What's on in London on Friday 23rd October 2020

The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Friday 23rd October.

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Top events in London on Fri 23rd Oct 2020

Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan

Free

Join Shrabani Basu as she recounts the riveting story of Noor Inayat Khan, who served as a British secret agent during the Second World War.

12pm to :

Chelsea

Life Under Fire

£15.00

Jason Fox, veteran of the Special Boat Service, reflects on his military operations and explores how anyone can build the strength and resilience of an elite soldier.

6:30pm to :

Chelsea

Online events / webinars

'A Huge Pack of Witches': A Witch scare in 17th Century Lancashire

Free

In November 1633, a little boy telling tall tales about witches in his local community in Lancashire sparked a witch hunt so shocking that no lesser body than the Privy Council decided to investigate.

2pm to 3pm

Haven’t You Heard?

Free

Author Marie Le Conte talks Gossip Politics and Power in her latest book.

7pm to 8pm

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Free D’Stassi Art Presents Shipwreck: New Work by Peter Opheim

For the exhibition, the gallery will be transformed into an overgrown, supernaturally lit terrain inspired by the scene depicted in the painting the exhibition takes its name from.

10am to 6pm

Islington

Closing soon Thu, 7th October

Free Back Lit by Andrew Gibson

The work in this exhibition is painted mostly on objects that the artist has salvaged from the streets and buildings of London.

11am to 5pm

Stoke Newington

Closing soon Sat, 9th October

Free Lines of Possibilities: Taiwanese Rush Weaving

An exhibition examining the industry’s innovative nature, presenting the unique depth of rush weaving’s aesthetics and its historical value to Taiwan.

11am to 6pm

Southwark

Closing soon Sat, 9th October

Free MacGregor and Michael: A Leather Masterclass

Bentleys, the vintage luggage specialist, hosts a week-long residency with arguably Britain’s finest traditional leather craftspeople: Tetbury’s Neil MacGregor and Valerie Michael.

11am to 5pm

Sloane Square

Closing soon Sat, 9th October

Free Maker's Eye: Stories of Crafts

An exhibition that celebrates the breadth, diversity and qualities of craft, and includes numerous craft objects made in the UK over the course of the last 50 years.

All Day

Islington

Closing soon Sat, 9th October

Free Christabel Balfour Open Studios

Visitors can see the entire process of creating handwoven textiles, from setting up the warp, weaving both tapestries and rugs, and finally taking the finished piece off the loom.

2pm to 6pm

Bethnal Green

Closes today

Free Crafting a Difference at the Argentine Ambassador’s Residence

Five leading contemporary craft galleries on display in the historic, 19th-century official residence of the Argentine ambassador.

12pm to 5pm

Belgravia

Closes today

Free Discovered: Designers for Tomorrow

20 designers have been invited to think about their experiences of a pandemic world.

10am to 6pm

Kensington

Closes today

Free Falling Birds

A series of X-ray photographs and poetic texts highlighting extinction and the alarming decline in bird species around the world.

10am to 5:30pm

Forest Hill

Closes today

£15 Hand & Lock: Behind the Scenes of a 250-Year-Old Embroidery House

Embroiderers to the British Royal Family, Savile Row and top European designers, Hand & Lock opens its doors for one week to offer an insight into Britain’s oldest embroidery house.

10am to 4:30pm

Belgravia

Closes today

More Exhibitions

Theatre and musicals

Exhibitions opening soon

What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Friday 23rd October 2020

£13.52 Dark Side of the City Guided Walk

Are you ready to learn about London’s grim and gruesome past? Then join us on a tour that tells the tale of crime and punishment, executions and excess.

11am to 12:30pm