All events on Sunday August 17
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- Jerk Cookout Festival
- Sunday 17 Aug (1–6pm) @ The Horniman Museum
- Free
- Although carnivores may have more fun, pescatarians and vegetarians are welcome at the 2008 Jerk Cookout. For this celebration of all dishes African and Caribbean,... View details »
- Film: Double Feature
- Somers Town and This Is England
- Sunday 17 Aug (2pm) @ ICA
- With his gritty, darkly comedic, Midlands-based features such as Twenty Four Seven and Dead Man's Shoes, Shane Meadows has been one of Britain's most respected... View details »
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- Shoreditch Bike Polo Invitational
- Sunday 17 Aug (9am–7pm) @ Whitemore Primary School
- Free
- As part of the Shoreditch Festival and Tour de Hackney, the team behind Brick Lane Bike Polo have organised a day's tournament of grazed-knees chukkas.... View details »
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- Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
- Sunday 17 Aug (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 »
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- Amora
- Sunday 17 Aug (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 »
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- Café on the Hill
- Sunday 17 Aug (8am–4pm) @ 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 »
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- Parkour
- Sunday 17 Aug @ 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 »
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- The Regent
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–10:30pm) @ 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 »
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- Haozhan
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–10:30pm) @ 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 »
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- Fox & Anchor
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–6pm) @ 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 »
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- Aaya
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–11pm) @ 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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- Brunello Picnic in Kensington Gardens
- Sunday 17 Aug @ 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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- London Fencing Club
- Sunday 17 Aug @ 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 »
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- Cha Cha Moon
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–10pm) @ 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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- Brick Lane Bike Polo
- Sunday 17 Aug (1–7pm) @ Brick Lane Polo More times »
- Free
- Thanks to the invention of bike polo, carefully groomed horses are no longer a prerequisite for a quick chukka. There may be fewer fair-bonneted young... View details »
- Performing Arts: Comedy
- The NewsRevue
- Sunday 17 Aug (9pm) @ Canal Café Theatre More times »
- The NewsRevue has followed the same format since 1979 — low-tech, topical comedy performed by two men and two women. Written by a team of... View details »
- Music: DJ
- Roasts and Records
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–11pm) @ The Defectors Weld More times »
- If you're feeling somewhat broken in the head after Saturday night, then this Sunday activity is sure to bring you relief while requiring minimal effort.... View details »
- Art
- Listening Post
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ The Science Museum More times »
- Free
- Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the Science Museum. Asking "What... View details »
- Film
- Children of Glory
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Various locations More times »
- With the Russian FSB flexing its muscles once again under Putin, Krisztina Goda's gripping Cold War-era drama bristles with prescience as it recounts the story... View details »
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- Bikram Yoga
- Sunday 17 Aug (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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- Amazing Butterflies
- Sunday 17 Aug (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 »
- Performing Arts: Spoken Word
- In the Mix
- Sunday 17 Aug (2–5pm) @ Rich Mix More times »
- Free
- Stars of critically acclaimed jazz-education group Tomorrow's Warriors host weekly jam sessions at east London's Rich Mix. On the first Sunday of the month, the... View details »
- Art
- For Your Eyes Only
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Imperial War Museum Park More times »
- Ian Fleming, the author responsible for birthing the shaken-not-stirred secret agent James Bond, receives his due in this new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- King Lear
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Shakespeare's Globe More times »
- Shakespeare's most tragic of tragedies was in the limelight last year with the RSC's production starring Sir Ian McKellen. For the Globe's version, highly regarded... View details »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- Richard Rogers & Architects
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–5:45pm) @ Design Museum More times »
- Modern, functional design has long been synonymous with architect Richard Rogers, who's stamped his distinctive imprint on buildings throughout Europe. To appropriately honour his career,... View details »
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- Wills-Moody Jumble Sale
- Sunday 17 Aug (1–5pm) @ St Aloysius Social Club More times »
- Free
- The Wills-Moody Jumble Sale is a great place to overhaul your summer wardrobe while avoiding high-street frenzy. At the utterly reasonable time of 1pm, Euston's... View details »
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- China Landscape
- Sunday 17 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Nought to Sixty
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–7pm) @ ICA More times »
- The ICA's ambitious new show brings together 60 early career artists from Britain and Ireland. In an exhibition spanning six months, the artworks roll over... View details »
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- The Story of the Supremes
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
- Relive the days of '60s doo-wop and soul at the Victoria & Albert Museum's latest exhibition. Hailed as one of the most successful performing groups... View details »
- Art
- A Century of Olympic Posters
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
- Free
- After the recent debacle with our city's own 2012 Olympic logo, you might be tempted to dismiss this little gem of a show, but it... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Street & Studio
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
- Giveaway
- Featuring 350 influential works that span from the 19th century to the current day, the Tate Modern's expansive exhibition explores the dichotomy between images produced... View details »
- Art
- Street Art
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
- Free
- Now that the sun's finally made an appearance, wandering around a gallery may not be the first thing on your mind — fortunately, the Tate... View details »
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- Plant Room
- Sunday 17 Aug @ 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 »
- Art
- Tom Hunter
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
- Free
- Exploring the ever-changing face of the trade that in east London, Tom Hunter's portraits document the varied mechants and wares of local businesses running along... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Sunday Shoots
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–3pm) @ Columbia Road Flower Market More times »
- Free
- Each week, photographer Seamus Ryan opens his doors for his Sunday Shoots, an ongoing series of portrait projects featuring walk-in visitors to his Flower Market... View details »
- Art: Fair
- Summer Exhibition 2008
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Royal Academy of Arts More times »
- With more than £70,000 up for grabs in prize money, including the £25,000 Charles Wollaston Award, the stakes are high at the Royal Academy of... View details »
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- Abigail Lane
- Sunday 17 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Daniela Schönbächler
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
- Free
- Awaiting your contemplation, Murano-based artist Daniela Schönbächler's work is in situ in Soho's former gun factory. Schönbächler brings a fragment of the Italian city, famed... View details »
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- Viktor & Rolf
- Sunday 17 Aug (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 »
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- Côte
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–10:30pm) @ 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 »
- Film
- The Escapist
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Various locations More times »
- Like all good prison-escape movies, The Escapist has an ensemble cast of stereotypes: the lifer (Brian Cox), the serial escapee (Liam Cunningham), the fixer (Seu... View details »
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- City of London Festival
- Sunday 17 Aug @ 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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- The Old Ship
- Sunday 17 Aug @ 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 »
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- Little Black Dress
- Sunday 17 Aug (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 »
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- The Smallest Cinema in the World
- Sunday 17 Aug (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 »
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- Dehesa
- Sunday 17 Aug (11am–5pm) @ 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 »
- Art
- Huang Yong Ping
- Sunday 17 Aug (11–8pm) @ Barbican Centre More times »
- Free
- Huang Yong Ping's first exhibition in the UK is a satirical diatribe inspired by the Frolic, the flagship vessel of the British opium trade. A... View details »
- Art
- The Courtauld Cézannes
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ The Courtauld Institute of Art More times »
- Proving that good things do indeed come in small packages, the Courtauld Gallery hosts a series of Paul Cézanne works in its diminutive interior. Presenting... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Richard Prince: Continuation
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Serpentine Gallery More times »
- Free
- American artist Richard Prince first achieved notoriety in 1977, when he photographed advertisements (most famously the Marlboro cowboy) and images from the press and repackaged... View details »
- Art
- Jayne Amongst the Birds
- Sunday 17 Aug (11am–6pm) @ Tatty Devine More times »
- Free
- In September 1959, a strange thing happened in Hackney: iconic American blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield turned up to present the prizes at a competition held... View details »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–11pm) @ River Terrace, Southbank Centre More times »
- Free
- Berlin-based Jeppe Hein's water fountain is the perfect place to cool down on a sizzling summer day. The grid-like array of aquatic plumes takes its... View details »
- Art
- Nick Hornby: Tell Tale Heart
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–5pm) @ Camley Street Natural Park More times »
- Free
- As bizarre art projects go, building a massive replica of a Disney castle in your West London studio and floating it down a canal to... View details »
- Film
- The Visitor
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Various locations More times »
- Economics professor Walter Vale is widowed and weary, his lonely existence accentuated by his fumbling attempts to emulate his late wife on the piano. Arriving... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Watch This Space
- Sunday 17 Aug @ National Theatre More times »
- Free
- For those navigating the insistently endless summer days on a budget, the National Theatre's Watch This Space returns to the scenic shore of the Thames... View details »
- Art
- Wang Jianwei & Ali Kazma
- Sunday 17 Aug (11am–6pm) @ Whitechapel Art Gallery More times »
- Free
- Whitechapel Laboratory's multimedia exhibition juxtaposes the videos and photographs of Chinese conceptual artist Wang Jianwei with the art of Turkish filmmaker Ali Kazma, highlighting the... View details »
- Art
- Chantal Akerman
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Camden Arts Centre More times »
- Free
- One of Europe's most significant auteurs, Chantal Akerman makes her first appearance at a UK public gallery with this selection of pioneering films at the... View details »
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- Games & Theory
- Sunday 17 Aug @ South London Gallery More times »
- Free
- This exhibition at the South London Gallery features ten artists from the UK and around the globe who share a thematic concern: the concept of... View details »
- Art
- Anya Gallaccio
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Camden Arts Centre More times »
- Free
- Turner Prize nominee Anya Gallaccio's impressive new sculpture at the Camden Arts Centre sees her once again harnessing materials from nature, having previously employed rotting... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Robert Altman
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–4pm) @ Idea Generation Gallery More times »
- Free
- The photographs of Robert Altman, lensman for Rolling Stone, encapsulate nearly all aspects of the 1960s, from free love and festivals to psychedelia and sit-ins.... View details »
- Film
- Puffball
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Various locations More times »
- Don't Look Now director Nicolas Roeg's latest cinematic offering is based on Fay Weldon's novel, adapted into a screenplay by her son, Dan. Kelly Reilly... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Fashion in the Mirror
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–6pm) @ The Photographers' Gallery More times »
- Free
- The process that occurs between a fashion photograph's initial conception and the time when the image appears in a glossy magazine — from dealing with... View details »
- Performing Arts: Dance
- West Side Story
- Sunday 17 Aug (5pm) @ Sadler's Wells More times »
- It's been some 50 years since Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's musical update of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet first appeared on the capital's stage. The... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- The Wizard of Oz
- Sunday 17 Aug (2:30pm) @ Royal Festival Hall More times »
- Flying monkeys, munchkins and talking trees, oh my — the ruby-slippered Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto land at the Royal Festival Hall this... View details »
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- Skeletons
- Sunday 17 Aug (11am–6pm) @ Wellcome Collection More times »
- Free
- The Wellcome Collection present Skeletons, a gruesome yet fascinating look at London history. Drawing from the Museum of London's collection of over 17,000 skeletons, the... View details »
- Art
- Jakob Roepke
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Fred [London] Ltd More times »
- Free
- Vyner Street's Fred [London] Ltd shows the work of Jakob Roepke, a master of collage who has been refining his skills since the '90s, producing... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Johnny Cash
- Sunday 17 Aug (11am–6pm) @ Proud Central More times »
- Free
- Attention country fans: if you couldn't get tickets for Dolly's recent O2 appearance, check out this Johnny Cash photography exhibition instead. It charts the legendary... View details »
- Art
- Love
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–6pm) @ The National Gallery More times »
- Free
- Love is a many-splendoured thing, but it's also a complex emotion that encompasses a gamut of feelings. With themes of religious devotion, unrequited passion, jealousy,... View details »
- Art
- Susan Aldworth
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Transition Gallery More times »
- Free
- Susan Aldworth's new show at Bethnal Green's Transition Gallery sees her encapsulating the essence of being in material form. After observing her brain on a... View details »
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- Camden Fringe
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Various locations More times »
- If you can't make the trip to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, head to Camden, which has its own festival in the Etcetera and Camden... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- The Shadowmaster
- Sunday 17 Aug (3:30pm) @ King's Head Theatre More times »
- Islington's recently refurbished King's Head Theatre kicked off their "season of premieres" earlier this year, and The Shadowmaster is next on the list. Adapted from... View details »
- Art
- Hans Stakelbeek
- Sunday 17 Aug (1–5pm) @ PM Gallery & House More times »
- Free
- Photographer Hans Stakelbeek unveils the reconstruction of Afghanistan in his new series of images, Out of the Dust. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned... View details »
- Art
- Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–5:30pm) @ The Cartoon Museum More times »
- What a whizzer idea: anarchic kids' comics The Beano and The Dandy launched on the eve of WWII and are still going strong today. Celebrate... View details »
- Performing Arts: Cabaret/Burlesque
- Miss Behave's Variety Night
- Sunday 17 Aug (8pm) @ Roundhouse More times »
- Take a trip into the decadent underworld of Miss Behave, who — billed as one of the last living female sword swallowers in the world... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Blood Wedding and Petite Rouge
- Sunday 17 Aug @ The Scoop More times »
- Free
- The Scoop's season of free theatre continues with two plays that perfectly suit the open-air setting of the More London amphitheatre. Mike Artell's Petite Rouge... View details »
- Film
- Clint Eastwood
- Sunday 17 Aug @ BFI Southbank More times »
- Giveaway
- He's the enigmatic actor who made household names out of iconic characters like Dirty Harry, Josey Wales and Il Buono, but Clint Eastwood is equally... View details »
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- Fashion V Sport
- Sunday 17 Aug (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
- Try as you might, it's next to impossible to recall a time when contemporary sportswear and fashion weren't merrily playing house. V&A's new exhibition Fashion... View details »
- Art
- Robin Footitt
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Hoxton Hall More times »
- Free
- Although he's best known for his collaboration with singer KT Tunstall (he rendered her as a comic-book character for Tunstall's album Drastic Fantastic), artist Robin... View details »
- Art
- Philip Diggle: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
- Sunday 17 Aug (noon–4pm) @ Hornsey Library More times »
- Free
- Mancunian artist Diggle has lived in Haringey for a quarter of a century, and the borough now rewards him with a full retrospective of his... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Eileen Perrier
- Sunday 17 Aug (11am–4:30pm) @ Petticoat Lane Market More times »
- Free
- As part of Whitechapel Gallery's The Street project, photographer Eileen Perrier offers free portrait sessions and contributes to the diverse wares on sale at Petticoat... View details »
- Film: Documentary
- Shoot Yr Idols
- Sunday 17 Aug @ ICA More times »
- Giveaway
- Like a roll call of all persons cool in '60s and '70s America, this short but perfectly formed series of documentaries kicks off with two... View details »
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- Shoreditch Festival
- Sunday 17 Aug @ Shoreditch Park More times »
- Free
- The entertainment veers decidedly leftfield at this year's Shoreditch Festival. Across the coming days, a carte du jour of east London's finest invades the streets,... View details »
