All events on Sunday August 03

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Music: Jazz/Blues
Gangbusters
Sunday 3 Aug (8pm) @ The Elbow Room
Giveaway
Escape the ho-hum vibe of the capital's clubland menu at monthly retro-fest Gangbusters. Held at the Elbow Room, the event invokes the classic speakeasies of... View details »
Film
The Sleeping Beauty
Sunday 3 Aug (3:30pm) @ Chelsea Cinema
With ballet-ticket prices high and spending money scarce, films of dance productions offer a welcome alternative to the cheap seats. Undoubtedly one of the most... View details »
The Sleeping Beauty
Film
American Splendor
Sunday 3 Aug (8:50pm) @ BFI Southbank More times »
Office drone Harvey Pekar couldn't be less like a traditional comic-book hero — he has none of the superpowers or tights-based uniforms you expect from... View details »
American Splendor

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Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 »
Café on the Hill
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Parkour
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 »
The Regent
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Haozhan
Sunday 3 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 »
Haozhan
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Fox & Anchor
Sunday 3 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 »
Fox & Anchor
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Aaya
Sunday 3 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 3 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 3 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
Sunday 3 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 3 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 »
Brick Lane Bike Polo
Performing Arts: Comedy
The NewsRevue
Sunday 3 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 »
The NewsRevue
Music: DJ
Roasts and Records
Sunday 3 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 »
Roasts and Records
Art
Listening Post
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 3 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 »
Amazing Butterflies
Performing Arts: Spoken Word
In the Mix
Sunday 3 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 »
In the Mix
Art
For Your Eyes Only
Sunday 3 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
Performing Arts: Theatre
King Lear
Sunday 3 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 »
King Lear
Art: Architecture/Design
Skin + Bones
Sunday 3 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Somerset House More times »
Exploring the enduring love affair between two creative entities, Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture hits Somerset House's newest space, the Embankment... View details »
Skin + Bones
Art: Architecture/Design
Richard Rogers & Architects
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Past-Forward
Sunday 3 Aug (11am–6pm) @ Project Space 176 More times »
French curator Vincent Honoré's exhibition at this fabulous NW5 art space explores conceptual art and manipulated media. Past-Forward features two specially commissioned pieces: one by... View details »
Past-Forward
Art
A Century of Olympic Posters
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 Aug (10am–6pm) @ 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
Sunday 3 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 »
Street Art
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Plant Room
Sunday 3 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: Photography
Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
Sunday 3 Aug (11am–6pm) @ Proud Galleries More times »
Free
It's good to see Proud Galleries opening their new Camden home in a suitably rock 'n roll way. Taking an up-close and personal look at... View details »
Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
Art
Tom Hunter
Sunday 3 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
Art: Photography
Sunday Shoots
Sunday 3 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 »
Sunday Shoots
Art: Fair
Summer Exhibition 2008
Sunday 3 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 »
Art
Mona Hatoum
Sunday 3 Aug (noon–5pm) @ Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art More times »
Free
British-Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum's show at the Parasol Unit includes a decade's worth of work, giving viewers an opportunity to engage with the full range... View details »
Mona Hatoum
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Abigail Lane
Sunday 3 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 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 3 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
Sunday 3 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 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 3 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 »
Huang Yong Ping
Art
The Courtauld Cézannes
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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
Jayne Amongst the Birds
Sunday 3 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 »
Jayne Amongst the Birds
Art: Architecture/Design
Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
Sunday 3 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
Nick Hornby: Tell Tale Heart
Sunday 3 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 »
Art
Et Pendant Ce Temps...
Sunday 3 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Nettie Horn More times »
Free
This group show of six contemporary artists revives the form of allegorical still life known as vanitas, which reminds viewers that time is fleeting and... View details »
Et Pendant Ce Temps...
Art
Machinic Alliances
Sunday 3 Aug (2–6pm) @ Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art More times »
Free
In group show Machinic Alliances, 11 artists reveal the bonds that form between human and non-human forces, while delving into biology and technology to reshape... View details »
Film
The Visitor
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 3 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 »
Wang Jianwei & Ali Kazma
Art
Chantal Akerman
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 3 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: Photography
Robert Altman
Sunday 3 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 »
Robert Altman
Art
Emilie Selbourne
Sunday 3 Aug (noon–5pm) @ Burgh House & Hampstead Museum More times »
Free
Photographer Emilie Selbourne presents her debut solo exhibition, The Spirit of Hampstead Heath, on the walls of a most appropriate venue, the Grade I-listed Burgh... View details »
Emilie Selbourne
Art
Under a Red Sky
Sunday 3 Aug (11am–7pm) @ StolenSpace Gallery More times »
Free
The artists in StolenSpace's summer exhibition come from diverse urban environments, ranging from the seaside town of Hastings to the metropolitan sprawl of São Paulo.... View details »
Under a Red Sky
Film
Puffball
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 »
Fashion in the Mirror
Performing Arts: Theatre
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Sunday 3 Aug (8pm) @ The Bush Theatre More times »
Over the last year, the innovative Bush Theatre have been asking their audience members to anonymously write down their best break-up stories. Some were funny,... View details »
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Performing Arts: Dance
West Side Story
Sunday 3 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 »
West Side Story
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Wizard of Oz
Sunday 3 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 »
The Wizard of Oz
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Skeletons
Sunday 3 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 »
Skeletons
Art
Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd
Sunday 3 Aug (11am–6pm) @ the.gallery@oxo More times »
Free
Surreal and iconic large-scale designs are the order of the day at Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd, on display at the.gallery@oxo. The exhibition... View details »
Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd
Art
Jakob Roepke
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 »
Johnny Cash
Art
Love
Sunday 3 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
Susan Aldworth
Sunday 3 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 »
Susan Aldworth
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Camden Fringe
Sunday 3 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
Sunday 3 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 »
The Shadowmaster
Art
Hans Stakelbeek
Sunday 3 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 »
Hans Stakelbeek
Art
Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
Sunday 3 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 »
Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
Performing Arts: Cabaret/Burlesque
Miss Behave's Variety Night
Sunday 3 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 »
Miss Behave's Variety Night
Film
Film4 Summer Screen
Sunday 3 Aug @ Somerset House More times »
Soak up the neoclassical surrounds of Somerset House at this year's Film4 Summer Screen. The line-up includes a selection of classic and contemporary flicks, shown... View details »
Film4 Summer Screen
Performing Arts: Theatre
Blood Wedding and Petite Rouge
Sunday 3 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 »
Music: Festival
The Big Chill Festival
Sunday 3 Aug @ Eastnor Castle Deer Park More times »
If you didn't manage to score Glasto or Bestival tickets, there's still time to get your passes for what's arguably the cream of UK left-field... View details »
The Big Chill Festival
Art
Showtime
Sunday 3 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Gasworks More times »
Free
Tonight, Gasworks' Showtime kicks off with a short history of performance, setting the scene for a week of events that feature the work of four... View details »
Showtime
Film
Clint Eastwood
Sunday 3 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
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The Innocent Village Fete
Sunday 3 Aug (11am–7pm) @ Regent's Park More times »
During Innocent's Village Fete, the fruit-smoothie maker brings the quintessential English summer party to the centre of London. Events include welly wanging — that's throwing... View details »
The Innocent Village Fete