What's on in London on Sunday 16th July 2023
Top events happening London
Summer Celebration and Craft Fair at Capel Manor GardensCelebrate summer in full bloom at Capel Manor Gardens. Enjoy exploring Capel Manor’s 40 inspiration gardens, as well as the stunning Walled Garden, maze and mini zoo. Visitors can wander around handmade craft stalls or chat to local societies and …
10:00am to 5:00pm£10.84Enfield
Celebrate summer in full bloom at Capel Manor Gardens. Enjoy exploring Capel Manor’s 40 inspiration gardens, as well as the stunning Walled Garden, maze and mini zoo. Visitors can wander around handmade craft stalls or chat to local societies and …
So Last Century's Vintage Market at the MansionCelebrating their seventh summer at this stunning location in Beckenham Place Park, So Last Century is back with another Vintage Market at the Mansion. An amazing collection of 50 of the best vintage traders from London and the south, inside …
10:00am to 5:00pmFreeBeckenham
Celebrating their seventh summer at this stunning location in Beckenham Place Park, So Last Century is back with another Vintage Market at the Mansion. An amazing collection of 50 of the best vintage traders from London and the south, inside …
Northcote Road Summer FeteNorthcote Road’s businesses will be opening their doors onto the pavements, while a variety of stalls, activities, entertainment and games will be provided by the businesses on the street Think gourmet food, community ping pong tables, a selection of children’s …
11:00am to 6:00pmFreeBattersea
Northcote Road’s businesses will be opening their doors onto the pavements, while a variety of stalls, activities, entertainment and games will be provided by the businesses on the street Think gourmet food, community ping pong tables, a selection of children’s …
ChessFest at Trafalgar Square
ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square this July, bigger and better than before. The UK’s largest one-day chess event is aimed at anyone who loves or wants to learn chess, and is completely free of charge. They will once again have …
11:00am to 6:00pmFreeTrafalgar Square, Trafalgar Square
ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square this July, bigger and better than before. The UK’s largest one-day chess event is aimed at anyone who loves or wants to learn chess, and is completely free of charge. They will once again have …
Soho Village FeteThe 48th Soho Village Fete on Sunday 16 July 2023 12-6pm, St Anne’s Gardens, Wardour Street, Soho A traditional Village Fete with a Soho Twist! FREE Entry TICKETS include:- *6 hours live music and The French House Bar! *Spaghetti Eating …
12:00pm to 6:00pmFreeSoho
The 48th Soho Village Fete on Sunday 16 July 2023 12-6pm, St Anne’s Gardens, Wardour Street, Soho A traditional Village Fete with a Soho Twist! FREE Entry TICKETS include:- *6 hours live music and The French House Bar! *Spaghetti Eating …
South London Comic & Zine FairCartoonists, self-publishers, small press, zine makers and book artists come together to show, share and sell their creations. There will also be an all ages comic and zine library, and a short programme of talks and workshops. Plus, an opportunity …
12:00pm to 6:00pmFreeSouth Norwood
Cartoonists, self-publishers, small press, zine makers and book artists come together to show, share and sell their creations. There will also be an all ages comic and zine library, and a short programme of talks and workshops. Plus, an opportunity …
Oscar Wilde's Prison Door: LGBTQIA+, laws and imprisonment
Join Neil Bartlett, Liv Wynter, and the Bent Bars Project as they discuss the legacy of Oscar Wilde, stigma and LGBTQIA+ imprisonment. Neil Bartlett (he/him) has been working as an out gay author and director since 1982. His first book, …
2:00pm to 3:30pm£5Queer Britain, Kings Cross
Join Neil Bartlett, Liv Wynter, and the Bent Bars Project as they discuss the legacy of Oscar Wilde, stigma and LGBTQIA+ imprisonment. Neil Bartlett (he/him) has been working as an out gay author and director since 1982. His first book, …
Procession of Our Lady of Mount CarmelEvery year, thousands of people flock to the streets around the Church to watch the procession and to participate to the feast of the Church where you can buy the typical Italian products from different stands. The procession swings around …
3:30pm to 5:00pmFreeClerkenwell
Every year, thousands of people flock to the streets around the Church to watch the procession and to participate to the feast of the Church where you can buy the typical Italian products from different stands. The procession swings around …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Freud's Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire An exhibition exploring the crucial role that Freud’s collection of antiquities played in his development of the concepts and methods of psychoanalysis. Freud’s study at 20 Maresfield Gardens contains a vast array of figurines, books and artwork that either originate …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 16th Jul 2023 Closing Soon£14Freud Museum, Hampstead
An exhibition exploring the crucial role that Freud’s collection of antiquities played in his development of the concepts and methods of psychoanalysis. Freud’s study at 20 Maresfield Gardens contains a vast array of figurines, books and artwork that either originate …
Treasures from Faraway: Medieval and Renaissance Objects from the Schroder collectionIn the latest of its series of In Focus displays, Strawberry Hill House shines a spotlight on how diverse natural materials, from coconuts to rock crystal, along with trade networks with Asia and the Far East created new opportunities for …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 19th Jul 2023 Closing Soon£16Strawberry Hill, Twickenham
In the latest of its series of In Focus displays, Strawberry Hill House shines a spotlight on how diverse natural materials, from coconuts to rock crystal, along with trade networks with Asia and the Far East created new opportunities for …
Totalitarian PropsThis exhibition explores and investigates certain acts of tyranny, particularly within the context of the Pan-Africanism ideal and Pan-Arabism dream. It looks at how state, government and utopian dictatorships developed modalites of population mass-control and utilised surveillance mechanisms. By playing …
Exhibition ends on Wednesday 19th Jul 2023 Closing SoonFreeSouthwark
This exhibition explores and investigates certain acts of tyranny, particularly within the context of the Pan-Africanism ideal and Pan-Arabism dream. It looks at how state, government and utopian dictatorships developed modalites of population mass-control and utilised surveillance mechanisms. By playing …
Hackney 300,000 BCHackney Museum is inviting residents to step back in time with its new temporary exhibition ‘Hackney 300,000 BC: Meet the Neanderthal neighbours and curious creatures of the borough’s Old Stone Age’. The exhibition provides a rare glimpse into pre-historic Hackney …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jul 2023 Closing SoonFreeHackney Museum, Hackney
Hackney Museum is inviting residents to step back in time with its new temporary exhibition ‘Hackney 300,000 BC: Meet the Neanderthal neighbours and curious creatures of the borough’s Old Stone Age’. The exhibition provides a rare glimpse into pre-historic Hackney …
Zaha's Moonsoon: An Interior in Japan This exhibition explores the design story of the Moonsoon bar and restaurant (1979-80), Zaha Hadid’s first completed project outside of the UK. Drawing on the rich archival material from ZHF, the exhibition offers a rare insight into the conception of …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 22nd Jul 2023 Closing SoonFreeClerkenwell
This exhibition explores the design story of the Moonsoon bar and restaurant (1979-80), Zaha Hadid’s first completed project outside of the UK. Drawing on the rich archival material from ZHF, the exhibition offers a rare insight into the conception of …
DollsAn exhibition of dolls created during the lockdown by the artist John Lee Bird. Spread over 3 floors of the Ugly Duck premises there will be 800+ dolls (I’m still counting) and large-scale paintings, collages and drawings, lino cuts, sculptures, …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 23rd Jul 2023 Closing SoonFreeSouthwark
An exhibition of dolls created during the lockdown by the artist John Lee Bird. Spread over 3 floors of the Ugly Duck premises there will be 800+ dolls (I’m still counting) and large-scale paintings, collages and drawings, lino cuts, sculptures, …
UnfamiliarCarefully chosen and curated by physician associate Debbie Jegede, and photographer Theo Deproost, these seemingly inert objects have been transformed through photography to show altered perspectives that challenge our understanding and impression of them. The photographs will be displayed alongside …
Exhibition ends on Friday 28th Jul 2023 Closing SoonFreeRoyal College of Physicians Museum, Camden
Carefully chosen and curated by physician associate Debbie Jegede, and photographer Theo Deproost, these seemingly inert objects have been transformed through photography to show altered perspectives that challenge our understanding and impression of them. The photographs will be displayed alongside …
Dawit L. Petros: RecollectionsThis solo exhibition continues Petros’ inquiries into the complex relationship between African and European histories of colonialism and modernity. Petros’ aesthetics are anchored on the visual syntax of abstraction. The language of the exhibition brings together highly representational images – …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 29th Jul 2023 Closing SoonFreeCromwell Place, South Kensington
This solo exhibition continues Petros’ inquiries into the complex relationship between African and European histories of colonialism and modernity. Petros’ aesthetics are anchored on the visual syntax of abstraction. The language of the exhibition brings together highly representational images – …
Mars: War and PeaceFollowing on from Luke Jerram other astronomical artworks the Museum of the Moon and his Earth artwork Gaia (both previously shown at St John’s), we are happy to showcase Luke’s exhubition of Mars at our church. Measuring seven metres in …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jul 2023 Closing SoonFreeWest Kensington
Following on from Luke Jerram other astronomical artworks the Museum of the Moon and his Earth artwork Gaia (both previously shown at St John’s), we are happy to showcase Luke’s exhubition of Mars at our church. Measuring seven metres in …
Ai Weiwei: Making SenseAi Weiwei’s exhibition focuses on design with a mix recent works and commissioned pieces, inviting us into a meditation on value and humanity, art and activism. Ai Weiwei is one of the most significant and recognised artists working today. Known …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 30th Jul 2023 Closing Soon£16.50Design Museum, Kensington
Ai Weiwei’s exhibition focuses on design with a mix recent works and commissioned pieces, inviting us into a meditation on value and humanity, art and activism. Ai Weiwei is one of the most significant and recognised artists working today. Known …