Ignore the crazy weather, and book on something more definite: London's world-class cultural scene is here to entertain you, come rain or shine. Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is offering a reimagined Midsummer Night's Dream for everyone aged six and over from today. If you've got kids, nieces, nephews, or are just trying to entertain small people over the summer, this is sure to be a hit. Camden tube station comes to Shakespeare's Globe......

It's one of those weeks where you feel London's arts scene could end up totally overwhelming you if you're not careful. Strap yourselves in, there's masses going on... We'll start with outdoor opera. When was the last time we told you about watching world-class opera for free? We can't remember either. So, head to Trafalgar Square or Canary Wharf on Thursday and enjoy Verdi's Don Carlo free from 6pm on the big screens. There's......

Good News, Dance Fans - London's Big Dance will be going ahead as planned this year. New Mayor Boris had lost no time in appointing a supremo to review cultural events planned by the Greater London Authority, so at Londonist we are pleased to hear that this jewel in the capital's 2008 cultural calendar has not been pulled. We are even more chuffed to get wind that the launch of the countdown to the......

Another bumper crop of things to do and see this weekend, in particular all the Big Dance events taking place around town - more details here. But for the non-dance related things to see and do, the Culture Crawl starts here... Friday 21 July 1001 Nights Now at the British Museum. An evening of Arabian fairy tales re-told through the stories of migrant workers from the Middle East in Britain today; this is an......

The sun is shining, the music is high... why walk when you can dance? There are loads and loads of events taking place between today and the last night of the Big Dance Festival on Sunday, so many that we can't list them all here. Most events are free and range from taster classes in ceroc, lindy hop and tango to dance displays at places like the Trocadero to big shows at Sadlers Wells......

Well, once we've recovered from the excesses of the Chap Olympics, we shall be embarking on the next part of this week's Cultural Crawl. There's so much to see, so much to do, the sun is out and anyway, sleep is for the weak... get out and about and let us know what you got up to on Monday. Take your pick and plan your schedule around the following: Friday 14 July Waterloo Carnival......

Nelson's Column came out of its enforced hibernation today after the four month, £420,000 restoration work on old Horatio was finally completed. The occassion was marked by "four dancers going through their paces atop the granite column 151 feet (46 metres) above London's Trafalgar Square," which isn't as weird as it sounds when you realise that today is also the beginning of the Big Dance festival. As part of his makeover Nelson got his......