What's on in London on Sunday 1st September 2024

Top events happening London

Classic and Vintage Car Show

Capel Manor Gardens’s annual Classic and Vintage Car Show. See a wide-range of up to 500 cars, some dating back to the 1920s. A fantastic day out for families and car enthusiasts. Throughout the day, you can also enjoy: 30 …

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10:00am to 5:00pm
£13.01
Enfield

Hands on History: Mudlarking Exhibition in Roman Amphitheatre

Step back in time and walk in the footsteps of the gladiators within the Roman amphitheatre. Come see thousands of Roman artefacts found by mudlarks.

10:00am to 5:00pm
Free
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London

Brompton Cemetery annual open day

Annual open day at the cemetery with a fete and tours of the catacombs. There will be stalls selling different crafts and products ranging from flower jewellery, baskets, aromatherapy, scarves, soaps, cards and many more. Refreshments from the Café, crepe …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
£6.13
West Brompton

Highgate Wood Community Heritage Day

Come and celebrate the vibrant community with a day packed full of activities for all ages. Bring your friends, family, and neighbours to enjoy: Witness the firing replica of the Roman kiln Charity dog show North London Bee Keepers Hornsey …

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11:00am to 4:00pm
Free
Muswell Hill

Brentford Creative Mile

Over one hundred artists and makers are showcasing works in twenty-four venues across Brentford. This years three-day festival theme celebrates Time. Venues opened this year include St Lawrence’s church which has been restored for new purposes, its tower dates from …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
Free

Hands on History: Mudlarks and the Roman Amphitheatre Excavations

In 1988, archaeologists and mudlarks excavated the Roman Amphitheatre in London. Come see and hear about what they discovered. During the construction work on the new Guildhall Art Gallery in 1988, archaeologists discovered the Roman Amphitheatre. Mudlarks played an important …

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2:00pm to 3:00pm
£11.55
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Yoko Ono Music of the Mind

Delve into the powerful, participatory work of artist and activist Yoko Ono Yoko Ono is a trailblazer of early conceptual and participatory art, film and performance, a celebrated musician, and a formidable campaigner for world peace. Developing her practice in …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£22
Tate Modern, Southwark

Dressed to Deliver

You can spot your postie by their brightly coloured get-up, but what’s the history of their uniform and how has it changed? From smartly dressed Victorians and their buffed buttons to modern posties and their all-weather active wear, take a …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£16
The Postal Museum, Farringdon

Discover Degas & Miss La La

Degas’s ‘Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando’ takes centre stage in this exhibition that sheds light on this work with newly discovered information about the painting and its sitter. This radical Impressionist masterwork records an extraordinary moment and features …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square

Turn It Up: The power of music

Explore how music shapes our lives in this landmark interactive exhibition. Why does music have such a hold over us? What is it about music that drives us to create, perform, feel, connect with others? After a hugely popular run …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£10
Science Museum, South Kensington

The Lore of LOVERBOY

Somerset House presents the first exhibition on international fashion powerhouse Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, which celebrates 10 years of club to catwalk in 2024. One of Somerset House Studios’ original residents – whose studio is still based within Somerset House’s community …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Somerset House, Strand

Judy Chicago: Revelations

The first solo presentation in a London institution for the trailblazing artist, author, educator, and feminist icon Judy Chicago – the exhibition charts the full arc of her career with a specific focus on drawing. One of the most provocative …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Paddington

Polly Braden: Leaving Ukraine

Discover the personal journeys of displaced women and children, through this exhibition of photographs and short films. Polly Braden: Leaving Ukraine is an intimate portrait of women, forced to leave their homes following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£12.75
Foundling Museum, Clerkenwell

Roger Mayne: Youth

Acclaimed British photographer Roger Mayne was famous for his evocative documentary images of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ’60s. This exhibition, of around 60 almost exclusively vintage photographs, includes many of his iconic street images of …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£17
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand

Francis Alÿs: Ricochets

A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years. For the past two decades, Alÿs has travelled around the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£18.50
Barbican Arts Centre, Barbican

Shakespeare and War

This exhibition explores some of the ways in which Shakespeare has shaped how we think about soldiers and the Army, and how we imagine war and its consequences today. War is a frequent theme of Shakespeare’s writing: from dramatic depictions …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 1st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
National Army Museum, Chelsea

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