{"title": "Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade", "start": "2026-11-08T23:59:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Southbank Centre", "address": "Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/illustration"], "description": "An exhibition trail of thirty life-size illustrated characters dotted around the Southbank Centre venue. The illustrator Quentin Blake created the figures to mark 75 years since the Festival of Britain and to honour the pioneers in dance, music, literature and art who have appeared at the centre since 1951. Among the characters to look out for are dancers, skaters, parkour athletes, opera singers and a violinist.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/quentin-blake-the-southbank-parade-126017/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/18726a91bb085365607447d870888e743c53d2c29fafea5bc3de7766277e53c6-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-08T23:59:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Southbank Centre", "address": "Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Culture Hub annual tour of Koestler Awards Show at the Southbank", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Mosaic Reform Synagogue", "address": "Bessborough Road 39, HA1 3BS Harrow", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["society/prisons", "art"], "description": "Culture Hub annual tour of Koestler Awards Show at the Southbank is a guided visit to the Annual Koestler exhibition, held at the South Bank Centre. The exhibition shows work by serving prisoners in His Majesty's Prisons and those on probation, and runs until 29th November. Mosaic Culture Hub is organising the visit with a guide, and artworks can be bought at the centre. Those who would like to attend are asked to contact culturehub@choosemosaic.org.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/culture-hub-annual-tour-of-koestler-awards-show-at-the-south-46188/", "official_url": "https://choosemosaic.org/event/culture-hub-annual-tour-of-koestler-awards-show-at-the-southbank/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/88bd784c2208ce927d223cdfab129c902728df85765c30f9d89a4213aa87c15b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Faerdom: Now, As Ever", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-03-29T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration", "address": "Myddelton Passage 1, EC1R 1AG London", "price": "Adults £15, concessions available. Tickets include entry to all exhibitions. 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The exhibition explores how the digital landscape is shaping our modern lives and asks whether humanity's oldest stories still resonate and can offer perspective and hope.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/faerdom-now-as-ever-38102/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5bf92ecfadc45a060caf679a9b762cc13905c9fdabbd2e925b9b9e09923bd708-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Friday Lates: Hard Art x The National Gallery: The Fête of Britain", "start": "2026-11-20T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "From £8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "community"], "description": "An evening of talks, music and connection, 'The Fête of Britain' brings members of the Hard Art Collective into dialogue with the National Gallery's collection, exploring how art and culture help us understand our stories and imagine other ways of being. The programme includes a soundbath by RITES, a conversation with Brian Eno, Indy Johar, Liz Slade and Sivamohan Valluvan about the shared spaces where people gather, and a performance by The South East London Queer Choir. Panellists also include environmentalist and cultural strategist Daze Aghaji. The event is for everyone and tickets should be booked in advance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/friday-lates-hard-art-x-the-national-gallery-the-fete-of-bri-78919/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/friday-lates-hard-art-x-the-national-gallery-the-fete-of-britain-20-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/90f926c099bb9bb67047a5f971d1ec952be7e2648ea4a581ba926601eb2e7f93-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Children’s Garden Trail", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T18:00:00Z", "place": "South London Gallery", "address": "Peckham Road 65-67, SE5 8UH London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/sculpture", "nature/plants"], "description": "Children’s Garden Trail is a free, self-guided garden worksheet at the South London Gallery, inviting children and families to explore the Orozco Garden on weekends from 12 to 6pm. The trail was created by the gallery’s Education team and offers prompts for young people of all ages to explore the plants and spaces outside, aimed at ages 5-12. Participants can find out more about the sculptural work in the garden, created by artist Gabriel Orozco.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/childrens-garden-trail-70470/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e46917d76a078b19f802a1dc8b0f6f7e123aa59f601730c8dcd6e81182e3dcab-2000.webp"}, {"title": "West Contemporary Exhibition: The Lock Up", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T21:00:00Z", "place": "Pavilion Knightsbridge", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "An evening art show at Pavilion Knightsbridge celebrating fifteen years of 'The Lock Up'. It was conceived by West Contemporary as a pop-up format taking over historic, industrial, or abandoned spaces, moving away from the sterile elitism of traditional white-cube institutions to let raw British creativity push visual boundaries. The high octane showcase brings together some of the biggest and most vibrant British artists, with confirmed names including Banksy, Goldie, Jamie Reid, Harland Miller, Illuminati, The Connor Brothers, Fin DAC, Maxim, Jeremy Cunningham, Lois Winstone and Otto Schade.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/west-contemporary-exhibition-the-lock-up-76735/", "official_url": "https://pavilion.club/event/west-contemporary-exhibition-the-lock-up/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/40d6c7d8b3dc01c3bba5ddb61af00c8e9390af907a9eb7c541f9ed90a036e275-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-11T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Tate Britain", "address": "Millbank, SW1P 4RG London", "price": "FREE FOR MEMBERS", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting", "history"], "description": "A major art exhibition at Tate Britain celebrating the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, two of the most celebrated British artists of the twentieth century. Organised by Tate Britain in collaboration with Charleston, it explores the pair's creative partnership of more than 50 years and their legacy as core members of the Bloomsbury Group. Over 300 works are on show, including portraits, still lives, landscape paintings, ceramics and textiles, plus a restaging of the artists' studio relocated from their Sussex home, Charleston. The exhibition also traces the group's commitment to lives of freedom and radical experimentation, which shaped art, literature and societal thought in Britain.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/vanessa-bell-duncan-grant-inside-bloomsbury-38884/", "official_url": "https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/vanessa-bell-and-duncan-grant", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0504dcb22ff839476bff9223ce57dbf2322c8a487006a725be8687562f7301a7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Friday Lates life drawing: 2B Or Not 2B Collective", "start": "2026-11-20T18:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing/figure-drawing"], "description": "A free evening life drawing session at the National Gallery's Friday Lates, held in the Social Space of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning for adults 18+, with two sessions that evening and materials provided by Stabilo. It is run by 2B Or Not 2B Collective, a People of Colour collective that uplifts marginalised bodies and makes art accessible, offering informal sessions with music for all levels of ability. The drawing is inspired by 'Mr and Mrs Andrews', reimagining Gainsborough's famous painting in the collective's own way. Afterwards, visitors can see the painting in the free exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation'.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/friday-lates-life-drawing-2b-or-not-2b-collective-78921/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/friday-lates-life-drawing-2b-or-not-2b-collective-20-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/19e75076a3b8e813e537908332db8aa38498c33683a1edf7f3b1a1aabcf8fbc3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Process Makes Practice", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Art Centre", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "Process Makes Practice is a free, drop-in exhibition at Camden Art Centre marking the culmination of a three-year programme supported by The Mildred Fund. Over three years the centre worked with seven artists, two schools and two community groups, including Sidings Community Centre and The Hive, on iterative creative processes without defined outcomes. The exhibition brings together installations, artworks and documentation alongside reflections from those involved, with projects led by artists including Shepherd Manyika, Sam Williams, Sara Heywood, Eva Jonas, Nancy Allen, Lydia Paulett and Maymana Arefin. It offers an insight into the work of artists at the forefront of engagement practice and the creativity of young people in Camden.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/process-makes-practice-60157/", "official_url": "https://camdenartcentre.org/whats-on/process-makes-practice", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67e8e3729b3ecdace538eb998057d839179d6d3d0a837bcf53d5a361a67bbfb5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Tunnel present The Road of Excess", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "Hundred Years Gallery", "address": "Pearson Street 13, E2 8JD London", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "This is an exhibition running at a gallery in East London. It is presented by The Tunnel, a group of artists and performers who hold regular exhibitions in London. The title refers to the William Blake quote 'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom', taken from his poem The Marriage of Heaven And Hell (1790–93).", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-tunnel-present-the-road-of-excess-36570/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/864a9df9c1625888dbfac4eb7d90954890d0327654af4c2ee892492e89100275-2000.webp"}, {"title": "New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "music"], "description": "An evening of live music, networking and a panel conversation titled 'New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing' at V&A East Museum. It is run by BBC Introducing Live together with BBC Radio 1Xtra in partnership with V&A East Museum, celebrating the museum's exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story. A panel hosted by BBC Introducing's Angelle Joseph, with speakers including V&A East's Josephine Small, looks at key moments in Black British music history and how the UK industry can support young Black artists. An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": ""}, {"title": "Late at Tate Britain: The 90s", "start": "2026-11-13T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Tate Britain", "address": "Millbank, SW1P 4RG London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/electronic/rave"], "description": "Late at Tate Britain: The 90s is an after-hours evening at Tate Britain inspired by rave culture and underground music spaces in 1990s Britain. Across the gallery there are live performances, talks, workshops, music and creative activities reflecting on a music subculture marked by experimentation, self-expression and social change. The programme includes a new dance work by Trinity Laban students with Eve Stainton, DJ sets by DJ Millz and Distinction, Dazed's Music Nation documentaries, rave sets curated by Rave Archive UK, a panel on 90s music curated by Da Metal Messiah, and a rave flyer collage workshop. The evening is free, for ages 18 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/late-at-tate-britain-the-90s-87904/", "official_url": "https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/late-at-tate-britain", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e1d93783562781c20a3e50f370a83c8b203e9355933cf50b374368160a0e3f03-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Allen Jones: In Town Tonight", "start": "2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-18T00:00:00Z", "place": "Gazelli Art House", "address": "39 Dover Street, London, W1S 4NN, UK", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting/pop-art"], "description": "\"Allen Jones: In Town Tonight\" is a solo exhibition of new and earlier work by the artist Allen Jones, presented at the London gallery Gazelli Art House during Frieze Week. Jones, a British artist born in Southampton in 1937 and a defining figure of British Pop Art, has worked for more than six decades in painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography. The exhibition pairs substantial new work made between 2024 and 2026 with significant pieces from across his career, centring on his investigation of the human figure, performance and the relationship between image and object. At its heart is a new series of shaped canvas paintings whose intense green, yellow and red evoke a theatre, where spotlights pick out performers' bodies observed from opera boxes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/allen-jones-in-town-tonight-41426/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/052305c89a511ba53538c97eb7960d9a52e17c4a9b34c81495894611c5736a5d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Process Makes Practice", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Arts Centre", "address": "Arkwright Road 52, NW3 6DG London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "community"], "description": "Process Makes Practice is a free drop-in exhibition at Camden Art Centre marking the culmination of a three-year programme supported by The Mildred Fund, working with artists and young people in the local area. Over three years Camden Art Centre ran long-term programmes with seven artists, two schools and two community groups, embracing iterative creative processes without defined outcomes or expectations. The exhibition features installations, artworks and documentation alongside reflections on the projects from those involved, offering insight into artists at the forefront of engagement practice and the creativity of young people in Camden. A Sharing Day on 29 October 2026 from 2–6pm offers workshops by some of the artists involved.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/process-makes-practice-73862/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67e8e3729b3ecdace538eb998057d839179d6d3d0a837bcf53d5a361a67bbfb5-2000.webp"}]}