| Saturday 7th August |
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| Step back in time to the heyday of the track and relive the incredible thrill of a day at the Brooklands races. |
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| The occasional open days for the London Transport Museum's overflow depot in Acton where all their trains and trams are stored. |
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| Monthly opening of the museum dedicated to the life and work of the "lady with the lamp". |
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| Home to Hodge, Southwark Cathedral are delighted to be hosting this day all about cats |
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| Approx 1 acre garden with a blaze of colourful displays in perennial borders and the 8 cartwheel centre beds. |
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| Join NLA and explore and understand Bankside's regeneration, including such game-changing projects as the Tate Modern and The Shard. |
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| Over the next few weeks, a walking boat will be in the Royal Docks - and yes, it's art. |
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| Sunday 8th August |
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| The occasional open days for the London Transport Museum's overflow depot in Acton where all their trains and trams are stored. |
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| Monthly opening of the museum dedicated to the life and work of the "lady with the lamp". |
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| Approx 1 acre garden with a blaze of colourful displays in perennial borders and the 8 cartwheel centre beds. |
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| Lecture on the collection of curses and cursed objects at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall |
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| Monday 9th August |
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| British art has gone from strength to strength, making the UK one of the leading centres of western art at the beginning of the 21st century. Join Arts Society Lecturer Frank Woodgate to learn more. |
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| Tuesday 10th August |
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| A notice that a tall sailing ship will pass through Tower Bridge and spend a few days in London. |
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| Award winning author, speaker and Computing specialist Susanne Tedrick will be discussing her brand new book 'Women of Color in Tech'. |
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| Wednesday 11th August |
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| The Perseid meteor shower is one of the brightest and most active meteor showers in the year. |
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| The occasional open days for the London Transport Museum's overflow depot in Acton where all their trains and trams are stored. |
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| Over 1,100 different plants connected with the history of plants in medicine in this garden. |
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| A talk by Alfred Hawkins tracing the history of the Chapel Royal and Royal Peculiar of Saint Peter ad Vincula within the Tower of London |
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| Thursday 12th August |
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| The Perseid meteor shower is one of the brightest and most active meteor showers in the year. |
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| The occasional open days for the London Transport Museum's overflow depot in Acton where all their trains and trams are stored. |
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| A presentation about the opening in August 1820 of the completed Regent’s Canal. |
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| An online talk about Edward Alleyn - Elizabethan actor at the Rose Playhouse Bankside and Church Warden at Southwark Cathedral. |
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| Professor Anthony King launches his latest book which examines the character and impact of urban warfare in modern times. |
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| Friday 13th August |
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| The Perseid meteor shower is one of the brightest and most active meteor showers in the year. |
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| The occasional open days for the London Transport Museum's overflow depot in Acton where all their trains and trams are stored. |
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| In this new talk, AM Cliff Spink will talk about his experiences as a pilot and commander during his time in the RAF in the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. |
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| Join Professor Patrick Major as he marks the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall by exploring the crisis that followed. |
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| Uncover how paupers easily found themselves disciplined or 'punished' for writing letters of complaint about how they were treated by local poor law authorities. |
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| Saturday 14th August |
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| The occasional open days for the London Transport Museum's overflow depot in Acton where all their trains and trams are stored. |
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| This is an exotic garden, themed on the foothills of the Himalayas in India. |
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| Local community fair in Thamesmead - music, parade, arts. |
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| Six Thames Rowing Barges will be rowed by apprentice waterman along a 7-mile course between Greenwich and Westminster. |
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| A notice that a tall sailing ship will pass through Tower Bridge and spend a few days in London. |
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| Exhibitions closing shortly |
| An annual exhibition showcasing the world's greatest space photography. (Ends on Sun, 8th Aug) | | This display presents for the first time watercolour during the Renaissance as a unified art form, highlighting its versatility and pivotal role in understanding, interpreting and documenting the natural world. (Ends on Sun, 8th Aug) | | Jurassic Encounter is an interactive installation of 50 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs from the Jurassic, Triassic and Cretaceous periods. (Ends on Tue, 10th Aug) | | This exhibition charts the development of Blake’s approach to collage-making, beginning with his layering of subject matter in early painted compositions and experiments with collaged paper (Ends on Fri, 13th Aug) | | This exhibition seeks to explore key aspects of John Hassall’s work, and to celebrate the life of this extraordinary artist a century on from his heyday. (Ends on Sat, 14th Aug) | | Speaking to architects, public sector workers and young people, artist and filmmaker Ayo Akingbade creates moving image work that forges conversations on urbanism, gentrification, power and resilience. (Ends on Sun, 15th Aug) | | Calero’s display invites us to think about the act of collecting, about what we choose to surround ourselves with in our homes and the importance and presence of the natural world. (Ends on Sun, 15th Aug) | | This display weaves together a rich tapestry of artistic expression from artists born in, or connected to, countries from Iran to Morocco. (Ends on Sun, 15th Aug) | | For the first time in over two hundred years, Peter Paul Rubens’s two great masterpieces of landscape painting will be reunited as part of an exhibition at the Wallace Collection. (Ends on Sun, 15th Aug) | | Malarko, the renowned Street Artist and ceramicist synonymous with London’s Brick Lane shutters, will be coming to BSMT gallery in Dalston for a solo show. (Ends on Sun, 15th Aug) | | This exhibition marks only the second time each work has been on view and the first time these important works have been shown together. (Ends on Fri, 20th Aug) | | A colourful exhibition celebrating natural light across the Canary Wharf estate. (Ends on Sat, 21st Aug) | | This is a rare opportunity to see one of Poland’s most loved works of art. (Ends on Sun, 22nd Aug) | | An exhibition celebrating French artist Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), one of the most singular and provocative voices in postwar modern art. (Ends on Sun, 22nd Aug) | | Discover the murder that shook the Middle Ages in this dramatic exhibition about the life, death and legacy of Thomas Becket. (Ends on Sun, 22nd Aug) | | Unearth the mystery of the largest ever Bronze Age hoard discovered in London. (Ends on Sun, 22nd Aug) |
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