There’s always something going on in London. But in a city of this size, knowing exactly what, when and where, is harder than trying to find a needle in a haystack, because you don’t know where the haystack is or even whether the item you are trying to find is even a needle. So, here are some of the capital’s best events going on in an area near you.
Film
From 12-27 October London hosts the British Film Institute’s Film Festival. This year over 200 fiction and documentary features will be shown including 360 staring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Rachel Weisz and directed by Fernando Meirelles and a Dangerous Mind from David Cronenberg starring Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender.
Sport
For two days on 28 and 29 October, London’s Battersea Power Station will be turned into a winter wonderland for freestyle skiers and snowboarders. London Freeze Festival returns with a huge 100 metre long, 32 metre high jump where the best international riders will compete for a place on the international TTR competition.
Fireworks
On 5 November London’s sky comes a live and is filled with bright colours and spiralling, twisting and cascading shapes. Bonfire Night is an English institution; there are several places to watch the firework displays in London, however one of the biggest and best is at Battersea Power Station.
History
Charles Dickens is a much a part of London’s history as St Paul’s Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament. From 9-10 December the Museum of London is hosting a Dickens’ exhibition of rare and original manuscripts, including early versions of Bleak House and David Copperfield and a chance to see what London was like during Dickens’ lifetime. The event is timed to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.
Photography
The National Portrait Gallery always has an exhibition worth seeing, but the Glamour of Gods: Hollywood Portraits is particularly compelling. It ends this month, so hurry over quick for your chance to see a touch of age-old Hollywood glamour brought to London. The exhibition comprises of 70 portraits of Hollywood stars from the past including Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe.
Autumn is a great time to visit London. There are fewer crowds and hotel prices dip. With this in mind, you can afford to stay at a more luxurious London hotel. Millennium Hotels has a selection of upmarket London hotels in the West End including the Millennium Hotel Baileys London Kensington and the Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge.
