| Saturday 3rd September |
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| London's only dedicated sea kayaking club CKC are running some taster sessions for newcomers to get a taste for kayaking on the River Thames |
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| Monthly behind the scenes tours of the local theatre. |
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| Step into the historic Watermen’s Hall and discover the world of the famous Thames Watermen & Lightermen through the artefacts recovered by mudlarks. |
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| Over four days, there will be a range of events taking place at King's Cross station to mark 25 years since the Hogwarts Express departed from Platform Nine and Three Quarters. |
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| An eclectic display of domestic items from the last century as well as agricultural machinery inside an old barn. |
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| Village fete style event held in Peckham Rye. |
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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 note that a tall sailing ship, the SV Tenacious is arriving in London for a few days, and will pass through Tower Bridge on arrival. |
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| Sunday 4th September |
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| Monthly open day at the museum to London's first international airport - in Croydon. |
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| Better than half price entry to the Painted Hall on the first Sunday of the month. |
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| Step into the historic Watermen’s Hall and discover the world of the famous Thames Watermen & Lightermen through the artefacts recovered by mudlarks. |
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| Over four days, there will be a range of events taking place at King's Cross station to mark 25 years since the Hogwarts Express departed from Platform Nine and Three Quarters. |
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| An inspiring exotic jungle of lush big leafed plants and Southeast Asian influences. |
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| As well as the foreshore walk, there will be craft activities, object handling and family trails. |
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| Watch three large wooden chariots taken from Hyde Park Corner to Trafalgar Square followed by a cultural and religious festival. |
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| Occasional open day of the windmill, which ceased working in about 1890, but most of the original machinery, including its two pairs of millstones, is still in place, and has recently been restored. |
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| Local village fete style event held in Northfields, West London. |
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| Leigh Bowery soon established himself at the centre of London’s nightclub scene and has remained a cultish, iconic figure |
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| Monday 5th September |
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| Uncover the world of plasma physics, and discover the possibilities it gives to our understanding of the past and the future. |
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| This will be an evening of captivating tales about the main characters of Asgard and the creatures that existed alongside them |
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| Tuesday 6th September |
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| Two talks on haunted moments and macabre encounters |
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| Wednesday 7th September |
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| Laws of the Leaves: what can the criminalisation of marijuana & patenting of ayahuasca vine tell us about legal controversies and taxonomy? |
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| Professor David Wright explains the history of Downs syndrome, within healthcare and beyond. |
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| A beginner’s guide to the solar system. |
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| Join authors Siobhan Clarke and Linda Collins in conversation about their new book Gloriana: Elizabeth I and the Art of Queenship, wherein they paint a portrait of the Tudor monarch as she has never been seen before. |
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| Thursday 8th September |
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| Museum Director, Matthew Morgan, examines the evidence, and places the destruction of Turner’s erotic works, whether real or imagined, in its context. |
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| An evening bat walk on Hampstead Heath to find out all about these fascinating creatures and their habitats. |
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| A Chiswick resident for 40 years, Dame Eileen Atkins will be in conversation with Torin Douglas, Director of Chiswick Book Festival, about her memoir ‘Will She Do? Act One of a Life on Stage’. |
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| An illustrated Zoom talk on this particular form of magical house protection, with Brian Hoggard. |
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| This talk will look at the folkloric roots of the modern vampire and tell the tale of one of the most feared yet popular of the undead. |
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| Friday 9th September |
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| Around 40 vintage vessels will assemble in St Katharine Docks, and some will be open to the public to go on board. |
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| A talk exploring how London’s Theatreland became the scene for criminal justice reform in the 18th Century. |
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| Come to this special Friday Late celebrating the opening of the Capital’s new high-speed railway, the Elizabeth line. |
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| Saturday 10th September |
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| The Santander cycle hire scheme will be closed all weekend. |
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| Church open, exhibitions, graveyard talk and tour and bell tower ringing room open. |
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| A chance to go inside Temple Bar next to St Paul's Cathedral. |
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| The Great River Race is London's River Marathon. A spectacular boat race up the River Thames, it attracts over 330 crews from all over the globe. |
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| Temple Lodge is an oasis in the heart of London. Perennials and grasses with long seasons of interest provide changing colour, movement and structure throughout the yr. |
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| Go behind the closed doors of Littleton Pumping Station to marvel at this historic Thames Water site. |
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| An open weekend to see inside "the most significant church built after WWII in Britain" |
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| Around 40 vintage vessels will assemble in St Katharine Docks, and some will be open to the public to go on board. |
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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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| Learn about the project to restore Canons House and surrounding open spaces. |
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| Visit the 52 acres of Nunhead's Victorian Cemetery - access the chapel and crypt (normally closed) by taking one of the free conducted visits. |
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| See the archaeological excavations and Tudor foundations at Scadbury Moated Manor – which still has its moat around it. |
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