Yay! The Gingerbread City is back, thanks to 50 architects, at the groovy new Gaumont in Chelsea (until Dec 29)

Tate Modern's 'Ghost and Spirit' show of the work of American artist Mike Kelley (lock up your soft toys) runs to Mar 2025.

Strip off for the Hot Tub Boat Film Club Christmas-themed showings (Elf, Home Alone etc), floating in Canary Wharf.

Entries to much-loved Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition are on show at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington until next June.

Perfect presents (and wrapping) from the Yokimono Christmas Market in Dalston (Dec 6th to 8th)

Santacon, the cheery parade of Santas striding through London - check the Facebook page for locations (Dec 14th)

'Picasso: Printmaker' is now open at the British Museum and ends Mar 30.

The Science Museum's new show 'Versailles: Science and Spendour' focuses on the key role the great French palace played in scientific thinking (Dec 12th to April 21st)

Check out the winter light festival on the South Bank, with numerous dazzling events (see website for map and schedule) - runs to Feb 2.

Check out a century of gorgeousness (1560-1660) on show at the V&A in 'Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence'.

The Spirit of Christmas Fair takes place at Eltham Palace at weekends through December (ends Dec 22nd)

Christmas at Kew takes over London's famous botanic gardens until Dec 24 - booking essential.

Support the Royal Marsden and commemorate a loved one by dedicated a rose in the 'Ever After Garden' in Grosvenor Square (to Dec 18)

Anyone doing the 02 roof climb this winter season gets entry to a snow globe at the top (until Jan 5th)

It's had the Moon, now see Luke Jerram's Mars suspended in the glory of the Painted Hall at Greenwich (to Jan 28)

Art and tech before the internet takes centre stage at Tate Modern, from Op Art to the Nineties (to Jun 1)

Stroll along to the Serpentine at 9 am on Christmas Day to watch swimming club members race 100 yards (Dec 25th)

Enter the beguiling, multi-faceted world of director and creative original Tim Burton at the Design Museum in Kensington - the show runs until Apr 21 2025