These 127 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 18 at 10am (This weekend)
Essex Wildlife Trust Ingrebourne Nature Discovery Centre · Upminster • £ 9
Learn the traditional countryside craft of weaving wheat straw into decorative corn dollies. This creative workshop guides you through every step of the process, from preparing the straw to tying your finished design.
October 21 at 6pm
Royal Festival Hall · Belvedere Rd • Free
Make stamps, write poems, fill a ballroom with stars. Artist Sepanta Aleahmad and poet Astra Papachristodoulou lead this playful, free workshop where drawing and language collide into one giant collaborative visual poem.
October 24 at 10am (Next weekend) +9
National Trust - Rainham Hall · The Broadway
Design and carve your own pumpkin to take home for Halloween. All materials are provided, and the session includes a ghosty trail around the garden.
October 24 at 1pm (Next weekend)
The Fan Museum · Crooms Hill • £30
Stitch your own framed artwork in the Fan Museum's serene Orangery, where Sarah Bhandari teaches beginners everything from first stitches to realistic detail. Museum entry, materials, and templates are all included: just show up ready to thread a needle.
October 24 at 3pm (Next weekend)
Southbank Centre · Belvedere Rd
Join the Authors of the Estate team for an afternoon of creative play at The Clore Ballroom. Roll the dice, sketch ideas, or share stories in this communal, free-form session.
Every day from Oct. 25 to Nov. 1
Queen's House · Romney Rd • Free
Bugs take over the Queen's House for October half term, and it won't cost you a penny. Kids can craft silk moths, weave insect-dyed crimson threads, and meet characters from the house's past.
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Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Old Royal Naval College · SE10 9NN
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Prince of Peckham Pub · Clayton Rd
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 11:00 AM
110 North Rd · North Rd
£ 35
Wed, Oct 21 · 3:00 PM
The British Museum · Great Russell St
Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 AM
Alexandra Palace · Alexandra Palace Way
£300
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:45 PM
Southbank Centre · Belvedere Rd
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Clore Learning Centre · Barbican
£95
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
London Calligraphy · Queen Square
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:30 PM
Young V&A · Bethnal Green
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM
Urban Baristas at the Barbican Cinema Cafe · Beech St
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Royal Festival Hall · Belvedere Rd
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
Polka Theatre · The Broadway
£55
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM
Rose Cafe · Wadbrook St
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Queen's House · Romney Rd
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM
Cinema 2 · London
Thu, Oct 29 · 3:00 PM
O2 Centre · Finchley Rd
Thu, Oct 29 · 11:00 AM
Queen's House · Romney Rd
Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:30 PM
Social Pottery Kentish Town · Kentish Town Rd
Thu, Oct 29 · 10:00 AM
Polka Theatre · The Broadway
£55
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM
Queen's House · Romney Rd
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
The Admiral Hardy · College Approach
£55
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Polka Theatre · The Broadway
£15
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM
Southbank Centre · Belvedere Rd
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
Rose Theatre Trust · Park St
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
Rose Theatre · High St
Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM
Barbican Conservatory · Silk St
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:30 AM
Rose Cafe · Wadbrook St
Wed, Nov 4 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM
The Fan Museum · Crooms Hill
£40
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Southbank Centre · Belvedere Rd
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM
Wellcome Collection · Euston Rd.
$0
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM
Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre · Nelson Mandela Rd
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM
Kingston Library · Fairfield Rd
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Sun, Nov 29 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Sun, Nov 29 · 11:00 AM
Alexandra Palace · Alexandra Palace Way
Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM
Polka Theatre · The Broadway
£7
Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM
Alexandra Palace · Alexandra Palace Way
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Alexandra Palace · Alexandra Palace Way
£11
Fri, Jan 1 · 10:30 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Fri, Jan 1 · 10:30 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Sat, Jan 23 · 10:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Barbican Centre · Barbican
The Admiral Hardy · College Approach
Gunnersbury Park · Popes Ln
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