What's On In and Around South Kensington
Today to Thu 15 Sep, by distance closest first.
Building the Dreamachine
Meet the team behind Dreamachine, an immersive experience that creates vivid illusions, kaleidoscopic patterns and explosions of colour behind your closed eyes in this special evening event.
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD
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Wed 31 Aug
India Lates
Science Museum Lates are adults-only, after-hours theme nights that take place in the museum on the last Wednesday of every month.
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD
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Wed 31 Aug
Earth Photo 2022 Exhibition
Earth Photo, the international competition and exhibition, is proud to announce its 2022 shortlist and national exhibitions.
1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AR
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Today to Fri 26 Aug
At the Close of Summer: A Recital
On September 2nd and 3rd, as the summer draws to an end, Scherzo Ensemble will visit St Wilfrid's Hall, Kensington, and St Peter's Church, Petersfield, to present a recital of songs and
St Wilfrid’s Hall, The London Oratory, London SW7 2RP
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Fri 2 Sep
Tiffany Anna: TA x LDN Art Exhibition

340 Kings’ Road SW3 5UR
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Sat 10 Sep to Wed 28 Sep
Signet Wildlife Exhibition
Signet Contemporary art invites you to discover the diversity of species, encounter uplifting landscapes, and become stimulated to protect our natural world.
Signet Contemporary Art
378 Kings Road
Chelsea SW3 5UZ
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Sat 20 Aug to Sun 28 Aug
BRICKLIVE in the Park
BRICKLIVE IN THE PARK
Built for Brick Fans
20 - 24 AUGUST 2022, EVOLUTION LONDON, BATTERSEA PARK
An interactive fun and educational day out for the whole family.
Evolution London, Battersea Park
Riverbank Business Park, Chelsea Brg, London SW11 4NJ
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Sat 20 Aug to Wed 24 Aug
Rowan Rheingans: Dispatches on the Red Dress
Award-winning folk musician, songwriter and composer Rowan Rheingans brings her courageous solo show Dispatches on the Red Dress to London.
Grand Junction, St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Rowington Close, London W2 5TF
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Sat 10 Sep
Wolf
This event is part of The Camden Fringe 2022
Directed by Naomi Wirthner (Paradise, National Theatre; The Doctor, Almeida) and written by Cameron Corcoran (Lone Star Diner, Stags, Fault Lines),
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Today
Some Boy You Are
This event is part of The Camden Fringe 2022
Some Boy You Are is the story of one summer in Liam’s life, the weeks leading up to his debut boxing bout, the development of an unlikely friendship
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Fri 19 Aug and Sat 20 Aug
Prime Unison
Capital Ballet returns to The Cockpit with its Ballet Workshop programme.
An evening of exciting new ballets, pushing the boundaries of classical ballet.
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Mon 22 Aug to Sat 27 Aug
Toadette, The Frog Opera
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
She is a toad. He is a frog. According to the laws of nature, their union is an impossible one. But their hearts sing otherwise.
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Mon 29 Aug
Module 471
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
'Module 471' is scratch performance of a new work-in-progress scifi-horr-OPERA by composer Lucy Mulgan and comedian James
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Tue 30 Aug
Mezzaterra
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
‘Mezzaterra’, a song cycle of eight songs based on themes of culture and identity, was written in 2021 by Camille Maalawy and Mark Slater
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Tue 30 Aug
Ganga
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
A work-in-progress chamber opera in Sanskrit.
The story of Ganga: a saga of heartbreak, promises and love.
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Wed 31 Aug
A Coffin, A Confession, And A Cautionary Tale
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
This triple bill consists of three pieces of music theatre each having its London premiere.
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Wed 31 Aug
The Burning Question
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
Attended by a roguish demon and a guardian angel, the female Pope has died.
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Thu 1 Sep
She Is My Pharaoh
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
Hatshepsut, the only female pharaoh, journeys through ancient Egypt in search of herbs and exotic animals.
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Thu 1 Sep
Voices Of The Sands
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
More than 2000 ships have foundered and sunk on the Goodwin Sands, a perilous sandbar that lies six miles of the Kent coast.
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Fri 2 Sep
Landed
This event is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
Landed tells the story of a Greek family fleeing the Suez Crisis to find their new home in England is falling off a cliff.
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH
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Sat 3 Sep