{"title": "Museum Lates at Dr Johnson's House", "start": "2026-10-29T17:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "place": "Dr Johnson's House", "address": "Gough Square 17, EC4A 3DE London", "price": "£14 / 2 For £22", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/museum-lates-at-dr-johnsons-house-tickets-2000395596077?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["history/georgian", "literature"], "description": "Museum Lates is an evening opening of Dr Johnson's House, where visitors can enjoy sparkling drinks while exploring a 1690s Georgian townhouse in the City of London. The event is run by Dr Johnson's House, the home where the writer Samuel Johnson compiled his Dictionary of the English Language in 1755. Guests can browse the rooms from Parlour to Garret, try writing with a quill, leaf through the Dictionary, and look out for Hodge, Johnson's cat. At 6pm there is a short talk of ten to fifteen minutes in the Withdrawing Room about Shakespeare's presence in Johnson's life.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/museum-lates-at-dr-johnsons-house-35673/", "official_url": "https://www.drjohnsonshouse.org/post/museum-lates-at-dr-johnsons-house-oct26", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c9332b95d677c8478a4d7d61710b2b30ecf5ff1a4ffb531838c7aa95e5fb2376-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T17:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "place": "Dr Johnson's House", "address": "Gough Square 17, EC4A 3DE London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T15:00:00Z", "place": "Dr Johnson's House", "address": "Gough Square 17, EC4A 3DE London", "price": "£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-johnsons-house-walk-visit-tickets-2000390178874?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "A guided walking tour through the historic Fleet Street Quarter, the old centre of print and publishing, followed by a self-guided visit to Dr Johnson's House, the 1690s townhouse where Samuel Johnson compiled his Dictionary of the English Language in 1755. 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Violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved is joined by speaker Malene Sheppard Skærved, flautist Anna Wolstenholme and the Kreutzer Quartet in a programme moving between the 18th century and today. It includes music written for the Burlingtons by Geminiani, Rousseau's Consolations, Haydn's \"Lark\" Quartet, new works including a world premiere by David Hackbridge Johnson and Sadie Harrison's A House of Countless Rooms, and poetry by Pope and Malene Sheppard Skærved. The evening also features an 18th century violin made for this very space and carved by John Boson, who was responsible for much of the decoration of Chiswick House.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/music-and-poetry-from-the-burlingtons-chiswick-35306/", "official_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/event/music-and-poetry-from-the-burlingtons-chiswick/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8f0a9cd5e7384348547688f2b731f80b954d42dc2e1a11df7429a7920c6b7abd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "St Olave Lecture: Bringing Samuel Pepys and Restoration London to Life", "start": "2026-11-10T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Olave Hart Street", "address": "Hart Street 8, EC3R 7NB London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://onecitylondon.com/shop/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/early-modern", "literature/biography"], "description": "A lecture at St Olave Hart Street exploring the world Samuel Pepys inhabited in Restoration London. Writer and filmmaker Jack Jewers draws on his research for The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys and his new novel Seething Lane, sharing insights from bringing this complex figure to life. Pepys called the church his \"own church\", and the talk promises insight, history and thoughtful conversation in its medieval surroundings.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/st-olave-lecture-bringing-samuel-pepys-and-restoration-londo-37604/", "official_url": "https://saintolave.com/index.php/st-olave-lectures/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/528066085a02b70dd401d72834e33847198bb0623a7639954f8f7d328ab3093e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "PINTS OF KNOWLEDGE: A GEORGIAN GUIDE TO GETTING LAID", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Big Penny Social", "address": "Priestley Way 1, E17 6AL London", "price": "£19 per person + fees", "price_from": "19.00", "price_to": "19.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pintsofknowledge.co.uk/london-tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/georgian", "society/sexuality"], "description": "PINTS OF KNOWLEDGE: A GEORGIAN GUIDE TO GETTING LAID is a talk at Big Penny Social in London. It is given by Sofia Gallucci, a theatre director, dramaturg and PhD researcher whose work includes productions with the RSC, Shakespeare's Globe and in the West End. The talk, \"A Georgian Guide to Getting Laid: Sex, Scandal and Harris's List\", explores Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies, an annual 18th-century bestseller that catalogued women working in London's sex trade. Gallucci leads a walk through the streets of Georgian London, from brothels and taverns to theatres and courtrooms, centered on the women whose private lives became public entertainment; 10% of ticket sales go towards her new production 'HUSSY'.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pints-of-knowledge-a-georgian-guide-to-getting-laid-50418/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/31623b114dfb41007ba2ac800cae29a9bc9433f97f6fa500519db242aa1ac992-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Pre-Concert Talk: An English Baroque Journey begins", "start": "2026-10-30T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque", "history/early-modern"], "description": "A pre-concert talk held ahead of the opening concert of Arcangelo's English Baroque Journey series at Wigmore Hall. Nicholas Kenyon, Kirsten Gibson and Julian Forbes introduce a new illustrated companion book to the series, offering new perspectives and the latest research on one of the great periods of national creativity. Copies of the book will be on sale in the Foyer. The event lasts approximately 45 minutes and takes place in the David Wolf Kaye Room.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pre-concert-talk-an-english-baroque-journey-begins-40315/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610301800", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f3d70f60513174f70840c02449922104af1c85838ef0eb216e1f24ce7125fa9c-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Hallelujah House: Inside Handel's HQ", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-03-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Handel & Hendrix", "address": "Brook Street 25, London", "price": "Included in general admission", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "An exhibition at the house where the composer Handel lived, marking 25 years since it opened to the public. It explores the music he composed and performed while living there, showing how the house was far more than a place to live. The exhibition brings together loans from museums such as the National Portrait Gallery and the Foundling Museum, alongside rarely displayed objects from the house's own collection. Visitors can see works including The Music Party by Philip Mercier, manuscripts in Handel's own hand, and rarely seen portraits of his musical colleagues.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-hallelujah-house-inside-handels-hq-41472/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/30eb47f2080c850b74278584fa6da2c3c5bf8abcec933f6b9e8986242326533a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Members Mixer: Supporters' House Late", "start": "2026-11-02T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://my.nationalgallery.org.uk/13670/14097", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["community"], "description": "A late-night members' mixer held at the Supporters' House Lounge at the National Gallery, for House and Exhibition Members. It launches the Members' Shopping Week, with exclusive out-of-hours access to the Getty Shop at a 20% discount. Guests can socialise over a welcome drink and product samples, with vinyl sounds from DJ Sofia Ilyas, and the Dining Room offers an autumn menu by Giorgio Locatelli.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/members-mixer-supporters-house-late-74472/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/special-event-members-mixer-supporters-house-late-02-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/11624057d183d2187076623a6a65df119d248a22a58f1ce2336eaf3deb8393c4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "LIVE @ The Library", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Sun", "address": "North Street 4, SM5 2HU", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://thesuncarshalton.com/rebuild-book-a-table/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "LIVE @ The Library is a Friday night of live music held in the Gin Library of a pub. The pub behind it, The Sun, pours 50 different gins from local favourites and around the world, with £7 G&Ts all night and specially crafted Gin Library cocktails. Guests can soak up the live music and buzzing atmosphere, whether they love gin, cocktails or just a good Friday night out.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/live-the-library-44781/", "official_url": "https://thesuncarshalton.com/event/payday-live-music-in-the-garden/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b098bf4da97c9b494d22b0dbea1199e758ac8ea5cc9e9dbb2b4f7d6cde34411-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Highlights Tour", "start": "2026-01-01T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-31T13:00:00Z", "place": "Sir John Soane's Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 13, WC2A 3BP London", "price": "£25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://shop.soane.org/collections/tours-and-events/products/highlights-tour", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture", "history"], "description": "The classic tour of Sir John Soane's Museum, taking you through the architect's extraordinary home, left as it was at his death in 1837. Led by expert guides, it explores spectacular rooms and treasures including paintings by Canaletto and J.M.W. Turner and a 3,000-year-old sarcophagus of an Egyptian King. The tour lasts around 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/highlights-tour-38603/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/973c06d11571c34e9af07d687718fa3fa681e29a2a7127d5a3d44034012116a8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", "start": "2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Boston Manor", "address": "Boston Manor Road, TW8 9JX Brentford", "price": "£13.50 – £19", "price_from": "13.50", "price_to": "19.00", "tickets_url": "https://theartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "literature/classics"], "description": "A gothic theatre piece staged inside Boston Manor House, running as an intimate thriller for ages 11 and up. The Arts Centre Hounslow presents Jack Fairey's new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic. In London in 1886, Dr Henry Jekyll hosts a dinner while two brutal crimes point to the mysterious Edward Hyde, and as the evening unfolds his respectable world begins to fracture.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-35026/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fea32b37b9d0cd12f3120dbc2f2221ca342a9da0dc0da64e98c54b238149ef46-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Contemporary Heritage in the Historic House", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour", "address": "Lots Road, SW10 0XE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/design"], "description": "Contemporary Heritage in the Historic House is a talk at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. The CEO of Watts 1874 speaks with Daniel Slowik, an interior decorator and antiques dealer, about the role of modern living in the Historic House, shaped by heritage and decorative traditions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/contemporary-heritage-in-the-historic-house-35595/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bfd8a294bd2b2ab0c874b30c7cb12e9cd595bc069f05a2799e182791a461e875-2000.webp"}]}