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.