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Top events in London on Sat 10th Nov 2018
On the day of the Lord Mayor's show, as is traditional, St Paul's Cathedral will be free to visit.
8:30am to 4:15pm
£18.00
SFX Book Con 2
SFX, the UK's biggest selling sci-fi and fantasy magazine, has teamed up with Foyles for a day of science fiction events.
12:30pm to 6:30pm
Soho
Free
The eve of peace
A day of talks and activities to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
11am to 5pm Richmond
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Explore the origins of the Dowding System and its legacy in later years.
10am to 4pm Stanmore
Ends on Sat, 10th Nov
This exhibition investigates and reveals Dickens’s deep and influential interest in medicine, chemistry, geology, the energy of the Earth and the ability of science to drive change.
10am to 5pm Clerkenwell Ends on Sun, 11th Nov
Discover the city at night through the eyes of photographers from the late 19th century to the present day.
10am to 6pm Barbican Ends on Sun, 11th Nov
An exhibition that explores the glamorous and grotesque, disturbed and diabolical, surreal and supernatural, merciless and macabre and uncanny and undead!
6pm to 11pm Whitechapel Ends on Fri, 16th Nov
The feature display will include war and propaganda posters issued by all sides of the conflict, including the UK, USA, Germany and Russia.
11am to 6pm West Brompton Ends on Sat, 17th Nov
This exhibition features two very talented Edwardian female illustrators whose work has been largely forgotten.
11am to 4pm Pinner Ends on Sun, 18th Nov
This year’s winning and commended entries will be exhibited at the Soane Museum this autumn.
10am to 5pm Holborn Ends on Sun, 18th Nov
A huge display of over 70,000 miniature shrouds will remember everyone who died in the Battle of the Somme and doesn't have a grave.
10am to 7pm Olympic Park Ends on Sun, 18th Nov
The exhibition explores the multifaceted landscape of one of London’s most thriving boroughs and its residents.
11am to 4pm Islington Ends on Sat, 24th Nov
Explore Michael Palin’s role in creating some of the most brilliant comedy of the 20th century through his own archive.
9:30am to 5pm Camden Ends on Sun, 25th Nov
Regular Events - Saturday 10th November 2018
A guided tour around the historic Somerset House including the vaults under the main forecourt.
12:15pm to : StrandWeekend 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
| 05:00pm | Sailing Barge Will | Up river |
| 05:45pm | Sailing Barge Will | Down river |
