What's on in London on Sunday 10th September 2023
Top events happening London
Zipwire betweeen the Gherkin and Cheesegrater skyscrapersThere’s a charity event taking place this weekend, which will include people using a zip wire between The Cheesegrater and The Gherkin. You can’t participate (places long since sold out), but you can watch the participants zipping between the two …
9:00am to 3:00pmFree
There’s a charity event taking place this weekend, which will include people using a zip wire between The Cheesegrater and The Gherkin. You can’t participate (places long since sold out), but you can watch the participants zipping between the two …
King George V Pumping Station - Open DayDesigned to pump water from the River Lee into the King George V reservoir, the building houses three old disused gas Humphrey pumps, and two electric pumps currently in service. The buildings in the complex were opened in 1913 and …
10:00am to 4:00pmFreePonders End
Designed to pump water from the River Lee into the King George V reservoir, the building houses three old disused gas Humphrey pumps, and two electric pumps currently in service. The buildings in the complex were opened in 1913 and …
St Katharine Docks Classic Boat FestivalThis annual boating extravaganza will see around 40 beautiful vintage and exquisitely preserved vessels assemble in the central basin of St Katharine. This annual boating extravaganza will see around 40 beautiful vintage and exquisitely preserved vessels assemble in the central …
11:00am to 5:00pmFreeWapping
This annual boating extravaganza will see around 40 beautiful vintage and exquisitely preserved vessels assemble in the central basin of St Katharine. This annual boating extravaganza will see around 40 beautiful vintage and exquisitely preserved vessels assemble in the central …
Saltley Geyser Totally Thames’s artistic commission for 2023 is the Saltley Geyser by the installation artist David Cotterrell. Located in the Royal Docks, it shoots a plume of water 30 metres into the air. Thursday 7th: 1pm, 3pm 5pm and every 15 …
12:00pm to 7:00pmFreeVictoria Dock
Totally Thames’s artistic commission for 2023 is the Saltley Geyser by the installation artist David Cotterrell. Located in the Royal Docks, it shoots a plume of water 30 metres into the air. Thursday 7th: 1pm, 3pm 5pm and every 15 …
Nunhead Cemetery Open DayChapel & crypt visits provide a rare opportunity to learn more about the Anglican chapel and the crypt beneath. There will also be two general conducted tours of the cemetery each day. Homemade refreshments will be available. Nunhead Cemetery, a …
1:00pm to 5:00pmFreePeckham
Chapel & crypt visits provide a rare opportunity to learn more about the Anglican chapel and the crypt beneath. There will also be two general conducted tours of the cemetery each day. Homemade refreshments will be available. Nunhead Cemetery, a …
Scadbury Moated ManorSee the archaeological excavations and Tudor foundations at Scadbury Moated Manor – which still has its moat around it. Visitors can follow a self-guided trail around the moated manor site. They will see the archaeological excavations and the foundations of …
2:00pm to 5:00pmFreeChislehurst
See the archaeological excavations and Tudor foundations at Scadbury Moated Manor – which still has its moat around it. Visitors can follow a self-guided trail around the moated manor site. They will see the archaeological excavations and the foundations of …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Berthe Morisot: Shaping ImpressionismThe first major UK exhibition of the trailblazing Impressionist since 1950. In partnership with the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, the exhibition brings together around 30 of Morisot’s masterpieces from international collections to reveal the artist as a trailblazer of the …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£16.50Dulwich Picture Gallery, Dulwich
The first major UK exhibition of the trailblazing Impressionist since 1950. In partnership with the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, the exhibition brings together around 30 of Morisot’s masterpieces from international collections to reveal the artist as a trailblazer of the …
Jean Cooke: UngardeningThe first exhibition focusing on the magnificent garden paintings of Jean Esme Oregon Cooke RA (1927-2008). The exhibition will explore Cooke’s paintings of her gardens: a wild, overgrown city plot in Blackheath, London and a clifftop meadow at her coastal …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£14The Garden Museum, Southwark
The first exhibition focusing on the magnificent garden paintings of Jean Esme Oregon Cooke RA (1927-2008). The exhibition will explore Cooke’s paintings of her gardens: a wild, overgrown city plot in Blackheath, London and a clifftop meadow at her coastal …
Visions in Porcelain: A Rake's ProgressAn acclaimed artist working with ceramics, Bouke de Vries’ latest work will respond to William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress, and be displayed in the Museum’s Foyle Space. Inspired by Hogarth’s series of original paintings at the Soane Museum, de Vries …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeSir John Soane's Museum, Holborn
An acclaimed artist working with ceramics, Bouke de Vries’ latest work will respond to William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress, and be displayed in the Museum’s Foyle Space. Inspired by Hogarth’s series of original paintings at the Soane Museum, de Vries …
New acquisitions Paul Bril to Wendy Red Star Discover more than 100 works of art from the 16th century to the present from Europe, North America and Australasia. New acquisitions: Paul Bril to Wendy Red Star showcases prints and drawings acquired by the Museum over the past five …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeBritish Museum, Russell Square
Discover more than 100 works of art from the 16th century to the present from Europe, North America and Australasia. New acquisitions: Paul Bril to Wendy Red Star showcases prints and drawings acquired by the Museum over the past five …
MilkThis exhibition explores our relationship with milk and its place in politics, society and culture. It considers how milk has come to be seen as so central to perceptions of nutrition and “good health†in the UK. The choices we …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeWellcome Collection, Camden
This exhibition explores our relationship with milk and its place in politics, society and culture. It considers how milk has come to be seen as so central to perceptions of nutrition and “good health†in the UK. The choices we …
Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of ArchitectureThis new exhibition develops a fertile dialogue between Caro’s sculpture and the unique character of Soane’s building. Anthony Caro (1924-2013), widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s most influential sculptors, is the subject of Pitzhanger’s spring exhibition, opening on …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 10th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£9.90Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing
This new exhibition develops a fertile dialogue between Caro’s sculpture and the unique character of Soane’s building. Anthony Caro (1924-2013), widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s most influential sculptors, is the subject of Pitzhanger’s spring exhibition, opening on …
Connecting Japan - East Japan Railway CompanyThis rail-themed booth display is complete with a working Japanese station vending machine, dispensing a variety of regional drinks and snacks. The display also features a model Series E5 Shinkansen (bullet train) alongside other rail-themed items. JidÅhanbaiki (Vending Machine) There …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 14th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFreeJapan House London, Kensington
This rail-themed booth display is complete with a working Japanese station vending machine, dispensing a variety of regional drinks and snacks. The display also features a model Series E5 Shinkansen (bullet train) alongside other rail-themed items. JidÅhanbaiki (Vending Machine) There …
Growing Curiosities: The Science of GardensA family exhibition exploring the science of our gardens and the natural world. Inspired by zoologist and children’s author Nicola Davies, and featuring original artwork by illustrators Emily Sutton and Mark Hearld, the exhibition will introduce budding biologists to DNA, …
Exhibition ends on Thursday 14th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£14The Garden Museum, Southwark
A family exhibition exploring the science of our gardens and the natural world. Inspired by zoologist and children’s author Nicola Davies, and featuring original artwork by illustrators Emily Sutton and Mark Hearld, the exhibition will introduce budding biologists to DNA, …
Night projections in the City of LondonBetween the hours of 8pm – 10pm, six buildings across the City will host a projection installation. Each projection runs on a loop and lasts around 3 – 6 minutes before it is repeated. You can visit each projection in …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 16th Sep 2023 Closing SoonFree
Between the hours of 8pm – 10pm, six buildings across the City will host a projection installation. Each projection runs on a loop and lasts around 3 – 6 minutes before it is repeated. You can visit each projection in …
How To Get There: Travel and Holidays.This exhibition seeks to explain the development of travel and what an increasingly wider public has required for education and leisure. Starting with the Grand Tour through to the development of transport of every kind, this seasonal treat highlights the …
Exhibition ends on Saturday 16th Sep 2023 Closing Soon£5Fan Museum, Greenwich
This exhibition seeks to explain the development of travel and what an increasingly wider public has required for education and leisure. Starting with the Grand Tour through to the development of transport of every kind, this seasonal treat highlights the …