What's on in London on Saturday 21st September 2024

Top events happening London

Blackhorse Lane Ateliers Open Factory

Take a factory tour with Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, London’s only craft jeans maker. Take a behind-the-scenes trip to the factory in operation; find out about the equipment, tools and materials they work with; and meet some of the team. Tours …

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10:00am to 12:00pm
Free
Walthamstow

Bermondsey Street Festival

Bermondsey Street Festival is an annual celebration of music, dance, arts, cuisine and creativity Candidly, best to visit the website closer to the date to see what is on as it’s a bit of a struggle to get a summary.

11:00am to 5:30pm
Free
Southwark

Great River Race 2024

London’s river marathon, with over 1500 people from across the world taking part to raise money for charity. The Great River Race brings together up to 300 boats and 1500 people to row from Millwall in East London to Richmond, …

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1:00pm to 4:00pm
Free

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

Peter Hedegaard | 1960s & 1970s screenprints

Rocket presents a mini-retrospective of Screenprints that celebrates the collaboration between the artist Peter Hedegaard and his wife Isolde who together produced over 50 editions from 1965 to 1976. Peter Hedegaard (1929-2008) was born in Copenhagen but came to England …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Hackney

Raise the Roof

See new creative works that unpack narratives of gender, race and imperialism at 66 Portland Place. Opened in 1934, when the modern architectural profession was being forged, RIBA’s Grade II* listed home can tell us a lot about the values …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Regent Street

Hudood: Rethinking boundaries

The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region. Delving into the …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
SOAS Gallery, Euston

Wallace Sewell & Fred Ingrams Exhibition

Discover the artist whose colourful paintings have inspired this season’s new Wallace Sewell A/W2024 scarf collection. The in-store launch will display original paintings by Fred Ingrams alongside the new textiles, detailing the creative process of its design team. Wallace Sewell …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Farringdon

Hawksmoor6

This exhibition shows photohgraphs of six Hawksmoor churches that have survived over the past 300 years, in sharp contrast to so many of Christopher Wren’s masterpieces which have been lost. A new film for the exhibition includes an interview with …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 21st Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Poplar

Michael Rosen: The Illustrators

Michael Rosen’s children’s writing has delighted generations – and this exhibition journeys through his life and career via a selection of original illustrations from his books. The exhibition features work by 14 artists across a wide range of mediums including …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£6
Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner

Art Without Heroes: Mingei

This is the most wide-ranging exhibition in the UK dedicated to Mingei, the influential folk-craft movement that developed in Japan in the 1920s and 1930s. With works including ceramics, woodwork, paper, toys, textiles, photography and film, the exhibition will incorporate …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow

Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence

An exhibition about an architectural style developed in the 1940s and adopted after independence by India and Ghana as a symbol of modernity and progressiveness, distinct from colonial culture. In the late 1940s, British architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Sep 2024 Closing Soon
£14
Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, South Kensington

Emerging Architects Redesign Outdoor Urban Life

Discover conceptual designs that reinvent the London skyline; highlighting inspiring new ideas submitted by emerging architects on the future of sustainable urban life. Emerging Architects Redesign Outdoor Urban Life: Discover the future of London’s skyline through our exhibition showcasing the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Clerkenwell

Liquid Light Johnnie Walker, Marshmallow Laser Feast

Liquid Light by celebrated artist collective Marshmallow Laser Feast and Johnnie Walker is a groundbreaking and immersive installation that delves into the innovation and craftsmanship of glassmaking. This groundbreaking installation represents the pinnacle of extensive research and development, exploring the …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 22nd Sep 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Marylebone

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