| Saturday 17th September |
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| A new aesthetic or ‘mere decoration’? Architectural Sculpture in Britain 1850-1914 This conference has been co-organised by the Victorian Society and the Public Statues and Sculpture Associatio |
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| Go behind the closed doors of the King George V pumping stations, one of Thames Water's historic sites. |
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| Bellringers will be available to give tours and demonstrations of the bell room in the church tower. |
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| Go behind the closed doors of Walton Water Treatment Works to marvel at the historic Thames Water pumping station. |
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| Come and see the 17th Century Grade II Listed building and garden. |
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| All the fun of the classic funfair, with vintage fairground rides dating from the 1890s to the 1960s. |
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| The Anarchist Bookfair provides a unique hub of activity for the alternative and radical political community. |
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| A conversation with author Ken Kwenu Nimo, followed by a Q&A section as well as a screening of 'Fashioning West Africa' by Arieta Mujay-Barg |
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| Come and visit this green oasis in an urban setting it is a one of the many local green lungs in Forest Hill where you can find some interesting wildlife. |
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| Sunday 18th September |
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| Come and see the 17th Century Grade II Listed building and garden. |
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| All the fun of the classic funfair, with vintage fairground rides dating from the 1890s to the 1960s. |
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| Drop in to explore the collection of magazines, pamphlets, posters, ephemera, t-shirts and artefacts from these collections at your own pace. |
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| Monday 19th September |
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| Be advised that a lot of places are closed for the day of the State Funeral, including most of London's museums and galleries. |
| Tuesday 20th September |
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| This presentation will look at historical documentation from women who corseted, men who had opinions about it |
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| Wednesday 21st September |
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| Join an immersive virtual reality experience by Digital Urban exploring the design for future small and medium-sized stations across the UK. |
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| Kate Macdonald will be in conversation with Amara Thornton and Katy Soar about the pitfalls of archaeology in literature and the detail of the digging in supernatural archaeological fiction. |
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| This talk examines the art collected by the Christian Church throughout history—perhaps the greatest curated collection in existence. |
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| A lecture by Dr Chris Miele celebrating the 150 anniversary of St Mary Abbots, Kensington. |
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| Nerd Nite London is a monthly event where three speakers give 18-21 minute fun-yet-informative talks across all disciplines, while the audience drinks along. |
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| Come and explore the museum after dark. |
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| This talk explores the historical events, the myths and moral panics, that have resulted in the criminalisation of the production, supply, and possession of drugs throughout the world. |
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| Thursday 22nd September |
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| You are invited to step inside this vast edifice, view the photographs and visit the rooms where many famous names got hitched. |
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| A selection of our 300 members will open their studios, workshops, labs and offices to showcase their practices. |
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| This talk describes the main changes in the papermaking production, the quality of paper and what conservators are doing to stabilise and repair the paper to delay its natural degradation. |
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| An evening of Italian art, food and culture to mark the final week of Canaletto’s Venice Revisited, the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum. |
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| Hear from architects Projects Office and Wandsworth Council about their design for Arch 42. |
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| Prof Christian Rutz will present Insights from the most ambitious animal tracking study ever conducted, the COVID-19 Bio-Logging Initiative. |
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| Friday 23rd September |
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| A spectacular showcase of the very best of British-grown flowers, foam-free sustainable floristry, and the design creativity of the UK’s leading floral designers. |
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| Uncover the huge breadth of human innovation with Harry Parker as he explores how technology is redefining what it means to be human. |
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| Projekt Mkt – the UK’s ONL* specialist vintage poster market – is returning to Copeland Gallery in Peckham for three days. |
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| This lecture will showcase personal coats of arms featuring symbols of parliamentary tradition, such as portcullises, maces and other regalia, from the 1500s to the present. |
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| Saturday 24th September |
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| Serried ranks of vintage coaches will occupy the principal running bays at VCS – for one day only. |
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| Come along to explore the fascinating history of Egypt through craft activities and tours of the collections. |
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| Projekt Mkt – the UK’s ONL* specialist vintage poster market – is returning to Copeland Gallery in Peckham for three days. |
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| A demonstration of Victorian surgery techniques in an old operating theatre. |
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| A spectacular showcase of the very best of British-grown flowers, foam-free sustainable floristry, and the design creativity of the UK’s leading floral designers. |
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| The Friends of the London Fire Brigade Museum in conjunction with London Design Festival and their ‘The Running Towards’ exhibition, will be displaying historic fire appliances, uniforms and innovative new ephemera. |
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| A festival showing off the culture and food from Japan's Okinawa |
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| At dusk, an illuminated flotilla of over a hundred and fifty boats, including Gloriana The Queen’s Rowbarge, will float down the River Thames through central London from Chelsea to Tower Bridge. |
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