{"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", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-03-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Handel & Hendrix", "address": "Brook Street 25, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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", "tickets_url": "", "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": "Handel in Italy", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "£6.50 (incl ticket fee)", "price_from": "6.50", "price_to": "6.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "\"Handel in Italy\" is a concert of sparkling works by Handel from his time in Italy, where he was a great hit with audiences. It is directed from the harpsichord by Luke Mitchell and features countertenor Zheng Jiang. The programme also includes works by Monteverdi, Carissimi and Vivaldi. The performance takes place in the Performance Hall of the Royal College of Music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/handel-in-italy-38295/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3825330", "image": "https://noky.io/images/40d1fffc0442f4601ef61b90c8907a909f99103925ac482c3e0176a05d83d627-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Morley Consort: A musical experience at Ham House", "start": "2026-11-01T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ham House", "address": "", "price": "This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "A historical musical experience with live 17th-century music performed in the Long Gallery of Ham House. The Morley Consort, a 4-piece group, plays 17th-century repertoire on historical instruments as visitors explore Ham's rare cabinet collection on the last day of Cabinets Unlocked. The programme includes pieces by composers on the Royalist side of the English Civil War, as well as music from Playford's English Dancing Master paying tribute to Ham House and its Cherry Garden. The performers take breaks and there is time to chat with audience members; the free event needs no booking, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-morley-consort-a-musical-experience-at-ham-house-36377/", "official_url": "https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/ham-house-and-garden/events/9693b995-307a-4a32-b382-f0f4fb50fbd1", "image": ""}, {"title": "Evening Concerts at the Queen's House: Harpists Gloria Rappo and Xinyi Wu", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T20:30:00Z", "place": "Queen's House", "address": "SE10 9NF London", "price": "Adult: £16, Adult Members and Patrons: £14.40, Child: £8, Child Members: £7.20, Students: £10", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.rmg.co.uk/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=VALQH&c=QHCON#12688", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical"], "description": "An evening concert of harp music held in the Great Hall of the Queen's House, a former royal residence. Harpists Gloria Rappo and Xinyi Wu from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance perform works by Grandjany, Renié, Spohr and Fauré. The concert is part of a series of evening performances at the Queen's House organised in partnership with the Faculty of Music at Trinity Laban, and tickets include a welcome drink.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/evening-concerts-at-the-queens-house-harpists-gloria-rappo-a-78993/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/queens-house/evening-concerts-queens-house-harpists-gloria-rappo-xinyi-wu", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d9ea59ec8b91edc20274d1b5e412298a15ee284b2374b434dc1e797b935d2709-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Arcangelo; Hilary Cronin soprano; Daisy Livesey soprano; James Hall countertenor; Jeremy Budd tenor; Hugo Brady tenor; Matthew Long tenor; Malachy Frame bass; William Gaunt bass; Jonathan Cohen director, harpsichord", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18–£50", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "A choral concert called 'An English Baroque Journey I: Sacred Music – ‘The Music More Full Than It Was’' performed by the ensemble Arcangelo with a team of eight singers led by director and harpsichordist Jonathan Cohen. The programme explores sacred music from England’s Chapel Royal around the time of Oliver Cromwell’s Republic and the restoration of Charles II, with anthems by Christopher Gibbons, Matthew Locke, Pelham Humfrey, John Blow, Maurice Greene, Henry Purcell and a finale of Handel’s 'O praise the Lord with one consent'. The concert, dedicated to the memory of Greta Hemus, runs approximately two hours including an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/arcangelo-hilary-cronin-soprano-daisy-livesey-soprano-james-40316/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610301930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f2273751396916d5ce54d1990ececbf4fdf99947f97e086dcac51cf376ce76cd-600.webp"}, {"title": "LIFEM26: Exhibition Only", "start": "2026-11-12T09:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Blackheath Halls", "address": "23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ London", "price": "Free, Booking Required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/book/?bookevent=5179", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["music/classical/early-music"], "description": "An exhibition of early music held in the Great Hall of Blackheath Halls, bringing together makers, publishers, and early music organisations in a marketplace for professionals, students, and enthusiasts. It is the annual exhibition of the festival, continuing a tradition of early music exhibitions in London spanning over half a century. Established brands appear alongside highly respected individual makers in a vibrant atmosphere. Entry is free to all this year for the first time, with booking required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lifem26-exhibition-only-69568/", "official_url": "https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/lifem26-exhibition-only/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1ac9d664dc0a37ac0f2db2bf38f1c3f134de66a296568d030d785ed3b866f752-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Classical Coffee Mornings at the Royal Albert Hall: Emme Hensel", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Albert", "address": "New Cross Road 460, SE14 6TJ London", "price": "£14 (including booking fee)", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music recital held in the Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Classical Coffee Mornings series. It features Royal College of Music musician Emme Hensel on flute, performing a varied programme spanning Romantic, Baroque and 20th-century works by Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Bach and Morlacchi, ending with the showpiece The Swiss Shepherd. A hot drink and a pastry are included in the ticket price.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/classical-coffee-mornings-at-the-royal-albert-hall-emme-hens-38300/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3872277", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8f613d7fb1bdc26d42878af9450a46f118f723a31c620200304b374cbf2d56bc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Music and Poetry from the Burlingtons’ Chiswick", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "£25 (Concession £15)", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/community-schools/growing-green-school-visits/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["history/local-history", "music/classical"], "description": "An evening of words and music inspired by the history and people of Chiswick House & Gardens. 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": "Museum Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-04T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free, booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/museum", "music/history"], "description": "A guided tour of the RCM Museum, led by the museum'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 chosen from the RCM's designated collection of 14,000 items. Each tour lasts 45 minutes and is limited to a maximum of 16 people. Tickets are free and booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/museum-guided-tour-38291/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3825973", "image": "https://noky.io/images/758727c9972d142ab820934f6edbb9d07e4a8c073cbb30adb57e0b4a4d5a9be6-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-01T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "£10.00, concessions available", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998353437927?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "Guided Tour is a tour through Barts North Wing, which houses two of England's most important interiors: the Great Hall and the Hogarth Stair with its large paintings by William Hogarth. The tour explores the building and hospital's rich history, architecture and the people involved in its craftsmanship, and highlights the conservation work done to rescue and rejuvenate the Grade I listed building. The tours are for individuals, pairs and small groups of fewer than 8 people only.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tour-60006/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/guided-tour-609-282-172-981-973-525-290-769/?occurrence=2026-11-01", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1066397197935f94dca77bad6e1daa2649b8a4e29bd16dff14ad48db9e436b02-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Museum Weekend Guided Tour", "start": "2026-10-31T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free, booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "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": "An English Baroque Journey I: Sacred Music – ‘The Music More Full Than It Was’", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£50 £43 £33 £27 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque", "religion/christian"], "description": "A concert of English Baroque sacred music, performed by Arcangelo with a group of eight singers. Directed by Jonathan Cohen from the harpsichord, the programme, titled 'An English Baroque Journey I: Sacred Music – 'The Music More Full Than It Was'', explores works connected with England's Chapel Royal in the years before and after Oliver Cromwell's Republic. It takes in emotionally-charged anthems by Pelham Humfrey, Maurice Greene and Matthew Locke, alongside pieces by Christopher Gibbons, John Blow and Henry Purcell, and ends with Handel's majestic setting of words from the Book of Psalms. The title recalls Samuel Pepys, who after attending a Chapel Royal service in 1662 noted how 'the music was more full than it was', referring to improvements made since the restoration of Charles II.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-english-baroque-journey-i-sacred-music-the-music-more-ful-49731/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610301930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/affde1cf43695ee11ee5b8fb783286c99d66c736b8345c0b59477edfff1a8e6e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Ronnie Wood: The Jimi Hendrix Portraits", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-04-11T00:00:00+01:00", "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": ["art/painting/portrait", "music/rock"], "description": "An exhibition of portraits of Jimi Hendrix painted by fellow musician and artist Ronnie Wood, shown in the very place Hendrix called home. It brings together two new original artworks of Hendrix relaxing in his Brook Street flat alongside prints inspired by iconic photographs. Wood met Hendrix in New York while playing bass with the Jeff Beck Group, and the portraits capture both the performer's energy and a more intimate understanding of the man. Formally trained at Ealing College of Art, Wood has painted throughout his musical career, often depicting musicians he has known and performed alongside.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ronnie-wood-the-jimi-hendrix-portraits-41473/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/73ec2c6d52e469da18e1adbc75db713d0612ba4ec2906164d8158be3b733db82-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Spooky Storytelling", "start": "2026-10-31T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T20:30:00Z", "place": "Benjamin Franklin House", "address": "Craven Street 36, WC2N 5NF London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spooky-storytelling-tickets-1998899066918?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "An evening of eerie storytelling held in the historic Benjamin Franklin House, featuring ghostly tales and chilling poems performed under candlelight. The night includes a special demonstration of Franklin's Glass Armonica. It takes place at the world's only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin, and dressing up in Georgian-inspired attire is encouraged but not required. Performers for the night include Alexandra Beaumont, Bessie Fallon, Catrin Lawrence, Cyn Grace Sylvie, Georgia Nicholson, Grace-Marie, Jay Rose Ana and Lara McClure.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spooky-storytelling-34934/", "official_url": "https://benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spooky-storytelling/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4b9b87247fe15222b8a09f29116f7607517df05fcff4b9fa241437356973154f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Glorious 19th Century", "start": "2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "Chris Beetles Gallery", "address": "8 & 10 Ryder Street, St James's, London SW1Y 6QB", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.chrisbeetles.com/books", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting", "history/19th-century"], "description": "An art exhibition titled The Glorious 19th Century, showing works from the nineteenth century, including watercolours and paintings by artists such as J. M. W. Turner, John Constable, Helen Allingham, Edward Lear and Thomas Rowlandson. It is held at Chris Beetles Gallery, an art gallery on Ryder Street in St James's, London, which presents the works with their artists and prices, some pieces already sold. The exhibition runs from 20 October to 7 November 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-glorious-19th-century-76452/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d1583e292feba72fb461e11b45113a4aa6d898434399396e1bd0d1a48830a912-600.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"}]}