| Saturday 4th March |
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| Light installations that illuminate the beauty of Thamesmead’s landscape and highlight the importance of the natural environment. |
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| An evening with Alice Loxton talking about her book UPROAR!: Scandal, Satire and Printmakers in Georgian London |
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| Sunday 5th March |
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| Monthly open day at a small collection of fairground organs. |
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| Storyteller Emily Hennessey and sitar player Sheema Mukherjee take the wheel on a white-knuckled tuk-tuk ride through sun-kissed palaces, fiend-infested forests and every cacophonous saffron-scented marketplace in-between. |
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| Monday 6th March |
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| Tuesday 7th March |
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| Simon Sturgis, SAVE’s carbon expert witness at the Marks and Spencer public inquiry, will be delivering a talk entitled Architecture and Climate Crisis: How the past can save the future. |
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| Wednesday 8th March |
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| Discover Westminster Abbey after hours for this special event to mark this years’ Commonwealth service. |
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| A panel of speakers discuss how we can ensure we all have access to the food we need to thrive, now and in the future. |
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| A special International Women’s Day talk looking at the stories of women accused of witchcraft throughout history. |
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| Thursday 9th March |
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| Learn about how the City operates, its livery companies, famous events that took place within its medieval walls and admire the impressive memorials to some of Britain’s most important historic figures. |
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| Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple. |
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| Friday 10th March |
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| A note, for very early risers, that a large cruise ship will pass through Tower Bridge in the morning. |
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| Join Dr Jane Brooks as she discusses the working conditions for nurses on active service during the Second World War. |
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| Saturday 11th March |
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| An occasional day of lectures about all things underground. |
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| An afternoon of discussion exploring the history and legacy of community cable TV in the UK. |
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| Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first licensed Hackney Cab service in London at the premiere screening of On The Cotton. |
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| Learn from the experts at this panel discussion with judges and astrophotographers from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition |
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| Exhibitions closing shortly |
| This exhibition examines Dickens’s interest in the paranormal, his ‘hankering after ghosts’, and how he became a master ghost story teller publishing over 20 spooky tales. (Ends on Sun, 5th Mar) | | Back bigger and better than ever for 2023, Kew Gardens’ much-loved Orchid festival returns to the Princess of Wales Conservatory. (Ends on Sun, 5th Mar) | | Eight pieces of artwork, curated in partnership with Light Art Collection, will be on display both outdoors and inside the Power Station. (Ends on Sun, 5th Mar) | | An exhibition to mark the release of Love, Leda, the never-before-published 1960s queer novel set in the streets that neighbour modern-day Foyles. (Ends on Thu, 9th Mar) | | Explore Fassett’s world with some of his own original artworks as well as works inspired by him from international quilters and makers. (Ends on Sat, 11th Mar) | | At the heart of Ilford Limited is analogue photography and this display shows the beauty of Ilford film as a tool to experiment, make portraits and capture people’s stories. (Ends on Sat, 11th Mar) | | An exhibition and archival display exploring the 1970s art and activism of the collective organisation Artists For Democracy. (Ends on Sat, 11th Mar) | | Tate Modern presents a once-in-a-generation exhibition of paintings, watercolours and drawings by Paul Cezanne. (Ends on Sun, 12th Mar) | | A display of over 1100 works by the Lithuanian artist and celebrated composer Mikalojus Konstantina, widely credited as Lithuania’s greatest artist. (Ends on Sun, 12th Mar) | | Abstract Expressionist painter Anthony Daley will present a new body of work, which explores his career-long fascination with the work of 17th century Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. (Ends on Sun, 19th Mar) | | An exhibition of Heath Robinson’s early book illustrations -- a set for Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare. (Ends on Sun, 19th Mar) |
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