The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Sunday 5th May.
Top events in London on Sun 5th May 2024
£28.50
Three weekends of big steam action on the Epping Ongar Railway with guest locomotives.
All Day
North Weald
IWA Canalway Cavalcade returns to London’s Little Venice to celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community.
10am to 6pm
Maida Vale
£4.00
The Ruislip Lido Railway will have a Bank Holiday steam gala, with a service every 15 minutes using 3 trains in operation throughout the weekend.
11am to 5pm
Ruislip
£5.00
The green market will feature over 30 stalls selling green gifts and eco-friendly alternatives from local businesses.
11am to 4pm
Fulham
For the fourth year, the dandies and dandizettes of Britain will set forth on the longest walk they will probably take all year.
12pm to 5pm
St James
A garden of stories, statues, shapes and structures surrounded by trees and hedges. Bird friendly, cottage style with scented roses, clematis, mature shrubs, a weeping mulberry and abundant planting.
12pm to 5:30pm
East Finchley
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
11am to 8pm
Strand
Closing soon Mon, 6th May
Spanning over 60 years of contemporary sculpture, this exhibition highlights ways in which artists draw on familiar experiences of movement, flux and organic growth.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 5th May
This exhibition finds conversations between various forms of abstraction, symbolism and figuration that were circulating and interacting in the visual culture of Brazil in the mid-20th century.
11am to 6pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 5th May
This exhibition marks the largest exhibition ever mounted in the 40+ year career of world-renowned photographic artist, Edward Burtynsky.
10am to 6pm
Chelsea
Closing soon Mon, 6th May
Free
Fowl Play
At the heart of the exhibition is a vast stained glass window that doubles as a chicken shop menu.
11am to 4pm
Tottenham
Closing soon Sat, 11th May
How do you develop a vaccine quickly and effectively to combat a global pandemic?
10am to 6pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 12th May
Critically acclaimed, the collection features works by artist Nathan Sawaya which are made from millions of LEGO bricks.
10am to 7pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 12th May
Free
Marriner 100
This exhibition about Sir Neville Marriner features record sleeves and boxes, photographs, awards, tributes from friends and colleagues and memorabilia from a life of great achievement and personal enjoyment.
11am to 5pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Sun, 12th May
This exhibition showcases the difference between refillable, returnable (prefill) and repurposed product packaging of the past, present, and future.
11am to 5pm
Notting Hill
Closing soon Wed, 15th May
A small display of documents about Billingsgate Market in the Guildhall Art Gallery's Heritage room (lower basement).
10:30am to 4pm
City of London
Closing soon Thu, 16th May
