| Saturday 11th June |
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| Monthly behind the scenes tours of the local theatre. |
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| To mark the 70th anniversary of one of London's most distinctive bus garages, there will be an open day. |
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| Discover a selection of courtyard gardens, some very small, behind fine C17 French Huguenots merchants' and weavers' houses in Spitalfields. |
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| Unique opportunity to visit five Central London gardens usually only seen by residents. |
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| Re-enactments of the Battle of Barnet and the Second Battle of St Albans will take place, together with firepower displays, music and dance and story-telling. |
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| This event brings together around 40 of the leading antiquarian map dealers as well as collectors, curators and map aficionados. |
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| The Plumstead Make Merry is the longest-running community festival in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. |
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| Annual local fete held in Highgate. |
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| The Tudor Pull is a ceremonial event for Thames Watermen's Cutters which is organised each year by the Thames Traditional Rowing Association. |
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| Open day at the Twickenham and Thames Valley Beekeepers' Association. |
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| Prize-winning historian Helen Parr brings to life the experiences of the paratroopers who fought in the Falklands, and examines the conflict's impact. |
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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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| You should be aware that a thousand or so people will be cycling around London wearing, well, rather less than is usual. |
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| Sunday 12th June |
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| Weather permitting, there could be up to 50 hot air balloons drifting over Central London just after sunrise. |
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| A load of farms across the UK are open to the public to visit on Open Farm Sunday, with two farms in London open as well. |
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| A fleet of historic buses will recreate Route 81 bus route between Shepherd’s Bush – Hounslow - Windsor |
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| This event brings together around 40 of the leading antiquarian map dealers as well as collectors, curators and map aficionados. |
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| A unique chance to get up close to the impressive Heavy Horse breeds and see their presentation, handling and working. |
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| Re-enactments of the Battle of Barnet and the Second Battle of St Albans will take place, together with firepower displays, music and dance and story-telling. |
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| As part of the club's 125 Year Anniversary celebrations, visitors are welcome to come along to try sailing, find out about RYA courses, cruising and paddleboarding sections and meet the members. |
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| A load of farms across the UK are open to the public to visit on Open Farm Sunday, with two farms in London open as well. |
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| Densely planted rectangular garden with formal borders, island beds surrounded by clipped box hedges, box and yew topiary, many different shrubs. |
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| About 46 mini gardens with maxi planting in Shangri-la situation that the media has described as a floral canyon, which leads to small communal secret garden. |
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| Two large cedars, a catalpa and some rhododendrons are a reminder of the heritage of this beautiful walled Victorian garden. |
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| Within Barnsbury's historic Georgian squares and terraces, discover these four contrasting spaces. |
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| Visit a diverse collection of gardens in London Fields within easy walking distance of each other. |
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| The Gable End Gardens consists of a series of planted areas that together create a wildlife haven in the heart of Camden Town |
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| Large classic car display along with live action arena and funfair. |
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| Monday 13th June |
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| This conversation is about two feminist texts, How to Mend: Motherhood and its Ghosts by Iman Mersal and Experiments in Imagining Otherwise by Lola Olufemi, both of which explore care, intimacy and politics. |
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| Ian Morris discusses with Michael Cox how geography, migration, government, and new technologies interacted to produce regional inequalities that still affect us today. |
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| Join Rob Smith as he presents a Virtual Tour telling the story of 12 ships that have sunk in the Thames. |
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| Join Cristina Monteiro and David Knight as they explore the history, design and culture of the London public house through histories, stories, anecdote and ephemera. |
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| A discussion as part of LSE Festival: How Do We Get to a Post-COVID World? on the future of the economy in the next 10 years. |
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| Jeremy Atherton Lin rediscovers the party boys and renegades who lived and loved in these spaces. |
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| Tuesday 14th June |
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| New research into Jones's work for the early Stuarts throws new light on architecture and court life especially in the 1630s in the lead up to Civil War. |
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| This panel examines the future of democracy as a political system and explores the importance of cultivation of values and institutions in the preservation of democracy. |
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| In this talk, Jonathan Pettitt will explain how living systems tend to make simple mechanisms more complicated than they need to be. |
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| Wednesday 15th June |
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| A tour of the under-restoration Royal College of Surgeons building in Holborn. |
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| A conversation with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Centre Bank and LSE alumnus Dr José Viñals, Group Chairman of Standard Chartered. |
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| Hear how the history of care for people with learning disabilities has shifted over time, and how community care functions today. |
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| A leading national security expert and best-selling author discusses Putin’s Russia, America’s future, and the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the future of European security and democracy. |
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| Thursday 16th June |
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| The Thames Flood Barrier is closed once a month for test purposes, giving you a chance to see the barrier in its fully closed state. |
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| Join an open discussion about green roofs with experts from green infrastructure, engineering, architecture and landscape architecture. |
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| Everyone agrees that good judges are essential for the maintenance of the Rule of Law in a democratic society. But what makes a judge a good judge and how should we recruit them? |
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| Join Holly Catford will take us on a journey into the world of editorial design and visual collaboration. |
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| This panel examines the critical issues of food poverty and rising living costs alongside climate and biodiversity loss. |
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| Join former consultant neurologist Jules Montague as she explores the troubled state of diagnosis. |
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| Friday 17th June |
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| Guildhall Yard will be filled with a Livery Fair, theatre and food to celebrate London's former Patron Saint, Thomas Becket. |
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| Join Professor Alan Forrest as he examines how different nations have remembered and commemorated the Battle of Waterloo. |
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| With live music, free family workshops, a makers’ market and food and drink stalls, Open Studios is an event for all ages and a unique opportunity to meet the talent and celebrated creatives of east London. |
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| There will be models, photography and sketches on display, with immersive elements to the evening, allowing you to view their future projects. |
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| Join us at the British Museum as we celebrate the summer solstice with an evening of music, film, talks and more. |
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| An evening of Art Deco decadence and 1930s entertainment as we explore LGBTQ histories at Eltham Palace. |
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| Saturday 18th June |
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| The Festival of the Great North Wood will be a celebration of the Wood’s vast history and wildlife with a chance to learn more about why it’s so special. |
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| Guildhall Yard will be filled with a Livery Fair, theatre and food to celebrate London's former Patron Saint, Thomas Becket. |
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| With live music, free family workshops, a makers’ market and food and drink stalls, Open Studios is an event for all ages and a unique opportunity to meet the talent and celebrated creatives of east London. |
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| Meet the brightest minds in history, psychology, sociology and more, and be inspired to think differently about the world around you. |
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| To be sentient is to have positive or negative experiences, such as experiences of pain, pleasure, comfort, warmth, hunger, anxiety or joy. Humans are sentient, but are we alone? |
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| Charity fundraising fete with Victorian fun fair, 100+ stalls, craft marquee, live stage music & acts |
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| As per tradition, Hanwell Carnival will kick off with a procession to Elthorne Park, where there will be music, food, fairground rides and much more. |
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| Looks to be an annual summer village fete held in the large park next to Denmark Hill. |
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| Exhibition Road will be transformed into a huge festival to explore the extraordinary to celebrate London’s innovators, scientists, artists and designers and the everyday heroes who inspire us all. |
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| Join Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE and curator Dr Neil Wilkin as they explore the summer solstice across the ages |
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| Calls for a decolonisation of the history curriculum, or changes to the way "Empire" is commemorated and discussed, are frequently dismissed or fought against as an attack on British history. Our panel discuss why this debate matters and what we should be doing about it. |
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