What's on in London on Sunday 3rd December 2023

Top events happening London

A Gothicly Grand Magic Lantern Christmas

Step into a world of wonder and enchantment this Christmas with our Magic Lantern shows, brought to you by internationally acclaimed maestros, Jeremy and Carolyn Brooker. Dive into the mysterious realms of goblins, ghosts, and the extraordinary in a spellbinding …

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£15
Charles Dickens Museum, Clerkenwell

Monthly open day at Croydon Airport museum

Monthly open day at the museum to London’s first international airport – in Croydon. The museum is housed in the old arrivals building and the control tower. With the dawn of air travel at the beginning of the 20th Century, …

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10:00am to 4:00pm
£6

Queeriosities

The fair will celebrate LGBTQIA+ artists, makers, and small businesses, inviting them to come together and share work that explores the relationship between identity and home. This Winter edition of Queeriosities will play on the concept of a traditional festive …

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10:00am to 5:00pm
Free
The Museum of the Home, Bethnal Green

West Norwood Cemetery tour

A tour of the first Gothic-revival cemetery with your expert guide from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery charity. West Norwood Cemetery was the second of the Magnificent Seven: early Victorian cemeteries set up by private companies between 1833-1841 to …

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11:00am to 12:30pm
£7
West Norwood

Open weekend at Eel Pie

Eel Pie Island is a private island on the Thames at Twickenham. In addition to mixed dwellings and a nature reserve, the island is home to 26 artists studios all situated in and around a working boatyard. Twice a year, …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
Free
Twickenham

Frock Me - Vintage fashion fair

Frock Me! is the original London vintage fashion fair with a huge cult following. Vintage lovers spend hours browsing through rail after rail of amazing one-off finds. Fashion students looking for cheap, stylish bargains can find themselves rummaging alongside top …

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11:00am to 5:30pm
£5
Chelsea

The Finnish and Norwegian Christmas Fairs

Annual sale of Nordic gifts by the Finnish and Norwegian churches in Rotherhithe. They’ll have gift items, Moomin products, and traditional Christmas goods. There will also be BBQ food and mulled wine, or the cinnamon buns and salmon sandwiches. Vegan …

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12:00pm to 6:00pm
Free
Rotherhithe

Christmas Silent Film: Peter Pan with the Wurlitzer Theatre Organ

Come along and enjoy an afternoon’s entertainment from 100 years ago. We are showing Peter Pan, the 1924 silent feature film starring Betty Bronson, Anna May Wong & Ernest Torrence complete with audience participation. Donald MacKenzie will present the programme …

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2:30pm to 5:00pm
£17.50
Brentford

The Stylish World of ITC + intro by Lord Michael Grade

A look at the art and design of that most stylish of 60s TV companies, ITC. Lew Grade’s ITC (Incorporated Television Company) lit up small screens in the 1960s with a number of exciting action-adventure series (The Saint, The Prisoner, …

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Starts at 3:00pm
£13
Southwark

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Six Decades of Doctor Who

An exhibition, in collaboration with the BBC, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and its life at Riverside Studios. This free exhibition will feature unique photography from the BBC’s vast Photographic Archives, including seminal images of Doctor Who’s life …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 3rd Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Hammersmith

Three day viewing of artwork from The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

For a few days, some original drawings by Charlie Mackesy, author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse will be on display in central London. The drawings are being sold at Bonhams auction house and will be …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 12th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
South Kensington

Not Just Words: Learning languages through art and objects

‘Not Just Words: Learning languages through art and objects’ is an interactive showcase in the UCL Art Museum, inviting visitors to engage with the many modern and ancient languages taught at UCL using works from the collection. An invitation to …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 15th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Euston

Extraordinary Endeavors

An exhibition celebrating the Royal Asiatic Society’s bicentenary and its involvement in the study of science, literature, religion, and the arts of Asia since 1823. The Brunei Gallery, SOAS, and the Royal Asiatic Society are pleased to present an exhibition …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 15th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
SOAS Gallery, Euston

Reformation Cardinal

Born in 1500 into the highest circles of the English aristocracy and then lifted as high in the Church, Reginald Pole’s life was spent steering a perilous course through the storm of the European Reformation. Pole was made a cardinal …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 15th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Lambeth Palace Library, Southwark

Derek Jarman: Queer

The paintings in this exhibition were first exhibited at Manchester City Art Gallery in 1992. They deal with love, sex and death and are a direct response to media coverage of the AIDS crisis in the UK. Jarman assembled a …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 16th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Clerkenwell

Lisetta Carmi: Identities

The first museum show in the UK of work by ground-breaking Italian photographer Lisetta Carmi, whose imagery is currently receiving renewed attention. Always motivated by a profoundly humanistic spirit, Carmi focused her attention on marginalised sectors of society, such as …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 17th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
£7.50
Islington

Making their mark: women silversmiths from Oman

This exhibition celebrates three generations of women silversmiths from the Sultanate of Oman, Tuful Ramadan (1949-2021), Mahfoudha al-Balushi (b. 1965) and Fatma al Najjar (b. 1992), showcasing their silver work and personal testimonies. Highlights of the display include jewellery by …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 17th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
British Museum, Russell Square

The Drawing Year 2023 End of Year Exhibition

An exhibition showcasing more than 400 works by 28 students who have participated in the School’s scholarship course in 2023. The Drawing Year is a postgraduate-level course which provides an opportunity for intensive practice and research in drawing from observation. …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 19th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Shoreditch

Resistance, rights and refuge: Britain and Chile 50 years after the Chilean coup

An exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup. On 11 September 1973, a military coup overthrew Chile’s democratically elected socialist government and ushered forth 17 years of dictatorship. Tens of thousands were imprisoned and tortured, and …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 20th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Holborn

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