The final stretch of 2025 is upon us. And now that we’ve said so long to summer, London’s institutions have begun to enter full festive planning mode. In a matter of months, the city’s skies will be sparkling with Christmas lights , its venues will fill up with classic Christmas tunes and its streets will be lined with colourful Christmas markets . Of course, December isn’t just about Christmas, and there’s plenty more brilliant things to do besides all the festive stuff.

Notably, the acclaimed Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is making its UK debut, it’s the first full month of the Design Museum’s hotly-anticipated Wes Anderson exhibition and the last full month of the bonkers jukebox musical Titanique . Plus, there are the ice-skating rinks ,

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