Venue South Bank Venue Barbican Family Fun Pantomime 3 December John Rutter's Christmas 5 December Napoleon 6 December Tony Bennett Opens 7 December Fix Up 7 December Willard White sings Elijah 10 December Messiah by Candlelight Opens 26 December Moscow State Circus FULL LISTINGS >> Ongoing New Contemporaries 1 December Handel's Messiah 4 December Murnau and Lambchop Opens 14 December C'est Barbican 23 December Chrismas Gala Concert 27 December Mozart by Candlelight 31 December Viennese New Year's Eve FULL LISTINGS >> Opens 1 December Peter Pan Opens 3 December Aladdin (Hackney Empire) Opens 9 December Dick Whittington Opens 11 December Sleeping Beauty Opens 17 December Aladdin (Old Vic) Opens 17 December Aladdin (Wimbledon) 19 December Peter Pan Celeb Gala FULL LISTINGS >> Entertainment Theatre Family Fun Activities for Kids Christmas Carol Services Ongoing Blithe Spirit Ongoing Acrobatic Romeo and Juliet Ongoing The Firework-Maker... Opens 1 December By the Bog of Cats Opens 4 December The Pirates of Penzance 8-23 December Abena's Stupid Mistake Opens 16 December Romeo and Juliet FULL LISTINGS >> Opens 3 December Bob Wilson Funfair 9-10 December The Snow Queen 14 December Christmas Past and... Opens 18 December Stand-Up 4 Kids Opens 20 December Dr. Bunhead's Recipes 21-22 December Christmas Cracker 24-26 December Charles Dickens' Christmas FULL LISTINGS >> 5 and 12 December Carols in the Stableyard 12 December Royal Albert Hall 12 and 19 December Ham House 12-25 December St. Helen's Church 14 December A Gospel Christmas 23 December The Glory of Christmas 24 December Christmas Eve Classics FULL LISTINGS >> Visual Arts Exhibitions Music Gigs Nightlife New Year's Eve Ongoing Quentin Blake at Christmas Ongoing Bloom Nasty Opens 3 December Q Icons 6-12 December Disasters in December 6-20 December The Frost Fair Opens 10 December Bettina von Zwehl 12-14 December Film at Christie's FULL LISTINGS >> 3-4 December The Prodigy 6 December Groove Armada 10-12 December The Darkness 13-18 December Sir Elton John 13-18 December Busted 15 December Marianne Faithfull 17-18 December Faithless FULL LISTINGS >> Turnmills Together Egg Faith The End All Night Long Heaven Fruit Machine 333 & Mother Bar Hoxton Apocalypse Ronnie Scott's George Melly Comedy Store The New Year's Eve Show FULL LISTINGS >> Entertainment Opera and Dance Music Classical Music Celebrities Book Signings Opens 2 December Cinderella 10 December Venice Baroque Orchestra Until 18 December Semele Opens 18 December Das Rheingold Opens 22 December Swan Lake Opens 22 December The Nutcracker 28 December Opera Gala Night FULL LISTINGS >> 6 December Richard Goode 7 December Jose Carreras 10 December Sargent Christmas Concert 11 December Celebrating James Galway 12 December LSO with Bernard Haitink 21 December Classics for Christmas 22 December Paul Groves FULL LISTINGS >> 2 December Hatchard’s Signings 7 December Tom Sharpe 9 December Michael Palin 11 December Michael Crichton 13 December Kelly Holmes 16 December Nigella Lawson 21 December Jamie Oliver FULL LISTINGS >> Choose Date ... Today Tomorrow ------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday 1st DecemberThursday 2nd DecemberFriday 3rd DecemberSaturday 4th DecemberSunday 5th DecemberMonday 6th DecemberTuesday 7th DecemberWednesday 8th DecemberThursday 9th DecemberFriday 10th DecemberSaturday 11th DecemberSunday 12th DecemberMonday 13th DecemberTuesday 14th DecemberWednesday 15th DecemberThursday 16th DecemberFriday 17th DecemberSaturday 18th DecemberSunday 19th DecemberMonday 20th DecemberTuesday 21st DecemberWednesday 22nd DecemberThursday 23rd DecemberFriday 24th DecemberSaturday 25th DecemberSunday 26th DecemberMonday 27th DecemberTuesday 28th DecemberWednesday 29th DecemberThursday 30th DecemberFriday 31st December Share London Monthly with somebody. Enter their email below and click the button...! Ends 3 December: Sylvia Ends 3 December: The Ring of the Nibelung - Siegfried Ends 4 December: Sam Taylor-Wood Ends 5 December: Toys Ends 5 December: Akram Khan Comapny Ends 10 December: Ancient Art to Post-Impression Ends 11 December: Gong Donkeys Ends 11 December: Hamlet Ends 11 December: Cloaca Ends 15 December: Encounters - the Meeting of Asia and Europe Ends 15 December: Buried Child Ends 17 December: Don Pasquale Ends 18 December: The Old Masters Ends 23 December: The Mouse Queen Ends 28 December: Mediterranean: Hasham el Madani Smoked Out A new law to clear the air Kinky Boots High street stores that are offering something else for the weekend Ripper-Watch The romance of London's mythical murderer Bar: La Casa del Habano Bar: 22below Restaurant: Amaya Restaurant: City Cafe Restaurant: Chinese Experience Restaurant: Le Cercle Restaurant: Refettorio Restaurant: Paternoster Chop House Restaurant/Delicatessen: Carluccio's, Hampstead Shop: The Apple Store