| Saturday 9th December |
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| Look out for large numbers of people dressed up as Santa and generally behaving as though they are on a pub crawl, which for many is exactly what they are doing. |
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| A note that a steam train will leave Kings Cross station in the morning, and return in the evening. |
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| This exhibition presents the stories of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage who lived and worked in the city between 1560 and 1860 and are recorded in London’s archives. |
| 10am to 4:30pm |
|  | Clerkenwell |
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| Your chance to explore and try out some of the most ingenious and beautifully created games around. |
| 10:30am to 4:30pm |
| | Camden |
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| A fleet of Routmaster buses will run along route 159 in the afternoon, and do a Christmas lights tour in the evening - free to join in, if there's space/willing bus driver, otherwise watch from the sidelines. |
| Starts at 11am |
| | Willesden |
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| Visit the public exhibition on the emerging proposals for 110 The Queen’s Walk, formerly known as City Hall. |
| 11am to 2pm |
| | Southwark |
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| 20 minute free horse and carriage rides around Chelsea each weekend in the run up to Christmas |
| 12pm to 4pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| A tour of the large church, followed by a slightly hair-raising climb up the church tower. |
| Starts at 2pm |
| | Islington |
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| Ben Aaronovitch, James Swallow, & Andrew Cartmel will be signing Rivers of London: Volume 11: Here Be Dragons at Forbidden Planet London Megastore. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
| | Soho |
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| The tour shows how shopping grew from nothing to make Brixton South London’s biggest shopping centre by the 1920s. |
| 2:30pm to 3:45pm |
| | Stockwell |
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| Join the Wallace Collection for some festive cheer. |
| 5pm to 8pm |
| | Marylebone High St |
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| Sunday 10th December |
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| Take a boat trip through London's longest canal tunnel whilst enjoying a warm fruit punch and mince pie with cream. |
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| | Islington |
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| Visit the 3 listed buildings and see the four Victorian beam engines, one of which will be working. |
| 10am to 3pm |
| | Abbey Wood |
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| A model railway show with 15 working layouts and trade stalls. |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Woolwich |
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| Annual pre Christmas mini-exhibition featuring a selection of club and guest model railway layouts |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | Islington |
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| The broad range of ceramic artwork will have something for everyone this festive season. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Peckham |
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| 20 minute free horse and carriage rides around Chelsea each weekend in the run up to Christmas |
| 12pm to 4pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| Featuring over 80 unusual shops full of curiosities & oddities. |
| 12pm to 6pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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| Monday 11th December |
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| Tuesday 12th December |
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| Discover the unusual life of Elizabeth Blackwell, the woman behind this 18th century herbal |
| 1:15pm to 1:30pm |
| | Pimlico |
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| Wednesday 13th December |
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| The museum will open later than usual to welcome visitors into a magical new take on its exhibition spaces, illuminated almost entirely by candles. |
| 4:30pm to 7pm |
| | Greenwich |
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| Annual evening of cheese at Borough Market, with cheese themed shopping and tastings. |
| 6pm to 9pm |
| | Southwark |
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| A special evening as they blend history and holiday spirit together for Christmas at the Florence Nightingale Museum. |
| 6pm to 8pm |
| | Southwark |
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| Thursday 14th December |
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| An illustrated talk for the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first collection of William Shakespeare's plays. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
| | City of London |
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| From the classic C shaped Cray-1 through generations of systems we will see and hear about the technology, applications and people involved with the worlds most powerful computers. |
| Starts at 2:30pm |
| | City of London |
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| The museum will open later than usual to welcome visitors into a magical new take on its exhibition spaces, illuminated almost entirely by candles. |
| 4:30pm to 7pm |
| | Greenwich |
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| Late opening at the Canal Museum with a festive style. |
| 5:50pm to 9pm |
| | Islington |
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| An opportunity to discover the story of Keats by candlelight |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Hampstead |
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| Discover the stories of our Favourite Christmas Carols with composer and conductor Andrew Gant. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Southwark |
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| A rare opportunity to view the Home of Henry Stephens from top to bottom and learn more of its 149 year history. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
| | Finchley |
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| Friday 15th December |
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| Join Dr Alastair Massie as he examines one of the pivotal moments in Britain’s defence of the Low Countries during the War of the Austrian Succession. |
| 12pm to 1pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| A talk about the disapearing architecture of the classic telephone exchange. |
| 2pm to 3:30pm |
| | Strand |
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| The museum will open later than usual to welcome visitors into a magical new take on its exhibition spaces, illuminated almost entirely by candles. |
| 4:30pm to 7pm |
| | Greenwich |
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| Hear about the latest cutting-edge satellite research and developments in how we observe the Earth from space. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
| | Greenwich |
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| Saturday 16th December |
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| Visitors will have a chance to learn about 87 Hackford Road and its most famous tenant |
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| | Stockwell |
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| Rummage through a selection of salvaged treasures from over 30 handpicked vintage traders. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Stoke Newington |
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| 20 minute free horse and carriage rides around Chelsea each weekend in the run up to Christmas |
| 12pm to 4pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| A tour of the large church, followed by a slightly hair-raising climb up the church tower. |
| Starts at 2pm |
| | Islington |
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| A bus tour of London's Christmas lights - raising money for Ukraine. |
| Starts at 3:30pm |
| | City of London |
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| The museum will open later than usual to welcome visitors into a magical new take on its exhibition spaces, illuminated almost entirely by candles. |
| 4:30pm to 7pm |
| | Greenwich |
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