| Saturday 29th April |
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| Look out for upwards of a thousand cyclists in much finer clothing than usual perambulating around central London. |
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| To mark the official birthday of King Willem Alexander, there will be a street party outside the Dutch Church in London. |
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| Celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade. |
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| A running day featuring most of the Epping Ongar Railway's home fleet in action. |
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| The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Steam Museum with their wonderful model steam trains. |
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| Expect the site to be bursting with all makes of Italian cars and a few motorbikes. |
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| This annual festival in Trafalgar Square celebrates the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. |
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| An occasional open day where you can climb up the church spire to the bell-ringing room, and then walk along the top of the roof. |
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| Once a month open day at a nature reserve that sits alongside the railway in Forest Hill. |
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| The tour will be led by a member of The Friends and will include access to the crypt of the Chapel, which is not normally open to the public. |
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| Dr Diya Gupta explores the multifaceted history of India during the Second World War through the emotions experienced by Indian people both in service and at home. |
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| Simon Sebag Montefiore in conversation with Gus Casely-Hayford. |
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| Sunday 30th April |
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| Celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade. |
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| The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Steam Museum with their wonderful model steam trains. |
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| A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month. |
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| Explore a wide selection of stalls featuring local craftsmanship and eco-friendly alternatives from small businesses. |
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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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| Bettany Hughes on the Roman goddess Venus. |
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| Monday 1st May |
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| Celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade. |
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| A walk around the Osterley estate, listening to nature's greatest concert. |
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| A vintage market with fifty traders at a beautiful, unrestored Georgian mansion house set in stunning parkland in south-east London. Street food, bar and cafe, artists' open studios and live music, too. |
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| The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers are back at the Steam Museum with their wonderful model steam trains. |
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| The Marx Memorial Library will open its doors to free May Day feature tours; visit the room where Lenin worked in exile 1902-1903 and have a peek at the displays. |
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| Annual event where a tall plant covered man is paraded around Deptford and Greenwich. |
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| Tuesday 2nd May |
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| A look at the way in which heralds have helped organise, marshal, and record coronations in this country since 140. |
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| Wednesday 3rd May |
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| This online talk will explore the coronation ceremony and its strong historical links to Parliament. |
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| Discover the science behind fusion energy and its potential to transform the current energy landscape. |
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| Come and listen to the story of Gail Anderson, a type-loving designer who’s moved from book covers to magazines to Broadway theatre to education. |
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| Thursday 4th May |
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| A monthly late opening of the restored Roman temple found near Bank in the City of London in the 1950s, and recently restored to its original subterranean location. |
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| Explore striking exhibition 'Unfamiliar', join a free curator's introduction and discover fascinating collections after hours. |
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| One year on from her last update, GBRTTs Director of Strategic Planning and former chair of the Transport Planning Society, Elaine Seagriff will give an update on the progress made in delivering rail reform |
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| An evening talk by costume historian, Mark Wallis, and an opportunity to see the coronation robes display at Apsley House. |
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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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| Enjoy mind-expanding talks, otherworldly workshops and much more at this adults-only, after-hours night. |
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| Join author and broadcaster Catherine Pepinster for an explorative talk on the British monarchy and religion |
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| Friday 5th May |
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| St Katharine Docks will be hosting what is thought to be 'the largest UK gathering of Dunkirk Little Ships in years'. |
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| A Pearly King and Pearly Prince will be greeting visitors in the splendour of the Victorian market. |
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| An evening of show and tell sessions, tours, workshops, performances and demonstrations all exploring rituals of power through the ages. |
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| Saturday 6th May |
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| On the day of the coronation, Saturday 6th May 2023, the museum will be open free of charge. |
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| There will be a military flypast over central London to mark the coronation of the King. |
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