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Get ready for the sparkling festive season.

Winter is around the corner and we're sharing 4 opportunities to grab tickets to some of the coolest events of the season! From films to performances to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland find your fun in South Ken with our competitions below.

With upcoming festivals, Lives of Objects: Virtual Gatherings, French Film Festival, Upstart Festival - Careers in Fashion, South Ken Kid's Festival there are enticing activities for all ages all November long.

Don't miss Imperial Lates focusing on Future Food next week Friday. Get nourished and meet the scientists for tips, tricks and tastes throughout the evening. 

Catch these exhibitions before they both close on 24th Nov: Making Together at the Royal Society of Sculptors and The Polar Silk Road at the Natural History Museum - both are completely free!

Keep an eye out for the new exhibition: Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection opening at the V&A next May full of iconic images across numerous subjects!

 
 
  Competitions  
 
 
 
Win 2x tickets to a Special Screening of the Origin of Evil
 
Institut français
 
Don't miss the UK premiere of The Origin of Evil (L'Origine du Mal) at Ciné Lumière at the Institut français and a Q&A with director Sébastien Marnier.
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Win 4x Tickets to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
 
Hyde Park
 
The Royal Parks and Discover South Kensington have teamed up to give away 4x tickets to London's spectacular Christmas destination – Hyde Park Winter Wonderland.
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Win 2x Tickets to Luna Cinema at Kensington Palace
 
Kensington Palace
 
Kickstart the holiday season with a film experience like no other at Kensington Palace as the Luna Cinema returns with their Winter Season.
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Win 4x Tickets to London Community Gospel Choir at Christmas
 
Royal Albert Hall
 
Win 4x tickets to see the London Community Gospel Choir at Christmas at Royal Albert Hall! We are delighted that, thanks to our friends at the Hall, we have 4x tickets to give away to a lucky group.
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  What's on  
 
 
 
Write & Shine with The Royal Parks
 
The Royal Parks
4th Nov 7:30am-9am
 
Start your day with a burst of creativity! Join Write & Shine for a series of early morning writing workshops in The Royal Parks this Autumn.
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Skateboard
 
Design Museum Kensington
On until 2nd June 2024 10am-6pm
 
This new exhibition presents the design evolution of the skateboard from the 1950s to today. The exhibition also hosts a skateboard ramp, which can be booked as an Open Skate session and exhibition ticket combined (for over 15s).
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Imperial Lates: Future Food
 
Imperial College London
9th Nov 6pm - 9pm
 
Nourish your mind with food-themed demos, talks and workshops at the first Imperial Lates of the season.
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French Film Festival
 
Institut français
1st - 12th Nov Various Times
 
Enjoy the latest French productions alongside bold classics and animated gems, UK premiers and exlusive Q&As.
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Shifting the Lens exhibition
 
Imperial College London
1st - 8th Nov 9am - 5pm
 
Shifting the Lens celebrates staff and students from minority ethnic backgrounds. Discover the stories of those who have taken part in this campaign and share your story!
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Whistler and Leighton: An Unlikely Pair
 
Leighton House and Sambourne House Museum
9th Nov 7pm - 8.30pm
 
Join esteemed scholar, author and researcher Daniel E Sutherland as he explores the contrasting lives of long-time acquaintances Frederic, Lord Leighton and James Whistler who were as similar as they were different.
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Image credit: Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery.  
Miniature painting workshop with Maha Ahmed
 
Leighton House and Sambourne House Museum
11th & 12th Nov 10am - 4pm
 
A two-day artist-led practical workshop with Maha Ahmed, exploring her current exhibition Where Worlds Meet and learning about miniature painting traditions and creating your own piece.
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Upstart Festival: Careers in Fashion
 
V&A
11th Nov 11am - 5pm
 
Learn new skills, meet designers and artists, and connect with like-minded creatives at the V&A. With a range of creative workshops, exclusive talks, and tons of guidance, discover the next steps on your fashion journey.
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Image credit: (detail) Courtesy of the artist and Cuturi Gallery.  
Quentin Garel: In the Flesh
 
Cromwell Place
1st - 12th Nov 11am - 7pm
 
French sculptor Quentin Garel ventures into the realm of human faces for the first time as he presents a collection of over 15 works. Join this captivating journey transcending the boundaries of the animal kingdom.
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'Making Together' Panel Discussion - Neurodiversity
 
The Royal Society of Sculptors
15th Nov 6.30pm - 8pm
 
Get an overview of what neurodiversity means and hear from three neurodivergent creatives about their individual practices.
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Image credit: © Eno Inyangete  
Lives of Objects: Virtual Gatherings
 
Goethe-Institut
15th, 23rd, 30th Nov & 7th Dec 4pm
 
The complex process of restitution and its multiple possible meanings - repatriation, rematriation, remembering, restoration and reparation - are laid bare in the Goethe Institut's new four-part online event series.
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South Ken Kids Festival
 
Institut français
16th - 19th Nov
 
Join the 26th edition of the South Ken Kids Festival! This year, we welcome some of the most talented children’s writers and illustrators from both sides of the Channel and beyond.
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Image credit: Versace dress (back view), El Mirage, photograph by Herb Ritts, 1990. © Herb Ritts Foundation.  
Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection
 
V&A South Kensington
Opens 18th May 10am - 5.45pm
 
An unparalleled selection of the world's leading photographers, telling the story of modern and contemporary photography. Discover iconic images across subjects such as fashion, celebrity, reportage and the male body.
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Discover South Kensington is an initiative of the Exhibition Road Cultural Group, a partnership of the cultural and educational organisations in and around Exhibition Road, South Kensington.

Our partners include:
 
The Design Museum
Goethe-Institut
Imperial College London
Institut franҫais
The Ismaili Centre
Kensington Palace
Natural History Museum
Royal Albert Hall
South Kensington Estates
Royal College of Art
Cromwell Place
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Royal College of Music
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
The Royal Parks
Serpentine Galleries
The Science Museum
V&A South Kensington
The Royal Society of Sculptors
Japan House
Westminster City Council
 
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