| Saturday 22nd October |
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| A lantern parade and light show in Greenwich to mark the end of a day of Diwali celebrations. |
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| A weekend of talks about what blindness brings to the experience of art within cultural organisations and beyond. |
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| Come along and sample the delights that Wales has to offer from food, drink, homeware and craft. |
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| A terrifyingly enjoyable evening, as you explore the London home of Charles Dickens, led by an unearthly guide. |
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| Did the Nazis build and fly some kind of flying saucer type machine? Is it not at all impossible. |
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| Sunday 23rd October |
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| A twice-yearly walking tour that takes in the locations from the Danger Man and Prisoner TV series. |
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| There will be heritage bus trips, a collectors’ market, live music and children’s attractions. |
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| A glorious collective celebration of the seasons, weather and food, October Plenty mixes ancient seasonal customs and contemporary festivity with performance and music. |
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| Monday 24th October |
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| Explore the recovery path that Ukraine is undertaking in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion. |
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| A screening of Xavier’s Villetard’s documentary Can't Pay, Won't Pay! and following this a question and answer session with Natacha Postel-Vinay and Geoff Tily. |
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| Find out more about our oceans with physicist and author Helen Czerski. This event also includes entry to see Luke Jerram's Gaia art work. |
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| Join Philippa Langley as she discusses her remarkable story with Dr Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection. |
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| Tuesday 25th October |
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| There will be a partial solar eclipse visible from the UK this morning. |
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| A talk about the life of Nicholas Saunderson, who, though blind, was a Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University between 1711 and 1739. |
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| A guided bat walk around Archbishop’s Park next door to the Garden Museum. |
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| Anthony Geraghty, Professor of History of Art discusses the impact of Empress Eugénie at Farnborough Hill. |
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| Wednesday 26th October |
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| Follow archive staff as they showcase never-before-seen material telling the story of seven decades of royal visits, events and celebrations at the Southbank Centre. |
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| Join Elain Harwood for the launch of her new book Brutalist Britain with a lecture and drinks at Acland Burghley School Hall. |
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| A talk about the food and dinners that Turner was able to serve up at his Twickenham home. |
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| A panel discussion about the presence and diverse experiences of Black people in Georgian Britain. |
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| A panel discussion that will ask the question: Are we already part human, part machine? |
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| Thursday 27th October |
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| The Old Operating Theatre close to London Bridge, is marking the 60th anniversary of its opening to the public with a free entry day. |
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| An after-hours tour this Halloween to hear of haunted happenings at Benjamin Franklin House. |
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| The talk will examine the factors which undermine public awareness of endometriosis and contribute to the marginalisation of women in healthcare and society. |
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| Join bestselling author Damien Lewis for the launch of his new book that charts the SAS’s formative years during the Second World War. |
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| A talk about the nocturnal city - before and after the transformations brought by lamp light |
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| This talk will compare the image Pope presents of the values associated with consumption and hospitality in his poetry with what research reveals about what it was really like to dine with Alexander Pope. |
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| Friday 28th October |
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| The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress will ride around the City of London in full regalia. |
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| Join John Willis as he unveils the forgotten story of the Allied prisoners of war who survived the devastating Nagasaki nuclear bomb. |
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| There is a word for how you feel, however you feel and Susie Dent, Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, will help you find it! |
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| Saturday 29th October |
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| A note that a steam train will chug its way around Southwest London and out to Surry at lunchtime and return in the afternoon. |
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| Lose yourself among the National Poetry Library’s collection as it shows off its hidden gems and hosts live readings, with a particular focus on the environment. |
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| A panel discussion to mark the centenary of the BBC and get a glimpse behind the scenes of one of its longest running shows. |
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| Join journalist and broadcaster Mark Urban as he launches his new authorised history exploring the formation of the Parachute Regiment during the Second World War. |
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