{"title": "Talks", "start": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Handel & Hendrix", "address": "Brook Street 25, London", "price": "Included in general admission", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/18th-century", "music/classical"], "description": "Talks is a weekly 20-minute talk given every Thursday at Handel & Hendrix. A member of the museum's Curatorial Team offers a further insight into the collections and life on Brook Street, and the talk is included in the General Admission Ticket. 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Entry to the Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition exhibition opens at 18:30, and the talk starts at 19:00 in Croydon Central Library, followed by a Q&A session. 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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": "Handle with Care: Conversations Through Objects", "start": "2026-11-14T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T15:00:00Z", "place": "The Forum", "address": "Bardolph Avenue 1, CR0 9BG Croydon", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/medical-history", "art"], "description": "Handle with Care: Conversations Through Objects is a drop-in object-handling event at Wellcome Collection, with different stations where you can touch and explore items from the collection at your own pace, alongside other creative activities. It is run by the venue's Visitor Experience and Engagement team and is for anyone interested in the connections between health, history and art. The session is relaxed, so you can move freely, leave and re-enter whenever you wish, and a chill-out space with low lighting, comfortable seating and sensory aids is available. The event is British Sign Language interpreted and takes place in the Forum, reached by lift or stairs to level 1 through the 'Being Human' gallery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/handle-with-care-conversations-through-objects-40250/", "official_url": "https://wellcomecollection.org/events/handle-with-care-conversations-through-objects-november-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4f881746466ba5f32eea8704ac4939aad3b179b5f639f74d5db5d86a49bdc8b4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Musicali-Tea", "start": "2026-11-12T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "place": "St. Sepulchre's Church", "address": "Holborn Viaduct, London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history", "music"], "description": "Musicali-Tea is a relaxed Thursday gathering combining tea, tales and tunes. Hosted by Holy Sepulchre London, it offers a talk from a City Guide and a musical performance, together with free tea, coffee and sandwiches. 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An image from the first talk shows Kingston bridge and the river.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/friends-talks-2026-36787/", "official_url": "https://www.kingstonheritage.org.uk/friends-talks-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/105ca3a8791b3756c9749ff5c0de2cda62082194e56246629a20c1044c972741-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Speaker Series: Paul Woodadge – Remembrance Sunday", "start": "2026-11-08T11:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T12:30:00Z", "place": "The Bunker", "address": "Deptford Broadway 46, SE8 4PH London", "price": "£8 - free for members", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["occasion/memorial/remembrance-sunday", "history"], "description": "A special talk marking Remembrance Sunday, held at the Battle of Britain Bunker. Historian and author Paul Woodadge delivers it, speaking on commemoration and memorialisation. It is open to ages 14 and above, and the ticket price includes visitor access.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speaker-series-paul-woodadge-remembrance-sunday-78787/", "official_url": "https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/events/event/450/speaker-series-paul-woodadge-remembrance-sunday", "image": ""}, {"title": "Museum Weekend Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-14T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free, booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/museum", "music/classical"], "description": "Museum Weekend Guided Tour is a guided tour of the RCM Museum. It is led by the Royal College of Music's knowledgeable team. Visitors learn about the earliest stringed keyboard instrument, the most recognised portraits of Joseph Haydn and Farinelli, and 56 other fascinating instruments specially chosen from the RCM's designated collection of 14,000 items. Each tour has a maximum of 16 people and is accessible to visitors with limited mobility.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/museum-weekend-guided-tour-38285/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3898573", "image": "https://noky.io/images/99e15b18b2bd99509187c9d5d5865ef282f644c8ce0c5f0a810f35deb3f3e799-1200.webp"}, {"title": "A Handel Celebration", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Handel & Hendrix", "address": "Brook Street 25, London", "price": "£25 | Concert Only; £100 | Reception & Concert; £150 | Reception, Concert & Donation", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "A Handel Celebration is a one-night concert of George Frideric Handel's music staged in the composer's own parish church, St George's Hanover Square. The Brook Street Band and The London Handel Players join forces, with mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston, for a programme including the Trio Sonata in B minor (HWV386), the Sonata in A major (HWV361) and the cantata Mi palpita il cor (HWV132c). The concert marks the 25th anniversary of Handel's house on nearby Brook Street, now Handel Hendrix House, first opening to the public, and celebrates the music Handel wrote there. There is also an optional pre-concert reception at Handel Hendrix House before walking to the church.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-handel-celebration-36432/", "official_url": "https://handelhendrix.org/events/celebrating-25-year-of-handel-house", "image": "https://noky.io/images/42d60cac040fd347ba21bc06ab85a5f553780b6c602bf577f7e411133be2f1cf-600.webp"}, {"title": "Painted Hall Talks", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "£19, included in General Admission ticket", "price_from": "19.00", "price_to": "19.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting", "history"], "description": "Painted Hall Talks are guided talks introducing visitors to the Painted Hall ceiling and its cast of over 200 characters. Expert guides from the Old Royal Naval College share the history and stories behind Sir James Thornhill's masterpiece, which took 19 years to complete. Talks run every 30 minutes from 11am to 4pm, departing from the Painted Hall vestibule.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/painted-hall-talks-37521/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cca2be982058eca619fb23e875cecdade57526f6fc63fbdbac1027d81459585f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Speaker Series: Paul Woodadge – Remembrance Sunday", "start": "2026-11-08T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge", "address": "Wren Avenue, UB10 0GG Uxbridge", "price": "£ 8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "A talk in the Speaker Series held at the Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge, taking place in the site's Auditorium. Historian and author Paul Woodadge delivers a special talk on commemoration and memorialisation to mark Remembrance Sunday. The talk lasts around 60 minutes, and tickets include access to the Bunker Visitor Centre and Exhibition.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speaker-series-paul-woodadge-remembrance-sunday-113403/", "official_url": "https://battleofbritainbunker.co.uk/events/paul_woodage/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Lunchtime Recital", "start": "2026-11-10T13:05:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T13:50:00Z", "place": "Wesley's Chapel", "address": "City Road 49, EC1Y 1AU London", "price": "Free Entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A lunchtime recital of piano music held in the sanctuary of Wesley's Chapel & Leysian Mission. Today's recitalist is Zeju Fan on piano, one of the musicians who performs in this free series. Entry is free, and the recitals take place except in July, August and December.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lunchtime-recital-41714/", "official_url": "https://wesleyschapel.churchsuite.com/events/rrmkwyem", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dd36a1ec72b171b306adbf46337f38811324de66f8daacc1ef2a94e0e616d814-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sunday Drop-In Tours", "start": "2026-11-08T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Foundling Museum", "address": "Brunswick Square 40, WC1N 1AZ London", "price": "Included with Museum admission (adult ticket £14.50, £13.50 online)", "price_from": "14.50", "price_to": "14.50", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/painting", "history/social-history"], "description": "Sunday Drop-In Tours are short 20-minute taster tours offering a more in-depth look at the Foundling Hospital and the paintings within the Foundling Museum. They are led by the Museum's knowledgeable volunteer guides, with two choices of tour exploring different areas: one on the history of the Foundling Hospital, and one on the paintings in the Picture Gallery and Court Room or on Handel and the Gerald Coke Handel Collection. Each group is limited to a maximum of 10 people and places are offered on a first come, first served basis, so pre-booking an admission ticket cannot guarantee a place. The tours are held most Sundays and are included with the price of Museum admission.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sunday-drop-in-tours-36166/", "official_url": "https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/sunday-drop-in-tours-8-nov/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f20bd180489350dc171ff3737b24ac4cbcf90ee3025e0758b9f58999dd7574df-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Building Common Ground: Susanna Snyder - Theology of Hope", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T19:00:00Z", "place": "St. Mary-Le-Bow", "address": "Cheapside, EC2V 6AU London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/urbanism"], "description": "Building Common Ground Talks is a weekly series of short talks and conversations exploring issues affecting the City and wider society. Each week brings a different speaker and perspective. There is time afterwards to continue the conversation over refreshments. All are welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/building-common-ground-susanna-snyder-theology-of-hope-86258/", "official_url": "https://www.stmarylebow.org.uk/parish-events/building-common-ground-talk", "image": "https://noky.io/images/061873eb07c3bf0ec126d977dc43ab5060e6bdfb7d1d327848f35a4ad0e89c70-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Community afternoons", "start": "2026-11-12T15:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T16:45:00Z", "place": "Horniman Museum", "address": "London Road 100, SE23 3PQ London", "price": "Free, drop in", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["community"], "description": "Community afternoons is a free drop-in session at the Horniman Museum where visitors can get up close with the museum's Handling Collection and meet local community groups. The Horniman Museum runs these Thursday afternoon sessions in its Hands on Base, near the entrance. The collection includes toys, musical instruments, clothes from around the world, puppets, taxidermy and masks, which visitors can touch, wear and discover for themselves. Some sessions are run in partnership with local community groups, who choose objects from the collections and share the stories of what they mean to them.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/community-afternoons-129512/", "official_url": "https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/hands-on/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ae04a74fe3cacadcc38d9f02acac632fcd1c00d5deccb1595e4bb7e7ad3df19d-1200.webp"}]}