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Top events in London on Sat 13th Apr 2019
Free
Record Store Day
You are exhorted to visit your local independent purveyor of music and make purchases of physical storage media.
All Day
Over 30 of the UK’s best artisan hot sauce makers all under one roof.
11am to 11pm
Peckham
£11.10
Silent Star
Stanislaw Lem’s novel The Astronauts provided the basis for this deliciously schlocky, Polish-East German space opera.
4pm to : Barbican
£16.00
Concorde Day
A day of Concorde-themed activities and celebrate the 50th anniversary of her maiden flight
10am to 5pm Weybridge
£20.00
The London Clown
Join Eva Griffith for a day exploring the London history of clowning.
10am to 4pm Clerkenwell
£5.00
Bat Talk and Walk
Find out about bats then head out into the darkness with bat detectors to spot them flying on the Marshes.
6:30pm to : Tottenham
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Collectively these portraits and stories speak across continents and generations of an extraordinary post-war emigration of women who made a leap of faith for the love of an airman.
10am to 6pm Colindale
Closing soon Sun, 14th Apr
An exhibition that looks at how the world has tried (and often failed) to secure peace in the 20th century.
11am to 6pm Holborn Closing soon Wed, 17th Apr
Villain’s stunning graphic and print work celebrates Polari, whilst playfully subverting Pop Art and the comic book and superhero genre, and asks us to imagine a past where homosexuality was never criminalised.
11am to 6pm Stoke Newington Closing soon Sat, 20th Apr
The Charles Dickens Museum explores the pivotal role of food in the author’s life and novels and give new insights into the experience of dining with Dickens.
10am to 5pm Clerkenwell Closing soon Sun, 21st Apr
This is the V&A Museum of Childhood’s first major exhibition to focus on fictional pirates and their influence in popular culture.
10am to 5:45pm Bethnal Green Closing soon Mon, 22nd Apr
The exhibition showcases significant objects from Sheffield’s Guild of St George Ruskin Collection whilst also drawing on the collections of museums and galleries.
10am to 4:30pm Strand Closing soon Mon, 22nd Apr
An display of photographs by a Victorian eccentric -- very "steampunk".
12pm to 5:30pm Mayfair Closing soon Fri, 26th Apr
From Rossetti, Millais and Burne-Jones to Perry, Latham and Pecchioli, join the dreamers where reality meets imagination.
10am to 5pm City of London Closing soon Sun, 28th Apr
The exhibition features ceramic artworks dispensing scents inspired by the Horniman Gardens, and a soundscape based on the chemical processes occurring in plants and trees.
10am to 5:30pm Forest Hill Closing soon Tue, 30th Apr
Explore this surreal lost property office where you will uncover stories in the most unlikely places.
11am to 8pm Barbican Closing soon Fri, 3rd May
Regular Events - Saturday 13th April 2019
A guided tour around the historic Somerset House including the vaults under the main forecourt.
12:15pm to : StrandA 90-minute walking tour as you explore the Barbican and discover the fascinating history behind the building of the Centre and the surrounding estate.
Starts at 1pm Barbican
Visit one of the Geffrye's 18th-century almshouses which has been taken back to its original condition.
tba Bethnal Green
Walking tours of London on Saturday 13th April 2019
£12.00
Public Toilets Walking Tour
This walking tour covers iconic London from a new perspective, introducing guests to the history and surprisingly dynamic modern politics of the Public Toilet.
3:30pm to 5:30pm SouthwarkTower Bridge opening times
| 02:45pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Up river |
| 03:30pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Down river |
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| 06:30pm | Sailing Barge Will | Up river |
| 07:15pm | Sailing Barge Will | Down river |
| 08:30pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Up river |
| 09:15pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Down river |
| 10:30pm | Sailing Barge Will | Up river |
| 11:15pm | Sailing Barge Will | Down river |
