What's on in London on Saturday 7th December 2024

Top events happening London

Hainault Meccano Hangout

For one day only, the local group is taking over the entire Hainault Baptist Church complex and filling it with Meccano models of all types and sizes. Refreshments will be available and dealer Ted Muggridge will be in attendance should …

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10:30am to 5:00pm
£5
Barkingside

Illustrators’ Festive Fair

For one day only explore a pop-up marketplace, selling a range of ‘freshly illustrated’ produce, including prints, cards, gift wrap, zines, homeware, badges, drawings and independent publishing. Join us for a celebration of all things illustration and take the opportunity …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
Free
Kings Cross

Silk Road Bazaar

Step into the world of ancient trade routes and traditions at this Silk Road Bazaar. Artisans and craftspeople representing counties along the Silk Road showcase their finest products, stretching from Asia to the Mediterranean. From textiles and embroidery to jewellery …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
Free
British Library, Camden

E8 Art and Craft Trail

There will be over 40 artists and makers taking part, with over 30 homes, venues and studios open for viewing. The artists offer everything from painting and printing to ceramics and photography, and from textiles to jewellery and even video. …

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11:00am to 5:00pm
Free
Hackney

Behind the scenes tours of the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

Come behind the scenes and explore the stores at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre. Come face to face with the intriguing stories relating to the Titanic, Antarctic expeditions, naval battles as well as some lesser known narratives. Their specialist …

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1:30pm to 2:30pm
£12
Blackheath

St Mary Islington - Church and Tower tour

St Mary’s, Islington on Upper Street has played a central role in the history of Islington for a thousand years. During this time several different churches have stood on the site, leaving an eclectic range of architectural styles. On this …

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2:00pm to 4:00pm
£16.96
Islington

Ten exhibitions that are closing soon

We Left Nothing Behind

An exhibition by Manchester based painter, Jen Orpin. The artist’s motorway paintings embody memory, travel and the intrinsic connections that shape our journeys. The exhibition showcases Orpin’s most recent works, blending the vastness of the UK motorways with the close-ups …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 7th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Bethnal Green

Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences

For the first time, the Turner-Prize-winning artist’s six large-scale tapestries will be displayed in the home that William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress, the inspiration behind Perry’s tapestries, were purchased for and displayed. Sir Grayson Perry CBE RA Hon FRIBA is …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 7th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
£12
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing

Gas Tank City

This exhibition brings together 16 drawings by Andrew Holmes to coincide with the publication of the book GAS TANK CITY. For 50 years Andrew Holmes has pursued the trucks, trailers, tanks and highways of the American West in a series …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 7th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Russell Square

Hello Brain!

An exhibition about the brain – the most complex and least understood part of the body – and the journey to map its intricate connections. Hello Brain! explores the brain’s ‘connectome’: how trillions of connections between billions of cells – …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 7th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
The Francis Crick Institute , Camden

Making Time - Every Prison A Creative Hub

The exhibition showcases some of the outcomes of a series of eight ‘creative co-production engagements’ with prisoners from HMP Downview, HMP Isis, HMP Standford Hill, HMP Wandsworth, and HMP Peterborough. These activities, still seen by some as a ‘luxury’ for …

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Exhibition ends on Friday 13th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Islington

100 UCL Employees: How You See Us

The rich heritage of African and Caribbean staff at UCL are celebrated in a new photographic exhibition. The exhibition features photo portraits of 100 members of staff from across the institution and highlights a vast array of specialists and roles, …

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Exhibition ends on Saturday 14th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Euston

CYCLES exhibition

Van Gogh House presents ‘Cycles’, a thoughtful group exhibition and events programme situated within Vincent van Gogh’s boarding house. The exhibition explores the natural and mechanical rhythms and processes inherent to domestic buildings. Cycles’ explores natural and mechanical rhythms and …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 15th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
£7.50

Lap-See Lam Floating Sea Palace

This major new exhibition by Lap-See Lam is the first-ever institutional exhibition of the artist’s work in the UK. The commission develops from Lap-See Lam’s presentation for the Nordic Pavilion at the 60th Biennale di Venezia, 2024. The exhibition will …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 15th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Studio Voltaire, Clapham

Soil, Toil & Table

Soil, Toil & Table reimagines the natural produce of the land through a radical lens on the human-nature bond, in an exhibition curated by and featuring Central Saint Martins staff, students and alumni. Spanning disciplines including fashion, installations, bio-inspired sculptures …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 15th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Kings Cross

The Drawing Year 2024 End of Year Exhibition

A selection of over 500 drawings, prints and works on paper by students graduating from The Drawing Year 2024 postgraduate programme. The exhibition offers a range of work, rich in observation, imagination and storytelling. The graduating artists come from a …

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Exhibition ends on Wednesday 18th Dec 2024 Closing Soon
Free
Shoreditch

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