Do London Differently: Your February edition 🐝 🌳 🎷 🏳️‍🌈

Welcome to the second edition of the #DoLondonDifferently newsletter. Each month we'll be bringing you a variety of free (unless otherwise stated) activities that will help you actively engage with the capital's streets, neighbourhoods and green-blue spaces.

We'd like to make a special mention for 🐲 Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, with dates for key events in London including the annual parade currently TBC. Check back for updates here.

If you'd like your event (March 25 onwards) to be listed in a future edition please email dolondondifferently@nationalparkcity.org (including at least one high-resolution image).

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Festival of Lights 🗓️ until 1st Feb📍Canary Wharf Be dazzled by the work of innovative light artists from across the globe, with the evening ending at the newly opened waterfront oasis that is Eden Dock. Marvel >

Local Litter Pick 🗓️ 1st📍Balham Join community organisation Beautify Balham for their monthly litter pick. Equipment is provided, but do dress warm for this 1-hour session. Volunteer >

Queer Ecology 🗓️ 8th📍Battersea Park Celebrate LGBTQIA+ history month with Connor the ecologist and uncover the diverse and unusual lifecycles present in the nature around us. Explore >

The UK's sewage crisis 🗓️ 11th📍Holborn Why does Britain have a water and sewage crisis? This expert evening talk at the renowned Gresham College will explore just this. Also available online. Listen >

Imagine Festival 🗓️ 18th - 23rd📍Southbank some £ The Southbank Centre's colourful family festival is back for another instalment, and has a jam-packed programme of creative workshops and performances. Enjoy >

Nature Open Day 🗓️ 22nd📍Forest Hill/Sydenham Each month the Dacres Wood Nature Reserve throws open its doors to the visiting public for an afternoon of exploration across its 2.5-mile site. Breathe >

Ethiopian Cooking 🗓️ 23rd📍Clapton Hackney residents can enjoy a plant-based cooking class bursting with diverse flavours at Made in Hackney's local community kitchen. Create >

Barricade & Beacon 🗓️ until 28th📍South Kensington Iconic spaces in the V&A are transformed to explore the intersection between architecture and activism. One structure is based on designs from XR. Learn >

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