Get out and about this November with our selection of the best events in and around the city this month:
FIREWORK DISPLAYS IN LONDON
Saturday 8 November
To help your bonfire party go off with a bang, we’ve rounded up the best of the firecracking celebrations taking place around the city this Saturday:
Beautifully set to music, the Battersea Park Firework Display is one of the biggest displays in the city and is guaranteed to set your evening alight. Further North, Hackney Council is hosting its first fireworks evening in over 10 years. The Hackney Firework Pyromusical is being held in Clissold Park, and promises to be a glowing spectacular with illuminated stilt-walkers, fire performers and an aerialist performing on an 11m-high installation. And lastly, although not technically an official Guy Fawkes celebration, the Lord Mayor’s Show festivities will culminate in an extravagant fireworks display along the banks of the Thames. Head to Victoria Embankment or The Southbank for the best views.
REMODELISTA MARKET, NEW CRAFTSMEN
Saturday 15 November, 10 – 6pm
The GROW team are huge fans of the Gardenista blog, so we were beside ourselves when we heard about this fab event from their sister interiors blog, Remodelista. Held in the New Craftsman building in Mayfair, the market brings together a selection of carefully chosen and beautifully made products for both indoors and out, including stylish basketry, mats and more from GROW London exhibitor Rushmatters, and the incredibly tactile brushes (above) made by Geoffrey Fisher, who was featured in the GROW London Hothouse.
Free
PUTTING YOUR GARDEN TO BED, NYMANS GARDENS, WEST SUSSEX
Thursday 20 November, 1-2pm
Suitable for experienced and new gardeners alike, this inspiring talk reveals how the Grade II-listed gardens at Nymans are prepared for the winter months. With a focus on smaller shrubs and herbaceous perennials, it’ll give you all the tips you need to keep your own garden thriving through the cold weather.
Included in the general admission ticket
BLOOD SWEPT LANDS AND SEAS OF RED, TOWER OF LONDON
Until Tuesday 11 November
Poppies are often a poignant reminder of conflict, and never more so than in this breath-taking installation at the Tower of London. Marking 100 years since the beginning of Britain’s involvement in the First World War, it comprises 888,246 ceramic poppies, each one representing a British military fatality, and all now sold to raise money for six different service charities. Over the course of the last few months the poppies have cascaded from the tower’s high windows, gradually filling the surrounding moat and creating a unique and deeply moving memorial.
Free
CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN’S CHRISTMAS FAIR, LONDON
Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 November
If you like your Christmas shopping without the crowds, then this charming fair at the Chelsea Physic Garden is for you. Heated marquees will house around 80 stalls selling plants, crafts, jewellery and more, and of course you get to admire the wonderful gardens too. The ‘Tangerine Dream Cafe’ will be open for delicious festive treats, and children can get crafty making Christmas tree decorations in the education space.
Adults £5, under 16s free
All proceeds from the fair contribute to various projects within the Garden