| Saturday 25th May |
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| The annual weekend of vintage cars on display alongside traditional village fair. |
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| The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships fleet will be at St Katherines Docks this weekend. |
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| Queen’s Stone on the Southbank will transform into a hub of scientific sharing, as world-leading researchers once again take to their soapboxes to present their research at this free, live event. |
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| Writer and critic Kim Newman will introduce this unique 'Made at Riverside' TV event. |
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| Screening of a block of newly restored cartoons from the legendary Fleischer Studios featuring Betty Boop, Popeye, Koko the Clown and more. |
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| Teddington RNLI Lifeboat Station will celebrate the charity’s 200th birthday with a station Open Day and a rare chance to see a historical lifeboat. |
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| Late in the afternoon of the last day of the Chelsea Flower Show, many of the exhibitors sell off their plants to the visitors. |
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| Step into ancient landscapes with award-winning paleobiologist Thomas Halliday as he guides us through a series of explorations. |
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| Sunday 26th May |
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| The annual weekend of vintage cars on display alongside traditional village fair. |
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| A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month. |
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| Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top. |
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| Monday 27th May |
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| The pop-up will welcome 60 traders and vendors to the area offering a vast selection of art, literature, clothing, toys, accessories and interior design products. |
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| Tuesday 28th May |
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| This talk and document viewing will tell the story of the growth and development of West London, using sections of John Rocque's 1746 map. |
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| A talk by Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears about their new book, England: Seven Myths That Changed a Country – and How to Set Them Straight. |
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| Alan Powers, co-author with the late Elain Harwood of a new book on Goldfinger, will explain some key works that are less well known. |
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| Join physicist Kathryn Coldham for a captivating exploration of the CMS experiment at CERN. |
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| In this lecture, step into the captivating world of the Vikings and delve into their rich culture and enduring traditions |
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| Wednesday 29th May |
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| A backstage tour in one of Newham’s iconic Grade 2 listed building. |
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| Join historian and author, Damien Lewis discussing his latest book, SAS Great Escapes 3. |
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| This talk will demonstrate Carroll’s influence on the Surrealists, explore the remarkable mind of the author |
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| Thursday 30th May |
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| This lecture considers the role of experts in contributing to public debate in a democracy, bringing Aristotle's work on rhetoric to bear on norms for expert communication and public debate. |
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| From bestselling author of A History of the World According to Sheep comes a deeply fascinating exploration of a fast-vanishing way of life as Coulthard chronicles the countryside through tools, toys, domestic objects and more. |
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| A double bill featuring the missing movie houses of the metropolis - east and west. |
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| Friday 31st May |
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| A note that the Silver Wind cruise ship will pass through Tower Bridge this morning. |
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| Science writer and broadcaster Jules Howard examines the mind-bending journey that eggs have been on, from the coastlines of the Cambrian Period and Carboniferous coal forests, to the end of the age of dinosaurs when live-birthing mammals began their modern rise to power. |
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| A special Soane Late which will take a closer look at the Museum's current exhibition Fanciful Figures. |
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| The Natural History Museum is hosting a special one-off evening to celebrate the opening of its new exhibition, Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre. |
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| Saturday 1st June |
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| This exhibition marks the 30th anniversary of the ordination of 1200 women to the priesthood in the Church of England. |
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| Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine. |
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| A guided tour of this remarkable post-war church. |
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| Exhibitions closing shortly |
| The church will be cleared of pews and filled with spectacular flower displays alongside an exhibition of historic floral-themed vestments, which are worn by the clergy throughout the religious year. (Ends on Sat, 25th May) | | Hamiltons debuts the gallery's first exhibition with Nick Waplington, marking the release of previously unseen image variants and new works from his iconic series Living Room, 1991. (Ends on Sat, 25th May) | | Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition. (Ends on Sun, 26th May) | | During the week of the Chelsea Flower Show, loads of shops and streets around Chelsea and Belgravia become a free floral show all of their own. (Ends on Sun, 26th May) | | A group of hauntingly beautiful, large-scale portrait heads in charcoal by Frank Auerbach - considered some of his early masterpieces – are being presented together for the first time. (Ends on Mon, 27th May) | | The World Press Photo Contest highlights the year’s most impactful visual stories, fostering a deeper understanding of pressing global issues. (Ends on Mon, 27th May) | | Celebrate the centenary of the publication of Freud’s famous work The Ego and the Id with an interactive mini-exhibition exploring visual metaphors behind the id, ego and superego. (Ends on Fri, 31st May) | | A virtual reality tour around the French cathedral, Dame de Paris telling its history right up to the recent devastating fire. (Ends on Sat, 1st Jun) | | This exhibition features personal stories, photographs and objects from from the 1950s to the present day. (Ends on Sat, 1st Jun) | | The exhibition will feature paintings, drawings and sculpture by Oliver Enwonwu, as well as works by his father, the acclaimed pioneer African modernist artist, Ben Enwonwu. (Ends on Sat, 1st Jun) | | The first major UK exhibition to map the design evolution of the skateboard from the 1950s to today – a story of design, daring and disobedience. (Ends on Sun, 2nd Jun) | | An exhibition about the west London hive of workshops and design studios that fed into some of the country’s most iconic Sci-Fi films and TV shows. (Ends on Sun, 2nd Jun) | | Turn back the hands of time and discover a beautiful exhibition of mechanical marvels. (Ends on Sun, 2nd Jun) | | Bella Hoare’s solo exhibition 'A Different Green' showcases paintings that celebrate femininity and its relationship with the natural world. (Ends on Sun, 2nd Jun) |
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