Saturday 29th April |
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Look out for upwards of a thousand cyclists in much finer clothing than usual perambulating around central London. |
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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. |
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Celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade. |
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| | Maida Vale |
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A running day featuring most of the Epping Ongar Railway's home fleet in action. |
| All day |
| | North Weald |
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The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Steam Museum with their wonderful model steam trains. |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Brentford |
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Expect the site to be bursting with all makes of Italian cars and a few motorbikes. |
| 10am to 5pm |
| | Weybridge |
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This annual festival in Trafalgar Square celebrates the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. |
| 12pm to 6pm |
| | Trafalgar Square |
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An occasional open day where you can climb up the church spire to the bell-ringing room, and then walk along the top of the roof. |
| 1pm to 4pm |
| | Harrow on the Hill |
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Once a month open day at a nature reserve that sits alongside the railway in Forest Hill. |
| 1pm to 4pm |
| | Forest Hill |
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The tour will be led by a member of The Friends and will include access to the crypt of the Chapel, which is not normally open to the public. |
| 2pm to 4pm |
| | Peckham |
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Dr Diya Gupta explores the multifaceted history of India during the Second World War through the emotions experienced by Indian people both in service and at home. |
| Starts at 2pm |
| | Chelsea |
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Simon Sebag Montefiore in conversation with Gus Casely-Hayford. |
| 5pm to 6:15pm |
| | Camden |
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Sunday 30th April |
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Celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade. |
| All day |
| | Maida Vale |
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The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Steam Museum with their wonderful model steam trains. |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Brentford |
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A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month. |
| 10:30am to 4pm |
| | Watford |
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Explore a wide selection of stalls featuring local craftsmanship and eco-friendly alternatives from small businesses. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | Fulham |
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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. |
| 2pm to 4:30pm |
| | Hackney |
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Bettany Hughes on the Roman goddess Venus. |
| 3pm to 4:15pm |
| | Camden |
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Monday 1st May |
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Celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade. |
| All day |
| | Maida Vale |
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A walk around the Osterley estate, listening to nature's greatest concert. |
| 5:30am to 7am |
| | Isleworth |
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A vintage market with fifty traders at a beautiful, unrestored Georgian mansion house set in stunning parkland in south-east London. Street food, bar and cafe, artists' open studios and live music, too. |
| 10am to 5pm |
| | Beckenham |
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The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Steam Museum with their wonderful model steam trains. |
| 10am to 4pm |
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The Marx Memorial Library will open its doors to free May Day feature tours; visit the room where Lenin worked in exile 1902-1903 and have a peek at the displays. |
| Starts at 10:30am |
| | Clerkenwell |
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Annual event where a tall plant covered man is paraded around Deptford and Greenwich. |
| 12pm to 5pm |
| | Deptford |
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Tuesday 2nd May |
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A look at the way in which heralds have helped organise, marshal, and record coronations in this country since 140. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
| | Picadilly |
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Wednesday 3rd May |
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This online talk will explore the coronation ceremony and its strong historical links to Parliament. |
| Starts at 6pm |
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Discover the science behind fusion energy and its potential to transform the current energy landscape. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Hanover Square |
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Come and listen to the story of Gail Anderson, a type-loving designer who’s moved from book covers to magazines to Broadway theatre to education. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
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Thursday 4th May |
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A monthly late opening of the restored Roman temple found near Bank in the City of London in the 1950s, and recently restored to its original subterranean location. |
| 5pm to 8pm |
| | City of London |
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Explore striking exhibition 'Unfamiliar', join a free curator's introduction and discover fascinating collections after hours. |
| 5:30pm to 8pm |
| | Camden |
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One year on from her last update, GBRTTs Director of Strategic Planning and former chair of the Transport Planning Society, Elaine Seagriff will give an update on the progress made in delivering rail reform |
| 6pm to 7:30pm |
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An evening talk by costume historian, Mark Wallis, and an opportunity to see the coronation robes display at Apsley House. |
| Starts at 6pm |
| | Picadilly |
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On the first Thursday of the month, Holborn's Novelty Automation has a bar in the store for their late-night opening. |
| 6pm to 9pm |
| | Holborn |
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Enjoy mind-expanding talks, otherworldly workshops and much more at this adults-only, after-hours night. |
| 6:30pm to 10pm |
| | South Kensington |
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Join author and broadcaster Catherine Pepinster for an explorative talk on the British monarchy and religion |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Southwark |
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Friday 5th May |
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St Katharine Docks will be hosting what is thought to be 'the largest UK gathering of Dunkirk Little Ships in years'. |
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| | Wapping |
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A Pearly King and Pearly Prince will be greeting visitors in the splendour of the Victorian market. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | City of London |
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An evening of show and tell sessions, tours, workshops, performances and demonstrations all exploring rituals of power through the ages. |
| Starts at 5pm |
| | Picadilly |
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Saturday 6th May |
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On the day of the coronation, Saturday 6th May 2023, the museum will be open free of charge. |
| 10am to 5pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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There will be a military flypast over central London to mark the coronation of the King. |
| 1:15pm to 1:45pm |
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