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All weekend
- Greenwich and Docklands International Festival begins with loads of free stuff in and around Greenwich Park.
- Barbican Blaze begins with a Mediterranean weekend. The Freestage opens from 3.30pm on Saturday and Sunday for free musical entertainment.
- Top tips on how to get tickets for Wimbledon, even at this late stage.
- Create 11 commences... with so much stuff beneath its brolly! We Are Shadows concert at St Leonard's Spitalfields, Duckie's Lullaby in the Pit at Barbican, free theatre in Tower Hamlets plus Folly for a Flyover opens with free family friendly activities.
- Drop by the Urban Physic Garden or book to have dinner at their herb inspired rambling restaurant
- Get involved with free events and performances from Greenwich Dances
- Meet the knitted motor neurone, make monsters and pom pom planets with a free weekend of crafty yarny goodness courtesy of Stitched Science at Science Museum.
- Spoonfed tell us those creative Peckham types are holding a weekend book market at Copeland Industrial Park, Peckham, SE15 3SN.
Friday:
- London Gay Men's Chorus debut Sound: An Aural Adventure at Union Chapel, Islington tonight, 7.30pm. Tickets £20.
- It's Last Friday on the South London Art Map for late opening of galleries in Peckham, Deptford and Bankside.
- The Lexington host an anti-Glastonbury gig, 7.30pm till late, £6 adv.
Saturday:
- Paint yourself blue: it's Global Smurf Day and there's a record attempt at the O2 for the biggest Smurf gathering ever. Be there for 1.30pm.
- Spitalfields' Okinawa Day has a special theme this year - Chibariyo Tohoku! Chibariyo Japan! - supporting the recovery of everyday life in Japan post Tsunami. Between 11am-7pm there will be free entertainment, performing arts, karate, food and drink.
- Learn to meditate, try yoga and explore Russia Dock Woodland with Meditation in the Park, a free family oriented village fete type of event between noon and 5pm, free.
- Soho Food Feast gathers top west end chefs and restaurants in St Anne’s Garden, Wardour St to raise money for Soho Parish School. Tickets £6.50, open between 1-6pm.
- Air Guitar afficionados should head for the Royal George on Charing Cross Road for Aireoke, 7pm till late.
Sunday:
- Visit Crossness Pumping Station Steaming & Historic Transport Day. Open 10am-4pm, admission £5 for adults.
- City of London Festival starts today with a festival service at St Pauls, 11.30am.
- Nine days of Fulham fandom begin with Wandsworth Bridge Road Fun Day including Fulham Food Lovers market, a swish, walks talks and more.
- Forget tennis, work on Wimbledon's bog with Wild London. Farm Bog, Wimbledon Common needs your gardening help from 10am.
- Wild London also invite you to hunt bugs in Sydenham Hill Woods from 2pm
Other good stuff:
- Lit and spoken word from the Book Grocer
- Sci/tech/nerd stuff in Week in Geek
- Shows and exhibitions opening and closing in Arts Ahead
- Things to do in London on the Cheap
- What's on at Museums and Galleries
- Where to find the zingiest cabaret
- What's funny in stand up and sketch comedy
- New music gigs in Music Choice
You can also browse all latest arts and events features and salivate over our latest food and drink content for gastronomic inspiration.
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