Wonderful Winter Fun in London

Your guide to London this winter.

 

 

Southbank Winter Festival SE1 9GY

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/winter-festival
Wrap yourself in the spirit of the season with joyous shows, pop-up bars, family fun, brilliant art and twinkling markets – there’s a gift for everyone to enjoy. 3rd Nov – 8th Jan. Free and paid events

 

 

Somerset House : Ice skating  WC2R 1LA

https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/skate-somerset-house
Skate at Somerset House with Moët & Chandon returns, promising a spectacular season of celebration in the heart of London. 12th Nov – 15th Jan. paid

 

Unicorn Theatre : The timeless story of Pinocchio  SE1 2HZ

https://www.unicorntheatre.com/events/pinocchio
is given the Christmas treatment at The Unicorn Theatre. Nov 6 to Dec 31 – paid

 

Pitchfork Music Festival : various locations

https://pitchforkmusicfestival.co.uk/
Pitchfork Music Festival is back in the UK for a second year with five days of curated performances. From experimental electronic to indie, hip hop, contemporary jazz and much more, a multi-genre bill of more than 50 new and established artists will take over some of London’s coolest venues. Including acts like KOKOKO!, Billy Woods, Girlpool, Courtney Barnett, and Desire. Nov 9 – Nov 13. paid

 

Battersea Power stations: Ice skating  SW8 5BN

https://glidebatterseapowerstation.co.uk/
Get your skates on and head to Glide at Battersea Power Station. Set against the backdrop of one of London’s most iconic buildings. Nov 11 to Jan 8 : paid

 

Christmas at Kew Gardens : TW9 3AE

https://www.kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on/christmas
See Kew Gardens transformed into a magical winter light trail with Christmas at Kew. If you’re lucky you might just bump into a special jolly someone too. Nov 16 to Jan 8. paid.

 

Syon Park’s Enchanted Woodland : TW8 8JS

http://www.enchantedwoodland.com/
Syon Park’s 600-year-old woodland garden will be transformed by beautiful illuminations again for Christmas. Take the magical trail, see luminous sculptures, glowing candles, laser beams, all with the backdrop of sixteenth-century Syon House. Nov 11 – Nov 27. paid.

 

Hampton Court Palace Ice Ring KT8 9AR.

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/whats-on/hampton-court-palace-ice-rink/
Glide across the ice surrounded by the incredible views of Henry VIII’s former residence at Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink. Nov 17 to Jan 8. paid

 

Lightopia Festival Bury Old Road, M25 1JN

https://london.lightopiafestival.com/
The award-winning Lightopia returns to London, to the historic Crystal Palace Park.
Stroll through a winter wonderland and enjoy multi-sensory interactive lights along the way at Lightopia. (Nov 17 to Jan 2) paid

 

Wetland Centre Illuminature Light Trail SW13 9WT

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/london/whats-on/illuminature-light-trail
Follow the magical lights and experience the wonder of wildlife at night at Illuminature, an immersive after-dark trail of larger-than-life sculptures and installations at the London Wetland Centre. Nov 18 to Jan 8 : paid

 

Winter Wonderland Hyde Park W2 4RU

https://hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/
Get in the Christmas spirit at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and enjoy circus attractions, festive shows, a huge ice rink, street food and lots more. (Nov 18 to Jan 2) paid

 

The Little Angel Theatre: The Pixie and the Pudding  N1 2DN

https://www.littleangeltheatre.com/whats-on/the-pixie-and-the-pudding/
Enchanting musical The Pixie and the Pudding brings a Scandinavian folklore tale to life with puppetry, original music and mixed with festive magic. (Nov 19 to Jan 29) paid

 

Museum of Brands  : See top-selling Christmas toys W11 1QT

https://museumofbrands.com/
See the top-selling Christmas toys of the 20th Century at the Museum of Brands’ newest exhibition: Toys, Tech and Tamagotchis. (Nov 25 to Jan 6) paid

 

Orlando : Garrick Theatre WC2H 0HH

https://thegarricktheatre.co.uk/tickets/orlando/
“Nothing is any longer one thing” Michael Grandage directs Emma Corrin in Neil Bartlett’s joyous new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s modern masterpiece. Running time tbc. paid.

 

Making Modernism : Royal Academy Of Arts W1J 0BD

https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/making-modernism
Discover the trailblazing women hidden from the history of 20th-century Modernism.
Making Modernism is the first major UK exhibition devoted to pioneering women working in Germany in the early 1900s: Paula Modersohn-Becker, Kӓthe Kollwitz, Gabriele Münter and Marianne Werefkin. Nov 12 – Feb 12. paid.

 

London Transport Museum : meet Santa and Lights & Sight tour bus WC1X 0DL

https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/christmas
Explore their winter trail, meet Santa. All activities are included with your Museum admission and kids go free! Or hop aboard a historic Routemaster bus for the Lights and Sights vintage bus tours. Nov 25 to Jan 2 : paid to entre museum.

 

Christmas at London Zoo NW1 4RY

https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/the-magic-of-christmas
Help Santa feed all the zoo animals and enjoy Christmas festivities, animal crafts, Christmas-themed animal talks and marshmallow toasting at London Zoo. Nov 26 to Jan ). paid

 

Magdalena Abakanowicz : Tate Modern Bankside : SE1 9TG

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/magdalena-abakanowicz-10093
Explore a forest of towering woven sculptures.In the 1960s and 70s, the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz created radical sculptures from woven fibre. They were soft not hard; ambiguous and organic; towering works that hung from the ceiling and pioneered a new form of installation. They became known as the Abakans. You can see many of them in Tate Modern. Nov 17 – May 21. paid

 

Ally Pally at Christmas N22 7AY

https://www.alexandrapalace.com/christmas/
A spectacular with a jam-packed programme of ice skating, theatre, pantomime and Santa’s Grotto. Nov 28 to Jan 15 paid

 

Best Of Enemies : Noel Coward Theatre : WC2N 4AU

https://www.noelcowardtheatre.co.uk/
From top political playwright James Graham ‘Best of Enemies’ is a drama about the rivalry between US political commentators Gore Vidal and William F Buckley Jr during the 1968 US party conference season, in which they were pundits for the struggling ABC News. It’s astoundingly good, funny, tragic, human fanfic, a perfect marriage of writer, subject, director and cast. Nov 14 – Feb 18. paid

 

Henry V : The Globe Theatre : SE1 9DT

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/
Performed in the intimate, indoor Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for the first time, witness Henry’s bombastic pursuit of power, throwing into question what it really means to be English. A production by Shakespeare’s Globe and Headlong, with Leeds Playhouse and Royal & Derngate, Northampton, directed by Headlong’s Artistic Director Holly Race Roughan. Nov 10 – Feb 4. paid

 

Skylight Tobacco Dock : E1W 2SF

https://www.skylightbars.com/christmas-parties/
Europe’s only rooftop skating rink with real ice and cosy, heated igloos and huts for your Christmas party. Heated après skate bars illumined with glimmering lights, will be serving up a delicious array of warming wintry cocktails, beers and ciders as well as restorative mulled wine. Our in-house chef has created one delicious menu to help warm up your winter activities. Packages include unlimited drinks, ice skating tokens, and delicious food to fuel up your friends, clients and colleagues. Until Feb 2. Prices vary.

 

National Theatre : Othello SE1 9PX

https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/othello
Othello Production Circle : Clint Dyer brings a new vision for Othello to the stage this November. Get involved today and experience special insights behind the scenes of this much-loved play. Nov 23 – Jan 21. paid

 

Thanksgiving: Sette, Knightsbridge SW1X 7QA

https://www.settelondon.co.uk/menu/thanksgiving/
Thanksgiving, talian style. A celebration with live music and Champagne. Nov 24.

 

Thanksgiving:108 Brasserie & Bar, W1G 8DN

https://108brasserie.com/thanksgiving/
A home away from home. traditional three-course menu for £50 per person, featuring a roasted sweet potato soup with a topping of crunchy, toasted pecans and the all-important roast turkey with stuffing, sweet potato mash, creamed corn, green beans, pigs in blankets and cranberry relish. Finish off with a slice of pumpkin pie with bourbon and chantilly cream. Don’t fancy turkey this year? Vegetarian pepper, aubergine and Monterey jack stack is on the menu too.