| Saturday 2nd September |
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| Hundreds of cinemas across the UK will be offering cheap entry to see many of the films being screened at the moment. |
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| Meet members of the Lambeth Local History Forum to learn about their work and how you might join in. There will be local history publications on sale. |
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| Step back in time and walk in the footsteps of the gladiators within the ancient Roman amphitheatre and see mudlarking artefacts on display. |
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| Occasional open day at a museum of domestic "clutter" housed in an old farm barn. |
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| Pollock's Toy Museum will have a weekend pop up store and show in Spitalfields. |
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| From food and photography to music and spoken word, Black on the Square will showcase established acts alongside emerging talent. |
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| An end of Summer Fair in the setting of Turner’s House garden. |
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| Internationally pre-eminent museum and integral workshops devoted to electrical timekeeping and the distribution of accurate time. |
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| A regatta of 12 life-sized swans perform a poetic ballet on the surface of the Royal Victoria Dock. |
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| Look up in wonder, as one of the world’s most extraordinary vertical dance companies present a performance on the façade of St Paul’s Cathedral. |
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| See the horror film classic – under a full moon! |
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| Sunday 3rd September |
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| A festival next to the canal. |
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| Monthly open day at the museum to London's first international airport - in Croydon. |
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| The Thames Flood Barrier is closed once a month for test purposes, where all the gates are closed at the same time. |
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| Step back in time and walk in the footsteps of the gladiators within the ancient Roman amphitheatre and see mudlarking artefacts on display. |
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| Annual open day at the cemetery with tours of the catacombs and public events. |
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| Pollock's Toy Museum will have a weekend pop up store and show in Spitalfields. |
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| Visitors to the mill are given a full guided tour covering the history, operation and principal features of Shirley Windmill. |
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| A commemoration of the Merchant Navy with a band-led parade, service and wreath laying. |
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| Pragya Agarwal dives deep into the history and science that has determined the gendering of emotions to ask whether there is any truth in the notion of innate differences between the male and female experience of emotions. |
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| A regatta of 12 life-sized swans perform a poetic ballet on the surface of the Royal Victoria Dock. |
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| Monday 4th September |
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| Tuesday 5th September |
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| This lecture explores some of the more surprising revelations to emerge from Strawberry Hill’s history when rejected designs for its decoration and interiors are examined. |
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| Be amazed by the incredible evolutionary story of life on the wing. Explore the miracle of flight like never before. |
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| Wednesday 6th September |
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| Discover 500 years of medical history with the Royal College of Physicians fascinating collections after hours with the opportunity to join a free curator talk. |
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| An illustrated talk on the history of architectural modelmaking in Britain. |
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| Thursday 7th September |
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| Located in the Royal Docks, it shoots a plume of water 30 metres into the air. |
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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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| 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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| A screening of 'Exposed: Nursing Narratives' and short films based on interviews will be followed by a panel discussion. |
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| In this talk, Michael Heinrich will explore the historical and modern roles of herbal medicines in the UK |
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| An evening learning about the life and times of Carlo Gatti from historian Peter Barber, in partnership with the Union Ticinese, founded by the Gatti family and others 150 years ago this year. |
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| Discover authors that blur the lines between fiction and history writing |
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| Art historian Nicola Moorby shares her experiences of following in Turner’s footsteps of his 1819 tour of Italy. |
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| Friday 8th September |
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| Rare chance to see inside a Tudor building on Fleet Street with one of the best-preserved Jacobian-enriched plaster ceilings in London. |
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| Daniel Taylor examines the debates surrounding the battle for the Normandy town of Villers-Bocage during the Second World War. |
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| Located in the Royal Docks, it shoots a plume of water 30 metres into the air. |
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| Join historian, Alice Loxton as she delves into the world of Georgian London and explores the delights of the satirical printmakers. |
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| How can black holes help us understand the workings of a quantum computer? |
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| Saturday 9th September |
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| Take a tour of the Grade II listed Guildhall's main rooms and the former magistrate's court. |
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| This exhibition presents the stories of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage who lived and worked in the city between 1560 and 1860 and are recorded in London’s archives. |
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| This annual boating extravaganza will see around 40 beautiful vintage and exquisitely preserved vessels assemble in the central basin of St Katharine. |
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| Learn about the project to restore Canons House and surrounding open spaces. |
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| A day where the house will be filled with re-enactors recalling how the house functioned when lived in by the Duke of Wellington. |
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| There's a charity event taking place today, which will include people using a zip wire between The Cheesegrater and The Gherkin. |
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| Located in the Royal Docks, it shoots a plume of water 30 metres into the air. |
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| Chapel & crypt visits provide a rare opportunity to learn more about the Anglican chapel and the crypt beneath. |
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| See the archaeological excavations and Tudor foundations at Scadbury Moated Manor – which still has its moat around it. |
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| Make the most out of AI image generating by learning how to optimise your text prompts in this workshop with James Irwin. |
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| 70 years after it first wowed and terrified audiences, Nigel Kneale’s The Quatermass Experiment is back at its home, Alexandra Palace. |
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