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 November 2018

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


Thursday 1st November

Many grave-owners at Highgate Cemetery already place candles on their grave around this date and this late opening will provide a wider opportunity for reflection and remembrance.
2018-11-01
4pm to 7pm
 
Highgate
Highgate
Discover truly remarkable – but surprisingly little known – collections, featuring everything from artworks to scarce anatomical preparations and ext
2018-11-01
5pm to 8pm
 
Camden
Camden
Mark Mason discusses his new book The Book of Seconds: The Incredible Stories of the Ones that Didn’t Quite Win. Seconds always get lost in the shadow of famous firsts - now it’s time to bring them into the spotlight
2018-11-01
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
Tracy Borman will tell the story of England’s most famous monarch Henry VIII through the eyes of the men who surrounded him.
2018-11-01
6:30pm to 4pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Join Dr. James Wearn to understand the role that the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, played in the development of the Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries across the Western Front and beyond.
2018-11-01
7pm to 8pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
Join cultural historian and BBC broadcaster Dr Christopher Harding as he presents a surprising new perspective on the modernisation of Japan.
2018-11-01
7pm to 8pm
 
Soho
Soho

More London events on Thursday 1st November

Friday 2nd November

Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes discusses King George V's trip to the battlefields of northern Europe to visit the war graves of the fallen.
2018-11-02
Starts at 11:30am
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Dr Paula Byrne explores the novelist’s roots in the comic theatre, her own supreme comic gifts, and her influence on subsequent novelists such as Evelyn Waugh and Barbara Pym.
2018-11-02
Starts at 7pm
 
Soho
Soho
Join Bert Weckhuysen as he explores how chemistry is being used to create waste-powered transport and why it is so difficult to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and chemicals.
2018-11-02
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square

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Saturday 3rd November

The street is closed and filled up with vintage and sports cars.
2018-11-03
10:30am to 4pm
 
Regent Street
Regent Street
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2018-11-03
2pm to 5pm
 
Tooting
Tooting

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Sunday 4th November

A monthly opening of the Victorian museum of industrial testing equipment.
2018-11-04
11am to 5pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Step back in history and visit the terminus building of London's original international airport - in Croydon.
2018-11-04
11am to 4pm
 
Croydon
Croydon

More London events on Sunday 4th November

Monday 5th November

In this talk, Richard Clarke will introduce you to the concept of Vaccine Hesitancy and explain how risk perception, uncertainty, social influence and above all trust plays a role in vaccine delay, selection and refusal.
2018-11-05
Starts at 7:30pm
 
Camden
Camden

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Tuesday 6th November

Michael Palin, the winner of the 2017 Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing joins us at Stanfords to sign copies of his new book Erebus.
2018-11-06
1pm to 2pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Jamie Susskind will discuss the publication of his latest book, Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech.
2018-11-06
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Discover the fascinating story of 4,000 pearls collected for a necklace commemorating those lost in the First World War.
2018-11-06
7pm to 8pm
 
Richmond
Richmond

More London events on Tuesday 6th November

Wednesday 7th November

A series of talks about how social media data can be used in research that benefits society, as well as what ethical considerations there are in this field.
2018-11-07
6pm to 8pm
 
Regent Street
Regent Street
In bringing together discussions around the Holocaust and slavery, a panel of experts will explore how and why denial operates.
2018-11-07
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Euston
Euston
The cultural pre-history of the face transplant" with Dr Suzannah Biernoff.
2018-11-07
6:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Barbican
Barbican

More London events on Wednesday 7th November

Thursday 8th November

There will be a flypast by aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial flight, focused on St Clement Danes Church on Strand.
2018-11-08
12:25pm to 1:20pm
 
Strand
Strand
In this interactive event we will explain and demonstrate what social science can tell us about misinformation, how it works and what we can do to minimise its impact on us.
2018-11-08
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
This provocative insider account challenges the media myths which paint North Korea as a rogue state run by a mad leader.
2018-11-08
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
An expert panel will discuss the links between human rights and climate change, and whether rights-based climate change claims are one future path to spurring climate action.
2018-11-08
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
A talk on John Hunter and his attempt to resurrect the Reverend Dr William Dodd
2018-11-08
Starts at 7pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Discover the golden age of women’s poster design in the interwar period, the historical and social changes that made this possible and how these changes influenced the designs themselves.
2018-11-08
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden

More London events on Thursday 8th November

Friday 9th November

Writer, broadcaster and editor, Ian Hislop, joins celebrated comedy writer and producer, Armando Iannucci, to discuss the changing role of satire and subversion in a post-truth world.
2018-11-09
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
Zvezdana Popovic introduces the all women hospitals that operated in France, parts of Greece, Russia and Serbia during World War One.
2018-11-09
1pm to 2pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Chaired by Lewis Bush, award-winning photographer, writer, curator and lecturer, this talk will explore the darker side of London at night.
2018-11-09
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
History Showoff is a comedy cabaret event all about the past, where a cast of historians, archaeologists, museum folk and comedians try to make sense of the olden days.
2018-11-09
7pm to 9:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

More London events on Friday 9th November

Saturday 10th November

On the day of the Lord Mayor's show, as is traditional, St Paul's Cathedral will be free to visit.
2018-11-10
8:30am to 4:15pm
 
City of London
City of London
A chance to see the repair team at work on one of the canal locks.
2018-11-10
10am to 4pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
A day of talks and activities to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
2018-11-10
11am to 5pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
£18.00
SFX, the UK's biggest selling sci-fi and fantasy magazine, has teamed up with Foyles for a day of science fiction events.
2018-11-10
12:30pm to 6:30pm
 
Soho
Soho

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Sunday 11th November

Today, 100 years since Armistice, bells will ring out in unison from churches and cathedrals in villages, towns and cities across the country.
2018-11-11
Starts at 11:30am
 
See and try different puddings and desserts ranging from the Georgian period to the present day.
2018-11-11
Starts at 6pm
 
North Weald
North Weald

More London events on Sunday 11th November

Monday 12th November

Find out more about the experiences of those who were disabled in the First World War when they returned to work in the Post Office.
2018-11-12
Starts at 11am
 
Farringdon
Farringdon

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Tuesday 13th November

A day of festive shopping and Christmas fun, including mulled wine, a Santa’s Grotto, Christmas carols, arts and crafts and much more.
2018-11-13
11am to 7pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
The first female war photographer, Edis undertook a commission from the War Office to photograph the Western Front in the immediate aftermath of the First World War.
2018-11-13
2pm to 3pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
Packed with facts about our countries, cities, mountains, oceans, forests and the nations that populate the globe, he’ll answer essential questions such as ‘what is the Isle of Man’s flag all about?’
2018-11-13
6:30pm to 7:45pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden

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Wednesday 14th November

Come and explore over 900 years of history on this candlelit tour of Southwark Cathedral.
2018-11-14
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
If you love inconsistencies, plot holes, illogical storylines, dumb police detectives and extremely hammy villains then you are in for a treat.
2018-11-14
7pm to 10pm
 
Shoreditch
Shoreditch
An evening of three talks about Stoke Newington's history from different perspectives.
2018-11-14
7pm to 10pm
 
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Making sense of the Novichok poisonings and their repercussions.
2018-11-14
7pm to 9pm
 
Euston
Euston

More London events on Wednesday 14th November

Thursday 15th November

Come and find out about the stories behind the Art and Historic Collections at the Houses of Parliament.
2018-11-15
1pm to 2pm
 
Whitehall
Whitehall
These attacks and more will be recounted by Ian Castle, a leading expert on the history of Germany’s First World War aerial campaign against Britain.
2018-11-15
6pm to 7:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
In the wake of the recent activities of Russian secret services, this event presents an intriguing reconsideration of their role in the murder of Leon Trotsky.
2018-11-15
6pm to 7:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
This panel discussion will explore different visions for social progress and the future of social policy with prominent scholars in the field.
2018-11-15
6pm to 7:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Chaired by Ritchie Robertson, a panel will discuss his life and legacy.
2018-11-15
6:30pm to 8pm
 
St James
St James
The winner of the 2015 Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year, Horatio Clare talks about his new book Something of his Art: Walking to Lübeck with J. S. Bach.
2018-11-15
6:30pm to 7:45pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
An evening of some of the weirdest and wildest stories from the animal kingdom.
2018-11-15
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Camden
Camden
The Great Plague, the second Dutch War, and the devastating Great Fire of London... historian Rebecca Rideal sheds light on these dramatic events and their context, revealing the terror and triumph of 1666, a watershed year in English history.
2018-11-15
7pm to 8pm
 
Richmond
Richmond

More London events on Thursday 15th November

Friday 16th November

The House of the Young Romantics is taking over Leighton House and Leighton Lates for one very special event.
2018-11-16
6:30pm to 9pm
 
West Kensington
West Kensington
From his unique position on the front row to history, Chris Jackson will discuss what it is like to photograph the Royal Family.
2018-11-16
7pm to 8pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington

More London events on Friday 16th November

Saturday 17th November

A lantern parade through Hounslow.
2018-11-17
Starts at 12am
 
Hounslow
Hounslow
Annual clearance book sale in aid of Amnesty International.
2018-11-17
10am to 4pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich
Occasional open weekend at the recently restored Toynbee Hall to see the exhibition about its history and activity.
2018-11-17
11am to 3pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
A monthly classic car show/meet just behind Waterloo Station.
2018-11-17
12pm to 4pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
See projections of archive texts and photos on the front of the derelict facade of the Royal London Hospital.
2018-11-17
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel

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Sunday 18th November

See over 80 vehicles, spanning the decades and representing the field of conflict from around the world.
2018-11-18
10am to 4pm
 
Weybridge
Weybridge
Occasional open weekend at the recently restored Toynbee Hall to see the exhibition about its history and activity.
2018-11-18
11am to 3pm
 
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
The Jewish Museum welcomes all visitors for a special Free Entry Open House afternoon.
2018-11-18
1pm to 4pm
 
Camden
Camden

More London events on Sunday 18th November

Monday 19th November

A debate exploring the creation and later transformations of one of the twentieth century’s most significant buildings – the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
2018-11-19
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Picadilly
Picadilly
Classic Silent Movie Evening featuring Donald Mackenzie, of the Odeon Marble Arch at the Willis Concert Organ.
2018-11-19
7pm to 9:30pm
 
Wood Green
Wood Green

More London events on Monday 19th November

Tuesday 20th November

Dr Ruth Richardson & Museum Curator Karen Howell will be presenting an illustrated lecture of science and dissection history, a kaleidoscope of light, in the operating theatre.
2018-11-20
Starts at 7pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Join Hannah Scott, University of Nottingham, for an introduction to these roast beef-scoffing, beer-quaffing figures of fun from the 19th century.
2018-11-20
7:30pm to 8:45pm
 
St James
St James

More London events on Tuesday 20th November

Wednesday 21st November

Take part in a range of different experiences as you try interactive challenges, give medical illustration a try or lounge in the corner and listen to a talk.
2018-11-21
5pm to 8:30pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
This talk looks at the work of ten soldiers with camera who took photographs on various fronts during the First World War.
2018-11-21
6pm to 7:15pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
The event will involve short presentations and discussion about the role of truth in politics, fake news, distrust of media, and propaganda.
2018-11-21
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Join us on this special evening as we unveil a digital reconstruction of the skull of John Bellingham, one of the museum's most famous residents
2018-11-21
6:30pm to 9:30pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
John Lee introduces Victorian Maps of England: The county and city maps of Thomas Moule.
2018-11-21
6:30pm to 7:45pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Southwark Cathedral would like to invite all amateur and professional photographers to spend an evening taking photos of the Cathedral lit by candlelight.
2018-11-21
7pm to 9pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Thursday 22nd November

A talk then a chance to make your own classic Victorian style Christmas Pudding.
2018-11-22
6pm to 8pm
 
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Join Principal Librarian, Dr Peter Ross to learn about what the Georgians ate, their dining habits and the long and gentle life of one of England’s most important diarists.
2018-11-22
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
A discussion exploring the impact digital technologies are having on the construction industry and the new possibilities they offer.
2018-11-22
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Picadilly
Picadilly
A festival style event offering debates, talks, and workshops and discuss how to future-proof our city.
2018-11-22
6:45pm to 10pm
 
Covent Garden
Covent Garden

More London events on Thursday 22nd November

Friday 23rd November

Joined by writer and classicist, David Stuttard, and Professor of Classics at King’s College London, Edith Hall, this panel discussion investigates this theme with reference to a variety of objects and sources.
2018-11-23
Starts at 12am
 
Russell Square
Russell Square
A talk about the Mayor of London's plan to increase housing across London.
2018-11-23
8:30am to 9:30am
 
Euston
Euston
Find the E17 Designers upstairs with a selection of one-off handmade gifts from local makers.
2018-11-23
6:30pm to 10pm
 
Walthamstow
Walthamstow

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Saturday 24th November

Over 100 stands selling gifts and produce from British suppliers.
2018-11-24
10am to 5pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
A note that a steam train will depart Paddington Station in the late morning and arrive at Victoria station later in the evening.
2018-11-24
11:20am to 5:30pm
 
A rare screening of a Turkish remake of The Exorcist, with Catholicism replaced with Islam.
2018-11-24
7:30pm to 10pm
 
Kennington
Kennington

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Sunday 25th November

A note, that after several failed attempts in the summer, a floatilla of hot air balloons may drift over London this morning.
2018-11-25
Starts at 6am
 
Over 100 stands selling gifts and produce from British suppliers.
2018-11-25
10am to 4pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
This running day commemorates 25 years since Finchley bus garage closed in November 1993 one of the many garages closed around that time.
2018-11-25
3pm to 4pm
 

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Monday 26th November

Who remembers working with floppy disks, and CD ROMs? This talk will explore how archivists are seeking to make this content available for future generations.
2018-11-26
Starts at 11am
 
Farringdon
Farringdon
Marika will present the story of black holes: what evidence we have for their existence, how they form, and what they may mean for the future of physics.
2018-11-26
6pm to 7pm
 
Aldwych
Aldwych
This event brings together Amin Taha, architect and principal of Groupwork + Amin Taha, with Steve Webb, engineer and founder of WebbYates, to reflect on their ongoing collaboration.
2018-11-26
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Euston
Euston
Three speakers will discuss how new financial technology is set to change how money and payment systems are organised, if cryptocurrencies will displace fiat money and if banks will be replaced by technology providers?
2018-11-26
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Turi King will discuss leading the international research team involved in the DNA identification work of the remains of Richard III.
2018-11-26
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Hanover Square
Hanover Square
A panel debate on China’s growing ability to redraw the terms of trade, diplomacy and security, challenging the liberal democratic order.
2018-11-26
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
A screening of a collection of adventure and climbing films from some of the world’s best adventure filmmakers.
2018-11-26
7:30pm to 10:30pm
 
Holborn
Holborn

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Tuesday 27th November

From the artistic to the incredible; the complex to the classic, every type and style of woodturning will be on display.
2018-11-27
10am to 4pm
 
City of London
City of London
At this event, foreign policy experts ask how much the Trump Presidency has changed America's global role.
2018-11-27
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Holborn
Holborn
Go back in time to witness a mock Victorian surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital dated to 1822.
2018-11-27
Starts at 7pm
 
Southwark
Southwark

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Wednesday 28th November

Explore the world of day and night with the Royal Veterinary College and learn from expert staff, students and professionals how the simple turning of the planet affects everything, from animals’ cells to their reproduction.
2018-11-28
5:30pm to 10pm
 
Camden
Camden
Craig and Rebecca Struthers will discuss the challenges of founding an English watchmaking studio in the middle of a recession and the importance of historical research in contemporary making.
2018-11-28
Starts at 6:30pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Join QMUL's Steve Moore, Learning Resources manager and custodian of Joseph Merrick - known during his lifetime as "The Elephant Man" - for this evening's interactive talk about attitudes towards what could be perceived as disfigurement.
2018-11-28
6:30pm to 8:30pm
 
Barbican
Barbican
Science Museum Lates are adults-only, after-hours theme nights that take place in the museum on the last Wednesday of every month.
2018-11-28
6:45pm to 10pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
Journey through some of the finest dystopian films and books of our time.
2018-11-28
7pm to 9pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell

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Thursday 29th November

A celebration of books, authors, mince pies, wine and festive entertainment.
2018-11-29
6pm to 8pm
 
Picadilly
Picadilly
The launch of Graham and Stephen’s pioneering new book which is the first ever comprehensive history, guide and companion to the Guildhall, City of London.
2018-11-29
6pm to 8pm
 
City of London
City of London
King Henry VIII is well known for his tumultuous relationships with women, but what do we see if we take a different look? When we see Henry through the men in his life.
2018-11-29
7pm to 9pm
 
Richmond
Richmond
Science and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin examines one of the biggest environmental threats facing the modern world.
2018-11-29
7pm to 8:30pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington

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Friday 30th November

Jerry Palmer shows how soldiers' personal accounts of their experiences have helped shape public memory of the First World War.
2018-11-30
Starts at 11:30am
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Join Lead Curator, Angus Patterson, for a detailed look at the history of the Cast Courts .
2018-11-30
2:30pm to 3:30pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
In the autumn of 1620 the ship Mayflower, with 102 passengers, landed in North America and started the colonisation of the area that became known as New England.
2018-11-30
5:30pm to 7:30pm
 
Euston
Euston

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