| Saturday 27th November |
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| There will be a pop-up store for the Raspberry Pi open for just two days. |
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| The Kiln Rooms’ Sales act as a showcase for between 80 – 100 up and coming artists and designers working with ceramics. |
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| Occasional open day at a railway cutting nature reserve in Forest Hill. |
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| A nighttime illuminated walking trail through Thamesmead to the ruins of Lesnes Abbey |
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| Sunday 28th November |
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| The Kiln Rooms’ Sales act as a showcase for between 80 – 100 up and coming artists and designers working with ceramics. |
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| A low tide walk along the Deptford Creek riverbed. |
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| A display of model railways by The Model Railway Club |
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| Come hunt for personal treasures, rummage for bargains, and refresh your living space with unique finds from our Epic hall of salvaged olde things. |
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| Hackney’s oldest building will be open to the public. |
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| Monday 29th November |
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| This lecture looks at fantasies of artificial women (usually seen by their male creators as superior to biological women) to examine the complex connections between science and assumptions about the supposed naturalness of gender roles. |
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| Tuesday 30th November |
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| This anniversary year provides the ideal opportunity not just to celebrate inoculation, but to re-examine its legacy alongside its successor. |
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| An online discussion event looking at The California Child Actor's Bill, or the "Coogan Act" and its relevance for child entertainers. |
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| Edmund Bird, heritage manager at Transport for London will discuss the development of London's transport infrastructure. |
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| An exclusive online event with the finalists of this year’s Great British Bake Off. |
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| Wednesday 1st December |
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| A Christmas shopping fair in the usually private Portman Square Gardens |
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| An evening of live performances, installations, talks and tours across RIBA to celebrate the Becontree Estate. |
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| Join curators and other experts as they share stories of the people, places, objects and ideas that reveal how science shaped London, and London shaped science. |
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| In this talk Siddy will talk about the inception of the Hidden London programme, which takes visitors behind the scenes of London’s Transport Network into disused stations and tunnels to discover a different side to the Tube. |
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| Dan Jones retells a medieval ghost story in crisp and creepy prose. |
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| Thursday 2nd December |
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| A Christmas shopping fair in the usually private Portman Square Gardens |
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| This lecture explores the destruction of libraries, archives and other knowledge, from Babylonian times until now, and its implications for society today. |
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| Jeanette Rosenberg shares tips and tricks for researching Jewish genealogy and family history. |
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| Explore the museum after-hours, grab a drink and do some Christmas shopping. |
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| Step back in time and experience the House in true eighteenth-century style this winter. |
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| This paper questions some of the received views about the papacy’s attitude towards crusader violence against Jews. |
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| Don't miss the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree. |
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| Join art historian Alexander Nemerov in an online authors talk about his book Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York. |
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| You are a loser. For psychoanalysis, this isn’t a personal slight, but an impersonal truth. So why have we come to fear losing? |
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| Learn about the influences, conception, and construction of Frederick Leightons magnificent Arab Hall. |
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| A panel of climate scientists, policymakers and activists will come together to review the successes and shortcomings of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). |
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| Friday 3rd December |
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| Hampton Court Palace courtyards will be transformed into a food-lover's Christmas wonderland. |
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| Join Professor Richard Grayson as he investigates the experiences of Irish soldiers in the First World War. |
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| A Christmas shopping fair in the usually private Portman Square Gardens |
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| Turkey, trimmings, pudding and brandy butter – but where do our festive food traditions come from? |
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| Enjoy an evening of fancy clothes and sugary delights with your hosts Miss B and Miss Kitty Pridden of the Georgian Dining Academy. |
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| Saturday 4th December |
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| Hampton Court Palace courtyards will be transformed into a food-lover's Christmas wonderland. |
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| An exhibition of Meccano models of all types and sizes. |
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| Eel Pie Island, a private island on the Thames at Twickenham is having an open weekend to see the artists studios. |
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| Annual fundraising fair for the city farm in Rotherhithe. |
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