Around Town

London fireworks displays 2009

The capital's skies are set to light up with spectacular bursts of fireworks for Guy Fawkes night. Here's our pick of the pyrotechnics in and around London. Read more

Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler

Until Jan 24 2010, British Museum

For the fourth in its series of major exhibitions dedicated to great rulers, the British Museum focuses on the last elected Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma II, who reigned between 1502 and 1520 and consolidated control over a politically complex empire that stretched from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico. Read more

State Opening of Parliament

FREE

Wed Nov 18, Palace of Westminster

The Queen travels from Buckingham Palace to Westminster in a horse-drawn coach, accompanied by a military parade for the annual ceremony. Read more

UCL Festival of the Moving Image

FREE

Nov 10-13, Bloomsbury Theatre: Festival of Moving Image

The university's annual festival features screenings from established directors alongside works by students on the film studies programme. Read more

Lord Mayor's Show and Fireworks Display

FREE

Recommended

Sat Nov 14

The show welcomes into office the new Lord Mayor of the City of London. The three-mile-long parade involves 6,000 people, 1,550 of them servicemen and women, 202 horses, 24 marching bands and 71 floats. Read more

Revolution on Paper: Mexican Prints 1910-1960

Until Apr 4 2010, British Museum

A free exhibition focusing on the great age of Mexican printmaking in the first half of the twentieth century. British Library Oct 22-Apr 5 2010. Read more

Pinewood's Drive-In

Until Sun Dec 6, Pinewood Studios

Take a drive into Buckinghamshire to catch Pinewood Studios' first ever public drive-in movies, projected on to Europe's largest bluescreen on the Paddock Lot, complete with refreshments delivered direct to your car. Read more

Ice-skating in London

Winter is just around the corner and London's ice-skating rinks are gearing up for the seasonal freeze. The classic venues – Somerset House, the Natural History Museum – are joined by a newcomer at Wembley Stadium, and Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park has added with an on-site circus Read more

Medieval and Renaissance Galleries

New

Nov 14-Dec 12, V&A

Ten new galleries tell the story of European art and design from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the Renaissance. Designed by the young practice MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects) the galleries, which occupy an entire wing of the museum, represent the biggest project at the V&A since the opening of the British Galleries in 2001. Read more