{"title": "Illuminated River Walking Tours", "start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-10T00:00:00Z", "place": "Blackfriars Station", "address": "", "price": "£15 per person", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://onecitylondon.com/shop/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/public-art"], "description": "Illuminated River Walking Tours are relaxed walking tours exploring the world's longest public art commission, spanning nine central London bridges over 3.2 miles. The artwork features bespoke lighting designs by artist Leo Villareal, with gently moving LED light sequences that reveal the beauty of the bridges' architecture and their relationship with the Thames. The tour uncovers the architecture, heritage and stories behind these crossings and the vision behind Illuminated River, with a choice of routes exploring the eastern or western bridges.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/illuminated-river-walking-tours-37588/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ce1341936910fbe1c33d11b75f664f2ed92997d542323eae3c6d555c1121b08f-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-10T00:00:00Z", "place": "Blackfriars Station", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "NLA Walking Tour: London at Night", "start": "2026-11-11T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The London Centre", "address": "", "price": "From £16.80 (Incl. VAT)", "price_from": "16.80", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/urban-history", "society/urbanism"], "description": "A twilight walking tour through London's north bank exploring the history of light and nightlife in the city. It is run by NLA and led by lighting designer and night time strategist Satu Streatfield of Publica. Starting by the Strand, the walk traces the evolution of lighting technologies from candlelight and gaslight to today's solid-state and digital technologies. It ends at the river, reflecting on how artificial light has changed the urban night and how future experiences of London after dark might be shaped.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nla-walking-tour-london-at-night-48056/", "official_url": "https://nla.london/events/nla-walking-tour-london-at-night", "image": "https://noky.io/images/628a53bbb3ac01bfcc10dfd210802291ffe9e54f42092130956e1f415de1efc2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lost Worlds by Luxmuralis", "start": "2026-11-06T17:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T21:00:00Z", "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "£22 (Adults), £16.50 (Concessions), £68 (Family)", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "22.00", "tickets_url": "https://ornc.digitickets.co.uk/category/61042", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/installation/light-art", "history"], "description": "Lost Worlds is an immersive light and sound experience, a walking journey through the Old Royal Naval College's baroque buildings and grounds, including the Painted Hall, Chapel, Undercroft and Colonnades. It is created by Luxmuralis, the artistic duo of artist and sculptor Peter Walker and composer David Harper, following their earlier show Time at the same site. The experience invites visitors to discover imagined and historical lost worlds, from the mythical cities of Atlantis and Troy to the age of dinosaurs, prehistoric cave art, and the vivid worlds of knights, castles and illuminated manuscripts. As part of the Painted Hall's 300th anniversary, bespoke projections reimagine Sir James Thornhill's masterpiece onto Sir Christopher Wren's dome, transforming the landmark into a canvas of light.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lost-worlds-by-luxmuralis-37516/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7c47e3e7f50f154d92d28111b38a7951f1f0b9590a9586630d2d6ccb357bf844-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Walking Tour: mapping histories of migration, community and public art with Kuda Mushangi", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00Z", "place": "Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road, London, London, E3 2SJ, United Kingdom", "address": "", "price": "£7.00 – £10.00 (£7 for concessions)", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://bowarts.org/shop/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/public-art", "history/migration", "community"], "description": "A guided walking tour exploring Bhajan Hunjan's public art, beginning with samples in the Nunnery Gallery before visiting her public commissions around the local area. It is led by Kuda Mushangi, an award-winning London-based artist and architect whose practice explores migration, memory and belonging. The walk takes in sites speaking to East London's histories of migration, settlement, activism and community-building, including works in Stroudley Walk and on St Paul's Way made with local schools and communities. Participants are invited to consider how public space holds multiple histories and to share their own memories and reflections.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/walking-tour-mapping-histories-of-migration-community-and-pu-35044/", "official_url": "https://bowarts.org/event/walking-tour-mapping-histories-of-migration-community-and-public-art-with-kuda-mushangi/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/74d0ddaf428855060e861a2ad69f00fcdd7dcec0e4f8cfaea29d498f5555acf3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Walking Tour: Bhajan Hunjan’s studio visit and exploring public art in East London with Kuda Mushangi", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T13:00:00Z", "place": "Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road, London, London, E3 2SJ, United Kingdom", "address": "", "price": "£7.00 – £10.00 (£7 for concessions)", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://bowarts.org/shop/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/public-art"], "description": "A guided walking tour that begins with an introduction to 'Bhajan Hunjan: speaking through materials' at the Nunnery Gallery and a visit to the artist's studio at P1, where participants can meet and speak with her about her use of materials such as silk-screen printed glass, laser-cut acrylic and metal, and stonework in public art. Artist and architect Kuda Mushangi then leads a walk to explore Hunjan's public art commissions in East London, created with local schools and communities in Tower Hamlets, including Three Mills Pontoon (2011) along the Lea Canal and Stroudley Walk (2026), celebrating the legacy of the Suffragettes in Bow. The walk considers how public space can hold multiple histories and how art can function as cultural memory, touching on East London's histories of migration, settlement, activism and community-building, and themes of empire, displacement, resilience and cultural exchange. Participants are invited to share their own memories and reflections, and will gather at the Nunnery Gallery at 10.45am for an 11am start.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/walking-tour-bhajan-hunjans-studio-visit-and-exploring-publi-35041/", "official_url": "https://bowarts.org/event/walking-tour-bhajan-hunjans-studio-visit-and-exploring-public-art-in-east-london-with-kuda-mushangi/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7765bddff6be19007d3e05be8c6c571ca0183fe4d3b7802e43242547dff486e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Shakespeare's True Crimes Walking Tour", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£25.00", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/shakespeares-true-crimes-walking-tour/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "Shakespeare’s Walking Tour is an outdoor guided walk through Bankside, London’s original theatre district. Expert guides from Shakespeare’s Globe lead visitors through over 400 years of history, bringing to life stories of Thameside ferrymen, animal-baiting sports, and The Rose, the Elizabethan playhouse where some of Shakespeare’s earliest plays are believed to have been first performed. Tickets include entry to the exhibition about the history and magic behind Shakespeare’s Globe. 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At its heart is LIT/UP, a weekend at artsdepot headlined by the premiere of Lighthouse, a new commission by Jez Colborne that mixes gig, light show and apocalyptic rave through original music, projection, film and movement. Big Beat Playground bring their family friendly festival in an action-packed family rave, while exhibits and performances by local Barnet communities fill the building.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/light-flight-at-artsdepot-73804/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ad1d49b7c2b0953f4dae56e4fe88bcd80a8cd0da851634d0550523c8e4da9994-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Art on Your Doorstep", "start": "2026-09-04T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Boston Manor", "address": "Boston Manor Road, TW8 9JX Brentford", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Art on Your Doorstep is a free outdoor exhibition bringing life-size reproductions of National Gallery masterpieces to Brentford, displayed across the town in fine detail and complete with their frames. It is part of The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep, a national touring project taking works from the nation's collection beyond Trafalgar Square to twelve towns across the UK. Brentford is one of those twelve towns, with up to 30 masterpieces exhibited, shaped by this year's Creative Mile theme of 'Love' and by the people, landmarks and history of Brentford. Visitors to Boston Manor House can see three masterpiece reproductions: one by the café terrace and two photo stand-ins inside the House.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/art-on-your-doorstep-35024/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc999c3f25e613b04ee7dac017aa6cdd1309692f498f2aea24ec5c49e803c497-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Bright Lights, Big City", "start": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-27T00:00:00Z", "place": "Portland Gallery", "address": "3 Bennet Street", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "An exhibition of acrylic paintings by artist Lachlan Goudie, showing London's landmarks and nightlife from Piccadilly Circus to Tower Bridge at twilight. Goudie says that after decades in London he still feels like a stranger there, and that he has tried to express the city's energy, colour and daily drama in these paintings. The show, titled Bright Lights, Big City, is presented by Portland Gallery in St James's.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bright-lights-big-city-63965/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/588500d6b13a7c872ff0ac94ac62d7ed04461016ca3e7c1a3dd091b593d92511-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action.", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-05-03T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Tate Modern", "address": "Bankside, SE1 9TG London", "price": "£15, £13 Concessions, £5 for Tate Collective, Free for Members", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/date?cgid=375281", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "An immersive exhibition spanning seven decades of work by the Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, from the late 1950s to the 2020s. It brings together interactive installations, shimmering light sculptures and large-scale geometric paintings in a playful, mesmerising show. Le Parc is best known for his pioneering kinetic sculptures, which use light, movement and mirrored surfaces to surprise and draw in the viewer. He wanted to make viewers feel active, bringing each artwork to life through their acts of looking and experiencing, and to make more democratic art that everyone can easily enjoy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/julio-le-parc-light-colour-action-38879/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4503b7a5baedd939fd978bbf4d1b65c1be3bb13dad1b9d3482fb5cf4f8cb6066-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-01T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "£10.00, concessions available", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998353437927?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "Guided Tour is a tour through Barts North Wing, which houses two of England's most important interiors: the Great Hall and the Hogarth Stair with its large paintings by William Hogarth. The tour explores the building and hospital's rich history, architecture and the people involved in its craftsmanship, and highlights the conservation work done to rescue and rejuvenate the Grade I listed building. The tours are for individuals, pairs and small groups of fewer than 8 people only.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tour-60006/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/guided-tour-609-282-172-981-973-525-290-769/?occurrence=2026-11-01", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1066397197935f94dca77bad6e1daa2649b8a4e29bd16dff14ad48db9e436b02-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Bibi Lei: Where Light Blooms", "start": "2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Maddox Gallery", "address": "Westbourne Grove 112, London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://maddoxgallery.com/collections", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Bibi Lei: Where Light Blooms is a solo exhibition of paintings at Maddox Gallery's Maddox Street space. Bibi Lei works intuitively, often with her fingers, letting a mark become a flower, flowers expand into landscapes and figures emerge from gardens. Her fairytale-like paintings ask what it means to grow without losing wonder, a question tied to her motherhood and her life between Macau, Lisbon and Tokyo. The show includes key works such as 'Queen of Bloom Mountain', conceived for the London exhibition.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bibi-lei-where-light-blooms-37119/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3794c9aa23453a1164621f8289a3997f9f218d6bc7bd69297566ec94d7b063e9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ghost Tours- The Barbican After Dark", "start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Barbican Centre (Cinema)", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS London", "price": "From £8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://onecitylondon.com/shop/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history/ghosts"], "description": "Ghost Tours - The Barbican After Dark is an atmospheric after-dark walking tour through the Barbican Centre, exploring the site's hidden past and the unexplained experiences reported by Barbican staff. It is hosted at the Barbican Centre, whose Brutalist building stands over nearly two thousand years of history, from Roman forts and burial grounds to plague pits, fire, war and ruin. Participants hear stories of mysterious voices, fleeting figures and strange encounters in spaces that feel different once the building falls silent. The tour concludes in the Library Stack Rooms, a space surrounded by decades of stories, sightings and unexplained events.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ghost-tours-the-barbican-after-dark-37585/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4c2bfc58b4232ec99159b279d5678c5df273c77a6057f23a260f0639827c7ab9-1200.webp"}]}