COMING UP · FRI 9 - SUN 11 OCTOBER
24 reasons this weekend is sorted
Every event, opening and one-off across Romford this weekend. Your only problem now is choosing.
Discover Nature
Drop-in nature session at Freightliners City Farm for younger school-aged children and their carers, every Friday afternoon.
FRI 9 OCTOBER
Friday
SAT 10 OCTOBER
Saturday
ALL DAYCharacter Encounters at the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian · all day
free
ALL DAYPony rides
Kentish Town City Farm · all day
from £5
ALL DAYSnip Snap! Rapunzel Retold
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre · all day
- MORNING
From object to art craft workshops
Prime Meridian · 10:30
free
- AFTERNOON
Finding Harmony: Wellness Day
Prime Meridian · 13:00
free
- AFTERNOON
Meet the animals
Freightliners City Farm · 14:00
AFTERNOONWho taught you what Jesus looks like? Power, imagination, and the face of Christ
St. Paul's Cathedral · 14:00
SUN 11 OCTOBER
Sunday
NO ALARM CLOCK NEEDED
Running all weekend
FRI + SAT + SUNThe Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
Hunterian Museum
free
FRI + SAT + SUNMyth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria
National Army Museum
free
FRI + SAT + SUNBritish Wildlife Photography Awards
Horniman Museum and Gardens
free
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army
National Army Museum · 10:00
free
- FRI + SAT
Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament
St. Paul's Cathedral
from £24
FRI + SAT + SUNRoyal Observatory Treasures Tour
Royal Observatory Greenwich · 11:00
from £2.50
FRI + SAT + SUNKeeper talks
Tilgate Zoo · 12:00
- FRI + SAT + SUN
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian · 12:00
from £7.50
FRI + SATLes Misérables
Sondheim Theatre · 19:30
- SAT + SUN
Observatory Unlocked
Royal Observatory Greenwich
free
- SAT + SUN
Cutty Sark Characters
Prime Meridian
free
- SAT + SUN
Pet Club
Kentish Town City Farm · 12:00
And if none of that lands, the bankers
Open most weekends, no booking needed. Check hours on the listing before you set off.
11 of the 24 are completely free 👏
Nothing to pay on the door. Some still want a booking, so check the listing.
- The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in HospitalsHunterian Museum · Fri + Sun
- Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen VictoriaNational Army Museum · Fri + Sun
- British Wildlife Photography AwardsHorniman Museum and Gardens · Fri + Sun
- Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian ArmyNational Army Museum · Fri + Sun
- The LifesaversNational Army Museum · Fri 12:00
- Observatory UnlockedRoyal Observatory Greenwich · Sat + Sun
- Character Encounters at the National Maritime MuseumPrime Meridian · Sat
- Cutty Sark CharactersPrime Meridian · Sat + Sun
- From object to art craft workshopsPrime Meridian · Sat 10:30
- Finding Harmony: Wellness DayPrime Meridian · Sat 13:00
- Discover SundaysPrime Meridian · Sun 11:00
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Romford today, with times and prices.
TOP PICKBritish Wildlife Photography Awards · free- Fri11 things · The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
- Sat20 things · Sashiko sessions with B_Boheme
- Sun12 things · Observatory Unlocked
THE WEEKENDER
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