| Saturday 23rd September |
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| A slice of the big apple is coming to London as Canary Wharf transforms into a New York inspired cityscape. |
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| Metrobus operation is 40 this year so there will be a garage open day at Orpington. |
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| A weekend of art, mudlarking and performance at the historic Queen's House within the grounds of the National Maritime Museum. |
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| The modernist, a quarterly magazine dedicated to modernist architecture and design, presents a two-day event featuring some of the best independent publishers in the field. |
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| This summer London's fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London. |
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| The Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival will return to Horace Walpole’s ‘Gothic castle’ this autumn. |
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| Would you like to try kayaking on the Thames in a sea kayak? London's only dedicated sea kayaking club CKC is running some taster sessions. |
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| Spend an evening with renowned classicist and historian, Mary Beard, as she shines the spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar to Alexander Severus. |
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| Sunday 24th September |
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| A weekend of art, mudlarking and performance at the historic Queen's House within the grounds of the National Maritime Museum. |
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| A chance to watch Freemen of the City of London herding sheep across Southwark Bridge. |
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| A restoration project has bought the mill back to working order for the first time since 1935, and it's now open to the public. |
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| A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month. |
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| The Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival will return to Horace Walpole’s ‘Gothic castle’ this autumn. |
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| Would you like to try kayaking on the Thames in a sea kayak? London's only dedicated sea kayaking club CKC is running some taster sessions. |
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| Expect lots of displays, dancing, and embarrassed Mayors dragged out to join in. |
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| Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top. |
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| Monday 25th September |
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| A note that the Ocean Majesty, a cruise ship is visiting London for the day and will pass through Tower Bridge in the morning and evening. |
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| This lecture reviews the science on microplastics and whether we should be concerned about them, compared with other known environmental hazards. |
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| Explore entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, and how they connect physics to probability. |
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| The legacy of a woman who changed the course of British politics. |
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| Tuesday 26th September |
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| 1901 was both the end of the Victorian ere and the start of a new century |
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| A talk with Jon Harvey author, performer and the human avatar of intergalactic election crusader Count Binface. |
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| This talk gives an overview of the Baskerville letterforms, their historical significance and the design of a brand new interpretation that supports a new identity. |
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| This evening revisits this glorious musical heritage with Peter Watts, author of the just released Denmark Street: London’s Street of Sound. |
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| Wednesday 27th September |
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| Join us for an evening of poetry, storytelling and conversation inspired by the history of the once notorious Bartholomew fair! Every September for seven centuries the Bartholomew fair was held in |
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| Informal evenings of miniature lectures and surprising interludes from an eclectic selection of East End London authors, historians, and performers. |
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| An evening with Roger Morgan – Granville as we journey with him through a British Spring and delve into his latest book Across a Waking Land. |
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| Thursday 28th September |
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| Visit the atmospheric print workshop to see printing presses from the 18th to the 20th Century. |
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| Experience the beauty of Keats House after hours, with a special late opening and volunteer tours. |
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| This lecture explores the death penalty's roots, its abolition in England and Wales, and its continuation in the Commonwealth Caribbean. |
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| The RPS Library and Museum are opening their doors for the first After-Hours evening event. |
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| BBC presenter Ros Atkins explains the art of explanation at this candlelit event in the nave. |
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| Andrew Robinson, author of biographies of Young and Champollion tells the interrelated and sometimes fractious stories of these astonishingly disparate personalities |
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| Friday 29th September |
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| Come along to find out more about this London curiosity, owned by the National Trust and administered by Westminster City Council. |
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| Discover engaging and inspiring examples of women’s early participation in inventing. |
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| Through the words and work of Millais and Hunt, Dr Glenda Youde tells the story of the Pre-Raphaelites and the Hogsmill River. |
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| Neil Buttery will explore the reasons behind our fondness for the sweet stuff and survey the great lengths that humans have gone to taste and produce it. |
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| Unravel the world of macrocyclic ligands and metal complexes with Gill Reid, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry. |
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| Saturday 30th September |
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| An opportunity to hold history in your hands and hear the stories behind these ancient artefacts. |
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| An occasional open day to go inside a house that's been turned into a living artwork. |
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| A local fete held by the church opposite Euston station - fundraising for their restoration. |
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| Once a month open day at a nature reserve that sits alongside the railway in Forest Hill. |
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| Visitors can see all the competition entries including the winning entry within Arch 23 on Southwark Street. |
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| A triple bill screening of episodes from the First Doctor. |
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| A panel discussion exploring the role of mudlarks in uncovering London’s history, its potential impact today and in the future. |
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