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Enjoy four fantastic days of music, exhibitions, walks, talks and special events for all ages this summer.

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On behalf of the City of London Corporation and the Diocese of London, we are delighted to invite you to Celebrate the City!

Together with the City’s greatest cultural institutions, we are staging a unique programme of events. Over four very special days, visitors will discover a treasure trove of the City’s riches – from exhibitions which showcase our 2,000-year history, to the worldleading art, architecture and entertainment for which London is renowned.

This year, in which we celebrate HM Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – welcoming thousands more visitors to our City and nation –we have worked hard to ensure that the majority of events are free so that everyone can enjoy the fun. We owe a great debt of thanks to all our partners and the City Bridge Trust for their generous support and contribution.

Read on, explore and enjoy. We look forward to welcoming you to the City of London.

The Rt Revd & Rt Hon Dr Richard Chartres, Bishop of London The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman David Wootton Patrons of Celebrate the City

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Thursday 21 June Friday 22 June

See Tchaikovsky performed in the open air Celebrate the City starts with a bang on midsummer day with a free, open-air performance of Tchaikovsky’s thunderous 1812 Overture (see p24), performed by the Guildhall School in the historic Guildhall Yard (6-7pm). To get the crowd warmed up, Music in Offices choirs will be taking to the stage, with free themed walks leaving after the event (7.30pm – see p33).

Watch the sunset from Tower Bridge Where better to enjoy the London sunset than from the high-level walkways of the world-famous Tower Bridge with a glass of champagne in hand? Friday’s free Sundowner (6.30pm – see p29) is the perfect end to your action packed day exploring the City.

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All the fun of the fayre Bring all the family to Cheapside today for a line-up of fantastic entertainment (10am-5pm – see p15). There’ll be performances from the likes of the Roundhouse’s Funk da Cirque, the London Children’s Ballet and the Spare Tyre Steel Band, free ice cream for children, complimentary luxury pampering from Grange Hotel’s Ajala Spa, stalls to browse, Livery demonstrations (including dray horse rides from the Brewers’ and a cow being milked on Milk Street by the Farmers’!), wacky races and much more. Minutes away at Guildhall there will be a market (see p28) in the yard with Livery stalls and food to tickle your tastebuds. You’ll also have the chance see inside the majestic 600 year-old building itself (see p18) and marvel at treasures including the Magna Carta ad a Shakespeare First Folio.

A day to remember for all ages Today is your chance to see inside the Lord Mayor’s incredible home Mansion House (see p18) and celebrate the start of the City of London’s Festival 50th anniversary season with a festival service at St Paul’s Cathedral (see p20). Younger audiences should head to Leadenhall Market for the Open House Junior Festival (see p15) where children are encouraged to become detectives of architecture.

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Art and Exhibitions Celebrate the City sees over 20 exhibitions (most free entry) open over four days – and with subjects ranging from the Olympics to architecture, Livery companies to Bauhaus, there are shows to suit all tastes.

Olympic Glory and the Police June 21-24 See p9

At Home with the Queen June 21-24 See p6

Bauhaus: Art as Life June 21-24 See p6

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker June 23 24 See p7 5

Art and Exhibitions 50cm2 Around the City of London

Look out for 100 framed 50cm2 areas on the pavements of the Square Mile which invite you to anonymously express your inner thoughts via a QR code or phone number for collation and display.

June 21

All day FREE

At Home with the Queen Museum of London, 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN

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Marking the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II is this photographic display exploring the capital’s enduring affection for the Queen.

Photographs capture Londoners at home with their Royal paraphernalia.

June 21 22 23 24

10am-6pm FREE

Bauhaus: Art as Life Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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This major show explores the world’s most famous modern art school.

From avant-garde arts and crafts beginnings to a new model uniting art and technology, the Bauhaus’ utopian vision sought to change society in the aftermath of the First World War and to find a ‘new way of life’.

11am-8pm £10 online/£12 on the door

June 21 22 23 24

Bonuses, Benefits, Bailouts & Bankruptcy All Hallows by the Tower, Byward Street EC3R 5BJ

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To tie in with the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer is this display featuring a changing collection of manuscripts, first edition Bibles and prayer books.

9am-5.30pm (21-22); 10am-5pm (23); 1-5pm (24)

June 21 22 23 24

Building Crafts College end of year show Carpenters’ Hall, 1 Throgmorton Avenue EC2N 2JJ

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Come and see the end of year show at Carpenters’ Hall, where all craft areas of the company’s college are represented.

2-4.30pm (21); 10am-4pm (22-23) FREE

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Art and Exhibitions Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE

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This exciting new exhibition (full title Butcher, Baker Candlestick Maker: 850 years of Livery Company Treasures) which showcases the collections held by London’s Livery companies. Marvel at the splendour of medieval illuminated manuscripts and wonder at the rituals of livery company dining, as objects reveal the stories behind these historic professions.

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10am-5pm (23 FREE); 12-4pm (24) £3-5

Cities of the Modern Games Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge Road SE1 2UP

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Go on a photographic journey from the first Olympics in Athens to the present day. There are interactive family games too.

June 21 22 23 24

10am-6pm £8; concs £3.40-£5.60

Clockmakers’ Museum Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury EC2V 7HH

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This curio collection was begun in 1814 and is the oldest collection specifically of watches and clocks in the world.

June 21 22 23 24

9.30am-5pm (21-23); 10am-5pm (24)

Developing Cities The Walbrook Building, Walbrook EC4

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The biennial London Festival of Architecture kicks off with an impressive exhibition charting the ever-changing history of buildings in the Square Mile.

11am-5.30pm FREE

June 21 22 23 24

Elevated Art Fair Leadenhall Market, Gracechurch Street EC3M ODN

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The Elevated Art Fair brings together street and cult art, oil and acrylic paintings, watercolours, architectural images, digital art and photography – all direct from the artists and commission free.

11am-4pm FREE

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Art and Exhibitions Gold and the Bank of England Bank of England Museum, Bartholomew Lane EC2R 8AH

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A fascinating exhibition at the historic Bank of England which examines the part gold has played in the Bank’s long history and the organisation’s role in relation to gold today.

June 22 23 24

10am-5pm FREE

Gold: Power and Allure Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane EC2V 6BN

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The Goldsmiths’ Company host the most comprehensive exhibition of its kind, a show telling the story of gold in Britain. On display will be over 400 gold items, ranging in date from 2,500 BC to the present day.

June 21 22 23 24

10am-5pm FREE

Great St Helen’s Sculpture Space Leadenhall, St Mary Axe, Bishopsgate and Undershaft, EC3

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Discover contemporary sculpture by some big-name artists – including Julian Opie and Thomas Houseago – in this new public art space around Leadenhall.

June 21 22 23 24

All day FREE

Great St Helen’s Sculpture Space Open City workshops Leadenhall Market, Gracechurch Street EC3M ODN

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Take a free tuk-tuk from Cheapside to Leadenhall Market and help create large-scale art installations in workshops led by Open-City.

June 23

10am-5pm FREE

St Lawrence Jewry exhibitions St Lawrence Jewry, Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AA

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There are three exhibitions at the City Corporation’s church during Celebrate the City – a display of icons in the Tower and Commonwealth Chapels; a show on the Livery companies to complement Butcher, Baker… at Guildhall Art Gallery exhibition (see p7): and a display of medals created by the pupils of City of London Academy in Southwark.

8am-6pm FREE

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Art and Exhibitions London and the Olympics Museum of London, 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN

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For this display – which takes a local and global perspective – visitors are transported back to 1908 and 1948, when London previously hosted the Olympics.

June 21 22 23 24

10am-6pm FREE

Olympic Glory and the Police City of London Police Museum, Wood Street EC2P 2NQ

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An exhibition of Olympic and sporting glory, featuring officers from the City of London Police, their triumphs and their trophies.

Tours take place every 30 minutes.

10.30am-4.30pm FREE – booking via 020 7601 2222 / www.citypolicemuseum.org.uk

June 21 22 23 24

Our Londinium 2012 Museum of London, 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN

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Young people have reinvented the Roman London gallery using new poetry, dramatic films, sculpture, immersive audio-visual displays and objects from 21st century life, revealing how Londinium still lives on.

10am-6pm FREE

June 22 23 24

Stories from the Square Mile Outside on Cheapside, EC2

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Fascinating open-air exhibition on the south side of Cheapside exploring some of the lesser-known communities who live and work in the Square Mile. Part of the City of London Festival.

All day FREE

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60 Years of British Silver London Silver Vaults, 53-64 Chancery Lane WC2A 1QS

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Selling exhibition to celebrate the silversmiths active in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Features work by Stuart Devlin, Gerald Benney, Eric Clements and many more.

9am-5.30pm (21-22); 9am-1pm (23) FREE

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Churches As well as being important places of worship and reflection, the City churches are a rich part of London’s architectural heritage. Take the opportunity to explore many of these historic and beautiful oases of peace.

Opening times vary – for times see p38-40.

St Lawrence Jewry See p12

St Brides See p12

St Mary-le-Bow See p11

St Helen’s Bishopsgate See p12 10

Churches Events at City churches Many churches are also hosting events during Celebrate the City.

Free entry to St Paul’s for children (see p15) St Bride’s tour (see p36) All Hallows by the Tower tour (see p34) The Pinnacle Ensemble (see p24) City of London Festival Service (see p20) Walk: Six churches, one cathedral and a bar (see p36) Talk: The splendours of the City churches (see p32) The English Choral Tradition by Ad Libitum (see p24) St Mary-le-Bow bell ringing (see p20) London Youth Gospel choir (see p22) Tower Hill church crawl (see p37) Song in the City (see p22) Choral Communion at Temple (see p20)

All Hallows by the Tower Street, Byward Street EC3R 5BJ

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St Andrew by the Wardrobe Saint Andrew’s Hill EC4V 5DE

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St Andrew Holborn 5 St Andrew Street EC4A 3AB

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St Bartholomew the Great West Smithfield EC1A 9DS Entry charge £4

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St Bartholomew the Less St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield EC1A 7BE

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St Botolph-without-Aldersgate Aldersgate Street EC1A 4EU

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Churches St Botolph without Aldgate Aldgate High Street EC3N 1AB

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St Botolph without Bishopsgate Bishopsgate EC2M 3TL

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St Bride’s off Fleet Street EC4Y 8AU

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St Clement Eastcheap Clements Lane EC4N 7AE

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St Giles Cripplegate off Fore Street EC2Y 8DA

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St Helen’s Bishopsgate Great St Helen’s EC3A 6AT

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St Katherine Cree 86 Leadenhall Street EC3A 3BP

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St Lawrence Jewry Gresham Street EC2V 5AA

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St Magnus the Martyr Lower Thames Street EC3R 6DN

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St Margaret Lothbury Lothbury EC2R 7HH

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St Margaret Pattens Rood Lane, Eastcheap EC3M 1HS

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St Martins-within-Ludgate 40 Ludgate Hill EC4M 7DE

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St Mary Aldermary Watling Street EC4M 9BW

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St Mary at Hill Eastcheap EC3R 8EE

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Churches St Mary-le-Bow Cheapside EC2V 6AU

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St Mary Woolnoth Lombard Street EC3V 9AN

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St Michael Cornhill St Michael’s Alley, Cornhill EC3V 9DS

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St Olave Hart Street 8 Hart Street EC3R 7NB

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St Paul’s Cathedral St Paul’s Churchyard EC4M 8AD

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St Peter Cornhill Cornhill EC3V 3PD

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St Sepulchre Holborn Viaduct EC1A 2DQ

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St Stephen Walbrook Walbrook EC4N 8BN

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St Vedast alias Foster Foster Lane EC2V 6HH

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Temple Church Entry charge £4 off Fleet Street, Temple EC4Y 7BB

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Music: Choral communion at Temple See p20

Talks: The splendours of the City churches See p32 www.visitthecity.co.uk/culture2012

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For the Kids With free entry to the world-famous St Paul’s Cathedral and complimentary ice cream at the Cheapside Fayre – as well as a whole host of fun activities – you’ll find plenty to keep kids of all ages entertained at Celebrate the City.

For children’s music events see p21-22.

Free entry to St Paul’s for children See p15

Activities day See p15

Open House Junior Festival See p15

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For the Kids Bauhaus by Day, Bauhaus by Night Garden Room, Level 3, Barbican EC2Y 8DS

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To tie in with the Barbican’s Bauhaus exhibition (see p6) is this day of festivities, including kite and puppet-making workshops and an accessories making class.

The evening event (see p6) is 18+ and paid entry.

12-6pm FREE

June 23

Activities day Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE

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Fun activities for all the family, inspired by historic crafts and trades. Make badges, bags and baskets, and see some of the rare and curious objects in the Butcher, Baker exhibition (see p7), which is free entry today

June 23

10am-5pm FREE

Cheapside Street Fayre Cheapside and Poultry EC2

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Enjoy the fun of the fayre with all the family today as Cheapside comes to life with live music, circus performers, workshops, animals, stalls and – best of all for children – free ice cream! For the full event listing (see p27).

June 23

10am-5pm FREE

Free entry to St Paul’s for children St Paul’s Cathedral St Paul’s Churchyard EC4M 8AD

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Take the opportunity to bring your family to the world-famous St Paul’s Cathedral and marvel at the awe-inspiring interior and dome.

8.30am-4pm (21-22, 24); 8.30-11am (23) FREE for children (adults £14.50)

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Great Fire Fun Monument, Fish Street Hill EC3R 6DB

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Climb the 311 spiral stairs of the Monument and take in the spectacular 360 degree view. There’s an extra something special for children this weekend only.

9.30am-5.30pm FREE for children (adults £3)

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Open House Junior Festival Leadenhall Market, Gracechurch Street EC3M ODN

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Children aged 6+ are encouraged to become detectives of architecture.

For full listing see p28.

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Livery halls and historic buildings Many of the City’s most beautiful and historic buildings throw open their doors for a short time only, revealing the myriad splendours that lay inside.

Fishmongers’ Hall See p17

Mansion House See p18

Bank of England Open Door See p17 16

Livery halls and historic buildings Bank of England Open Door Bank of England Museum, Bartholomew Lane EC2R 8AH

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Take the opportunity to see inside the parts of the Bank not generally accessible to the public on these guided tours which leave every 30 minutes.

June 23

9am-5pm (last entry 4pm) FREE

Carpenters’ Hall 1 Throgmorton Avenue EC2N 2JJ

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Home to the Carpenters’ Company since 1429, the Hall opened in 1960 and is the third to stand on the site. Designed as a showcase for the craft of carpentry, work by the Company’s College students will be on display as well as some historic treasures.

2-4pm (21); 10am-4pm (22-23) FREE

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Cutlers’ Hall Warwick Lane EC4M 7BR

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The Cutlers’ Company received its first Royal Charter from Henry V in 1416 and the hall has a fascinating history. Visit on Saturday and you’ll see a display of fencing skills as well as the impressive interior.

10am-4pm (tours leave every half an hour – last tour 3pm) FREE

June 23

Fishmongers’ Hall London Bridge EC4R 9EL

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Aptly placed for the Fishmongers on the banks of the Thames, this Grade I-listed building opens for regular guided tours (30mins, max. 30 people).

Tours leave at 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm FREE – booking required via 020 7626 353

June 23

Georgian Open Day Dr Johnson’s House 17 Gough Square EC4A 3DE

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The former home of the great dictionary writer present a Georgian activity day: visit an 18th-century apothecary’s shop, try your hand at writing with a quill and ink and learn the language of fans.

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Livery halls and historic buildings Goldsmiths’ Hall Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane EC2V 6BN

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An opportunity to see the beautiful Goldsmiths’ livery hall with its magnificent rooms filled with rare and historic treasures.

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10am-5pm FREE

Guildhall Gresham Street EC2V 5AE

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This majestic 600 year-old Guildhall throws open its doors – see inside the Great Hall, the Livery Hall, the Gallery, the Old Library, the Print Room and the Crypts, parts of which date from the 13th century. Plus, on display in the Roman Amphitheatre is the Magna Carta and other City of London treasures.

June 23

10am-5pm FREE

Mansion House Walbrook EC4N 8BH

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Take a rare Sunday tour of the imposing residence of the City of London’s Lord Mayor, the Mansion House. The historic building, situated at Bank junction, was designed by George Dance the Elder between 1739 and 1752 and still retains its 18th century character, with superb plasterwork and wood carving.

9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm FREE – entry is by pre-booked tour only – see website for details

June 24

Plaisterers’ Hall One London Wall EC2Y 5JU

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Take a look around the home of the Plaisterers’ – it’s the largest City livery hall and opened in 1972.

Informal tours of the hall and garden (including Roman City wall) will take place throughout the day.

June 23

10am-4pm FREE

Vintners’ Hall 68 Upper Thames Street EC4V 3BG

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A rare chance to see inside this beautiful 17th century hall where the Vintners of London have owned a hall since the 15th century.

Tours at 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm FREE - to book please email info@vintnershall.co.uk stating which time slot you would like to attend.

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Music Kicking off Celebrate the City is a thunderous performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, a performance which sets the scene for four days of fabulously diverse musical performances.

Midsummer Street Party See p23

Guildhall artists at the Barbican See p20

Choral communion at Temple See p20

Beethoven’s Fifth See p20

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Music Beethoven’s Fifth Barbican Centre, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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The acclaimed London Symphony Orchestra present an open rehearsal of one of the world’s greatest symphonies, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

10am FREE to the first 100 bookers of the evening concert – to claim a free open ticket call the Barbican Box Office on 020 7638 8891 and quote ‘Celebrate the City’, along with your ticket booking reference number

June 21

Bell ringing St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside EC2V 6AU

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Listen to historic bells of St Mary-le-Bow.

June 23

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City of London Festival service St Pauls Cathedral EC4M 8AD

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This special service to mark the opening and 50th anniversary of the Festival celebrates the music of English composer Judith Bingham, who has been a regular Festival presence over the years. Service given by the Bishop of London.

June 24

11.30am FREE

Choral communion at Temple Temple Church, Temple Place EC4Y 7HL

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Choral recital in the beautiful Temple Church. Music includes Organ Voluntary in D minor (Stanley), Canticles in C (Stanford) and Zadok the Priest (Handel).

June 24

11.15am FREE

Diversity Choir ‘Celebrating our Queens’ St Andrew Holborn, 5 St Andrew Street EC4A 3AB

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Hear a programme of songs by composers including Handel (Zadok the Priest), Parry (I was Glad) and Purcell (Come Ye Sons of Art).

7.30pm £6-£10 online; £10-£15 on the door

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Music Gala concert St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate, Holborn Viaduct EC1A 9DE

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Gala Concert given by St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Chad’s Shrewsbury 6.30pm (the event will be preceded by a reception at 5pm) Tickets: £10 concert; £30 reception

June 23

Golden street pianos Various places around the Square Mile

Fancy some tips on tinkling the ivories? Just turn up at these popular street pianos – this year painted gold to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the City of London Festival – and get a master class.

June 24

1-4pm FREE

Guildhall artists at the Barbican Barbican Centre, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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Musicians from the famous Guildhall School take to the stage ahead of tonight’s LSO concert with free performances of a complementary repertoire: Berg Piano Sonata op.1, Beethoven Piano Sonata op.109 and Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano.

June 21

6pm FREE

London Symphony Orchestra Barbican Hall, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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Gianandrea Noseda conducts soprano Angela Denoke and the London Symphony Orchestra in Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from ‘Tristan und Isolde’.

7.30pm Tickets: £10-£32

June 21

LSO Discovery family concert Barbican Centre, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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Catch this special London Symphony Orchestra concert especially for families.

2.30pm-3.30pm Tickets: £10 adults; £4 under 16s

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Music LSO Discovery family events Barbican Centre Foyer, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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Head to the Barbican foyers for an afternoon of lively music-making family events from the London Symphony Orchestra.

June 24

1pm FREE

LSO Discovery family workshops Barbican Centre, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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Children aged seven to 12 years old are invited to the Barbican to learn from the London Symphony Orchestra at these fun workshops.

June 24

10am-12.30pm Tickets: £5

London Youth Gospel Choir St Margaret Pattens, Rood Lane, Eastcheap EC3M 1HS

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Step into the church and hear the spectacular voices of London Youth Gospel Choir.

June 22

7pm FREE

Lunchtime organ recital All Hallows by the Tower, Byward Street EC3R 5BJ

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Hear a lunchtime organ recital at All Hallows the oldest church in the City of London.

June 21

1pm FREE

REMIX@Spitalfields Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield Street E1 6AA

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Culmination of a national education project featuring works

by Handel, Purcell, Biber and Telemann performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

June 22

6-7.15pm FREE

Song in the City St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate EC2M 3TL

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The church hall comes alive with the sound of music as part of the ‘Song in the City’ programme. Guildhall School students will be giving open rehearsals and performances and choirs will be singing.

12-5pm

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Music Soundhub Showcase Concert Jerwood Hall, Barbican, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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See emerging composers showcase works developed at LSO St Luke’s as part of Soundhub, the LSO’s new composers’ scheme.

7.30pm Tickets: £5-£7 To book call Barbican Box Office 0207 638 9981

June 22

Spitalfields Music Summer Festival Finale – Fire Bishops Square, E1 6AA

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Celebrate the end of the annual Spitalfields Festival with the London premiere of David Bruce’s new work featuring the Gabrieli Consort and fire artists The World Famous.

June 23

9pm FREE

Midsummer Street Party Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield Street E1 6AA

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This Spitalfields Music Summer Festival celebration features storytelling, musicmaking, family workshops, walks, talks and more. Lighting up the main stage will be performers ranging from Talvin Singh to local schools; there will be mini music and dance performances; a storytelling tent; family workshops; arts and crafts exhibitions; visits from the animals from Spitalfields City farm; gardening workshops; and much more.

12-5.30pm FREE

June 23

Summer concert St Bride’s, off Fleet Street EC4Y 8AU

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These summer concerts at St Bride’s have become the highlight of the church’s calendar, featuring musicians who work for firms within the local area.

7pm Tickets: £10-£15

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Music Launch event: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture Guildhall Yard

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Celebrate the City’s unmissable launch event. For full details see p27.

June 21

6pm FREE

The English Choral Tradition by Ad Libitum St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside EC2V 6AU

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The Ad Libitum chamber choir give a special performance in St Mary le Bow church, home of the famous Bow Bells.

4pm Tickets: £10 (including wine reception after)

June 24

The Esterhazy Singers St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate, Holborn Viaduct EC1A 9DE

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Amateur City of London-based choir the Esterhazy Singers perform a concert in this ancient church. To book call 07958 688 422 or email sales@esterhazysingers.com or visit www.esterhazysingers.com 7pm Tickets: £10 advance, £12 on the door

June 22

The Magic Flute St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate, Holborn Viaduct EC1A 9DE

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Regents Opera give a staged performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute. Book at www.ticketsource.co.uk/regentsopera or by post with cheque made payable to Regents Opera Ltd and sent to Regents Opera, 82 Balcombe Street NW1 6NE with name.

June 21

7.30pm Tickets: £15-35

The Pinnacle Ensemble St Martins-within-Ludgate, 40 Ludgate Hill EC4M 7DE

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Special performance from this professional ensemble of singers and instrumentalists celebrating 450 years of British composers.

6pm Tickets: £10; concs £8

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Special Events Fancy seeing the sunset from Tower Bridge whilst supping champagne?

How about watching Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture in Guildhall Yard, or enjoying free luxury pampering at the Cheapside Fayre? Then read on...

Film: Big screen See p26

Sundowner at Tower Bridge See p29

Bauhaus by Day, Bauhaus by Night See p26

Cheapside Street Fayre See p29 25

Special Events Bauhaus by Day, Bauhaus by Night Garden Room, Level 3, Barbican, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

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All day event to tie in with the Barbican’s Bauhaus exhibition (see p6), inspired by the joyous spirit of the movement. The free daytime festivities are family-focused and include workshops on making kites, puppets and accessories. Then in the evening (paid entry – 18+), entertainment begins with the lecture demonstration Play Bauhaus – Jam Out by Torsten Blume (director of the Bauhaus Stage in Dessau) and dancer Yun-Ju Chen, followed by the Barbican’s first ever costume party.

Bauhaus by Day 7pm-midnight FREE; Bauhaus by Night 12-6pm Tickets: £8 advance / £10 on the door

June 23

Film: Big screen Broadgate Circus EC2M 2BN

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Relax in front of the big screen and enjoy some captivating historic footage of the City of London sourced from the London Metropolitan Archives. Subjects include Green Islands and The Living City.

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12.30pm and 6.30pm FREE

Bike Week St Pauls Cathedral Churchyard EC4M 8AD

Map: C2

Ever thought of cycling in London? Get handy tips, free lessons and other essential cycling information. If you have a bike, bring it along for a free tune up with Dr Bike.

Whole Foods Market will also be on hand giving out free healthy treats.

June 21

12-3pm FREE

Bishopsgate Institute Open Day 230 Bishopsgate EC2M 4QH

Map: E1

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Special Events Celebrate the City launch event – Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE

Map: D1

Don’t miss the opening night of Celebrate the City which sees a spectacular performance in Guildhall Yard. In a one-off special event, students of the famous Guildhall School of Music & Drama play Tchaikovsky’s dramatic 1812 Overture in the shadow of the 600 year-old Guildhall with the Lord Mayor of the City of London in attendance.

The evening’s celebration will start with a choral performance in collaboration with Music in Offices and renowned conductor Richard Frostick.

Not to be missed!

6-7pm FREE

June 21

Cheapside Street Fayre Cheapside and Poultry, EC2

Map: C2/D2

Make sure you’re a part of this actionpacked day for all the family. There’s a whole host of events – from live music and dance, to luxury pampering and wacky races. Highlights include: ■ A stage showcasing acts supported by the City Bridge Trust including the Hoxton Singers, the London Children’s Ballet, Roundhouse Funk da Cirque, the Spare Tyre Street Band and the London Irish Pensioners Choir ■ Livery company demonstrations including dray horse rides from the Brewers’, cow milking from the Farmers’ and horse-shoeing from the Farriers’ ■ Fun sporting competitions and Zumba from Golden Lane Sport & Fitness ■ FREE ice-cream and face-painting for children ■ Luxury Ajala Spa massages and manicures compliments of Grange St Paul’s Hotel ■ Music at One New Change shopping centre ■ A City of London Festival Golden Street Piano (see p21) ■ And much much more!

10am-5pm FREE

June 23

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Special Events Guildhall Market Guildhall Yard, Gresham Street EC2

Map: D2

Tickle your tastebuds and browse Livery stalls at this one-off market in the historic Guildhall Yard.

June 23

10am-5pm FREE

Open House Junior Festival Leadenhall Market – running through to 24 June

Map: E1

Children aged 6+ are encouraged to become detectives of architecture, ‘Architectives’, and explore buildings and spaces in this safe and stimulating environment. Tours, DIY activities, competitions and workshops will be run by city workers, architects and engineers working on projects within the Square Mile, as well as by teenagers.

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10am-4pm FREE

Dance: Please Visit the Churchyard St Vedast Church, Foster Lane EC2V 6HH

Map: C2

Choreographer Lizzi Kew Ross and the Without Warning Company present a sound and movement installation reflecting the passage of time and passing of us all.

Performances at 11am; 12noon; 1pm; 2pm; 3pm FREE

June 23

Poetry: Pop up poetry Cheapside, St Pauls, Mansion House

Map: C1/D

Enjoy a series of site-specific poetry readings at various locations significant to the great poet John Keats, a former City resident. Given

by Keats House, sites include St Paul’s Cathedral, Mansion House and the place where John Keats lodged with his brothers in 1817.

11am (meet at St Paul’s Cathedral); 12noon (meet on Cheapside outside Boots); 2pm (meet at Royal Exchange); 3pm (meet St Mary-leBow church, Cheapside) June 23

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Special Events Sundowner at Tower Bridge Tower Bridge SE1 2UP

Map: F3

Where better to watch the sun setting than from the world’s most famous bridge with a glass or two of champagne? Join us on the high level walkways for what promises to be an evening to remember.

June 22

6.30-9.30pm FREE (cash bar)

Dance: The Bridge Millennium Bridge EC4

Map: C3

Come and watch – and interact with – this line of dancers as they perform a routine by choreographer Janine Harrington on London’s famous ‘wobbly bridge’, which leads from the Tate Modern to St Paul’s.

Performances at 2pm, 4pm, 6pm and 8pm FREE

June 23

Tower Bridge lights up!

Tower Bridge SE1 2UP

Map: F3

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to catch the highlyanticipated new lighting scheme at Tower Bridge. It promises to be truly spectacular.

9.30-10.30pm FREE

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Talks The Square Mile is a City steeped in history and heritage. Learn more about this fascinating place – and plenty more besides – at one of these many and diverse talks. And best of all, most of them are free!

All talks take place at Guildhall Library, 5 Aldermanbury EC2V 7HH. All are FREE and no booking is necessary.

Worshipful Company of Playing Cards See p32

The splendours of the City churches See p32

Badger ham & stewed sparrows See p31

The Everyday Heroes of Postman’s Park See p31 30

Talks Badger ham & stewed sparrows: a curious history of English food Dr Peter Ross presents a history of some of the more extraordinary recipes to be found in Guildhall Library’s cookery book collection – the largest of its kind in any UK public library.

June 23

12-1pm

East India Company Tim Kidd, City Guide, explores links between the City and the East India Company in this fascinating talk. The company was formed for pursuing trade with the East Indies but ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent.

June 23

3-4pm

Hiss the Villain: Dirty Doings in the Square Mile Join Pete Smith, City Guide, as he uncovers the less salubrious stories of the Square Mile

1.30-2.30pm

June 23

The Everyday Heroes of Postman’s Park The Watts Memorial in Postman’s Park is an evocative example of how the past survives in the modern world. Learn more about the fifty-four tablets dedicated to individuals who lost their lives attempting to save another with Dr John Price from Kings College London.

12-1pm

June 24

The sartorial City: from ceremonial garb to street wear through the ages’ From ceremonial garb to street wear through the ages, Sue King, Chairman of the City of London Guide Lecturers Association, discusses the history of clothes in the Square Mile.

3pm

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Talks The splendours of the City churches Tony Tucker, City Guide, lecturer and author of The Visitor’s Guide to the City of London Churches focuses this talk on the City’s churches.

June 24

10.30-11.30am

This is Wren: the classical, the Baroque and the City of London churches Tony Tucker, City Guide, lecturer and author of The Visitor’s Guide to the City of London Churches talks us through Wren’s life and career as a scientist, astronomer and architect.

June 24

3pm

Tired of London, tired of life Dr Samuel Johnson was one of the most distinguished literary figures in English history.

This illustrated talk by Morwenna Rae, Deputy Curator and Education Officer at Dr Johnson’s House, provides a fascinating insight into the man behind the Dictionary.

June 24

1.30-2.30pm

Worshipful Company of Playing Cards and its collections.

Join Yasha Beresinger, City Guide, on a fascinating look at one of the early Trade Guilds in the City of London

10:30-11:30am

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Walks and Tours Without a doubt the best way to see the City is on foot. Enjoy guided tours of historic buildings and walks through the City’s fascinating streets.

Robes, rituals and riches See p36

Maths in the City See p35

Keats in the City walk See p35

Barbican walk See p34 33

Walks and Tours Art Tours at ING ING, 60 London Wall EC2M 5TQ

Art lovers should not miss this tour exploring ING’s UK Art Collection including works by LS Lowry, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Samuel Palmer and Stanley Spencer.

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1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm to book email art@uk.ing.com

All Hallows by the Tower tour Byward Street EC3R 5BJ

Map: E3

Take a tour of this historic church based just by the Tower of London – reputedly the oldest in the City – which examines its heritage.

June 21 22 23 24

2pm FREE

Barbican walk Advance box office, Barbican, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

Map: C1/D1

The Barbican Centre – a shining example of Brutalist architecture and ‘utopian living’ – has long been a source of amazement and inspiration as well as controversy. This tour will reveal some of its fascinating history.

1pm and 4pm FREE – booking in advance is advised via 020 7638 8891

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Buried treasure: silver in the City Chancery Lane Tube Station High Holborn WC1V 6DR

Map: A1

Follow the trail of the City of London's role in the silver story of Britain from Roman times to the 20th century.

2pm FREE – to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees.

Maximum two bookings per adult.

June 21 22 23 24

For art’s sake* Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE

Map: D2

An artistic tour which will delight the senses of art lovers.

12.20pm and 3.30pm FREE – to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees.

Maximum two bookings per adult.

June 23 24

Guildhall Library tour 5 Aldermanbury EC2V 7HH

Map: D1

A behind-the-scenes tour of this impressive archive – a chance to see where the collection is kept and how it is retrieved.

10.30, 12noon and 2pm (though library is open 10am-5pm) FREE – must book in advance via 020 7332 1177/1861

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Walks and Tours Keats in the City walk Moorgate tube station (exit Moorgate east side by NatWest, opposite Café Nero) EC2Y 9AE

Map: D1

This walk explores parts of London where Keats (the ‘cockney poet’) lived and studied. Starting at Keats birthplace in Moorgate, it weaves through the streets to Cheapside, to Apothecaries’ Hall and along the river, crossing the Thames to finish by the Keats memorial statue at Guys Hospital.

11.30am FREE – book via Keats House on 020 7332 3868

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Maths in the City City Information Centre, St Paul's Churchyard EC4M 8BX

Map: C2

Our cities are filled with buildings, roads, cars, buses, trains, bikes, parks and gardens.

They are crisscrossed with power, water, sewage and transport systems. Hear the mathematics behind these developments.

11am and 1pm FREE

June 23

Poets, playwrights and publishing* Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE

Map: D2

From Dickens and Dr Johnson to the former publishing powerhouse that was Fleet Street, discover the City’s literary history.

1pm and 4.30pm FREE – to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees.

Maximum two bookings per adult.

June 23

Reach for the sky Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE (21) Leadenhall Market, Gracechurch Street EC3M ODN (22)

A melting pot of ambitious modern structures and ancient buildings, this walk is a must for architecture fans.

7.30pm (21); 5pm (22) FREE - to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees.

Maximum two bookings per adult.

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Walks and Tours Robes, rituals and riches Starts: Guildhall Yard, Gresham Street EC2

Map: D2

Discover the history and practices of the City’s famous medieval livery companies.

12.40pm and 4pm FREE – to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees.

Maximum two bookings per adult.

June 23 24

Six churches, one cathedral and a bar Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE

Map: D2

The legacy of the man who rebuilt the City after the Great Fire of 1666 – Sir Christopher Wren – is examined on this walking tour.

10.30am and 1.40pm FREE – to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees.

Maximum two bookings per adult.

June 23 24

Something old, something new Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE

Map: D2

The City is a melting pot of old and new structures and this tour shows off the contrasting architecture of the Square Mile.

11.30am and 2.30pm FREE – to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees.

Maximum two bookings per adult.

June 23 24

St Bride’s tour Fleet Street EC4Y 8AU

Map: B2

This 60-90 minute tour of the famous ‘journalists’ church, St Bride’s (with a steeple that’s the inspiration for the wedding cake) takes in the church floor and the crypt. It also visits the famous Charnel House.

June 21 22 23 24

2pm FREE

The public face of art Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE (21) Bank junction EC3V 3LA (22)

Around almost every street corner in the City you’ll find a piece of public sculpture – this tour leads you here and explains how art enhances the Square Mile.

7.15pm (21); 5pm (22) FREE – to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees.

Maximum two bookings per adult.

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Walks and Tours Two thousand years and a Square Mile in ninety minutes Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE

Map: D2

Discover the history of the hidden City of London.

11am and 2pm FREE

June 23 24

The sights and sites of Roman London Museum of London, 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN

Map: C1

Through visits to the Roman amphitheatre, military fort and Temple of Mithras, this walking tour explores how London’s first residents would work, rest and play.

To book tickets call 020 7001 9844 or visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk/events 11am Tickets: £10 – to book call 020 7001 9844 or visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk/events

June 23

The blooming City Guildhall Yard, off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE

Map: D2

There are around 200 gardens and plazas dotted around the Square Mile – discover these oases of calm.

7.30pm (21); 5pm (22); 12pm & 3pm (23-24) FREE – to book email lindaantonioni@gmail.com stating day, walk title, time and number of attendees. Maximum two bookings per adult.

June 21 22 23 24

Tower Hill church crawl St Olave's, 8 Hart Street EC3R 7NB

Map: E2

A two-hour walking tour taking in five City churches.

Hear the history, sing a hymn or pray for loved one.

10.30am Tickets:£10

June 23

What the Dickens!

Starts: Guildhall Yard

Map: D2

Follow in the footsteps of Charles Dickens through the alleys of the City: his ‘magic lantern’ of inspiration.

10am and 1.20pm FREE

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Art & Exhibitions Olympic Glory and the Police Cities of Modern Games Livery, Founders and Icon exhibitions London and the Olympics Bauhaus: Art as Life At Home with the Queen Gold: Power and Allure Our Londinium 2012 Stories from the Square Mile Gold and the Bank of England Clockmakers' Museum Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker...

The Developing City Building Crafts college end of year show Great St Helen's Sculpture Space 50cm2 Bonuses, Benefits, Bailouts and Bankrupcy‌ Post War Winners...

Elevated Art Fair

Churches St Paul's Cathedral All Hallows by the Tower St Andrew Holborn St Andrew by the Wardrobe St Bartholomew the Great St Bartholomew the Less St Botolph Aldersgate St Botolph Aldgate St Botolph Bishopsgate St Bride Fleet Street St Clement Eastcheap St Giles Cripplegate St Helens Bishopsgate St Katherine Cree St Lawrence Jewry St Magnus the Martyr St Margaret Lothbury St Margaret Pattens St Martin Ludgate 38

City of London Police Museum Tower Bridge St Lawrence Jewry Museum of London Barbican Art Gallery Museum of London Goldsmiths' Hall Museum of London Cheapside Bank of England Museum Guildhall Library Guildhall Art Gallery The Walbrook Building Carpenters' Hall Square Mile pavements All Hallows by the Tower London Silver Vaults Leadenhall Market

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St Mary Aldermary St Mary at Hill St Mary-le-Bow St Mary Woolnoth St Olave St Sepulchre St Stephen Walbrook St Vedast Temple Church St Mary-le-Bow All Hallows by the Tower St Martin Ludgate St Brides Guildhall Yard Guildhall Library St Paul's Cathedral

For the Kids Open House Junior Festival Free entry children Open city workshop Cheapside Street Fayre Great Fire Fun Bauhaus by Day, Bauhaus by Night

Leadenhall Market St Paul's Cathedral Leadenhall Market Cheapside Monument Barbican

Livery Halls & Historic Buildings Plaisterers Hall Carpenters Hall Vintners Hall Cutlers Hall Fishmongers Hall Goldsmiths Hall Sundowner Tower Bridge Lighting Guildhall St Paul's Cathedral Open Door Georgian open day Mansion House

Tower Bridge Tower Bridge

Bank of England Museum Dr Johnson's House

Music Beethoven's Fifth Rehearsal Guildhall Artists Lunchtime Organ Recital Summer Concert 40

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The Magic Flute St Sepulchre REMIX@Spitalfields Spitalfields Spitalfields Music Summer Festival Final - Fire Spitalfields Midsummer street party Spitalfields The Pinnacle Ensemble St Martin Ludgate Esterhazy Singers St Sepulchre Diversity Choir St Andrew Holborn Gala Concert St Sepulchre Golden Street Pianos various locations LSO Discovery Family Workshops Barbican Centre LSO Discovery Family Events Barbican Centre LSO Discovery Family Concert Barbican Centre The English Choral Tradition St Mary-le-Bow Open Rehearsal St Sepulchre Choral communion Temple Church Song in the City St Botolph without Bishopsgate LSO Beethoven's symphony concert Barbican Centre Soundhub Showcase Concert Barbican Centre Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture Guildhall Yard Cheapside Street Fayre Cheapside Opera St Dunstans in the East London Youth Gopsel Choir St Margaret Pattens

Special Events Launch event Sundowner (Tower Bridge lighting Cheapside Street Fayre Bauhaus by Day, Bauhaus by Night Bike week event Midsummer Street Party Guildhall Market City of London Festival Service Dance: Please Visit the Churchyard Dance: The Bridge Film: Big Screen Poetry: Keats in the City walk Poetry: Pop up Poetry

Guildhall Yard Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Cheapside Barbican Centre St Pauls Cathedral Churchyard Spitalfields Guildhall St Paul's Cathedral St Vedast Millennium Bridge Broadgate Circus Moorgate Tube Station Cheapside; St Paul's; Mansion House

Talks The sartorial City Worshipful company of Playing Cards Curious history of English food Hiss the villain East India Company The splendours of the City churches 42

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The everyday heroes of Postman's Park Tired of London, tired of life This is Wren: the Ccassical, the Baroque‌ Bishopsgate Institute open day

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Walks & Tours All Hallows by the Tower tour Open Door Guildhall Library tour St Mary-le-Bow tour Mansion House tour Explore Barbican Barbican tour ING Art Tour The public face of art The public face of art Reach for the sky Reach for the sky The blooming City Keats in the City Maths in the City What the Dickens Six churches, one cathedral and a bar Two thousand years and the Square Mile Something old, something new For arts sake Robes, rituals and riches Poets, playwrights and publishing Tower Hill church crawl The sights and sites of Roman London St Bride's tour Buried treasure: silver in the City

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Bank of England Museum

Barbican Centre ING Guildhall Bank junction Leadenhall Market Guildhall Guildhall Yard Moorgate Tube Station City Information Centre Guildhall Yard Guildhall Yard Guildhall Yard Guildhall Yard Guildhall Yard Guildhall Yard Guildhall Yard St Olave's Museum of London Chancery Lane Tube

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10 City of London Police Museum

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24 Millennium Bridge

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25 Monument

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44 St Margaret Lothbury

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56 St Stephen Walbrook

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46 St Martin within Ludgate

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57 St Vedast alias Foster

C2

47 St Mary Aldermary

C2

58 Temple Church

A2

48 St Mary at Hill

E3

59 The Walbrook Building

D2

49 St Mary-le-Bow

C2

60 Tower Bridge

F3

50 St Mary Woolnoth

D2

61 Vintners’ Hall

C3

51 St Michael Cornhill

E2

52 St Olave Hart Street

E2

53 St Paul’s Cathedral

C2

54 St Peter Cornhill

E2

55 St Sepulchre

B1

Celebrate the City is a joint collaboration between the City’s arts partners, attractions, livery companies, churches, retail and hotels. It is promoted by the City of London Corporation and the Diocese of London with generous support from the City Bridge Trust.

Aleconners’ Company All Hallows by the Tower Art Scholars’, Dealers’ and Collectors’ Company Bank of England Museum Barbican Centre Bike Week Bishopsgate Institute Bowyers’ Company Brewers’ Company Broadgate Carpenters’ Hall Cheapside Initiative City Bridge Trust City of London Festival City of London Guide Lecturers Association City of London Police Museum Clockmakers’ Museum Cutlers’ Hall Dr Johnson’s House Farmers’ Company Farriers’ Company Firefighters’ Company Fishmongers’ Hall Fletchers’ Company Gardeners’ Company Golden Lane Sport & Fitness Goldsmiths’ Hall Grange Hotels Great St Helen’s Sculpture Space Guildhall Guildhall Art Gallery Guildhall Library Guildhall School of Music & Drama Hackney Carriage Drivers ING Janine Harrigton Keats House Laura Burwood Leadenhall Market Lizzi Kew Ross & Without Warning Company London Festival of Architecture London Metropolitan Archive

London Silver Vaults London Symphony Orchestra London Youth Gopsel Choir Mansion House Monument Museum of London Music in Offices One New Change Open House Junior Festival Oxford University Plaisterers’ Hall Playing Card Makers’ Company Royal Exchange Spitalfields Music Summer Festival St Andrew by the Wardrobe St Andrew Holborn St Bartholomew the Great St Bartholomew the Less St Botoloph Bishopsgate St Botolph-without-Aldersgate St Botolph Aldgate St Bride’s St Clement Eastcheap St Giles Cripplegate St Helen’s Bishopsgate St John Ambulance St Katherine Cree St Lawrence Jewry St Magnus the Martyr St Margaret Lothbury St Margaret Pattens St Martin Ludgate St Mary Aldermary St Mary at Hill St Mary Woolnoth St Mary-le-Bow St Olave’s St Paul’s Cathedral St Sepulchre St Stephen Walbrook St Vedast Temple Church Tower Bridge Velorose Vintners’ Hall

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Celebrate the City is a joint collaboration between the City’s arts partners, attractions, livery companies, churches, retail and hotels. It is promoted by the City of London Corporation and the Diocese of London with generous support from the City Bridge Trust. For a list of partners see the website.

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