27 Sep 2008 (annual) London Underwriting Centre
The annual Great Gorilla Run features the surreal sight of hundreds of runners in gorilla costumes jogging across the city from the London Underwriting Centre, raising money for the Gorilla Organisation. More
14 Aug - 10 Nov 2008; Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thu only British Library Business & IP Centre
Which genius thought up the original wrist-watch sat-nav or the mechanical page turner? Find out at the British Library's Weird and Wonderful Inventions Display this autumn, where a collection of original and strange gadgets are on show. More
20 Mar - 18 Sep 2008 Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Monsters from outer space invade the Museum Hall underneath Earl's Court Exhibition Centre for the Dr Who Exhibition. Daleks and Cybermen, K9 and the famous TARDIS are all there for science-fiction fans to admire. More
18 Oct - 2 Nov 2008 (annual) London Dungeon
Creepy interactive horror museum the London Dungeon presents its annual Halloween celebrations, with a host of special spooky events. What better place to go for a good old-fashioned scare? More
21 - 23 Nov 2008 (annual) Olympia Exhibition Centre
Each year more than 31,000 adults of all ages and sexual persuasions visit the Olympia Exhibition Centre's Erotica event in search of products to enhance their lifestyle. More
25 Dec 2008 (annual) Serpentine Lido
If you happen to have thick skin or an excruciating hangover and have got nothing better to do on Christmas morning, make your way to Hyde Park's Serpentine Lido for the Peter Pan Cup Christmas Morning Race, a "refreshing" dip. More
10 Oct 2008 (annual) SEOne Club
Dress to impress in your most freakish outfit and prepare for a night of burlesque dancing, Mexican wrestlers, live music and all sorts of wonderfully weird talent, as the Bizarre Ball takes over London's famous SE1 Club. More
24 Feb 2009 (annual) Old Truman Brewery
The Great Spitalfields Pancake Race once again finds madcap teams of pancake-flippers running up and down Dray Walk in the Old Truman Brewery. The competitors tough it out for kudos, prestige and a beautifully engraved frying pan. More
The annual Great Gorilla Run features the surreal sight of hundreds of runners in gorilla costumes jogging across the city from the London Underwriting Centre, raising money for the Gorilla Organisation. 
Each year more than 31,000 adults of all ages and sexual persuasions visit the Olympia Exhibition Centre's Erotica event in search of products to enhance their lifestyle. 
