What's on in London on Saturday 16th December 2023

Top events happening London

Horse & Carriage Rides in Chelsea

Enjoy a 20 minute horse and carriage ride and discover some of the area’s festive delights each weekend this Christmas. Hop aboard one of two coaches from 12-3pm and another from 1-4pm, departing from the corner of Pavilion Road and …

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12:00pm to 4:00pm
Free
Chelsea

St Mary Islington - Church and Tower tour

St Mary’s, Islington on Upper Street has played a central role in the history of Islington for a thousand years. During this time several different churches have stood on the site, leaving an eclectic range of architectural styles. On this …

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Starts at 2:00pm
£15
Islington

London Christmas Lights Tour

Embark on an enchanted journey this December, where the iconic landscapes of London transform into a mesmerizing display of festive lights. In collaboration with Ensignbus, London Bus Experiences is excited to host this exclusive Christmas lights tour for the second …

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Starts at 3:30pm
£35
City of London

The Fan Museum by candlelight

The museum will open later than usual to welcome visitors into a magical new take on its exhibition spaces, illuminated almost entirely by candles and underscored by classical festive favourites. During these four evenings, the Orangery reopens its doors for …

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4:30pm to 7:00pm
£8.50
Fan Museum, Greenwich

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

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

Inventing the Future

This exhibition celebrates the Tercentenary of the Constitutions of the Freemasons. This book, now almost forgotten by non-freemasons, had a remarkable and unexpected impact. ‘Inventing the Future’ has two parts. In the library you can see how the Constitutions of …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 21st Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Museum of Freemasonry, Aldwych

Hidden in Plain Sight: Liberating our Library Collections

“Hidden in Plain Sight” is UCL Library Services’ free public exhibition highlighting underrepresented voices in our historic and modern library collections. Across UCL Library Services, staff members, students, and volunteers have been working together to discover, record, and celebrate the …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 21st Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Euston

Sergio Lombardo

An exhibition of works by Italian artist Sergio Lombardo (b.1939, Rome). Active since the late 1950s, Lombardo was a key member of Italy’s post-war avant-garde and Scuola di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo School), a group of artists based …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 22nd Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Mayfair

Wanderlust: Travel Japan through Vintage Posters

One year following the pandemic, tourism in Japan is nearly back at its peak. Through vintage tourism posters, this exhibition offers a glimpse into a past that resonates with the present. The posters encapsulate the allure of a nation poised …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 28th Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Picadilly

It All Starts With a Thread

Explore thread as a method and metaphor for connection, collaboration and conversation in this exhibition by ten students on the MA degree in Curating Art and Public Programmes jointly run by Whitechapel Gallery and London South Bank University. In the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 31st Dec 2023 Closing Soon
Free
Whitechapel

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