The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 2nd March.
Top events in London on Sat 2nd Mar 2024
£26.00
London Comic Con Spring returns, bringing a whole host of stars with them.
9am to 6pm
West Kensington
In celebration of St David’s Day, the best of Welsh food and drink will be in London for a vibrant market.
10am to 6pm
Whitechapel
A day of talks exploring the often overlooked role of women in early Christianity.
10am to 4pm
Southwark
The Isokon Gallery tells the remarkable story of the Isokon building, the pioneering modern apartment block opened in 1934.
11am to 4pm
Hampstead
£27.00
Collect is the leading international fair for contemporary craft and design, representing the pinnacle of artistry and creativity.
11am to 6pm
Strand
£4.00
A vintage Interiors fair at a deconsecrated late-Georgian church in Bow, east London, featuring mid 20th century furniture, ceramics, decorative antiques, film posters and lots more
11am to 4pm
Bow
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2pm to 5pm
Tooting
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
An exploration into the overlooked world of historical boy’s dress through a collector’s eye.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 2nd March
This exhibition explores printed propaganda textiles over more than two centuries, from the French Revolution to Brexit.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sat, 2nd March
An autoethnographic exhibition by Roger K. Burton loosely centred around his design influences and inspiration of three seminal fashion shops PX and Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren Worlds End, Nostalgia of Mud
12pm to 6pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sat, 2nd March
For the first time in 250 years, this exhibition reunites the pastel masterpiece by Swiss artist Jean-Etienne Liotard, painted in Lyon in 1754, with the painted version in oil he completed in London almost 20 years later.
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sun, 3rd March
The forgotten story of the Indian Army camps at Hampton Court Palace
10am to 5:30pm
East Molesey
Closing soon Sun, 3rd March
Currently in its seventh year, The Architecture Drawing Prize continues to celebrate the art of drawing in three categories: hand-drawn, digital and hybrid.
10am to 5pm
Holborn
Closing soon Sun, 3rd March
Kew’s 28th Orchid festival draws inspiration from the unique flora and fauna of Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island.
10am to 4pm
Richmond
Closing soon Sun, 3rd March
Free
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh beckons visitors to contemplate the ephemeral nature of existence, to gaze into the mirror of mortality, and to recognise the universal embrace of life’s impermanence.
10am to 6pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Sun, 3rd March
An exhibition of vertical photographs of London architecture.
10am to 6pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Sun, 3rd March
Discover an overlooked Renaissance great in the first-ever exhibition dedicated to Francesco Pesellino (c.1422–1457).
10am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sun, 10th March
Regular Events - Saturday 2nd March 2024
A tour of the hidden spaces of the church of St Alfege.
11:45am to 1pm
Greenwich
Have you ever wondered what Somerset House was built for and what has taken place within this Grade 1 listed building over the years?
12pm to 1pm
Strand
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Saturday 2nd March 2024
A walk on the north bank of the river from Isle of Dogs to Tower Hill with a qualified guide.
10:45am to 1am
Poplar
Join a group of fellow muggles for a walking tour and see the real-life locations that inspired sets such as Diagon Alley, the Leaky Cauldron, and the Ministry of Magic.
Starts at 11am
City of London
Dare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other.
7:30pm to 9:15pm
Whitechapel