| Saturday 25th June |
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| Mayfair Art Weekend is the annual celebration of the world’s internationally renowned gallery district. |
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| Livery companies from across the City will compete in rolling large oak barrel casks around the Guildhall. |
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| Twice a year, the island opens up to the public and the studios open their doors to visitors providing a unique opportunity to see inside a real working artist’s studio. |
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| A host of West End shows will put up free performances in Trafalgar Square as part of the West End Live event to show off Theatreland's offerings. |
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| All the fun of the classic funfair, with vintage fairground rides dating from the 1890s to the 1960s. |
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| Re-enactors recreate the life of a regiment that fought at the famous Battle, along with special talks and demonstrations. |
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| An allotment site not to be missed, over 150 plots set in 5½ acres. |
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| A screening of three Hancock's Half Hour episodes from 1957-59, with Q&A afterwards. |
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| Ahead of the grand reopening of Leighton House this Autumn, join behind-the-scenes tours for the chance to have exclusive access to some of the redeveloped areas of the museum |
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| Meet and dance with not-so-little puppet Little Amal, who has travelled from her home in Syria, raising awareness for refugees. |
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| Sunday 26th June |
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| Mayfair Art Weekend is the annual celebration of the world’s internationally renowned gallery district. |
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| Extensive bus displays, including rarely-seen early examples, and smaller displays of taxis, commercials & emergency vehicles. |
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| Twice a year, the island opens up to the public and the studios open their doors to visitors providing a unique opportunity to see inside a real working artist’s studio. |
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| All the fun of the classic funfair, with vintage fairground rides dating from the 1890s to the 1960s. |
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| Re-enactors recreate the life of a regiment that fought at the famous Battle, along with special talks and demonstrations. |
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| A note that there will be a flypast over Green Park at lunchtime. |
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| A host of West End shows will put up free performances in Trafalgar Square as part of the West End Live event to show off Theatreland's offerings. |
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| A small but immaculate garden, that is as pretty as a picture in a wonderfully colour coordinated mélange of pinks, whites, purples and blues. |
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| A garden designer's own town garden used for planting, materials, experiments and incorporating three patios, cobbled path, pleached trees, water feature and shade and sun borders. |
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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 27th June |
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| Tuesday 28th June |
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| Join OOF Gallery's curators and a host of football-obsessed artists as they explore the aesthetics of the world's favourite game and celebrate the launch of issue nine of OOF magazine. |
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| A talk about Horace Walpole’s Georgian Gothic villa, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. |
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| Mat Osman and Stephen Ellcock discuss with Cathi Unsworth the anarchic magic of their collaboration England on Fire. |
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| Wednesday 29th June |
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| A walking tour (at street level) of the route of the planned Camden Highline. |
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| Join the Science Museum in marking 50 years of Pride at a special adults-only after-hours Pride Lates. |
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| Thursday 30th June |
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| An evening tour through a Hackney's most historic house, including the chance for a welcome drink (optional). |
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| This discussion explores how we might reimagine the food systems that shape our lives. If we could start afresh with equity and circularity in mind, what would our food systems look like now? |
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| Friday 1st July |
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| Join Dr Glyn Prysor and Professor Mark Connelly as they discuss how perceptions of the Battle of the Somme and its memorialisation have developed over time. |
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| Join the Wallace Collection for the return of LGBTQI+ Late event, with Queer-themed performances, music and art. |
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| Saturday 2nd July |
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| A note that a steam train will pass through southwest London this morning, returning again in the evening. |
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| Monthly behind the scenes tours of the local theatre. |
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| An eclectic display of domestic items from the last century as well as agricultural machinery inside an old barn. |
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| Ahead of the grand reopening of Leighton House this Autumn, join behind-the-scenes tours for the chance to have exclusive access to some of the redeveloped areas of the museum |
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