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Notting Hill Carnival
Saturday 23 Aug @ Various locations More times »
Free
Celebrating Caribbean culture — and, indeed, the summer's conclusion — the thrilling hustle of the Notting Hill Carnival once again takes over this bank-holiday weekend.... View details »
Notting Hill Carnival
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Pin Up's Carboot Bingo
Saturday 23 Aug (9pm–3am) @ The Westbury
Shed a tear and wave a kerchief in the breeze this evening as Pin Up's Carboot Bingo bids farewell to the Westbury and rides off... View details »
Pin Up's Carboot Bingo
Art
Pretty Vacant
Saturday 23 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Transition Gallery More times »
Free
Tadpoles, bees and eggs are just some of the materials used in an attempt to capture and explode the mundane in this all-female show at... View details »
Pretty Vacant
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Remembering Slavery and the Windrush
Saturday 23 Aug (10:30am–4pm) @ Museum in Docklands
Free
Tying in with UNESCO's International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade, the Museum in Docklands honours the Caribbean immigrants who arrived in Tilbury... View details »
Remembering Slavery and the Windrush
Music: Electronic
Border Community
Saturday 23 Aug (11pm–7am) @ The End
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Despite a relatively short life, electronic-music label Border Community has unleashed a wide selection of sounds, from the dark and atmospheric to the uplifting, emotional... View details »
Border Community

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Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
Saturday 23 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 »
Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
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Amora
Saturday 23 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 »
Amora
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Café on the Hill
Saturday 23 Aug (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 23 Aug (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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Parkour
Saturday 23 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 »
Parkour
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The Regent
Saturday 23 Aug (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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Haozhan
Saturday 23 Aug (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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Fox & Anchor
Saturday 23 Aug (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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Salt Yard
Saturday 23 Aug (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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Aaya
Saturday 23 Aug (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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Brunello Picnic in Kensington Gardens
Saturday 23 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
Saturday 23 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 »
London Fencing Club
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Cha Cha Moon
Saturday 23 Aug (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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Quo Vadis
Saturday 23 Aug (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
Performing Arts: Comedy
The NewsRevue
Saturday 23 Aug (9:30pm) @ 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 »
The NewsRevue
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Pollock's Toy Museum
Saturday 23 Aug (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
Art
Listening Post
Saturday 23 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 »
Listening Post
Film
Children of Glory
Saturday 23 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 »
Children of Glory
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Bikram Yoga
Saturday 23 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 »
Art
For Your Eyes Only
Saturday 23 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 »
For Your Eyes Only
Art: Architecture/Design
Richard Rogers & Architects
Saturday 23 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 »
Richard Rogers & Architects
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China Landscape
Saturday 23 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 »
China Landscape
Art
Nought to Sixty
Saturday 23 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 »
Nought to Sixty
Art: Architecture/Design
The Story of the Supremes
Saturday 23 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 »
The Story of the Supremes
Art
A Century of Olympic Posters
Saturday 23 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 »
A Century of Olympic Posters
Art: Photography
Street & Studio
Saturday 23 Aug (10am–10pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
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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 »
Street & Studio
Art
Street Art
Saturday 23 Aug (10am–10pm) @ 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 »
Street Art
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Plant Room
Saturday 23 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 »
Plant Room
Art
Tom Hunter
Saturday 23 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 »
Tom Hunter
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Abigail Lane
Saturday 23 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
Saturday 23 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 »
Daniela Schönbächler
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Viktor & Rolf
Saturday 23 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 »
Viktor & Rolf
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Côte
Saturday 23 Aug (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 »
Film
The Escapist
Saturday 23 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 »
The Escapist
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City of London Festival
Saturday 23 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
Saturday 23 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 »
The Old Ship
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Little Black Dress
Saturday 23 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 »
Little Black Dress
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The Smallest Cinema in the World
Saturday 23 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 »
The Smallest Cinema in the World
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Dehesa
Saturday 23 Aug (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 »
Art
Huang Yong Ping
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–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 »
Huang Yong Ping
Art
The Courtauld Cézannes
Saturday 23 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 »
The Courtauld Cézannes
Art: Photography
Richard Prince: Continuation
Saturday 23 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 »
Richard Prince: Continuation
Art: Architecture/Design
Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
Saturday 23 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 »
Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
Art: Photography
Seamus Murphy
Saturday 23 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Asia House More times »
Outstanding photojournalism should bring things that are out of reach into shockingly close range, and Seamus Murphy's exhibition at Asia House does exactly that. Between... View details »
Seamus Murphy
Art
Nick Hornby: Tell Tale Heart
Saturday 23 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
Saturday 23 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 »
The Visitor
Performing Arts: Theatre
Watch This Space
Saturday 23 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
Chantal Akerman
Saturday 23 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 »
Chantal Akerman
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Games & Theory
Saturday 23 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
Mat Collishaw
Saturday 23 Aug (10am–5pm) @ Haunch of Venison More times »
Free
British artist Mat Collishaw's first solo exhibition at Haunch of Venison takes a playful attitude toward visual representation, evoking a child playing with a kaleidoscope.... View details »
Mat Collishaw
Art
Anya Gallaccio
Saturday 23 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 »
Anya Gallaccio
Art
Sarah Morris
Saturday 23 Aug (10am–6pm) @ White Cube Mason's Yard More times »
Free
White Cube at Mason's Yard plays host to Sarah Morris' Lesser Panda this month. The artist — who calls both New York and London home... View details »
Sarah Morris
Film
Puffball
Saturday 23 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 »
Puffball
Art: Photography
Fashion in the Mirror
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–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 »
Fashion in the Mirror
Performing Arts: Dance
West Side Story
Saturday 23 Aug (2:30 & 7:30pm) @ 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 »
West Side Story
Art: Photography
Foto8 Awards and Summer Show
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–4pm) @ HOST Gallery More times »
For their first-ever show, Foto8 get together with HOST Gallery to celebrate contemporary photography. The exhibition features an awards ceremony judged by a panel of... View details »
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Wizard of Oz
Saturday 23 Aug (2:30 & 7:30pm) @ 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 »
The Wizard of Oz
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Skeletons
Saturday 23 Aug (10am–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 »
Skeletons
Art
Jakob Roepke
Saturday 23 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 »
Jakob Roepke
Art: Photography
Johnny Cash
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–7pm) @ 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 »
Johnny Cash
Art
Love
Saturday 23 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 »
Love
Art
Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–6pm) @ Bloomberg SPACE More times »
Free
On the Rocks, the result of a collaboration between prominent artists Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow, represents a rare public foray for the largely low-profile... View details »
Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow
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Camden Fringe
Saturday 23 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 »
Camden Fringe
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Shadowmaster
Saturday 23 Aug (3:30 & 7:30pm) @ 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 »
The Shadowmaster
Art
Hans Stakelbeek
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–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 »
Hans Stakelbeek
Art
Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
Saturday 23 Aug (10:30am–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 »
Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
Performing Arts: Cabaret/Burlesque
Miss Behave's Variety Night
Saturday 23 Aug (8 & 10:45pm) @ 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 »
Miss Behave's Variety Night
Performing Arts: Theatre
Blood Wedding and Petite Rouge
Saturday 23 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 »
Art
Domestic Appliance
Saturday 23 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Flowers East More times »
Free
This group show at Flowers collects work inspired by domesticity and made with the kinetic strain of art in mind. Many of the pieces assign... View details »
Domestic Appliance
Art: Photography
Joseph Szabo: Jones Beach
Saturday 23 Aug (10:30am–5pm) @ Michael Hoppen Gallery More times »
Free
Spanning three decades, Joseph Szabo's silver gelatin prints expose life in all its forms on Jones Beach — one of New York State's most popular... View details »
Joseph Szabo: Jones Beach
Film
Clint Eastwood
Saturday 23 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 »
Clint Eastwood
Art
Jamie Reid
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–6pm) @ The Aquarium L-13 More times »
Free
It may seem like a long journey from a punk portrait of HRH Queen Elizabeth (complete with swastikas and safety pins) to abstract works created... View details »
Jamie Reid
Performing Arts: Opera
Grimeborn
Saturday 23 Aug (8pm) @ Arcola Theatre More times »
Grimeborn: An Opera Season returns to Arcola Theatre to much fanfare, following last year's successful debut. The coming three weeks feature a cavalcade of contemporary... View details »
Grimeborn
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Fashion V Sport
Saturday 23 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 »
Fashion V Sport
Art
From Fear to Sanity
Saturday 23 Aug (noon–6pm) @ The Horse Hospital More times »
Free
In From Fear to Sanity, the Horse Hospital celebrates the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's 50th anniversary with an overview of the organisation's history. The show... View details »
From Fear to Sanity
Art
Robin Footitt
Saturday 23 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 »
Robin Footitt
Art
Tonight Forget About Your House and Cars
Saturday 23 Aug (noon–5pm) @ Union Gallery More times »
Free
It's the end of the world as they know it over at Union Gallery, where Tonight Forget About Your Houses and Cars is currently on... View details »
Tonight Forget About Your House and Cars
Art
Philip Diggle: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Saturday 23 Aug (9am–5pm) @ 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 »
Philip Diggle: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Film: Documentary
Shoot Yr Idols
Saturday 23 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 »
Shoot Yr Idols
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Shoreditch Festival
Saturday 23 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 »
Art: Photography
London Through a Lens
Saturday 23 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Getty Images Gallery More times »
Free
Contemporary London owes its reputation to its diverse, cosmopolitan residents. London Through a Lens, a collection of photographs from Getty Image's Hulton archive, transports us... View details »
London Through a Lens
Art: Photography
The Greenwich Annuale
Saturday 23 Aug (noon–4pm) @ Viewfinder Photography Gallery More times »
Free
Viewfinder hosts the first London Independent Photography exhibition over the (hopefully balmy) bank-holiday weekend. Both photo novices and Wolfgang Tillmans wannabes are represented in equal... View details »
The Greenwich Annuale
Art
Lynn Wray
Saturday 23 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Ferreira Projects More times »
Free
Lynn Wray's debut London show takes on the small matter of civilisation and humankind's relationship with the natural world. Combining drawing, painting and photography, the... View details »
Lynn Wray
Performing Arts: Theatre
Romeo and Juliet
Saturday 23 Aug @ Middle Temple Hall More times »
The Theatre of Memory's production of Shakespeare's ultimate tragic love story is showing at Middle Temple Hall, one of London's most impressive buildings — and... View details »
Romeo and Juliet
Art
WK-LISTER
Saturday 23 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Elms Lesters Painting Rooms More times »
Free
Counter-culture gallery Elms Lesters Painting Rooms' pulsating new show brings internationally renowned urban artists WK Interact and Anthony Lister under their roof once again (both... View details »
WK-LISTER
Film: Festival
Film4 Frightfest
Saturday 23 Aug @ Odeon West End More times »
Striking more fear in the heart of Leicester Square than a gaggle of guidebook-wielding tourists, Film4's Frightfest returns for its ninth year. Bucketloads of blood... View details »
Film4 Frightfest
Art
Pascal Rousson
Saturday 23 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Vegas Gallery More times »
Free
Inspired by the images adorning the covers of pulp-fiction novels, the tropes of film noir and the buxom ladies of Russ Meyer films, Pascal Rousson's... View details »
Pascal Rousson
Art: Photography
Forever 27
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–5:30pm) @ Proud Camden More times »
Free
Besides having great musicianship in common, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain all share in the fact that they died... View details »
Forever 27
Art
Alëxone
Saturday 23 Aug (11am–7pm) @ StolenSpace Gallery More times »
Free
Parisian graffiti-turned-graphic-artist Alëxone comes to StolenSpace for a much-awaited solo show following a major exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Moving forward from his... View details »
Alëxone
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London's Calling
Saturday 23 Aug @ Various locations More times »
Though geared toward couriers, the London's Calling festival has plenty to offer cyclists (and bipeds) of all vocations. The fest kicks off on Friday with... View details »
London's Calling
Art
Brendan Giles
Saturday 23 Aug (2:30–6:30pm) @ Red Gate Gallery More times »
Free
A drooping rubber picture frame and a waste-paper basket stopped with a bath plug are just two of the bizarre creations on display in Brendan... View details »
Brendan Giles