What's on in London on Sunday 29th September 2024
Top events happening London
Dahlias display at Leighton House
See Leighton’s Arab Hall transformed through the flower power of Dahlias, with a spectacular display curated by florist and garden writer Arthur Parkinson – named by AD?magazine as one of the most influential gardeners of his generation. Famously known for …
10:00am to 5:30pm£14Leighton House Museum, West Kensington
See Leighton’s Arab Hall transformed through the flower power of Dahlias, with a spectacular display curated by florist and garden writer Arthur Parkinson – named by AD?magazine as one of the most influential gardeners of his generation. Famously known for …
Georgian cookery demonstrations
See a Georgian feast prepared in London’s only 18th-century townhouse kitchen at the home of George Frideric Handel. — With food historians Marc Meltonville and Robert Hoare in period costume and using replica Georgian kitchenware, you will experience a kitchen …
10:00am to 5:00pm£14Handel Hendrix House, Mayfair
See a Georgian feast prepared in London’s only 18th-century townhouse kitchen at the home of George Frideric Handel. — With food historians Marc Meltonville and Robert Hoare in period costume and using replica Georgian kitchenware, you will experience a kitchen …
Watch sheep herded over Southwark BridgeFreemen (and women) of the City of London will exercise their right to take Sheep across a London bridge today. One side of Southwark Bridge will be fenced off and throughout the day groups of Freemen will herd sheep along …
10:30am to 4:00pmFreeSouthwark
Freemen (and women) of the City of London will exercise their right to take Sheep across a London bridge today. One side of Southwark Bridge will be fenced off and throughout the day groups of Freemen will herd sheep along …
Costermongers Harvest Festival
Pearly society Harvest festival in the Guildhall yard in the city of London starting at 1:30pm. Many mayors attend as well as entertainment for your viewing and pleasure. Come and join the pearly society members. No ticket required for the …
1:30pm to 4:00pmFreeGuildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater, City of London
Pearly society Harvest festival in the Guildhall yard in the city of London starting at 1:30pm. Many mayors attend as well as entertainment for your viewing and pleasure. Come and join the pearly society members. No ticket required for the …
Searching London’s lost River Westbourne talk + Q&A
Explore the artefacts recovered from the lost River Westbourne and what they can tell us about London’s history. During the recent excavations of the Chelsea Barracks site in West London, thousands of historic artefacts were recovered from the lost River …
2:00pm to 3:30pm£10London Museum Docklands, Poplar
Explore the artefacts recovered from the lost River Westbourne and what they can tell us about London’s history. During the recent excavations of the Chelsea Barracks site in West London, thousands of historic artefacts were recovered from the lost River …
Ethical Matters: The Invention of Good and EvilFor almost five million years, humans have been locked in a relationship with morality, inventing and reinventing the concepts of Good and Evil. In this Ethical Matters talk, philosopher Dr Hanno Sauer traces humanity’s fundamental moral transformations from our earliest …
3:00pm to 4:30pm£10Holborn
For almost five million years, humans have been locked in a relationship with morality, inventing and reinventing the concepts of Good and Evil. In this Ethical Matters talk, philosopher Dr Hanno Sauer traces humanity’s fundamental moral transformations from our earliest …
Ten exhibitions that are closing soon
Henry Willett's Collection of Popular PotteryFrom animal menageries to souvenirs of early balloon flight, the 19th-century philanthropist Henry Willett collected an eccentric array of pottery. Loaned from Brighton Museum, this display showcases more than 300 years of popular British history. Ian has Visited – review …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeVictoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, South Kensington
From animal menageries to souvenirs of early balloon flight, the 19th-century philanthropist Henry Willett collected an eccentric array of pottery. Loaned from Brighton Museum, this display showcases more than 300 years of popular British history. Ian has Visited – review …
Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women OutdoorsThis summer the Garden Museum presents the first exhibition to explore the gardens of the Bloomsbury group. Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors centres on four extraordinary women and the green spaces they surrounded themselves with: writer Virginia Woolf and her …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing Soon£15The Garden Museum, Southwark
This summer the Garden Museum presents the first exhibition to explore the gardens of the Bloomsbury group. Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors centres on four extraordinary women and the green spaces they surrounded themselves with: writer Virginia Woolf and her …
Tours of a replica 17th-century Spanish galleonThe Spanish galleon, the Andalucía will be in London for a week, and they’re offering tours of the sailing ship. The Galeón Andalucía is a replica of the ship used by the Spanish during the 16th to 18th centuries in …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing Soon£12Wapping
The Spanish galleon, the Andalucía will be in London for a week, and they’re offering tours of the sailing ship. The Galeón Andalucía is a replica of the ship used by the Spanish during the 16th to 18th centuries in …
Little OmensLittle Omens is about searching for a sign or direction, whether in nature or in the past, to keep hope alive in what seems like a return of Dark Ages. We are living in confusing times of abundance and famine, …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeWhitechapel
Little Omens is about searching for a sign or direction, whether in nature or in the past, to keep hope alive in what seems like a return of Dark Ages. We are living in confusing times of abundance and famine, …
Romany Mark Bruce - (UN)SEEN(UN)SEEN is a new collection of paintings by Romany Mark Bruce, Irish-born painter and sculptor, exploring the way we interact with our environment. How do we choose to look at our surroundings, or do we choose not to recognise at …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeBethnal Green
(UN)SEEN is a new collection of paintings by Romany Mark Bruce, Irish-born painter and sculptor, exploring the way we interact with our environment. How do we choose to look at our surroundings, or do we choose not to recognise at …
Victorian London in PhotographsThis 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 …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeTower Hill
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 …
Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive ExperienceExperience a real Martian invasion in London at Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience. See it, hear it, live it, with 24 extraordinary scenes, multi-sensory effects and virtual reality – all set to Jeff Wayne’s iconic …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing Soon£52
Experience a real Martian invasion in London at Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience. See it, hear it, live it, with 24 extraordinary scenes, multi-sensory effects and virtual reality – all set to Jeff Wayne’s iconic …
Storyteller: Photography by Tim HetheringtonTake a deeper look into the human experience of conflict with Storyteller: Photography by Tim Hetherington at IWM London. Explore a more thoughtful and visually captivating insight into conflict than in the news we watch or read, and challenge your …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeImperial War Museum, Southwark
Take a deeper look into the human experience of conflict with Storyteller: Photography by Tim Hetherington at IWM London. Explore a more thoughtful and visually captivating insight into conflict than in the news we watch or read, and challenge your …
Hand writing history: 200 years of personal diariesFor the past 40 years artist Dylan Jonas Stone has been collecting personal diaries and his unique collection now numbers over 200 diaries, acquired at flea markets, car boot sales and online, as well as other printed and manuscript ephemera. …
Exhibition ends on Sunday 29th Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeHolborn
For the past 40 years artist Dylan Jonas Stone has been collecting personal diaries and his unique collection now numbers over 200 diaries, acquired at flea markets, car boot sales and online, as well as other printed and manuscript ephemera. …
Vinterior's Mid-Century Modern DollshouseMuseum of the Home is showcasing a one-of-a-kind Vinterior replica dollhouse. In partnership with The Kensington Dollshouse Company, Vinterior has meticulously restored this vintage, pre-loved dollshouse, inspired by mid-century modern design, this project offers a spin on the traditional dollhouse. …
Exhibition ends on Monday 30th Sep 2024 Closing SoonFreeThe Museum of the Home, Bethnal Green
Museum of the Home is showcasing a one-of-a-kind Vinterior replica dollhouse. In partnership with The Kensington Dollshouse Company, Vinterior has meticulously restored this vintage, pre-loved dollshouse, inspired by mid-century modern design, this project offers a spin on the traditional dollhouse. …