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Top events in London Today

You are exhorted to visit your local independent music purveyor and make purchases of physical storage media.
2024-04-20
All Day
 
To mark the 50th anniversary of an all-female morris dance group - they will be performing outside a number of pubs through the day.
2024-04-20
All Day
 
All silent films will have live accompaniment by a team of musicians.
2024-04-20
Starts at 10am
 
Silent Film Festival
The event will offer a huge display of every variety of Ford Mustang at one of the most notable and historic motoring venues in the world.
2024-04-20
10am to 5pm
 
Weybridge
Weybridge
A monthly display of classic cars in Waterloo - usually attracting around 20 vehicles.
2024-04-20
11am to 2pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
A festival to celebrate the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.
2024-04-20
12pm to 6pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Join Jonathan Olivares, designer and guest curator of the exhibition SKATEBOARD in conversation with journalist, archivist and skateboarder Neil Macdonald.
2024-04-20
3pm to 4pm
 
Kensington
Kensington

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Ainu Stories: Contemporary Lives by the Saru River
Experience Ainu culture as it exists today in this exploration of the contemporary lives of this indigenous people of northern Japan.
Ainu Stories: Contemporary Lives by the Saru River
10am to 8pm
Kensington
Closes tomorrow
2024-01-02
2024-04-21
Mutual Friends: The Adventures of Charles Dickens & Wilkie Collins
The exhibitions explore one of the great - and most entertaining - literary friendships, tracing the shared work, travels, confidences and, above all, the bond of friendship between two men whose books remain loved the world over.
Mutual Friends: The Adventures of Charles Dickens & Wilkie Collins
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closes tomorrow
2023-11-15
2024-04-21
The Glass Heart
This bold new exploration of glass in the UK brings together for the very first time rarely seen works from key UK collections, celebrating this remarkable material.
The Glass Heart
11am to 6pm
Strand
Closes tomorrow
2024-01-27
2024-04-21
An exhibition of tea towels that have been overlaid with a statement to create a different perspective in a gently humorous and sometimes wicked way.
The Subversive Stitcher Tea Towel Series
9am to 9pm
Hammersmith
Closes tomorrow
2024-03-04
2024-04-21
Turner and Bonington: Watercolours from the Wallace Collection
This free display brings together ten works by the two artists: with four views of Yorkshire by Turner and five scenes of Normandy and Venice by Bonington.
Turner and Bonington: Watercolours from the Wallace Collection
10am to 5pm
Marylebone High St
Closes tomorrow
2023-09-20
2024-04-21
Falmouth University Exhibition: 24 Hours in Bethnal Green
Oxford House hosts Falmouth University's annual photography exhibition, revealing the hidden life of Bethnal Green over the course of a single 24-hour period.
Falmouth University Exhibition: 24 Hours in Bethnal Green
10am to 5pm
West Norwood
Closing soon Fri, 26th April
2024-03-25
2024-04-26
When Marianne and Britannia Meet
An exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France.
When Marianne and Britannia Meet
1pm to 6pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sat, 27th April
2024-03-28
2024-04-27
1001 Days in London
Street photographer Steve Hollingshead celebrates this vibrant metropolis with a gallery-filling installation of 1001 individual photographs.
1001 Days in London
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
2024-04-18
2024-04-28
The Cult of Beauty
This exhibition explores notions of beauty across time and cultures.
The Cult of Beauty
10am to 6pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
2023-10-26
2024-04-28
Umbro 100: Sportswear x Fashion
Around 120 examples of the fusion between sportswear and fashion from the Westminster Menswear Archive.
Umbro 100: Sportswear x Fashion
11am to 7pm
Camden
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
2024-04-12
2024-04-28

Regular Events - today

 1:30pm to 3:30pm
 
 Russell Square
2024-04-20
2024-04-20

Death in the British Museum

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
2024-04-20
2024-04-20

Somerset House - Historical Highlights Tour

Walking tours of London - today

An ON Street walk exploring architecture and urban reinvention through the post-industrial landscapes of Kings Cross St Pancras
 10:30am to 12:30pm
 
 Camden
2024-04-20
2024-04-20

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