New Year’s Day Parade
Celebrate the start of the new year with a mighty procession of marching bands, horse-drawn carriages, carnival dancers and steel drums. Celebrating all the cultures that make London amazing, …
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New Year’s Day 10k Run and 3k Fun Run
Hit the new year running, or get motivated by cheering on others at the Start Fitness Serpentine Running Club’s annual New Year’s Day 10k run and 3K fun run. The longer race is held …
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Regent Street Christmas Lights
The soaring ‘Spirit of Christmas’ lights will be back for 2024, making Regent Street a magical place to get your Christmas shopping started. The low-energy, environment-friendly LED …
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Skate Brent Cross
Is it even Christmas if you haven’t stumbled (or swooped) your way around an outdoor ice rink? This year Brent Cross shopping centre will launch its first ever ice rink, transforming the …
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Winter (Christmas) by the River: London Bridge Market
Billed as the capital’s most picturesque Christmas market, London Bridge City will be getting festive again this year with Winter by the River (previously known as Christmas by the River). …
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Leicester Square Christmas Market 2024
One of London’s most famous squares is getting a festive makeover, with a Christmas market filled with hand-crafted goods, delicious food, mulled wine and the Spiegeltent – a pop-up event …
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Christmas at Kew
Spend an evening in London’s famous Kew Gardens as you’ve never seen them before. Filled with festive illuminations and interactive displays, you’ll soon be singing carols and …
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South Bank Centre Winter Festival 2024
The South Bank is fairy-lit and lovely all year round, but it’s a particularly good spot if you want to avoid the hectic hordes of central London High Street and chill out by catching an …
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Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2024
For traditional festive feels, head to Hyde Park for their Winter Wonderland celebration. With everything from a fairground, ice slide and ice skating to a Christmas market and festive bars, …
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The Ice Rink at Westfield
Get your Christmas shopping and festive fun done in one spot as Westfield London’s iconic ice rink returns for 2024 with an Oceania vibe, sponsored by Disney’s Moana 2 which is on at the Vue …
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Dick Whittington at the Hackney Empire
It’s panto season again (oh no it isn’t!) and Hackney Empire always smash it with a family favourite. Get ready for an extravagant retelling of London’s favourite rags to …
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Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre
Find out why birds are the only surviving dinosaurs, feel how fast a hummingbird’s heart beats in flight, join in with a dawn chorus and meet the wonderchicken in the Natural History …
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Fragile Beauty
Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection is a rare chance to view these influential images of fashion, celebrity, the male body and also responses to …
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Glide at Battersea Power Station
Glide at Battersea Power Station is back, featuring three interconnecting rinks set against the backdrop of one of London’s most iconic buildings, with a spectacular 30ft Christmas tree in …
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Ally Pally Christmas 2024
Summer festivals and fireworks night might be two of the main draws at Ally Pally in any calendar year but there’s also plenty going on during the winter months. This year, Ally Pally …
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Hampton Court Palace Ice Skating
Skate against the magnificent Tudor backdrop of Henry VIII’s former home and transport yourself back in time (but don’t lose your head). The evenings will see the palace bathed in …
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Paradox Museum
Prepare to doubt everything at the Paradox Museum; you really won’t believe your eyes. Over 50 immersive paradoxes to challenge your belief in the laws of physics: change your height, …
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Oxford Street Christmas Lights 2024
It’s definitely chilly, so we’re allowed to talk about Christmas now – and nothing says festive like the Christmas lights being switched on along Oxford Street. Whether …
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The Nutcracker
Nothing says it’s nearly Christmas like the English National Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker. Be transported to a magical world of storytelling with this visually stunning production; …
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Epping Ongar Lights Express
Take a ride on an illuminated train line through the Essex countryside for a winter journey with a fully immersive lightshow linked to a festive soundtrack, dazzling trackside illuminations and …
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