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London / Seasonal
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Lord Mayor's Show
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13th November 2010
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Mansion House, City of London, The City,
London, EC4N8BH
5 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
The Lord Mayor's Show features possibly the most dangerous and amazing of all the public fireworks shows in the capital:...
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London / Exhibitions
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London Open House Weekend
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18th September 2010 and 19th September 2010
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Bank of England Museum, Bartholomew Lane, Clerkenwell,
London, EC2R8AH
6 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
So many of London's architectural landmarks are closely guarded secrets, off-limits to Joe Public. It's tantalising to imagine what goes...
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London / Exhibitions
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Gauguin: Maker of Myth
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30th September 2010 and 16th January 2011
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Tate Modern, Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, Bankside,
London, SE19TG
10 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Gauguin as storyteller is the artist we discover in Gauguin: Maker of Myth, an exhibition at Tate Modern which brings...
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London / Shopping
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Leadenhall Market
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Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
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Leadenhall Market, Whittington Avenue, off Gracechurch Street, The City,
London, EC3V1LR
11 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Leadenhall Market is a restored Victorian covered market that sells traditional game, poultry, fish and meat. Although there has been...
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London / Exhibitions
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Mayor's Thames Festival
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11th September 2010 and 12th September 2010
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Blackfriars Bridge, Victoria Embankment, The City,
London, EC4V3QR
12 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
The Mayor's Thames Festival takes place in mid-September each year celebrating the main waterway which winds its way through the...
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London / Shopping
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Borough Market
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Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday
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Borough Market, Southwark Street, Bankside,
London, SE11TL
12 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Nestled in-between Borough High Street, Bedale Street, Stoney Street and Winchester Walk lives "London's Larder", more formally known as Borough...
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London / Concerts
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Thomas Ades
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27th April 2010
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Barbican Hall, Silk Street, The City,
London, EC2Y8DS
12 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Stripped of his deep layers of musical brilliance, the British composer and musician Thomas Ades performs in captivating simplicity with...
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London / Seasonal
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London Ghost Festival
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22nd October 2010 and 31st October 2010
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London Dungeon, 28-34 Tooley Street, Bankside,
London, SE12SZ
14 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Only the brave will sign up for the London Ghost Festival, a week of frightening events taking place across the...
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London / Theatre
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Nation
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11th November 2009 and 28th March 2010
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National Theatre, South Bank, South Bank,
London, SE19PX
21 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
With its puppets and projections, Nation is the play of choice for families looking for a little more sophistication from...
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London / Tours
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Dennis Severs' House Tours
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Every Sunday
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Dennis Severs' House, 18 Folgate Street, Shoreditch,
London, E16BX
22 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
A guided tour of Dennis Severs' House is one of the must-see attractions of hidden London. The living museum, the...
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London / Exhibitions
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Alternative Fashion Week
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19th April 2010 and 23rd April 2010
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Spitalfields Market, 1 Crispin Place, Shoreditch,
London, E16DW
22 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Alternative Fashion Week is all about supporting new talent and making a fashion show more approachable and affordable for everyday...
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London / Film Events
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Alice in Wonderland
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5th March 2010 and 30th March 2010
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BFI IMAX Cinema, 1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, South Bank, South Bank,
London, SE18XR
23 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Descend through the rabbit hole in 3D when Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland comes to the BFI IMAX. With an...
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London / Exhibitions
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Ernesto Neto
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19th June 2010 and 5th September 2010
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The Hayward Gallery, Belvedere Road, South Bank,
London, SE18XZ
23 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
The Hayward Gallery reopens on 17th June 2010, following closure from February to May for essential repairs, with two spectacular...
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London / Exhibitions
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John Pawson
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22nd September 2010 and 16th January 2011
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Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, Bankside,
London, SE12YD
24 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Minimalism is the trademark of British architect, John Pawson, whose designs on paired down living are displayed at the Design...
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London / Dance
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B.Supreme
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2nd April 2010 and 4th April 2010
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Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank,
London, SE18XX
25 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
B.Supreme, the festival that celebrates women as performers, dancers, rappers, artists and film-makers working in Hip Hop, returns to the...
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London / Concerts
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London Jazz Festival 2010
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12th November 2010 and 21st November 2010
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Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank,
London, SE18XX
25 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
If jazz is dead, someone forgot to tell the thousands of performers and fans who flock to the annual London...
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London / Exhibitions
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Baishakhi Mela
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23rd May 2010
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Brick Lane, Brick Lane, Shoreditch,
London, E16PU
25 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Famous for its curry houses, Brick Lane is the obvious choice of venue to celebrate Baishakhi Mela, the Bengali New...
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London / Exhibitions
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London Literature Festival
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1st July 2010 and 15th July 2010
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Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank,
London, SE18XX
25 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Words, stories and author events are all part of the London Literature Festival, as you'd expect. Comedy, music and documentaries...
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London / Concerts
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Ether Festival 2010
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16th April 2010 and 25th April 2010
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Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank,
London, SE18XX
25 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
The eccentric Ether Festival returns for the ninth year this April as the Southbank Centre opens its doors to innovation...
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London / Concerts
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Meltdown Festival 2010
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12th June 2010 and 21st June 2010
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Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank,
London, SE18XX
25 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
Meltdown at the Southbank returns once again as a highlight of the summer festival season with the guitarist Richard Thompson...
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London / Concerts
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Yevgeny Sudbin: Chopin
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25th March 2010
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Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank,
London, SE18XX
25 minutes walk from Mansion House Tube
The young Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin performs a night of Chopin at Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the Southbank...
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