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Events Calendar

Your month by month guide to what's happening in London.

Providing 'at a glance' information on upcoming events in an area known for its rich cultural diversity, with many of London's most innovative events, galleries, museums and other cultural destinations.

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SEP • OCT • NOV • DEC • JAN • FEB • MAR • APR • MAY • JUN • JUL • AUG
Wolfgang Tillmans
The Serpentine Gallery presents Wolfgang Tillmans' first major exhibition in London since 2003. Conceived by the artist for the Serpentine Gallery, the exhibition will present figurative and abstract work from the last ten years
Serpentine Gallery
Sat 26 Jun - Sun 19 Sep 2010
Wheels of Shah Jalal
Did Tony Blair help kill the holy Gajar fish at Shah Jalal's shrine? Is the 'neo-Islam' of England the true face of Islam? Can we train our minds to create a hybrid language for the whole of humanity?
Chaat Gallery
Thu 1 Jul - Wed 6 Oct 2010
Alice Neel: Painted Truths
Influential 20th century American painter Alice Neel, 1900–1984, is best known for her portraits of celebrated artists and writers from New York, including Andy Warhol, Frank O'Hara, Meyer Shapiro and Linda Nochlin
Whitechapel Gallery
Thu 8 Jul - Fri 17 Sep 2010
Groove Grove Graphics
Revolution, rebellion, hedonism and the world-shaking music of West London explode onto the stage of londonprintstudio's latest exhibition Groove Grove Graphics
londonprintstudio
Thu 8 Jul - Sat 2 Oct 2010
Antoaneta Galabova: Once in a Blue Moon
Galabova creates new narratives using images extracted from newspapers, magazines, photographs, and other mass media sources
Vyner Street Gallery
Tue 31 Aug - Sun 12 Sep 2010
Portobello Film Festival
Portobello Film Festival 2010 premieres more than 500 new independent movies from all over the world
Various
Thu 2 - Sun 19 Sep 2010
The Anti-Object Exhibition
What lies beyond our fixation with corporeal representation and objectification of everyday articles?
Oxford House
Thu 2 - Tue 28 Sep 2010
E17 Arts Trail 2010
Welcome to Walthamstow with over 200 exhibitions and events in open houses, studios, public and commercial spaces, museums and galleries
Venues across Walthamstow
Fri 3 - Sun 12 Sep 2010
Remembrance
The poppy is a symbol of remembrance and this exhibition takes an abstract, contemporary and uplifting approach to remembering our loved ones
XL Studios
Fri 3 - Sun 12 Sep 2010
The Walthamstow Tapestry (after Grayson Perry)
13 artists and photographers are documenting the London borough of Waltham Forest and displaying the work in a single large installation in response to Grayson Perry's Walthamstow Tapestry
Tower Mews (Opp. Walthamstow Central Station)
Fri 3 - Sun 12 Sep 2010
Sinta Werner: Along the Sight Lines
NETTIE HORN is pleased to present the second UK solo exhibition by Berlin based artist Sinta Werner featuring a site-specific installation as well as a new series of collages
Nettie Horn
Fri 3 Sep - Sun 17 Oct 2010
St Barnabas Community Fete
The St Barnabas Community Fete (Bowstock) is a free, non-religious, non-political festival run for and by local people in Bow, London
Wennington Green, Mile End Park
Sat 4 Sep 2010
Museums and Mobiles in the Age of Social Media
Almost everyone has a mobile in their pocket, but are museums ready to communicate with their audiences in this way?
Tate Modern Starr Auditorium
Tue 7 Sep 2010
The Media Festival Arts
The Media Festival Arts is the only event to bring the arts, film and media industries together to discuss potential for commercial and creative collaboration in the digital sphere
Roundhouse
Wed 8 - Fri 10 Sep 2010
London African Music Festival
Now in its eighth year, the London African Music Festival returns to Southbank Centre to celebrate some of the best in music from across Africa, whether it be the incredible Master Drummers of Africa or the meditative songs of beganna master Alemu Aga
Southbank Centre
Fri 10 - Sun 12 Sep 2010
th3 2010: Tools for tough times!
A landmark event for all voluntary and community organisations in Tower Hamlets
Rich Mix Cultural Centre
Wed 15 Sep 2010
Lovesong
An unmissable one-man show written and directed by Che Walker and performed by soul legend Omar
The Albany
Wed 15 - Thu 16 Sep 2010
African Festival: Dennis Dovell Dub Band
Britain's reggae maestro Dennis Bovell is producer, composer, re-mixer, bandleader and one of the original architects of lover's rock, a movement that put British reggae on the world map
Rich Mix Arts Centre
Thu 16 Sep 2010
Blues Junction featuring Julian Burdock
The Blues Junction is a star filled band that specialises in blues music from Chicago to Delta to West Coast to British, covering blues classics by the likes of Eric Clapton, BB King, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Albert King and Etta James
Rich Mix Arts Centre
Fri 17 Sep 2010
Ten: The Complete Works Showcase
Join Spread the Word's hosts Bernardine Evaristo and Daljit Nagra at this spectacular showcase event to celebrate The Complete Works
The Tabernacle
Fri 17 Sep 2010
Alpha-ville: Festival of Digital Arts and Culture
Alpha-ville Festival will fill two days with groundbreaking live music and visual performances including live cinema, interactive media installations, 3D visual performances, a moving image competition and a screening programme
Whitechapel Gallery and Rich Mix
Fri 17 - Sat 18 Sep 2010
Matt's Gallery presents TAPS
Three day event combining film, installation and live performance, with over eighty collaborators. Co-ordinated by Anne Bean, Robin Klassnik and Richard Wilson, TAPS embodies the past prolific practice of Paul Burwell
Dilston Grove
Fri 17 - Sun 19 Sep 2010
Hackney Film Festival
The Hackney Film Festival is an independent event celebrating the work of Hackney residents and Hackney based artists
Various venues in Hackney
Sat 18 - Sun 19 Sep 2010
London Design Festival
The London Design Festival is a nine-day celebration of design in the world's creative capital. The Festival is a platform for the widest spectrum of design disciplines, brought together as a unique and accessible programme
Various venues in London
Sat 18 - Sun 26 Sep 2010
The Anti Design Festival
Anarchy, art and design hit the streets of London! As a response to 25 years of cultural deep freeze in the UK, the Anti Design Festival will attempt to unlock creative fires and ideas in defiance of generic culture and arts as entertainment
At multiple venues around Redchurch Street in London's Shoreditch
Sat 18 - Sun 26 Sep 2010
Boy X
Powerful anti-weapon drama staged as part of London Week of Peace 2010
the Broadway
Thu 23 Sep 2010
Designer Breakfast: Sebastian Conran on Deconstructing Value
Sebastian Conran asks how designers can use their skills and experience to win sales.
Bartle Bogle Hegarty
Thu 23 Sep 2010
Tongue Fu
Tongue Fu has become one of the liveliest, most talked about and best attended poetry nights in London
Rich Mix Arts Centre
Thu 23 Sep 2010
The Designers Fiesta: Celebrate London Design Festival
Join Academy Class for an inspirational day of key note sessions and workshops bringing you up to scratch with the ever popular Digital Age and find out what part you can play in the process
Academy Class
Fri 24 Sep 2010
London Art Book Fair
The London Art Book Fair is the UK's largest art book fair and is the place to meet artists and writers, buy the latest art publications and see rare books that can't be found elsewhere
Whitechapel Gallery
Fri 24 - Sun 26 Sep 2010
Artists' Books Workshops: Ligature Lino-cuts
Join KALEID editions and artist Nick Morley to make a fantastical and impromptu edition of artists' books
Whitechapel Gallery
Sat 25 Sep 2010
Book Signing: Juergen Teller
Photographer Juergen Teller signs copies of Zimmermann and the second edition of Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998-2009
Whitechapel Gallery
Sun 26 Sep 2010
Film: Oblique Texts and Visual Dialects
The second instalment of a two-day film programme curated by William English, filmmaker and radio broadcaster, exploring invented languages with a sequence of short films
Whitechapel Gallery
Sun 26 Sep 2010
Talk: Has Britain Still Got Talent?
Did Britain reach an all-time art peak with the Young British Artists? What has the legacy of the YBAs been for young artists making work today? What defines young British artists of the 21st century?
Whitechapel Gallery
Sun 26 Sep 2010