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Top events in London on Sun 8th Dec 2019
Free
Santacon
Look out for large numbers of people dressed up as Santa and generally behaving as though they are on a pub crawl.
All Day
A fleet of old buses will be plying the routes around Bromley and Crystal Palace.
All Day
Occasional open day at the restored St Stephen's Church, Rosslyn Hill.
2pm to 5pm
Hampstead
Monthly opening of the organ collection, with many playing music through the day.
11am to 5pm
Rummage through a selection of salvaged treasures from over 30 handpicked vintage traders.
11am to 6pm Stoke Newington
£18.00
Christmas Housemaid's Tour
A tour of Charles Dickens house as it's decorated for Christmas
Starts at 10am Clerkenwell
£23.50
Festive Fayre
Eat, drink and be merry as the Hampton Court Palace courtyards are transformed into a food-lover's Christmas wonderland at the Festive Fayre 2019.
10am to 4:30pm East Molesey
As innovations in military technologies race toward ever-greater levels of automation and autonomy, debates over the ethics of violent technologies tread water.
3pm to 5pm Holborn
British composer, journalist, and lecturer Robert Hugill, returns to Conway Hall for a free Pre-Concert Talk, exploring the invention and evolution of the saxophone.
5:30pm to 6:30pm HolbornThings to do in London today | What to do in London tomorrow | What's on this weekend
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Emerging artist Hugo Brazão presents a new immersive installation at the Embassy of Brazil in November exploring themes of misdirection and disorientation.
10am to 6pm St James
Closing soon Wed, 11th Dec
The LSE Library is marking the centenary of the appointment of William Beveridge as one of LSE’s most influential and widely known Directors.
11am to 6pm Holborn Closing soon Fri, 20th Dec
Highlights include self-driving cars, autonomous flying drones and smart underwater vehicles like the Autosub Long Range Boaty McBoatface.
10am to 6pm South Kensington Closing soon Sat, 21st Dec
The exhibition looks at Pope’s early life in Twickenham and the creation of his villa, garden and grotto.
2pm to 4pm Twickenham Closing soon Sun, 22nd Dec
An enchanting experience of light, colour and sound as our grounds are transformed into an illuminated world.
4:30pm to 9pm Eltham Closing soon Sun, 22nd Dec
Grosvenor Square is set to grow and glow this festive season, as the Ever After Garden; an installation of symbolic, illuminated roses.
12pm to 8pm Mayfair Closing soon Sun, 22nd Dec
This winter, more twinkling and fantastical than ever before, Christmas at Kew returns.
Starts at 12am Richmond Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
Created in close collaboration with the artist, Elizabeth Peyton: Aire and Angels, explores the development of Peyton’s unique art from the 1990s to the present day.
10am to 6pm Soho Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
All of the paintings and engravings in Hogarth's series have been united for the first time to examine his complex views on morality, the society and the city.
10am to 5pm Holborn Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
The Museum of Architecture brings its hugely popular Gingerbread City exhibition to Somerset House.
10am to 6pm Strand Closing soon Sun, 5th Jan
Regular Events - Sunday 8th December 2019
A 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
Walking tours of London on Sunday 8th December 2019
£10.00
City Highlights Guided Walk
Enjoy an insider's tour of the City, including Guildhall, Mansion House, the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange - grand buildings in the heart of a city where big money and history are still being made.
2pm to 3:45pm City of London
London has burned several time in its 2,000 years, and on this 2-hour walk you’ll learn about the 2 cataclysmic events of 1666 and 1940/41.
11am to 1pm City of London
Travel through a thousand years of history, meeting kings, body snatchers, Charles Dickens, an eighteenth century ghost, and William Wallace (and how he was in no fit state to shout "Freeeedoooommmm!")
10:30am to 12:30pm Barbican
Explore London with one of our fantastic Doctor Who guides on this 2 ½ hour walking tour.
10:30am to 1pm SouthwarkTower Bridge opening times
| 07:30am | Maintenance Lift | Up river |
| 08:00am | Maintenance Lift | Down river |
