{"title": "Root and Branch Line", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/root-and-branch-line-4883100", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/railways", "nature"], "description": "Root and Branch Line is a series of walking and talking events along the Chessington Branch Line. Run by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, it explores connections, real and imagined, between the line and the natural world. Participants read together, share stories and chart discoveries through conversations on the line and public walks from its stations. 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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": "Decolonising Kingston: The Living Archive", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T17:00:00Z", "place": "Kingston History Centre", "address": "", "price": "FREE Admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "The Living Archive is a community led exhibition exploring how history is recorded, who is remembered and how local people can become active authors of Kingston's story. 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Visitors can discover poems, personal stories, interviews, memories and artworks created during the project and contribute something of their own to Kingston's growing Living Archive.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/decolonising-kingston-the-living-archive-36790/", "official_url": "https://www.kingstonheritage.org.uk/events/decolonising-kingston-living-archive", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ce984631e8a6026bf07e259daf9699c69bfd68247f8eeca955640f22353b8582-600.webp"}, {"title": "Walk & Talk", "start": "2026-11-05T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T12:30:00Z", "place": "Time and Talents", "address": "The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch Rd, London, SE16 4JE, United Kingdom", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["wellness/fitness/walking"], "description": "Walk & Talk is a walking group that gets your feet moving. Time and Talents invites you to explore the back streets and green spaces of Rotherhithe with them. 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They are run by Inky Pathways as part of the programme at Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames. While the child enjoys the inspiring workshop, parents can relax with coffee and a treat from the cafe. Booking is essential, and sessions run from 10.30am to 12pm and from 1pm to 2.30pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/inky-pathways-saturday-art-workshops-64928/", "official_url": "https://www.rosetheatre.org/whats-on/inky-pathways-hfnz", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3fd57b4a3b657eb8390dd789d2e8aba50e6d076c3d38a3b3a8946816ed79eab9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Wild Harrow – Nature’s Harvest (Nature Walk) at Headstone Manor", "start": "2026-11-11T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T12:30:00Z", "place": "Voluntary Action Harrow (VAH)", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature"], "description": "Wild Harrow – Nature’s Harvest (Nature Walk) at Headstone Manor is a nature walk at Headstone Manor. It is listed by Voluntary Action Harrow as part of its programme, and its title suggests a walk about nature’s harvest. No further details about the organisers or the walk itself are given.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wild-harrow-natures-harvest-nature-walk-at-headstone-manor-42771/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/093a52b74e40908acf0f3d2c5c90f3cf3dc1484d6000706d835a24e5b3e3837d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Centrepieces - Birds on a wire exhibition", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-01T17:00:00Z", "place": "Hall Place and Gardens", "address": "Bourne Road, DA5 1PQ Bexley", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["nature/animals/birds", "art/contemporary"], "description": "Centrepieces – Birds on a wire exhibition is a showcase of community artwork from across Bexley, held in the Visitor Centre at Hall Place and Gardens. It is a response to the venue's \"Birds on a wire\" project, funded by the William Kendall Charity. The exhibition explores how being present within nature, being part of a community, and creating art can aid in improving mental health. 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It is a guided walk through the Horniman Gardens with Rights for Weeds, searching for wild fungi, identifying them and discussing their ecology. The walk moves at a relaxed pace with plenty of space.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/adult-garden-workshops-50302/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/10379a07017624b9d93f8fed5bdbe479420040a65401a3e7b389a6c7453f8ed3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Open To Ideas Workshop: Forest Bathing in Lesnes Abbey Woods", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00Z", "place": "Lakeside Centre, Lakeside Centre, London, SE2 9AN, United Kingdom", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bowarts.org/shop/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/forest", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "An immersive forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) workshop in Lesnes Abbey Woods, part of the Open To Ideas programme of wellbeing sessions. It is led by artist, qualified Shinrin Yoku leader and certified meditation teacher Chris Brock, who is also an author of books on mindfulness. The slow, sensory practice involves noticing sounds, textures, scents and light, and the workshop explores the relationship between humans and trees, Shinto ideas, mindfulness practices and forest 'invitations'. Participants meet outside Abbey Wood train station and should bring something to sit on; healthy snacks are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-to-ideas-workshop-forest-bathing-in-lesnes-abbey-woods-35045/", "official_url": "https://bowarts.org/event/open-to-ideas-workshop-forest-bathing-in-lesnes-abbey-woods/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/26701b87492f57ded5007c31ae26346a31aebeca93b918ae4a895834b4eb2208-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Storytelling Residency Day 2: Shadows & Secrets with Diana Olutunmogun", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00Z", "place": "Valence House", "address": "Becontree Avenue, RM8 3HT Dagenham", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "history/local-history", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A storytelling event for ages 5 and up, held in the historic Parlour of Valence House, with two immersive sessions of spooky tales and a hands-on craft workshop afterwards. Storyteller and heritage artist Diana Olutunmogun leads her final residency day, closing a month-long exploration of Villainy, the Other, and the Unknown. Session one, Legends of the Shadows, shares ancient tales and mysterious lore, while session two, Tales from Beyond, brings forgotten stories and cultural myths to life, each followed by a messy craft session making a creepy souvenir to take home. Entry is first-come, first-served, children must be accompanied by an adult, and the spaces are wheelchair accessible.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/storytelling-residency-day-2-shadows-secrets-with-diana-olut-40056/", "official_url": "https://valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/storytelling-residency-day-2-shadows-secrets-with-diana-olutunmogun/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Knit & Natter", "start": "2026-11-02T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T12:00:00Z", "place": "Balham Library", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/knitting"], "description": "Knit & Natter is a social crafting session where knitting needles click and chatter flows as freely as the yarn. It takes place at Balham Library, part of Wandsworth Libraries run by Better. No booking is needed, and the session is for adults. It is listed as a social session.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/knit-natter-45647/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4343d00ae24fdd139f4853c2a435e5edf3830c106a9e1fd150406f0a321fba75-600.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Fungi Walk with Rights for Weeds", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00Z", "place": "Horniman Museum and Gardens", "address": "", "price": "Adult £40", "price_from": "40.00", "price_to": "40.00", "tickets_url": "https://my.horniman.ac.uk/22806/23678", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/fungi", "food-drink"], "description": "Guided Fungi Walk with Rights for Weeds is a guided walk through the Horniman Gardens searching for wild fungi, identifying them and discussing their ecology. It is held at the Horniman Museum and Gardens and is perfect for adults. At a relaxed pace with room for chatting and note-taking, it covers why fungi matter, fungal storytelling and folklore, medicinal mushrooms, where to look for fungi, how to forage edible wild mushrooms sustainably, and the relationship between foraging and land politics. The walk ends at the Horniman Pavilion, where the group makes something edible to eat and enjoy together.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-fungi-walk-with-rights-for-weeds-50299/", "official_url": "https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/guided-fungi-walk-with-rights-for-weeds/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/10379a07017624b9d93f8fed5bdbe479420040a65401a3e7b389a6c7453f8ed3-2000.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": "Community walk to Osterley Park", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T12:30:00Z", "place": "Boston Manor", "address": "Boston Manor Road, TW8 9JX Brentford", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["wellness/fitness/walking", "community"], "description": "A free community walk from Boston Manor House to Osterley Park, going through Boston Manor Park and along the Grand Union Canal, crossing the River Brent to reach Osterley Park. It is one of monthly walks organised for everyone, suitable for any ability and exploring the areas around Boston Manor House and the Park in a friendly, fun group. Walkers meet at the house's front entrance portico and go in groups of up to 15 people. Those who would like to join can email bostonmanorhouse@hounslow.gov.uk.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/community-walk-to-osterley-park-35031/", "official_url": "https://bostonmanorhouse.org/event/boston-manor-house-to-osterley-park-community-walk-2-2-2-3-2-2-copy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/21f7641069c6fa7a65eaf8542b3e3cbcbbae89f45e4dad66907e4617744cfe3b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "KAOS @ ROSE THEATRE", "start": "2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "place": "Rose Theatre", "address": "High Street 24-26, KT1 1HL Kingston upon Thames", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "KAOS @ ROSE THEATRE is a free exhibition of artworks shown in the Rose Cafe at Rose Theatre. It showcases work by KAOS (Kingston Artists), an unfunded, voluntary-run community of artists and makers founded in 2010 to promote the visual arts in the borough of Kingston upon Thames. Its members are predominantly professional and semi-professional artists, including painters, sculptors, ceramicists, printmakers and photographers living or working in or around Kingston. The exhibition can be viewed most Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10am to 3pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kaos-rose-theatre-64926/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4e0ddf3cfb8ef9071a48d65c3e1193651c3c203edc438cd20d4f6113a1f23e3a-2000.webp"}]}