| Saturday 10th December |
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| Guided tour of the Royal Gunpowder Mills site, including restricted areas, focusing on history and wildlife. |
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| Shop local for Christmas, with 35 stalls offering delicious seasonal produce and festive crafts. |
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| A chance to visit the Magnificent Maps of London exhibition and see some original maps from the collections. |
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| A number of Morris Dancing groups will dance their way along the Southbank today. |
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| A note that a steam train will pass around southwest London this morning and afternoon. |
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| A pop-up marketplace, selling a range of ‘freshly illustrated’ produce, including prints, cards, gift wrap, zines, homeware, badges, drawings and independent publishing. |
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| Talk about the need for green spaces in London + launch and signing of new book West London Wildlife. |
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| A presentation of gothic horror stories with an authentic magic lantern in the Georgian splendour of Guy's Hospital Chapel. |
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| A note that there will be a lights and fireworks display near RAF Northolt this evening. |
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| Sunday 11th December |
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| Dark Arts & Crafts, bizarre bric-a-brac, macabre merchandise, tarot reading, illustration, toys, pyrography, embroidery jewellery, comix and witch vintage. |
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| This one man show performed by Nunkie Theatre in Guy's Hospital chapel retells two of the earliest and eeriest ghost stories. |
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| Monday 12th December |
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| Join award-winning writer and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore as he discusses his new book. |
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| Nick Higham’s talk is based on new research which has resulted in a new book, published in April 2022, on a history of London’s water. |
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| Tuesday 13th December |
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| Get access to Mail Rail’s tunnels, tracks and platforms, exploring parts of the railway that aren’t accessible on the Mail Rail ride. |
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| In this discussion, a panel of experts will explore the ways in which CRISPR Cas-9 has already changed biomedical science and where the technology may take us in the decades to come. |
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| Wednesday 14th December |
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| See the Fan Museum by Candlelight – a festive treat. |
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| This talk examines the spaces where sexual violence between adult men occurred in late eighteenth and nineteenth century London. |
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| An explanation of how the programme found itself in a lot of disarray and trouble after years of apparent success. |
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| Thursday 15th December |
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| See the Fan Museum by Candlelight – a festive treat. |
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| This talk examines the origins of the Lying-in-State ceremony, from William Gladstone to Queen Elizabeth II. |
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| Get into the Christmas spirit with carols in the candle-lit museum, drifting up from the ice well, and enjoy a demonstration of making Christmas ice cream, Edwardian style. |
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| Enjoy tastings, seek expert advice and put together a festive cheeseboard at Borough Market. |
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| Friday 16th December |
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| A note that a steam train will pass around southwest London this morning and afternoon. |
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| Join Charlotte Yelamos as she discusses how archaeological methods and theories can be applied to the study of intelligence gathering during the Cold War. |
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| Learn how electronics are being embedded within textiles and clothing for a wide range of applications including healthcare, sport and athletics, the military, space, and entertainment. |
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| See the Fan Museum by Candlelight – a festive treat. |
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| Expect a festival of 40+ world-class breweries, hundreds of beers and winter-drinking specials. |
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| The annual celebration of all things curious and creative – a variety night like no other – is hosted by Robin Ince who is traditionally joined by a plethora of amazing guests from stand-ups to scientists and musicians to mathematicians. |
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| Saturday 17th December |
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| Rummage through a selection of salvaged treasures from 30 handpicked vintage traders. |
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| Expect a festival of 40+ world-class breweries, hundreds of beers and winter-drinking specials. |
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| See the Fan Museum by Candlelight – a festive treat. |
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