Bloomsbury Festival, American football, experimental food, affordable art, sexy science, nurturing nature, vintage vanity, Oxjam Takeovers and the UK rock, paper, scissors championship.
Hanging out in Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury Festival 2010 by McTumshie
- The Bloomsbury Festival is free and fabulous.
- American football lands in London with a Jerry McGuire screening in Traf Sq on Friday, fan rally on Saturday (cheerleaders!) and the big NFL game and Tailgate Party on Sunday.
- Nail The Cross IV brings ‘mind-crushingly exciting music‘ to the Shacklewell Arms, Dalston.
- Find nerd heaven at the London Science Festival.
- Ealing Autumn Festival is all Hungarian for Liszt’s 200th birthday.
- London Film Festival is in full flow.
- Brick Lane is where London’s first Instagram exhibition is.
- The Experimental Food Society play with their food, spectacularly.
- Check out hundreds of exhibitions for photomonth.
- The London International Technology show is at ExCel.
- Camley Street Natural Park at Kings Cross goes mad for apples all weekend.
- The Affordable Art Fair is in Battersea Park.
- The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens on Saturday at the Natural History Museum.
Friday:
- Stay after hours at the Churchill War Rooms and drink Churchill’s champagne.
- Witness the speed gypsy showdown as Victor Menace celebrate their album release and the Magic Tombolinos egg them on in a church in Hackney. But who will play fastest?
Saturday:
- Go Public at Tate Britain.
- Go to the charity Tintin lecture at Wigmore Hall.
- Celebrate 40 years of Queer Activism at Bishopsgate Institute.
- It’s Nature Day at Bellenden Road, Peckham and Apple Day at Camley Street Natural Park, Kings Cross.
- Techy workshops for women take place in Limehouse Town Hall.
- Black History Month is the focus of Snapshots 4, the free all dayer at Rich Mix, Bethnal Green.
- Take a retro cuppa at the Vintage Tea Party in Shoreditch Town Hall.
- Witness the rock, paper, scissors UK championships at the Knights Templar Pub.
- Dashwoodstock is a free music festival in Thamesmead.
- Plus there are Oxjam Takeovers in Stoke Newington, Camberwell, Islington, Chiswick and Brick Lane.
Sunday:
- Anita’s Vintage Fashion Fair is at 20th Century Theatre, 291 Westbourne Grove.
- The South Asian Literature Festival draws to a close with the family friendly free Diwali at Dishoom and events at Chelsea Theatre.
- Oxjam takes over Brixton
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
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