TGIF – and, as always Skint’s got you covered with our top places to visit across the capital. Have a great one, people!
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Check out a combination of fab food, booze and music at Hackney Village Fayre. The FREE one-day festival will feature pop-up treats from the likes of Foxlow, MEATliquor and Bone Daddies plus tasty tipples from local craft beer specialists, 8 Hoxton Square.
There’ll be a yoga class, face painting for the kids plus DJ sets across the afternoon to keep everyone in the groove.
Sat 22nd July, 12pm – 6pm: Hackney Village Fayre
Hoxton Square, N1 6PB
FREE – For more info click here
Head to the river for an Indonesian weekend! The FREE event on Saturday and Sunday features colourful traditional dances, martial arts performances, live music as well as a fashion show!
As you’d expect there’ll also be scrummy satay and other morsels on offer at the food stalls.
Sat July 22nd and Sun July 23rd: Indonesian Weekend 2017
(Sat 11am – 9pm / Sun 10am – 3pm)
Potters Fields Park, SE1 2AA
FREE – For more info click here
Don your best stetson and unleash your inner cowboy at the weekend-long Nashville Meets London country music festival in Canary Wharf.
The FREE musical extravaganza features some of the biggest names in the game including Saturday night headliner – and Nashville-native – Russell Dickerson (pictured above). Yee-haw!
Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd July: Nashville Meets London
(Sat 2-10pm / Sun 1.45-9pm)
25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5AH
FREE – For more info click here
This one’s for all the opera buffs out there; here’s your chance to have a music lesson, conduct an orchestra and perform some arias on stage!
The FREE and family-friendly Opera Holland Park Open Day will also give kids (of any age) the chance to check out set models and costumes, enjoy a special Mad Hatter’s tea party alongside Alice and her pals, plus have their faces painted.
Sun 23rd July – 12pm to 5pm: Opera Holland Park Open Day
Investec Opera Holland Park, 37 Pembroke Road, W8 6PW
FREE – For more info click here
Jumpsuits at the ready…. 40 years since his passing, here’s your chance to pay tribute to The King. Forget Memphis, Elvis Fest is coming from Dagenham! The FREE homage includes some of the best pop impersonators from around the world as well as a host of rock and roll bands.
If you need a distraction there’ll be rides and inflatabes for the kids plus food stalls, a tea room and a vintage hair and make up parlour. Our verdict; you won’t feel lonesome tonight!
Sun 23rd July – 12pm to 9pm: Elvis Fest
Parsloes Park, Dagenham, RM9 5SA
FREE – For more info click here
