Things to do in London on Thursday 24 December: 400 events, among them 128 in exhibitions and museums, 84 in theatre, 34 in kids and family, 28 in workshops and courses, 25 in tours and walks, 21 in party and club and 80 others.
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Until Sun 11 Apr
Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Bloomsbury art at Tate Britain.
Tate Britain
£20
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Until Sun 11 Apr
Van Eyck: The Portraits, an exhibition of early realism.
National Gallery
£18
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Until Sun 3 Jan
Room on the Broom: theatre for ages 3 and up.
Lyric Theatre
from £10
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Thu 24 Dec
Santa's Grotto: meet Father Christmas and get a gift.
Queen's House
from £27
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Until Sat 10 Apr
Immersive David Bowie exhibition, narrated by Bowie.
Lightroom
£10
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Until Sun 10 Jan
The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's Christmas ballet, danced live.
London Coliseum
from £31
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Thu 24 Dec · 11:00
Peter Pan, a family musical adventure for ages 5 to 12.
Polka Theatre
from £10
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Until Sun 31 Jan
Painting the French Riviera: modern art's Côte d'Azur.
Royal Academy of Arts
from £24
- Until Sun 7 Feb Tim Walker's Fairyland: portraits of queer love. National Portrait Gallery Price unknown
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Until Sat 6 Feb
Bill Bailey's Vaudevillean: comedy, music and variety acts.
Theatre Royal Haymarket
from £21
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Until Sun 14 Mar
Peggy Guggenheim: her London gallery with Dalí and Mondrian.
Royal Academy
£17
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Until Sat 13 Mar
Rowan Live: Atkinson's sketches from Mr Bean to Blackadder.
Gillian Lynne Theatre
£10
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Until Sun 20 Jun
Agatha Christie exhibition: a world of mystery.
British Library
from £20
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Until Sun 14 Mar
Peggy Guggenheim in London: Dalí, Hepworth, Moore and more.
Royal Academy of Arts
£17
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Until Sun 27 Jun
Hadestown: award-winning musical of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Lyric Theatre
from £25
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Until Sun 21 Feb
William Eggleston: colour photos of the American everyday.
The Photographers' Gallery
£14
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Until Sun 5 Sep
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the West End play.
Palace Theatre
from £25
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Until Sun 31 Jan
Club NVRLND: Peter Pan club night of 2000s hits.
The Vaults
£10
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Until Sat 6 Feb
The Jungle Book: puppetry for the whole family.
Olivier Theatre
from £26
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Until Sun 14 Feb
The 90s: Art and Fashion, curated by Edward Enninful.
Tate Britain
£22
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Until Sun 21 Mar
Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now, new weaving with Hockney.
Guildhall Art Gallery
Free
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Until Thu 18 Feb
The Jazz Room: Sinatra and Armstrong hits, live on stage.
Phoenix Arts Club
from £34.86
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Until Sun 3 Jan
Winter Wonderland: 150 festive rides in Hyde Park.
Hyde Park
from £1
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Until Sun 14 Feb
Julius Caesar: Shakespeare's thriller in candlelight.
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
from £5
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Until Sun 14 Feb
40 Objects 40 Years: the Freuds' life, newly seen.
Freud Museum London
Price unknown
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Thu 24 Dec · 14:00
My Neighbour Totoro: a magical stage play for all.
Gillian Lynne Theatre
from £20
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Until Sat 25 Sep
Priestley's classic drama, Daldry's staging.
Alexandra Palace
from £22
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Until Sun 11 Jul
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: best nature photography.
Natural History Museum
from £17
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Until Fri 5 Feb
Nicole Eisenman: monumental outdoor sculpture 'Stack'.
Royal Academy of Arts
Free
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Until Sat 21 Aug
Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words, dance drama.
Sadler's Wells
£63
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Until Sat 31 Jul
The Traitors: the BBC series as a stage play.
Gillian Lynne Theatre
from £30
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Until Sat 10 Apr
August: Osage County: Tracy Letts' prize-winning drama.
Noël Coward Theatre
£10
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Until Sat 9 Jan
Sashiko with B_Boheme: Japanese stitching for beginners.
Chiswick House
from £45
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Until Sat 29 May
Rent: rock musical by Jonathan Larson.
Tom Stoppard Theatre
£23
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Thu 24 Dec · 13:00
Phantom of the Opera: Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical.
His Majesty's Theatre
from £156.50
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Until Mon 16 Aug
Sondheim's Pulitzer-winning musical on Seurat's painting.
Barbican Theatre
from £30
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Until Thu 31 Dec
Guided Tour: The Second World War aboard HMS Belfast.
HMS Belfast
from £36.80
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Until Sun 31 Jan
Dracula: gothic ballet created by BIG Live.
Adelphi Theatre
£10
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Until Sun 17 Jan · 11:24
Michael Landy: drawings of buildings in ruins.
Sir John Soane's Museum
Price unknown
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Until Sun 21 Feb
Blue Man Group: music, comedy and spectacle from New York.
London Palladium
from £44
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