Best Of Londonist: 28 October-3 November 2024

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Last Updated 06 November 2024

Best Of Londonist: 28 October-3 November 2024

Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.

70+ Fantastic Things To Do In London This Month: November 2024

Vintage cars, Mars in a room, and the all-important Christmas light switch-ons.

A huge sculpture of Mars in Greenwich's Painted Hall

7 Tube And Overground Stations Are Getting New Toilets

Have I got loos for you.

A map of toilets on the tube
Image: TfL

In Pictures: The Lucky Few Who Live In The Barbican

Prepare to get house envy.

Robert Elm looking out over London from a Barbican balcony

9 Things To Do In London To Brighten Up The Dark Nights

It's not all doom and gloom.

People taking photos of Big ben at night
Image: Urban Vintage on Unsplash

Thanksgiving In London 2024: Celebrate At American Restaurants, Special Meals And Events

Get booking for 28 November.

A Thanksgiving turkey and trimming

Films, Music, Art: Made In Prague Festival Returns To London

A taste of Czech culture, without leaving the capital. (sponsor)

A man playing a violin

Chelsea Pensioners Museum: A New Attraction Explores Life In The Wren Building

A new museum in an old building.

A Chelsea Pensioners red uniform and hat

9 Delightful Day Trips From London: November 2024

Events within easy reach of London.

A pagoda and surrounding trees lit of with coloured lights
Image: RHS / Oliver Dixon

Santa's Grottos 2024: Where To Meet Father Christmas In London This Year

The man in red is popping up all over town.

A kid receiving a present from Santa
Image: ZSL

Review: Steve Coogan Stars Four Times In Explosive Nuclear War Comedy

Dr Strangelove gets the Iannucci treatment.

Three pilots in a stage plane
Image: Manuel Harlan

London History On The Web: Some Updates

New/revised websites to know about.

A map of London

TfL Poppy Roundels: Here Are The Underground And Overground Stations Where You'll Find Them

London's trains and buses are 'wearing' poppies too.

A poppy on an Elizabeth line train
Image: TfL

The Top Exhibitions To See In London: November and December 2024

Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso and photography.

A bucolic painting of a train in the countryside
Image courtesy of Fleece Press

In Pictures: London's East End Markets In The 1970s And 80s

Not an artisan sourdough loaf in sight.

Black and white photos of people posing with cut outs of the Queen and Queen Mother
Image: Paul Trevor

London's 2024 Christmas Markets And Festive Fairs

Gifts, decorations and festive food.

A Christmas market by the Thames
Image: India Roper-Evans

Looking Ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 4-10 November 2024

Bonfire night, Remembrance events, and the first Christmas lights.

A Beefeater looking at illuminations on the Tower of London
Image © Luxmuralis / Historic Royal Palaces
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