Full on: the South Bank's Winter Light festival dazzles with illuminated artworks until the 18th

Get warm at the new 'Hawai'i: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans' exhibition at the British Museum (until 25 May)

More lights! This time reflected in water and windows at Canary Wharf (Jan 20-31)

The London Art Fair takes over the Islington Business Centre for its annual show - lots to see and buy (Jan 21-25)

Sssssh! MimeLondon slides into town with shows at venues across the city (Jan 21-31)

Last chance for Tate Britain's excellent retrospective of American war photographer and surrealist Lee Miller runs until Feb 2026

The London Short Film festival is in town, in multiple venues (Jan 23 to Feb 1)

The Last Days of Pompeii 360-degree digital immersive experience runs at Immerse LDN, the huge new media venue on the ExCel Dock (until Mar 26)

The Design Museum and la Cinémathèque française show to 30-year archive of filmmaker Wes Anderson, adults from £22 (to July 2026)

The Commemoration of Charles I re-enactment march takes place on Whitehall on Jan 25.

'Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus' at the Imperial War Museum explores often-forgotten post-WWII conflicts (to Mar 26)

Tate Britain's blockbuster 'Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals' pits the two English greats against each other (to Apr 2026), adults £24

The New Contemporaries show in Camberwell shows the work of 26 early-career artists from across the UK will exhibit at the South London Gallery, with a Middlesborough show in spring/summer (Jan 30 to Apr 12)

Wildly popular: the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year show runs to June 26

Brrrr! A 'day of revelry and merriment' takes place around Borough Yards on Bankside, commemorating the 14 fairs that took place on the frozen Thames until 1814 (Jan 31, 11 am to 3 pm)

Quick: last chance for Life beyond Earth at the Science Museum, with tons to see including a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite. Suitable for 8+ (to Feb 2026)

For three flamboyant years, Covent Garden club Blitz drew the clubbers of the early 80s. The Design Museum picks over fashion, fun and funk (to Mar 2026)