journey into blindness in this conversation on 'Notes on Blindness'.
2017-04-13
7pm to 8pm
 
Camden
Camden
A note that there will be a series of short fireworks displays on the river.
2017-04-13
9:15pm to 9:30pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Friday 14th April

You can either take a cruise on the ships, or watch them from the river shore.
2017-04-14
All Day
 
Robert Fleming explores the events and impact of the British Army's campaigns in the Middle East during the First World War.
2017-04-14
Starts at 11:30am
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
A note that there will be a series of short fireworks displays on the river.
2017-04-14
9:15pm to 9:30pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Saturday 15th April

You can either take a cruise on the ships, or watch them from the river shore.
2017-04-15
All Day
 
A monthly classic car show/meet in central London.
2017-04-15
12pm to 4pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Free
Explore the art of cartography and discover the creative practice of drawing maps in the Archive Studio.
2017-04-15
Starts at 1pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
A note that there will be a series of short fireworks displays on the river.
2017-04-15
9:15pm to 9:30pm
 
Woolwich
Woolwich

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Sunday 16th April

You can either take a cruise on the ships, or watch them from the river shore.
2017-04-16
All Day
 
Hear behind-the-scenes stories and gain exclusive access to areas usually reserved for performers and Southbank Centre staff.
2017-04-16
Starts at 10:30am
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Monday 17th April

See the restored Victorian steam pumping station in action.
2017-04-17
12:30pm to 4:15pm
 
South Tottenham
South Tottenham
A special screening of Alien 3: Assembly Cut, the definitive version of David Fincher’s misunderstood masterpiece.
2017-04-17
Starts at 8pm
 
Hackney
Hackney

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Tuesday 18th April

This talk describes the urgent work needed as the old flyover was decaying fast. The work required a high level of cooperation between the client, designer, contractor and key sub-contractors.
2017-04-18
7:15pm to 9:30pm
 
Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Famous Greenwich landmarks will be illuminated in colour, showcasing the culturally and architecturally significant buildings that form Maritime Greenwich.
2017-04-18
8:30pm to 10pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Wednesday 19th April

Join author Catherine Curzon to explore attitudes to mental health in the eighteenth century.
2017-04-19
Starts at 7pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
The monthly talk & social series brings you Julia Samuel talking to us about Grief, and The Vagina Workshop from Kim Letizia and Phillipa G
2017-04-19
7pm to 11pm
 
Hackney
Hackney
A monthly event where three speakers give 18-21 minute fun-yet-informative talks across all disciplines, while the audience drinks along.
2017-04-19
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green

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Thursday 20th April

Join Caroline Swan, author of the Flickering Lamps blog, to hear about 'Graveyard' Walker's work and his influence on burial practices in Victorian London.
2017-04-20
2pm to 3pm
 
City of London
City of London
A panel debate exploring the potential risks or rewards of a driverless world.
2017-04-20
4pm to 6pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Find out about cutting-edge research in the fields of star mapping, sun research and planet hunting in other star systems
2017-04-20
6pm to 7:30pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich
Join broadcaster and anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota as she guides us through the hidden histories of the British landscape.
2017-04-20
6:30pm to 7:45pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
A talk about the history of the Marshalsea through the lives of its prisoners – rich and poor.
2017-04-20
7pm to 9pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
A discussion to examine how we value and treat post-1945 buildings.
2017-04-20
7pm to 8:15pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell

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Friday 21st April

Professor Jo Fox explores how love and sexual attraction were used to mobilise the nation during the World Wars.
2017-04-21
Starts at 11:30am
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
A unique evening of museum comedy, as a special line up of comedians bring their own unique brands of humour to the V&A.
2017-04-21
7pm to 8:45pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
n evening of retro fun for grown-ups as night descends on the Natural History Museum.
2017-04-21
7pm to 11:59pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington

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Saturday 22nd April

You are exhorted to visit your local independent purveyor of music and make purchases of physical storage media.
2017-04-22
All Day
 
All day conference on all things subterranean.
2017-04-22
9:30am to 5:15pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
A note that a steam train will be leaving Paddington Station in the morning, and returning later in the evening.
2017-04-22
Starts at 10:10am
 
Explore this treasure-house of over 320,000 artefacts from London’s transport history and which is usually closed to the public.
2017-04-22
11am to 5pm
 
Acton
Acton
A weekend showing off a range of diesel locomotives on the heritage railway line.
2017-04-22
Starts at 6pm
 

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Sunday 23rd April

Explore this treasure-house of over 320,000 artefacts from London’s transport history and which is usually closed to the public.
2017-04-23
11am to 5pm
 
Acton
Acton
English and Catalan foods at Borough Market for an irregular Sunday opening.
2017-04-23
12pm to 4pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
A weekend showing off a range of diesel locomotives on the heritage railway line.
2017-04-23
Starts at 6pm
 

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Monday 24th April

A talk by Dr Olga Vainshtein who will interpret the dandies’ code of elegance as a system combining fashion, body techniques, emotional discipline, and strategies of behaviour.
2017-04-24
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Euston
Euston
Architectural critic Tom Dyckhoff traces the story of urban life from joyless mass housing developments to brash corporate architecture.
2017-04-24
7pm to 8:45pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington

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Tuesday 25th April

Mathematics is vital in ensuring that the lights stay on as the planners of the grid need to solve non-linear differential-algebraic equations to work out how much electricity can be generated, distributed and stored.
2017-04-25
1pm to 2pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
This talk explores the contribution that the artists, writers, film-makers and publishers Franciszka and Stefan Themerson made to literary and artistic life in Britain.
2017-04-25
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Free
In this event, the panel will ask: Is hypocrisy a moral dead-end or a step on the path to better behaviour?
2017-04-25
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

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Wednesday 26th April

A look at urban development with a focus on the Old Oak Park Royal site.
2017-04-26
2pm to 6:30pm
 
Euston
Euston
Many eradication attempts have been tried and failed. This lecture will examine the opportunities and difficulties of eradication.
2017-04-26
6pm to 7pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
A look at how the Dutch live below sea level and its implications for the UK with climate change.
2017-04-26
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
A panel of academics and journalists will discuss the new administration’s priorities and the international implications of the current US political landscape.
2017-04-26
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
£3.00
The Greenwich Historical Society presents an illustrated talk by local artist Nicola White.
2017-04-26
7:30pm to 9pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

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Thursday 27th April

Beautiful natural history images brought to life from the Library's collections.
2017-04-27
6pm to 7pm
 
Camden
Camden
A panel of diplomats and experts will discuss why many governments are joining forces to bring an end to the ivory trade,
2017-04-27
6:15pm to 7:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Find out how the FT and Buzzfeed approach their respective political coverage in a year where the truth has become stranger than fiction.
2017-04-27
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Euston
Euston
Human rights lawyer Philippe Sands will discuss his book, newly available in paperback, East West Street, which explores the creation and development of world-changing legal concepts that came about as a result of the unprecedented atrocities of Hitler’s Third Reich, with Daniel Finkelstein OBE
2017-04-27
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
How was it possible for Britain to wind up fighting a war in Iraq that so many British people considered illegitimate? A new book by LSE Fellow Dr James Strong attempts to offer some answers.
2017-04-27
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
One of a pair of events using specimens and conversation to investigate our encounters with animals.
2017-04-27
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Euston
Euston
How does it feel to live in a 'haunted home'? How do you negotiate living in a home which might be 'co-habited' by the strangest form of stranger?
2017-04-27
Starts at 7:45pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel

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Friday 28th April

A talk about the significant new discoveries being made at the site of a 3000-year-old settlement, dubbed the 'Peterborough Pompeii', at Must Farm, in East Anglia.
2017-04-28
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Taking Albertopolis and Southbank as case studies, how can redevelopment of key cultural institutions affect and enhance London’s places?
2017-04-28
8:30am to 9:30am
 
Euston
Euston
Emma Mawdsley looks at artists' depiction of war in the press of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
2017-04-28
Starts at 11:30am
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Late night adults only evening at the museum, with talks and and demonstrations.
2017-04-28
6pm to 10pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
A world-premier performance of a new live musical score to accompany Fritz Lang’s 1927 sci-fi masterpiece Metropolis.
2017-04-28
8pm to 10:45pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington

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Saturday 29th April

Head to Little Venice over Bank Holiday weekend for the yearly IWA Canalway Cavalcade,
2017-04-29
10am to 6pm
 
Maida Vale
Maida Vale
Southwark Cathedral presents a day of talks about London, looking at its stories, old and new. Speakers include, Ted Sandling, Matt Beaumont, Gillian Tindall and Stephen Alford
2017-04-29
10am to 5pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Guided tours of the London Transport museum's archive of posters and artwork.
2017-04-29
Starts at 11am
 
Acton
Acton
Unique tour of former Vestry Hall, Shoreditch Town Hall, now a major arts venue
2017-04-29
11am to 12pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell

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Sunday 30th April

The Reserve is open to the public just once a year at a time when the bluebells are at their most beautiful.
2017-04-30
10am to 4pm
 
Greenford
Greenford
Head to Little Venice over Bank Holiday weekend for the yearly IWA Canalway Cavalcade,
2017-04-30
10am to 6pm
 
Maida Vale
Maida Vale
Occasional open day at the under-restoration Victorian steam pumping station.
2017-04-30
10:30am to 4pm
 
Abbey Wood
Abbey Wood
Hear behind-the-scenes stories and gain exclusive access to areas usually reserved for performers and Southbank Centre staff.
2017-04-30
Starts at 1:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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