The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Sunday 17th December.
Top events in London on Sun 17th Dec 2023
The re-creation of London route 227 (Bromley to Penge or Crystal Palace) with a fleet of vintage buses.
All Day
Visitors will have a chance to learn about 87 Hackford Road and its most famous tenant
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Stockwell
£20.00
Take a boat trip through London's longest canal tunnel whilst enjoying a warm fruit punch and mince pie with cream.
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Islington
Rummage through a selection of salvaged treasures from over 30 handpicked vintage traders.
11am to 5pm
Stoke Newington
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
£15
Coalescence
The six-metre diameter artwork is made from over 2,500 pieces of coal with a combined weight of over half a tonne – the amount of coal consumed by a single 200W light bulb in a year.
Starts at 12pm
Greenwich
Ends on Sun 4th February 2024
The first museum show in the UK of work by ground-breaking Italian photographer Lisetta Carmi, whose imagery is currently receiving renewed attention.
11am to 5pm
Islington
Ends on Sun 17th December
This exhibition celebrates three generations of women silversmiths from the Sultanate of Oman, showcasing their silver work and personal testimonies.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Ends on Sun 17th December
An exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup.
11am to 6pm
Holborn
Ends on Wed 20th December
UVA’s experimental practice uses light, space, sound and custom-made “kinetic instruments” to create dynamic, immersive experiences and atmospheric performances.
10am to 7pm
Strand
Ends on Sat 30th December
Explore thread as a method and metaphor for connection, collaboration and conversation in this exhibition by ten students.
Starts at 11am
Whitechapel
Ends on Sun 31st December
An exhibition of paintings showing many of Britain's folk traditions.
12pm to 10pm
Hackney
Ends on Sun 31st December
Featuring over 200 items dating from the Middle Ages to the present day, many of them on display for the first time.
10am to 4pm
City of London
Ends on Sun 31st December
This exhibition brings together a group of new and existing sculptures to explore Black women’s labour across histories and geographies.
10am to 6pm
Pimlico
Ends on Mon 1st January 2024
Free
Winter Past
The Rooms Through Time, restyled to reveal how winter has changed London homes through the last 400 years.
10am to 5pm
Bethnal Green
Ends on Sun 7th January 2024
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Sunday 17th December 2023
£11.01
Karl Marx walking tour
We take you to the places in and around Soho where Marx lived and worked, show you traces of the London he knew, and tell the extraordinary tale of this man who would change the world.
11am to 1pm
PicadillyJoin 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 LondonWalk in the footsteps of London’s most infamous serial killer on this exhilarating walking tour to real-life murder locations.
7pm to 10pm Pimlico SouthDare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
7:30pm to 9:15pm Whitechapel
