| Saturday 19th April |
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| A monthly display of classic cars in Waterloo - usually attracting around 20 vehicles |
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| Celebrate the rich culture of the Sikh community with a line-up of entertainment, including music, dance, and live performances. |
| | Trafalgar Square - Trafalgar Square |
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| Volunteers from Barnet Museum open the Barnet Physic Well, giving everyone free access to this little known part of Barnet's heritage |
| | Barnet Physic Well - Arkley |
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| Sunday 20th April |
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| Monday 21st April |
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| An afternoon of live music, dance and performances celebrating English culture. |
| | Trafalgar Square - Trafalgar Square |
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| The Blackheath Morris Dancers will be wandering around Greenwich, and lifting people up in a decorated chair for some obscure reason. |
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| Tuesday 22nd April |
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| Seb Falk will unpick the curious history of medieval calendars |
| | Lambeth Palace Library - Southwark |
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| The Conversation is a series of weekly events talking about conflict and empathy, inequality and power, climate crisis and wonder through storytelling and action |
| | St Martin in the Fields - Trafalgar Square |
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| This event explores the lasting impact of Alphonse Mucha, Karel Teige, Ladislav Sutnar, and Miroslav Šašek—visionaries whose innovations continue to inspire designers today. |
| | Czech Centre London - Kensington |
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| Join Senior Curator of Paintings Cicely Robinson for this in-conversation event with British artist Nicky Philipps. |
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| Wednesday 23rd April |
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| Equipped with bee suits and gloves, there will be an opportunity to look inside a hive, find the queen and inspect swarm cells. |
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| Delve into the history and symbolism of witches with a panel of award-winning historians and writers. |
| | The British Academy - St James |
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| What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can – if you know where to look. |
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| Thursday 24th April |
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| An illustrated talk featuring photographs of London during the Second World War. |
| | The London Archives - Clerkenwell |
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| Join Historian Lynsey Ford for an intriguing talk exploring the life and legacy of Erasmus Krykenar, the master armourer of Henry VIII. |
| | Guildhall library - City of London |
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| Join bestselling author Amy Jeffs for evening of heroes, humans and magic |
| | Southwark Cathedral - Southwark |
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| Check your bags and climb on board for a flight through London's forgotten history of aviation |
| | Horse Hospital - Clerkenwell |
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| The launch of a new exhibition on the history of health care and nursing in prisons, from the nineteenth century to the present |
| | Royal College of Nursing Library & Heritage Centre - Harley Street |
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| Friday 25th April |
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| The garden surrounding the centre is designed by the world-famous Dutch Landscape Architect Piet Oudolf, who envisioned a dynamic landscape. |
| | 17 Cotswold Road - Belmont |
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| Hear from Dr Megan King as she recounts the decade leading up to the American War of Independence, as ideological resistance became the first battleground. |
| | National Army Museum - Chelsea |
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| Saturday 26th April |
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| A display of vintage cars mixed in amongst a clothes market and craft fair. |
| | Granary Square - Kings Cross |
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| Expect to see several hundred cyclists gently parading around central London in decorative clothing today. |
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| The Van Gogh house guided tours offer visitors an opportunity to learn about their most famous tenant, as well as the architecture, history, and future of the house. |
| | Van Gogh House Museum - Stockwell |
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| The dynamic history festival that celebrates the brightest and the best in the world of history returns this Spring. |
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| Immerse yourself in the rich design heritage of London’s transport while exploring a selection of posters from our world-class collection, and rarely seen original artworks. |
| | Transport Museum Acton Depot - Acton |
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| To mark the official birthday of King Willem Alexander, there will be a street party outside the Dutch Church in London. |
| | The Dutch Church - City of London |
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| From pagan counterculture to queer folk tales, rebel villains, and roadside magic, discover the thread of activism and resistance that runs through occult history. |
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| Exhibitions closing shortly |
| A major exhibition featuring over 130 works by ten important Brazilian artists from the twentieth century, capturing the diversity of Brazilian art at the time. (Ends on Sun, 20th Apr) |
| This exhibition explores the overlooked richness and diversity of working-class life and creative expression from the 1950s to now. (Ends on Sun, 20th Apr) |
| From iconic royal residence of the past, to Olympic and Paralympic venue today, the Palace of Versailles is famous around the world for its opulent architecture and rich history (Ends on Mon, 21st Apr) |
| The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. (Ends on Mon, 21st Apr) |
| A free outdoor exhibition about the history of St Katherine Docks next to Tower Bridge. (Ends on Mon, 21st Apr) |
| A replica of the Shroud of Turin will be on display at St George’s Cathedral as part of an exhibition. (Ends on Mon, 21st Apr) |
| A three-metre steel and fibreglass sculpture by the British artist David Shrigley of a praying mantis with an animatronic head. (Ends on Mon, 21st Apr) |
| Drawings of Dogs features all styles of drawing, and includes works by artists such as Marjorie Cox, Barbara Robinson Tester, Gary Stinton, Julie Brenan and Gifford Ambler, many of which are being exh (Ends on Fri, 25th Apr) |
| The multidisciplinary artist Alicja Biała explores the interconnected themes of environmental degradation and ecological resilience in the solo exhibition Acid Bite. (Ends on Fri, 25th Apr) |
| This colossal exhibition of public sculpture will brave the elements for 8 weeks as 32 artists present daring new works. (Ends on Sat, 26th Apr) |
| This first major exhibition of Frederic Leighton’s small landscape oil sketches, painted en plein air as he travelled, reveals the celebrated Victorian artist in a new light (Ends on Sun, 27th Apr) |
| Human thought, emotion, and behaviour is critical to war (Ends on Sun, 27th Apr) |
| Step inside sculptures of light Your movements and interactions bring artworks to life inside Solid Light, a focused exhibition dedicated to the immersive works of Anthony McCall (Ends on Sun, 27th Apr) |
| Explore the profound impact of physical work on health and the body at this exhibition (Ends on Sun, 27th Apr) |
| New commission by Hylozoic/Desires (Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser) exploring the complex weave of histories and myths around Britain’s imperial salt monopoly in India. (Ends on Sun, 27th Apr) |
| This experience will take you on a multi-sensory journey through Regent Street – where you can trace history through scent, taste architectural interpretations of the street, listen to local icons and explore the vibrant colours of the area. (Ends on Sun, 27th Apr) |
| Featuring iconic adverts from the 1920s to the present day, AdWomen looks at the creative women within advertising and the portrayal of women within the adverts themselves (Ends on Mon, 28th Apr) |
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