What’s on
Find out about events; art and exhibitions; children’s activities and family fun; community and special events; walks and tours taking place in the City of London. Also its green spaces, libraries and at the London Metropolitan Archives.
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- Title:
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Monster Club
- Date:
- 20/11/2014
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06/01/2034
- Location:
- Barbican Children's Library
- Time:
- 04:00 PM
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05:00 PM
- Cost:
- Free, no booking required
- Event description:
- Every Friday - a new weekly club for 8–14 year olds.
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- Title:
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West Ham Park Health Walk
- Date:
- 26/10/2016
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12/12/2035
- Location:
- West Ham Park
: meet at the Bandstand
- Time:
- 11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
- Cost:
- Free
- Event description:
- Walking for Health national scheme run with The Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support. Led by trained volunteer Walk Leaders.
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- Title:
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Dads’ Rhymetime
- Date:
- 04/03/2017
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03/06/2100
- Location:
- Barbican Children's Library
- Time:
- 10:45 AM
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11:15 AM
- Cost:
- Admission free, but booking essential
- Event description:
- Dads - bring your toddler along to our special ‘dads-only’ rhymetime.
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- Title:
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Artizan Library Rhyme Time
- Date:
- 26/04/2018
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11/06/2037
- Location:
- Artizan Street Library and Community Centre
- Time:
- 10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
- Cost:
- Admission free
- Event description:
- Come along to the Library every Thursday from 10:30am to 11:00am for fun songs and musical activities. Perfect for little ones aged all the way from 0 to 4 years. Afterwards there is a Stay 'n' Play session with soft toys and puzzles, from 11:00am to 11:30am.
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- Title:
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Games Club
- Date:
- 24/01/2019
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11/03/2038
- Location:
- Barbican Library
- Time:
- 03:00 PM
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05:00 PM
- Cost:
- Free, no booking required.
- Event description:
- A friendly and informal meeting group for fans of board games.
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- Title:
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Let's Talk
- Date:
- 12/02/2019
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30/03/2038
- Location:
- Barbican Library
- Time:
- 10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
- Cost:
- Free
- Event description:
- A conversation group for learning English
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- Title:
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Barbican Writing Group
- Date:
- 23/02/2019
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29/04/2102
- Location:
- Barbican Library
- Time:
- 02:00 PM
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03:30 PM
- Cost:
- Free, no booking required
- Event description:
- A self-led writing group, suitable for all levels
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- Title:
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Infant Massage
- Date:
- 25/02/2019
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12/04/2038
- Location:
- Artizan Street Library and Community Centre
- Time:
- 01:30 PM
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03:00 PM
- Cost:
- Admission free
- Event description:
- A 5 week course for parents and their babies from newborn to 4 months. This course is free but booking is essential. For more information contact Cathy at: catherine.pargeter@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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- Title:
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It's NOT Only Rock 'n' Roll
- Date:
- 04/04/2019
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30/06/2019
- Location:
- Barbican Library
: Barbican Music Library
- Time:
- 01:00 AM
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12:59 AM
- Cost:
- Free
- Event description:
- An exhibition showcasing photographer Mark Allans striking prints of artists such as David Bowie, Britney Spears and Tina Turner.
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- Title:
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Under Ground London exhibition
- Date:
- 15/04/2019
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31/10/2019
- Location:
- London Metropolitan Archives
- Time:
- 01:00 AM
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11:59 PM
- Cost:
- Free. During normal opening hours
- Event description:
- Under Ground London at London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) will explore our relationship with the subterranean capital, exploring hundreds of years of documents, images and plans to tell the story of the underground city, as well as some of the enduring legends that have risen from the darkness down below.
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- Title:
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One City. One Book. One Month - Cityread London 2019
- Date:
- 01/05/2019
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31/05/2019
- Location:
- Barbican Library
- Time:
- 09:30 PM
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05:30 PM
- Cost:
- Please check for individual events
- Event description:
- A series of events hosted at Barbican and Community Libraries throughout May as part of Cityread London 2019
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- Title:
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Kind of Blue
- Date:
- 03/05/2019
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30/05/2019
- Location:
- Barbican Library
: Barbican Library Foyer
- Time:
- 01:00 AM
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12:59 AM
- Cost:
- Free, no booking required
- Event description:
- Ceramics and paintings by Laura De Benedetti and Gail Altschuler, friends and potters from North London, feature in this free to view arts exhibiton in the Barbican Library foyer, where the works can be purchased.