What's on in London on Saturday 17th August 2024

Top events happening London

Sea Cadets national band contest

This event, returning for the first time since 2019, promises a display of musical talent with approximately 200 cadets showcasing their skills. TIMETABLE 10am: Solo performances at Queen Mary’s Court 12.30pm-4.15pm: Full band performances near the Water Gate entrance 5pm: …

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10:00am to 5:30pm
Free
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Art in the Garden: Embodied Surfaces

A special Saturday opening of Chelsea Physic Garden for an afternoon experiencing the wonders of botanical art in London’s oldest botanical garden. Chelsea Physic Garden has a rich history rooted in the healing properties of plants. With over 4,000 plant …

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11:00am to 3:00pm
£20
Chelsea Physic Garden, Chelsea

Doctor Who - Cyberman Episode Showcase with Live Q&A

Riverside Studios are delighted to bring to you our next DOCTOR WHO episode showcase, which includes episodes filmed here at the studios back when it functioned as a BBC filming centre. Riverside was crucial to the early filming of DOCTOR …

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Starts at 2:00pm
£13
Hammersmith

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Jodie Carey: Beyond the Matrix

Carey’s monumental installations, including works from the series ‘Stand’ and ‘Found’, have been reimagined to resonate with the architectural features of 100 Bishopsgate. Using from salvaged wood, plaster, and fabric, Carey’s sculptures embody a fusion of industrial and abstract elements, …

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Exhibition ends on Tuesday 20th Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
City of London

Foe to Friend: The British Army in Germany since 1945

More than a million British soldiers have lived and served in Germany over the past 75 years. Immerse yourself in their stories and follow their evolution from conquerors and occupiers to allies and friends. Germany has been at the heart …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 21st Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

Ahmed Mater: Chronicles

The first mid-career retrospective of one of the most influential Arab contemporary artists of this century. Curated by Dr. Ridha Moumni, Chairman, Christie’s Middle East and Africa and organised thematically, the exhibition traces Ahmed Mater’s expansive career, from his first …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 22nd Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Christie's, St James

Beryl Cook / Tom of Finland

This exhibition brings together the work of these two cultural icons for the very first time. At Studio Voltaire, fleshly excesses are explored in pairings that underscore their works as playful and political. In pairing their work, including archival materials …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 25th Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Studio Voltaire, Clapham

Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music

For centuries, Black communities have created music in the UK, melding global influences into a Black British sound that has echoed through generations. Beyond the Bassline at the British Library, the first major exhibition of its kind anywhere in the …

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Exhibition ends on Monday 26th Aug 2024 Closing Soon
£15
British Library, Camden

Victorian London in Photographs

This temporary outdoor exhibition showcases The London Metropolitan Archive’s extraordinary range of photographs from Queen Victoria’s reign which record the city and its people in stunning detail. The arrival of photography in London in 1839 changed the way people saw …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
St Paul's Cathedral, City of London

Women and the Church of England

This exhibition marks the 30th anniversary of the ordination of 1200 women to the priesthood in the Church of England, the 80th anniversary of the priesting of Florence Li Tim-Oi, and the 10th anniversary of the legislation passing which allows …

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Exhibition ends on Thursday 29th Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Lambeth Palace Library, Southwark

Revolution: Nature in the time of change 1776–1848

The decades around 1800 are regarded as a time of momentous change in the social, political and economic makeup of human society. Natural history is no exception. Between the time of the American Revolution in 1776 and the revolutions of …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 30th Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Picadilly

Visceral Beauty

Visceral Beauty is a group exhibition that explores the fascinating visual qualities of our bodies. We go through life in them, yet we often feel estranged from our own bodies and their inner workings. A body is not just an …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 30th Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Whitechapel

Light, Colour & the Cosmology of Pigment

This exhibition celebrates the School of Traditional Arts’s unique engagement with pigment, and how it has been extended and explored in the work of its tutors, students, and alumni worldwide. The exhibition will include 150 pieces of artwork by tutors …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 30th Aug 2024 Closing Soon
Free
The Garrison Chapel, Sloane Square

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