Bonfire Night
Fireworks displays are happening all around London that are not to be missed! Check a full list here.
Ice Skating
Somerset House
Natural History Museum
Until 8th January
Canary Wharf
4th November – 25th February
10am – 10pm
Eyeskate
14th November – 3rd January
Art and Museum after hours
Tate Modern
V&A Museum
Natural History Museum
Pop up bars
Pergola on the Roof
This pretty rooftop was a sell out over the summer and now its back ready for the cold!
Christmas Markets
You may think it’s pretty early to be thinking about Christmas festivities but December is only just round the corner. Why not get ahead of everyone and be in the know of the latest Christmas pop ups throughout the Winter season. No harm starting on the mulled wine now…
Southbank Winter Festival
11th November – 25th January
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX
Indulge as much cider as you wish at the Rekorderlig Winter Lodge which also serves Scandinavian street food and winter drinks. There will be entertainment provided by Big Top pop-up from the UK’s leading circus company NoFit State. Expect to see immersive aerobatics and mind-blowing tricks in their promenade show ‘Winter Festival with NatWest‘.
Christmas in Leicester Square
November 11th – January 8th
‘The ‘square’ in Leicester Square will be home to a grotto, traditional Christmas market and a vintage Spiegeltent – a velvety, wooden venue home to a stocked programme of Christmas shows brought to you from the Underbelly team, including Ursula Martinez, The English Gents, Hamish McCann’s pole act, Denis Lock’s bubble act and the world famous La Soirée circus.
Entry to Christmas in Leicester Square is free, but tickets must be bought for selected events, including Santa’s Grotto and La Soirée performances.
Spirit of Christmas Fair
31 October 2016 – 6 November 2016
Olympia Grand, Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX
Although the biggest Christmas market in London, sadly the Spirit of Christmas Fair in Olympia is only open for 7 days. Self-acclaimed as ‘The Home of Christmas Shopping,’ this winter market has 750 independent boutiques and stalls for you to browse at your leisure in the smug knowledge that you could have all your Christmas presents bought by November.
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
18th November – 2nd January
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with its transformation from a humble winter market to an entire world of Christmas, Winter Wonderland are introducing the Nutcracker on Ice and an enchanting Magical Ice Kingdom.
Free entry open from 10am-10pm.
