Dalston Design Fair
Date: December 9, 11am-8pm and December 10, 11am-2pm
Location: St Barnabas Dalston Mission Halls, Shacklewell Row, Dalston, Hackney, London E8 2EA
Cost: Free
About: Work for sale by local artists, designers and craftsman, as well as tea and homemade cake.
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Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
Date: December 5-9, 12pm-9:30pm (Tues/Wed/Thurs), 12pm-11pm (Fri/Sat)
Location: Round Chapel, 1D Glenarm Road, E5 0LY
Cost: £3 (CAMRA members), £5 (non-members)
About: Join the The Pig’s Ear festival for its 34th installment with a selection of the finest ale and cider.
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Munson & Bond’s Winter Wonderland
Date: December 7, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: 270 Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 1HE
Cost: £6
About: Join entertainers Nigel Munson and Timothy Bond and Nigel Munson as the latter tries to prove how amazing Christmas is in this interactive comedy journey. 18 plus.
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Date: December 7 - December 31
Location: Croydon's Waddon Theatre, Waddon Leisure Centre, Purley Way, CR0 4RG
Cost: £12.50-£18.50
About: Television favourites Jonny Awsum and Paisley Billings star in this year’s family pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, at Croydon’s Waddon Theatre.
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Don’t Dis-ability
Date: December 6, 5:45pm-10:30pm
Location: Boxpark Croydon, 99 George Street, CR0 1LD
Cost: Free
About: Dirty Selfie headline Boxpark’s "Don’t Dis-Ability" event to celebrate disability, featuring musical and comedy acts.
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Little Canada Winter Carnival
Date: December 10, 12pm-7pm
Location: Surrey Street Market, Surrey Street, Croydon, CR0 1RJ
Cost: Free
About: Bringing Quebec’s historical Winter Carnival to Croydon, this authentic Canadian experience will boast stalls, entertainment and bars.
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Festival of Lights at Beckenham Place Park
Date: December 9, 12pm-4:30pm
Location: The Mansion, Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, BR3 5BP
Cost: Free
About: Celebrate Christmas with wreath making, art and crafts workshops and live music. There’ll also be free mince pies and the switching on of the Mansion Christmas lights.
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Swim like a mermaid
Date: December 7, 5:15pm-6pm
Location: Downham Health And Leisure Centre, 7-9 Moorside Road, BR1 5EP
Cost: First session free
About: Fulfil your niche lifelong dream and wear the tail and fin to learn how to swim in it and perform different skills and routines.
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London Brewers’ Market
Date: December 7, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Location: Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, SE23 3PQ
Cost: Free entry
About: Local South London breweries pour beers to enjoy while you browse an array of stalls in the Horniman Museum.
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St Margaret’s House Winter Market (WISH Fundraiser)
Date: December 9, 11am-4pm
Location: St Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, E2 9PL
Cost: £2 (all money is donated to WISH)
About: St Margaret’s House is hosting a Christmas market, with all money supporting WISH - the only national, user-led charity working with women with mental health needs in prison, hospital and the community.
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Yin & Tonic x Lulu Lemon
Date: December 7, 6pm-11pm
Location: lululemon Spitalfields, 109 Commercial Street, London, E16BG
Cost: Free
About: Join award-winning, certified organic Hackney skin care brand Skin & Tonic for a free Yin Yoga class at Spitalfields’ Lulu Lemon store.
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Home Alone live choir showing
Date: December 9, 3:20pm-5:30pm
Location: Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Rd, E1 4UJ
Cost: £5
About: Watch a showing of the Christmas classic, complete with a live performance by the Borough Welsh Choir.
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Entre Amis
Date: December 7-December 17, 1pm-7pm
Location: 309 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6AH
Cost: Free
About: French Riviera presents Entre Amis, a fundraising exhibition of newly commissioned artist’s editions and unique works by a range of internationally acclaimed artists.
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