What's on in London on Saturday 23rd December 2023

Top events happening London

Annual "christmas eve" meat and turkey auction

For the first time since the pandemic, the annual turkey and meat auction returns to Smithfield meat market. It’s a chance to grab an often very large cut of meat at a price that’s often unbelievable, all in a crowd …

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10:00am to 11:30am
Free
Barbican

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

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

Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire

A piece of the only surviving dress worn by Queen Elizabeth I, Charles Dickens’ court suit, an RSC robe worn by David Tennant as Richard II, and the Coronation glove of Queen Elizabeth II are among the highlights of this …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 31st Dec 2023 Closing Soon
£10
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London

Ben Edge's British Folk Paintings

For nearly a decade Ben Edge has been documenting the seasonal folk Customs of Britain, travelling by bus, train and foot to the far corners of these Isles, to capture our often overlooked, unknown and unsung but thriving Folk culture …

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

Art Now: Rhea Dillon: An Alterable Terrain

Tate Britain presents a new free exhibition of sculptural works by Rhea Dillon. Titled An Alterable Terrain, the exhibition brings together a group of new and existing sculptures to explore Black women’s labour across histories and geographies. This will be …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 1st Jan 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Tate Britain, Pimlico

Tim Lewis - The Forest Visits

In this exhibition of new zoomorphic works by Tim Lewis, a series of kinetic sculptures, made from repurposed found objects and materials, are reconfigured to suggest uncanny encounters between organic matter and industrial processes. The title The Forest Visits refers …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 6th Jan 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Mayfair

Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine

This exhibition explores the worldwide effort to develop vaccines at pandemic speed. See how scientists and researchers adapted to the various challenges of this massive programme. Through an incredible variety of artworks, interactives, and personal objects, this exhibition will make …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 7th Jan 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Science Museum, South Kensington

The Gingerbread City

Discover a whole city constructed entirely from gingerbread, candy, and frosting. Marvel at the moving trains and twirling parts built by over 50+ architects and designers. This magical gingerbread metropolis doesn’t just offer sweet ginger smells but shares a story …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 7th Jan 2024 Closing Soon
£18.50
Shepherds Bush

Idris Khan and Annie Morris

British contemporary artists Idris Khan and Annie Morris, a couple for more than a decade, present works together at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery. Establishing a dialogue with Sir John Soane’s neo-classical Manor, the exhibition explores emotion, time, and memory. Drawing …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 7th Jan 2024 Closing Soon
£9.90
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing

The Missing Thread

Spanning from the 1970s to the present day, this exhibition charts the shifting landscape of Black British culture and the unique contribution it has made to Britain’s rich fashion design history. Black creativity has had a profound influence on British …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 7th Jan 2024 Closing Soon
£12.50
Somerset House, Strand

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