Top events in London on Sat 2nd Sep 2023
Hundreds of cinemas across the UK will be offering cheap entry to see many of the films being screened at the moment.
Meet members of the Lambeth Local History Forum to learn about their work
and how you might join in. There will be local history publications on sale.
2023-09-02
10am to 4:30pm
West Norwood
Occasional open day at a museum of domestic "clutter" housed in an old farm barn.
2023-09-02
10:30am to 4pm
Upminster
Step back in time and walk in the footsteps of the gladiators within the ancient Roman amphitheatre and see mudlarking artefacts on display.
2023-09-02
10:30am to 4pm
City of London
Pollock's Toy Museum will have a weekend pop up store and show in Spitalfields.
2023-09-02
11am to 5pm
Whitechapel
From food and photography to music and spoken word, Black on the Square will showcase established acts alongside emerging talent.
2023-09-02
12pm to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
An end of Summer Fair in the setting of Turner’s House garden.
2023-09-02
12pm to 4pm
Twickenham
Internationally pre-eminent museum and integral workshops devoted to electrical timekeeping and the distribution of accurate time.
2023-09-02
2pm to 5pm
West Norwood
A regatta of 12 life-sized swans perform a poetic ballet on the surface of the Royal Victoria Dock.
2023-09-02
Starts at 6pm
Victoria Dock
Look up in wonder, as one of the world’s most extraordinary vertical dance companies present a performance on the façade of St Paul’s Cathedral.
2023-09-02
Starts at 6:15pm
City of London
See the horror film classic – under a full moon!
2023-09-02
Starts at 8pm
Peckham
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon This exhibition takes a visual journey from workhouses to slum clearances, tower blocks and homeless shelters, to explore how photographs have represented these conditions for over a century.
11am to 6pm
Closing soon Sat, 2nd September
2023-06-30
2023-09-02
Discover the story of definitive stamps, from the very first design to today.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 3rd September
2023-02-08
2023-09-03
Explore the powerful work of two groundbreaking modern artists.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 3rd September
2023-04-20
2023-09-03
This exhibition celebrates five London houses all of which (like the Soane Museum) have been designed by the architects who lived and, in some cases, still live in them.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 3rd September
2023-06-07
2023-09-03
Explore the work and career of Carrie Mae Weems in this first major UK exhibition dedicated to one of the most influential American artists working today.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 3rd September
2023-06-22
2023-09-03
A selection of lesser-known works from The Courtauld’s collection of Post-Impressionist art is on display this summer.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 3rd September
2023-06-15
2023-09-03
This exhibition explores complex relationships between land, its materiality and memory in modern and contemporary artistic practice.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 3rd September
2023-06-15
2023-09-03
SHAPESHIFTERS features the artwork of London-based tattoo artists with a mix of prints, originals, and photography.
12pm to 10pm
Closing soon Sun, 3rd September
2023-07-12
2023-09-03
The exhibition highlights the ways in which artists are helping to reframe and deepen our psychological and spiritual responses to the climate crisis.
10am to 8pm
Closing soon Sun, 3rd September
2023-06-21
2023-09-03
Step into Freddie Mercury’s personal world at Sotheby’s London for a once in a lifetime exhibition showcasing the personal collection of a global icon.
12pm to 5pm
Closing soon Tue, 5th September
2023-08-04
2023-09-05
Exhibitions opening soon
Regular Events - Saturday 2nd September 2023
Have you ever wondered what Somerset House was built for and what has taken place within this Grade 1 listed building over the years?
Starts at 12pm
Strand
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Saturday 2nd September 2023
Visit the Ministry of Magic, The Leaky Cauldron, Diagon Alley and Platform 9¾, all on this half-day guided tour of the wizarding world.
9am to 12pm
Whitehall
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
Discover London’s longest archaeological site with best-selling author and mudlark Lara Maiklem and foreshore archaeologist Mike Webber
9:45am to 1pm
Southwark
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring the health challenges of urban London life through the centuries
Starts at 10am
Southwark
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
10am to 1pm
Southwark
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
This walk traces the forgotten history of White City, which for 115 years has been a place of megaprojects. In the 1930s it was the site for London County Council's most ambitious dense housing estate to date. In 1960 BBC Television Centre opened, one of the world’s first purpose-built sites for TV production and broadcasting. With the arrival of Westfield London in 2008, the area has again become a magnet for development.
11am to 1pm
Shepherds Bush
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
Join a group of fellow muggles for a walking tour and see the real-life locations that inspired sets such as Diagon Alley, the Leaky Cauldron, and the Ministry of Magic.
Starts at 11am
City of London
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
An immersive whirlwind tour of London's 18th-century chocolate houses led by Dr Matthew Green and brought to life by actors and musicians
2:30pm to 4:30pm
Picadilly
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
Dare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
7:30pm to 9:15pm
Whitechapel
2023-09-02
2023-09-02
Starts at 12pm
Strand
