Woop, it’s the weekend. If you fancy a break from the Cricket or Wimbledon then this one’s for you. Have a great one London.
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Make straight for the world’s first – and most glam – collection of drag kings and queens with Down’s syndrome at the FREE display on the Southbank.
Drag Syndrome will feature the wondrously named Horrora Shebang plus surprise guests from the London scene. There’s dancing til late too. Enjoy!
Fri 12th July, from 5.30pm: Drag Syndrome
Royal Festival Hall (Riverside Terrace, Level 2), Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
FREE – for more info click here
Look out for dozens of independent stalls selling all sorts of amazing books, beautiful prints, colourful cards and literary ephemera at the FREE House of Illustration Summer Fair.
Saturday’s event in King’s Cross is the largest of its kind in the capital. Plus you’ll be right by the food market at Canopy Yard if all those books makes you hungry!
House of Illustration Summer Fair, Sat 13th July, 11am – 5pm: House of Illustration Summer Fair
2 Granary Square, N1C 4BH
FREE – for more info click here
Enjoy a FREE weekender of live music, dance displays, circus skills and plenty of kids’ activities at the Walthamstow Garden Party.
The two-day gala is an eclectic affair. Highlights include pottery classes, a tai chi performance, puppet making and a designers’ marquee. There’ll be booze and street food for the peckish.
Sat 13th & Sun 14th July (Sat, 12pm – 9.30pm / Sun, 12pm – 8pm: Walthamstow Garden Party
Lloyd Park, Forest Road, E17 5JW
FREE – for a full list of what’s on click here
Treasure hunt for vintage gems, mid-century furniture, pre-owned clothes and loot you never knew you needed at the FREE to enter Peckham Salvage Yard.
The two day market – hosted by Hackney Flea – will feature more than 50 specially selected traders. Their Facebook page is describing it as Fleamongous – and who are we to disagree?
Sat July 13th & Sun July 14th, 11am – 6pm: Peckham Salvage Yard
Copeland Park & Bussey Building, 133 Copeland Road, SE15 3SN
FREE – for more info click here
Need more inspiration?
See FREE outdoor screenings of Manhattan and Dirty Dancing
Have a walk and check out the new Frieze sculptures in Regent’s Park
Bag FREE Jack Daniel cocktails in Shoreditch and Canary Wharf
Visit the FREE Manolo Blahnik exhibition
