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What's on today

London Rollergirls: Winter Wonderslam

RecommendedAlternative NightlifeSat Dec 5, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre

Cheer on your favourite feisty team (and watch they don't come bowling into you) at this fantastic evening out that combines sport,...

Warp 20 London

RecommendedMusicSat Dec 5, The Coronet

Warp's 20th anniversary bash looks forward as well as back with a line up of old timers and hot new acts, including Battles, Broadcast &...

Climate Emergency Bike Ride

FREECritics' choiceAround TownSat Dec 5, Lincoln's Inn Fields

Take sirens, horns, bells and whistles to decorate your bike and join thousands of cyclists urging the government to push for major...

What's on this week

Shop West End VIP Day

FREECritics' choiceShoppingSat Dec 5, Regent St

Oxford Street and Regent Street offer a day of traffic-free...

Silent Night at Dennis Severs' House

Museums & AttractionsUntil Jan 6 2010, Dennis Severs' House

Atmospheric candelit tours - conducted in silence - through the historic house, which is decorated for the festive season

GSK Contemporary

RecommendedArtUntil Jan 31 2010, Royal Academy Burlington Gardens

'Earth: Art of a Changing World', the Royal Academy's second annual contemporary art season takes climate change as its theme and...

Taste of Christmas

Around TownUntil Sun Dec 6, ExCeL Centre

Like its sister event, Taste of London, this food festival operates on 'currency' called crowns that visitors buy and exchange for...

Wainwright Family Christmas

RecommendedMusicWed Dec 9, Royal Albert Hall

A family affair as brother and sister Wainwright (Rufus and Martha), and their mother Kate McGarrigle get cosy at RFH, inviting friends...

Carlos Acosta

Critics' choiceDanceUntil Sat Dec 5, Sadler's Wells

It's returns only for this sold-out show from Cuban superstar, a repeat of the programme he put together for this year's Manchester...