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This weekend in the London
ExhibitionUntil 20 Sept · London
Waldmüller: Landscapes
The first UK exhibition devoted to Austrian landscapist Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, with major loans from Vienna's Belvedere — closing soon.
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DNFree
ExhibitionUntil 20 Sept · London
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
A free sound-and-colour installation on the Southbank made with young refugees and asylum seekers.
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XXFree
Food & drink👋 Meet peopleUntil 31 Dec · London
Borough Market
London's most famous food market — a working cathedral to good eating by London Bridge, open most of the week year-round.
Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TLFree entry
MarketUntil 31 Dec · London
Camden Market
A sprawling canalside maze of food, vintage and independent stalls — open every day of the year.
Camden Market, Camden Lock Place, London NW1 8AFFree entry
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 10 Oct · London
Saturday Garden Volunteering at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
Free, welcoming Saturday gardening sessions in a much-loved community garden on an old railway curve.
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden, 13 Dalston Lane, London E8 3DFFree
ExhibitionUntil 11 Jul · London
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry comes to London for the first time in 900 years, on loan to the British Museum in a major once-in-a-generation show.
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG£25–£33 depending on time slot; under-16s free with an adult
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · London
Liz Larner: A Hard Line to Bend
The sculptor's first UK institutional show — ceramic "asteroids" and radical material experiments, free to visit.
Camden Art Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DGFree entry
Culture👋 Meet peopleUntil 20 Sept · London
Open House Festival — Volunteer Stewarding
Steward a building for a shift during London's landmark architecture festival, opening 800+ extraordinary buildings free to the public.
London-wide — 800+ buildings across all 33 boroughsFree to volunteer
ExhibitionUntil 1 Nov · London
Frieze Sculpture
Eleven international artists' large-scale sculptures spread through Regent's Park's English Gardens, free to wander any day.
The English Gardens, The Regent's Park, LondonFree
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleFri 18 – Sun 20 Sept · London
Digital Design Weekend
A free weekend of installations, workshops and demos at the V&A exploring how creative technology intersects with ecology, care and community.
V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RLFree
Family👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · London
Chiswick House Dog Show
London's biggest dog show returns to Chiswick House Gardens with 17 daft, lovable classes and a Traitors-themed fancy dress round.
Chiswick House and Gardens, Staveley Road entrance, Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London W4 3ESFree to watch; £6 per dog per class to enter
Culture👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · London
Sober Is Fun: The London Alcohol-Free Comedy Club
A proper stand-up club night with an alcohol-free bar — table tennis and pool before four professional acts.
Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 0ELFrom £20 (early bird) to £27.50
Culture👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · London
Sober Comedy London
An alcohol-free stand-up comedy afternoon at Bethnal Green's Backyard Comedy Club, raising money for The Forward Trust's addiction work.
Backyard Comedy Club, 231-233 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 0EL£20–£25
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · London
Walthamstow's Craft & Flea Market
A dog-friendly, step-free Sunday market of local makers, vintage finds and ceramics in a converted social club.
Big Penny Social, 1 Priestley Way, London E17 6ALAround £2–£3 on the door, free for under-12s
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