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Kensal Green Cemetery Open Day
Saturday 5 July (11am–5pm) @ Kensal Green Cemetery
In something of a departure from your run-of-the-mill Sunday pursuits, Kensal Green's General Cemetery of All Souls — one of Britain's oldest burial grounds —... View details »
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London Literature Festival
Saturday 5 July @ Southbank Centre More times »
Bookworms take note: this year's lit fest is bigger than ever, with a host of famous faces taking the stage (we're queuing for Tony Benn,... View details »
London Literature Festival
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Made in Deptford
Saturday 5 July @ Various locations More times »
Free
Deptford is on board the LDA's Creative Industry Hub Initiative, which has seen the area promote its fresh creative talents and transform into a lively... View details »
Made in Deptford
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Mimosa Cocktail Masterclass
Saturday 5 July (2–5pm) @ Mimosa Bar & Restaurant
Get all Cruise-like at Mimosa Bar & Restaurant's monthly Cocktail Masterclass. While the '80s soundtrack may be in short supply and the location is a... View details »
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The Casanova Masked Ball
Saturday 5 July (8:30pm) @ The Arts Theatre
The Last Tuesday Society presents a masked ball at Covent Garden's Arts Theatre in honour of Casanova, the infamous Venetian aristocrat renowned as the world's... View details »
The Casanova Masked Ball
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Open Tech
Saturday 5 July (10:30am–7:30pm) @ University of London Union
The one-day Open Tech 2008 conference is no geek love-in; its reach is much broader, with lectures and panels on online media, low-carbon living and... View details »
Open Tech

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Amora
Saturday 5 July (11am–midnight) @ Amora More times »
Amora — the Academy of Sex and Relationships — offers an educational exploration of all aspects of intimacy. Seven distinct zones take you through everything... View details »
Amora
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Billingsgate Market
Saturday 5 July (4am) @ Billingsgate Market More times »
Free
Fans of cod and plaice, or finer fishy delicacies, should prepare for a treat. Despite mainly serving the restaurant and retail trades, Billingsgate Market is... View details »
Billingsgate Market
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Skateboard at the Southbank Centre
Saturday 5 July (8–11am) @ Southbank Centre More times »
Free
For a rather serene moment of skateboarding, set the alarm early and cruise on down to the Southbank in the early hours of the morning.... View details »
Skateboard at the Southbank Centre
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Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
Saturday 5 July (9am–2pm) @ Wimbledon Village Stables More times »
For city-bound equestrians missing their early-morning ride and novice ponyphiles alike, Wimbledon has more to offer than Wombles. Even if you have a penchant for... View details »
Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
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Café on the Hill
Saturday 5 July (8am–10pm) @ Cafe on the Hill More times »
With most of central London out-of-bounds (either closed or crammed with shoppers), get perspective on the city from Muswell Hill. Like a less pretentious Hampstead,... View details »
Café on the Hill
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Furnace
Saturday 5 July (6–11pm) @ Furnace More times »
Tucked down a side street off Hoxton Square is the perfect remedy to the seasonal poultry overload. Shoreditch's best-kept secret, Furnace has been in the... View details »
Furnace
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Viktor & Rolf
Saturday 5 July (11am–8pm) @ Barbican Centre More times »
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About as far-removed from traditional fashion houses as possible, Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have a surreal sense of design. Their collections are... View details »
Viktor & Rolf
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Kite Flying on Hampstead Heath
Saturday 5 July @ Hampstead Heath More times »
Free
Rosy up those cheeks on the Heath for a return to classic weekend pursuits. Kites plus mates usually equals fun, so strafe unwitting passers-by with... View details »
Kite Flying on Hampstead Heath
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Parkour
Saturday 5 July @ Westminster Academy More times »
Release your urban primate with parkour, the sport that catapults folks around London using vaults, leaps and climbs. The beginner's class breaks you in gently... View details »
Parkour
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The Regent
Saturday 5 July (12:30–11pm) @ The Regent More times »
If you awake to find yourself north of Notting Hill on a Sunday morning, get rejuvenated at Kensal Rise's best grub 'n boozer. Since its... View details »
The Regent
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Pollock's Toy Museum
Saturday 5 July (10am–5pm) @ Pollock's Toy Museum More times »
Evoke dusty memories of bygone days with a visit to Pollock's Toy Museum, nestled in the heart of Fitzrovia. Comprised of two conjoined 18th- and... View details »
Pollock's Toy Museum
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Haozhan
Saturday 5 July (noon–midnight) @ Haozhan More times »
Thanks to its bustling location in London's tourist hub, Chinatown is less a mecca for cuisine lovers than a torturous odyssey to find decent food,... View details »
Haozhan
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Dex Club
Saturday 5 July (11–4am) @ Dex Club More times »
Dex Club in Brixton is London's newest private members' club, featuring eight DJ-friendly hotel rooms, quality British dining, a spectacular '20s-style main space and a... View details »
Dex Club
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Bikram Yoga
Saturday 5 July (6:45am–9pm) @ Bikram Yoga City More times »
Until the advent of Bikram, yoga was associated mostly with unlawful bending and the ubiquitous "om". Now, the modern twist on the ancient technique has,... View details »
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Fox & Anchor
Saturday 5 July (7am–11pm) @ Fox & Anchor More times »
Dating from the late Victorian era, this pub — an old favourite of blood-spattered meat traders from Smithfields Market down the street — has just... View details »
Fox & Anchor
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Amazing Butterflies
Saturday 5 July (10am–3:15pm) @ Natural History Museum More times »
Nothing says "summer is here" like butterflies — just the sight of them fluttering around the park is enough to send most people into paroxysms... View details »
Amazing Butterflies
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London Festival of Architecture
Saturday 5 July @ Various locations More times »
With an inspired approach to what could have easily descended into standard festival programming, the London Festival of Architecture kicks off with an opening celebration... View details »
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Salt Yard
Saturday 5 July (5–11pm) @ Salt Yard More times »
It's not easy to garner favourable comparisons to London tapas giants Fino and Barrafina, but the diminutive Salt Yard pulls off this Goliath-sized task. The... View details »
Salt Yard
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China Landscape
Saturday 5 July (10am–5:30pm) @ British Museum More times »
Free
Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the horticultural preferences of the... View details »
China Landscape
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Wireless Festival
Saturday 5 July (noon–10:30pm) @ Hyde Park More times »
The bad news: the headliners of this year's Wireless Festival aren't cutting-edge. The good news: they're far bigger than that. Thursday is definitely the cool... View details »
Wireless Festival
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Festival of Latin Music
Saturday 5 July (7pm) @ Green Note More times »
Green Note Café presents the Festival of Latin Music, bringing Cuban grooves and salsa beats to Camden. Events get underway courtesy of Chilean maestro Mauricio... View details »
Festival of Latin Music
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Aaya
Saturday 5 July (noon–midnight) @ Aaya More times »
Though Aaya has been open for a few months, it's still biding its time; rather than go for a press blitz, the restaurant wants to... View details »
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City of London Festival
Saturday 5 July @ Various locations More times »
Since 1962, the City of London Festival has unfurled its teeming arts and music programme over the summer season, inhabiting indoor and outdoor venues throughout... View details »
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Brunello Picnic in Kensington Gardens
Saturday 5 July @ Brunello More times »
If carrying equipment and provisions on public transport seems like too much perspiration for a weekend's picnic, then the Brunello restaurant's new selection of hampers... View details »
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Fernando Casasempere
Saturday 5 July @ The Economist Plaza More times »
Free
The Economist and the Contemporary Art Society have teamed up to bring sculpture to the heart of the city. For the next three months, London-based... View details »
Fernando Casasempere
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Abigail Lane
Saturday 5 July (10am–6pm) @ Matches More times »
Free
Abigail Lane first came to the public's attention 20 years ago as one of the YBAs involved in then Goldsmiths College student Damien Hirst's groundbreaking... View details »
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London Fencing Club
Saturday 5 July @ Finsbury Leisure Centre More times »
If you've ever watched the dueling scene in The Mask of Zorro and thought, "Hey, I could do better than that," now you can prove... View details »
London Fencing Club
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Lucha Libre London
Saturday 5 July (2 & 7pm) @ Roundhouse More times »
The marvellously masked Mexican men of Lucha Libre London bring their unique brand of wrestling to town, slamming down in Camden's Roundhouse for three nights... View details »
Lucha Libre London
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The Old Ship
Saturday 5 July @ The Old Ship More times »
If you're planning a trip to the Hackney Empire any time soon, be sure to stop by the newly renovated Old Ship next door. Gone... View details »
The Old Ship
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Spice Festival
Saturday 5 July @ Hackney Empire More times »
Variety is indeed the spice of life at Hackney's annual celebration of multiculturalism, which touches down at the Empire. This year, expect comedy (from Richard... View details »
Spice Festival
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Little Black Dress
Saturday 5 July (11am–6pm) @ Fashion and Textile Museum More times »
Style icon Wallis Simpson once said, "When the little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in its place". First championed by... View details »
Little Black Dress
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Architectural Bike Tours
Saturday 5 July @ Various locations More times »
For a green and cardio-friendly way to tour London's architectural gems, pedal along with the London Festival of Architecture for its innovative cycle tours. Weeknight... View details »
Architectural Bike Tours
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Cha Cha Moon
Saturday 5 July (noon–11:30pm) @ Cha Cha Moon More times »
Influential restaurateur Alan Yau is back with Cha Cha Moon, returning to cuisine with widespread appeal (he devised Wagamama and Busaba Eathai) at this Malay-Chinese... View details »
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Côte
Saturday 5 July (10am–midnight) @ Côte More times »
The first Côte opened in Wimbledon last August; before the rapturous reception had died down, a Soho-based second location opened in May, bringing the all-day... View details »
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Dehesa
Saturday 5 July (11am–11pm) @ Dehesa More times »
Together with Alan Yau's Cha Cha Moon and ace burger joint the Diner, Dehesa completes Ganton Street's status as the epicentre of Soho spur-of-the-moment dining.... View details »
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Quo Vadis
Saturday 5 July (noon–2:45 & 5–10:45pm) @ Quo Vadis More times »
Sam and Eddie Hart cemented their restaurant reputation by reinventing tapas for a sophisticated London clientele at Fino, then tailoring them for a drop-by crowd... View details »
Quo Vadis
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New Designers
Saturday 5 July (11am–6pm) @ Business Design Centre More times »
A colossal two-part display of freshly plucked talent, New Designers 2008 invites more than 4,000 graduates to invade Islington's Business Design Centre with their wares.... View details »
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The Smallest Cinema in the World
Saturday 5 July (noon–6pm) @ Regent's Park More times »
Free
For Portavilion, a project that puts mobile public art in London's open spaces, Swedish artist Annika Eriksson teamed up with architects and engineers to create... View details »
The Smallest Cinema in the World
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Hairywood
Saturday 5 July @ Covent Garden Market Piazza More times »
Free
World-renowned design firm Eley Kishimoto teams up with 6a Architects to erect the weird and wonderful Hairywood Tower in the heart of Covent Garden. The... View details »
Hairywood
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Plant Room
Saturday 5 July @ Plant Room More times »
Free
Architect duo Ulrike Steven and Gareth Morris (What If) have teamed up with urban-regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust to transform a neglected corner of N1's... View details »
Plant Room