| Saturday 28th September |
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| See a Georgian feast prepared in London’s only 18th-century townhouse kitchen at the home of George Frideric Handel. |
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| See Leighton's Arab Hall transformed through the flower power of Dahlias, with a spectacular display curated by florist and garden writer Arthur Parkinson |
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| The annual Bell House Dyslexia Fair is a free event bringing together individuals, families and educators to learn more about dyslexia and literacy difficulties in a welcoming, inclusive community setting. |
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| Dacres Wood Nature Reserve occupies 2.5 hectares to the east of the main railway line between Forest Hill and Sydenham stations. |
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| Tour of the Victorian testing machine museum and a demonstration of the Universal Testing Machine. |
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| Expect DJ sets, photography, food, performance, and more. |
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| Join them for a taste of 18th-century decadence with a celebration of Georgian hot chocolate at Handel Hendrix House. |
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| Tabitha Stanmore transports us to a time when magic was used to navigate life’s challenges and solve problems of both trivial and deadly importance. |
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| Sunday 29th September |
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| See a Georgian feast prepared in London’s only 18th-century townhouse kitchen at the home of George Frideric Handel. |
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| See Leighton's Arab Hall transformed through the flower power of Dahlias, with a spectacular display curated by florist and garden writer Arthur Parkinson |
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| A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month. |
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| Freemen (and women) of the City of London will exercise their right to take Sheep across a London bridge today. |
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| Expect lots of displays, dancing, and embarrassed Mayors dragged out to join in. |
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| Explore the artefacts recovered from the lost River Westbourne and what they can tell us about London's history. |
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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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| At a time when we have never disagreed more over what it means to be good or right we ask where the evolution of morality take us next? |
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| This illustrated lecture will consider the fatal doom that usually awaits private diaries of real people once they stop keeping themselves |
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| Monday 30th September |
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| Tuesday 1st October |
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| There's a parade of judges in full regalia as they arrive for the service. The service itself is private, but their arrival in robes is impressive to watch. |
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| A note that the cruise ship World Voyager will be in London for a few days -- and will pass through Tower Bridge. |
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| In the early hours, exactly a hundred and fifty years ago, the largest explosion London had ever witnessed created havoc and tragedy. Lester Hillman explores the drama, consequences and a close shave for the City. |
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| Alexandra Epps will talk about the unique stained glass stories of people, time and place within the post-war stained glass of the historic churches of the City of London. |
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| Diarmaid MacCulloch discusses the 3000 year history of the Christian experience of sex, gender and family. |
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| In this talk, join James O'Malley as he explains why Britain's nerds need to join the campaign to liberate the PAF. |
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| Join Richard Ayoade for an evening of live readings around the story of uncovering his doppelgänger, in conversation with novelist and poet Joe Dunthorne. |
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| Wednesday 2nd October |
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| Thursday 3rd October |
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| In this lecture, Christine Hallett will reflect on her career in Nursing History. |
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| On the first Thursday of the month, Holborn's Novelty Automation has a bar in the store for their late-night opening. |
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| How did politicians as diverse as Thatcher, Charles de Gaulle, Stalin and Barack Obama all inspire such great followings? |
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| Take a look into the lives of some of the women who lived at Keats House in the 19th century, with a talk, tour, performance and crafts. |
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| Uncover the stories of the women whose lives and achievements have shaped our modern world. Comedian and author Eleanor Morton, author Louise Raw, and TicTok historian J Draper celebrate the not-so-ordinary women whose decisions and accomplishments in their everyday lives resonate with us today. |
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| From the creation of the universe, to the birth of the gods and their battles, ageless stories told live, for a modern audience, by award winning storyteller Jason Buck in the chapel of Highgate Cemetery. |
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| Friday 4th October |
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| Dr Jessica Kelly will look at how The Architectural Review in the mid-twentieth century publicised and promoted architects and architecture for a public audience. |
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| Danny Robins is on a mission to solve the greatest mystery of all—do ghosts exist? This journey of self-discovery also involves exploring what the paranormal means to us. |
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| Saturday 5th October |
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| Monthly opening on a Saturday of this exhibition which is usually only open Mon-Fri. |
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| Duke of York Square will play host to the ‘Four Legged Foodies’ dog-themed market |
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| Artists and crafts people across the borough of Lambeth will be opening their studio and work spaces to the public. |
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| Explore Spanish-speaking literature and the works of more than 50 participating publishers at the exhibitors hall. |
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| Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine. |
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| Discover the maths behind one of the world's most popular games. |
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| Vlatko Vedral takes us into some of the deepest quantum questions about the Universe. |
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