{"title": "St Andrews Book Festival, presented by Scots in London", "start": "2026-11-18T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00Z", "place": "Saint Columba's", "address": "Lennox Gardens 7, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "The St Andrews Book Festival brings well-known and new authors presenting Scottish writing to several central London venues. It is presented by Scots in London, with Saint Columba's as the primary focus of the festival. The Book Festival returns for another array of authors at the heart of London. 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It showcases opportunities including apprenticeships, degree apprenticeships, further and higher education, entry-level roles, early careers pathways and general employment, letting visitors engage with employers, colleges, universities and training providers face to face. Organised as LSCL Fest, now in its second year, it is for school and college leavers, young adults, parents, carers and young London's key influencers to discover post-school and post-college opportunities across the city.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-london-school-college-leaver-festival-2026-36052/", "official_url": "https://lsclfest.co.uk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a27314264fa4565fa7c8d1cd087cfffbdb85c5fabe3fe5226ef5c1f191b7d84a-600.webp"}, {"title": "St Edmund's Patronal Festival: Joint Parish Eucharist", "start": "2026-11-15T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Edmund", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian/anglican", "occasion"], "description": "A joint parish Eucharist marking St Edmund's Patronal Festival, bringing the parish together in one service. It is held by East Ham Parish, with the Archdeacon of West Ham, The Ven Mike Power, as guest preacher. 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