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A tall Christmas tree covered in red and white lights on Covent Garden's West Piazza beside the portico of St Paul's Church, with a large crowd in front and lit building fronts on the right

Things to do

Things to Do in London in December: Carols, Pantos, Winter Lights and the Christmas Day Shutdown

The Trafalgar Square tree on 3 December, carols at the Royal Albert Hall and St Paul's, pantos and two Nutcrackers, the PDC darts at Alexandra Palace, Boxing Day football, the Bayeux Tapestry sold out to 31 December, and what shuts on Christmas Day.

  • Things to do
  • London events
  • December
  • Christmas
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A Spirit of Christmas angel above Regent Street at night, its lit wings spanning the road between strings of white lights, with the Apple store's arched windows below

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Things to Do in London in November: Fireworks, Remembrance, Jazz and the Lights Going On

Bonfire Night on a Thursday, Remembrance Sunday, the Lord Mayor's Show and England rugby all inside the first fortnight, then ten days of jazz and Christmas switching on, with the Bayeux Tapestry sold out until January.

  • Things to do
  • London events
  • November
  • Seasonal
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The frontage of Ronnie Scott's on Frith Street in Soho, its neon sign above a black awning and the month's bills in lit cases beside the door

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2026: Dates, Tickets and the Free Half

The EFG London Jazz Festival runs 13-22 November 2026 across 82 venues. Nineteen free concerts, tickets from £5, eleven shows already gone, and why there is no single on-sale date.

  • Live music
  • Jazz
  • Festivals
  • Tickets
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People relaxing and picnicking on the grass of Primrose Hill on a sunny afternoon, with a blossoming pink tree in the foreground and the London skyline - the BT Tower, the Shard and the City's skyscrapers - spread out beyond the park's trees

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The Best Time to Visit London: Weather, Crowds and Cost, Month by Month

Average highs, rainfall and daylight from the Met Office, 2026-27 school holidays and bank holidays, and confirmed dates for the Boat Race, Chelsea, Wimbledon, Notting Hill Carnival and Christmas — what actually changes in London from January to December.

  • Planning
  • Weather
  • Seasons
  • First time
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A large plane tree in full golden autumn colour in Hyde Park, its fallen leaves carpeting the grass and path beneath it, with a bench and people walking and jogging past under a clear blue sky

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Things to Do in London in October: The Month London Peaks, Then Goes Dark

Five ticketed art fairs collide with the film festival's closing weekend, Frieze Sculpture answers all of them for free, the Bayeux Tapestry's own tickets are sold out until 2027, and the last eight days go dark, cost an hour of evening and land Halloween on a Saturday.

  • Things to do
  • London events
  • October
  • Seasonal
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Dozens of traditional rowing boats spread across the River Thames during the Great River Race, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral and the City skyline behind, Blackfriars Bridge in the middle distance and spectators lining the embankment

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Things to Do in London in September: The Month the City Gets Itself Back

The Bayeux Tapestry arrives, Open House and the Design Festival run the same nine days, the Great River Race and the Last Night of the Proms share a Saturday, and the Whistler retrospective at Tate Britain closes on the 27th.

  • Things to do
  • London events
  • September
  • Seasonal
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The Royal Institution's lecture theatre, tiers of red seats curving in a semicircle around a wooden demonstration bench on the floor below

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Science in London: The Lectures, Lates and Days the Engines Run

A Royal Institution Discourse is £20 and starts at 7.30pm without an introduction. Gresham College has been free since 1597. And the Victorian beam engines at Crossness, Kempton and Kew Bridge only turn on published dates.

  • Things to do
  • Science
  • Lectures
  • London events
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Visitors queuing beside the Royal Victoria Dock outside ExCeL London, with dockside cranes, moored boats and a large screen advertising a show at the entrance

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Exhibitions and Conventions in London: ExCeL, Olympia and the Year's Big Shows

MCM Comic Con sells out its weekend and VIP tiers a month early, Frieze Week puts five art fairs in Regent's Park and Battersea Park on the same days, and New Scientist Live discounts final-release tickets 44% against paying on the door.

  • Exhibitions
  • Conventions
  • Events
  • ExCeL
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