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The Florence Nightingale Museum
All year round in London
Kids & Family
The Florence Nightingale Museum sits on the original site of the first School of Nursing, at St Thomas' Hospital. It tells you all you'll need to know about "The Lady with the Lamp" and hosts special exhibitions about related topics. Highlights include audio-visuals, original objects, period settings and a life-size reconstruction of a ward scene from the Crimean War.
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The 39 Steps
14 Sep 2006 - 20 Oct 2012; not Sun in Criterion Theatre
Arts
Patrick Barlow's four-actor adaptation of John Buchan's adventure novel The 39 Steps continues apace at the Criterion Theatre, bringing a quintessential stiff-upper-lip heroism to the West End.
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Diwali in Trafalgar Square
Oct 2012 (annual) in Trafalgar Square
Festivals & Heritage
Diwali celebrations take place in the heart of London at Trafalgar Square. With festivities, food and performances, floating candles in the fountains, lights and saris draping the square, the square is transformed for this important Hindu Festival of Light.
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London Literature Festival
Jun - Jul 2012 (annual) in Southbank Centre
Arts
Enjoy all things book-related at the Southbank Centre's two-week London Literature Festival. Get involved with writing workshops and debates, or sit back and enjoy specially commissioned performances and readings by famous authors and poets.
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Summer Opening of the Houses of Parliament
Jul - Sep 2012 (various dates) in Houses of Parliament
Festivals & Heritage
Sneak a peek inside the British Houses of Parliament, one of the world's oldest representative assemblies, during the Summer Opening. With nearly 1200 rooms and 100 staircases, the one-hour guided tour visits both debating Chambers and the great State Rooms.
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Olympics 2012- Games of the XXX Olympiad
27 Jul - 12 Aug 2012 (various dates) in London
Sport & Outdoors
Home to the 2012 Olympics, London welcomes over 205 nations to participate in the biggest international sporting event. Gear up to support your favourites win medals as the best athletes in the world come together to showcase their skills.
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Tennis London International Championships
Aug 2012 (annual) in Sutton Tennis Academy
Sport & Outdoors
If you thought the Wimbledon tournament was where it's at for strawberries and cream, handsome lads and scantily clad gals, think again. Tennis London International organises this annual gay and lesbian tennis tournament at Sutton Tennis Academy.
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The Duchess of Malfi
17 Mar - 9 Jun 2012; not Sun in The Old Vic
Arts
Eve Best returns to the Old Vic to play the title role in Webster's The Duchess of Malfi - just shy of the revenge tragedy's 400th birthday. Jamie Lloyd directs, following his recent musical hits at the Donmar: Piaf and Passion.
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Southbank Centre
All year round in Southbank Centre
Music & Nightlife
The Southbank Centre - including the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery - is a focal point for London's cultural life, and sets the city's arts agenda with a vibrant mix of performances and exhibitions.
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Bermondsey Carnival
in Southwark Park Road, London
Festivals & Heritage
A procession of floats, music and street performances with up to 2,000 participants, including schools, youth groups, community organisations and local businesses. Performers include Alexander O'Neal, with more acts to be announced.
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The 02
Daily in London
Music & Nightlife
The former Millennium Dome has a new lease of life as The 02 music venue. London's most controversial building, close to Greenwich on the River Thames, now rocks to the sounds of superstar performers like Prince and Bruce Springsteen.
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