Top events in London on Sat 16th Sep 2023
A few days each year, the Hampton Court Palace gardens are free to visit.
2023-09-16
10am to 5:30pm
East Molesey
Travel back in time to the Middle Ages through handling medieval artefacts recovered by mudlarks from the River Thames.
2023-09-16
10am to 5pm
City of London
The London Bus Museum will be running heritage buses dating from the 1950s to 1970s alongside the normal daily service on route 38, Victoria to Hackney.
Take a tour of the Grade II listed Guildhall's main rooms and the former magistrate's court.
2023-09-16
10am to 4:30pm
Kingston Upon Thames
St Paul's Bow Common has been described as 'the most significant church built after WWII in Britain' - a brutalist, inclusive and influential signpost for future church design.
Occasional open day of a former railway water tower that now offers views across the Kings Cross area.
2023-09-16
10am to 4pm
Kings Cross
For one day, the public can go on board a tall sailing ship at Canary Wharf for a look around.
2023-09-16
10am to 5pm
Poplar
This day of talks explores some of the palaces of Tudor London; where, how and why they were built.
2023-09-16
10am to 4pm
Southwark
The Ruislip Lido Railway is opening its doors to the public for a behind the scenes look at what they do to keep the railway running.
2023-09-16
11am to 5pm
Ruislip
A day of events, hands-on activities and ancient crafts focusing on nature.
2023-09-16
11am to 5pm
Belvedere
Bermondsey Street Festival is an annual celebration of music, dance, arts, cuisine and creativity
2023-09-16
11am to 7pm
Southwark
Annual river race between Millwall and Richmond with hundreds of boats participating.
This summer London's fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London.
This summer London's fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London.
2023-09-16
12pm to 4pm
Fulham
Jason Fox speaks to the families of injured Armed Forces personnel about their loved ones’ recoveries, highlighting what it's like to support, witness and be a part of the process.
2023-09-16
Starts at 1pm
Chelsea
A promenade performance journey, spanning the streets of the historic Cloth Fair and Smithfield Grand Avenue.
2023-09-16
1pm to 7pm
Barbican
Mysterious characters made of light and sound will take you on an extraordinary and mesmerising journey.
2023-09-16
Starts at 2:45pm
Magical enchanting phantoms stride elegantly through the streets, endowed with transparent wings they seemingly float above the audience.
An evening of medieval storytelling and performance in the grounds of Eltham Palace.
2023-09-16
7pm to 9pm
Eltham
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon An exhibition of neon, aluminium art, giant luggage tags, and badly behaved bottles.
11am to 7pm
Closing soon Tue, 19th September
2023-09-07
2023-09-19
This exhibition looks at the remarkable moment that Ziggy Stardust was launched in Tolworth and the wider music and pop culture scene in the borough.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sat, 16th September
2023-03-31
2023-09-16
This exhibition seeks to explain the development of travel and what an increasingly wider public has required for education and leisure.
11am to 5pm
Closing soon Sat, 16th September
2023-06-28
2023-09-16
Six buildings across the City will host a projection installation.
8pm to 10pm
Closing soon Sat, 16th September
2023-09-07
2023-09-16
A major exhibition celebrating the contemporary sari.
10am to 9pm
Closing soon Sun, 17th September
2023-05-19
2023-09-17
An exhibition offering an unprecedented look at 150 contemporary photographers tracking the visual threads of humankind’s ever-changing, extraordinarily complex life across the globe.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Sun, 17th September
2023-06-02
2023-09-17
Explore a magical world of fairy tales, as seen through the eyes of two iconic illustrators.
11am to 4pm
Closing soon Sun, 17th September
2023-06-24
2023-09-17
An exhibition inside Heals of ideas created by graduates that tackle issues such as climate, energy, carbon, pollution, waste, diminishing resources, and depletion of species.
10:30am to 6pm
Closing soon Mon, 18th September
2023-09-16
2023-09-18
The exhibition showcases paintings by Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko, shown for the first time in the UK having been preserved by the artist's family for more than fifty years.
10am to 6pm
Closing soon Wed, 20th September
2023-07-13
2023-09-20
An exhibition capturing the history of Queen through Sir Brian May's own Stereoscopic (3-D) camera lenses.
11am to 6pm
Closing soon Sat, 23rd September
2023-06-02
2023-09-23
Exhibitions opening soon
Regular Events - Saturday 16th 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
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What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Saturday 16th September 2023
Find out more about the history of the River Thames with one of our foreshore walks led by community archaeologist Mike Webber
9am to 12pm
Southwark
2023-09-16
2023-09-16
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
2023-09-16
2023-09-16
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
2023-09-16
2023-09-16
Join actors, musicians, and Dr Matthew Green for an immersive whirlwind tour of London’s original – and best – coffeehouses.
11:30am to 1:15pm
City of London
2023-09-16
2023-09-16
A multi-sensory wine tour of medieval London led by a bestselling historian and brought to life by actors & musicians hidden along the route
2:30pm to 5:15pm
City of London
2023-09-16
2023-09-16
Dare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
7:30pm to 9:15pm
Whitechapel
2023-09-16
2023-09-16
Starts at 12pm
Strand
