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Struggling to get that elusive festive feeling? Then you're in the right place, because from markets to carol concerts, ice skating to shows and alternative events, we've rounded up all the best Christmas outings that London has to offer.
Christmas markets
The Islington Christmas Market
Angel Central. Until Saturday December 24.
Camden Christmas Market
Camden Market. Thursday December 8–Thursday December 15.
Christmas in Leicester Square market
Leicester Square. Until Sunday January 8.
Southbank Centre Christmas Market
Southbank Centre. Until Sunday January 8.
Hackney Flea Market: Christmas edition
73a Stoke Newington Church St, Saturday December 17 and Sunday December 18.
Christmas Market at Tate Modern
Bankside at the Tate Modern. Until Friday December 23.
E17 Designers Market
Mirth, Marvel and Maud. Saturday December 17.
Rokit Vintage Xmas Jumper Sale
Boxpark, Shoreditch. Thursday December 15.
Carol concerts
St Mary-le-Bow Parish Christmas Carol Service
St Mary-Le-Bow Church. Tuesday December 20.
The Bach Choir: Carols At Cadogan
Cadogan Hall. Friday December 16.
Christmas Carols Presented By Hillsong Church London
Wembley Arena. Sunday December 18.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Classic Carols
Royal Albert Hall. Tuesday December 20.
The Prince Regent’s Band: Music At The Palace
Kensington Palace. Tuesday December 27 2016–Monday January 2.
Some Voices presents Christmas Movies
The Coronet. Tuesday December 13 and Wednesday December 14.
Christmas Carols with a Twist
The Pickle Factory. Friday December 9 and Saturday December 10.
Lips Is How We Do It
The Coronet. Friday December 16 and Saturday December 17.
Candlelit Carols at Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral. Monday December 12.
Carols by Candlelight at St John at Hackney
St John-at-Hackney Church. Sunday December 11.
Sing-a-long with Old Dirty Brasstards
229. Every Wednesday and Thursday until December 15.
Ice rinks
Skate at Somerset House
Somerset House, Temple. Until Sunday January 15.
Thames Frost Fair Christmas Party
Embankment Pier, Waterloo. Thursday December 15.
Natural History Museum Ice Rink
Natural History Museum, Brompton. Until Sunday January 8.
Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink
Hampton Court Palace, London. Until Sunday January 8.
Canary Wharf Ice Rink
Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf. Until Saturday February 25.
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
Hyde Park, Kensington. Until Monday January 2.
Santa's grottos
© Arnhel de Serra
Victorian Santa's Grotto
Museum of London Docklands. Until Friday December 23.
Father Christmas at Hamleys
Hamleys. Saturday December 10–Saturday December 17.
Sutton House's Christmas Craft Fair and Santa's Grotto
Sutton House. Saturday December 10–Sunday December 18.
Christmas at London Zoo
London Zoo. Saturday December 10–Saturday December 24.
Father Christmas at Morden Hall Park
Morden Hall Park. Saturday December 10–Sunday December 11.
Festive craft workshops
Christmas Wooden Wheelie Toy Workshop
Blackhorse Workshop. Wednesday December 7.
Mushpit Christmas Card Workshop
MagCulture Shop. Saturday December 10.
The Bobble Hat Workshop
Southbank Centre. Saturday December 10.
Treetorials
Multiple venues. Until Saturday December 17.
The Workbench: Silver Ring Christmas Workshop
Multiple venues. Thursday December 8–Thursday December 15.
Reindeer Life Drawing
Farmopolis. Wednesday December 14.
Alternative Christmas events
Christmas Gin Masterclass Mash Up
East London Liquor Company. Wednesday December 7–Thursday December 22.
Fat Macy's Supper Club
Printworks Kitchen. Until Thursday December 22.
Yule Jog
Various locations. Until Tuesday December 20.
Christmas With The Stars
National Gallery. From Wednesday December 14–Sunday December 18.
Christmas Gingerbread Teepee and Cactus Cupcake Workshop
Habitat, Chelsea. Wednesday December 14.
Agent November Christmas Crisis
A secret London location. Until Sunday January 15.
Museum of Architecture Gingerbread City
Various locations. Wednesday December 7–Thursday December 22.
Jamaican Christmas Party
40ft Brewery. Saturday December 17.
Christmas shows
Sleeping Beauty
Hackney Empire. Until Sunday January 8.
The Red Shoes
Sadler's Wells. Until Saturday December 31.
All the Angels
Shakespeare's Globe. Until Sunday February 12.
The Little Match Girl
Lilian Baylis Studio. Saturday December 10–Friday December 30.
Cinderella
Queen's Theatre. Until Saturday January 14.
Peter Pan
National Theatre. Until Saturday February 4.
Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
Royal Opera House. Until Thursday January 12.
Narcissistic Nativity
Rosemary Branch Theatre. Until Saturday December 31.
La Soirée
Spiegeltent Leicester Square. Until Sunday January 8.
Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales: Unwrapped
Soho Theatre. Until Saturday December 10.
The Flanagan Collective's A Christmas Carol
Arts Theatre. Monday December 12–Saturday December 31.
Fitzrovia Radio Hour: A Christmas Carol
The Vaults. Until Saturday December 31.
Festive food and drink
Après Ski Lodge at The London Edition Hotel, Fitzrovia.
Bodo's Schloss, Kensington.
The Cresta Bar at The Goring Hotel, St James' Park.
Dick's Magic T Bar, Shoreditch Yard, Shoreditch.
Forest Restaurant and Bar, Oxford Street.
The Lodge, Stockwell.
Montague Ski Lodge, Bloomsbury.
Piste at Archer Street, Soho.
St Moritz, Soho.
Or eat one of London's best festive burgers
Or sink your teeth into the best Christmas sandwiches
Winter pop-ups
The Gardening Society’s Festive Forest
John Lewis. Until Saturday December 31.
Little Feast
Shepherd's Bush Yard. Until Friday December 23.
Gingerbread Winter Cabin at York & Albany
York & Albany. Until Tuesday February 28.
Vauxhall Winter Village
6A South Lambeth Place. Until Saturday January 14.
Backyard Cinema's Winter Night Garden
Backyard Cinema: Winter Night Garden, Elephant & Castle. Until Friday January 6.
Christmas at Petersham Nurseries
Petersham Nurseries. Until Saturday December 17.
Christmas at Sutton House
Sutton House. Until Sunday December 18.
Forza Winter
Forza Win Peckham. Until Friday December 23
Bump Roller Disco at the Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre. Until Sunday January 22.
The Lodge
The Lodge. Until Tuesday February 28.
Christmas lights
Katy Dillon
Winterlights
Dulwich Picture Gallery. Until Sunday December 18.
Oxford Street Christmas Lights
Until Friday January 6.
Carnaby Christmas Lights
Until Friday January 6.
Christmas Lights on the Strand
Until Friday January 6.
Bond Street Christmas Lights
Until Tuesday January 3.
Covent Garden Christmas
Until Friday January 6.
Regent Street Christmas Lights
Until Friday January 6.
Seven Dials Christmas Lights
Until Friday January 6.
Christmas at Kew Gardens
Until Monday January 2.
For even more stuff to do this festive season check out our guide to Christmas in London