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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New Year’s Eve at Spiritland
Dance your way into 2024 with X-Press 2, Hilit Kolet, Luke Solomon, rising star Sarahtonin and many more playing House, Disco, Funk, Soul, Boogie, Hip Hop, Hi-NRG and Pop. Taking over all three …
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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, the …
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Candlelight Concerts: New Year’s Extravaganza by Candlelight
Fancy a gentle and soothing start to the New Year? How about professional musicians playing classics by candlelight in the iconic venue of St Martin-in-the-Fields? Cheapo Top Tip: Classical music …
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Christmas at Kenwood
This spectacular, all-new-for-2023 Christmas lights trail set in the grounds of Kenwood on Hampstead Heath takes around an hour to complete at a leisurely pace, although there will be a lot of …
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Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2023
For everything Christmassy head to Hyde Park for their Winter Wonderland celebration, now in its 17th year. With everything from an ice slide or ice skating to a Christmas market and festive …
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New Year’s Eve Fireworks 2023/4
As always, the big annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display is a ticketed event. If you want an up close and personal spot on the Victoria Embankment then you’ll have to book in …
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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 Christmas by the River, renamed Winter by the River for 2023. What …
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Enchanted Eltham, Christmas at Eltham Palace
Enjoy a glass of mulled wine and explore the enchanting illuminations, sound and colour at this English Heritage site and gardens. Christmas at Eltham Palace invites visitors to wander along a …
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Trafalgar Square Christmas Market
Trafalgar Square Christmas Market has over 30 cute wooden chalets with gifts, mulled wine and cider, and European Christmassy food stalls including one that’s the absolute wurst. While …
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The Luminaze
Wembley Park has a cool new outdoor art installation this winter. Walk through an interactive neon-light based maze with a curated soundscape to the centre, where you will find The Hourglass …
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Regent Street Christmas Lights
The soaring ‘Spirit of Christmas’ lights will be back for 2023, making Regent Street a magical place to get your Christmas shopping started. The low-energy, environment-friendly LED …
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La Clique from Underbelly
Wend your way throught the festive crowds at the Leicester Square Christmas market and head to the Spiegeltent for La Clique, a Christmas show like no other from the team at Underbelly. …
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Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett
Not feeling the family-friendly panto banter this year? How about this? Glamourously extravagant and unapologetically sexy, get ready for a hugely enjoyable evening from the mischievous queen of …
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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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Hampton Court Palace Ice Skating
You can 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 …
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Ally Pally Christmas 2023
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 again …
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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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Leicester Square Christmas Market 2023
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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Oxford Street Christmas Lights 2023
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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Gingerbread City at the Museum of Architecture
Prepare to be a weird combination of inspired, envious and hungry at this year’s Gingerbread city, filled with incr-edible displays (see what we did there?). This year’s exhibition is held …
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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 and dazzling trackside illuminations, …
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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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